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A LITTLE SLAM AT BRIDGE.

HAND PLAYED BY WOMEN IN MURDER MYSTERY.

"DUMMY" SHOT DEAD.

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Four women aft at a table, play- ing bridge. The hand is dealt and bid, the opening lead in made and the "dummy" lays down her hand and leaves the room.

returns. While the She never hand is being played she is murder- ed-shot, through the back while she sits

before a mirror in her dressing room,

This is the situation that con- fronts the reader in "Murder at Bridge," Anne Austin's thrilling: new mystery atory, which begins in the Telegraph on Tuesday.

The hand was played ut contract. Bridge fana will be interested in it entirely naide from ita connexion with the story. A little slam was made.

VOLUNTEER CORPS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.

Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps. onders by Liout-Colonel L. G. Dird, D.S.Q., Ó.D.E., Commanding long- kong Volunteer Defence Corps, states

Porades,

of

Corps Band-There will be a Band Practice at Headquarters on Monday, the 6th January at 6.30 p.m., sharp Notice: A meeting

*he Corps Dand Miniature Hine Club will be held at Headquarters on Wednesday, 7th January at 2.30 p.m.

Battery-There will be a parade on Thursday, January 8th, at 5.30 p.m. at Headquarters, Evory member in expected to attend to receive Camp

pay.

Engineer Company-Monday, 6th January Miniature Range shoot nt 5.30 p.m.; D. L. instruction for all ranks will be resumed at the Instruc tion Shed, Wellington Barracks on Thursday, 8th instant at 5.30 p.m.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Rising Prices.

[To The Editor of Hongkong

Telegraph.]

Sir The fall in exchange, in conjunction with the now taxation, instituted by the Government from 1st. Inst., naturally bag led to g oneral increase in prices on Bil sides, and

an addition

of, say, 35% to rates obtaining a year ago would be reasonabic.

It In

reported however, that charges are being increased in any directions by considerably over this percentage, and there are indientions that this process will know no end unless draatle action is taken to stop it in Its infancy.

With its largely transient popu- lation, Hongkong consumers are in

SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1931.

CINEMA NOTES.

THE NEW MOVIETONE FOLLIES.

Young in years, but a thorough trouper with a background rivaling the experience of many of the old timers in the history of the stage and screen. Possessed of a fino tonor volee, he gave promise as a singer from the tender age of eight. From that time on he has steadily risen until to-day he is one of the outstand tion. ing performers in Movietone produc-

We suspected you have guessed right, he is none other than Frank Richardson who is to bo woen and Now Movietone heard in the "Tho Fellies of 1930, opening on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre. El Brendel, Marjorie White, William Colller, Jr., Noel Francis and Miram Seogar are also featured under Benjamin Ste- loff's. direction from the story and dialogue by William K. Wells,

Richardson was born in Philadal- a bad position to organise resist-phis, on September 0. It left school Corps SignalsParade for Signal unce to unfair treatment of this and Immediately went in for singing only protection and other musical phoses. His Brat Instruction at Corps Headquarters at nature, and the 5.30 pm, on Thursday, 8th January.

that can be afforded to the average public appearance was at the Bijou Machine Gun Troop.--Parado at Headquarter at 5.49 p.m. on Thurn-person-particularly one on a dollar Theatre in Philadelphia. Thereafter when he had considered his voice income is by Government action. Gun

sufciently developed, and day, 8th instant for Machine

being Instruction.

After all, to a large extent, the young enough to delight in novel medical Armoured Car Company Car

on Monday, thPresent position has been brought experiences, he joined Section: Parade

after. Thereafter he responded January as ordered by O.C. Motor about by the Government's require-show, only to switch to a tent show Cycle Section: There will be a parade ments to cover its sterling commit to a favourable vaudeville offer. The j.m. onments, increased salaries of civil Dumont's Minstrels soon made him a at Hondquarters at 5.15 Monday, 5th Janu y for Machine servants, etc.. and the Powers-That- flattering offer and Gun Instruction, hin Section will De have a duty in seeing that the one of its sparicing singers. of

earry out the reconnaissance on Sun- public well-being is safeguarded. indy, 11th instant. Full detail will be

issued separately by (). C. Unit,

The players were not

experts. social They were members of a bridge club which numbered gond players and Indifferent ones. From the standpoint of the expert, the hand was not correctly bid or play- ed; yet the maximum was scored from it.

Below are given the playing tho hand as the characters "Murder at Bridge" played it,

WEOT

• •

NORTH-DUMMY S-A-Z

11~~~A-K-8-4

0-A-J-10-6-7.0

H~0.5 Othe

42 G-A-K+J- 6-5

t3

CAST 50-3 34-9-7-3 D-K-9-3 C--G-7.

4-3-2

SOUTH-DEALER

S-X-Q-10-9-7-5-5

H~~)-10-6-2

Dkont C-10-8

The playera:

North (dummy)--Nita Selium, West-Carolyn Drake. South (dealer and declarer)--

Karen Marahall, Enat--Penelope Crain.

re-

The Play (Contract Bridge). South bida two spades. West challenges. North bits five spades, bids little South East passes.

North slam. West doubles. doubles.

clubs, of king West lends dummy pinys singleton nine; Enat two of club; South eight. Trick taken by West, who of diamintida, covered leadin two by ten in dummy: East plays king. South trumps with five of spades.

South lends Mix of spades: takes West plays four; Dummy trick with ace; East follows with three of spades.

Taction.

1. would suggest that, before the] Machine Gun Company.---Parades:- evil becomes of undue proportions, Tuesday, January at Headquarters a Consumers' Council should be set In Mufti at 5.30 p.m. A lecture will up, with authority to investigate be given by the Machine Gun Officer,prices, examine traders' books, and Int Bu. South Wales Jorderers. in

If this is considered im so forth. The Lecture toon on M.

Hend-practicable, then, as an alternative, Tuesday, 13th January at

Commission might quarters in uniform, Dress: Boots, Hose Tops, Patties, Shorts. Tunics, Helmet, Hek, Bayonet & Rifle with Sling. Fall in at 5.45 p.n. for Arms and Sqund Drill. This is a Company parade and every member is expected to attend.

Musketry. The next Shoot for the Inter-Section Cup and Monthly Spoon will be held on Sunday, 4th January at the Peak Range. Firing commences AL 3 nang sharp, Range Officer-2/14. b. M. Richards,

M. G. Course Part 2.-No. 4 Platoon wil Bre this Course at Stane. on Sunday, 18th January. cutters Range Omeer 2/14. F. G. Stewart. Launch teaves Queen's Pier at 9.00 a.m. and Kowloon Police Pier at 9.10 am. Uniform or Mufti optional, but Bell, Pouches and Bayonet must be

taken.

Scottish

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a Government

be given statutory powers to ap- prove or reject applications for in creased rates, before they become effective-Yours, etc.,,

CITIZEN.

ST. GEORGE'S BALL.

DANCE PROGRAMME FOR

NEXT TUESDAY.

NEW YEAR POINT TO POINT RACES.

LIGHT AND HEAVYWEIGHT

EVENTS DECIDED,

The point-to-point races, which were conducted at Potts Point-to-Point Course at Fanting on New Year's Day, were a success in overy way and a special word of praise is due to Mr. Alux. Potts, who must have spent a good deal of tim

relaying BIG courao owing to the Golf Club having a big slice out of the old. course.

And The new country taken

have variety of now jumps which been made should make this courro a very popular one with riders, owing to! its proximity to the Club house and the excellent view which can bo obtained by onlookers from Potts' Lookout.

Altogether I should say the course is approximately five miles in length and is really a great run when other polat-to-point courses are taken into conskleration.

friend

Mr. Alex. Potts, who was Master of Ceremonies, mastered feld at soven riders for the Heavyweight contest and this was won in rather CRAY fashion by our old bobbery Peterkin which was ridden in a cap- abla manner by Mr. Davidson. Mr. "Johang" Heard collected second points after a strenuous tussle with Mr. Bousfeld, who issued a deterrain-

covering the last part of the run.

a challenge just as Mr. Heard was

Heavyweight Result. Mr. Davlilson .......Poterkin. Mr. Heard

Christmas Bello 3. Mr. Bousfeld

.Pelican. Other starters, Miss Joy Luck (Goldmine), Mr. Neilson (Duke of Mlian), Mr. Church (Joseph), Mr. Re-T. G. Brayfield, (Fernleaf).

Time 14 mins.

Lightweights.

Vaudeville lost

1.

2

"In Gay Madrid," Novarro Company Verdugo Wend- lands, Sound. Shooting 6 nm. port in make-up." Suck Wan the starting announcement posted one night in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer A field of 10 turned out for the casting office when Ramon Novarro tightweight event which was carried was working in "In Gay Madrid," his off once again by the redoubtable new all-talking and singing picture "Bi Stanton, whose performance in which in showing at the Queen's Theatre. It meant that Robert Z. Leonard, the director, was going to follow the script in minute detail and the script described the duel scenes as taking place at daybreak,

country events is beglaning to give local riders many sleepless nights. Mr. Dalo, on Diann, gave the winner some uncлay moments at the finish and was only just beaten into recond place. Mr. Reinshagen was third,

Miss "Pam" Scott Harston was very unlucky and would assuredly have. carried off this event had her pony Fifty Filty not run out just as she was negotiating the run in. This lady is 'n game rider and can always be depended on to put up a good show, but somehow or other something un- foreseen happens which usually causes her to lose out at the finish.

Lightweight Resulta. Mr. Stanton Mr. Dale

Out in the woodlands, the camera crews and technicians worked in darkness making ready for the coming of dawn when actual Aiming was to begin. "Gosh, I wonder how the crack of dawn will record?" kidded a sound man. "Probably blow out n valve," growled a grouchy camera- man who hadn't had his

morning Below will be found the dance

coffee. A sporty roadster lurched around the bend and the mountainous programme for St. George's Ball, to be held on Twelfth Night, Jaan-gure of the rector loomed out of 1. the low acat. "Ready boys?" he greet- | 2. ary G. The programmes are not be- ed. "If we don't hurry we'll have too Ing sent to guests beforehand and much sun".". the following will doubtless nasist guests who wish to book up dance

Dances from No. 9 to 16 (inclusive) are supper dances.

Company Parades: Thursday, 8th January, 1931 for Ma- chine Gun Instruction. No. 7 Platoon beforehand. the

at Headquartres at 5.30 p.m. under Captain I. R. Forsyth. No. 6 Platoon at Kowloon Dock under Lieut: G. Duncan, M.B.F. M. G. Course Part H Stonecutters Range will be alloted to on 11th January. Company this Details will be issued later.

Portuguese Company-There will be a parade at 6.30 pm, on Friday. 9th January under Platoon arrange- ments. All rifes and bayonets should be returned to Store immediately.

Dummy leads with six of dia- monds: East plays the nine; ruffed in South's hand, with seven of spades; West plays four of dia monda.

South leads king of spades; West, playa jack; Dummy the two: East the eight. South has remaining trumps in own hand.

South lends jnek of bearts, cover. ed by West's queen, topped by ace in dummy; East plays the three.

Dummy leads acc of diamonds; Enst plays the nine; South ten of clubs; West five of diamonds.

Dummy now leads king of hearts, which takes seven of hearts from East; the two from South, the five from West,

Dummy leads four of hearts, fol- jowed by nine from East, ten from South, five of clubs from West.

South leads aix of hearts; West plays six of clubs; Dummy eight af hearts; East three of clubs.

Remaining three tricks taken by Seth's three trumps.

THE TRUTH ABOUT CAROL.

The Battery.

Classification, of Signallers:-The undermentioned qualified as Ist, Class Signallera at Tai Lahr Camp on 20th December, 1980:-/Bdr. L/Bdr. Cole, Gur. Aria.

Revolver Match.

Mosses,

All Members of this Corps, who are interested and proficient in Revolver shooting are requested to forward Their names Roon as possible to The Adjutant. These are required to form a Tean to compete with The Sharp-shonter

Company, Police Reserve, It is hoped that regular Competitions may be arranged to en- cournge keeness and produer efficiency in this important branch of training.

Hongkong Rifle League.

Programme.

framed by dripping cypress and pep Another car pulled into the clearing

per trees.

Out stepped

Navarro,

swathe in the traditional Spanish student roles fte wears in the picture. "I feel just as though this were the real thing-like I was about to be shot" he signed, rubbing his eyes Mikado e pared to the make-up table. Mienker |“Make me up for a corpse"," „Pickin' Petkis af o Baile

Little white

Entra-

Dlus la the Night Detra...... Rollin' down the River 1.-Lavera 2.-.-Waltz 3.-Fox Tret

My dream memory

4.--Fox Trot B-Fox Trot B-Waltz

Indian Love CAL 7-Fax Trot ..Bho is such a comfort to me

8-Fox Trat Ewingin' in a Hammock Fos Trot (Living in the Gunlight, (Loring in the Moonlight 10-For Trul Hagsmun komen 11-Wall* (My Heart belongs to the färt, (who belong to somebody else 12.---Fox Trek. Have a iltile Falth in me 18-Fox Trol Lover come back to me 14-Fon Trot I'm Just a vagabond Lover 10-Walt 3. Somn day ('3! And you 16-Fi Tent. So beats my Heart for you 17-Fox Trot Singing Song to the Star 18.For Trot ...... I love you so much 19-Walte ...

As the sun poked up behind the purpled hills, trying its beat to pierce the grey shroud that hung over the hillside, the cameras and microphones were swung into position and the cueling scene

Was enacted in the natural light of dawn.

When this was ended, Dorothy Jorian, the leading lady, was drawn away from the warming fire built tree branches, and played the field of honour love scene with Novarro, one of the dramatic moments of the pro- The Kiss Waltsduction, an adaptation of the roman- 20-Foz Trot ... If I had a Girl Like you tie Spanish classic by Alejandro 21-Fex Tral .... ...... Finely and Seul

Perez Lugin. 12.-Yo Trat

Deep Night GOD SAVE THE KING.

BURMA REBELS ATTACKED.

MANY KILLED, WOUNDED AND ARRESTED.

All Members of the Corps who wish to compete in the forthcoming Hong-

Rangoon, Jan. 2. kong Rido Lengue Competitions are

The Burma Rifles stormed and requested to forward their names as soon as possible to The Adjutant. It destroyed the rebels' headquarters, is hoped to enlor at least two Teams at Alantuang, in the heart of the for this Competition, and, with the forest. Seventeen rebels were large number of good shots in The killed, and in the course of the Corps, it should be possible to enter fighting most of their leaders mar. When the number of names in known Range allotments for practice were captured.-Reuter.

will be arranged.

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"Honey" at the Central, "Honey," which is showing at the Central Theatre, is a sweet show. Miss Nancy Carroll is the star. Sho in even sweater than she was ไก "Sweetie" if that can be imagined.

The show, a musical romance with a negligible amount of dancing, is based on the famous stage hit, "Come Out of the Kitchen." Miss Carroll is the daughter of a poverty-stricken Virginia family who is forced to loase to Jobyna her parental mansion Ralston, a wealthy widow from the East in order to gain money to pay of the mortgage.

the

from this situation.

When the widow moves into mansion with her daughter, Lillian Roth, her chosen prospective s011- in-law, Stanlay Smith, and her detec Tharrawaddy, Jan. 2. tivo guardian. Harry Green, there in The Burma Rifles suffered

a shortage of servants and Nancy and nre (Continued from Pape 6.)

Corps Strength,

casualties in the attack on the re-her brother, Skeets Gallagher,

force to assume the rules of cook and of The bel headquarters, cabled earlier. the strength Ja future

butler respectively. been peasanta or pensant labourers,

It is officially estimated that 200 A merlex of hilarious comedy working on the huge catates of a Corps will be published in Orders nt small but immensely wealthy group the end of each month. Officers com. to 300 rebels were killed or wound-episodes result of landowners, now expropriated. manding Units are particularly re-ed and sixty arrested. The spoils of course, Stanley Smith falls in love In this group five families stand quest check, sheep member pad include the kit of the late Mr. with Nancy,

that she is a high barn if they find any discrepancy, to report Fields Clarke, whom they murder- unaware but as pre-eminent; they were the to The Adjutant at once so that the ed. Steps are now being taken to Virginian and not really aristocracy and the real rulers of Corps Records may be kept in an Rumant. Their rule was main-

efficient state. Pallure to comply may round up the rebels eleowhere. tained and administered by a clique realt in faults in Administration. of politicians of whom two brothers, Jonel and Vintila Bratianu, were the chief and practically dictators, sustaining their power by the most unscrupulous methods.

Promotion.

No. 1628 L/Cpl. A. G. Beck, No. pistoon, is appointed Corporal with effect from 1st December, 1930.

Leave.

No. 146 Gnr. G. H. Gandy, The Battery, from 12th December, 19:30 to 11th October, 1031.

Jonel Bratianu. the more power- ful of the brothers, died some time ago, but Vintila still carries on, though with diminished strength because of the rise of the Pensint Party under Dr. Maniu, Jonel

-Struck off the Strength. Bratianu was strong enough

Having completed 3 years' service. bring about the exile of Princa Carol; Vintila has not beea strongNo. 066 L/Cpl. A. A. Dand, Lights

Section Cadre, as from 13.12.30. enough to provent his return.

to

Strength. ¿

Reuter.

SOUTH WALES COAL CRISIS.

MEN - HOPING FOR A

COMPROMISE. ·

Oslo....

Helsingfors.

Athens.

even though he is

25.04

,20.39%

.18.16

103

u kitchen

.Target .Diana

3. Mr. Reinshagen Fanling Stag Other starters: Miss "Pam" Scatt Harston (Fifty Fifty), Mr. Keith- Murray (Kirribilli), Mr. Bramwell (As You Like It), Mr. Stuart-Smith (Bay Rhum), Dr. Anderson (Slx fun- dred) and Mr. Cochrane (Mad Carew).

Time: 10 Min. 15 Sec.

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS. The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:

Hongkong Bank, $1.775 an. Chartered Bank, £17. n. Mercantile A, & B., £27 n. East Asia 8115 b.

Insurances.

Canton Ins., $1.240 b. Union Ins., $523 a.

North China Ins., Tls, 160 b. China Underwriters; $3.20 h. Yangtze Ins., $50 n.

China Fires. $-160 b.

H. K. Fire Ins., $1225 h.

Shipping.

Douglasco, $284.

H. K. Steamboats, $30.50 n.. Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $24 n. Union Waterboats, $39 n.

Mining. Benguets. $11.10 m. Kailans, 28/9 n. S'hat Explorations, Tls. 1 b. Knubs, $34

Docks, etc. Kowloon Wharves, $173 b. Whampoa Docks, $30 b. China Providents, $5.35 b. (old. Hongkewa, Tls, 284 n. New Engineerings. Tle. 7.10 . Shanghai Docks, Tls. 117 b.

Cottons, Dwo Coltona, Tis. 3121⁄2 b. S'hai Cottons, Tis. 81 (old) n.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels. $12.00 . H. K. Land, 384% b. (old).

do $83% b

S'hai Land Tls. 322 b. Humphreys, $17.05 b. Tenities, 89.20 ka.

Pablle Utilities. Tramways, $18.05 b.

Peak Trams, (old) $14 n. Star Ferries $94% b.

Chinn Lights, (old) $25.50 b.

H. K. Electricta, $81

b.

Macao Electrica, $28 n. Telephones 33% n. China Buses, Tis. 19.00 n. Singapore Tractions, $7/10 n. Industrials

BO

meutal.

EXCHANGE RATES.

Provious Day.. Yeatorday.

Peris Genova. Berlin.

123.04

129.70%

25.05

20.80%

18.10

193

476

34%

China S

cis. n.

Malabona,

1/42

1/44

.4.85%

.12.00

4.85.21/82 12.06

Cald: Macg. Ord: Tis. 10,76 n."

18.13

18.1

84.47%

40.20

34.5014

40.80

818 .86%

918

35號

1/1

1/04

.84.70

84.78

.02.72!!

08.7644

.18.1634 108.25

18.10

108.25

.108%

103%

4.19/82

.2/01

.175 London, Jun. 2.

Buenos Aires...35% The South Wales miners are

Shanghai. confident of returning to work on New York. Monday, hoping that a compromise Amsterdam.. will be reached at to-morrow's Stockholm. meeting of the Conciliation Board, Vienna..

Madrid. In the meantime they aro

Bucharest The following have been taken facing the 1088 of wages The Health Bulletin of Eastern Corps Strength:1006 Pto. G. Br

Montevideo. and cheerfully,

aro not in Hongkong Ports in its statement for wook Harris, Armoured Car Coy Car torfering with the few volunteers Brussels. onding, December 27, states: Section: 1887 Pte. B. G Clark,

who are working. It is impossi- Milan Plague. Alexandria (1), Baghdad Armoured Car Coy, Car Section.

ble that the stoppage can laat long, Copenhagen. (2 cases, both fatal), Bangkok (Sgd.) W, H. G. Gontor, Captain, (one fatal caso):

Adjutant, H. K. V. D. C. for theade union funds are very Lisbon Calcutta (7 cases,

low, and conditions so bad that it Prague,.

4.0/16 Notics. Cochin

Is impossible the shopkoopers will Rio

Yokohama. 2/04

143 Sergeant Mess-A General Meet-give credit, which hitherto has

14.7/10 Silver (spot).

14.7/16 (19 notifications, 18 deaths), ing of the Mess will be held on been the miners' standby in time

(forward). 14

British Wireless. Pnom Penh (3), Saigon (1) Thursday, January 18th. 1081, at 6, of strikes.-Reuter. Shanghai (1 case and 2'deaths),

fatality):

Cholera

4 deaths),

(one

Small Calcutta

Canton Ices, $8.80 8.

Cements (Comb) $17.80 b.

Ropes, $11.85 b.

United Anboston $5 m.

Stores, etc.

Dairy Farms, $254 b.

Watsons, $12.50 b.

Dor A Wings, $1 n.

Lane Crawford, 88.70 n.

Mackintosh, 819

b.

Sinecres, $11.60 n.

Miscellaneous. Amusements, $28 n. Constructions, 34.80 b.

B'que Ind. G. Bonds, $70 % b HKG. Loan 6% Prun...

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MANY FATALITIES IN ACCIDENTS;

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being the sole survivor of two families in the car.

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