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CENTRAL SEE THEATRE HEAR

SHOWING TO-DAY

at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1932.

MARATHON BRIDGE CONTEST OVER.

Culbertson's Victory.

Lenz Complains of

Bad Luck.

The Lonz-Culbertson grudge bridge nutch has become history with Mr. Bly Culbertion, exponent of the apprench-forcing system,” winner by 8,980 points after 150

THE IDOL Of the scrEEN. rubber, from Mr. Sydney Lenz.

"Practice makes per fect even in love! To save time, I make love to two women at

once and, believe me,

I learn a lot.

and see

Come

!!!

MAURICE

isto Women →→one gets his haud the other his

heart! Aud is every

Would body happy?

you be if you Wêre

HIS GIRL?

CHEVALIER

with

Claudette COLBEAT,

Charlie Ruggles,

Miriam

Hɔkin

The Smiling, Lieutenant"

AN ERNST

LUBITSCH

PRODUCTION

A Garamount Gicture

music by

OSCAR ŠTRAUS

· NEXT CHANGE ·

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Two years in the Jungle to stage

the greatest thrills ever screened!

See The Most Amazing Story of Woman's fore And Man's Bravery Ever Told!... More Animals Than Nooh's Ark......... A Lifetime of Thrills...) A Glorious, Romance Set Midst the Dangers of the fangle!

In the final six rubbers, Lonz played with Howard Schenken and Mrs. Culbertson played with her husbatul

After all was over Culbertson won his bets but ench continues to lusket that his respective aye- term is bent.

Lenz championed the one-two- -three variation of the uificial system. He said with even luck with the cards he would have won.

the Neutral experts déclared mulch to have been so clore that it proved nothing at all.

The match, which captivated the interest of the entire bridge world, started on December 7.

The play began with Lenz tak-} ing the lead, which he held until the 4th gubber, when Culbertson ; passed him. After a few rubbers: Lenz again was briefly in the lead. hat thereafter Culbertson piled up! an hupressive margin.

Huge Margin Cut Down.

At the 130th rubber Call: rtson hat a leg of 20,220 prints, font

Our pleture bows the 'origival the Culbertson and Lanz tome in their 150 rubber match played in New York. Laft to right are: Ely Culbertson: Sidney Lenz, backer of the one-two- thres system: Mrs. Josephine Culbertson; Diwald Jacoby, mam- ber of the unbeaten "Four Horsemen" of contract. In the centre is Lieutenant Alfred M. Gruenther, who refereed, the match.

LADY KELLY

ROBBED.

GAOL AND BIRCH FOR SNATCHER.

CO-OPERATION IN TRADE.

ANGLO-IRISH TALKS CONTINUED.

Indoa. Jan. 14.

Lady Kelly, the wife of Vice- thereafter Letz enpidly Put this Admiral Sir Boward Kelly, Coma- The President of the Board of mander-in-Chief, China Station, Trade, Mr. Walter Baneiman, and

down.

In the last nix rubbers Culbert-was the victim of a bag-snatching the Irish Free State Ministers for son gained' 210 points,

| incident yesterday afternoon. As Industry and Agriculture had a The Culbertson victory gave him sequel in the incident a man further discussion to-day upon the

the Kowloon $1,000 of the original bets which was charged at

on means of improving trade between will go to the beneßt of the New Magistracy this morning, before the two countries and securing

in and Mr. Fraser, with snatching her mutual collaboration trade York Infirmary for Women

which Was valued, Children. Had Lenz won he would handbag.

problems. have received $5,000,

together with contents, at $33.

A lot of side bets were also rande

Prosecuting, Detective Sergeant Expressing the Government's de- for. Auch co-operation, Mr. at odds ranging from 5 to i to 2 to Johnson said Lady Kelly wasire

1. backed by Culbertson who wag-walking alony Kimberley Road at Runciman said when Parliament about 6 p.m. yesterday when derenssembled a statement would be gered heavily on his own ability.

The match represented the cul- fendant came up from behind and made on the Government's policy developing inter-Comman- mination of a long period of bick-snatched her hand-bag, which she for

She wealth trade-British Wirrlean. the was holding in her hand. ering and criticism between leaders of the two schools of con-raised the alarm and gave chase. and attracted the attention of Me. tract bridge.

L. A. Silva, who eventually kicked Culbertson, a lone wolf in the down the defendant and handed! bridge business, asserted he had a ham over to the police. better system than the official sys-

Defendant, who was named Ioj tem on which most of the experts See, stated he had been in Hong- converged.

AT THE

QUEEN'S

WARNER

prince

To-day & To-morrow At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 8′ 9,20.

SAILOR

BEHAVE

OLSEN and JOHNSON America's Fan-

niest

soda

Clowns!

tional cast.

Two salty sailors meet their waterloo on the water-ways

of Naples!

NEXT CHANGE

WHY, WHO'S THIS?

He's Hugh widen WAKEFIELD

"THE MAN THEY . COULDN'T ARREST”

BRITAIN'S BEST

AT

THE

STAR

CROWN PRINCE OF ETHIOPIA.

kong for the last two years, dur-1 pINNER AT FOREIGN OFFICE. Culbertson challenged Lenz to a decisive tournament, which Lenz On-ing which time he had not done? He was driven to do) ally accepted. They were playing any work. for the following of some 10,000.00 this, he said, because he had bad bridge players in America, and no food for some time.

Sentence of six months hard lengthy cables of the play have appeared day by day in the London labour and 12 strokes of the birch

was imposed. Journals.

London, Jan. 14. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, to-night gave a dinner at the Foreign Office in honour of the Crown Prince of Ethiopia.

The Duke taf Gloucester, the However, the closeness of ther

Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet, is well as other lead- Journey, far from settling the dis- pute, leaves it more heated than ment. In the meantime Lenz and Ing statesmen and the Archbishop the Culbertson have both profited great-of Canterbury, were amens Aldy the chief mmpetitor ly by returns from syndicated numerous distinguished guests.--

British Wirelenz. engage newspaper articles,

ever.

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A Love Lesson of Timeless Truth

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with BOSE HOBART, CHARLES BICKFORD.

A Universal Super-production

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OF

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NEXT ATTRACTION COMMENCING SUNDAY 17 JAN.

ANNABELLE'S AFFAIRS

with

VICTOR MCLAGLEN JEANETTE MACDONALD ROLAND YOUNG

A Fox Production

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. TEL. 25318

with

Oliva

Brook

Conrad

Nagol

Frank

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Is Marriage The Final Chapter of Romanes or The First Chapter of Love? Ho Answered With His Head, She With Her Heart.

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