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ARISTOCRATS OF THE PACIFIC

"EMPRESSES"

Ofter the Utmost in SPEED-SIZE-SPACE-LUXURY

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AND

SERVICE

Hong Kong Shenghal Kaganaki - Kobe Tokohama Bepuluiu FanovR74+

LASTO Arriva

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1933.

CONTRACT CINEMA SCREENINGS

BRIDGE

NOTES SUPPLIED BY TITE THEATRES

Anna. Neagle has been a mere twu

By W. E. McKenney years on the way to stardom achic-

Persistency in establishing small card gave declarer her. con- tract of five odd,

AK-9-4

10-5-4

48-7.5

9-6-7- 6-2 +7.5.4 +0.9

♦A-10-9-8

8-3-2

4-10-NORTH

6-2 ❤K-Q. J-3

+2

A-10. 6.5

Dealer SOUTH

Lentok

Leat

Leave

Arrive

A

Empe, of Asia

Mar. 17 Mar. 19 Mar, 21

Mar. 23.

Mar. 25

Apr. 3

Empr. of Canada

Mar. 24

Mar. 26

Mar. 29

Mar. 31

Apr. 7 Apr. 12

Empr. of Bussja

Apr 7

Apr. 9 Apr. 11

Apr. 13

Apr. 15

Empr. of Japan

Apr. 24

Apr. 21

Apr. 23

Apr. 26

Apr. 27

May 4

May D

Empr. of Asia

May 6

May 7 May 9

May 11,

May 12

May 21

Empt. of Canada

May 18

May 21

May 24 May 26 June 2

Jane

Kops. of Russia

Jasa a June 4 June

6

Jane 8 June 10

Empr. of Japan

June 16 June 18

June 21 June 23 Jan 29

July

4A-j-3 ♥A

K-Q-J-6-3 #K-J-7-4

The Bidding South opened the contracting June to

with one diamond. West over called with one heart. North bid two diamonde.

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While East held five hearts bis distribution is poor, he has no high cards, and partner has only made an overcall, therefore, the heart bid should not be supported on the first round...

As her partner only went to two diamonds over the bid of one heart, although this bid of two diamonds was constructive, South decided that with her singleton ace of hearts she would have to give up the hope of playing the hand at no trump. Her next bid was five diamonds, which bought the contract.

The Play

West's opening lead was the king of hearts which South won with the acc. Her next play was the king of diamonds, followed by the three of diamonds, West dis carding a small heart.

ving success on both stage and screen ain record time for h.British' actress. Dancing has been the foundation of her success. Having danced her way into the final of a world's champ- ionship at Queen's Hall, Miss Neagle learned atago dancing, secured a posi tion in the chorus of an Andre Char lot revue, an engagetucat with a Max Rivers troupe, and then into a Cochran cabaret at the Trocadero, For three years she appeared solely in C.B., Cochran's productions and was selected to go to America in "Wake Up and Dream". She is now) at the Central Theatre in "The Flag Lieutenant with Henry Edwards.

"If I Had A Million" The French at the Verdun weren't that They any more determined

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ures Eervice; Ed. W. Smith of the Chicago American; Westbrook Regler, of the Chicago Tribune Syndicate, all have parts in the production. Leading roles in the film-which like “Grand Hotel" and "Union Depot," and ather one-location pictures, deals with the lives of the various people who meet under its roof-are played by Jack Oakie, Thomas Meighan, Marian Νίκη, Warren Hymer, William Collier, Sr.,

Sr., William Body, and Zasu Pitts. The story of a à manager who to the Garden brings two protages and the latters' experiences after they acquire two girl telegraph operators panoramic view of the over-changing as sweethearts binds together a vivid fife of the Institution.

"The Lash”

Zass

First National-Vitaphone officials believe that successful combinations should not be parted, Working on this theory they again combine cer tain successful elements in the mak

tha Richard "The of

vehicle which is the Queen's

Eartheimen starring showing to-morrow

at the

Theatre. The happy combination

Includes

director suggested

shali not pass" than George Shook,

2010 Ernest Haller-nor

who happens to be gate-keeper at the Paramount Hollywood studios and has more people trying to get past had him in a day than the French har in the whole battle. Shook more than the

share of trubic trouble of "If I Had a Million". Afteen-star drama showing at the King's Theatre, he confesses, for with fifteen stars all gathered type of person who's together, the

during the unl

→

the

Frank

Lloyd, writer Bradley King, cine-

"The thestar himself. is an historical romance of early Carly California and is based on the best-

novel by Belling

Bartletts. Barthelmesa plays the dashing role of Don Francisco, Spanish gentleman turned bandit to combat his people's ole in the Barthelmess repertoire and It is the most romantic sole should

fans. Marian

អ

Nixon pse kin

the rele of his sister, while important roles are played by Mary Astor, Jamas Rennie, Fred Kohler, Arthur Stone, Robert Edeson and others. Thousands of extres take part in various scenes.

Rivetter Weds Heiress

willing to take chances to see dele- brities at work had more than ordin ary inspiration for an attempt to erash the studio gates. If I Had brightened up Million,"

which Shook's

features days considerably, these well-known stars-Gary Goo-

"The Hot Heiress", Intest First ner, George Raft Wynne Gibson

National comedy now at the Queen's Jack Laughton,

Theatre, features husky Ben Lyon Charles

Oakic

and Onn Munson, as an apparently Frances Dec, Charlie Ruggles. Alison Skipworth,

ill-assorted pair, who meet in the W. C. Fields, Mary Bo- May Robson,

boudoir of the Park Avenue heiress, land, Roscond, Lucien Littlefield and when a hurtling rivet, missed by the Gene Raymond, Richard Bennett. The story centress through the window,

fire to the

The i around Bennett, an eccentric million, setting

his fortune

rivetier comes across atzel girders of aire, who distributes

the house being built to put out the fire and gets a bigger are started in the innards of both.

among nine persons whose names he selects at random from a city direc

and tory, Comedy, tragedy, Irony romance follow in the wake of his beneficence..

"Madison Square Garden"

A group of America's most famous The next play was a small clubsports writers make their movie debuts as members of the cast of from dummy. When East played "Madison Square Garden rapid- the nine South played the jack, moving drama set against the New which forced West'a ace. West kaleidoscopic background of

of social, | returned the queen of hearts, York's famed centre which was trumped with the six political and athletic life, which comes to the King's Theatre next who Runyon, of diamonds.

Thursday. Damon writes for the New York American' and the Universal Service; Grant and Rice, of the New York Herald

If East held the "queen of spades, South could finesse her jack of spades and easily make her contract. However, if the finesse failed, her game would be Jast.

The drop of the nine of clube by East on the first club play gave her the tip-off to attempt to establish a small club on which a spade could be discarded from dummy. "Her next play was the jack of diamonds,

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West discarded a spade and the trick was won in dummy with the ace, picking up East's last trump! A small club was now returned

When East played the queen. South went up with the king and immediately led a small club, which West won with the ten.

Now, when West returnéd the jack of hearts, South trumped with the queen of diamonds and: then led the seven of clubs,, dis- carding а small spade "from dummy. She now led a small spade, won in demmy with the king, returned a spade which she | won with the ace,

She then trumped the last spade in dummy with the remaining diamond.

Her persistence in setting up a good club rather than take what

would prove to be a losing fincese gave her her contract of five odd,

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