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"Sofig of the Eagle A bold By W. E. McKenney sweeping drama of two decades of American history, as seen through the eyes of one American family, will open to-morrow at the Queen's Thea-

was at once fastened upon by someone P & O BRITISH-INDIA, APCAR AND

who became quito indignant. This man could remember well hearing Gordon Harker, singing a number of songs-in-an-American musical show called "Songs of Guns." And he sang, It appeared, at Liverpool, and to end the little dispute, Mr. Harker agreed that that was 20. "Love on Wheels", he says, is the first film, in which ho has attempted to sing,

"Love on Wheels" is commencing to-morrow at the King's Theatro.

"The Age of Consent" Hollywood sends to the

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Ita a bit

When playing a hand defensive ly you must try, by making the proper discards, to convey a pletre. ture of your hand to your partner. The breath-taking march of twents It generally does not, pay to during the most vital period in world false card when on the defence, history, from the opening of the Theatre a story of deep pathos and Of course the declarer may false- World War up to the pment, and humility, a poignant-tale card to his heart's content, as lie then on into the future, is thrillingly young lovers facing life

RANPURA has no partner to deceive. How chronicled in the picture. It is acted sternal problems. alone and

out by a cast headed by Charles afraid, in "The Age of Consent" over, there are times, if you are Bickford, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian, which must, if you still like to see

1*MIRZAPORE on your toes, when you can make Jean Hersholt, Louise Dresser, Andy two clean youngsters holding hands, RAJPUTANA a beautiful false-card that may be Devine and George E. Stone. They remi

you of

of your own young loves "BANGALORE.. the, means of helping you defeat worked under direction of Raiph and dreams. the declarer's contract.

Murphy. The picture, produced by The players' acting le natural, fresh RANOHI

anil untainted by affectation. Par Here is a play that came up at Charles R. Rogers is released by

of Dorothy BHUTAN Paramount.

ticularly is this true a tournament in Chicago Bome

executed by The film centres around a re-Wilson-and all the more remarkable time ago. It was Henry P. Jaeger of Cleveland, spectable middle-class brewing family-since she was lifted Cinderella-like past president of the American When war breaks out, they mond two out of a typist's position at the NALDERÁ

Bridge League and one of the sons into the conflict. Only one re-sludle into the lead of the picture.

turns. He and his father and their Miss Wilson, Judging by her superb

business ruined by the enactment of work, is the type of girl any parent

Aug. 4-Sall from Hong Kong by "Empress of country's me that he land player.

Just to show that he had not for Prohibition, but they struggle through gladly would claim an daughter. Hier Japan".

gotten the play, Mr. Jaeger dupli- the years that follow, maintaining wholesomenean is genuine, her moral ented it in the following hand at their dignity and self-respect in spite outlook purged of Rophistication.

of sorrow and loss of fortune.

You also see Richard Cromwell.

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They welcome the return of beer with only a few pictures behind him, As a return to the happiness they give a superlative performance of Mr. Jaeger was sitting in the once had, only to find themselves on young manhood at the crossroads, East. South was the dealer and fronted by a problem that all Amer-Ilfe.

"The Age of Consent" which Gro- "SANTITA opened the bidding with one heart. ica may face in the next few months.

The picture daringly forecasts the gory La Cava directed with a deep North, fearing that a bid of one no trump might be too discourag-future, venturing a prediction as to understanding of maturing boys and ing to partner, overcalled with what may be expected when gangstera girls, is the story of two youngsters and racketeers find their strongly attending college who cannot decide built businesses menneer by the law whether to marry or pursue

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and bid three hearts, and when North learned that his partner had a good five-card heart sult, he carried the contract to four.

The Play.

West had a rather discouraging: hand from which to open. It was not much use to lead the fourth best spade as he could not hope to establish a trick In that suit.

He finally selected the double- ton club opening_and_played the. five of clubs. Mr. Jaeger won with the ace and immediately re- turned a small club, which the de- cinrer held with the ten.

Declarer now-made-his-propor ACC of hearts. Mr. play-the Ineger was quick to recognize an opportunity for his old false-card play and quickly Tollowed with the queen of hearts.

He knew by the bidding that the declarer must hold five hearts to the acq king, so he realized) that if he palyed the ten, the de- clarer would try to drop the queen by lending the king. His only chance to defeat the contract was to have the declarer place the ten spot in the West hand.

Declarer immediately rend that West held the ten, eight and seven of hearts, so he led the deuco of hearts. When West played the seven, declarer finessed dummy's nine.

Mr. Jaeger won with the ten,! returned the nine of clubs, South!

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played the jack and West trumped the trick with the eight of hearts.

"Strictly Personal" West returned a spade, a small

"Strictly Personal," drama ripping Apade was played from dummy,

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diamond. De-acquainted clubs" which prey upon TANDA and returned, a clarer went up with the acc, and the shy and lonely throughout the then played a small heart which he country, loses its showing won with dummy's jack. A win-Queen's entre to-day.

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CARTH OF king of clubs but the declarer still and Dorothy Jordan play the leading IBHUTAN had a diamond to lose, and his roles in the film.

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