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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CONTRACT

BRIDGE

By W. E. Mckennev

While we all like to pick up a hand containing a long major suit, too many players, when they see a hand of this type, Immediately decide that is the salt at which the hand must be played.

Bridge is a partnership game and it la not up to you as an in dividual to select the proper sult, but, by intelligent bidding, the partnership should arrive at the anfety of the hand..

The Bidding

I prefer to double with the East helding, rather than over call with two hearts and subject myself to a possible heavy ficti- gity. The double of one major asks partner if he holds four of the other major. The third hand spade bid has shown South that his partner holds a real hand otherwise the bidding would not have been opened with one spade. South, holding no spades, be-

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lieves that the hand may be a misfit and that mord. can be gained by the double. Therefore, his double is business.

However, North decides to show the length in apades and re-blds spades. South then shows his

sult, and when North; for the third time, bids spades, showing length, South properly bids three trump.

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North should surrender his spade suit and should adviac part ner that the hand is not of the no trump type. He should show the safely of the hand by a bid of four diamonds. With this infor- LONDON (yla Australia) from £128.15.0 mation, South can go to five din

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Bomo of the most romantic charac torn in the history of the gold rush days of the early west, characters se dazzling as those of the most engaging fiction, ars. emblazoned in the F National picture, Silver Dollar which opened yesterday at the Albam bra Theatre. The picture is based on the novel by David Karaner, which delves into the Ule stories of the pioneers and adventurers who swarmed the mining camps et Colorado during the richest sliver strike in the history of the world. The central figure in that of Yates Martin who struggled through days of starvation as a prof- poctor to rise to fame as the richest of

Damaged, Packages must be loft in the millionaires after he struck "pay dirt." Edward G: Robinson plays the part of this Silver King who slapped the Godowns for examination by the vesar Medars-Goddard and Douglas a dry president on the back and asked consignons, and the Company's Bur- him to have a drink, ruled a State at 10.00 m. b Friday, the 2nd Legislature in a barroom to the pop- March, 1034 Consignees must have ping of champagno corks, embarrases Revenue Officer in attendance when ed General Grant by making such a damaged dutiable goods are examined No claims will be admitted after the disturbance in his own opera house by the Co.'s Surveyors. the pruna donna qult in a huff, and goods have left the Godowns.

No Fito Inadeance will be effected scandalized a nation with his divered and remarriage, Other picturesque by us in any case whatever. personages include the horde of ad- venturers of the mining camps, the gambling rooms, dance halls. and political forums. Bebe Daniels has the leading feminine role opposite Robinson, that of the second wife of the Silver King, while Aline Mac- Mahon plays the part of the first wife whom he deserted for the younger and more beautiful woman.

The supporting cast la exceptional including such players as Jobyna Hoteland as Peker Annie, DeWitt Jennings, Robert Warwick, Russell Simpson, Harry Holman and Charles Middleton: The story was adapted by Carl Erickson and Harvey Thew and directed by Alfred E. Green.

The Power and the Glory" Occasionally a film flashes its way across the screen to prove, as well as one can prove such things, that the motion picture has begun to find itself as a medium of artistic expression. Such a film is "The Power and the Glory". It is, as well, a sensitive and finely wrought mation picture, which will sir audiences at the King's Theatre to enthusiastic and well merited praise. There is no attempt

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Agent.

Hongkong, 21th February, 1934,

of his marriage. Serious complica tiona materialize when Harris really falls in love. Despite compromising situations of Ruggies' creation, Harris marries the girl as the comedian for the letter from his wife Krovela int

Includes in its cast Buggles, Black, Cruises, delightful climax. "Melody Harris, Greta Nisson, Helen Florenco Roberts, June Brewster, Shirley Chambers, Chick Chandler and Miss Gateson. Mark Sandrich direct- ed against a backround of rhythmic and symphonic musical dialogue novelties

famiotis

"Wall of Gold" -

tho

issued Despite

warnings periodically by certain Hollywood authorities telling girls get to come to follywood, because of the great odds against their chances of success, many world of the present-day stara have risen Conzotle froni mou above that warning to become von But the odds are still there and keep increasing. Included in that group are Clark Gable, Robert Armstrong, savera! Janet

Gaynor, Sally Eilers and other,

The mest interesting rise of tho-

that

of Sally Ellern, who Tour was thrown into the grind by what of cir- may be termed a "fuke"

ce. Sally had been visiting in "The Power and the Glory" to cumstance."

Carole Lombard, when, a player in telling the story. The scene shifts baulked at the order to wear trousers adhere to a chronological sequence a Diack Sennett set with her friend from the past to the present exactly in a scene, and Sally engaged on the as it would if some one were relating spot by Mr. Sennett. From that time an interesting yarn to a friend. The to this, her rise is a matter of know- death of Toni Garner,

railroad lodge in the public domain, for her magnate, recalls to Henry, his life services are in demand at every studio. Before she nailed for Europe in long friend, the manner in which recently, she made six pictures Garner reached the heights of success eight months, something of an all- from a humble start as trackwalker, time record. Now she has just com Tom's life unfolds itself on the screen, pleted "Walls of Gold", with Norman It-in a bitter-atory, n. tragic tale told Foster, coming on Thursday to the without compromise and with none of the usual amenities which have ruined aimflur screen plots. It is beautiful in its tragedy. Spencer Tracy, as The ace of hearts is cashed Tom, contributes a sympathetic por- next, a club being discarded from trayal of a man who yearns for hap- dummy. Now a small heart spiness only to find that “power and played and ruffed in dummy and the eight of spades returned, de clarer ruling with the jack of dla monds.

Weat's opening lead of the king of clubs la won in dummy with the ace and now, by proper play, the declarer will make six odd. The ace of spades should be returned and a club discarded. A small spade is led and ruffed with the deuce of diamonds. small diamond is returned to dummy's ace and another spade returned, declarer raffing with the nine of diamonds: The king of diamonds should be played, which drops the queen and the five,

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All the declarer need do now is load a heart, ruff in dummy with the eight of diamonds, take two chucks on the queen and ten of spades, and give up a club trick,

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Today's Contract Problem

South has the contract at tărea no trump. West opens the queen of diamonds. How should South play the hand?

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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS,

glory" are truly in the hands of some- thing greater than all mankind. Colleen Moore, as Sally, proves her ability as a dramatic actrees. It is a Colleen who will amaze you and cause you to wonder why, she has been in retirement so long. Ralph Morgan and And ule excestn cien Vinson whether you are just a movie fan wou knows what he likes or a student of "The the cinema, you should see Power and the Glory", for you'll be sorry if you miss it.

**"Melody Cruise" Charlie Rogglos, enacting the role of an incurable married flirt In "Melody Cruise" RKO-Radio's musical production with Phil Harris and Greta Nissen

the Oriental showing at Theatre on Sunday, Monday and Tues- dny Hinds himself on the spot when he discovers two scantily clad chorus beauties in his steamer cabin while sailing from New York to California. His escapade with the chornes. is penned by Phil Harris in a letter to Ruggies wife, played by Marjorie Gateson. He maile it with instruc- tions that it be spened only in case

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