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LESSONS in
English,
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
DANCING.
DANCING LESSONS
Given by
ELISSA & FLORA
of Roxy Dancing Academy, at 4, ASHLEY ROAD,
1st Floor, Kowloon.
TERMS ON APPLICATION. Miss CARMEN NUESTRO (Molly)
Will Give Lessons-in
Stage Dancing.
DENTISTS,
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
THE CHINA
The following programme" "will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station 2.B.W on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 K.C.') :—
'1-2.15 p.m.—European programme.
I, p.r.-Local Time and
Weather
Report.
p.m.-Recorded music.
1.15 p.m.—A relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room.
2.15 p.m.Close Down
Relay from the Ko Shing Theatre
6-8 p.m.-European programma.
5-7 p.m.
A relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Hotel Roof Garden
MR. HARRY FONG, DENTIST.[Dance Orchestra from the Hong Kong DR. S. L. KWONG, Dental Surgeon
WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICES From
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7 pim-Closing Local Stock Quota tions, etc.
7.3-7.33 p.m.--A Concert. Orchestral..
The Skatera (Waldteufel), Estudiantina (Waldteufuel),
Seng-
International Concert Orchestra.
Do Not Go, My Love (Hagemann), Phyllis Kan Such Charming Graces
(arr. Jane Wilson),
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'Cello Solo-
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Causado),
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Chorus-
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THE Undersigned have received
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Auction
ON
TUESDAY, the 19th. Dec., 1933, commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room,
4 Duddell Street.
A Pine and Valuable Consignment of Jewellery
Comprising
Platinum and gold watches with diamonds, Diamond rings and ear- rings, Brooches with diamonds pearls, Emerald etc., Pearl and diamond necklaces and pendants, diamond cuff links, gold cigarette cases ele., eic,
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GENERAL NOTICES.
Gaspar Cassado.
Harry Lauder-Vocal Goms (arr.
Byng),
Scottish Male Valee Singers.
Rondine (Beethoven-Kreisler), Song of India (Rimsky-Korsakow-
Kreisler),
Yovanovitch Bratza. 7.33-8 p.m.-Gilbert and Sullivan. Selection-The Sorcerer,
Trial by Jury,
Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards, Vocal Gems-The Mikado,
Till We Meet Again!"
Still declining to reveal their plans to the gossipi, Gary Cooper and Sandra Shaw, principala in movieland's latest romance, are pictured Just before they parted at Burbank, Cal., where Mina Shaw took a plane north to visit her grandmother, Gossips Insist Cooper and Mike Shaw plan to meet in New York.
Columbia Light Opera Company CHRISTMAS DISPLAY
Selection-The Pirates of Penzance,
Band of H.M. Coldstream Guarde. 8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather: Report
8.3-11 10 p.m.-A relay from the Ko Shing Theatre
10.30 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day Press
News
11.10 p.m.-Close Down.
Should reception prove satisfactory. the programme between 5 and 6 p.m.) will be replaced by a relay from Daventry
AT SINCERE'S.
Special Attractions . For The Children.
CYCLING CIRCUS IN THE
ROOF GARDEN
The Sincere. Co. have prepared a special Christmas treat for the children in the Roof Garden of their
BRIDGE NOTES
CONTRACT BRIDGE
BY ANCHORITE
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All replays from the Hong Kong Hotel are by courtesy of the Manage ment and during the intervala recorded Muple w Bo broadcast from the well-known store, where Father on Culbertson's system of bidding),
Studio.
CINEMA NOTES
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"42nd STREET'—QUEEN'S THEATRE
(This series of articles is dated
Two Four-Card Suits Christmas will appear, bringing
Holding two four-card biddable presents for all his little friends in Hong Kong, everyone, of whom will suits, the higher ranking guit be presented with a candy minia (Spades before Hearts, etc.) should ture of himself.
be preferred, even in a shaded suit.
A Cycling Circus, too, has been Unless with a very strong hand both arranged, where riders, specially suits should not be bid, as the dist engaged for the occasion, will par-tribution might be understood by form marvellous and breath-taking partner to be 54 instead of 4-4.
Two-Suiters and Semi-Suiters stunts on their machines,
Then there is a children's play- Hands distributed 5-5 or 5-6 are ground, where the youngsters will called two-suiters and hands of 5-4 find fun and frolic to their hearts' or 64 are called semi two-suiters. content and where every visitor One suit being stronger than an Warner may indulge in a variety of indoor other in honours must not affect the In "42nd Street", Brothers' extravaganza of melody sports and pastimes. and mirth, now showing at Terms: Cash on Delivery.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Queen's Theatre, a complete Broad- that at Meeting of the way musical comedy is presented, LAMMERT BROS..
of Directors 6. Great scene for scene, while the story of Auctioneers Board
Island Cement Company, Limited, the back-slage life in told. Hong Kong, 9th Dec., 1933.
held al Exchange Building, A dazzling array of stars appear Victoria, in the Colony af in the picture and over 200 of Holly: HE Undersigned have received Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, the wood's most beautiful girls are lo THE
instructions to rell by Public 21st day of September, 1938, a Call the supporting cast.
On view from Saturday, the 16th. December 1933.
Auction
ON
Tuesday, the 19th. December, 1993,
Commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Bales Room,
85 Hankow Road, Kowloon
TOYS!
TOYS !!
TOYS
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
N
the
of 33.75 per share was made upon The all-star cast includes Warner
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CROW FASTS TO DEATH.
Pet Of Pittsburgh
School Children.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
choice between two biddable suita, as the opening bid deflaltely pro- mises honour strength, and distri- bution therefore takes precedence over honours in the bidding of such suita.
Birict Rules
The following rules are most im- portant and must be strictly adher- ed to in order to give exact informé tion to partner,
1. Holding two biddable suits of!
ali the members holding sharee Baxter, Bebe Baniels, George Brent,
Pat, a tame black crow, endeared equal length (B-5 or 4-4), the higher whose names appear in the Com-Una Merkel, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kib pany's register of shareholders on bec, Ned Sparks, Dick Powell, Gin-himself to the school children of ranking suit should be preferred in the 21st day of September, 1988, ger Rogers and Allen Jenkins. upon which only $8.75 per share has
+
been paid, and it was determined MAIL REVIEW
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Screamingly funny?. You know it! But here's a musicul romance that scales a new peak of dramatic thrills and sweeping, breathless beauty! SAMUEL GOLDWYN Prokokken.
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honour tricks in three suits, when the trump suits is nearly solid; freakish hands may be opened with 4 honour tricks. An ideal opening bid is a bid of “One," and with the approach system thera is no danger that partner will | pass, unless holding a practically blank band.
In this case I would strongly recommand.opening with a bid" of "One," and would if possible 'show a second sult, so that part- can choose whichever be
Take-out Double? To Anchorite:
the suburb of Thornburg.
opening the bidding. II'd pluck' clothes page from lines. 2 With distributions like 5-4 or and "caw" in glee as the clothes, 6-4, the longer suft should be bid first, irrespective of being major or that such Call should be paid on the "THE, MIDSHIPMAID"-KING'S [fell to the ground. **
He'd follow the children to minor, and regardless of sta-honour Dressed Dolls, Furniture Sets. 15th day of December, 1988, to the
school and then pack at the window strength. Lead Soldiers, Games, Billiard Company's Bankers The Hong
3. Sult distribution 6-5; bid the Tables, Battle Ships, Word Making Kong & Shanghai Banking Corpora "The Midshipmald", now showing panes after the teacher put him
six-card auft first, unless the five- Frames, Golf, & Cricket Sets, tion, at their Head Office, Queen's at the King's Theatre, is just the outer Wooden and Mechanical Toys, Road Central, Victoria, aforesaid. sort of light entertainment that is Then he disappeared and when card sult is a strong major and the prefers Crackers, Flags, Xmas Decora
Upon presentation at the office of appreciated by all. There are no ha returned he went on a hunger six-card sult a week minor. tions etc., etc,
And it the Company of Bankers' receipt for problems set for solving, no reasons strike from which he died.-Router. In 7-5 distribution," bid al-
ways the longer sult first, the payment of such Call, together to advance for anything that is done
should be bid twice. If possible, be with the Certificate of Shares, a note in this bout of merrymaking.
fore showing the five-card suit. Th
On View from Monday the 18th. December, 1933
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 15th Dec., 1983.
PUBLIC AUCTION
of..
Valuable Leasehold Property being
Nos, 68 & 70 Lower Lascar Bów and Nos. 1 & 3 Possession Street, Victoria, Hong Kong registered in the Land Office as The Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. 282-**
To be sold by Order of the Mort
in: Ons: Lot"
of the payment will be endorsed on Everything is so inconsequent that]. the Certificate.
a ripple of laughter accompanies the THE ASSYRIANS: WHO
Dated this 21st day of September, actions of all. 1933.
By Order of the Board, ALLAN KEITH. Secretary.
FOR SALE
1934
POSTAGE STAMP: CATALOGUES
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Pari ');British. Empire
WEDNESDAY, the 20th day of°C Part II Duralin Count
December, 1888,
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Fred Kerr plays the part of the pompous economy expert, Jessie Matthews, his light-hearted daugh• ter, and A. W. Baskcomb is seen as a lugubrious able bodied seaman,
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Although it may appear to some players that, for instance, a minor sult headed by four, honours would be preferable to a five-card suit headed by honour trick only, it is only by following" above rules that partner can gauge the exact The Assyrians have let their manner in which the opening hand's homelands In the Hakkari Mous-carda are distributed, tains, which are now but a wilder The partner hearing a bid of first ness under Turkish dominion; theya lower valde and later higbar have lost their churches they have value, mult, will receive a warning lost even their unity. In Irak they that his higher suit consists of four A strong comedy cast appears in are treated as aliens, whose con- cards only, and must not be chosen support of Victor McLaglen in tinned existence is possible, only as unless be holde adequate trump sup- "Rackety Rax," now showing at the an act of grace. To so shi Majestic Theatre,
4prospect, soms of than Greta Nissan, who has the role of
“RACKETY, RAX MAJESTIC THEATRE
a platinum blonde, shares honours Ing
sedy scenes with? Nell om the usical': 'comać
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Being an interested reader of your column on bridge, I am won dering if you would be good enough to inform me regarding, the following the c
North deals, and opens the bid- ding with Three Hearts East has four Honour Tricks dis.]} tributed In the other three, suits, but no biddable suit. Could hel double, and if so, would hing partner be sure to take him out! Thanking you in advance for this information.
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