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COMPANY MEETINGS
THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
Not the THIRTY-EIGHTH
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Shareholders in the Company will be held at the Company's Town Office. 2, Lower Albert Road, оп TUESDAY, 20th February, 1934 at 11 a.m. for the purpose of receiv ing the Report of the Directors to- gether with Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and re-elect- ing Directors and Auditors.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
CULBERTSON
CONTRACT
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MR. HARRY FONG, DENTIST. DR. S. L. KWONG, Dental Surgeon WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICES From
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THE PLAYING PROBLEM.
While general principles govern- ing the lines the Declarer should follow in the play of the hand are easy enough to lay down, the in- teresting hands at the Bridge table usually require individual trent- ment. The exact method of play, the question of drawing trumps or not drawing trumps, the question or suft drawing trumps, the ques.
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GENERAL NOTICES.
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. (1918), LTD.
HE Supply of Electricity
disconnected between 8 a.m. and 15. p.m. on WEDNESDAY, 14th
To the New Territories will be
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company WILL BE CLOSED from instant. the 9th February to 20th February, 1934, both days inclusive.
By Orders of the Board of Directors.
J. D. THOMSON,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 30th January, 1934.
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
That the ORDINARY YEAR-
LY MEETING holders
of
the Share-
this in
will be held in the Board Room of
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BONG KONG
(Companies Winding-Up) No. 3 of 1934
In the matter of the Companies Ordinance, 1932
and
In the matter of the Skíu Chee Knitting Company Ltd.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
West, Dealer.
East-West vulnerable.
North:-
S.-A K 10 5 2
H.-K 0 8 4
0.-K 8 7 8
West:--
SJ
H.-A Q 72 D.--A J 9 C.-A 5 8 63
East:-
3.-874 II.-9 8
D. 4 Z
C-10 9 7 64
Bouth:-
S.-Q 9 6 X
H.-J 10,3
D.-Q 10 6 C-Q J 2
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Jean Howard Latest feminine vogue could hardly be displayed to better advantage then be Jean Howard, featured M. G. M. film actress. She is wearing matching tiara, necklace and cuffs fashioned of crimson valvet edged with tiny silver balls. Combination sets off white crepe frock.
HOHENZOLLERN ART MONTE CARLO GIVES
TREASURES
Famous Collection For Sale In Germany.
MORE THAN ZOO PIECES
A LEAD
provision of
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"COLLEGE HUMOUR,”—–
QUEEN'S THEATRE
"College Humour,” now showing ¡at the. Queen's Theatre, is a fast moving comedy of American col- lege life with good musical num bers and thrilling scenes of Ameri- |can.football games,
Jack Oakie, who has the leading
BADIO 1
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMINE
The following programme will be “ broadcasted to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wave length of 355 metres (845 KCN):
1.2.15 p.m.-European- programms. 1 pm Local Time and Weather Report
Recorded musle
relay of the Hong Hotal Grill Room Kong Orchestra from the Hong Kong 1.30 pm Rugby Press News, etc. Close Do Tonight. Chinese Studio Concert
5-8 pm-European programme 5-7 p.m.-A relay of the Hong
role, is seep ma a gay-minded ath-Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the
Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden
7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota
dent who falls in love with a còl- lege girl (Mary Kornman), helps tions, etc. ja "fraternity" brother, Richard
| Arlen, through his troubles, and, of course, wins the great football match for his side,
Bing Crosby, the famons crooner of "The Big Broadcast" features several song-hita. The supporting cast includes Mary Carlisle,' Lona Andre. and Burns and Allan, "two favourite comedians.
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"TAKE A CHANCE”.— ALHAMBRA THEATRE
after many
floodlit
music,
7-9 pm-Recorded
A Concert Pianoforte Sole
Rhapsody in E Flat (Brahas), Jeux D'Eau (Ravel),
A
Song-
Bonno Molactvitch.
Down Vauxhall Way (Oliver), Pretty Mocking Bird (Bishop),
Mavis Bennett (Soprano).
Cello Solo
Adagio (Bach-Biloti-Casals),
Goyescas--Intermesso (Grandas),
Pablo Casals.
Vocal Doet
Trot
Here Yo
and There ("Veronique”— Мекларет). The Swing Song ("Veronique”—
Messager),
Winale Melville & Derek Oldham. Violin Solo-
Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso
'(Op. 28) (Saint-Bamma),
Song--
Renee Chemet.
Bright is the Ring of Words (Vaughan-Williams), The Roadside Fire (Vaughan
Williamin),
Stuart Robertson: (Baritone). Pianoforte Solo
Die Fledermaus-Du Und Du-
Waltz (Strauss, arr. "Dohnányi),. Schats Walls (Strauss:exy,
Brast you Dokany),
"Take a Chance," Paramount's (Continued from Page 3), screen, adaptation of the Broadway success, now showing at the Al- There have been Individual hambra Theatre, is an excellent tables that have lost steadily for musical comedy story of back. a whole year, despite the regular stage life, with catchy music and routine of the wheel being fre-good dance numbers. Frankfort-on-Main. quently changed. And as, in
The cast includes many popular The famous Sigmaringen col-France, the Government is going screen and stage stars, including lection of the Hohenzollern to take anything from 15 to 70 per James Dunn, Charles “Buddy” family, the most important most cent. of the profits of the newly Rogers, Lillian Roth. Lilian' Bond,
8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Report valuable private art collection in authorised forms of gambling, the June Knight and Cliff Edwards.
8.3.16,30 p.m.-Chinees' Studio Con- Germany, is to be sold by auc-Monte Carlo authorities see very "Take a Chance" is a story of vert tion at Frankfort-on-Maine. little prospect
or advantage for four side-show carnival entertain10.30 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day Press The treasures of this collection their competitors after they have ers who come to New York and News
10.35 p.m.-Close Down, were exhibited at The bidding: (Figures after bids Art Institute in Frankfort in running of such games involves which carry them finally into the Management and during the interrom the Stacdel paid the heavy expenses that their fame and fortune on Broadway All relays of the Hong Kong Hotel
hectic adventurës Orchestra explanatory 1928 and museums and private Lavish
are by courtesy of the
recorded_musle, will be broadcast from collectors were allowed to pur-flower-beds, illuminated fountains, homes of Long Island's elite. West North East
the Studio, chase some pieces. Now the high-class concerts at low prices, 1 H Dbl. PASH
entire remainder, more than 200 and the maintenance of a mode, MAIL REVIEW ¡Dbl.
..38 (1) Pass
objects, is to be actioned. Dbl.
Pass Pass
The collection was begun by tion to the upkeep of the gambling- muncipal administration in addi 1-The raise to three of partner's Prince Carl Anton and has al-
Takeout is perhaps slightly ways been housed in. Sigmarin- wages bill of close on £500,000 ■ rooms, entall on Monte Carlo a
optimistic. However,
North gen castle the ancestral seat of year before a single franc of pro-side comedian, is featured in the Lestle Henson, the popular Tyne- and South are not vulnerable the Hohenzollerns, It is es-fit is made, and North is anxious to prevent pecially rich in works of mediae
latest Gainsborough comedy enti- opponents from
goldsmiths' getting to.val
tled, "It's a Boy," the current at gether, possibly advantageous-art.
Six hundred crouplers and 4,000 traction at the King's Theatre. ly, in a club contract.
One of the many noteworthy general employees minister to the The picture is a highly enter- 12-South has done nothing but paintings is one of Christ bear convenience and comfort of those taining comedy fall of amusing al- give one forced response and ing the cross, a work of Schaeuf people who come here from all the tuations which are splendidly han- the hand really has consider. felein, a pupil of Duerer, who ends of the earth.
Įdied by this clever comedian. Hoj able strength although contain. died in 1589. There are pictures These would-be plunderers may has an admirable foil in Edward
in Limoges enamel-the Three And ing only one plus honour-tricks. Wise Men and a Lamentation of them, but their discomature is a bridegroom haunted by a spec the tables turned against Everett Horton, whose portrayal of
Christ.
never aggravated by discomfort. tre of the past is both clever and|| Ivory, textiles, old stoneware, Monte Carlo is undoubtedly the hilarious,
beat-groomed most-manicured Albert Burdon, Alfred Drayton
South
I S 4 S (2) Pasa
The bld of four spades In therefore justified.
Of seven players who held the
ecclesinatical
Odds of 180 To 1
'
“IT'S A BOY”—KING'S
THEATRE.
Corporator that a Petition for the wind-South hand, only one, Miss Lee and many other works of great town in the world. In many visits, and Wendy Barrie are other hot Mesars, Jardine, Matheson & Co., ing-up of the abovenamed Company Goode, found a method of making Ltd, 18, Pedder Street, Hong Kong, by the Supreme Court of Hong four spades. It is true that thir
year ending 31st December, 1983.
5.8
is
{strategy.
tion.-Reuter.
and discard
www.
“DON QUIXOTE" "CENTRAL "THEATRE.
and much movement about its able players in the supporting | on SATURDAY, the 24th February, Kong was, on the Sixth day of contract, even if the hand is per
streets at all hours and different cast. 1934, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose February, 1934, presented to the fectly played by Declarer, can no ruff in the Dummy
seasons, I have never seen it look less neat and spotless than a fresh-MAIL REVIEW of receiving the Report of the eald Court by WU KAM (5) doubt be defeated by Double one diamond from the closed hand Board of Directors together with otherwise known
HAM KEB Dummy defense and the choice of East's trump would then be pick its chairs and benches, painted in scrubbed quarter-deck. Among a Statement of Accounts for the) of No. 95, Jervois Street the ideal Opening lead, it is still ed up and one diamond trick es peculiar shades of red and blue 3rd floor) Victoria in the Colony impossible to full the contract if tablished. As a matter of actual that one only sees in toyshops, and The REGISTER OF SHARES of of Hong Kong, Married Woman East is fully awake to his defen- 'play, West elected to lead the Aceita policemen always in gala dress ! the Corporation will be CLOSED And that the said Petition
alve opportunities. In spite of of diamonds, hoping that
"Don Quixote," the current at- East from MONDAY, the 12th February directed to be heard before the this, Miss Goode deserves a great held the. Queen.
topped by plumes of red and traction at the Centrál Theatre; Court sitting at the Supreme Court
However, there white cock's feathers, one gets the brings to the screen the famous ad- to SATURDAY, the 24th February (
satisfactory 1934 (both days inclusive), during on Monday the 20th day of Februa- deal of credit for her successful was at this point no
defense for the West player, West impression of living in a luxurious ventures of the chivalrous "knight, which period no transfer of shares ary, 1984 at 10 o'clock in the fore-
and Hfesize doll's-house. ¡noon; And any creditor or contri-
splendidly portrayed by the Bas? The Opening lead was the club could bave defeated the contract can be registered.
These may have been days when stan operatic singer Chaliapine, butory of the said Company de- King, and when the Dummy was by a different lead; East, by the By Order of the Board of Directors, sirous of supporting or opposing spread upon the table this trick utilization of an entirely worth Monte Carlo counted more Grand ably supported by a strong cast,
In order to avoid leas trump, could have accom- among ita ellentele, but though Faura, and Sydney Fox.
Dukes and Princes of the Blood including Gorge Robey, as Sancho the making of an Order on the said was tuffed. Petition may appear at the time of blocking entry into her own hand plished the same end, Hong Kong, 5th February, 1984. hearing by himself on his counsel the Declarer ruffed with the Ten "TO-MORROW'S HÅND. the place may have. then been more for that purpose; And a copy of and then fed a small spade, win If South is playing a contract elegant, it was never to luxurions West's of three natrump and the Opening Club," opened last year, which the Petition will be furnished toning with the Queen.
The new "Sporting MAIL REVIEW any creditor or contributory of the singleton Knave dropped and lend is a small club, won with the form a sort of privileged annexe Bald Company requiring the same West covered and
the Ace of Knave in Dummy, what plan of to the Casino, almost dominates by the undersigned on payment of trumpa was played from Dummy, play gives to Declarer the greatest its parent building. It is certain- the regulated charge for the same, winning the trick South now probability of fulfiling, kis con- ly the most magnificent gaming- All the Irish whimsy of the
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
HONG KONG TELEPHONE
COMPANY, LIMITED
Not the NINTH ORDINARY
JOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN
YEARLY MEETING of HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held on Monday, the 5th day of March, 1984. at the BOARD ROOM of the Com pany, Second Floor, Exchange Building, Hong Kong, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Slate. ment of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors, for the financial year ended 81st Decem- ber, 1988, and re-electing, two Directors and the Andftors. J
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 28th February to the 5th March, -1984, both days Inclusive.
Dated this 5th day of February, 1934.
By Order of the Board.
W. L McK
Das Vorux-Road Central
Hong Kong.
returned to her own hand with tract?
dated the 28th day of Feb. 1984. the lead of a low spade and led
DENNYS, & COMPANY, Solicitors for the Petitioner National Bank Building, No. 8. A Des Voeux Road Central,
Victoria, Hong Kong. Note:--Any person who intends to
South, Dealer, the club Knave, upon which East-West vulnerable. small heart from Dummy was dis [North:-- carded. Thus the process of eliminating clubs from both the open and closed hands was come ¡pleted.
763 D-K J 8 2
•CJ.B. South's next play was to led a West:- appear on the hearing of the
small heart, which West ducked. said Petition must serve on or
and "which was taken with the send by poat to the above- pamed Notice in writing of his King in Duminy, A heart was Intention to do so. The Notice returned and West won the trick
must state the name and ad- with the Queen. For lack of East —
dress of the person, or, if a something better he led the hears |--| B--K 3.7.5 firm, the name and addream of Aces. Here East missed his dp-
the firm, and must be algned fensive opportunity. A raff at thịa, „D.—Q.68
by the person or firm, or his or point, followed by the lead of a
their solicitor (if any)} and diamond, would have defeated the must be served, or if posted, contract one trick,kubi Bast did must be sent by post
the possibilities of this
Aclent time to reach the
not faberthan
Lo'clock in the
25th day of Fo
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house the world has ever seen.
"PEG O' MY HEART"-STAR THEATRE:
famous stage play has been deftly From the gambler's standpoint, Captured in the making of the new too, Monte Carlo at present offeri Marion Davies starring vehicle, more chances of success than ever "Pég O' My Heart," which is now in its history. The cagnotte, or showing at the Star Theatre. '-'
Included in the cast are J. Für commission of 5% per cant. da- ducted by the Casino as its per- Irene Browne, Tyrell: Davis, Allan rall, MacDonald, Juliette Compton, quialte from every winning bank
at chemin de fer, been Mowbray, Doris Lloyd, Robert suspended. A new, dice game, Grieg and others.
bearing the old name of "haxard,"
has been introduced at the Sport MAIL" "REVIEW
Ing Club; It offers odds as high
an 150 to Lipa
|: And now sfold it to gleam tra
on the long tablon
where little "pitch;
ever spinning around the {wheel that: carrien "thoun: 87′′
barn on which no many “hoper
antara's love of money!
never been so lavish as
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