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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1984, 24th, 28th, 27th, 28th February, and 3rd March, 1934.
ON
SATURDAY 24th, MON-] DAY 26th, TUESDAY 27th, ard WEDNESDAY 28th February, the first bell will be rung at 11 a.m. and the first race will
be run at
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
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WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICES From
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To
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THE CHINA MAIL.
PROFESSOR
CULBERTSON
OF LANGUAGES
AS LABOURER
CONTRACT
by Ely Culbertson., World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst
Former Lecturer In The Soviet,
FLED FROM COUNTRY IN 1920
Melbourne, Victoria. A LAY-DOWN SQUEEZE
-80 Among the
sustenance Grand Slam contracts are al-workers transforming the fore- ways spectacular, and, they are ground of the shrine of remem particularly do when they present brance into a garden, is John
Leopold Howard, 62, who, close questions in play.
was Professor of The following hand Involves the years ago, Four-Five Notrump Convention to Languages at St. Petersburg's reach a very fine Grand Slam and leading university.
15:
Once he supped with Russian
at the same time requires the realization of a double squeeze nobility; to-day he uses pick and
shovel position in order to make it.
North, Dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
S-A K Q 75 H.-A KJ D.-3
C.-A K 10 7
WEST:-
S.-10 2
H.-Q 8 7 6 5 4 D.-Q J 65. C-s
SOUTH:-
S-A 8 3
H.-10 2
D.-A K9 342 C.-Q 8
BAST:-
11.80 8.m. On Saturday, the 3rd No. 20. Des Voeux Rd., C. Tel. 25879 North March, the first bell will be rung!
2$
.
4
11.-98 D.-10 7 C.-J.9 8 6 42
The bidding:
East South
West
Pass SD
Pass
Pass 4D
Pass
5C
The timin interval will be taken after the Afth race on the four THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD ENT
STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED.. days.
PABS Pass
Pass KS
78
Pass Pass
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
at 1.90 p.m., and the first race will, COMPANY MEETINGS 88
be run at 2.00 pr.
MEMBERS BADGES AND ENCLOSURE.
are
Born in Englands of wealthy parents. Professor Howard, as a boy of 14, went to Russia, where his father was the first British owner of a paper mill,
He was educated in St. Peter sburg, now Leningrad, and gain- jed lecturing diplomas in English,
French and German.
He spent about”:34 years in Russia, and graduated in langu- ages. He was appointed lectur jer at the St. Petersburg Univer- sity and the Stanner Schule and the Corps de Page.
He later accepted service under the Soviet as a lecturer in langu- ages, but, objecting to the methods of the Bolsheviks, he fled with his wife and family to London in 1920.
Aiding Turkey
Walker D. Hismo Prominently associated with Tár key's five-year plan, aimed at trans- forming an "economically backward and primitive' agricultural › nation into one of the most cultured 700- tions on earth," is Walker D. BIDES former United States Railroad A6- ministrator, whose survey of the
SURGICAL
FEATS IN
AUSTRALIA
Unusual Cases Arotise
Wide Interest::
CURING DEFORMED INFANTS
Sriser, N.B.W.
Three canes of infantile ailments, now engaging the attention of the authorities at the Renwick Hospital| for Infânts, and its butpälienta department, are creating more than ordinary interest, because of the
LEE THEATRE
TO-DAY
CHINESE STAGE PERFORMANCES
2. Shows daily its 13 nosal and 7.30 p.m.
unusual direnmstances surrounding MISS WU DIP YIN,
them.
One of the patients a baby girl is victim of paralysis of the muscles of the shoulzara and the arm, caused by a leigh af the fifth and sixth cervical nerve-foots. The baby's right arm hung perfectly An helpless from the shoulder. "adroplane" splint was applled, the baby even being compelled to alberi in E · Constant exercise and man: sage have forthed part of the treat
sountry served as a basis for recon-ment, and the Infant and bean
struction plans.
PRADIO
TO-DAY'S. PROGRAMME
1-2 p.m.-European programme:
034
PAK KUL WING.
OR SALE
1934
taught to use its hand and shoulder|POSTAGE · STAMP CATALOGUES muscles. For three days a week
| beéli repented, and the Iftth patient,
for six months, this treatment he Stanley, Gibbons · Ltd,
$ 4.99
$ 7.50
7.75
now about a year old, can take an Part 1 British Empire offered sweet and put it in fth Part 11 Forelan Countries |mouth.
The second case is that of Scott Stamp & Coin Ca........... $ 9.09
| bright little boy;;who, at' the age of
fiften manthe, had not attempted
Yvert and Toller.
to uft up... Owing to nerve, Toulon,|:.
GRACA & CO.
he had no balance Re-education Dealers in Postage Stamp, Garden
seeds, Religious Gooda, days stee
1 p.m.-Local Time & Weather and spinal massage have brought
While in London he
was ap- pointed translator for the Lon-Report. don law courts.
In 1925 he entered the service of Arcos, the Russian company. whose premises were later raid- ed by the British police.
Lecturer in Perth.
1.3.p.m.-A relay of the Orchestra him to the stage of perfect balance, from the Chinese Emporium Restau- in a sitting position, and he is now rant by courtesy of the Management. | being taught in welk. An upomal (During the intervals recorded music feature..of this case is that the will be broadcast from the Studio).
1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press News, etc. 2. p.m.Close Down. Hawailan
Studio
selections
from the
+
baby, on being put to bed, is literal- ly harnessed in an iron cast.
The third case is also rare. fine little boy, now fifteen months old, was born without the recorded bona, in the right forearm, and also
|without a thumb. A splint has been -. European pro-made for him, and the muscles are
R.
· No. 10,:Wyndkami Street,
P. O. Box No, $29.
“CLEARING HOUSE. FOR SORROWS”
£100,000 Shelter For Paris Homeless.
SALVATION ARMY PROJECT:
Paris.
Howard migrated to Western Australia in 1927 and settled on Recital of gramophone records by the land. Inexperience took its Mr. C. B. R. Sargent. toll, and he secured a position as 4.30-7.90 p.m.—“, Chinese ¡Pass
part-time lecturer in the Perth Programme
7.30-19.30 p.m. The bidding was quite conven- University.
For economic rea-gramme tional up to the final bid by sons the University was forced to
7.30
pmClosing Local Stock Quo-manipulated to keep them function. South, and this was based on ab-dispense with his services. Hetations, etc.
ing until he is old enough for as 7.33-8 n.m-From the Studio. reasoning. His then moved to Melbourne, but Members reminded that TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN jeolutely
The 30th of a series of lessons in operation, which will probably tika a rebiddable could not secure a position in the Centonese" by the Rev. Mr. H.
the form of the transplantation of NOTICE IS had shown they and their ladies must wear
a tendon,
A clearing house for sorrowers their badges prominently display ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING suit and then at a later time had Melbourne University, although Wells,
bid clubs, showing another bid-it was realised that he was fully a pan-Local Time & Weather Re It is frequently found that many is one description which has been ed throughout the Meeting.
of the Shareholders in the Company
babies who are backward in deve applied to the new building for 8.3-8.25 p.m. From the Studio. No one without a badge will be will be held at the Company's Town dable suit. He therefore could not qualified to fill the post of lectur- port
hold an absolutely minimum rebid-jer in either French, German or Es Office, 2. Lower Albert Road,
Hewalion Seletions by Ho Yak Lum-lopment can be brought to or relief of the homeless which has and Ho Yak Ming.
mal condition by teaching them the just been opened here by the TUESDAY, 20th February, 1934 21dable spade sult, as then he would Russian.
So to-day he 16.82 austenance Programme:~
use of their unglager
section of the Salvation Badges admitting non-members 11 a.m. for the purpose of recely. have preferred to show the clubs
deduced worker.--Reuter-air dr. Members Enclosure and ing the Report of the Directors to first Souththerefore Club Rooms at $10.00 per day in- gether with Statement of Accounts either ave to the Ace-King-Queen*: cluding tax or $40.00 including declaring a Dividend and re-elect-six to the Ace-King and with his MEMORIALS tax for the Meeting (ladies $5.00 ing Directors and Auditora. and $2.00 respectively), are obtain- The TRANSFER BOOKS of the justified in contracting for seven. able through the Secretary upon Company WILL BE CLOSED from introduction by a Member, such the 9th February to 20th February, Member to be responsible for all 1934, both days inclusive, chita, c^c.
By Orders of the Board of Directors.
admitted closure.
to the
to the Members'
Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course.
The Secretary's Office. 3rd Floor. Glancester Building. (Tel. 27794), WILL, CLOSE AT 10 a.m. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, AND AT 12:30 n.m. ON THE FIFTH DAY.
J. D. THOMSON,
Secretary.
on
Hong Kong, 30th January, 1934.
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
TOTICE
tremendous aide strength
Wil
FOR "DEAD
VILLAGES
East's Open lead was a trump, which was probably as good an Opening lead as any, on the bid-
ding. This trick was won by De-
clarer in his own hand, and he im- mediately counted his top tricks; they to'alled twelve-that is, five! in spades, two in hearts, two in diamonds and three in clubs. The thirteenth trick could be obtained either by a heart finesse a club
J
MARKING: WAR RUINS
Paris.
1. Halons.
2. Violeta
8. Beautiful Keals.
4. Birds of Paradise.
8.25-9 pm Band Selections. Debroy Somers Archibald Joyes.) Waltaes
(arr. Somers)
| Fanfare-Selection
Other unusual cases. Ired come under the notice of the
geons and physiciang.
babies who are born
with**
slight deformity or," abnormá Band.which, if not immediately
ebruin," who... per-
the röbering“ derenony,
General Hig
of the Salvation General Albin Commissioner-General Salvation Army in
a
The new bui, called
would doom them to remain cripple Peyron, Debroy Bomers Band-throughout life. An honorary mas of the seuse attends three days of each France, French Touring Club The Open Road Hiking Medley
(arr. Somers)
Debroy Somers Band. week, and last year twenty-thre Raising Funds.
Ballada We Love Selection cases were treated by her. Twenty-"City of Refuge istmodern and Debray Samer Band. two of these infants were discharged comfortable and serve as 0-9.4 .m-From the Studio,
in a normal condition, and the re- central offices as well as a refuge. An 8th Recital of Gramophone re-
It includes a room for mothers maining child, having outgrows the cords hw Mr. C. B. R. Bargent.
and children, a creche, a hostelry 2.46-9.56 p.m. Humorous Interlude age limit of the out-patients depart for men, another for women, two
ment of the hospital was sent toị The French Touring Club is run-by Stanley Holloway
(a)Three Ha's pence & Foot
another Institution where little restaurants, a labour, bureau and (b) The Lion and Albert.
patients are victims of club for an office for distributing clothing. The feet are encased in plaster by wards the building fund were The site and a contribution to- the surgeons, and tomate the given by the ly of Paris. The patients are handed to the ma Princess Edmond de Bolignac seuse to complete the work gave £35,000 toward the total The Renwick Hospital and its cost of £100,000 and the centre allled out-patient's department are has been opened, with a debt of among the activities of the Benevo-only £3,000, Rueter. lent Society of N.S.W-Reuter;
be obtainabli each day at the Club CE IS HEREBY GIVE ease or a club drop. It was alaojning a fund to provide the "dead!
A limited number of Tiffin will
House. provided they are ordered LY
In
this
possible to lead three rounds of villages" on the Western Front with 9.65-10.27 p.m-A Recordad. Musles that the ORDINARY YEAR- hearts and ruff one, in the Dummy, suitable tombstones and a memorial Comedy "He Wanted Adventare" MEETING of the
Share All of these plays seemed very has been designed by a well-known My Heart's to Let
Bobby Howes and Judy Gunn in advance from the No. 1 Boy, holders
Corporation tempting, but actually nons of sculptor, a granite stone on a base When You've Fallen in Love Telephone No. 21920.
will be held in the Board Room of them was necessary, as the De composed of the ruins of the village
Bobby Howes & Marie Burke, On no pretext will children be Messrs. Jardine, Matteson & Co. clarer soon realized. In a situa- itself, with in front a plan of the (a) Robby and the Spy permitted in either enclosure dur- Ltd, 18, Pedder Street, Hong Kong. tion where extra tricks are possible vanished commune and the words: (b) The Bremen,
Bobby Hnwes, Raymond Newell, ing the first four days of the Meet- on SATURDAY, the 24th February. In two side suits and re-entries are "Here stood....destroyed in..........” Judy Gunn & Chorus. Ing.
1934, at 11.30 am. for the purpose aure in both hands, a double Many Englishmen who remember The Monarch of the Seas of receiving the Report of the
the Somme battlefront in 1918 must Raymond Newell & Theatre Chorus. Declarer, therefore, led out all have seen at a lonely cross-roads the This is the Hour-Rumba Duet
Bobby Howes & Maris Burke. a Statement of Accounts for the his trumps, took one round of pathetic inscription in English You Came to Me Board of Directors together withere is bound to develop.
hearts and then followed with "Here was Villers Carbonnel?".
Raymond Newell & Marie Burke. year ending 31st December, 1983.
Watson. Bobby Fowes, ́· Wylle
Marie Burke, Raymond, Newell & Theatre Choras.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
Publie Enclosure is $4.00 per day The price of admission to the including tax for all persons in cluding ladies, and is payable at the fate,
tax.
.
Wylle Watson. Bobby Howes &
Theatre Choras, 10.27 pm-Rugby Mid-day Fross 10.30 p.m.-Close Down.
NEW ANAESTHETIC GAS DISCOVERED
Eliminatės Undesirable After Effects.
SUCCESSFUL TESTS IN UA.
Ito the Congres of Anaesthetists
which is meeting here.de
The gas, which is called Cyc lopropane, relaxes patients a completely as ether, is not un- pleasant to take, appears to have no harmful effect on the heart and has few uncomfortable after effects. It also seems to be less inflammable than other" wapour Chicago. anaesthetics.
The REGISTER OF SHARES of three rounds of clubs. At this The Board rose in the midst of a Final the Corporation will be CLOSED point he was down to four cards--wilderness of buttercupe with no "Soldiers and Sailors in uniform from MONDAY, the 12th February namely, two, hearts, a club and a trace of a village there, not even one, are admitted to the Public En. to SATURDAY, the 24th February diamond. The Dummy was down brick standing on another. Villers Smile and be Bright closure at $1.00 per day including 1984 (both days inclusive), during to three diamonds and a heart and Carbonnel has risen again on its old
which period no transfer of shares
it was was apparent that West site, but there are at least 30 other Bookmakers, Tic Tac men etc. can be registered.
could not hold three diamonds and villages, completely wiped out by the News two hearts. Any division of the war, which will never be re-bullt. cards would produce the same re- Among them - are Donsumont, |------
The gas has so far been used Hong Kong, 5th February, 1984. But, as one player could not hold around which a harrowing war play Hitherto sufficient funds have A new anaesthetic gan, deve
en to enough stoppers, Declarer has been written, and these others; been collected only to erect stapes loped by Professor V. E. Hender-successfully in about 280 opera merely laid down his hand and-Tahure, Heineville, Ones, Per-to the memory of two of them son and Professor George EW.tions in Wisconsin Hospital.
Lucas, of Toronto, was described, Reuter, claimed the balance of the tricks, thes-les-Hurlus, Fleury, and Vaux. Fleory and Ornes-Renter.
will not be permitted to operate By Order of the Board of Directors.
V. M. GRAYBURN, within the precincts of The Hong)
Chief Manager. Kong Jockey Club during the Race Menting.
Tiffins will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Pablic En- THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON closure.
| WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTQ. SERVANTS PASSES. Passes for Bervants will be NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. issued on annlication to the Secret-
THE FORTY-SEVENTH ORDIN-
ary, Srd Floor, Gloucester BoldARY ANNUAL MEETING OF
ing.
Emplovers are requested to dis- SHAREHOLDERS' will be held at tribute them with discrimination the Office of Messrs, Jardine, Ma and to endorse their names on the theson & Co., Ltd., on FRIDAY, the passes.
2nd March, 1984 AT NOON for the Servants are not permitted in purpose of receiving the Report of the Members' Enclosure except for the Directors and the Statement of Dassing through on their duties Accounts for the year ended Sist but most remain in their em-December, 1988, 41- ployers' utanda:
The Transfer Books of the Com=||} Any persons found lottering pany will be CLOSED from WED- "with" "Servants" pan in their NESDAY, the 21st February, 1884, pökeestión will forfeit the same to FRIDAY, the 2nd March, 1984, and will be removed from the en- both days Inclusive, fundi closure.
SAYAN BE Order of the Board of
Directors,
By Onder,
C. B. BROWN.
Secretary. Hong Kong, 12th Tab. 1984
NELL
Hong Kong, 18th February;:1984;)
POP The Modern Professor.
WHY D'YOU CALL HIM
PROFESSOR
By J. MILLAR WATT
TAKING LESSONS