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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1934, 24th, 26th, 27th, 28th February, and 3rd March, 1934.
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MON- 24th. N SATURDAY
DAY 26th, TUESDAY 27th, and WEDNESDAY 28th February, the first bell will be rung at 11 a.m. and the first race will be run ati 11.30 .. On Saturday. the 3rd March, the first bell will be rung
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CULBERTSON ON CONTRACT
By ELY CULBERTSON
World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst
DIFFICULT PLAY.
only justification for North's Fourth Hand bid is the possession of honors and the strong feeling that if he passes the hand out he will lose the match.
Most Bridge players assume, 3-The that if they hold a King without other supporting honors in either hand, practically the only chance to make a trick with it is to make a lead toward it and trust that the Ace will be found on the "right"|
are situationa, how jside. There
which the bidding and ever, in play clearly indicate that this for tunate location of the Ace does not ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS. exist, and then the chance of mak
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4-East now decides to enter the
bidding. 6-With
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distributional; strong values, South's Redouble clearly the best call 6-Perhaps West should bid dia
monds, but he decides that in- asmuch as East had started the trouble he will let him and his own solution,
king the needed trick with the King depends upon an entirely dif ferent line of play. Such a situa tion arose in the final rounds of the Southern New England Team-7-Possibly too strong, as, with a Redouble, two hearts would be of-Four Championship, held re cently at New London, Conn., and a very strong Raise.
The Opening lead was the dia- was the determining factor in the
player jmond King, which was followed by winning of a match for a who found the correct solution. the Ace and another diamond, as The hand:
East, Dealer,
North and South vulnerable.
NORTH:-
S.-3 97
HAK Q 10
D. 10 9 2 CQ 7 4
WEST:--
S. A 6 8 2 1-1 65
D. 8 5 4 3 C.-9 3
S.-Q 10 8
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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
ROUND HONG KONG'S
CINEMA THEATRES
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"THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII"-KING'S THEATRE.
{MAIL REVIEW ·
"SO THIS IS AFRICA”—— ALHAMABRA THEATRE
Wheeler and Woolsey, two of the Notable for its excellence of set-
funniest comedians on the screen, ting, acting and production, "The are featured in another rollicking Private Life of Henry VII," DOW comedy, "So This Is Africa,” the showing at the King's Theatre, is current attraction at the Alhambra a clever satire on the tudor court Theatre.
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of the 16th century which should As two explorers, Wheeler and been seen by every lover of good Woolsey
go through a series of entertainment.
hilariously amusing adventures in Produced by London Films, it the Dark Continent. The picture has become a real epic of the is full both of wisecracks and of
direc-thrilling escapes from wild beasts. screen, under the artistic torship of Alexander Korda.
The supporting cast includes With its delicious risque pas Raquel Torres, Esther Muir, Henry sages, the film shows the private Armetta, Eddie Clayton and a large life of Henry Vill with five of his number of charming girls acting as six wives, the court intrigues and "Amazons" of an unknown part of Jealousies, the beheading of Anne Africa. Boleyn and the beautiful Katheryn
|Howard and, Anally, his wedding to MAIL REVIEW
Katherine Parr.
Such is the outline of a story which gives a wonderful spectacle{ of banquet scenes, joustings and' the atmosphere of the life of those
"NIGHT FLIGHT" QUEEN'S THEATRE,
There is a thrill, coupled with
Limes, incidents flawless in detail an authenticity, about "Night and beautifully grouped.
Flight," the M-G-M romance of the
East felt sure that his partner did not have a five-card diamond suit for he would have shwon it in res
ponse to the Takeout Double. This was trumped in the Dummy and two rounds of trumps were taken.
Charles Laughton gives an amaz-skies, now showing at the Queen's Now the finesse in clubs
ling performance as "bluff King Theatre, which makes it an ac- taken, and the Ace of clubs laid
Hal." His likeness to the famous hievement in the realm of aviation down. The Declarer returned to
portrait of the King, by Holbein, pictures. his own hand with a trump, pick-
The story, by a flyer, Antoine de 1 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re-is almost uncanny, especially when ing up West's last trump, and then
one realises that it has been achie-Saint-Exupery, tells grippingly of port.
13 p.m.--Recorded music. ruffed his last club in Dummy. It:
ved without make-up of any de-incidents in the running of a big was obvious to him that in addition 1.15 p.m. A relay of the Hong scription.
air mail company in South Ameri- Hotel Orchestra from the Hong of dia-Kong Hotel Grill Room. to the Ace-King-Knave
The rest of the cast also yield ca; the same company for which Konk
brilliant
Binnie the author flew for several years. performances. 2.15 p.m. Close Down.
monda, which East had already shown, and the King of clubs.. East could not hold also the spade |Ace, so a lead to the King would serve no useful purpose. Instead, from the Dummy he now led the spade 4, and when West played low, put on the nine from his own hand. This trick East won with the the Ten, but could not play cards in such a way as to prevent the Declarer from winning two more tricks and thus fuißlling his contract a result brought about by a careful plan, carefully carried after out.
reminded that THE FORTY-SEVENTH ORDIN- Members
THE FORTY SELECTING OF they and their ladies must wear
bidding: (Figures their badges prominently display- SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Ma- ed throughout the Meeting.
No one without a badge will be theson & Co., Ltd., on FRIDAY, the bids refer to numbered explana
En- 2nd March, 1934 AT NOON for the tory paragraphs).
East South West North admitted
purpose of receiving the Report of
Pass (1) Pass Pags (2) 1 H (3) Badges admitting non-members the Directors and the Statement of
Enclosure and Accounts for the year ended 31st Dbl. (4) Red bl. (5) Pass (6) Pase Members' to the Club Rooms at $10.00 per day in ecember, 1933.
$40.00 including The Transfer Books of the Com- cluding fax-or Lax for the Meeting (ladies $5.00 pany will be CLOSED from WED- and $2.00 respectively), are obtain-NESDAY, the 21st February, 1934, able through the Secretary upon to FRIDAY, the 2nd March, 1934,
A Member. such both days inclusive. introduction by
By Member to be responsible for all! chits, etc.
Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at
the Race Course.
The Secretary's Office, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Bullding. (Tel. 27794),! WILL CLOSE AT 10 a.m. ON THE AND AT FIRST FOUR DAYS. 12.30 p.m. ON THE FIFTH DAY.
Order of the Board of
Directors,
F. H.CRAPNELL, Secretary. Hong Kong, 13th February, 1934.
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEAR- MEETING of the Share-
A limited number of Tiffins will No
be obtainable each day at the Club
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House, provided they are ordered holders in thia Corporation
In advance from the No. 1 Boy-will be held in the Board Room of Telephone No. 21920.
On no pretext will children be Mesars. Jardine, Matheson & Co. permitted in either enclosure dur- Ltd. 18, Pedder Street, Hong Kong, Ing the first four days of the Meet-on SATURDAY, the 24th February,
Ing.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
1934, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors together with The price of admission to the
a Statement of Accounts for the Public Enclosure in $4.00 per day year ending 31st December, 1989. including tax for all persons in- The REGISTER OF SHARES of cluding ladies, and in payable at the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 12th February Soldiers and Sailors in uniform to SATURDAY, the 24th February are admitted to the Public En-1934 (both days inclusive), during closure at $1.00 per day including which period no transfer of shares
can be registered.
the Gate.
tax,
Bookmakers, Tic Tac men ste
will not be permitted to operate By Order of the Board of Directors,
within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race! Meeting.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 6th February, 1994.
Tins will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Public En-THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD |STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED. closure,
SERVANTS' PASSES.
Passes for Servants will be NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS issued on application to the Secret- ary, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Bulld-NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Ing.
passes,
NOTI
that the THIRTY-EIGHTH
Employers are requested to dis-ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING tribute them with discrimination of the Shareholders in the Company and to endorse their names on the will be held at the Company's Town |
Office, 2, Lower Albert Road, on Bervants are not permitted in TUESDAY; 20th February, 1984 at the Members' Enclosure except for 11 a.m. for the purpose of receiv passing through on their duties ing the Report of the Directors to but must remain in their; em-gether with Statement of Accounts, declaring, a Dividend and re-elect- ployers' standa.
Any persons found lotteringjing Directors and Auditors, with Servants' passes in their The TRANSFER BOOKS of the possession will forfeit the same Company. WILL BE CLOSED from and will be removed from the en-the 9th February to 20th February, closure.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 12th Feb., 1984.-f
1984, both days -inclusive;cumentat By Orders of the Board of Directors. J. D. THOMSONAEMA
Secretary: Hong Kong, 30th January, 1934.
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Pass
Pass 3 H (7) Pass 1-A poor pass. This hand should be bid, but the East player had adopted the theory that either his partner or opponents would protect his Opening pass. 2-Obviously West is too weak to
take any action.
I will be noted that not only is the spade play, as outlined, es- sential, but the winning of the trump tricks and the rung of the club in Dummy must also be care- fully timed.
A BED OF ROSES
1-2.15 p.m-European programme.
Talk from the Studio to-night.. Chinese Studio Concert.
Barnes as Katheryn Howard gives It has been put on the screen with 椁 scintillating portrayal. Elsa complete sympathy and accuracy
3-8 p.m.-European programme. 5-7 p.m.-A relay of the Hong Kong Lanchester, in private life Mrs. by a director-flyer, Clarence Brown. Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hong Laughton, does wonderfully well Kong Hotel Roof Garden.
* p.m.-Closing Local Stock Queta tions, etc 7.3-7.07
p.m.-Light Opera. Vocal Gems-
The Yeomen of the Guard
(Gilbert & Sullivan)
Columbia Light Opera Co.
Selection-
H.M.S. Pinafore (Gilbert & Sullivan) The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards Vocal Geran-
The Gondellers Gilbert & Sullivan) Columbin Light Opera Co. Selection-
Gelahn (Sidney Jones)
Marck Weber & His Orchestra.l 7.32-9 pm. From the Studio, A talk on "Surtees" by Mr. H. C. Macnamara.
+
в p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re- nort.
8.3-10.30 p.m.-Chinese Concert from the Studio.
News. Belgrade,
The cast includes several pro-
as Anne of Cleves. Merle Oberon minent players, including John as Anne Boleyn, Wendy Barrie as Barrymore,
Barrymore,
Lionel
Jane Seymour, Lady Tree as the old Clark Gable, Robert Montgomery, nurse, Franklyn Dyall, Miles Man-Helen Hayes and Myrna Loy. der, Claud Allister and Robert
Donat all lent magnificent support. MAIL REVIEW
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THE JUNGLE MYSTERY,”———
CENTRAL THEATRE
"TUGBOAT ANNIE"-STAR
THEATRE.
as Annie, With Marie Dressler redoubtable feminine skipper of Puget Sound, and Wallace Beery now no Captain Terry, "Tugboat An- now showing at the Star
"The Jungle Mystery." showing at the Central Theatre, is nie,"
a thrilling mystery drama of dark- Theatre, brings laughs, tears, jest Africa, based on the famous thrills and tense drams in a series
story "The Ivory Trail," by Talbot of entertaining episodes. Mundy, and deals with the adven- tures
of two explorers who en-MAIL REVIEW counter a savage apeman in their
10.30 p.m. -Rugby Mid-day Prens
10.35 p.m.-Close Down. A poor Russlan refugee who
A relays of Hong Kong Hotel wanderings.
courtesy of the bought an old mattress for two-Orchestras are by
The principal roles are admirably Management and during the interval B pence has found £100 bidden
recorded muric will be broadcast from portrayed by Tom Tyler, Noah
Beery, Junior, and Cecilia Parker. the straw stuffing-Reuter.
the Studio.
JIGGS AT THE CHICAGO WORLD FAIR
BY COLLY. IT'S A CINCH THEY DON'T
BUILD THE FAIR ON
A MINIATURE GOLF COURSE -
JICES
LIKES THE OLD HEIDELBERG-
VILLAGE.
BY GOLLY. THEY START. THE FOOT BALL SEASON EARLY HERE
JIGES SAYS - DAY BY
DAY IN EVERY WAY
THE FAIR IS GETTING
BETTER AND BETTER
WHEN THE CROWD
DISCOVERED
· ¡RENE- RICH- CONSTANCE TALMADGE; AND LEW CODY ON THE GROUNDS- THERE WASALLE WILD RUSH FOR AUTOGRAPHS
ILL TAKE A SEASON'S
- TICKET -
BUY A HOLLYWOOD Raity-COAT!
ONE THAT RIPLEY MISSED - THỂ LOẠI THUẬT 15
HLOSING HIS NIKE
LIVES TRTINGOTTO CATCH THE MAIL. ASIT, GOES BY IN THE GLASS (MAL
SHOOT IN AN APARTMENT ON
NO - YOU
ARE WRONG • THESE BOYS JUST CAME
OUT OF THE "FLYING CURVES RIDE" THEY WILL BE ALL RIGHT IN A MINUTE
THE DIVERS
IM "HOLLYWOOD ARE SPOILING THE CALIFORNIA WEATHER.
WHO ORDERED WATER?
"FACE IN THE SKY”— ORIENTAL THEATRE.
"Face In the Sky," now showing at the Oriental Theatre, is an idy- Ilie romance of a self-confident signboard writer and a country girl, who both have come to the city with the intention of achiev- ing great things. A series of ad- ventures brings them together in a romantic climax to the picture.
Marion Nixon and Spencer Tracy play the leading roles, and Stuart Erwin provides the comedy.
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"MOONLIGHT AND PRETZELS" MAJESTIC THEATRE,
A galaxy of stage, screen and radio artists are brought together in "Moonlight and Pretzels," - an amusing musical comedy which is now showing at the Majestic Thon- tre.
Mary Brian and Leo Carrille in the leading parts, are given splen- did support by Herbert Rawlinson, Lillian, Miles, and Roger Pryor.
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