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by Ely Culbertson.
World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst
THE LEAD OF A TRUMP
THE CHINA MAIL.
One of the simplest of all defen- sive plays Is the lead of a trump to prevent the Declarer from ruffl- ing losing cards in the Dummy. This is a play which almost every- body knows and one which is us- jually' recognized quickly. How
ever, it is not always so easy to appreciate the importance of the time factor. Sometimes, if the play is to be at all successful, it must be made immediately and an Kowloon Bay. Instant's delay will completely lose
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RIVER "MONSTER" AT LADYSMITH
Seen Gambolling By Native Woman.
PROVES TO BE A PYTHON
BADIO"
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME ▼
The following programma will be broadcasted to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. mutres on a wave length of 385 A native woman was found in | (845 K.Cs) :**
Ladysmith (Natal), Ladysmith also has its own; monster.
a state of collapse and hysteria 1-2.15 p.m. European jon the bank of the Klip River. The moment a coherent state- ment could be obtained from her she stated that she had seen the South dread water spirit "Tokolosh."
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MAIL REVIEW
"THE BOWERY,"—KINGS"
THEATRE
"The Bowery", now showing at the King's Theatre, brings the roaring romance of bad, old New York in the 80's and '90's with its famous characters including Chuck Connors, Steve Brodie and Swipes, the newsie.
The story is powerfully told with {Wallace Berry, George Raft and little Jackle Cooper" in the leading roles: Fay Wray has the part of lucky Calhoun rescued from the white slavers and others in the cast are George Walsh, Pert Kelton and Lillian Harmer.
MAIL REVIEW
¡“ADVICE TO' THE LOVELORN," -ALHAMBRA THEATRE
Syndicate Formed For of the efforts of an energetic journ-
Investigation.
EVIDENCE OF EXISTENCE
"Advice to the Lovelorn," the latest Twentieth Century produc- tion, is a fast moving comedy-drama
alist to maintain the interest in the "Advice to Lovers", column in his newspaper.
Lee Tracy gives one of his best performances in the leading role East London (Cape Province). and is well supported by a cast Evidence of the existence of buried | including Sally Blanc, Isobel treasure along the const between Jewel, Paul Harvey, Judith Wood here and the Keiskama River is in and others. Programme.the possession of a syndicate which
1 p.m.-Local Time and Weather is being formed for the purpose of investigating the possibilities of re- Report
covering it.
1.03 p.-Recorded Music,
1.10 p.m.-A Relay of the
Flong
Report,
MAIL REVIEW
***THE WORKING MAN". Historical records show that in
QUEEN'S THEATRE the early days when wind-jammers
George Arliss in the leading England and India and the Far East role is a well told story of a big many ships were wrecked near here, business man who masqueraden as and there is a widely held theory a lowly fisherman in order to save that the rat white people to land the children of his one-time most along the Eastern Coast were buc formidable business rival. 4-7.30 m-Chinese Recorded Pro-caneers, whose ship was wrecked a It is a human and touching
few miles south of East London,
story, and apart from George 7.30-11.30 p.m.- European
Legend has it that their ship Arliss who is well known as a
2.15 p.m.-Close Down.
She said it was a huge mons-Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong carried valuable cargoes between ter and playfully gambolled in Kong Hotel Grill Room. the water. The natives who 1.30 p.m.-Local Weather found the woman said that while etc. East's bidding is perfectly legi- trying to revive her they saw a timate but West's bidding. is de big swirl in the water and then cidedly fantastic-he managed to caught glimpses of a huge [bid
bare monster as thick as a man. three Limes on a
The **Tokolosh" has been minimum. In spite of these over- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN bids, however, he actually had a spotted by a white man, who- of the Publishers. 34, Wynd- N That an Extraordinary General fairly good play for the hand. hopes to slay the monster and
Jahnston Rondi. Wanchai, Hong Kong Telephone 24307.
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PUBLIC AUCTION. ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
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THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD. (In Voluntary Liquidation).
Dance Musle from the Hong Kong
gramme.
Hotel To-night.
Pry-
8 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re-carried a cargo of gold bullion and great actor, the supporting cast precious stones, and that the sur including Bette Davis, Hardie vivors or the wreck managed to snl Albright, and Theodore Newton vage and bury a large portion of played their parts to perfection.
gramme.
port.
7.30-8.10 p.m-Variety Orchestral
Love, Here is My Heart Casing Dances, Valse
**
เ
Pianoforte Solo-
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big North quite naturally opened earn a few pounds—it is a Meeting of the United Asbestos! Qriental Agency Limited (in, volun- the King of Clubs, which help the python.
The snake was washed down This player now knew Lary liquidation) will be held at the trick. Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Com-that there was but one more club the river a little over two weeks a continuation age, and has been daily enjoying pany, Limited, at Queen's Building, outstanding and so
than to a quiet swim in the river. Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, could do no more harm
Reuter.. on WEDNESDAY, 25th day of force the Declarer. However, the April, 1934, at 3 o'clock in the after-singleton spade in the Dummy was noon at which Meeting the Liquida-staring him in the face and he saw Lors will lay before the Meeting an immediately that this card account of their acts and dealings very important to the Declarer. He and of the conduct of the winding therefore shifted immediately to during the Fourth year of the Knave of hearts. This was won with the King in the Dummy and Liquidation.
Ja spade led immediately. South
clattered up with the Ace and con-j tinued his partner's defensive BERETS FASHIONABLE-IN 1812 policy by leading another trump. At this point West was complete-
to be held on MONDAY, the 23rd day of April, 1934, at 3 p.m. at the Offices of the Public Works De- partment, by Order of His Excellency Per the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Mount Cameron in the Co- lony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 76 years.
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pro. Dodwell & Company, Ltd.
J. P. WARREN,
Director.
Liquidators:
Rong Kong, 19th April, 1934.
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. (1918), LTD.
Lost Certificate No. 10166,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Was
ly helpless. He was able to ruff
First Shingle Worn
In 1796
London:
The first shingle was worn in
one spade in the Dummy but was 1796 and the beret was fashionable forced to concede two, more fricke in 1812.. in this suit to the adversaries.
These surprising facts about our It is apparent that a second club "modern" fashions were revealed lend gives Declarer the hand as by Mrk. Herbert Richardson, it not only enables him to trump Fellow of the Royal Historical enough spades in the Dummy but Society, in a lecture. on "Costume also permits him to establish the in History" at the Royal Society of club suit itself by simply conced-Arts,
ing one trick to the adversaries She proved that the shingle was
Albert Sendler & His Orchestra.
Sleepytime Down South
Life is just a Bowl of Cherries
Carroll Gibbons & His Bov Friends.
Form Tours-War Songs Medley
The Big Four. Plano Solo-
Billy Mayerl's Own Selection
Billy Mayer, ¡Vocal GemB-
It.
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“BOMBAY MAIL”—CENTRAL
There are other stories, too, of MAIL REVIEW ships which came to grief among the rocks near the coast, and of how rich cargoes were saved and hidden in the natural bush which then flanked the shore.
THEATRE
are
Excellent acting, fascinating The sydnicate intends to conduct a thorough examination of all the background, characters who
much alive, and a plot which bub- available evidence and, if it
bles over with suspense all play locate a likely area and obtain
their parts in making Universal's necessary permission, will begin "Bombay Mail," one of the most
Light Opera Company, digging operations-Reuter.
"The New Moon"
Fox-Trot-
Eski-L-Lay-L-O-Mo
Waltz-
St. Moritz Walls
George Hall & His Orch.
(I Wish I had a Snow Man)
SERBIA'S WOMAN
SERGEANT
con
the
gripping
screenplay mysterica
seen in a long time.
Edmund Lowe does' 'a, fine job
as Inspector Dyke, who solves s gripping murder.
x film "I am Suzanne" which com (The two numbers are from the Heroic Figure Now Begs Onslow Stevens and the beauti
mences at the King's Theatre on Sun- day). -
8.10.8.45 p.m.-Orchestral.
Le Rouet D'Omphale
(Omphale's Spinning Wheel; (Saint-Saens Op. 31)
Philharmonic
Symphony Orch.
of New York Directed by Willem Mengelberg. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F.
(Liaz Doppler) his diamond suit provides originally known as "coiffure a la
Symphony Orchestra con enough entries for this purpose. victime." This style was fashion-| ducted by Albert Coates,
The hand is not presented, as able just after the French Revolu- Le Prince Igor, March (Borodine)
(Rimaky-Korsakov)
No that Certificate No. 10160 for an of
•
Sir Thomas Beechman conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orch. Witches Danco, From "Le Villi"
(Puccini)
For Help
TWICE. WOUNDED IN WAR
ful Shirley Grey supply the love, interest. John Davidson is excel- lent as the crook, and Hedda Hop-- per Ralph Forbes, Jamieson Thoni son, John Wray, Tom Moore and Belgrade. Brandson Hurst, put life. into their Zhivka Terzitch, who won roles. fame during the Great War by: her herofe exploits as a soldier, on the Solonika front, has come MAIL REVIEW to Belgrade to beg for help for her starving family.
During the Balkan wars she served with the Serbian Army as a nurse,
When her brother was killed
“NIGHT FLIGHT” —- ORIENTAL THEATRE
and her husband made a prison-
昇龍
There is a thrill, coupled with "Night authenticity, about
er early in 1914 Zhivka threw Flight," the M-G-M romanace of
The B.B.C. Wireless Symphony away her nurse's uniform, don the skies, now showing at the
Concert Waltz In A (Glazounovy
Orch. Conducted by Percy
200 shares numbered 780487/786686 but simply of the importance of rible: tollet of the guillotine," she a fairly common said, "when hair-which might have persai plan 11,7091ad registered in the name of BEA appreciating
impeded its triangular blade was TRICE MARY SMYTH has been situation.
shorn off into a canvas basket." reported LOST OR MISLAID and NOTICE
The beret, Mrs., Richardson con- ALSO! IS HEREBY
tinued, was first generally worn at GIVEN that, unless the said Certifi-
an achievement in the realm cate is produced at the Registered
the time of the Peninsular War 8.45-9 p.m.-Songs by Peter Dawned the clothes of a private and Oriental Theatre, which makes it
served with the infantry. because it was the head-dress of the 50. Office of the Company within
After four years' fighting, in aviation pictures, THIRTY-DAYS from the date of
Besque peasants who were harry-Love, Could I only Tell Thoe (Capel) ing the French troops in the Penit. She is Far-From The Land Lambert) which she was twice wounded,
this Notice, the aforesaid Certificate COMPANY MEETINGS No. 10166 will be deemed CAN- (CELLED AND OF NO EFFECT and an application to the Company for the issue of a new Certificate In respect of the sald shares will be] proceeded with in the usual course.j
UNION WATERBOAT CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
AN. HE TWENTY NINTH
NUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Offices of Mesars, Dodwell & Co., Ltd., on MONDAY, 23rd April, 1984, at 11 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the report of the General Managers, together with a statement. of Accounts to 81st December, 1088.) The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 16th to 23rd April, 1984, both dates inclusive.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
General Managerá, Hong Kong, 9th April 1934.
For THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. (1918), LTD. NOEL BRAGA, Secretary. Hong Kong, 29th March, 1984.
NOH REMEDY
BURIED KEY TO A FORTUNE
Bank Deposit Book In Dead Man's Coat.
EXHUMATION ORDER SOUGHT
Genoa,
Luigi Costa, of Genoa, has taken with him to the grave the key to a fortune of £1,000.
sular and thus greatly helping the British soldiers-Beuter;"
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WAGES PROPOSED FOR CONVICTS."
Canadian House Of .. Commons Motion.
Ottawa.
A Word Allow Me (Prolgue Pt. 1
"Pagliacci"Leoncavallo)
A Song Of Tender Mam'ries
(Prolgue Pt. 2 "Pagliacc!"-
Leoncavallo)
of
The cast includes several· 'pro- she was promoted to the rank of minent players, including John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymors. sergeant.
Now she and her husband are Clark Gable, Robert Montgomery. without means of support, and Helen. Hayes and Myrna Loy. Zhivka, who refused all payment
9.11.30 p.-A. Relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the during the War, is asking the Bong Kong Hotel Grill Boom.
19.30 pm-Rugby Mid-day
News.
Government to recognize her MAIL REVIEW Prane services in her hour of need.
11.30 p.m.-Close Down. All Edays of the Hong Kong Hotel Orchestras are by courtesy of the Management,
Reuter.
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"PENTHOUSE"'-STAR ·
THEATRE
"THE CONQUERORS”- MAJESTIC, THEATRE
The money, invested in a sav-
Richard Dlx and''Ann Barding inge bank, cannot be touched by The payment of wages to convicts
give stirring performances in the his heirs unless they produce the
BKO. Radio production, The Con- [të Canadian penitentiaries has been dead man's deposit book."
The library of the Far Eastern "Penthouse," the M-G-M produc- querors," now showing at the For a long time after his death proposed in the House of Commons the book could not be found. by Miss Agnes Macphail, the only branch in Harbarovsk of the Soviet tion now showing at the "Star Majestic Theatres
It is a story of a romance during Academy of Sciences contains some Theatre, presents a modern plo- Then a servant remembered woman: member. that Costa had sewn it into the The convicts would work at of the rarest examples of scientific tare of New York's "high spot the ups-and-downs of the United States from 1875; after the Civil lining of a coat sa a precaution trades, according to the plan sug-as well as other literary works in Mad Manhattan.
Filmed almost entirely in set-War, until the present day; against theft and in this coat rested" by Mias" Macphail, their the world. Of particular interest is he had been buried.""
ka maintenanós being, deducted from the collection of old Chinese manus-tings that show this lavish pent: The picture given a vivid insight scripts, of which the most precious houss world on top of New York's Into the nation's problems and vie Now the machinery of the law their wages, th has been set in motion to pers The balance would be given to in the Idao Chal-di, în forty-six sky-scrapers, the picture captura tories, and shows how it struggled mit the exhumation of the body, then on their relbase and to thair volumes, including hundreds of the pulse of the roof-top life of through thres fancial crises dur-
Ing that period. Reuter
families.—Bouter.
this great mitropolia. shört störles and fantasies.