MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1934.
The China Mail
Annual subscription, excluding portags abroad, H..$36, payable in advance.
Overland China Mail.
Published every Thursday. Annual subscription, H.K.$18, focluding postage $10, payable in advance. Pablished by
The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd.
Frinters & Publishers, No. Sa, Wyndham Street, Hong Kong.
TELEPHONE 20022.
London Offices: S.. H. Bywatera & Co., Ltd., 7, Garrick Street, London, W.0.2.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Twenty-Ave Words three inser- tions prepaid $1,50. Every ad- ditional word Ave cents for three insertions.
All replies under this heading must be called for.
TO LET.
FELIX VILLAS-Desirable Modern Residences at moderate rentals. Apply F. A. Joseph, Property Department, Prince's Building. Phona 20910,
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE by Tender. Three Triumph Motor Cycle Combinations. Available! for Inspection.. Offers accepted all or
Apply R. A: S. C. any. Queen's Road.
Compound,
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
DENTISTS.
MR. HARRY FONG, DENTIST,} DR. 5. L. EWONG, Dental Surgeon WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICES From
74 Queen's Road 2nd. Fi To
5th F., King's Theatre Bldg. Telephones 21255 9-1.00; 2-6.09.
LAU PAK WAL, Dentist. HONG KONG OFFICE:-- GLOUCESTER BLDG. 1st Floor,
Telephone 28488. KOWLOON OFFICE:- 335, NATHAN ROAD, 2nd Floor, Telephone 58551,
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
W. B. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
Kowloon Bay,
New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L" Sole Agents for Kelefa Motors.
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232.
58, Queen's Road Central.
EMPLOYMENT.
We can fill any VACANCY for your office or your home IMMEDIATELY consult with us at any time No obligation-No cont We only recommend reliable employees who have been specially selected & examined
INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AGENCY Whiteaway Building 1st floor.
CULBERTSON --
CONTRACT
by Ely Culbertson.
World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst
THIRD HAND LOW
་
THE
CHINA MAIL.
"Third hand high". Is a principle which has come down all the way from the early days of Whist It ali is a good principle but, like others of its kind, it should not be There followed all of the time. are situations where a player! should deliberately refuse to top Dummy. The following band is a good illustration:
South, Denler.
Neither side vulnerable. North:-
S.-K 10 6
I-Q 10 4
D. J 10 6
C.-K J 98
West:
S. 3 2
H.-A 7 G
D-A 9 7-4 2 C.-7 8
East:-
S.--9 7 5.
11-9 8 3 2
D-Q 5 3
C-A G 2
South:-
S.-A Q 8 4 H.-K J 9
D-K & C--1043
The bidding:
South
INT
3NT
*North
2NT
Pass
Of course the bidding is atro- cious, North and South should reach a game contract in spades,
Paleface Indians Ousted by Navajos
JACKIE COOGANT
Ex. MAYOR Wasker
MARK
PICKFORD
Tom Mrst “and”"Tony""
GIM THORPE,
LUPE VEJEZ
RAMOS NOVARNO:
As the first step in a New Deal for the American Indian, a solemn tribal council at Gallup, N, M., recently banned from membership in the Navajo tribe anyona not a Navajo by birth. The resolution "expels" from bonorary membership many celebrities crowned with war bonnets on ceremonial occasions in the past. Among the distinguished paleface Navajos thus expelled are former Mayor James J. Walker of New York, Laps Veler, Mary Pickford, Jackie Coogan, Tom Mix and Ramon Navarro, of the movies. Furthermore, under the leadership of Jim Thorpe, noted Indian athlete, a new code for Indian film players is sought from NRA Thorpe objects to bis race being portrayed on the screens by Mexicans, Chinese, Hawaiians and Negroes, while many authentic Indians are available and unemployed.
BAD MANNERS. PAST
AND PRESENT
(Continued from Fage 8).
"It is not for me, ma'am, but
ARRIVED-1934 Standard û H. P. s..No. 20, Des Voeux Rd., C. Tel. 25879. which can be made very easily poor Mas Burney."
loont, Buoyant Power, Synchromesh
Gears, 38 Miles Per gallon, Streamline
at Remarkable Low Prices. Inspection and Demonstration Cordially Invited. WILLIAM MOTORS COMPANY, 199 Jobustor Toad, Waschri, Hong Kong, Telephone 24307.
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY.
On sale at all book-stolls and nt the! office. of the Publishers, 3A, Wynd- ham Street.
MISCELLANEOUS
FOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and
romptly printed." China Office. No. 3A, Wyndham St. phone 20022.
HONG KONG REALTY AND TRUST CO., LTD.
(Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances of Hong Kong)
NOT
poor
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
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 K.Cs):-
CINEMA NOTES
MAIL REVIEW
“MAN OF TWO WORLDS",
CENTRAL THEATRE
Francis Lederer, who recorded Ja, big success on the London and' New York stages In The Cat and the Fiddle" and "Autumn' Crocus." is featured id. RKO-Radio pro- - duction, "Man of Two Worlds,” with Elissa Landi. "
The famous Czecho-Slavaki singing-actor la cast asa eskimo hunter in a story with an intrigu- ing love triangle, with Stef Duna as his wife and, Ellesa Landi. the other woman.'
MAIL REVIEW
"THE KENNEL MURDER CASE"
ALHAMBRA THEATRE
S. S. Van Dine's famous murder mystery. "The Kennel Murder Case," featuring William Powell as the famous détective charac- ter. Philo Vance, is a sensational drama offering unusual entertain- ment,
Eugene Pallette is seen as Sere geant Heath, having played the role in every Van Dine pleture to date. "The Kennel Murder Case" is his fourth appearance as
the
FURS FOR AUTUMN burly police sergeant with Powell.
FASHIONS
£300,000 Sale Opened
In Leningrad.
SOVIET TRUST PROJECT
The balance of the fine cast in- cludes Mary Astor, Robert Barat, Jack La Rue, Halen, Vinson, Ar- thur Hohl, Ralph Morgan, Henry O'Neill, Paul Cavanaugh, Robert McWade and other well-known players.
MAIL REVIEW
"OLSEN'S BIG MOMENT"-. ORIENTAL THEATRE
Moscow. Fure worth more than £300,000 will be auctioned at the sixth Inter- national Fur Sale recently opened in 1.03 p.m.-Recorded Programme.
El Brendel, the popular come- 1-2.15 p.m.-European Programme, Leningrad.. It has been organised
dian, who is featured in the Fox p.m.—Local Time & Weather Re-by the Soviet Fur Trust. port."
Bale will comedy, "Olsen's Big Moment" is 1.03 p.m.--Recorded Programme. What happens at the
afforded a good opportunity to de- a big effect on 1.15 pmA Relay of the Hong Kong have
the price! Hotel Orchestra from the Hong Kong madam pays for her fur coat next monstrate his delightful Swedish accent, which he does with great Hotel Grill Room.
success. 1.30 p.m.--Local Forecast, etc.
2.15 p.m.-Close Down."
Dual transmission to-night.
5-8 pm-European Programme,
auturan.
Dealers from most European The supporting cast includes countries, including Great Britain, Walter Catlett and, Busan Flem-
6-7 pm-A Relay of the Hong Kong and from the United States, Canada ing Dance Orchestra from the Hong, and China are expected to attend Kong Hotel Roof Garden.
the sale.
MAIL REVIEW 7 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota
All the furs have been trapped in tlous, etc.
7.7.25 p.m.--Recorded Programme,
Soviet territory and will include:- "KING OF JAZZ"--MAJESTIC
650,000 Vocal Gems From Gilbert & Sulli. ›
squirrels, 150,000 ermines, 150,000 white fitches,
However, South was a player "Oh, poor Miss Burney can bear who believed in bidding notrump it the same as you. Put it down, Bodywork, The Mast Roomy Little Car COMPANY MEETINGS when holding a lot of tenaces. Of Mr. de Luc, without I will get out:
course after his first bid it is too it is my coach.” late to mention the spade suit. The
Miss Burney held her muff up to hand only goes to show the fallacy her eyes all the way and Mr. de of a system which prevents any Luc manfully made another at- real exchange of information. tempt to pull up the window when In spite of the fact that four they stopped to water the horses, apades in the right spot, three no-but "a voice of fury" exclaimed:
to defeat. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN trump is rather hard
"Let it down: without I won't that the Ordinary Yearly West's Opening lead is the 4 of go." Meeting of Shareholders of long diamonds, on which the Ten 18 They obeyed in terror and Mrs. Kong Realty and Trust Company played from the Dummy. If at S. remarked triumphantly to her Limited, will be held at the Regis this point East plays very hur- victims: "You might bear it when tered Office of the Company. Exriedly and simply lays down the you like (sic) ·How did change Building (2nd Floor), Des Queen, the band will be made, as Haggerdown bear it? When the Tele-Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, on the Knave in the Dummy will be blood was all running down from
TUESDAY, the 24th April, established for a second stopper. her.eyen!” 1934; at 12 Noon, for the purpose However, little consideration Of course it was rather bad luck of receiving a Statement of Ac-should show him the foolishness of on Mrs. S., who was fond of fresh | ven's Light Operas.
almost air, to have a subordinate who ap-"The Mikado" GENERAL NOTICES. counts and the Report of the Board playing the Queen. It is
of Directors for the year ended on impossible for West to hold the parently risked blindness if the
Columbia Light Opera Co.] | "Pailence" the 31st December, 1933, confirming Ace-King of diamonds, BO the glass of the coach was let down,
Columbia Light Opera Co. ia that he but, even so, would this violent dis-"Iolanthe” [the appointment of a Director and natural assumption
re-electing two Directors and the holds the King the play will make pute take place nowadays?
Columbia Light Opera Co. 7.25-7.45 p..Band Music, Auditors.
no difference and the Declarer is
For Sake Of Appearances Overture Zampa” The TRANSFER BOOKS of the certain to win 2 diamond tricks; ff, Company will be CLOSED from however, he holds the Ace and in 1994 Mrs. Schwellenberg WEDNESDAY, the 11th April, also a five-card suit the Declarer would have said: "Of course, 1934, to TUESDAY, the 24th April, must hold the King and one and darling, if fresh air upsets you we 1934, both days inclusive,
Ican be held to but one trick. It will pull up all the windows. Per- By Order of the Board, should be apparent at once that sonally I dislike stuffiness, and I the play of the Queen con gain may feel. But it won't be for nothing and lose everything, long, so let's put up with it by all
Having reasoned this out, East means, my pet." should play the 3-spot.
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. (1918), LTD.
Lost Certificate No. 10166.
NOTICE
CELLED AND OF NO EFFECT
Secretary.
F. C. BARRY,
Hong Kong, 4th April, 1994.
UNION WATERBOAT CO., LIMITED.
1
South
which a heart return to his part-
Not much more kindliness
at
anecdote
(Bevold arr. Godfrey) The Band of H.M.
Coldstream Guarda, conducted by Lt. R. Evans, Woodland Pictures--Rural Sulte
(P. E. Fletcher)
The B.B.C. Wireless Military Band. conducted by B. Walton O'Donnell. 7.45.8 p.m.-Selections by the J. H. Squire Celeste Octet. Operatica-
(Famous Operatie Melodies)
(arr. J. I. Squire) "Melody" (C, G. Dawes)
"Moonbeans & Shadows (J. H. Squire)
8, p.m.-Local Time & Weather B-1 port
8.03-8.30 pm-Chiness Lecture from
the Studio by Mr. Lo Po Yin,
8.30-10.30 p.mChinese Studio Con-1
100 p.m.-Cigna Dawn
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Certificate No. 10166 for 200 shares numbered 786487/786086 registered in the name of BEA- TRICE MARY SMYTH has been reported LOST OR MISLAID and ALSO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, unless the said Certif
will duck and start the club suit. heart, but appearances better pre- cate is produced at the Registered
East will win with the Ace, reserved,
Let me end with an Office of the Company within
tura a low diamond, and win the THIRTY DAYS from the date of
third round of diamonds in his that concerns not only my family thia Notice, the aforesaid Certificate
In the late seventeenth century No. 10160 will be deemed CAN- NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS own hand with the Queen, after but the one I married into.
THE TWENTY NINTH AN-ner will set the contract 2 tricks, the Duches of Sermoneta and the cert. and an application to the Company TH
NUAL GENERAL MEETING Strangely enough, the contract Princess Colonna of the day both for the issue of a new Certificate in J respect of the said shares will be of SHAREHOLDERS will be held can almost be made if the Declarer went out driving in their coaches proceeded with in the usual course, in the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & starts hearts before clubs. If he a Rome and met at the entrance Co., Ltd, on MONDAY, 23rd April, should do this, West, to defeat the of the Corso. Neither of the For THE CHINA LIGHT &
the second coachmen --- doubtless encouraged 1934, at 11 a.m. for the purpose of contract, must win POWER CO. (1918), LTD.
receiving the report of the Generat round of the suit and lead a heart by their mistresses-would yield to A great NOEL BRAGA,
establish East's the other. There was Managers together with a statement right back to Secretary.
of Accounts to S1st December, 1953, "thirteener." This defense can be cuffing of hoofs and champing of bits and exchange of sour looks, Hong Kong, 29th March, 1984.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the accomplished only if East makes a Company will be CLOSED from the reverse discard in hearts, which, after which the ladies returned to 16th to 23rd April, 1984, both dates as a matter of fact, is exactly what their respective homes full of in-
dignation and complaints. Inclusive.
he should do. DODWELL & CO., LTD. In spite of this hand's apparent
General Managers, simplicity there are a great man Hong Kong, 9th April, 1934. interesting little
that angles merit attention.
DRUNKEN PUPILS IN SCHOOL,
Result of Bulgaria's Cheap Wine.
COASTWISE
"ALGIE
by
BENNETT.
An interesting book of Cartoons depicting "Happeninga" on the China Coast.
PRICE $1.00.
Now on sale at
BREWERS WHTIEAWAY, LAIDLAW.. EXCELSIOR BOOK STORE. and' at the Publishera
The Newspaper Enterprica Láž. China Mall Building.
YOU
ARE INVITED TO INSPECT OUR STOCK OF
J
ASIATIC, FOREIGN AND
⠀ COLONIAL
POSTAGE STAMPS
IN SETS, SINGLE, PACKETS, BAGS AND IN APPROVAL. SHEETS.
GRACA & CO., Doulies in Postage Stampa, - Philstaliz Goody Picture
Pasteurds, Religious Goods, 2. Garden - Saeda, & etc. "NO, 10, WYNDHAM STREET,
P. O. Box. Na, 618. HONG KONG
Sofia.
THEATRE.
50,000 black itches, $5,000 red Paul Whiteman and his famous foxes, 5,000 white foxes, 1,000 orchestra are featured in the Uni- blue foxes, and 1,000 sables. versal musical extravaganza, In addition, there. will be 27,000 "King of Jazz," now showing at raw lamb skins and a large quan- the Majestic Theatre.
The support cast is a very pro- tity of dressed and dyed goods, in- cluding the skins of 38,000 Persian mfnent one with Bing Crosby, the lamba, 30,000 Shiraz lamba, 20,000 celebrated crooner, John Boles, Crimcan lambs, 140,000 squirrels, Stanley Smith, and Jeanette Loff
doing fine work. and 30,000 ponies-Reuter.
FAMOUS FILM STAR SUED.
£42 Claimed By Crew Of Yacht.
Los Angeles.
.
MAIL REVIEW
"GOİNG HOLLYWOOD,”— QUEEN'S THEATRE.
A
"Going Hollywood," featuring Marion Davies, Bing Crosby, the radio star, Stuart Erwin and host of Hollywood's prettiest cho- rus girls is one of the finest mu- sical-comedies seen on the local
A ship's libel for £42.8.0. and screen for sometime,
It is the story of a little Franch All Relays of the Hong Kong Hotel "waiting money," the amount of Orchestras are hy courtesy of the which is not designated has been teacher who falls in love with a 8.30.10 p.m. European Recorded field in United States District radio singer. Miss Davies sings, Management Programme from "ZEK" on 840 kilo-Court by C. I. Parkins, a seaman, dances and does some very clever against Mr. Lewis S. Stone, screen acting, including a blackface song- 8.30-8.42 p.m.
actor; the actor'a yacht, the number, cycles,
1812 Overture Op. 49 (Tchalkovsky),
Fin D'Orsay, Patsy Kelly and Royal Opera Orch., Covent Garden, Aurora, and G. Grinstead, master
the "Three Radio Rogues," are conducted by Eugene Goossens of the yacht. 8,42-9,25. p.m.--Operatie Programme. ите Mastersingers of Naremburg”
(Wagner) Overture
cust
"I AM SUZANNE,”-KING'S THEATRE.
Parkins' complaint alleged that also included in the supporting he was employed by Grinstead as first mate for a voyage from Nor
MAIL REVIEW As a result of this clash of pre- State Opera Orch., Berlin, conduct-folk, Virginia, to Los Angeles
ed by Mr. Leo Blech. collective duel, was] cedence a
Harbour, He said that Grinstead Vocal Gemi fought in the streets of Roms be
“I'I Trovatore" (Verdi)
requested him to navigate the tween several male Colona and
Grand Opera Company. yacht to Los Angeles and that Caetan! and their respective Vocal Duet
aftor. the voyage, his demand for Carlo gentlemen - in - waiting.
"Miserere" (1' Trovatora) (Vardi)
Mavis Bennett & John Turner, the prevailing wage of 22-8-0 Colonna killed one of the rival
day was refused-Reuter. Orchestral family and, as times had changed: Tannhauser" (Venusberg Music). and what was considered an every- day occurrence in the Middle Ages was murder in the seventeenth con- tury, he was, 'sent into exile and fended his life in a monastery in
Spain.
Wine is now so, cheap in A little common politeness would Baigurin that it is possible to gat have been much simpler, it now drunk for twopence..
seems to me.
"
(Wagner)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra con- Vocal Gema
ducted by Brano Walter.
"Rigoletto" (Verdi)
The Light Opera Co. 1.25-9.42. p.m.ng Bélections by the B.B.C. Dance Orchestra,
"Viennese Memories Of Lebar"
(art. Henry Hall) "Noel Coward Medier ¡Carrileury TIME) 1.22-10 pight Organ. Solos "hapsody in Bins
As the result of the drunkenness In the course of the our descen- which has become common in the dants will be able to judge which villages, there has been, a great of the two systems le preferable. increase in the number of fights Meanwhile, I don't want to be told by a Watezzall: 170, 99, and brawl. Children ofben, arrive that manners were batter in the my Bongs, goes round the World
at school drunk, for their parents past than they are now. Just And it cheaper to give them wie read a few memol
for breakfast Beuter.
yourself.
and judge for
played by Quintin
ric: Bayco.
MAIL REVIEW ·
"THE STRANGER'S · RETURN, -STAR THEATRE.
Lilian Harvey, the exotic screen *star, gives one of her best, par
formances in. "I am Suzanne,” the Intest For Film attraction."
Cast a lender and wistful dancer who is dominated by her dishonest manager, (Laelia Barka), Miss Harvey, as “Silzahna"; breaks away from the stage to join her. lover and to learn how to, manipo- ""The Stranger's, Beturn," Phil late the puppets of a Marionette Stong's latest novel of rural life, show There is pathos and tentu featuring Lionel Barrymore and drama In the story, which carrion Miriam Hopkins in the loading its audience through a series of roles, is the current attraction at entertaining altuations before
[rekching a várỷ wnosizál élimkin. ► gr the Star Theatre..
Others in the cast are Gene Written by the author of "Stain Fair,” the film transounds – his Raymond, Georgia Caine, Geneva irffer, works -- The simple; human) Mitchell, Halliwell Höbben, and
Edward Keane.