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Farewell to Life
The first international match for the Schwab Trophy, symbolic of the world's championship at Contract Bridge, which was played in London recently by an American team com-j posed of Mrs. Culbertson, Michae}} T. Gottlieb, Theodore A. Lightner) and myself, and a strong English team captained by Colonel H. M. Beasley and including Sir Guy! Domville, Mr. P. V. Tabbush and Mr. George Morris, brought into
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MEETING will be held (Weather) Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on
· SATURDAY, 28th April, 1934, com- mencing at 2.00 p.m.
The First Bell will be Rung at 1.30
D.01.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.
for
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS
AND SURVEYORS.
Public Auctions
FR-
One of the hands which broughtj about a decisive awing occurred very early in the match. It was:
'East, Dealer.
East and West vulnerable.
North!--
S.-K Q 3. 2 H-A Q 3
D.-J 7
C.-Q 10 6 2
West:-
S.--
H-KJ G6 2 D.-K Q 8 5 3 C-K J. 4
East:-
S.-A J 10 94 1-10
D.-A 6 4 2 C.-A 9 8
South:-
Was
5.-8 7 6 3 H.9 8-7 4
D.10 9
C-7 5 3
In Room No. 1 Colonel Beasley:
seated North with Sir Guy Domville as the partner in the South. Mr. Lightner was East and I was West. The bidding there} was as follows: (Figures after bids refer tuxumbered explanatory THE Undersigned have received paragraphs.)
instructions to sell by Public ·
East South Weat North IS Pass 2H (1) Рава 25 Pass 3D (2) Pass 4NT (3) Pass GD (4)
Dbl. (5) Paas Pass Redbl.(6) Pass PARS Pass
THE
Auction
No One without Badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure.
Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $1.00
Ladien, (Both includ. ing
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Tax)
The Secretary's ofee, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building, (Tel. 27704), will close at 12 O'clock Noon.
Badges admitting to Members' En- closure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course,
Children
he
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The Price of Admission to the
ON Thursday, the 26th. April, 1934. commencing ut 10.30 .m.
at No. 72, Nathan Road, (Marcel Buffet) Kowloon. Quantity of Shop Fittings,
Partitions, Ceiling Fans
also
'One Cash Registered
On View from Wednesday, the 25th April, 1934. Tenne: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.. Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 24th April, 1934.
Scene in Lima, O., courtroom after a jury had found Charles Makley, Dillinger mobster, guilty of partici- pation in murder of Sheriff Jessa Barbar. Makley is being kissed by his sister, Mrs. Florence Maus, be fore he was removed to prison to await execution. He is the second Dillinger gangster convicted for the crime,
LADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
ROUND HONG KONG'S
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·
CINEMA THEATRES
"I AM SUZANNE,”—KING'S THEATRE
Lilian Harvey, the exotic screen
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"FLYING DOWN TO RIO”— ORIENTAL THEATRE
Beautiful', 'Dolores Del Rio
3
DEVIL'S ISLAND FUGITIVE
Betrayed By Woman In Trinidad.
SIX MONTHS' HUNT ENDED
Port of Spain, Trinidad. For six months, Jean Duverney, an escaped murderer from Devil's en-Island, the dreaded French penal
star, gives one of her best peracts the most. thrilling romance settlement in Guiana, had found formances in "I am Suzanne" the ever experienced by a girl in RKO-sanctuary in the British island of y latest Fox Film attraction.
Radlo Pictures' musical extrach-Trinidad.
AB
Cast as a tender and wistful gauza, "Flying Down To Rio." The
During that time he defied all the dancer who is dominated by her next attraction at the. Oriental efforts of the Trinidad police to. dishonest manager, (Leslie Banks), Theatre.
capture him, but now. he has been | Miss Harvey, as "Suzanne' breaka
Loved by two handsome screen betrayed-by a woman. away from the stage to join her heroes, Gene Raymond, SUT Duverney was sentenced 10 years lover and to learn how to manipa American, and Raoul Roullen, as ago to 20 years' penal servitude for late the puppets of a Marionette a Latin-American, she is first vir the murder of a woman in Paris. show. There is pathos and tense tually kidnapped by Raymond who After serving half his sentence he drama in the story, which carries Boara aloft with her in his "Flying escaped from Devil's Island with its audience through a series. of Plano" and wooes her with origin-six companions. entertaining situations before al compositions. -.-
In the climax, to win the girl he frail Indian canoe, making for Others in the cast are. Gene loves, Raymond stages a musicalTrinidad because they knew, that extradition from there was a diff- girl dancing cult legal process..
reaching a very unusual climax.
Raymond, Georgia Caine, Geneva Mitchell. Halliwell Hobbes and Edward Kenne.
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"GOING HOLLYWOOD,”—-- QUEEN'S THEATRE.
show in mid-air!
At midnight they set sail in a
For days they drifted under s
and singing on the wings; adagio, dancers tossing' girls from one plane to another and ballet dancers burning tropical sun, losing all tripping the light fantastic as they count of time, until, parched and tumble to earth in parachutes.
femaciated, they reached Trinidad.
Afler a short rest they were |given food and clothes and told to "move on"-but only six of them safled,
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"Going Hollywood," featuring Marion Davies, Bing Crosby, the "HALLELUJAH, I'M A TRAMP.” radio star, Stuart Erwin and A
-STAR THEATRE The following programme will be host of Hollywood's prettiest cho- broadcasted to-day from the Hong rus girls is one of the finest mu- Al Jolson makes Kong Broadcasting Station 2.B.Watcal-comedies seen on the local turn to the screen in the United on a wave length of 356 matres screen for sometime.
(845 K.C.'s):—
1.2.15 p.m.-European Programme.
1 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Report.
1.03 p.m.-Recorded Music.
Duverney was taken in by a Martiniquian girl, who hid him in her home while the police combed a welcome re- the island for him in vain. Artists' picture "Hallelujah, I'm ajabandoned when information of his The search had practically been
It is the story of a little Franch Tramp," the current attraction at hiding place reached the authorities.
teacher who falls in love with a the Star Theatre.
Duverney was arrested and op- radio singer. Miss Davies sings,
Al Jolson's powerful and melo-peared before the Port of Spain dances and does some very clever dious voice is well known to movie-magistrate charged with assaulting 1.15 p.m.-A Relay of the Hong acting, including a blackface song-goers and the story of. "Hallelujah, the girl who had befriended him. Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong number. Kong Hotel Grill Room. (By courtesy
I'm a Tramp." sults the "happy- She told of the Management),
Fifi D'Orsay, Patsy Kelly and I'm-alive
the court that he had attitude which he struck her on the head with a slick the "Three Radio Rogues," are adopts in all his pictures. The while she was sleeping. also included in the supporting story, although a comedy has a cast.
1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press Newa, etc. 2.15 p.m.-Close Down. Jazz Recital from the Studio To-night 4.30-7.30 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 6-6.15 p.m.-Children's Studio Con- cert
p.m. European Pro-
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"DOCTOR BÜLL,”—MAJESTIC
THEATRE
Ordered to leave. Trinidad within pathetic and poignant background.seven days, Duverney, has sailed for ari unknown destination in an MAIL REVIEW
Indian rice ship.-Reuter.
*
7.30-10.30 gramme.
7.30-8 p.m.-Band Music.
THE KENNEL MURDER CASE” Overture Tancredi" (Rossini),
----ALHAMBRA THEATRE- role in every Van Dine picture to "Ruy Blas" (Mendelssohn), The Regimental Band
Will Rogers, one of the cleverest! of H.M
date. "The Kennel. Murder Case" · Grenadier Guards Conducted character, actors of the screen is
5. S. Van Dine's famous murder is his fourth appearance as the by Capt G. Miller.
"The Kennel "Murder burly police sergeant with Powell. featured, n the Fox Film, Doctor mystery, Selection-"Martha" (Flotow),
Bull."
¡Case," featuring William Fowell} The balance, of the fine cast in- The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards conducted by Licut. R. G.
As Dr. George Bull, the hero of as the famous detective charac- cludes Mary Astor, Robert. Barat, Evans.
the story, Rogers has what is con-ter, Philo Vance, is a sensational Jack La Rue, Helen Vinson, Ar- of Wired
Sanderson's sidered his best role, admirably drama offering uhusual entertain-thur Hohl, Ralph Morgan, Henry,
fitted to his talents and destined ment,
O'Neill, Paul Cavanaugh, Robert of I.M. Coldstream
Eugene Pallette is seen as Ser-McWade and other well-known Guards conducted by Lt. H. G. Evans, to achieve for him the strongest March-Entry of the Gladiatore, following of his brilliant career. geant Heath, having played the players. *
Selection
Songs The Band
(Fucik)
The Band of H.M. Coldstream
Guards conducted by Lt. J. C. Windram.
A p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re- nort.
8.03-8.37 p.m. Ethilbert Nevins'
Victor Salon
11-1 preferred to take a slight risk Music played by the
of being left in two hearts for Orchestra & Group the advantage of careful build-"A Day In Venice
"My Desire" & "Mighty Lak a Rose" ing up of inferences without
with Lewis James (Tenor) & Olive overcrowding the bidding. The Kline (Soprano). swing I got on this hand amply(Little Boy Blue The Night has a justified such a treatment of this! Thousand Eyes- The Woodpecker
"The Sketch Book). freak.
2-Three diamonds is an inferen- tial Force since the bidding is voluntarily reopened.
HE Undersigned have received-Lightner, who was dormant until
Instructions to sell by Public
Public Enclosure in $2.00 including | Auemon Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies. and is payable of the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admitted Half Price.
Bookmakers, Tie Tac Men, &e., will not be permitted to operate within the Precincts of the Hong Kong Joc- key Club during the Race Meeting.
By Order, C. B. BROWN,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 23rd April, 1934.
GENERAL NOTICES.
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. (1918), LTD.
Lost Certificate No. 10166.
NOTICE
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Certificate No. 10106 for 200 shares numbered 786487/78668€ registered in the name of BEA- TRICE MARY SMYTH has been reported LOST OR MISLAID and NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that, unless the said Certifi cate la produced at the Registered Office of the Company within THIRTY DAYS from the date of this Notice, the aforesaid Certificate 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 said shares will be proceeded with in' the usual course.
For THE CHINA LIGHT & 'POWER CO. (1918), LTD.
NOEL BRAGA,
Becretary.. Hong Kong, 29th March, 1984.
ON
Saturday, the 28th. April, 1934 commencing at 10.30 a.m.
at No. 307, Prince Edward Road, Kowloon Tong
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE also
One Upright Piano by Moutrie & Co.
and
Some pieces of Blackwood Ware On View from Friday the 27th. April, 1934,
Terms: Cash on Delivery
now, becomes a raging volcano, He reasons quite properly that if I am strong enough to force him to a vulnerable game, he is strong enough to look around for a Slam.
4-A bid of five diamonds would be
construed as a Sign-off,
In Winter I Get Up At Night-
Every Night-Beat upon Mine Little
Heart
A. Life Lesson
Barchetta-Serenade--
"Twas a Lover & His Lass
The Rosary with Robert Simmons
(Tenor).
8.37.9
p.n.
Carnaval Suite, Op. 9_(Schumann)
(arr. For Russian Ballet)
The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Landon Ronald. 9-9.30 p.m.-From The Studio. A Jazz Recital by Miss Doreen Ma.
(Piano) & Mr. Harold Leong (Violin)
Programme. 1. Build Little Home,
Someday Fil Find You Night Owl.
5-A fatal error due to inability to
trust the opponents. It is 4. Sunrise (Plano Selon). more important to trust the B. After You're Gone (Piano Solox) enemy than to trust the partner, 6. It's Only A Paper Moon.. and had North listened 11ore 17. I'll See You Again.
8. Everything 1 Have Is Yours,.. carefully to the inferences ext-
9.30-9.15 p.m.-From the Studio,
changed, he would have realized "The Extension Scheme of the Saifora'
that, in spite of his apparently powerful hand, he Was in the hands of the enemy.
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneer-An apparently daring Redouble Hong Kong, 23rd April 1984.
but withal quite sound. Light- ner's four notrump is the key ta the Redouble, for it is impossible 10 conceive a reasonable com- bination where more than one trick can be lost at the worst.
In Room No. 2, Mrs. Culbertson was North, Mr. Gottlieb, South, and for England Mr. Tabbosh was East and Mr. Morris, West. The bidding! there wast
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East South
West North
13
Pass 211
28
Pass 8D.
BD Pass
Pass
Pass Pass Pass
Of course, 12 tricks were made in both rooms. "In Room No. 2 West, in passing East's Ave-diamond bid, utterly failed to masaure up to the requirements of the situation.
and Soldiers'
Home" by the Rev.
E. G. E. Tribbock
9.45-10 p.m.-Light Orchestral, Selection→→
Gipsy Love (Lehar)
De Groot & His Orchestra. 10-10.30 pm—-Variety. Orchestra-
The Song is You from "Musle in the
Air"
Moon Song
Albert Sandler & El Orchestra. Song--
Sana Tol
Mlle. Lucienne Boyer (Soprano). Instrumental-Lobestraum
(Lova's Dream)
*
Ivory Keys Grand Piano Orch, The Blue Danube
Ivory Keys Grand Piano Orch. Humorous
"On the Day That Chelsea Went and
Won the Cup
Fox Trot%
Norman Long.
-",,་!
The Night Was Made for Love She Didn't Say "You"-
CLan Raisioan & His Orch. } (These two numbers are from the fim "The Cat and the Fiddle" coming
en tilstre shortly.) to the Queen's
10.38 Rugby Mid-day Proas Nawas
10.30 pmClose Down
+
It's the finer
flavour!"
Capstan
for quality!