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corporated in Hong Kong) NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEAR- LY MEETING of the Society will be held at the BEAD OFFICE Union Building, Hong Kong, 00 PRIDAY, 25th MAY, 1934, at 11 o'clock a.m., for the purpose of re- ceiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1993, and of declar- ing Dividend, etc
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MR HARRY FONG, DENTIST. DR. SL. KWONG, Dental Surgeon WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICES From
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NOTES
Profitable Generosity
by Ely Culbertson.
At times the necessity of ob taining the lead so far outweighs the value of a single trick that we must gladly sacrifice that trick in order that we may ultimately gain two or more tricks in exchange for the one lost. This situation is iTI somewhat like the "gam-bit” Chess. it relinquishes seeming strength for a positional advan-
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Notable
among cases in which such a sacrifice should be made ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
is the Vienna Coup, in the execu- Lion of which we establish an ad- CO., LTD.,
the Kowloon Bay.versary's secondary card as Call Flag "L" master card of ita sult, so that we Kelvin Hotors.may develop a Squeeze position. But classic plays such as this are fairly rare, whereas ess beautiful but equally import at opportuni- a winning sacrifice are ties for very common.
W. 8. BAILEY &
New Work & Repaira. Sole Agents for
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232. 53, Queen's Road Central
GOVERNMENT NOTICES.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
PA sale by Public Auction
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In defending the contract of four spades on the hand given be low. Mr. B. Jarmel saw an oppor tunity on the first trick to make the Declarer a present of a high card in order that the defense might be guided in the right) course, His play was successful, and the loss of a trick resulted in tricks in the innl la gain of two
result.
East, Dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH:-
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WEST:-
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be beld MONDAY,
on 7th day of May, 1934, al 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Gov Jernor of one Lot of Crown Lang at Cheung Sha Wan in the Colony of Hong Kong. for a term of 75 yeLTE, commencing from 1st July, 1898 with the option of renewal at a EAST:- Crown Rent to be fixed by the Sur. eyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 24 years less
the last three days thereof.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
(orality.
Boundary
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Prince Bertil af Sweden, third sun of the Crown Prince,, who is also the third member of the royal family to place love be- fore the prospect of a throne. Prince Bertil married # coni- moner, Miss Christina Bram- beck, daughter of a Swedish Army officer.
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
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MAIL REVIEW
"LITTLE WOMEN"-KING'S THEATRE
The great romantic love epic 'of the Nineteenth Century comes to the talking screen with a notable dramatization of "Little Women".
Of all the famous novels depic- tive of that era поде is better knowh than the Louisa M. Alcott novel relating the heart destinies jof the four March sisters, Jo. Meg,
Beth and Amy.
RKO-Radio pictures has assigned Katharine Hepburn to play the enchantress of the Sixties, the girl who feared that pitfalls of love! would break the firm ties of family and part the beautiful sisters.
2.8
as
The supporting cast and the roles
are Joan Bennett, they enact Amy, Frances Dee as Meg, Jean Parker as Beth, Paul Lukas Fritz Bhaer, the German professor, Edna May Oliver as Aunt March, Douglass Montgomery, as Laurie, Henry Stephenson as Mr. Laurence, Spring Byington as Marmee, Samuel Hinds
Mr.
Mabel March. Colcored as Hannah, John Davis Lodge as Brooke and Nydia West- man as Mamie.
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The following programme will be MAIL REVIEW broadcasted to-day from the Houg
Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W."THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE" QUEEN'S AND ALHAMBRA on a wave length of 355 metres
THEATRE 1845 K.C.'s):
"The Cat and the Fiddle," is a
1-2.15 p.m.-European Programme.delightful musical comedy starring, |
1 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Report
1.83 p.m.--Recorded Music.
1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press News, etc.
Jeanette Macdonald and Ramon Novarra. Ramon Novarro is a im-
1.15 p.m.-A relay of the Hong petuous young music student in Kong Hotel Orchestra From the Hong Brussels. The completion of his Kong Hotel Grill Room.
masterpiece is somewhat delayed by the sudden arrival into the same town of an American lady student, Jeanette Macdonald, as Shirely, the musical student.
2.15 p.m.-Close Down. Dance Music To-night.
1-7.30 p.m.-Chinese Programme, 1.30-11.30 p.m.— European Pro- gramme,
p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re-
B port.
7.30-8.10 p.m.Variety
Song-
Look What You've Got
What a Perfect. Combination
Pianoforte-
Eddles Cantor (Comedian)
1
Billy Mayer's Own Selection
Billy Mayerl.
How About Me? Oh, You Have No Iden
Gracie Fields (Comedienne)
Fox Trot-
My Song Goes Round the World Song Without Words
SOUTH:-
S.-6 2
Song-
H.-A J 10 9 7 3
D.-J 2
C.-A 4 3
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abunt
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The bidding? South
West
North
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CAT
Pass Pass
4 S
2 D
Pass
East Ганз 3 S Pass
Song-
Please
Mr.
Jarmel sat South on
this
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from MAY to 25th MAY, Both Days in- clusive,
ly Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager.
Bong Kong, 30th April, 133-4.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. Incorporated in Hong Kong)
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Ray Noble & His Orchestra.
Selection-
Drury Lane Memories
She writes jazz and becomes world famous all at once. He composes operettas and starves.
MAIL REVIEW
"THERE GOES THE BRIDE"— STAR THEATRE
now
"There Goes the Bride," showing at the Star Theatre, is a musical melange starring that very. popular stage comedienne, Jeanie Matthews, in n role which thoroughly suits her, personality.
Regal Cinema Orchestru. MAIL REVIEW
4th
.
"THE CONQUERORS"——
ORIENTAL THEATRE
Ring Crosby. deal. His partner's Opening lead What's Yours?-A Canvivial Medley
8.10-8.27 p.m.--Song Memories.
Richard Dix and Ann Harding was the Queen of hearta, and De-
Debroy Somers & His Band. clarer played a small heart fromSelection-Ballads We Love
give stirring performances in the Dummy. Mr. Jarmel rightly rea-
Debray Somers & His Band. RKO Radio production. "The Con- X.27-8.40
now showing at I p.m. A 'Cella Recital by querers."
the soned tha West's Overcail and w. H. Squire, DOLLAR ACADEMY, subsequent bid of
Oriental Theatre. four spades 1. Air (Arranged on "Air on Dollar, Scotland.
must have been based upon good String") (Bach
It is the story of a romance dur- arr. W. distribution rather than high
Squire)
ups-and-downs of the Har the REPARATION for Universi
arr. W. H. United States from 1873, after the ties, Army, Public Services, that North had made a free bid 3.
cards alone. in view of the fact 2. Ave Verum (Mozart
Squire).
Civil War, until the present day. Sarabando (Suzer, Op. 8) and thus had shown some honour
R.40.9 p.m.-Concert Waltzes. The Skaters Waltz (Waldieufel) Estudiantina Waltz (Waldteufel)
International Concert Orchestra. Acclamations Waitz-(Waldteufel)
The Regimental Band of H.M. ing that period.
|MAIL REVIEW
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN PREPAR Nthat the SIXTY-FIFTH OR Commerce.
On list of Schools DINARY YEARLY MEETING nominating for Sandhurst. Con-
the Company will be held at its tingent of Junior Division O.T.C. | strength.
in
HEAD OFFICE, Union Building. Mild climate and Healthful sur that West had a single heart.
I therefore seemed most likely Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 26th MAY,,
roundings, specially suitable for 1934, at 11.20 a.m., for the purpose colonial boys and boys from urban this case there was danger that a of receiving the Report of the areas. Preparatury School ad- Directors and the Statements of jacent, Account to 31st December, 1933, and Prospectus and full particular of declaring Dividends, 'etc.
may be obtained on application to The TRANSFER BOOKS of the the School Secretary, or at the Company will be CLOSED from 8th office of this paper. MAY to 25th MAY, Both Days in Headmaster, HUGH F. MARTIN,
clusive.
By Order of the Board,!
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager. Hong Kong, 30th April, 1984.
BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE
B.A. (Oxon).
discard or discards could be es- Lablished for Dummy's losing dis- monds, yet if West held the Queen of diamonds, North could not safe- ly lead that suit an" thus drive out! Dummy's Ace before the club quit could be established,
by
Grenadier Guards Conducted
Capt. George Miller. Roses of the South (Johann Strause) The Berlin Philharmonic Orch. conducted by Bruno Walter. 9-11.30 p.m.-A Relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room,
10.30 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day Press News.
The picture gives a vivid insight into the nation's problems and vic- tories, and shows how it struggled through three financial crises dur
"FLYING DOWN TO RIO”— MAJESTIC THEATRE
Beautiful Dolores Del Bio eb- acts the most thrilling romance 13.30 p.m.-Close Down.
ever experienced by a girl in RKO- All Relays of the Hong Kong Hotel Radio Pictures' musical extrava- Orchestras are by courtesy of the
ganza, "Flying Down To Rio."
Loved by two handsome screen heroes, Gene Raymond, American, and Raoul Roullen, as Ja Latin-American, she is first vir- tually kidnapped by Raymond who soars aloft with her in his "Flying Piano" and wooes her with origin- al compositions.
COMPANY MEETINGS and West's Queen was trapped. Management.
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Mr. Jarmel therefore overtook his partner's Queen of hearts with the Ace, thus making. Dummy's | King high. He returned a diamond,
The King of hearts afforded Immediate discard for
one of West's diamonda, but there was no HUMAN DIGESTION place to put the other, and North, after winning the Ace of trumps,
an
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. cashed his King of diamonds. Mr.
FILMED.
Jarmel's Ace of olubs was subse Radiologist's Success
With X-Ray.
FIFTY-THIRD ORDIN-quently the setting trick.
The band could not have been
TARY GENERAL MEETING
London.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN;
that the SIXTY-EIGHTH OR-of Shareholders will be held at defeated by any other line of de- DINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Offices of the undersigned on fence. Hud South allowed the the Company, will be held at its FRIDAY, the 26th May, 1984, at Queen of hearts to hold the Grat HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Noon, for the purpose of recaly-trick, West could have trumped the Lion has been filmed by means of Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAYing the Report of the General second lead and avoided losing a 1014, at 11.25 a.m., for the purpose Agents, together with a Statement diamond trick by establishing the of receiving the Report of the of Accounts for the year ended club suit immediately, Directora and the Statements of the 31st December, 1988, 'Account to 31st December, 1988, and
of declaring Dividend, etc.
to
The SHARE REGISTER · and
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the
TRANSFER BOOKS will be the Company will be CLOSED from 8th CLOSED from the 11th MAY to 20th.MAY, Both Daya in- 25th May, 1984, both days inclu- clusive,
}sive.
By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd.
A. W. HUGHES,
General Manager.
Hong Kong, 30th April, 1934,
General Agents. Hong Kong, 3rd May, 1934, '
THE NEW PRENON REMEDY.
HERAPION NO,1 THERAPION N12. ERAPION No:3
8.6
an
£5,000 BUDGET BALANCED-
Lisbon.
The process of human diges-
The little Portuguese possession uf Timor, an island in the East X-Rays. All the movements of
Indies, proudly announces that it human being's internal organs has balanced its budget for 1988. are shown by this film.
The budget was balanced at 24,180 Before the film can be made, patacas (loss than 45,000).---Reutor. the patient has to eat food in |which there la bismuth. The rays will not go through bismuth and
so the bismuth shows up dark on ishment by the digestive organs the film.
to be watched.....
These dark marks, of course, All this is explained in "The correspond to the digestive, or-Lancet by the radio-logist who gans movements, so that it is has made the first X-Ray film of possible for the sorting out of the stomach, Dr. Russell J. Rey-1. food and the absorption of nour-nolds-Reuter...
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