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An interesting example of the proposition that it pays to take) nothing for granted in Bridge -oc- curred in a recent internationl team-of-four match in Berlin. Ger- many:.
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The Opening lead was the club King. South, of course, won with
MAIL.
Good Ship Romance on the Rocks
Foreshadowing the end of another Hollywood romance, Michael Farmer, husband of Gloria Swanson, is reported to have admitted separation from the film star during an interview in Paris. Here is a picture of Mr. Farmer and Miss Swanson Boon after they had embarked on their mar- ital venture.
TRADE BOOM IN
SOUTH AFRICA
Preliminary Review For 1933 Issued..
INCREASED WINE CONSUMPTION
Johannesburg, (Transvaal). More motor cars, more bioscope films, more playing cards, more
MAN WHO WOULD NOT DIE
Remarkable Stamina Of Old Trapper.
RACE AGAINST TIME
Hudson's Hope, British Columbia. Jack Weisner, a 72-year-old
the Ace and now faced the problem ammunition, and an increase of trapper, was overcome by the
FRADIO
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 335 metres (845 K.C.'8)
1.2.15 p.m.-European Programme. 1 pm Local Time & Weather Re- port
1.03 p.m.-Recorded Music.
Hong
1.15 p.m.-A Relay of the Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room (By courtesy of the Management).
1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press News, etc.
2.15 p.m.-Close Down
Recital by Mr. C. R. B. Sargent.
Relay from Daventry To-night.
4.30-7.50 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7.30-10.30 p.m European
gramune.
Pro-
7.30 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quo- tations, etc.
7.83-7.53 p.m. Selectiona
"George White's Scandals"
from
(This film commences at the King's
Theatre on Sunday next)
Fox Tro
Hold My Hand
Sweet and Simple
Six Women (Me A Henry the
Eighth)
You Nasty Man
So Nice
My Dog Loves Your Dog..
7.53-8.27 p.m.Variety.
Vocal-
Musketeers Melodies (No. 1)
The Four Musketeers.
Take a Chance (Selection)
Organ Solo-
Broadway Thru', a Keyhole
(Selection)
EXPERIENCED
GLOBE-TROTTER Song
I was in the Mood
Ternace Casey.
Terence Casey.
Hildegarde (Soprano)
Pianoforte Duct—
AT 21⁄2 YEARS Why Don't they Leave us Alone?
Sheffield Child's Adventures.
TRAVELS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
I want a fair and square Man
("Aunt Sally")
Ain't she the Dainty ("Aunt Sally") Carroll Gibbons & John W. Green. Vocal Duct
I'll See You Again
("Bitter Sweet"}
Peggy Wood & George Metaxa. 8.27-9 p.m.-Concerto No. 2, in F Minor (for Piano & Orch.) (Chopin), (Op. 21).
Johannesburg. (Transvaal). Travelled nearly 22,000 miles
Marguerite Long (Piano) and the Been at close quarters to a
Orchestra de la Societe da Con- of play. He drew trumps, then more than £300,000 in the value of bitter weather in the wilds of by sea and road:
imported are Northern British Columbia.
an aban-lion in the wilds; and He took refuge in
servatoire, Paris Conducted by stripped his own hand of clubs and mining machinery
trade of South African
Been almost trapped by a huge
Philippe Gabert. both his own and the Dummy's of features
Jack burned roof timbers in an grass fire in Northern Rhodesia. 1st Movement diamonds, completing the elimina- during 1933, the first year off the doned hut.
These are among the many ex- Mastoso tion with the lead in the Dummy. gold standard.
The preliminary review by the effort to keep warm until the cold
Larghelto At this point he led a small heart,
12 a-half-year-old Sheffield globe 3rd Movement- upon which East played the 3 and Department of Customs and Excise spell should lift enough for him citing adventures that two-and-2nd Movement-
trotter. David Philip Clapham-
Allegro of Trade last year has now been to return to his own cabin
miles away. South the 6.
Surprisingly, this held the trick, issued.
Mullins, has experienced. Mining material imported in. but it was a play that was bound
The cold went on-it was of ten 70 degrees below zero-and
YEARLY MEETING OF SHARE-|| LAMMERT BROS. heart distributions unless four to £800,000. Motor cars Imported in. his food supply gave out.
on
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FRIDAY, the 25th May, 1934, commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Sales Room, 4 Duddell Street.
number from 7,708 in
increased
was
Vivace
9-9.45. p.m.--From the Studio. A 15th Recital of Gramophone re- cards by Mr. C. B. R. Sargent.
9.45-10 pmPetrovchka" Sulle
(Strawinsky)
Boston Symphony Orch. directed by Serge Rousseevitzky.
Russian Dance
In Petrouchka 's Room Movement--
Dance of the Coachman & Grooms 10.05-10.35 p.m.-A Relay of a Spe-
Daventry.
10.35 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day Press
10.40 p.m.-Close Down.
AVIATION PROGRESS IN AUSTRALIA
Born in 1931, he came to South! Africa when he was 10 weeks old to win against almost all possible creased in value from £500,000 to
He killed his dogs, one by one, and since then he has seen prac- tically. every sight in the Union, the Queen-Knave-9 were in the creased in West hand, in which case there 1932 to 10,755, and in value from and ate them.
Then both food and fuel were Rhodesia, and Nyasaland. Motor car finished and he lay huddled be
At the age of 14. months he 1st Movement was but one play that could save £960,000 to £1,580,000.
2nd Movementn parts and chassis imported increns neath his blanket in a corner of made a trip of more than 3,200 the contract.
Through the elimination played in value from £482,000 to £979, the hut. Hands, feet, and chest miles and saw the Victoria Falls,
Nausea the Zimbabwe ruins, the Game 3rd frost-bitten. and the correct play of the heart 000. and motor-cycles from £40,000 became
Reserve and Lourenco Marques. followed....... sult, after the elimination had to £82,000.
Films imported increased in
It was thus that Weisner was Two months later he was keenly been completed, South lost only I heart trick and made his contract. length 1,004,000 feet to 1.338,000 found by a prospector, Jack Blan- enjoying the experience of horsocial Empire Day Programme from instructions to sell by Public
The reader will note that even feet, and in value from £4,500 to chard, who happened to pass the riding on the heights of the Mont
Aux Sources. In the following News. hut. If West's singleton-heart had been £5,500.
Blanchard helped him as best December, on a motor trip of There were similar increases in higher than the 6-it would not have made any difference, as In most items of imports, indicating he could, and then secured a res-2,500-miles, he toured through buying cue party-a white man and a George, Knysna and the Trans- that case he would have had only substantially
two kel and saw the Cango Caves, accompanied by increased couple of Indians with clubs or diamonds to lead and the power
In July, 1983, when he sleighs and dog teams-from a
two years old, he made a trip of Declarer could thus have ruffed in consumption.
The liquor trade, in common with post 40 miles away. OF one hand and discarded a losing
other business undertakings, shared It was a race against time, 8,500 miles to Nyasaland. heart in the other.
He created a sensation in a Obviously, if West had two in the benefits of the Union's de (with the odds all against the old
native settlement to the north of Prospects For Centenary hearts, the play could not fail, as parture from the gold standard, a trapper.
Air Race increase in the The party reached the Hudson the Luangwa River, where he in that event East could have only very substantial three. In fact, if this were the Union's consumption of whisky, Bay Post at Whitewater with was the first white baby ever
C.T.P. ULM'S ADDRESS distribution, the manner in which beer and other liquor being reflect-Welsner still alive, and there they seen in the district. He became the heart suit was played would ed in the annual review of the De-rested two days. The manager an object of intense awe and in-
Sydney, N.S.W whole village turned out to see been immaterial, but Herr Cohn partment of Customs and Excise, of the Post did what he could to terest to the natives, and the
alleviate Jack's suffering.
the sport- The piccanins made him Commercially and on rightly protected himself against now released for publication.
of wine Then began the second stage of him. consumption Total unfavourable distribution. Had he
offerings of hundreds of claying side, aviation in Australia was in a state of suspense until two played the hand in the usual man- amounted to 4.694,000 gallons as their journey.
Rough ice and deep snow made foxen.
important events were decided, Mr. ner, his contract would have been against 3,485,000 gallons in the
Trapped In Fire.
recent C. T. P. Ulm said, in a previous year, while stock on hand travel difficult, but they reached!
His next excitement Wis. 4 address. at the end of November last was Fort Grahame safely 18 days!
later.
view of the Nyasaland lakes. On the commercial side, the 5,184,000 gallons.
There were still 250 miles to Soon after leaving Fort Johnson most important event in the bis-
he was almost trapped in a ter cover,
The party travelled along the rifle grass fire which swept down tory of Australian aviation was that of linking up the air service ice on the Peace River through from the hills. The car manag-between England and Australia. the Rocky Mountains,
Jed to get through, but David was
A VALUABLE COLLECTION
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On View from Wednesday |23rd May, 1934,
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HONG KONG HEIGHTS defeated.
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For the information of visitors LIONS EAT FOUR the following list of some of the bighest points on the Island and Mainland is published:—
Island.
Victoria Peak
Fast 1,828
Signal Station
1.774
Mt. Parker ...
1,784
Mountain Lodge.
1,725
The Eyrie
1.725
Peak Hotel
1,805
Talkoo Banatoríum
1,000
Mt Davia
877.
Bowen Road (Blterbeds)
297
Mainland.
Fast 8,124 1,973
Talmoshan Kowloon Peak
WOMEN
Daring Raids In Broad
-Daylight.
SCOURAGE IN RHODESIA
Bulawayo, (Rhodesia).
Man-eating, llops have again
been active in the Darwin district,
Not all the wine consumed was] actually drunk, a, large percentage being used in other ways and ex ported.Repter.
CANCER RESEARCH CAMPAIGN.
Colony Donations To Fund Reach $4,866.
The Treasurer, Sir
William
the
no fewer than four native women Bhenton, has great pleasure in ac- having been captared and devour knowledging the receipt or Jed in a week, all in broad daylight, following further donations to the A native who returned to his British Empire Cancer Research kraal, at night from a beer drink Fund Campaigns, and who was too intoxicated to an Anonymous
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er bis hut lay down outside. While he was sleeping a hyena at- tacked him, and took a large pleca
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of flesh from ona of his legs, pa
It is reported from Binois, that
RELIABLE PRINTING alx Hons are at large and causing D. D. Davies, Esq.
no orien 400
small
considerable damage on West Mr. & Mrs.' W. G. Goggin Ranch.
M. J. Quiet, Eng A pack of wild dogs have bean roaming around, the vicinity of Glenside farm, in the same · BERM A settler has shot night of these anlinais
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In many places, however, the burnt about the arms by flyingThere is every indication at pre- river was not frozen over, and parks. He was taken over the sent that Australia will have a they had to make painful detours Zambesi by pont at a point regular air service between Singa- through the bush.
where the river is one and a pore and her own cities." he re-
marked. But they kept on, until at last quarter miles wide. " Weisner was brought to the hos
While the party were camping "In sporting aviation, the Ceo- pital here. -
about 10 miles north of Mtoko, a tenary air race is attracting every- opinion. Now he is well on the way to lion prowled into the camp in the one's attention. In my recovery-Reuter.
DEATH PENALTY
IN SPAIN.
Cabinet Studying Law
$10.00
5.00
"For Restoration.
5.00
5,00
3,AP
Madrid.
early hours of the morning. The whoever wins this race will do it iparty managed to scramble into in three days. Australian com the cars, their only arms being petitors will have slightly in their a revolver. David remained unfavour the fact that they have came knowledge of the route," Mr. Ulm perturbed when the lion within a few feet of the car, remarked. "There's. Tommy," ho said; Developments in aviation in Aus (Tommy is the name of the tralia, which was more or less stag- household cat).
nant at present, awaited, therefore, After Mtoko he was: in the car the allotment of the air mail, con- for two days and one and a half tracts and the centenary race, he
A law restoring the death nights except for food intervals; said.
6.00 penalty in Spain for a provisional in a straight run to Johannes Another prophecy made by the 20.00 term of one year is being studied burg-Reuter, ***** 50.00 by the Cabinet, parengt
10.00 Under this law capital publish- bunals.”
ment could be applied in cases of The Cabinet hopes that the de- $115,00 bomb-throwing, armed assault, terrent effect of the passage of
speaker was that in two years' tima; there would be a regular air. service between:;New Zealand and. Australia-Renter,
4751,09 robber, and sabotage of railways a bill on these lines, will render A Soviet coneul has arrived in
for public
according to a Kalgan meniaga: $4,886,00 would be
and pre-01 cases its actual application: unneces: Kalran to open consulate there,
#ungent fri- saryBeuter,