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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.C.'s) (—
1-2.15 p.m.-European Programme 1 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Report.
1.03 p.m.-Recorded Munic.
1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press News, etc. 1.40 p.m. A Relay of the Rotary Club Tiffin Speech from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden-Rotarian R. P. Dunlop on
the "Aids to Consus."
2.10 p.m. (Approx)-Close Down. Talk from the Studio by Mr. G. C. Pelham
430-7.30 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7.30-10.30 1.m.-European Pro- gramme.
7.30 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quotations, etc.
733-7.53 p.mSelections "George
White's Scandals."
Call Flag "L" Fox-Trot Kelvin Motors.
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Hold My Hand.
So Nice.
My Dog Loves Your Dog.
from
Six Women (Me and Henry the
Eighth).
You Nasty Men.
p.m.-Local Time and Weather
Report.
7.53-8.30 p.m.-Vuriely.
Violin Solo
An Old Violin,
Looking for you,
Albert
Sandler (Violin)
Olive Groves (Soprano). Fax-Trot-Faint Harmony, 1
with
Pleased China-Irked Japan
Captain Frank Hawka (left), the noted American speed flirt, pictured in Shanghai after he had demonstrated the efficiency of his giant Condor bombing plane m a group of Chinese army oficials. Capt. Hawks' plane-selling activities in China are reputed to have inspired Japan's recent attempt to rush through a "Monroe Doc. trine" for Asia.
The BBC. Dance Orchestra. BRITAIN NEEDS AIR Amusements
Orunn Suloa
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Selection,
Take a Chance-Selection,
Song-Love's Roses,
Sweetheart Darlin',
Terance Casey.
Danny Malone (Tenor).
Piano Duet-
Mr. Whittington-What a Pleasant
Surprise,
Mr. Whittington-Who do you think
you are,
Carroll Gibbons and John W.
thus
PARITY NOW
(Continued from Page 8)
Nevertheless, though failure was ensured at the outset, and though since then the German re- volution and Germany's withdraw
BRIDE NOTES
"Making Minimum Responses.
by Ely Culbertson.
One thing every Bridge player abould learn early in his career jia the wisdom of making mini- mum responses on hands which on previous rounds have been bid to the hilt; but which must be rebid because partner has made an ab- solute or inferential Force.
The danger of overbidding when partner has made a Forcing Take- aut is great. A wrong impres sion of strength is almost certain to result in reaching an unmak- able contract. To give a strength- showing response when a minimum response is required is a violation! of the principles that should govern every good partnership.
Mr. H. Donald Juhn of Balli- more submitted to me the other day two questions regarding the North and South bidding on [hand below:
West, Dealer.
North and South vulnerable North:-
S.-Q 4
H.-8 6 4
D.-Q J G
C-A K & 63 ·
South:-
S-A K 10 9 5 3 H.-A X 3 2
the
D.-A 4
C.-
The actual bidding:
Cinema Notes
West
North
East
South
Pass
I C
Pass
2 S
"THE MYSTERY OF MR. XPass
QUEEN'S THEATRE
3 C
Pass
3 S
Pass
4 3
Pasa
5NT
¡Pass
6 S
Разв 7.8
"The Mystery of Mr. X", featur-Pass
Pass
Pass
Mr.
John's first question is:
al from the League have complete-ing Robert Montgomery, is Metro-
of the
од
"ACCIDENTS
will happen, even —” YES, even YOU may be, sudden-- ly disabled or killed by an acci- dent, even when you think you are safe in your own home.
Home 25%
Pedestrian Mishaps 17%
Automobiles 299
Recreation 49%
The above percentages show that you are in more danger of an accident in your own home or on the sports field-than on the street.
SICKNESS also comes most un- expectedly and suddenly—
YOU SHOULD BE FULLY PROTECTED by the "IDEAL" ACCIDENT AND HEALTH POLICY
Issued on behalf of the ASIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Delaware, U‚S.A. By the
AMERICAN ASIATIC
UNDERWRITERS
ly transformed the European si-Goldwyn-Mayer's latest production, Was South justified in bidding
at the Queen's seven spades? Green. tuation, we still persist in one-now showing
The bid of seven spades is not Fox-Trot-When I Hear Your Voice, sided aerial Imitation--"pending Theatre.
Geraldo & His Orchestra. the resulta
one of particularly bad one, but, The film, adapted from Disarmament 8.30-9 pm Orchestral,
Philip MacDonald's stories is A the other hand, it is not to be os- Bead Office Peer Gynt Suite, No. 1 (Grieg) (Op. Conference."
The fact 17 the Bund, 46),
As Mr. Garvin pointed out in thriller rather than a genuine de pecially commended.
tective story, and it provides. a that he holds a singeton club and "After Observer recently:
much better plot than 'le usual in two losers in hearts suggests the example of the last ten years such a film.
slight caution in going to the discussion without progrese (at)
Lewis Stone. Henry Stephenzuu, Grand Slam, Geneva) might be prolonged to the Elizabeth Allan, Ralph Forbes and However, the bid does have a Greek Kalends,"
Forrester Harvey are in the aup-certain more or leas sound founda-i And, while it is prolonged, the porting cast.
tion-namely, North's bid of three!
New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra directed by Georg Schneevoigt. (a) Morning.
(b) The Death of Ace.
(e) Anitra's Dance,
pany's Restaurant. 1st Floor, Ex- LAMMERT BROS. Apprent
change Building. Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, 9th JUNE, 1934, at 11 o'clock a.m.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 28TH MAY, 1934 to 9TH JUNE. 1934, both days inclusive.
By Order Directors.
of the Board
A. W. BROWN, Manager & Secretary. Hong Kong, 23rd May, 1934.
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED
of
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Not the ANNUAL ORDIN-
ARY GENERAL
MEETING of
-
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS
AND SURVEYORS,
- Public Auctions –
THE
THE Undersigned have received instructions from The Liquidators of Radio Services Ltd: to sell by Public Auction on
Wednesday, the 6th., June, 1934, commencing at 10.30 am, at their Sales Room, 4. Duddell Street.
A Quantity of Radio Accessories
including:
Shareholders will be held at the A "Tungar Battery Charger," Hong Kong Hotel. Hong Kong, on Testing Instruments, Loud Speak MONDAY, the 11th. JUNE, 1934, at 11.30 a.m., for the purpose of re-cre, Itadio Sets, Tools, etc., etc., etc.
On View from Tuesday the 6th..
ceiving the Report of the Directors June 1934. together with a Statement of Ac- counts for the year ended April, 1934.
30th.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 1st. day of JUNE, to MONDAY, the 11th. day of JUNE 1934, both days inclusive.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON. General Manager.
Hong Kong, 24th May, 1934.
· PUBLIC AUCTION.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 30th May, 1934.
BY ORDER OF THE
MORTGAGEE
(d) In the fall of Mountain King.
Sorcier (The Sercerer's Apprentice) (Paul' Dukas), Philharmonie Symphony Orchestra
of New York under the dire tion of Arture Toscanini. Dance Slave "Le Roi Malgre Lui"}
(Chabrier),
New Light Symphony Orchestra. 9.30-10.13 p.m.-Concert Items. Song
My Little Nest of Heavenly Blue
(Spaeth-Lebar), Maria Jeritza Octet-Collette (Freser-Simson), ¦
J. B. Squire Celeste Detet. Song-
Devanshire Cream and Cider
(Curzon & Sanderson), Up From Somerset (Weatherly &
Sanderson),
the
"BOTTOMS UP"-KING'S
THEATRE
Fed. Inc. U.S.A.
H.F. Ofice
Asia Life
Shanghai.
- Building
Tel. 80234.
PREIMUM ACCORDING TO OCCUPATION.
gap between the present strength The picture is capably directed clubs in response to South's Force. BETTER be SAFE than SORRY of the Royal Air Force and of the by Edgar Selwyn.
Certainly South had a right to air services of the other Great
expect that the North hand con- Powers Will continue to widen.
tained more than a five-card club How swift the process will be is
sult and that the hand contained evident from certain happenings
much more body generally when three months.
used ля 2 romantic three clubs was during the past
"Bottoma Up." Within that period Germany has
comedy, featuring John Boles, sponse to two spades.
Mr. John's accond question is: eatablished what The Daily Mail Spencer Tracy, and Pat Paterson, aptly summed up as an "Air Dic- tatorship." She has voted a
aum
ae-
ré.
is Fox Film's current attraction What should North's second bid
that for air defence which is nearly now showing at the King's Theatre, have been?
In the picture, Miss Paterson I have already answered treble the amount provided last leads the musical numbers and in stating that he should not have year. And constant reports die- several lavish ensembles with the bid three clubs. Obviously, then,
finesse of Malcolm McRachern (Bass), close a feverish nation-wide
an experienced star. he has only one bid available to Violin Solo-
tivity in every branch of aviation There are five song hits in the pic-him and that is a bid of two The Dance of the Goblins (Bazzini), throughout the Reich.
ture, "Bottoms Up," "Waiting at notrump. If this bid, designed to La Clochette (Paganini),
Grand- the Gate for Katy," "Turn on the curb any thoughts of a Alfredo Rode.
Moon," "Little Did I Dream" and Slam bid, had been made, the part- Song-Annie Laurie,
Mary Garden (Soprano). In the same period France has "I'm Thrown' My Love Away," nership certainly would have stop- embarked upon a reorganisation The film, dealing with the efforts ped short of the Grand Slam and. Sevilla (Albeniz), Pianoforte Solo
Navarra (Albeniz),
and expansion of her Air Force, of three merry rogues and a girl I take it, would have made a Small with the cards, although Arthur Rubinstein. which is to have first claim upon with movie ambitions to crash the Slam
absolute cer- an additional £50,000,000 carmark-golden gates of Hollwood, was even this is not an ed for national defence during the written and produced by Buddy de tainty. next three years.
Song
A Dream of Paradise (Gray &
Littleton), Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill
(Skelly),
Walter Glynne (Tenor). Octet-
Moonbeams and Shadows (Squire), Melody (Dawes),
J. 11. Squire Celeste Oetet 10.13-10.30 p.m
Menars, Lammert Brothers have Four Ways Suite (Eric Coates),
received instructions to sell
BY PUBLIC AUCTION
on FRIDAY
Regal Cinema Orchestra conduct-
ed by Emanuel Starkey.
1. Northwards (March),
2. Southwards (Valse),
3. Eastwards (Eastern Dance).
the 15th. day of June 1984 at 3)
at their News, THE Undersigned have received o'clock in the afternoon Tinstructions to sell by Public Auction Rooms No. Duddell 10.33 p.m.-Close Down
Auction
E
ON Wednesday, the 6th. June, 1984,
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
Street Victoria Hong Kong.
IN ONE LOT The Very Valuable Leasehold Property situate on the west side of Tytam Bay Victoria
|DARED GUNMEN
SHOOT.
+
Indescribable Fatuity
Sylva, in collaboration with David
"SONG PARADE" CENTRAL THEATRE
The story, based on the French stage success of the same name serves to introduce Miss Bennett in, her first dual role, and as a singer of songs, especially written
***
In the course of the same three [Butler and Sid Silvers. In many months we, who have guaranteed respects "Bottoms Up" is reminis-lease. "Moulin Rouge," her first the Rhine frontier, and thereby in-cent of de Sylva's earlier success, Twentieth Century picture. creased the chances of being "Sunny Side Up."
European conflict, drawn into decided to add four squadrons to This our Home Defence Force. trumpery addition will leave it! Įstill six squadrons short of the "Song Parade", a Chinese pic- for her by Harry Warren and Al minimum strength which was-con-ture, featuring Mr. and Mrs. Sit Dubin, who composed the memor- sidered necessary for national se-Kok Sin, is the Central Theatre's able hits in "42nd, Street," "Goli Diggers of 1988" and "Roman 4. Westwards (Rhythm), 10.30 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day Press Curity no less than eleven years (current attraction.
ago.
The picture, produced by the Scandals."
Supporting her is a cast of ex- This persistent neglect of, the Unique Film Company, is consider- paramount arm is a fatuity which ed the "greatest Chinese all talking perienced stage stars such
For it frus-and singing picture", yet produced Franchot Tone, Tallio. Carminati TO beggars description,
Helen Westley, Andrew Tombes, trates our entire defence expendi- in China.
Russ Brown, the Bosnali:: sisters ture amounting to more than £2,
and Russ Colombo, 1000,000 a week. And by exposing "ONE MAN'S JOURNEY”...
Miss Bennett introduce two MAJESTIC THEATRE
songs "Coffee in the Morning end Colony of Hong Kong being all that Old Lady's Pluck Scares this country to sudden devastation from the air it offers the British Empire as a prize to the unscru- A great character, enacted by Kisses in the Night" and "Boulevard one of the greatest of actors, of Broken Dream," while Tallio cd in the Land Office as Rural Building Lot No. 145. "
The cause of peace cannot be Lionel Barrymore, is the chief at-Carminati sings "Song of Sur Together with a well built foreign Miss Catherine March is seventy-promoted by rendering England traction of "One Man's Journey" render." conches and armchairs, Teak din-style residence thereon and to four, but gunmen cannot scare her. defenceless. To pursue that course, the RKO-Radio picture.
Sitting in her little booth, where in the teeth of the ominous march: The supporting cant includes "THE BOWERY”—ORIENTAL ing tables, Teak aldeboards, Teak gether with a good sized garden bedsteads, Teak wardrobes with and two tennis courts held under she takes fares on the elevated rail- of European events, is not only to May Robson, Dorothy Jordan, Joel glass doors, Teak dressing tables, a Crown Lease for a term of 75 way, she was approached by two foster conflict but to invite frse McCrea, and Frances Dee.
Barrymore is seen as a simple "The Bowery" bridge the roaring further young men, each flourishing re-trievable disaster. Cheat of drawers, Chairs, Brass years (renewable for a
volvera,
It will take years to make good country physician who is a great romance of New York in the ('80's ornament, Glass ware; Victrola and term of 15 years).
The area of the lot is 54,500 "Open up that door" said one of the leeway due to a decade, and a human benefactor, but one who, and '90's with its famous cherec- - gramaphone, Carpets,
square feet or thereabouts. Crown them, thrusting a gun through the half of evasion and, Eegligence, nevertheless considers himself sters, including Chuck Connors, Steve Brodie and Swipes; the elc., etc., etc..
Rant $126.00 per annum.
Hittle window, or we'll all you Further delay, may render the task failure..
newsle also
Further particulars and cond! full of lead."
Impossible, for it, is not merely a Several pieces of Blackwood ware
tions of sale may be obtained from and
the offices of
at their Sales Room, No. 35,
Hankow Road, Kowloon
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:
Teak Hat stands, Chesterfield
2 Radio Sets
Picturen,
On View from Tuesday, the 5th. June, 1984,
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMEET BROS..
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 4th June, 1984.
in the
piece or parcel of ground register.
Bandits.
Chicago.
pulous..
*
Miss March leaned back in her question of making good the ex-"MOULIN ROUGE”---ALHAMIRA chair, folded her arms, fixed her isting losway but of achieving par-
eyes upon the gunmen and shook ity with forces which are in pre- ber,.head.
cess of rapid expansion. An. Îm-]
THEATRE
What's The Matter Mummy?
And you reassure the little one by saying, "Mummy's_right dear, run away and play"-But, Mummy id not all right!
There is a reason for those sud- den spells of dizziness, for those too frequent headaches; they are the direct result of that malady which asseils so many wom877 rom Anaemia.
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The story is powerfully told with THEATRE
Wallace, Berry, George Raft and Tackle Cooper in the leading roles.. Constance Bennet's splendid Fay Wesy has the part of lucky "Go ahead," she dared them, "I mediate beginning, is imperative, portrayals of a stage struck wife Calhoun, rescued from the white, vùn
while others in the cast guoia I've lived long enough any- and for that purpose, a supplemen- and a fascinating French musica] slavern, ..., MESSES, LAMMERT IMOTHERS, way. I'm not unlocking, this door." tary Air. Estimate should be sang comedy atar ars outstanding fan- are Kieorge Welsh, Pert Halton and
'tioned noso, "
ture in United Artists' current re- Lilian Harmer. The Auctionsera.
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