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BUSINESS DIRECTORY Amusements
DENTISTS.
Cinema Notes
MR HARRY FONG, DENTIST, “BOLERO”—KING'S THEATRE DR. 8. L. KWONG, Dental Surgeon WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICES
From
74 Queen's Road 2nd. Fl. To
5th FL, King's. Theatre Bldg. Telephones 21255 9-1.00; 2-8.00.
LAU PAK WAI, Dentist.
HONG KONG OFFICE:--- GLOUCESTER BLDG., 1st Floor, Telephone 20488. KOWLOON OFFICE:-- 337, NATHAN ROAD, 1st Floor, Telephone 57428.
Eleven different rhythms from the French and Spanish tangos, and the Cuban rhumba, form- a savage background for the new dance, "Raftero," which George Raft introduces in his current Paramount picture, "Bolero," now showing at the King's Theatre.
LeRoy Prinz, dance director of the Paramount studios, and the man who first brought the Cuban rhumba to America, collaborated. with Raft on the 17 movements of
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.. the new dance. The dance has a
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Kowloon Bay, New Work & Repairs. Call Flax "L" Bola Agents for Kelvin Motora
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY.
'Phone 22232.
53, Queen's Road Central.
musical background of Maurice Ravel's "Bolera," and special músic was composed by Ralph Rainger.
In the picture, which gives Raft bis first opportunity to dance for screen audiences, Carole Lombard, Sally Rand, the fan-dancer, and Frances Drake have featured roles.
"RIPTIDE"-QUEEN'S THEATRE
"Riptide," featuring beautiful
and Norma Shearer
Robert Montgomery. Is
Metro-Goldwyn-
A FEW Remaining Rooms are rat- LAMMERT BROS.Mayer's current production, now
able for offices in the Hong Kong! Stock Exchange, Ice House Street. Smith, Seth & Apply to Percy Fleming, Des Voeux Road, Central.
FOR SALE.
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY. On sale at all book-stallı end at the
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Tele-
Auction
ON
Thursday, the 28th. June 1934.
commencing at 10.30a.m.
at No. 4A, Hankow Road, Kowloon) A Quantity of
VALUABLE NOUSEHULD
FURNITURE
On View from. Wednesday, the
ARE INVITED TO INSPECT OUR 27th, June 1934.
STOCK OF
ASIATIC, FOREIGN AND
COLONIAL
POSTAGE STAMPS
IN SETS, SINGLE, PACKETS,
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 23rd June, 1934.
An imposing massing of troops and war equipment took place in Pilsudski Square, Warsaw, on the celebration of the drawing of the Polish Constitution of 1791 It is called National Day In that country.
BRIDGE NOTES
A Self-Operating Squeeze.
by Ely Culbertson.
SOVIET EDUCATION
CHANGE.
Minds Overtaxed By Politics.
Moscow.
The doctrines of Marx and
£16,000 LIGHTHOUSE
FOR S. AFRICA.
New Station Nears Completion.
Preparations South Africa's
Cape Town.
for erecting
new
£16,000
a De-Lenin are no longer to be taught lighthouse, including a powerful The unusual situation of showing at the Queen's' Theatre. clarer who finds himself with 9 to children under 12, according to fog signal and radio beacon, are
Herbert Marshall portrays the tricks laid down at his contract of
a decree just issued by the So-nearing completion. part of Lord Philip Rexford with three notrump, but is unable to flawless
The lighthouse will be erected characterisation. Miss realise them in actual play in vict education authorities. Shearer is in a class by herself illustrated
at Cape Columbine, and already the hand below, They have decided that. com-two truckloads of material for and Robert Montgomery is once which was sent to me again at his best. The late Lilyan Ernest
by Dr. plicated political theories overtax foundation work have been des Grether. of Midland, the young mind.
patched. Tashman and Mrs. Patrick Camp Michigan. bell are in the cast.
drama of marriage and divorce in cash all
The picture is u sex comedy-
as the lover.
"MAYOR OF HELL"- ALHAMBRA THEATRE
T
on
this hand, could
the
9.30-9.40 p.m. - "Drinks all Round" by the Columbia Vocal Gem Company 9.40-10.30 p.m.-From the Studio. Selections by the Studio of "R.M.S. Ranchi"
Programme
It has been found that the This is welcome news to: The reason why North, the De children do not understand marines, especially to coasting was that his them, and are only able to repeat coast in foggy weather more than not real meaning of what is taught masters and hundreds of fisher-
men who fear that part of the titled society. Herbert Marshall cash all his tricks excels as the jealous husband, and opponents were able to place him "catch-phrases" like parrots. Robert Montgomery is ideally cant in a position where he could do
any part of the South African: Subjects more suitable to the seaboard.-Reuter. nothing but squeeze himself.
Ichild mind are to be substituted Defensiva situations such as this in the lower schools.--Reuter. do sometimes occur at the Bridge table. A good player recognises them instinctively. They occur "Mayor of Hell," featuring where one player or the other can James Cagney, Madge
Evane, place the lead either in the Dummy Allen Jenkins, Dudley Digges and for closed hand-usually the former 500 juvenile stars, is Warner-knowing that the Declarer has Brothers' current attraction now no card of entry remaining in his showing at the Alhambra Theatre: own holding.
The story centres round a boys' reform school, and particularly on boy, who, having suffered the hands of a brutal warden, creates the drama when chance to the boys are given a rule themselves.
BAGS AND IN APPROVALT instructions to sell by Public much
SHEETS.
GRACA & CO., Dealers in Postage Stamps, Philatelic "Good Picture Postcards. Religious Goods, Garden Seeds, & ete. NO. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, P. O. Box. No. 621, HONG KONG.
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THE Undersigned have received one
Auction
ON
Friday, the 29th. June, 1934,
commencing at 11 am,
at their Sales Room,
4. Duddell Street.
7 Cases of Rubber Shoes
1. Case Straw Hats
And
A Quantity of Household Furni ture, Show Cases and Sundry Goode, etc.
Terme: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers Hong Kong, 26th June, 1934.
Some of the juvenile stars are Frankie Darro, Mickey Bennett. Raymond Borzage and others well. known to movie-goers.
Madge Evans provides the love interest.
The hand was:
North, Dealer,
Neither side vulnerable.
North-
S-A Q 3
H.-K J 10
DQ J 5 3 C-A K 2
West-
S.-J 10 6 H-3974 D-A K 8 C.-Q J 5
"SECRET OF THE BLUE ROOM" East---
CENTRAL THEATRE
The tense mystery drama, "Secret of the Blue Room," in- volving a sinister master of the house, a beautiful girl, a news- handsome THE Undersigned have received paper in love, and
Tinstructions to have received marine officer in a hopelessly me
Auction
ON
FRIDAY, the 29th June, 1984,
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 35, Honkow Road, Kowloon
A Fine Collection of Valuable Curios.
comprising:→
tangled web of unseen death, is Universal's latest production.
6-9 8 7 4 2
-H.-A 8 4 2
D.-10 9 7 6 C.-
S.-K 5
South-
H.-6 3
D.-1 2
C-10 9 8 7 643
The cast include Lionel Atwill, The bidding: (Figures after Gloria Stuart, Paul Lukas, Ed-hids refer to numbered explanatory ward Arnold and Onslow Stevens, paragraphs.)
and several other well-known North East South players,
West
2NT (1) PASS 8C (2) 3NT (3) Pass Pass
Pass PASS
"SLEEPERS EAST-MAJESTIC | |—North has 5 honour-tricks, an
THEATRE
Old Porcelain, Bronze, Carved Ivory, Jade, Agate, Crystal and "Sleepers East," featuring Rose quartz ornament, Old Em-Wynne Gibson, Preston Foster, broidery, Carpets, Blackwood in- Mona Barrie, and Harvey Step
acreen, etc., etc.
ice laid
iced water
GET FARME Revel (Garonne)FACE
evenly balanced hand and what some players consider. a strong indication of a final notrump contract—a hand containing many tenace situations,
hena, Is For Film's current at-2-An Opening two-notrump bid is,:
The plot of the story concerns
On View from 28th. June, 1984. traction, Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 25th Jung, 1934.
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a girl who involuntarily Ande her. self the sole eyes-witness to a murder. For the sake of her own reputation she keeps illent and chooses to remain out at sight, but fate doos not choose to leave her alone.
The picture, directed by Kenneth MacKenna, in fall of ex-) citement, romance, intrigue, and humour.
of course, very nearly Forcing, South does hold a seven-card
· suit and a King, which should be a card of entry. With this holding he must make some res- ponse to his partner's bid. South's response, of course, en- courages North to bid for game, and fe balanced distribution, together with his top-card strength in clubs, suggesta noël trump as the best final contract, The Opening lead was a spade, which Declarer won in his own hand, with the Aco and then laid down' the Ace, King and another [club. West, in the lead, returned Three pretty blondes, Ins Claire, spade, and while this permitted Joan Blondell and Badge Evans the Declarer to cash six club tricks, make up the whole attraction of he was unable to cash a trick in the United Artists production, either hearts or diamonds, the "The Greeke Had A Word For result being that him contrant was Them"
* [dafoxted 1 tricks/
"THE GREBES HAD A WORD FOR THEM”---- 'ORIENTAL THEATRE `.
The tale is of these three, merry Obviously, to refuse to cash the maids who are ""All for Ong' and lestablished tricks in Dummy, would Oise for 3 All” until a millionaira prove equally, ineffective, ma then bome up on the horizon "Thêm 31. Ehất: and West must take two spade becomes a frantic Battle of wita to tricks and sumclent trickow in the win. Lowell: Sharman takes the other units to make the defent evan part of the millionaire
} more, decisive,
WISDOM OF EGYPT
Cairo,
1. March--Blaze of Glory
Holznuan
PRADIO
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 955 metres (845 K.C.'s):-
4
1-215 p.m.-European Programme. 1 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re- port.
3.09 p.m. A Relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hoar Kong Hotel Grill Room. (by courtesy of the Management).
1.30 pm Rugby Press News, sic. 2.15 p.m.-Close Down.
Two studio concerts to-night Beloctions by the "Music Makers" 4.59-7.30 p.m.-Chinese Programme, 6-6.15 p.m.--Childrens' Studio Con-
European
cert
7.30-18.30 p.m. -- gramme.
7.30-8 p.m.-Concert Itema.
Song
Serenata (Tosti)
Pro
Carceleras (Prison Song) (Chap!) Madame Amelita Galli-Curel
Violin Solo-
(Soprano)
Gypsy Caprice (Kreisler) Shepherd's Madrigal (Kreisler)
Fritz Kreisler. Song-
Glory of the Sea (Sanderson) The Border Ballad (Cowen)
Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone) Pianoforte Solom
Etude in E. Major
(Chopin, Op. 10, No. 3) Impronto in A Flat
(Schubert, Op. 142, No. 7)
Ignace Jan Paderewski,
$ p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re
port.
8.05-8.30 p.m.--From the Studio. Selections by Kaill's Hawallan Tron- badours, (Queenie, Pearl & David)
1. What Aloha Means,
2. Hear the Ukuleles a 'Calling,
Lullaby
Steel-Guitar Balection,
4.
(Ronololu March)
6. My Little Grass Shack.
6. Aloha Baby Boy.
7. Imi Au (King's Serenade)
8. Steel Guitar Selection
(4)
Chimes.
(b) Hilo March
9. Haole Hula 10. Ukulele Lullaby
11. Old Plantation (Baritone Solo) 12. Song of the Islands. Rosamunde Overture (Schubert)
6.30-9 p.m.--Orchestral,
Sir Hamilton Harty conducting
the Halle Orchestra. Polonaise No. 2 (List, art. Muller)
Berlin State Orchestra.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Symphony Antar-Third Movement
(Rimsky-Korsakov)
One million pupils are expect 2 Selection-Maid of the Mountains Carneval Overture (Dvorak) (Op. sá) ed to attend government schools
Fraser-Simson. throughout Egypt, in the near 3. Saxophone Solo-Supplication,
Eatracte--Valley of Poppies
(Charles Ancliffe) Wal-Verschmahte Paul Láncke.
4.
future, as a result of elementary education being made compul-js.
sory.
Dance Masis.
10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press
10.35 p.m.-Close Down,
The total population of Egypt News. Jis about 15,000,000.-Reuter.
WILI
Distinction
Sir Thomas Boocham
conducting
the Royal Philharmonic Orch 9-9.30 p.m.-From the Stadie. Selections by the "Music Makers". (Continued on foot of preceding Column)
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