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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1934.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY Amusements
DENTISTS
MR. HARRY FONG, DENTIST; DR. B. 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 Telephonee 21265 9-1,00; 2-6.00.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD., New York & Repairs,
Cinema Notei
"NO MORE WOMEN”—KING'S
THEATRE
With the bottom of the sea for its locale, "No More Women," Paramount's latest production..
at now showing
the King's
Theatre, presents Victor McLaglen land Edmund Lowe in their usual
roles of rivalry.
Cast as deep sea divers on rival aalvage tugs, they have all the chances in the world to indulge in Kowloon Bay, the pleasant pastime of of hating Call Flag "Leach other and loving the saine Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors, woman, undergoing the perils of hazardous undertaking and end- ing up, as usual, with the firm resolve never to look at another member of the opposite sex as long as they live..
OPTICIANS
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232.
53, Queen's Road Central.
Sally Blane makes a charming picture in the movie conception "of "what the well dressed tug boat owner will wear" and spurs-the two champions to greater efforts GENERAL NOTICES. and hate of each other in the race
to gain her a fortune.
BANK HOLIDAY.
Starting with a thrilling race for salvage, the picture opens on underwater scenes that are truly
TE Beg to Notify Our Custom-amazing and it is the first time Wet N MONDAY, 3rd anning torches are seen at work,
September, 1934, All Departments blazing away despite the water will be CLOSED with the follow-land cutting through steel to the Ing exceptions:→→→
buried treasure. Then Sally comes Exchange Restaurant, Bread on the acane as the new owner of ed but candles suitable for remaking Dept, Corner House and Kowloon one of the boats, bringing the or polish manufacture. For inspection Branch will remain open as usual two rivais together on one ship to Peak Store will remain open fight for her hand. Their battles and tender forma apply R.A.S. Com-
until 10 am. pound, Queen's Road.
are replicas of earlier pictures,
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY. -On sale at all book-stalls and at the offices of the Pablishers, 3A, Wynd- ham Street.
"COASTWISE."-An interesting book of cartoons depleting "Happenings" on! the China Coast. Price $1, on sale at the China Mail" offices, 3A, Wyndham Street.
MISCELLANEOUS
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SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.15,.7.15 & 9.30 'Hearts will 'pound 'as
Uncle
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but still realistic enough to re- main exciting.
"THE ONLY GIRL". ALHAMBRA THEATRE
French inldiers kvärdlog Andorra's capitol.
FRANCE
DORR
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A view of Vicilla,"Anderra metropolla.
Tiny Andorra is having trouble again and the republle, situated in the Pyrennes between Spain and France, is not quite certain what to do about It Most of its 6,000 inhabitants, theoretically "guided" by the Spanish Bishop of Urgel and the President of France, have been troubled 'over con- ficting loyalties, and no Andorra has two factions each favouring one of the "rulera" Difficulties over bond interent brought. French soldiers into the peaceful valleys, while exploding bombs made pro- Spanish sympathisers walk about alertly. The mountain peasants have recently been considering the offer of an Italian millionaire to buy a "kingship" over them, promising "ne more taxes".
BAND CONCERT TO-NIGHT Postponed K.C.C. Function
·
Postponed from July 28 owing
"NO SMOKING" IN. CHEKLANG
"OPERATOR 18" QUEEN'S THEATRE
A tense romantic drama of the
BRIDGE NOTES MATCH POINT
BIDDING
by Ely Culbertson.
on a Match
JMR. LANSBURY · AND FASCISTS
"We Have No Faith In Dictators"
SUPERMEN NOT WANTED
+
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME-
The following programme will be broadcasted today from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station: Z.B.W. on a wave length of 855 metres (845 K.C.'8) —
1-2.15 p.m.-European PrograMMS, 1 p.m.-Local Time & Weathert Re port
1.03 p.m.-Recorded Music.
1.30 p.m.-Router Press Bulletins, Rugby Press News, etc.
2.15 p. Close "Dówn!" ...
Dance Music. Tó-night,
4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme.
7-11.30 p.m.-European Programme.
7 p.m.-Londos & New York Stock
& Commodity Quotations.
7.05-7.30 p.m.-Band Music. Zampa-
Overture (Herold, arr, Godfrey)
The Band of HM. Coldstream Guarda. Nell Gwyn Dances (Edward German) The Regimental Band of H.M. Gren
adier Guards,
1. Country Dance 2. Pastoral Dance
8. Merrymakers* Danco Patrol Comique (M. L. Lake)
A Hunting Scene (Bucalossi)
Victor Concert Band 7.80-8 pim-Musical Comedy: - Vocal Gems
"Wild Violete"
Maria Elsner and Martin* Kräämer of the State Opers, Dresden, with
Chorus and Orchestra, a Selection "Casanova””
Vocal Duets
Néw Mayfair Orchestra.
Dear Little Cafe ("Bitter Sweet" I'll see you1áganin ("Bitter Sweet”) Feggy Wood & George Metaxa. Selection
"Folly to be Wins":
New Mayair Orchestra.
8 pm Local Time & Weather Re port.
8,08-8.20 p.mA Pianoforte. Recital by Mischa Lovibili.
1. Scherzo No. 3 in Sharp Minor,
Op. 88 Chopin, Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 6-Liszt 8.20-8.46 p.m. Orchestral Pro- gramme.
Rosamunde-Overture." (Schubert)"
Sir Hamilton Harty conducting the Halle Orchestra. Homage-March: (Wagner)
Sir Dan Godfrey conducting the Symphony Orchestra.
to bad weather, the Kowloon Cric-
When a Duplicate tournament is Mr. George Lansbury appeal ket Club are holding an open air
Point basis, ed for support of the Labour band concert in their grounds to scored night, commencing at 9 pm. A the expert players naturally do Movement as the strongest bul-
of not bid exactly as they would in wark against Fascism and war 2. very attractive programme concert music will be supplied by a Rubber game. They fight har at a Labour garden party at the Band of the 1st Battalion, the der to protect part-scores, and Newport, Essex
"The British people," he said, Lincolnshire Regiment by the accordingly overbid slightly in so Combining subtle comedy and
"have won political freedom, and satire with lilting music and kind permission of Major J. A. A. doing,
Furthermore, the possession of enjoy all the method and organi- lavish settings, "The Only Girl," Griffin. D. S. O. and Officers.
100 honours is of far more imporzation needed for democratic Gaumont-British-Ufa's latest pro-
tance to the holder than it is in control. The Blackshirt brigade Carneval-Overture (Dvorsk, Op. 92) duction, featuring Lillian Harvey,
Rubber Bridge, where 100 points wish us to give up our demo-
Chicago Symphony Orchestra whose elfin charm and piquancy
directed by Frederick Stock can be disregarded when a possi-cracy and give our lives and li-
8.45.9 p.m. Four songs by Foter have captured for her a
large
ble loss of 300 or more is invol-berties over to a self-appointed Dawson (Bass-Baritone) screeh audience, is now showing at
dictator to control us as he 1. Drake's Drum (Stanford) ( The Chekiang Provincial Govern-ved. the Alhambra Theatre...
On to-day's hand, North and thinks best.
12. Outward Bound (Stanford)
3. Follow me ome (Ward Higgs) Miss Harvey is supported by alment was reported to have submit-
a 900-point penalty
"We have no faith in dictators. Thou'rt Paesing Herke, (Ballivan) strong International cast which ted a petition to the Government South scored
ап expert combination lor in supermen. The world has
9-11.30 pm-A Relay of the Hong includes Charles Boyer, the well outlining measures for prohibiting against
playing East and West, purely and had enough of such. Our faith Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the known French setor (Husband cigarette smoking in the province.
simply because the Weat player is, in ourselves-the
common Hong Kong Hotel Grill Boom (by of the dainty Pat Patterson) and!
tried to prevent the opponents' people. Our voice may not be courtesy of the Management). now: contracted by Hollywood
9.30 p.m. Renter Press Bulletins, making a part-score, and, at the the voice of God, but it is un- London 1 pm, Stock: A Commodity Studios. Mady Christian, the
same time, make one of his own doubtedly the voice of common- Quotations.. Scandinavian stor, and Ernest
with 100 honours accompanying it sense.
10.80 p.m.-Renter Press Bulletins, Thesinger, whose portrayal of
Frankly, I do not think that West When Labour comes to pow London Stock & Commodity Custa Rugby Mid-day Press, News, Further the part of a Lord Chamberlain American Civil War. "Operator should be severely criticised. is one of the highlights of the 19" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's latest picture.
production, is the current feature West, Dealer The story has its locale in the picture at the Queen's Theatre. Both sides vulnerable gay atmosphere of the court of D. W. Griffith, whose picture. Empress Eugenie which lives The Birth of A Nation," created NORTH:- for us in Offenbach's music and history in the screen world about! Winterhalter's paintings. It con- two decades ago, directed the pre-| cerne a duke who happens to find sent picture with surpassing a lady's garter while out hunting military setting, theme, and photo-1 - The garter, it transpires has been graphic effects. "borrowed" by the Empress's maid The picture, in which Gary WEST:--- and the simple circumstance is Cooper and Marion Davies are co- made a vehicle for irresistibly starred, is based on the story humorous situations, palatial court written by the late Robert, W. scenes, and dancing spectacles. Chambers. With the Civil War y Lillian Harvey sings a lovely the back ground, the story deals waltz-song "How Can. I Live, with the intriguing spy systems SOUTH:- Without You," specially com-
of both the northern and southern posed by Friedrich Hollander, armies, out of which arises one of that everyone will want to whistle the finest romances of the War. and dance to.
two leading Supporting the players are:-Katherine Alexan- "BLOOD MONEY" ORIENTAL |dez, Jean Parker, Ted Healy, Rus- EAST:-
sell Hardie, Douglas Dumbrille. Willard Robertson, Sidney Toler
THEATRE
"CLEANING UP"-STAR
THEATRE
Starring George Bancroft and the Four Mills Brothers. "Blood Money," now showing at the Oriental. Theatre, is a splen- did American racketeering story full of action' and excitement.
There are a lot of excellent Cleaning Up," a hilarious Br characterizations in "Bloodtish comedy festuring George Gee, Money." George Bancroft gives Betty Astell and Days Burnaby, is such vitality and force to the now showing at the Star-Theatre. character of Bill Bailey that you
The funniest scene is when Gee wonder how the screen has sur unconsciously takes the stage at a vived with him all these months musical comedy and gives a de
Frances Des Chick Chandler monstration, not to the
theatre and Judith Anderson, play the manager, as he thought, but to other leading roles and do aplen-huge audience. As a result he didly.
gets a job as a comedian: Clean ing Up": is one of the most con “GEORGE...WHITE'S SCANDALS" sistently funny comedies that --MAJESTIC THEATRE have ever come from British
studios.
"FEEP EM ROLLING”. CENTRAL THEATRE
"George White's Scandals," fer- turing Rudy Vallee, America's famous radio crooner and jazz hand leader, is For Film's current attraction now showing at the "Keep 'Em Rolling," a thrilling Majestic Theatre.........
animal picture, featuring Walter
For's new musical could only Huston, the Abraham Lincoln of be a success with such stars in the the screen, Frances Deo and picture as Jimnty (Shnosile) Minns Gombell, is R.KO. Radio's Durante, Alice Faye, Adrienne current release now at the Central Ames, Cliff Edwards, Gregory Theatre.
Radio's famous Supporting Ratoft, Dixie Dubbar, Gertrude Michael, and George White
stars, offers and men of the 16th laition to the numerous Field Arullery of the United gongs and dances, the film
State
Army, are, seen in
rances Doe, provides the
by one of t
9.-8 6 H-K 7.6 D.-K 9 3 2 C—A 9-7 6-
S.-J 9 2 H.-A Q J. 10 & 4 D-A 7 6 C.-Q.
S-A K Q 43. H.-8 3,2 D.-J 8
C. J 10 8
8-10 7 6. H.-9 D.-Q.10 5 4 C-K5 43 2
The bidding; (Figures after bids, refer to numbered: explanatory) paragraphs.)
11.80 p.m-Close Down,
OBITUARY
er we shall organize agriculture tions, follwed by New York Opening free of the incubus of landlorQuotations, dism or money-lenders. We shall establish import and export boards, which will determine what goods we need. in addition to what we ourselves can pro- duce. No others will be allowed to come in.
"We are no supporters, of the old policy Buy cheap and sell dear. Neither are we in favour of the Government's policy of raising prices in order to save profits and rents."
Mrs. Vilhelm Meyer Dies In Denmark
WIFE OF PRESIDENT OF ANDERSON, MEYER
The death of Mrs. Vilhelin Meyer, wife of Mr. Vilhelm Meyer, Presi- Mr. Lansbury said they would dent and General Manager of establish the agricultural indus-Anderson, Meyer and Co. Ltd., try on a sure foundation, that occurred on Thursday at her home those who did the work should in Denmark. The late Mrs. Meyer have first call on what was pro-was well-known in the Far East duced. No one would be robbed and had a wide circle of friends. or plundered to enable these The funeral will take place on Mon- things to be done. Labour's po- day, September 8, and the offices of licy would be based on the truth. Anderson, Meyer will be closed on "The labourer is worthy of his that day. hire."
the vulnerable bid at the levò}} of two by his partner is add
encouragement.
tional
He
also correctlysarmises that! the West 'player is overbid- ding elightly.
4
LABOUR TROUBLES IN SHANGHAI
Average of 300 Yearly Since 1928
Between 1928 and 1982, there was
West North East South 1H Pass. INT (1) Pass ⠀ 2H Pass: PASE 23-(2) \SH (8) Db). (4) Pass Pasa
In the play of the hand North an average of 800 labour troubles 1-East's only possible respones third round of the suit he signalled Pass...
between capital and labouresch Jopened his top spade, and on the
|year in Shanghai, involving 11,799 outsiderof, a pass.
factories and 484981 worker, 2-This would be a distinctly that bis King of hearts was a sure with his diamond 9. North knew
according to the result of a survey bad bid when vulnerable ink anyway and therefore did not
[made by the authorities of the money Bridge, but with
{Greater Shanghal Bureku of Social
Krons in (the textile" Industry "and the number of "labour"" "disputes
involving foreign factories
more and more during the above mentioned period. - The partner ved that half
Survey
Match Point scoring, south wish to use it to over-ruff Dummy Affairs Bodywe quite correctly decides that a fourth round of spades, giving The majority of labour disputes an effort to push the oppe the Declarer at the same time a nents up a 'trick 'is in order, discard. At trick 4, South shifted a-An overbid, but excusable in to his diamond 8, which Declarer Match Point play. On his was forced to pass. North won partner's one-notrump hid with the King and returned 'a'idia- West assumes that there is mond, which Declarer won with the some sort of fit for the heart Queen in Dummy. suit and that he will not go North subsequently madis his down more than one or two Ace of clubs and King of hearts tricks, which, with his honour and was, in addition, able to give score, will not be a greater South a ruff of the third round of loss than he will bostain' W he diamond as the latter's three permita the opponents to trumps could not be drawn out make two spades with a part without letting North in. Thus the score bonus. - West÷naturally unfortunate Vest player was set
not to be doubled three tricks doubled and vulner stri has what look to himjable,(900 painta) less-100 honours, among
Chin and for a cold bottom,
this? Labour; trotialeh ! referred lasted from eleven to 50 days.
SHAM BATTLE IN
“PEKING
The Japanese troops stationed
held a sham
last week
the res
repor
from