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FOR SALE:
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
DENTISTS
MR. HARRY FONG, DENTIST, DR. S. L. KWONG, Dental Surgeon WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICES .From
74 Queen's Rond 2nd. Fl. To
5th Fl. King's Theatre Bldg. Telephonee 21255 9-1.00; 2-6.00,
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
Kowloon Bay. New York & Repairs. Call Flag "" Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors.
OPTICIANS
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232. 53, Queen's Road Central.
SPORT NOTICES.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
DRAFT PROGRAMMES
and
ENTRY FORMS for the SEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEET- HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY. ING, to be held on SATURDAY. On sale at all book-atalls and at the 22nd. September, 1934 (Weather offices of the Publishers, 3A,. Wynd- permitting), may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Gloucester Build- “COASTWISE.”—An Interesting book; the Club House, Happy Valley: of cartoons depicting "Happeninga" on the Hong Kong Club; the Sports the China Coast Price $1, on sale Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong! at the "China Mall" officer, A. Road, Wyndham Street.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS,
Public Auctions
The Undersigned have received instructions from The Official Administrator, Supreme Court, to sell by Public Auction on
Thursday, the 13th. Sept. 1934
commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Branch Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow 'Road, Kowloon
The Effects of the late Mr. Knopp and the late Mr. Marunaga
including:
Blackwood and Teak Wood Furniture, Glass Ware, Crockery, Cutlery, Curios, Ornaments, Port- able Gramaphone and Records, Kitchen Wure, Clothing. "Majestic | Radio Set," "Pilot" Convertor
Radio and Filterette for Radio etc., etc.
On View on Day of Sale Terms: As Customary
LAMMENT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 11th Sept., 1934.
THE Undersigned have received
Tinstructions to fell by Public
Auction
ON
FRIDAY, the 14th Sept. 1984, Commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Sales Room,
Duddell Street.
A Fine Valuable Collection of
POSTAGE STAMPS
comprising:-
Europe,
British Colonies, Old British Guiana, Canada, Great Britain, Mauritius, Hong Kong, Phillipine, Portuguese, India, Straits Settlement, etc, etc.
On View from Thursday, the 19th., Sept., 1984.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 11th Sept., 1934. THE Undersigned have received. Instructions to sell by Public
THE
'Auction
ON
SATURDAY, the 15th Sept., 1934, commeneng at 1020 si
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street
Entries close at 12 O'clock NOON
on THURSDAY, the 13th Septem ber, 1984.
By Order,
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1934.
The gigantic Hindenburg wartime monument in Berlin in re called by the recent death of the famous soldier-statesman,
BRIDGE NOTES
Guesswork Or.
by Ely Culbertson.
RADIO
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 355 metres (845 K.C's):—
contract, a
If, when one is making a game line of play is found
1-2.15 p.m.-European Programme. which definitely increases the
I p.m.-Local Time and Weather Re- Declarer's chances of fulfilling Iport. this contract, even though it prac-] 1.03 p.m.-Recorded Programme.. Secretary,tically gives up any chance of 1.15 p.m.-A Relay of the Honz Hong Kong, 10th September, 1984. making an overtrick, this line of Kong Hote! Orchestra from the Houg play should invariably be adopt-Kong Hotel Grill Rooms (by courtesy
of the Management).
C. B. BROWN,
CENTRAL
THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW DAILY 2.30, 5.15, 7.15, & 9.30 JOAN MARSH FRANK ALBERTSON LUCIEN LITTLEFIELD
IN
cd in Rubber Bridge. The loss of 1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins,
30 or even more points is negligi-Rugby Press News, etc.
ble when compared with the value
of a game.
On to-day's hand Mr. Ai Sobel of New York City was able to fulfill a four-spade .contract by making a very fine decision as to and then opponents' distribution following.this decision by the only line of play which would counter- act the bad lay of the cards.
South, Dealer,
Both aides vulnerable.
NORTH:
S-J 9 8 4 HQ 6 5. D-J 7 4 3
C-A K
WEST:-
S-K 6
H-J 10 9 8
D-K 10 6 6 2. C.-J 8
GEORGE N. BATCHELLER,
SOUTH:-
PRIZIERTA
RAINBOW
LOVER
BROADWAY
COMING ATTRACTION
MARY BRIAN DONALD COOK REGINALD DENNY,
IN
"FOG"
FOR SALE.
Selection of the best varieties of Reliable and Tested
A Quantity of Majestic Radio Flower and Vegetable
Seeds.
Bets, Radio Accessories and Neon Sign Transformers including: down and stepup transformers, will be a pleasure and your Jewell Radio Set analyser, Step The opportunity of serving you Oscillator set, Jewell tube tester, commands will have our best at Out-put meter, Coll winder, Radio tention. Tubes, Transformers, Batteries etc, etc.
Office Furniture and Sundries
On View from Friday, the 14th September, 1984,
Terms: Cash on Delivery..
~LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers Hong Kong, 10th Sept 1984,
GRACA & CO.,
No. 10, Wyndham Street P.O. Box 620 Hong Kong Agents for
- Button, and Bows Ltd, Reading.
Toogood and Sons Ltd., Bouthampton
S-A Q 10 7 5
HA 4 3 D-A 8 0-Q 54
EAST:-
S-3 2
H-K 7 2
C-10 9 7 6 3 2 D-Q 9
The bidding: (Figures after bids refer to numbered explana- tory paragraphs.) South West North East 18
Paas BS (1) Pays 48. (1) Pass Pass
Pass 1-Not a particularly good three- spade bid, but the North hand is too strong for a bid of only
two.
2-The four-spades response · 18
automatic...
2.15 p.m.-Close Down.
Three Studio Items To-night. Dance Music
4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. -7-12 mid-night-European gramme.
Pro-
7 p.m.-London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations.
7.05-7.22 p.m.-Band Music. Swan Lake-Ballot, (Tchaikovsky), The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards.
The Mill on the Rock-Overture
(Reissiger), The B.B.C. Wireless) Military Band.
7.22-7.40 p.m.A Pianoforte Re- cital by Benno Moisevitch.
1. Grillen (Schumann).
2. Polonaise in B Flat Major (Op.
71, No. 2) (Chopin)
3. Impromptu in A Flat (Chopin).
4. (a) Flirtations in a Chinese Gar- den (Chasins); (b) Rush hour in
Hong Kong (Chasins). 7.40-8 pm. From the Studio." A Recital of French Songs by Ma- dame Line Marlys (Soprano).
1. Attends.
Programme
2. Cherie Je T'aime.
3. Bi Petite.
4. Dis Moi Darling.
5. Les Millions D'Arlequin.
8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Re-
port.
8.03 8.30 p.m.-Orchestral
Rosamunde Ballet Music In G (Schubert), Royal Albert Hall Or- chestra.
1812 Overture Op. 49 (Tchaikovsky).| The Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Garden.
In the Steppes of Central Asia
(Borodin), London Symphony Ör-} chestra.
on
8.30-8.30 p.m.-From the Studio. The 1st of a series of talks:
"Safety First and Sanity Second" by the Rev. Father G. Byrne. 8.50-9 pm Octets.
La Cinquantaine (Gabriel María), J.
H. Squire Celeste Octet. Andonte in G (Batiste).
Andantino (Songs of the Soul) (Lemare), J. H. Squire Celeste Octet
9-9.30 p.m. From the Studio. Selections by the "Music Makers". 930 p.m.-Router Press Bulletins, West, made the best Opening Landon 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity lead, the heart Knave, and De- Quotations. clarer played the Queen from 9.9512 mid-night-A Relay of the Dummy, hoping that the lead Hong Kong Hotel Danca Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room was the top of an intermediate (by courtesy of the Management), sequence. East, of course play- 10.80 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins, ed the King, and Mr. Sobel now Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further realised that if the spade finesse London Stock and Commodity Quota lost, fulllment of the contract tions, followed by New York Opening
Quotations.
12 p.m. Midnight-Close DownL depended upon his ability to get a heart discard in Dummy on the
when West Queen of clubs--in his hand. Ae-West hand, and cordingly, the Ace and King of trumped with the King, a losing dropped that Knave on the second my Had the spade finease baan clubs were led, and when West heart was discarded from Dum round, Mr. Sobol correctly de-taken, South would have gone cided that that was not a false-down or
one, as one diamond trick card.
must be lost in any event.
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LIFE
AT ITS BEST
WILLS'S
THREE
CASTLES
CIGARETTES-
H.K. University Re-Opens
U.S. AIR MAIL CONTRACTS
Washington, To-da Trans-Continental and Western Air Line has asked the United
Undergraduates Return During the vacation which has States Supreme Court to review After Vacation Just drawn to a close, many have the Appelate Court's ruling up been gaining practical experience. holding the cancellation of air He then made the only play in granted that had West Undergraduates, professory and Engineering students have been mail contracts United Press. possible to make the hand. The held two little spades and East lecturers of the Hong Kong Uni-working in the shops of various per S. E. Levy and Company. Knave of spades was played from two to the King, Mr. Sobel's play versity to-day returned to lecture engineering firms in the Colony Dummy, and when it was not would have been the only way of rooms, laboratories, and the awhile medical students have been covered, South went up with the losing the contract, but the neramidation hall, in preparation for donning white Ace in his own hand and then centages definitely favoured the the Autumn term of academic acto
King of be a losing and except in the lie Again they will take up books
played out his club
ueen
Arthur Tates – Co, Ltd, Bydney.
South had hoped,
trumps
alone
play stotially, made, as it could ribt
tivities
land slide rules and fountain pens
hydromthters and force
the stand
been
ministering
FRENOM REMEDY.
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