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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1934.
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LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS,
Public Auctions
Undersigned have received Tinstructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON
Wednesday, the 28th Sept., 1934, commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room,
Duddell Street
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
Comprising:-
Teak hatstand,
Chesterfield
Couches and armchairs, Teak
cabinets, Teak
and
Extension Din- Chairs, Teak ing Table Chest of Drawers, Teak Book- Bedsteads, Teak cases, Iron
Wardrobes with bevelled mirror doors, Teak Dressing Tables, Teak Tea-poys. Screens, Ice Chest,
and Bronze
Brass ornament, Clocks, Large Porcelain Flower! pots, Cutlery, Dinner Service and crockery, Glass Ware, Fine O Paintings, Pictures, Curtains, Car- pets, Ruge, Electric Table Lamps and Fans, Gramaphones and Re- cords, Filing Cabinet, Teak Office Desks, etc., etc.
also
Three Cottage Pianos
One Electrolux Ice Chest
One Frigidaira
One Kelvinator
One Steel Safe Cabinet (large)
One Grand Father Clock One Louis XIV Drawing Room
Sutte
and
A Few Places of Exceptional Quality Blackwood Ware
On View from Tuesday the 25th. September, 1984
Terms: Cash on Delivery
CAMMERT BROE
Auctioneers. Hong Kong 21st Sept 1984.
CENTRAL
THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY DAILY 2.30, 5.15, 7.15, & 9.80,
CHINESE PICTURE "THE LOVE OF FAIRY LAND"
COMING ATTRACTION
THE BIG LAUGH SHOW
with EDNA MAY OLIVER EDWARD EVERETT
HORTON
"THE POOR RICH"
UNIVERSAL PICTURE
FOR SALE.
Exclusive photographs taken in Camp Wille and Macht (Will and Might), which is being operated near Princeton, N., by the Friends of New Germany, a Nazi organisation, for the training of hoys. As much conversation as possible is carried on in German. The 200 students wear brown shirts and drill in "goose-step," and fy the Nazi flag alongside the Stars and Stripes. The leader, H. Haan, Brooklyn, N.Y., iề showa drilling the boys.
BRIDGE NOTES
SPECIFIC INFORMATION
by Ely Culberton.
MODEL BARQUE'S 225]
MILE TRIP
Picked Up Off Coast
Of Maine
Amusements
Cinema Notes
"SHE LEARNED ABOUT SAI- LORS"-KING'S THEATRE
IL DUCE MARCHES HIS CABINET
General Who "Fell Out”
Bologna (Italy).
BADIO
·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 885' matren
[845 K.C.');—
1-2.15 p.m.-European Programme.
I p.m.-Local Tulë ald Weather Report.
1.03 p.m.--Recorded Programme. 1.15 p.m.-A Relay of the Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong'
Kong Hotel Grill Room,
Hong
1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulleting,
Rugby Press News, etc.
2.15 p.m.-Close Down
ZEK, PROGRAMME"
3-8 p.m.-European Programme. 5-6 p.m. (Approx:)-A Relay of the Hand of the lat Hátin: South Wales Borderers, conducted By Bandmaster C Eldicott, A.R.C.M., from the Military Hospital, Bowen Boad, by kind per- misalon of Lieut. Colonel H. E. Wil- |liams, D.8.0., M.C.
6-7 p.m.-A Relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden,
7 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota- tions, London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations,
7.08-7.30 p.m.Light Opora. Vocal Gemm
Duchess of Dantzig (Caryll
Light Opera Company.
Selection
The Land of Smallen (Lehar)
London Theatre Orchestra.
Vocal Gems--
The Waltz Dream (Stransa)
Light Opéra Company. 730-8 pim-From the Studio, A Humourous Interlude by Bryan Lewis.
Programme
1. Some helpful thoughts on Love,
courtship and Marriage,
2. Bome gratuitous advice on the
'ancient game of Bowls.
Bom Local Time and Weather Report.
A.03.10.30 p.m.-Chinesa Studio Con- cert.
9.30 pm-Reuter Press Bulletins, London 1 pam. Stock and Commodity Signor Mussolini .gave mem Quotations. bers of bis Cabinet another try 10.30 p.m.-Reuter Prean Bulletins,
fre-
Portland, Me. Winthrop Lothrop, local fisher-
A fine comedy-romance in which Slam bidding is more or less of man, prizes a 13-inch model of
Those who bludgeon an old-fashioned barque, picked Lew Ayres and Alice Faye are co-
starred in Fox Film's release, "Sheng afternoon recently, when he Ragby Mid-day Press News. Further ja fine urt. their way to a contract to take all up 20 miles off shore.
The model, the "Phyllis, of Learned About Sailors." now show-personally, led. them in a march London Stock and Commodity Quota- in the heart of the Apennines, tions, followed by New York Opening
Quotations. from Casaglia to Arona, a dis- 10.40 p.m-Close Down... or all but one of the tricks usually! find that they have made a mistake. Lynn, Mass." had been set adrifting at the King's Theatre.
Clever acting in the many hilar-tance of 81 miles. This "route All Relays of the Hong Kong Hotel the exchange of specific and pre-travelled 225 miles when rescuedious situations in the alma makes it march," held in conjunction with Orchestras ata by courtesy of the
Correct Slam bidding requires at King's Beach in Lynn and had
one of the most entertaining pic- the Italian manoeuvres.. took Management.
8.30-10 p.m.-European. Recorded cise information, and players who by Lothrop..
A note in a bottle, placed tures of the season in the Colony. place after luncheon.
Programme from ZEE. on Among those who marched quency of 640 kes' wish to reach safe Sism should
Lew Ayres is persuaded by his make a study of the correct prin- aboard the craft by its owner. Fred L. Robbins of Lynn, said
and with the Duce were Gen. Bal- 8.80-9 p.m.-Concert Items. shipments, Mitchell ciples of bidding,
Durant, to accompany them ashore trocchi. Under Secretary for Song-- In the recent Grand National it had been put out to sea "just two
for fun." Championship team-of-four Bridge
The little craft with rigged at an Asiatic seaport. At a cafe War, Admiral Cavagnari, Under-
Malds of Cadi) (Deliber), held by the United States Bridge perfectly and was in good condi- Ayres meets Alice Faye, and before Secretary for the Navy, and Gen. Bolero Les Filles de Cadiz (The
the fleet leave port they fall in love. Valle, Under-Secretary for the
Madame Amelita Galll-Gurch ition when found.
Durant are When Mitchell and
The Dace outmarched all these convinced that Alice Faye is sin- cere in her love for Ayres, they do three representatives of the ser Pianoforte Solo-
vices, especially the Under- want North to bid a Slam for everything in their power to con- Secretary for Wat, who had to.Etude in E Majar (Chop, Op. 10, him unless he can help the club vince Ayres that he is wrong when fell out." The General went situation to some extent.
Pierre. Hotel Association at the
South New York, the North and pair of one of the teams reached a Slam which was not bid
against
their partners at the other table. The reason the Slam was reached in very wis because South made fine bid.
South, Dealer.
Neither side vulnerable
Selection of the best varieties of North-
Reliable and Tested
Flower and Vegetable Seeds.
The opportunity of serving you will be a pleasure and your. commands will have our best at-
tention.
GRACA & CO.,
No. 10, Wyndham Street P.O. Box 620 - Hong Kong Agents for
Sotton and Sons Ltd., Reading, Toogood and Sons Ltd, Southampton Arthur Tates & Co, Ltd., Sydney.
COASTWISE
by
"ALGIE" BENNETT.
An interesting book, of Cartoons depicting "Happenings" on the China Coast.
PRICE $1.00,
Now on sale at
BREWERS
WHITEAWAY, 'LAIDLAW EXCELSIOR BOOK STORE.
and at the Publiskers
The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd.
China Mail Building.
Weat
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H.-K 10 8 5
D.-10 7 5
C.-K J
S.-Q 10 9 6 5 H.-J D.-Q 9 6
C.-Q. B 4 2
East-
S.-8 4.
H-7 6
D.-A 8 4 32 C-10 7 6 2
Bouth --
S.-A K
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D.-A-9 5
The bidding: (Figures after bids refer to numbered explanatory paragraphs).
South
West North
Pass 2H (2) 1H (1)
Разв 12C (8)
4H (4) Pass 6H (6) Рава 4NT (5) Pass Pass
.. Pass
East PROS
Air.
car.
The decides he cannot marry her back to headquarters in a motor-
because of his financial condition.
Mitchell and Durant set the stage Admiral Cavagnari, more ac- original Raise was too close to for an accidental meeting of the customed to battleships, express-
14-Although North has a very good
club fit, he decides that h
TARZAN AND HIS MATE"- QUEEN'S THEATRE
"WONDER BAR" ALHAMBRA THEATRE
Chanson Indoue (Song of India)
(Rimsky-Korsakov)
(Saprano):
Impromptu In A Flat (Schubert, Op. 142, No. 2) SILA SAMAN
...No. 3)
Song
Iznace Jan Paderewski Glorious Devon (German) Father O'Flynn (Stanford)
Robert Radford (Bass). a minimum to encourage South lovers in Los Angeles and when ed the opinion afterwards that Violin Sole
therefore bids something goes wrong, they force he would prefer to return to the Tango (Albeniz) B5' yet, North
Gen. Valle, the Under Passepled (Delibes)
Yelli d'Aranyi. four hearts, which call shows both lovera into a trumped-up mar-sea.
riage. Then follows a series of Secretary for Air, announced 9.9.30 p.m.-Light Orchestral Music. no additional strength,
hilarious events that brings the that ah was more healthy and Poet and Peasah 5-South is still unwilling to give aim to a lively conclusion.
less tiring.
Overture (Suppe)"
Percey Pitt and Augmented up. It seems to him that he With this film is shown a much
Symphony Orchestra will be able to make five hearts advertised educational film titled)
Waldteufel Memories (arr. Finck) without danger and he realisea "Krakatos."
De Groot and his Orchestra. Farewell, I Kiss your hand (Fall) that merely two, Kings in the
Falling in Lord Again (Hollander) North hand will give him a
Albert Handler and his Orchestra. Al Jolson, the Jewish led from chance for six. He therefore
Love Tales (Selection of celebrated decides to make one more at-
New York's East Side, who has
Love: Songs) (arr. B. Hall) tempt to reach a Slam contract.
Johnny Weismuller, America's gone down in film history as the
de New Mayfair. Orchestra. His four notrump is a Forcing retired swimming champion, and first talking picture star, rises to 9.30 p.m-Reuter Press Bulletins. bid, but North can sign off at Maureen O'Sullivan, the pretty new heights in "Wonder Bar" London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity
Quotations. five clubs if he cannot stand a Irish star, are starred in Metro-First National production. "Won- Slam.
Goldwyn-Mayer's new drama of der Bar," the action of which 6-Since South's four-notrump, bid the African Jungle, "Tarzan and takes place in an elaborate Parts guarantees either two Aces and His Mate," now showing at the bar and night club, has plenty of the King of a bid gult or three Queen's Theatre.
material for first-class film enter an tainment, plus a cast ideally Aces, and since North holds the Johnny Welamuller makes Kings of both suits bid by the ideal Tarzan, but Maureen O'Sul-chosen; a cast that makes the
that livan deserves the highest most of every situation. partnership, be knows South holds threè Aces and can honours. She is pursued by say Into this story of flirtatious husbanda, not lose more than one immedi-age lions up a cliff, tossed like an wives, philandering
ate trick. Since North has supadagio dancer from the tops of scheming gigolos, beautiful girls, port for both of South's suits, trees, somersaults on the trapeze and spectacular scenery is woven he can bid the Slam without with apes to catch her just one drama and romance hositation, since he has pre daring feat after another.
There are several lilting songs viously shown no strength over The story begins with our hero certain to be heard in local the minimum requirements for ine mated to Tarzan and living it cabarets and ballrooms for a long come. Wonder Bar," Nell Hamilton shows up with. Paul time to a skaded Raise. The play of the hand was quite Cavanaugh to search for Ivory, "Don't Say Good Night" and simple. Declarer, after first at- and the latter's attempt to do Why Do I Dream Those Dreams." tempting to drop the Queen of away wih Tarzan and win the girl
This hand is very close to an spades on the third round of the for himself is responsible for original two-bid but, due to the sult, was forced to guess the dia-reals of exciting thrills. weakness of the heart suit it-mond situation, which he did cor-
self, South quite properly de-rectly after but a moment's hesi- "THE MYSTERY OF MR. X'
STAR THEATRE cides to bid only one.
strong.
៥.
tation.
His only indication was that on
"THE WAY TO LOVE
MAJESTIC THEATRE
B.85 10 pm-Grand Opera. "The Mastersingers of; Nuremburg”—
Overture (Wagner)
Soug
Btate Opera Orchestra, Berlin qui conducted by Dr. Leo Blech.
"La Gioconda"-"Yrs Suicide"
(Ponchielli)
Gina Cirma
(Soprano). "Carmen"-March of the Smugglers
(Elzet)
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski. "Madame Butterfly" Jo THo Cher- milts (See.I have caught you) (Price)
Irene Sheridan (Soprano) and
Partile (Tenor).
10 pClose Down,
““DUCK' SOUP" ORIENTAL THEATRE
The four Marx brothers are starred in Paramount's musical "The Way to Love," a comedy comedy, "Duck Soup, headed in romance starring Maurice Che the cast by the vivacious Raquel valler, the debonair French actor, Torres.
The
obvious response, 2. the bidding, which would indicate "The Mystery of Mr. X", featur-and Anne Dvorak, the Rusalan. "Duck Soup" presents Groucho as though the hand is by no means to the defending side a two-sufted ing Robert Montgomery, is Metro screen actress. is the Faramount the Dictator of Freedonis,
hand, the West player would very Goldwyn-Mayer's latest production, production which is now showing at mythical country badly in need of Tomas: The ambassador of Sylvania S-South-must now take some likely open the Ace of diamonds now showing at the Star Theatre, the Majestic Theatre.
The film, adapted from one of The story concerns Madeleine, has two spies Harpo and Caico, very strong action since he has it he had it
MacDonald's stories is who is Ill-treated by the kuffer upon whom he depends for much received the response which Declarer, accordingly, when he Philip helps his hand the most that is found he could not set up his thriller rather than a genuine de- thrower in a Carnival: and who is his Information, Bút)
befriended by Francola (Chevaller), know that they will work to say, a fit bas now been shown spade Knave for a valuable dis-tective story, and it provide
mond and much better plot than is usual Minna Gombell and Arthur Pierson country where the in the heart suit.
card, led a low
are his good friends, with John and the blondes more He quite correctly decides to when East gave him a guess-- by such
Miljan hla” evil Infuence: This is In addition you make a Forcing Takeout in an playing low he went up with the L
appy go-lucky Maurice of Dum unbiddable three-card minor King.
The Innocents of Paris-not-he has was not reached auft headed by the Ace. To AS
The Love Parade and bersings wit make the Slam he knows he othe
and acte with more than hiz
needs something in clubs in the
North hand and he does not the
Stone, Henry Stephanno
Ralph Forbes
are in the
the For
cture is capably
Cha
plays:
Sitter