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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1934 -
Two henda pre better than one-and. Harold Lloyd and Und Merket prove it in the comedian's latest effort, "The Cat's Paw," coming shortly to the King's Theatre.
Amusements
Cinema Notes
| "TROUBLE"—KING'S THEATRE
Inimitable Sydney Howard comes
LAMMERT BROS. to the King's Theatre in a hilarious
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISEBB
AND SURVEYORS,
- Public Auctions
comedy entitled "Trouble," a film
of adventure on board a pleasure
boat.
BRIDGE NOTES
DUPLICATE GAME
by Ely Culbertson.
in some of it and the d
Duplicate Bridge scored on: the match point basis is very Horace Hollebone, a dumb ste- much of an artificial product. ward on a pleasure boat, and his Over-tricks assume an unreal equally dumb mate. Nobb, sus-value which does not exist in It is, however, a fact faced by THE Undersigned have received pect Captain Vansittart and his Rubber Bridge. THE
instructions to sell by Public sister of the theft of a lady's valu-
every tournament player, and so able pendant. When the boat the player who competes in docks at Tangiers, they see Van-Duplicate soon learns to look long sittart hand something to a native, and earnestly for that over-trick and follow the recipient to the which may mean "top on the. native quarter. By luck they board."
ON
Auction
Thursday, the 29th. November, 1934 commencing at 10.30 a.m.
at No. 3, Wong Nei Chung Road A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
.
secure the jewel, but their trouble The hand below, played by Mr. and the simple fun starts when Walter Malowan in a recent New they try to return to the ship and York City tournament. is an
On view from Wednesday, the earn the reward for the return of example of how an expert player
28th November, 1984.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.. Auctioneers, Hong Kong, November 26, 1934.
THE
THE Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Publie
of the above Society will be held at the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Auction Matheson and Co., Ltd.. (by kind permission) on THURSDAY, the 6th December, 1934, at 5.16 p.m.
J. T. BAGRAM,
Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, 24th November, 1934.
SPORT NOTICES.
ON
Thursday, the 29th. November, 1934
Commence at 2.30. p.m. At their Sales Room. No. 30,
the gem.
Sydney Howard succeeds in ex- ploiting his quaint, lugubrious humour, as Hollebone, and finds an excellent foil in George Turner 18 Nobby. Supporting characters George Curzon, Dorothy Robinson, Wally Patch, Abraham Sofaer, and
Muriel Aked.
went after the extra trick.
West, Dealer.
Neither side vulnerable
North:
SAK Q 78
H.-A-10
D-8,2
C.-K J 4 8
West:-
S-J 8 6 4 2 H.-Q J 5
D-A K 7
C-10 5
East:
S.-5
Most of the action 'takes place jon a pleasure cruise boat bound for the Orient, and the interesting and refreshing background makes ing and amusing gags. The chases good setting for the bright fool-
in Tangiers, resulting in the re- covering of the elusive jewel re- present good slapstick, and, here South: again, colourful and authentic Old porcelain, Carved ivory, background enhances the qualities
Hankow Road, Kowloon
A Quantity of Old & Valuable
Curios
Comprising
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB Bronze, Jade, Lacquer ware, of the fun..
THE
Palace screen, Gold & silk woven
THE TWELFTH EXTRA RACE carpets (various sizes) Ornament MEETING will be held (Wea of precious stones, Embroideries. ther Permitting) at HAPPY VALPicture, etc., vic.
LEY on SATURDAY, 1st. Decem-
ber. 1984, commencing at 200 p.m. The First Bell will be Fung at 1.80 p.m.
By Order,
C. IL BROWN,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 26th Nov, 1934.
"JUST SMITH”—QUEEN'S THEATRE
·
H.-K 6 3 2
D. 10 6 5 4 3. C-9 8 6
S.-10 9. H-9 8 7 4 D-QJ9 C-A Q7 2 The bidding:
West North East South
Pass JS.
A lively comedy full of sparkling Pass
On view from Tuesday, the 27th.dialogue. "Just Smith," featuring Pass November, 1934.
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
T
HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction
Tom
Pasa INT
29.
Равв 2NT 3NT Pass Pass
Walls, Hartley Power, and Pass Eva Moore. is now showing at the The contract is quite logical. Queen's Theatre............ LAMMERT BROS.,
South's hand is a maximum no- As "Smith." a polished society trump Takeout of the Opening Auctioneers. crook, Tom Walls, cunning and ur bid. The distribution makes it a Hong Kong, November 24, 1984. bate. has never appeared to much better response than two better advantage. It allows him clubs. The response of two opportunity to exploit bis
per-notrump after two spades dis gonality and wealth of neatly closes that the hand is not a interpolated gesture.
minimumi, as South can pass, and "Just Smith" is adapted from North, with an apparently estab the Frederick Lonsdale comedy lished five-card suit and honour "Never Come Back" a very suc-strength in two others, rightly cessful stage play and the story elected to bid three notrump. concerns one "Smith," and his
(Continued on Page 10,, • colleague, an American (a part A Quantity of Sports Goods (New) brilliantly
played Comprising:-
by Hartley .. $7.00
Power) who cultivate society in $10.50 Golf balla, Golf head covers order to pilfer their bonds.
$8.50 Tennis racquet frames, Golf
Just Received POSTAGE STAMPS
CATALOGUE
for 1935
Stanley Gibbons
Ist Part British Empire
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Whole. World
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All goes well with the crooked
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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMNE
Scott Stamp and Coin Co... $8.00 gloves, Cricket bats, Sports coats, schemes of the pair until a charm- Yvert et Tellier Champion.. $8.00 Gauntlets, Sterling jackets, Footing young. American girl, whose ball boots, Water polo balls, Tennis snobbish mother is determined adjusters, Hockey balls, Tennis to marry her to a duke falls in The following programme will balls etc., etc.
love with "Smith" and he finds ite broadcasted. to-day from the A Few sets of Steel Shafted her infatuation
an extremely difficult task to kill Hong Kong Broadcasting. Station Golf Clubs.
and, incidentally Z.R.W. on a wave length of 855 his own, Terms: Cash on Delivery.
GRACA & CO., Dealers in Postage Stamps, Religious Gooda, Garden Seeds, Post Cards otc. No. 10 Wyndham Street.
P. O. Box No. 620.
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