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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1934
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Illustrating the ten greatest news stories of 1934, the "newalest year since the World War," as named by J. V. Connolly, President of the International News Ser. vice, in an address before the convention of the Inter-scholastic Press Association at Washington and Lee University. 1-Arrest of Bruno Hauptmann baby kidnapper. 2 Deflation of the dollar (the President is seen signing the gold bill). Assassination of King Alexander of Yugoslavia and the French Foreign as Lindbergh Minister, M. Louis Barthou. Hitler's "Blood Purge," signalling his triumph as absolate ruler of Germany, (Troops are seen watching every move of the people on that eventful Saturday.) 5-The Morro Castla disaster. Assassination of Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss of Austria. 7-Capture of Samuel insall in Turkey and his return for trial. 8-Record-breaking flight of Scott and Black in the London-Australia air marathon. S-Department of Justice's manhunt, ending in the diling of John Dillinger (inset) and Floyd, 10-San Francisco general strike.
Amusements
Cinema Notes
"TREASURE ISLAND”—QUEEN'S
THEATRE
others.
The "Silly Symphony" cartoon Ha done in technicolour.
"SHE LEARNED ABOUT SAI-
LORS"-ORIENTAL THEATRE
کر کی یہ ان کی جمود ہے۔
RADIO
metres (845 K.O.'):~~
12.30-2.15
ramme.
F.m.-European
12.30-1 p.m-Recorded Music.
WOMEN CAPTURE NEW PRIVILEGE
Oxford Union Society has decided
RICH ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIND BY SHANTUNG PEASANT
་་་
An eighty-foot ancient boat re-
Pro- was financial. Several opposed the each with three handles as well as proposal, one complaining that the a large quantity of ancient coins. 1 p.m.-Local Time and Weather peace of the library would be dis-The find is now being exhibited in
turbed by the invasion. 1,03 p.m.-Recorded Musici 1.15 p.m.-A Relay of the Orchestral
Report,
1.80 nm-Router Press Bulletins,
Tainan,
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
to admit, women to, their premises.sembling ons of the famous dragen The standing committed, introduc-boata, believed to belong to the Tang A fine comedy-romance in which The following programme willing a proposal that a dining room who was digging in his vegetable Dynasty, was unearthed by a farmer Lew Ayres and Alice Faye are co-e broadcasted to-day from the The generations of people both starred is Fox Film's release, "She Hong Kong Broadcasting Station should be started as an experiment fields recently at Liangchwang in young and old who have been Learned About Sailors," now show-LR.W. on a wave length of 255 for a larger scherne next term, ad southern Shantung. Hidden in the thrilled by "Treasure Island,"
Jing at the. Oriental Theatre.
mitted that their interest in women also a dozen huge porcelain Vases boat, reports the "Shunpao," were Such a great majority of Bridge Robert Louis Stevenson's famous Clever acting in the many hilar GENERAL NOTICES, players now use the Four-Five No-story of pirate adventure, will find lous situations in the film makes it
trump Convention' as an insurance the vivid story-book experiences of one of the most entertaining plc of bidding makable Slams and re- their youth created on the screen tures of the season in the Colony.
Queen's Lew Ayres is persuaded by his fusing to bid Slams which cannot in the picture at the be made, that it is comparatively Theatre, with Wallace Beery and two shipmates, Mitchell and rare to see players reach after Jackie Cooper in co-starring roles. Durant, to accompany them ashore THE NEW TERM will open Slam without the Acce necessary Full power of the most widely-at an Asiatle seaport. At a cafe Room.
from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill THE January 2nd. Entrance
read fiction book about pirates Ayres meets Alice Faye, and before Examination for New Students The other day, however, watch-ever written has been retained in the fleet leave port they fall in love. Rugby Press News, etc. SATURDAY, December 29th, at ing a Rubber game at Crockford's the adaptation of it by John Lee When Mitchell and Durant are 2.15 p.m. Close Down.
Club, New York, I saw a partner-Mahin Scenes have been repro convinced that Alice Faye is sin-Dance Music from Hong Kong Hotel For Prospectus, for Day-boys and ship reach an unmakable Slam be-duced exactly as described in the cere in her love for Ayres, they do 7-12 midnight— European Boarders, Apply to Li Hoi Tung, cause the partners thought they book with much of Stevenson's everything in their power to con-gramme. Eaq., Banker & Co., Bank of China needed no such crutch as the Four-own dialogue between the charac vince Ayres that he is wrong when Building (Tel. 20662) or to The Five Notrump Convention upon tera followed to the word. he decides he cannot marry her be Warden,
which to lean. They felt that With Beery as Long John Silver cause of his financial condition. their judgment of card values was and Jackie Cooper.as Jim Hawkins, too accurate to require any system boy adventurer, a
assembled to bring except their own common sense. The result convinced them of the the Spanish Main
La Source Ballet (arr. Winterbottom). with living reality. Lionel Barry- Three of Hollywood's most contrary.
7.32-8 p.m.-Concert Items, more's blustering Billy Bones is powerful personalities, Clark Violin Solos- one of the most entertaining Gable, Myrna Loy and William
Dance of the Marionette (Winternitz) Polichinelle Serenade (Kreisler) characters he has ever played. Powell, are starred in Metro-
Fritz Kreisler, Otto Kruger in forceful as Dr. Goldwyn-Mayor's current attrac-Songs-Always (Smith) Livesy: Lewis Stone's personal tion, "Manhattan Melodrama," Nichavo! (Nothing Matters),
(Jerome) knowledge of sailing ships gives which will long be remembered as convincing background to. his role the last picture that America's of Captain Smollett: Nigel Bruce Public Enemy No. 1, John Dillin- is a ruddy and typically English ger, ever saw.
St. Stephen's College, Stanley.
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"MESSIAH"
Xmas Choral Service
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The bidding:.
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MAJESTIC THEATRE 'to the screen
4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme.
Pro-
7 pm-London and New York Stock) and Commodity Quotations.
7.05-7.32 p.m.-Band Music. Zampa-Qverture (Herold). Faust Frolics (Gounod). Carmen Caprice (Bizet).. The Champion March Medley
(arr. Hume),
Pianoforte Dennis King (Bariton)..
Der Fledermaus (Strauss)
Selection Ealó de Costa. 8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Report.
8.03-8.35 p.r.-Musical Comedy. Orchestra
Squire Trelawney: touches of The film opens spectacularly quaint humour are put into the with the "General Slocum" disaster characterization of Ben Gunn, out of which are tossed two orphan marooned pirate, by Chic Sale. boys into Manhattan's East side. A Musical Comedy Switch
Every pictorial beauty and One is studious, while the other
(arr. Hall) Jaction value in the story has been "shoots”. in
G. B. Cochran Medley gambling circles. Fantaro-Selection brought out by the direction of Years later the student has become Victoria and her Hussar Vocal Gems. Victor Fleming, who has filmed District Attorney (William Powell) 8.85-8.50 p.m.---Organ Solos. such adventure stories as "Rendez and the other a top-money gambler. An Organists Yuletide
Quentin M. Maclean. vous" and "Around the World in (Clarke Gable).
In-a-Bird-Store-(Laka). 80 Minutes."
in a Clock Store (Orth)
Terence Casey, 8.50-9.15 p.m.---Concert Waltzes. ** A Thousand and One Night
(J. Strauss) Alison Skipworth and Richard Danube Waves(Ivanovici) Bennett are starred in Paramount's Over the Waves (Rosas) Sponsored by the United Artists comedy-drama "Madame Rac-Archibal Joyce. Waltzes. (arr. Somera).
9.15-9.80 p.m.-Oelets. Corporation, the Alhambra Theatra keteer," now showing at the Star A Venetian Barcarolle presents another fine programme of Theatre.
(arr. Willoughby)
"MICKEY MOUSE AND SILLY
SYMPHONY”- ALHAMBRA
THEATRE
"MADAME RACKETEER"--STAR THEATRE
..
short subjects by the well-known Miss Skipworth, in the title role, Echoes of the Ball (Willoughby)' |cartoonist, Walt Disney.
is magnificient as the intriguing Love's Dream After the Ball The
programme consists of "racketeer," who provides drama (arr. Willoughby)...
9.30 pm-Reuter Press Bulletins. "Mickey Mouse," "Silly Symphony," as well as humour, while Richard London 1 pan. Stock and Commodity An alternative would be a Pre-"The Big Bad Wolf," a sequel to the Bennett, who plays opposite her, Quotations.
"Three Little Pigs," "Little Red gives a remarkable performance. 10.80. p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins. 2-North has a very ne hand. Of Ridinghood," "Crandma," "Night George Raft and Evelyn Knapp London Stock and Commodity Quota
course, the choice of his Open-Before Xmas." "Pet Store" and are also seen in the picture,
emptive bid in diamonds.
ing bid is obvious. 8-There is a strong temptation for South to take stronger action with his hand in view of his great freak and it with his partner's suit. However, he de- cides to await developmenta. His bid, after an opposing Over call, practically, assures another bid from North.
"THE BLACK CAT KING'S
THEATRE
hearts. It is almost impossible that he holds both the diamond Ace-King and the Ace of spades. One of the most unusual pictures and it is out of question that of the season, bringing with it all he holds all three Acea not in the uncanny mystery and horror of North's hand. The bid of five "Frankenstein" and "Dracula,” plus hearts should be passed the added thrills supplied by those 7-While East, on the bidding; ap two creators of eerie roles, Boris pears to have a reasonably safe Karoff and Rela Lugoal, The Black Penalty Double, it would be Cat” is now showing at the King's rather pointless as, at best, a set Theatre,
A full justified Rebid. South's hand is very strong dis-,. tributionally and certainly sug- gents a Blam. However, the vold in clubs Indicates a probable duplication of values, 6Even though his partner has Invited a Slam, North should not bid it It South were vold of spades he would have shown. that fact rather than bid five
porting cast
of one trick in indicated, and the "The Black Cat, suggested from gain would be only 100 points story by Edgar whereas there is a slight chance Universal production. on the bidding that North in The splendid void of spades and that the concluded David tract = "can" be made, in which Wells, Lucille Lund, Egor case, it East doubles, North will Cording, Henry Ar probably redouble.
Conti
Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further
tions
9.36-12 midnight-A Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Boom. ||-12 minight-Close Down. -All Relays of the Hong Kong Hotel Management. Orchestras are by courtesy of the
DELIUS TO REST IN ENGLISH SOIL
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husband a remane,”- esent Dellpa's body Firests at
next
Paris, but ar
made for the to Limpañeld,
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