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N THAT
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THE THIRTY- SEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY. will be held at the Office Messra. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on TUESDAY," the 12th February,;
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AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS
AND SURVEYORS..
- Public Auctions
THE Undersigned, have received
instructions to sell by Public
ON
Auction
Wednesday, the 30th. January, 1936
commencing at 11 a.m. -
at No. 2, Luna Building, Ground Floor, Kimberley Road, Kowloon
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
On view from 29th, January 1935. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
Auctioneers
LAMMERT BROS.,
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below,
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ON Thursday, the 31st." January, 1935 commencing at 2 p.m. at No. 1, The Albany And
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"On view from Thursday, the 81st
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When Miss Beatrice, Manning, daughter of a late Mayor of Al- bany, NY., became bride in New York she became Mrs. Man- ning. Her husband, who was John 11. Servia, her attorney, changs ed his name to Manning shortly before the ceremony.
Amusements
Cinema Notes
BELIEVED IN YOU-KING'S
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STEALING AND RECEIVING
Raincoat And School
Books Stolen
12 WEEKS' HARD LABOUR Rosemary Ames, the vivacious · FOR UNEMPLOYED film star, is featured in Fox Film's romantic drama, "I Believed Sentences totalling 12 weeks' You, now showing at the King's hard labour were imposed on Chun Theatre.
Wai-sang, alias Chan Wal-sang. "I Believed In You" is the strange unemployed. by Mr. W. Schofield adventure of a girl who courage at the Central Magistracy yeeter- ously seeks to solve the mysteries day.afternoon, for the theft of of life and love. Her introduction raincoat from St. John's Hall, on to this adventure is effected by a December 31 jast, and for receiv-.. labour agitator with whom she falls ing nine school books, the proper in love. They both set forth taty of St. Agnes Girls' School. his headquarters in Greenwich Dr. Phoon, Sik-kwai and Mr. H. Village, where he introduces her to A. Randall, gave evidence, while, a number of his friends, amonk Sergeant Shepherd appeared for whom are a poet, a painter and a the Police. dancer. About to be ejected for non-payment of rent, these friends
hold an auction of their possessions his wife that awakens Ted out at on the street. The police tell them his coma in a smash climax that to move on, and a fight results. A shows the daring pilot first stunt- wealthy young man The bidding: (Figures after bid lurring remarks about the art oling his wife, to warn the engineer passes some ing his plane over the train carry- Irefer
to numbered explanatory jects and the young girl slaps his of a washod cut trestle just ahead, paragraphs).
face. She, too, is arrested. and then, when this falls, crashing East South West
Later the wealthy gentleman his plane directly in the path of 1 S Равн PAS8 Dbl. (1) visits her, and learns of her desire the train which pulls up not a hun- 2S (2) 2NT (3) Pass BNT (4) to foster the ambitions of her dred yards from déstruction. Dbl. Pass Pass Pass
poverty-stricken friends. Fascinat-It is a Columbia release. 1-North could reopen the bidding ed with her sincerity, he tells her
North'
in this position with as little she will back them six months, and "LET'S LOVE AND LAUGH"~ 2. honour-tricks; holding
that if one makes good he will con honour-tricks, he has far more sider it a noble experiment.
than the required strength to none makes good, the obligation is If
double.
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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
MAN EXUDES PINK PERSPIRATION
Rarest Known Malady
The - following programme will LONDON SPECIALISTS BAFFLED Se brounicasted to-day from the
Long Kong Broadcasting Station Z.R.W. on a waya length of 258 metres (845 K.C.');- THREE ITEMS FROM THE STUDIO TO-NIGHT
12.30-2,10
gramme.
Mr. Pelham
p.m. European
12.80 p.m.-London and New Stock and Commodity Quotation.
12.30-1 p.m.-Recorded Music.
"Pro-
There is a man in London to- day who turns pink.
He is suffering from the rarest known condition of the body" chromidosis...
The victim is himself a doctor, who has returned to Britain from York Egypt, where he is in practice.
Chromidosis is confined solely
1 pm Local Time and Weather effect la to cause perspiration
to the perspiratory glands. Its
Report
1.0 p.m.
p.m.-Recorded
Music.
coloured violet, green, yellow, and
1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins, even coal-black. Rugby Press News, etc.,
1.10 p.m. (Approx)-A Relay of exudes pink perspiration. the Rotary Club Tiffin Speech from
The doctor in London now
the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden- "He came to London and put Lieut. Col. M. H. Logan, O.B.E., M.C. his case before leading specl- M.Inst. C.E., F.S.I. on "Progress inalists. They were astonished Modern Building Construction." and not one of them knew any
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2.10 p.m. ((Approx)-Close Down, 4-7 p.m.-Chincha Programme, 7-11 p.m.-European Programme. 7p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota 7.03-7.30 p-Band Selections. War March of the Priests
(Mendelssohn):
tions.
Woodland Pictures-Rural Suite Ballads We Lovo-Selection (arr.
Somers)
Hyde Park Suite (Jalowicz)
7.30-6 p.m. From the Studio, A Jazz Banjo and Plano Recital by Fred Carpio and Julian Silverio.
Programme
Banje Solosi
Dancing Banjo. Plinks Plunk..
Plano Solos:-
Manhattan Serenade..
Banjo Solos:-
Not for all the Rice in China. And the Big Bad Wolf was dead. Mermphis Blues.
Piano Sologi-
Ya Zabudu Tebia Ochen Sekora Maniac's Ball..
8 pm Local Time and Weather 8.03.8.43 pm-Variety.
Report. Song-
Up Aroun' the Olo North Pola
Bertha Willmott (Comedienne). Orchestra
Rio Rita-Selection
You're always in my Arms. Song
Mad Dogs and Englishmen Lover of my Dreams
Instrumental-
Noel Coward (Baritono)
(b) Chi Vuol La Zingarella
14. Violin Solo-
Paisiello.
(a) Hejre "Kath 10.16-10.30 pm-Vocal Gems.
Hubaz.
(a) Sweet Genevieve (Tucker); (b) At.. Trinity Church (Gilbert)..
(a) Honeysuckle and the Bee (Fitz);"
(b) If you want to know the-time: ask a Policeman (Rogers)
Drinks all Round
The Girl Friend (Rodgers)
10.80 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins, Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further London Stock and Commodity Quota tions,
10.35-11 p.m-Dance Music.
Fix-Trot
Don't let it bother you
A Needle in a Haystack
The Continental
from "The Gay Divoreda".
Irresistible
The Very thought of you Just an old Banjo Somewhere in your Heart
Waltz-
If you'll say "Yen" Cherie. 11 pm. Close Down,
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Instrumental-
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Vocal Duet-
The Old Covered Bridge
Programme.
(a) Vieni, II, Mio Sono
Napolitano. (b) Ebben? No Andro, Lontana
Violin Solos:-
(a)' Adagio...
-(b), Daep River
Songs:-
Catalan,
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The outcome of the experi glamorous gaiety and romance,. ik 9-9,20 p.m.-From the Studio.. for South to respond.
Topical Talks on the United King suffered from rheumatic pains in "Anton Ville" Katukuranda, Ceylon: and unique..conclusion.
dom" tional picture, "Let's Love
by Mrr G. C. Pelham, 3-South's hand of course is strenx
9.20-9.30 p.m.Operatica (Famous Misa Ames is supported by Victor Laugh" now showing at the Star Operatic Melodies) (arr. J. H. Squire). all over my body and I was never
dull 21st day of February, 1936, at 12
enough to justify some response. Jory, John Boles, Gertrude Michael.(Theatre, o'clock noon. to transact the
He decides however that a bid George Meeker,
9.30 p.m.-Router Press Bulletins, Leslie Fenton of three cluba will get nowhere Joyzelle, ordinary business of the Company.
Gene Gerrard, the well-known London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity were very acute and I was unfit for Jed Prouty, Morgan musical comedian, stars in the role Quitations. AND NOTICE
except to a possible part scora Wallace and Luis Alberni. IS HEREBY
9.35-10.10 p.m. From the Studio. of the wealthy 'young and so boldly takes command ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER|
who Mine Elle Yuen (Soprano) accom OF MEMBERS of the Company
of the situation with a bid of WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS" eve of his wedding and while in- Ma (Violin) accompanied by Harry celebrates too exuberantly on the panied by Professor E. Gualdi Siteon will be CLOSED from WEDNES
two notrump.
....—QUEEN'S THEATRE' DAY, the 6th to THURSDAY, the 4—An obvious raise to game.
toxicated marries a girl who is a Ore. stranger to him. 21st February, 1935, both days in- In view of Enat's bid and y "What Every Woman Knows,"
1. Songs elusive.
bid, West had no option but to now at the Queen's Theatre, is a cabaret girl who marries, the man Muriel Angelus is the little open the spade suit. A small film.version of Sir James Barrie's she loves, though he is unconscious spade was played from Dummy and play, in which Helen Hayes scored of the fact. East's mine forced South's Ace, one of her greatest stage successes South could count one and possibly before she made a name for her the supporting cast.
George Gee and Rita Page are th 2 two spade tricks, and five clubs, the self in the screen world. In this fulfilment of the contract seeming-picture she is again taking the "MURDER IN THE PRIVATE ly reating upon a successful finesse leading role, while Brian Aherne CAR"-ORIENTAL THEATRE in diamonds. It was true that who recently starred in Charler there were two heart tricks avail. Morgan's paychological novel.of the Erie.situations, combined with able if they could be established Great War, "The Fountain,", is her humour, are provided by Charles before East had established his leading man,
Ruggles and Una Merkel in Metro- spade suit, but time was lacking for Misa Hayes portrays Maggie, Goldwyn-Mayer's comedy-mystery- this line of play. South led a club Scotch woman who is described as thriller, "Murder in the Private to the Ace. In Dummy and when "without charm" but who is mar Car" now at the Oriental Theatre. East discarded a heart the pros-fied to a likeable young man pect of fulfilling the contract ap-through a contract made by her vides the love interest, recélyes a
Hourly Miss Carlisle, who pro peared brighter, East would be parents and his. She gives, him note warning her that her and i forced to find many discards. How-all the help she can to make him a near. Toward, the climax, the rear ever, if East held all the high cards success, but when his love strayed car is uncoupled at the top of a there was no occasion to hurry, so all the beauty and strength of her steep mountain grade, and "beginu a small heart was led from Dummy. little self rose to fight the world to roar backward down the hill out East won with the King, returned and win him back-Hera is por- of control. The comedy and thrills the King of apades and followed trayal that only she could, do gain momentum like the rolling with another spade, which was won The supporting cast includes rocking car, and there's something in the Dummy with the Queen. Madge Evans, Lucille Watson doing every minute. Now four more rounds of clube Dudley Digges, Donald Crisp,
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