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CHOOL re-opene on THURS-
The Register of Shares of the DAY. February 7th. New Company will be CLOSED from Students should apply for admis-Monday, the 4th February, 1935 to sion on or after that date. For Tuesday, the 12th February, 1935, Prospectus, apply Li Hoi Tung both days Inclusive. Esq., (Tel. No. 20662) Messrs. Ban-
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Hong Kong, 25th January, 1985,
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
In Bridge it is generally the player who holds the majority of Açes and Kings, reinforced with favourable distribution, who occu- ples the driver's seat during the bidding. Sometimes distribution alone. Dermite a player to dictate largely the final contract either by' driving the opponents to a. con- tract which they cannot make or accepting a paying penalty In lieu [of a greater loss. However, when a player decides to drive his op ponents to the breaking point, ho should be aure that they do not have an even better alternative;
destination than the one which was their original goal.
Take as an example the hand dis- cussed to-day, which was played in a Duplicate match participated in by some very strong players in New! York City.
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---- The death penalty will be asked for Mrs. Anas Ericksen, aged. 48 and mother of six; who was arrested in Chicago on the charge of plotting to murder her husband to collect his insurance. The crime of which Mrs. Ericknen: (top) in accused, parallels that ; for which Mr. Anna Antonio (2) and Mrs Ruth Snyder (3) were electrocuted in New York, and for which Mix. Eva Coo (1) is now awaiting the death penalty, In the case of the latter, however, the victim was not her husband.
Amuisements
Cinema Notes
"BABES IN. TOYLAND”
QUEEN'S THEATRE
tion, "Merry Wives of Reno, fea turing Margaret Lindsay, Glenda Farrell and Ruth Donnelly in one merry comedy romance."
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme will
DEBATE ON INDIA BILL
(Continued from Rape 1).
Taken together, those complica-
e broadensted to-day from the tions made a formidable list of Hong Kong Broadcasting Station difficulties but probably 89 out of 2.R.W. on a wave length of And every 100 members regarded the metres (845 K.C!!g);———
all-India federation as their objec
RELAY FROM THE HELENA MAY tive, whether immediate or ultimate,
INSTITUTE
and these difficulties were inherent in all-India federation whother came now or in 20 years time.
Z.E.K, Programme. 12.30-2.15 p.m.- European gramma,juli
Pro
12.80 p.m.-London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations, Manila Gold Stock Quotations.
12.85-1 pm-Recorded Muzie,” 1. p.m.--Local Time and Weather Report.
103 p.m.-Recorded Music. 1.80 p.m-Rauter Press Bulletins, Rugby Press News, etc.
2.15 pmClose Down.
FEDERAL MACHINERY Therefore, whether the federation should come into being in the same. bill as provincial autonomy was a question of method, not of principle. and of Federal machinery pro- So was the question whether the
posed was best in the circumstances.
5-8 p.m-European Programme. On the latter point the. Committee. 3-5.80 p.m.-A Relay of the Dance had weighed all the arguments and Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel
Roof Garden (by courtesy of the concluded that an Indian election Management)rt
was the wiser plan, any other being
5.80-6 pmA Relay of the 1st part in the nature of an experiment. of the Variety Concert arranged “.... by
Mrs. Fasken from the Helena May be a Federal court for the purpose In the Federal system there must Institute (by courtesy of the Com-of interpreting the Constitution.
mittee).
cart
6-6.80 p.m.-Children's Studio Con In regard to the two other Federal organs, proposed as a result of long 8.80-7 p.m.-A Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotelpert Investigation, he thought the Roof Garden (by courtesy of the division of opinion would be not as Management)."-;
to whether there should be a Re 7 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-serve Bank or a Railway Board, but tiona
on the proposals in the bil to en-
7.03-7.20 p.m-A Pianoforte Re- cital Wilhelm Backhaus.
by
sure that these two institutions, in
1. Revolutionary Study: Op 10, No. order to fulfil their 'purpose, should be kept as Independent as possible
12.
Study in F Major (Chopin)
2. Prelude and Study in G Major.
from political management and in-
Chromatle Study in A Minor terference. (Chopin).
In the provisions for provincial 3. Military-March-In E Flat (Schu-autonomy, he anticipated that the
bert).
serious Josie of controversy would be whether law and order jahould be transferred to the provin
cial Minister; but political autonomy on any other basis was a contradle- tion in terms.
4. Triana ("Iberia") (Albeniz).
7.20-7.47 pim-Band Selections from Gilbert and Sullivan,
RESERVED DEPARTMENTS. Proposals⠀⠀ connected with the special responsibility of the Gover
It is the story of three merry wives who romp to Reno, Miss Lindsay and Miss Donnelly, to asek divorces and Miss Farrell to find a The Yeomen of the Guard
The Gondoliers new world of men to flirt with.
7.47-8 p.m.-Vocal Numbers. The antics of Stan Laurel and
Donald Woods, Guy Kibbee and The Little Dutch Mill Oliver Hardy as well as Victor Her Hugh Herbert are the three hus-
Derickson and Brown. bert's immortal music are seen and bands, involved; the former two Near and yet so fare skapa heard in "Babes In Toyland," a frame their wives into compromis Gee, Oh Gosh, I'm Grateful
Evelyn Laye (Soprano) feature-length production, now ating situation with the latter, Woods
Sam Browne and Girl Friend. nor General, and Governors were the Queen's Theatre.
with the idea of effecting a recon- What a little Moonlight can do it also likely to cause differences. Trying to get the best of clllation with his bride and Guy
Layton and Johnstone. Almost everyone agreed that defence villain is always a tough job. Kibbee of reducing his wife's de
8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather and foreign affairs must be Seldom does it bring a laugh. But mand for alimony.
Report.
8.08-10.30 p.m. Chinese Studia served departments. with Laurel and Hardy on the
The story also carries a delight- Concert.
As to the question of commercial scene chuckles, gurgles and general ful
30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins, discrimination, the majority of the romance, Miss Lindsay and mirth are a certainty no matter Woods playing their parta well
London 1 pm. Stock-and Commodity Committee held it necessary that Others in the cast include Frank Quotations. And "Babes in Toyland" is no McHugh, Rosco Ates and Hobart exception to the rule set down by Cavanaugh. these stellar comedians. Their efforts to foll Barnaby, the sinister menace of Victor Herbert's operetta, proves hilarious to an extreme.
Supporting in this delightful fan-
The bidding: (Figures after bids] refer
to numbered explanatory how serious the situation paragraphs.) South West 1H POBE TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 4 S (6) Pass
་
Nthat the ORDINARY YEAR 6NT (6) Pass
SATURDAY, the 23rd, February, Entry forms, prospectuses. and 1935, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose all particulars may be obtained on of receiving the Report of the application to the Headmaster: Board of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December 1984.
G. P. O. Box 33. Telephone 67777.
Pass
North East 3H (1) 38 (2). 5D (4) 58 (6) 7H (7) 7 S (8) 7NT(10) Pass
THEATRE
2-East can see that in all human "THE GAY DIVORCEE”—KING'S
probability he can make nino) tricks. He plans upon out
Theatre.
10.30 p.m.Reator Press Bulletin, the wording should be precise and Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further the bill provided firstly for recipro- London Stock and Commodity Quota-elty of treatment for British and tions.
Indian traders and secondly power 10.38 p.m.-Close Downl "THE SCARLET EMPRESS””—...
8.30-19 p.m. European Recorded of intervention in cases where Ia- STAR THEATRE pa de Munde from Z.E.K. on 2 Frequency of dian tariffs were being used for
640 kc's.. LY MEETING of the SHAREHOL-|Pass (9) Pass
political and not for fiscal purposes. DERS in this Corporation will be Pass
Marlene Dietrich, the glamorous 6.30-8. p.m-Orchestral Programme. Forty clauses of the bill were de
voted to these services." CHOOL re-opens on MONDAY, held in the Board Room of Mesars. 1-A better bid than showing the tasy are Charlotte Henry, Henry German star, steals all the hon-Ave Maria (Meditation) (Bach-
Gonnod) diamond suit at this point. Two Kleinbach, Felix Knight, Virginia ours in Paramount's spectacular Le Prince Igor, March (Borodie) The main issue would probably February 18th, 1985. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., 18,
diamonds would be too weak Kamna and Florence Roberts. Gus drama of Russian royalty in the Symphony Antar-Third. Movement be whether or not recruiting Was New boys' tests on Saturday, Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on
(Rimsky-Korsakov) and three diamonds entirely too Meins and Charles Rogers were the days of Catherine the Great, "The
to continue on the presentines.. February 16th, 1985.
Scarlet Empress," at the Star Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 (List) The Committee very wisely took strong. The bid of three hearts co-directors.
Woodland Interfudo, (Op. 85) (Elgar) is ideal..
Based on a diary by the glamor Dream Children,
Op. 43, No. 2 (Elgar) the view that if the new Constitu 9.30 pm Musical Comedy Gems. tion was to have a fair chance of ous Catherine the Great of Russia, Dear Little Cafe
"Bitter Sweet")
starting in favourable conditions who ruled her country with an Out of the Bottle Selection i
it was essential to refrain from bidding the opponents, regard- RKO-Radio has gone. in for iron hand and yet was ruled by Tell Her the Truth Selection
disturbing the services upon Sunny Side Up-Vocal Gems less of the contract, they may Terpsichorean beauty thrillers in a romantic impulses, "The Scarlet The Love Parade Vocal Gems whose co-operation they would so lavish and spacious manner, and in- Empress" must be rated a spect- Daly's Theatre Waltz Memories greatly depend in the difficult
9.30 p.m. Router Press Bulletins, 3-After North's. double jump atroduces a spectacular Adagio en-acle by any standards of judgment.
bid of four hearts would be in semble for The Gay Divorcee," a John Lodge, a comparative new London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity years of transition.
FINANCE QUESTION Quotations adequate. The bid of four musical comedy, co-starring Fred comer among leading men, scores 9.35-9.46 p.m.-A Violin Recital by The question of Snarice WÉA spades is the first signal of the Astaire and Gluger Rogers, now at decisively in the role of Count Master Yehudi Menuhin. approaching slam.
the King's Theatre.
Alexe, Eam Jaffe as the Idiotle Minstrels (Debussy) 4-North accepts his partner'a alam The ensemble number was staged Grand Duke Feter and Louies Flight of the Bumble Bee (Rimsky-
Invitation by now showing the against a lavish setting which re-Dresser as Empress Elizabeth like-Danae Espagnole (De Falls-Kreisler)imated at £500,000 annually and diamond sult.
presented a resort hotel of futuria-wise make the most of colourful Campanella, Op. 7 (Paganini) 5-East is battling against the optic design and an esplanade covering roles,
ponents' impending alam. If he an acre of floor space... can buy the contract at. five One week was required for film- spades doubled, it is still a paying this one, dance number, and for ing sacrifice, whether or not the illumination, nearly 400 large opponents can make a slam, lights were employed.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
I
The Register of Shares of the) Corporation will be closed from Monday, the 11th February to Saturday the 23rd February 1985 (both days
inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN By Order of the Board of Directors,
N°
that the ANNUAL ORDIN- ARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, on TUESDAY, the 26th. FEBRUARY, 1985, at 11.50 8.1, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st. December, 1984.
́ ́ The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, 12th, FEBRUARY to TUESDAY, 26th. FEBRUARY, both days.inclusive.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers... Hong Kong, 29th, January, 1985..
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“STAMBOUL" "QUEST"
ORIENTAL THEATRE
"Stamboul Quest," a tale of in-
Korsakov).
• fundamental to the whole scheme,
he said. The actual cost of the new Federal machinery was
the new provincial machinery at a 9.48-10 p. The JH. Squire similar amount. The rest of the Celeste Octet for Squire)
Clock
Putting the
Back farr
burden thrown on the Federal My Swetheart. When a Boy (Morgan, budget, 24,000,000, was not new
arr. Willoughby
expenditure but merely the trans Silver Threads Among the Gold ference of the burden to the con-
(Danks, arr, Willoughby)
10 p.mClose Down.
tre. Mala
He did not think they need take
ja pessimistic view of the finan- The
[cial basis of the scheme.
6 South refuses to be turned The Gay Divorcee" was adapted ternational espionage, featuring äside. He now shows three for the screen from Astaire's inter- Myrna Loy and George Brent, in Aces and the King of a bid national stage hit of the same title, a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer release at ault, age
which scored 288 performances in the Oriental Theatre. -South's last bid was all the in- New York and ran for six months As Fraulein Dokter, whose exis-assurance, and is as good in drama main problem in connection with as in comedy. Claire Trevor is the separation of Burma would be formation North needed to in London.
tenca is known to only one man, undertake the grand slam Alloe Brady, Edward Everett Myrna Loy Rets out to trap the not over sentimental, and is most that of her new economic rela convincing in her mother role. |tions, British Wireless Service. 8-East fears North and South can Horton, William Austin, Erik Turkish general, Ali Bey, who is make seven. They apparently Rhodes and Eric Blore are other suspected of selling military have ten tricks available in dia comedy players in the cast. secrets to the enemy. Before she monds and hearts, one in clubs The plot is one of those unusual accomplishes her mission in the and one in spades, and the thirones-which cannot be revealed in Dardanelles, however, she is con- teenth trick should be provided any phase without detracting from tinually hounded by a love for a by a ruff of a losing spade. the treat in store.}. 9A beautiful forcing pass. South
does not know whether to double or to attempts to make a grand
klam fn notrump. The decision whether to double or to bid again
"MERRY WIVES OF RENO" ALHAMBRA THEATRE
The world's most famous divorce
reckless young American.
"BABY, TAKE A BOW"--
MAJESTIC THEATRE
Shirley Temple, the five-year-old
must be laft to his partner, colony in used as the sortings for star, scores a triumph in Fox's 10-With twelve, tricks in sight, Warner Brothers' current produc- current release, "Baby Take.A
North feels that the thirteenth should become Avallable by
play a small;
played.
Although
Bow" with James Dunn and Claire
when he started Trevor,
on his sacrificing career, had dia. As the baby daughter of James
the nak-Dunn and Clair trump he
des spark thrilling ellmax The story del
ovor, she pre Dedy
with the struggle
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