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TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC,
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"ONE NIGHT OF LOVE"
QUEEN'S THEATRE
romance, 'Columbia's musical "One Night of Love," "featuring the famous Opera singer and beauty, Grace Moore, is one of the best; musicales pródliced in the Colony.
"Miss Moore enchants both as actress and singer, while the Italian Count Tullio Carminati,-is superb as the teacher, and Lyle Talbot, Luis Albernil, Jessie Ralph, and Mona Barrie offer delightful character studies.
*
George O'Brien, as a "tough tenderfoot" from the east, findsTM Irene Hervey at an Arixona ranch house—which is one good reason why he stays right there. "O'Brien's latest Fox release, "The Dude":" Ranger," written for him by Zane Grey, world-famous author, is up' to its usual standard.
The story tells of a young girl who is heard singing in a cheap cafe by Guillo Monteverdi (Tullio Carminati), the grealest teacher of ainging in Europa. He offers to train her for Opera on one condi tion-that she does not fall in love! with him. The inevitable happens the girl falls madly in love with her maater, but for the sake of showing The following are the dates of her career dare not mention it,
LONDON: :-
LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.
at the Star Theatre. But far from heeding their advice,
the forthcoming Examinations:- The climax in which Miss Moore she even thrusts him into tempta PRACTICAL (Vocal & Instru-sings
mental Music).
in June.
tion as a drastic means of inaur-i
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RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme will
BRIDGE NOTES
NEVER SAY NEVER
Toy Ely Culbertson.
One of the old making which
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have come down from the early ed, after years of research, in pro days of Whist is "Never lead up ducing an amazing new material, to strength This, maxim is un. which has been described as "oss doubtedly very sound. However, of the most important inventiona there is no rule that should not be since that of «glans" #e3 broken at. some time or other. In The new material is a "plantic" Contract Bridge "never say derived from ordinary coal tar.. It 'never.""
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"One Fine Day" from ing his loyalty, only to discover "Madame Butterfly" to the
that her friends are right. About last week in May & 1st, week man who has taught her How she manoeuvres
Jeverything, and whose inspire-back his love forms the basis of Last day of Entry... 23rd, Febru-tion helps her on her great oc
the ary, 1935.
casion, is one of the most poignant one of the most satirical situa-e broadcasted to-day from
Hong Kong Broadcasting Station): tions shown in the screen,
Z.R.W. on a wave length. of 355 THEORETICAL (Paper Work) only beautiful endings ever seen in
Supporting Miss Dunne in the 8th, June.
cast are Ralph Bellamy, Constance metres (845_K.Ca) :—^// Last day of Entry..
Johnson, Charles Starrett, Vivian DANCE MUSIC FROM HONG KONG Cummings, Sidney Balkmer; Kay Tobin and Liuis Mason..
ary, 1935,"
28th, Febru-
m.
"A CUCKOO IN THE NEST".
KING'S THEATRE
a
"VOLTAIRE”—ALHAMBRA THEATRE
Entry forms and all particulars! may be obtained from the Local "A Cuckoo in the Nest," a' Gàu- mount British release, starring Secretary:-
Yvonne Aruad in the role of Mar- Huerite Hickett, which she por- trayed in the stage version of the hilarious comedy, is now showing character actor, returns to the Colony in another triumph in (at the King's Theatre.
Wm. ANDERSON : c/o The Anderson Music Co., Ltd. St. George's Bdg. Ice House St. *Phone 21822.
GOVERNMENT NOTICES.
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George Arliss, the noted English
The film is based on a single dramatic ineldent in the life of the reat French poet, philosopher. whose inflammatory writings al- most precipitated the French Re ¿volution.
The story tells with much hu-Warner Brothers' current produc- tion, "Voltaire," now showing at morous detail the adventures of
the Alhambra. Theatre, Peter 'and Marguerite, who through mischance are forced to spend a night together. In a coun- try inn. Peter is newly married and has a dragon of a mother-in- law. who accidentally traces him to the inn and catches him with Mar
In this the actor and the pro- Kuerite. Both parties were inducers followed the pattern est PUBLIC AUCTION
nocent, of course, but their eva-ablished first in the stage and sions have a gulity appearance." ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
screen play "Disrael!," which also Out of this slight material is centred about one event in the of the Sale by Public Auction built up a brilliant farce with Tom career of the British statesman. to be held on MONDAY, the 25th Walla and Ralph Lynn providing
The life of a really great man. The Register of Shares of the day of February, 1985, at 8 pm, at numerous laughs.
Jaffers almost too much material Corporation will be closed from the Offices of the Public Works Monday, the 11th February to Department, by Order of His as the bibulous Major Bone, a bril adapted for this film was the Calas for the dramatist and, one bext Saturday the 23rd February 1985 cellency the Governor of one Lot lant characterisation of an elder case, the injustice of which caused (both days
inclusive), during of Crown Land near Kowloon City ty drunk. Ralph Lynn is Peter Voltaire to interest himself in it which period no transfer of shares in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a
term of 75 years, commencing from Wyckham, Mary Brough is Mrs for almost eight years. It is based can be registered.
Ist. July, 1898 with the option of Spoker; Robertson Hare, the Rev. upon an actual incident In By Order of the Board of Directors, renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed Soley-Jones; Grace Edwin is Mrs- taire's hectle career as agitator
by the Surveyor of His Majesty the Bone, and Gordon James, Noony and reformer.
ori
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 1st February, 1985.
THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY
CO., LTD..
NE the FORTY-SEVENTH
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Com- pany will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on TUESDAY, 5th March 1985, at NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Direc tors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1984,
The REGISTER of SHARES of
PAR
Heading the cast is Tom Walls
King, for one further term of 24 All these actors were in the
ginal cast years less the last three days thercof...
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Six star comediana, including Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell, two of the most sophisticated wise-crackers of the screen, ap-
tal Theatre.
Vol-
Doris Kenyon has the role of Mme. Pompadour and Margaret Lindsay, that of Calas' daughter. Others in the cast include "Theo dore Newton, Reginald Owen and Alan Mowbray.
HOTEL Recorded Programme
12.30-2.16 gramme.
Pro-
D.-A Q J 9. CA K.. 5 4
South:
S-7 6 3
HA KJ 108 8
D-2
C-J 1083
p.m. Europear 1.12.30 p.m.-London and New York refer to numbered Stock and Commodity Quotations, paragraphs)." Manila Gold Stock Quotations.
| -12.35-1 pim-Recorded Music, ·
1 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Report.
1.03 pm-Recorded Music. 1.30 p.m.-Router Press Bulletins, Rugby Press News, etc. a
2.15 p.m.-Close Down
7
Can be moulded with ease te the finest shapes;
"Is only half the weight of glass;
le almost unbreakable;" and
Is a far more efficiënt trabis- mitter of light than the most ex pensive optical glass.
According to experts of Impar lal Chemical Industries, who per fected it in their laboratories, there is hardly a limit to its uses.
It can do everything that glass can do. But it has none of the disadvantages of glass...
Starts As A Liquid
It may replace glass entirely lo optical work. And it will provide Jan entirely new medium for archi- tectural and decorative expres sion,
The material, which
80 far has not been named, is one of many "plastic substances made from coal-tar.
The bidding. (Figures after bids] In its original form it is a lik explanatory gut. This solidifies into a tough, transparent substance, which in North its properties is a mixture of Ivory INT(1) and glass.
Baet 10. (2G. (2) Paas
South West
4H.(4)
It transmits light-particularly ultraviolet Eght-far
more read-
1H... Pas 2NT (5) Pass Рава Pass 1-A distinct uniuerbid by Northly than ordinary glass. This North should have bid three will enhance its appeal to makers" hearts. Just why he chose one of lenses; spectacles "and possibly notrump I cannot Bay-he way even to manufacturers of window probably a victim of the well panes. known notrump komplex, con-2-Another bad bld.East in this unbreakable and so light will The fact that it is practically position should pass and hop make it invaluable for the safety penalise the opponents: windows of ears and, especially, There is no point in showing for aircraft.
4-7 p.m.-Chiness Programme.
p.m.-12 midnight-European Pro- gramme.
7-7-17 p.m.
p.m.-Sylvia Ballet (Delibes) British Symphony Orchestra ducted by Dacar Fried. Prelude; (b)
(a)
The Huntresses;| (c) Intermezzo and Vaise Lente; (d) Pizzicati; (e) Cortege..
7.17-7.42 p.m.-Light Opera. Vocal Gems--Florodora (Stuart) Selection-Dorothy (Cellier) Vocal Gems
Lilac Domino (Cuvilller). Chocolate Soldier (0. Strauss). 8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Report.
̈7.42-8.50 p.m.---Variety.
Musical Comedy Medley Organ Solos
Vocal Gems-Old Timers
Sydney Gustard.
The Big Four. Humorous-
They have a much better time when
they're Naughty I'd like to have a Honeymoon with
her Rona Frankou (This record is
kindly loaned by a listener), Piano Solos
Say it with music-Medley, Songs-Always in all Ways t
Rale da Costa
Beyond he Blue Horizon.
Jeannette MacDonald (Eoprano).
What to do with it Pros and Cons
THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD" Humorous DA MAJESTIC THEATRE-
A
Ronald Frankau (This record is
kindly loaned by a listener). Instrumental—
Hawaiian Stars are Gleaming Ohl Rosalita
$$pear in First National's hilarious
A battle of two Napoleons, the comedy romance. “Havana WI.
Napoleon of Waterloo and Elba, dows," now showing at the Orien- and a Napoleon of finance, Nathan With Lyle Talbot playing the and masterly manner in "The
Rothschild, is set forth in mighty Orchestra role of the hero and making a per- Houre of Rothschild," the senna- Piano Solos- fect foil for Guy Kibbee, Allen tional historical drama which is Jenkins, Frank McHugh and Ruth George Arliss greatest achieve |Donnelly, the cast constitutes an
¡ment since "Disraeli."
F
Drury Lane Theatre Memories Sleepytime down south Life is just a Bowl of Cherries 850.9.18 D.m.--Light Selections,
the Company will be CLOSED from LAMMERT BROS.what appear to be trite situations son, has been given a magnificent (a)
MONDAY, 18th FebruaTY, to TUESDAY, 6th March, 'both days Inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered. By Order of the Board of Directors, PLAS GREENHILL
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS
AND SURVEYORS,
are turned Into riotous laughs,
it
"THIS MAN IS NINE-STAR THEATRE
Public Auctions Bee? Secretary.
Hong Kong, 8th February, 1935.
THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON| WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE FORTY-EIGHTH ORDIN- -ARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messra, Jardine,
Orchestral
to
the four-card èlab suit.
3—A third bad bid. South had just about enough strength to make his vulnerable`overcall a
Art And Durability "Glassware" made of it would
42.457.
have a far more attractive. bril- sound one. He should not make liance, than the finest glass of to a bid at this point but if he doer day and would be as tough and insist on bidding, he should indestructible as metál. double for a penalty South, "One of the most important however, was anxious to tell his things about the new material is partner of the club stopper, the ease with which it can be cut
__C, 1. ufficia?" despite the fact that the distri- and machined," an IC, L bution of his 'hand would seein explained
to make a notrump contract in When rained to a temperature advisable.
of about 120 degrees Fahrenheit it After all the bad bidding, North softens and can be worked with and South finally do get to the Base. We are convinced that It in· correct final.contract. This last going to bring architects, decora- bid by North is, of course, cor- tors and sculptors a new medium rect. If anything, it is slightly of 'expression, demanding new conservative after his partner's technique. two-notramp bld..
"Another important point is it». West opened his fourth-beat card low conductivity of heat. When, of East's first` ́- bid Buit the touched a piece of this? material diamond 3. The Declarer wont up always. Loels, warm.... This ̧ ́ ang-- with the King in Dummy, foreing gests more. Juses). It could be Bast to win with the Ace, in an made into baths which would re- effort to make it easier for East tajd, the host of the water. Bath- to continue the suit. Obviously, a room and other floors made of it diamond continuation is exactly would always feel warm to the |what-South".wants. East, however, feet.”
quite correctly chose to believe his Silky Feeling partner's fourth-best lead and de It is remarkably light, so trans... cided that a second diamond lead parent as to be almost invisible, would be futile. From the bidding and has a warm, silky-feeling.. unusually excellent combination. - Arliss who plays two roles here,Light Cavalry-Overture (Suppe)
be decided that the declarer very So for commercial production ham The picture is treated in such a first as Mayor Rothschild, the Baschinka (Schirmann)
probably had four clubs to the not started and a high price is humorous vein and carries 80 father, and later as Nathan the A World of Romance
Jack-10, and that these clubs, after saked for specimens. But several much, sparkling dialogue that
9.18-9.39 p.m.Vocal Geme
being set up, could be used for objects, have, been made-from it, (a) In, Winter get up at night cast with more than 70 speaking (b) Every Night
apade discards "In Dummy,
[including a candlestick whichy was parts, and including such screen) Beat upon mine, Little Heart. East, of course, knew that to accepted, recently by the Queen. lumineries as Boris Karloff, (d) A Life Lesson. (Ethelbert Nevin) defeat the contract, four tricks Amaterial with unique proper- Loretta Young, Robert Young (1) The Night has a thousand eyes.
(e) Little Boy Blus.
would be needed. He already had ties, za been created. For what Helen Westley, and C. Aubrey (g) The
(Ethelbert one, diamond trick and the certain purposes can it be used 1. Woodpecker' Smith, Reginald Owen and Alan Nevis).
ty of being able to win two club Edna Kellogg (Soprano) and the tricks. From the bidding the for samples have been received by Already scores of applications "Never love your husband to Mowbray, let excess; chronic adoration will
Victor Salon Group. The story traces the rise of Great Bass Ballads,
South player was marked with the 1. C. 1. from industrial érms, de THE
THE undersigned have received drive him into the arms of another humble banking family from the
Norman Allin and Chorus. Ace and King of hearts, and the corators, architects and sculptors. Instructions to sell by Pubile woman." So Irene Dunne's friends ghetto of Frankfurt in Prussia, to 9.30 pm. Reuter Press Bulletins, only hope of finding fourth trick
The company's own chemists are tell her in R.K.O.-Radio's comedy the world-famous House of Rother London 1. p.m. Stock and Commodity lay in the spade sult. Obviously, working continuously in their la drama, "This Man Is Mine,”. now child, you wante
Quotations,
1,85 p.m.-12 midnight, spade trick had to be set up asboratories evolving.nOW LIBER. -
the Honz soon as possible, before South could Kong Hotel Grill Room (by, courtesy set up his clubs, East saw that to of the Management),pened
set up a spade trick his partner 10.30.2mRouter Press Bulletins would have to have the Jack of that Rugby, Mid-day-Press-News, Further *|sult and although the declarer; London Stock and Commodity Quota should have this card from the bid-sample was Mr. Maurice Lambert,
ding, East decided that South had The stuffs has enormous po
the sculptor, who declares: obviously overbid so much as it was that the might, just, well have
ON
Auction
Monday, the 18th. February, 1935, commencing at 10 am.
at No. 8, Essex Crescent; -
Kowloon Tong
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE;
Matheson & Co., Ltd., on THURS- On view from Sunday, the 17th
DAY, the 7th March, 1985, AT February, 1985. NOON, for the purpose, of recely- ing the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1984.
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 22nd February, 1985 to THURSDAY, the 7th March, 1985, both days Inclusive, butjamen
By Order of the Board of
Directors, PHICRAPNELL,
Hong Kong, 14th February, 1985
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, February 15, 1935,
QUICK
PRINTING
SERVICE
Plant
FORMAMINT to-day and so prevent
MAN SAID TO HAVE
· EIGHTY WIVES !
"Marriage Swindler" Caught At Last
Cold
o-morrow's
Flu
Fever
FORMAMINT
21
tions.
12 midnight Clone Down,
'Relay
therefore East' promptly returned his deuce of spades--right up to
A man with 80 wives, Estate (NOTORIOUS: PIRATES CAUGHT överbit a little more. At Trick 2 Bukarest, newspapers, has been ar rested at the Rumanian town of Wolnbat and charged with being
marriage swindler.!!
revolutionise several industries.
Sculptor's Comment One of therapy Neanth for
bilities. It allows of complicated and freely-cut work which crystal would never permit.
"I think it will, lead, to an ea
now technique
"AND EXECUTED Five pirates notorious along the Dummy's Ace-Queen--for, he knew that if his partner did not hold the According to the reports, Kon Chekiang const were executed in Jack the contract could not be de- small stantin Maneb 10
Ningpo last Wednesday, They were to have
married B women sad becom
ggged more than 800 times
arrested after a prolonged battlefeated anyway,
with the police and were found to The spade lead was won with Dummy's Queen and after the have been holding 20 persons for trumps were drawn East was put
ransom.
esses of diphtheria, ware re Colony, during, the
Tanded
in with the King of clubs. holding equal" in the ap the East player very
up a spade trick for him
ar I have obtained only block. I am,,
The got
with able fo
“Aco
and:
Now, set the cor
sturn
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have
down for North rand- Bouth,