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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1935
BRIDGE NOTES
Bidding To Stop A Lead
by Bly Culbertson.
Amusements
Cinema Notes
"BULLDOG DRUMMOND STRIKES BACK"—KING'S
THEATRE
Good, had and indifferent players alike have for the past few years The film veralon of Sapper's indulged in the slightly sane pas-story of Captain Drummond and time of bidding a worthless sult to his faithful band of young follow- stop the lead of that suit against ers is being shown at the King'e an eventual three notrump con-Theatre In "Bulldog Drummond traci. Naturally, an alert defon-Strikes Back," featuring Ronald, sive player le always aware of the Colman in the leading role.
As Captain Drummond, Colmar possibility that his opponents' bids (particularly in minor suits) may lives through 12 nerve-racking bours not be entirely honest, and accord-in fog-bound London, for which an ingly these paychic bide frequently extremely pretty girl, a telegram prove a boomerang, maa
and Oriental Prince are largely re-Į
On to-day's hand the South'sponsible. Charles Butterworth player arbitrarily decided that be¦as Algy lends his assistance during and his partner could make three this period in proper droll Butter- notrump if a certain opening lead worth fashion, with just that precious were stoppad. He further decided, touch, of ineffable despair, provid- however, that the mere fact that he ing many a hearty laugh, ably jopened the bidding with one of that assisted by his wife Gwen, as play- [ault would not prevent either of ed by Una Merkel. Warner Oland, his opponente from opening it if the Oriental Prince, Is kis usual The following are the dates of thoy had any desirable holding in sinister self, and Loretta Young the forthcoming Examinations:- He accordingly adopted the the damsel in distress, looking as PRACTICAL (Vocal & Instru- most unusual procedure of not only lovely as ever, is the reason for all
mental Music).
robidding a worthless doubleton the excitement. O. Aubrey Smith
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MISCELLANEOUS
St. George's Bdg. Ice House St. 'Phone 21822,
suit, but making a jump rebid. as an Inspector of Scotland Yard
South, Dealer
Neither side vulnerable
North:-
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H.-J7 2
D.—Q J 10 4 3 C-92
West:
S.-J 9 6 8 H.-Q 9,8
D.9 6 5
C-A Q 6.
East:-
5.-8 7,4 H-K 4 8
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C.-K 8 5 4 3
COMPANY MEETINGS South:
THE HONG KONG ́LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
SAQ 10 2
gives a fine performance.
Arthur Hohl, 'Kathleen Burke. Ethle Griffies, Mischa Auer Halliwell Hobbes are also minently cast.
and
pro-
"ONE NIGHT OF LOVE"
QUEEN'S THEATRE
actress
character studies.
The "fan dancers" have migrated to where you would expect
to find them, at this season of year, to warmer climes. A dozen, of them were seen in action at one time, in this outdoor programme at Miami Beach. Here are three of them,
THE MYSTERY OF THE MERCERS
City Company That Dates Back To 1172
/ DICK WHITTINGTON
A MEMBER
London.
USE OF RADIUM IN CANCER
Experiments During Three Years
PRELIMINARY REPORT GIVES HOPEFUL OUTLOOK
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME The following programme w he broadcasted to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Stabor B.W..ona wave length of 358 metres (845 K,C,a) — DENIS
RELAY OF HONG KONG HOTEL DANCE ORCHESTRA Z.RK. Prógviage
12.30-2:16
gramme.
pm Huropean
Pro
12.80 p.m.-London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations
Manila Gold Stock Quotations;
12.88-1 p.m. Recorded Music.
1 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Report.
1.03 p.m. Recorded Music.
1.15 pm Belay of the Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room (by courtesy of the Management)
1.30 pm-Reuter Frese Bulletin, Rugby Press News, etc.
2.15 p.m.---Close Down.
6-8 pm-European Programme.
5-7 pmA Relay of the Dance Or chestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden (by courtesy of : the Management).
77.17
p.m.-falte Bergamasque (Debuary) played by Walter Geeking. 7.17-7.88 p.-Four Songs by Sir Landen Howald sung by Joseph Hislop (Tenor),
Down Li the Forest.
Strew an ber Roses,
A Fahr wall · Hatched,
When I am Dond, My Dearest
2. 7.30-8 p.m.---Variety@jalek Vocal Gamsung ke p The Desert Songbaie daly Piano Bole
||
Just one more Charles
Bong-Love's Last word
Gracie Fielde (Childidano) Organ Solo-Take a Chance (AN
Terace
Vocal Dust-Fancy: dur Meeting
Jack Buchanan & Exle Rander Banje Solo-Keyboard Kapera Mandoline Solo-Mazur
3. p.m.—Local Time and Weat Heport
Columbia's musical romance, ("One Night of Love," featuring the famous Opera singer and beauty,
It was Richard II who gave a Grace Moore, is one of the best Charter to the Wardens and Com-alum treatment in cancer of cer The preliminary report on ra- musicales produced in the Colony.
Miss Moore enchanta both as pany of the Mystery of the Mer-tain sites, published by the Nation- cera of the City of London inal Radium Comm.salon, gives some and singer, while the 1998, but for over 200 years be extremely interesting figures.
8.03-11 p.m.-A Relay from the Italian Count, Tullio Carminati, i fore that the Mercers' Company
Shlag, Theatre (Chinese))", superb as the teacher, and Lyle had been in existence. Records three types of cancer in which London ph. Stock and
They relate primarily to the 9.30 pm Redter Press Talbot, Luis Alberni, Jessie Ralph, go back to at least 1172, and in the results of radium, by general10.30 pm-Reater Press H-A 10 6 5
Quotations: and Mona Barrie offer delightful 1214 a Mercer was Mayor of consent, have hitherto been found Rugby Mid-day Freis, Newb, Fart D-A K 7 C.--10 7.
The story tells of a young girl
the most promising, namely, can-London Stock and Commodity The bidding: (Figures after bids who is heard singing in a cheap company known as the Brothers the tongue and the mouth.
Associated with the trading cer of the breast, the womb, and tiam. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN refer to numbered explanatory cafe by Guillo Monteverdi (Tullio of St. Thomas a Becket, Mercers
|**. 17. p.m.--Close: Down. FOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and N that, the FORTY-SEVEVIN parag
|paragraphs),'
630-10 p.m.-European Recorded Carminati), the greatest teacher of travelled to Antwerp in 1296, and
Although the Commission has, Maile from ZEE. on a frequency of West North Fast
singing in Europe. He offers to helped in the secure laying of the
rightly, decided that no reason see ke Mall" ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING 10.(1) Pass ID.(2) Pasa
Tele-of SHAREHOLDERS in this Com-SC. (3) Pass
train her for Opera on one condi- foundations of the City's foreign value of radium treatment ought homme (Richard Strauss);
able estimate of the permanent 8:30-9.08 pm-Le Bourgeois Gentil- tion-that she does not fall in love trade. pany will be held at the Office of Pass
with him. The inevitable happens
Walther Straram Orchestra of Paris, Gilbert Becket, Messra. Jardine, Matheson & Co., 1-As mentioned above, South de: the girl falls madly in love with Thomas a Becket, was a Mercer, cases have been accurately obser- Planoforte Boles
father of
enough $.38-5.30 p.m.-Concert Items. COMPANY MEETINGS Ltd. on TUESDAY, 5th March
cided that his hand offered a her master, but for the sake of and had his shop near the en- preliminary report deals. with con-
ved for five years, the present Danse Creole (Chaminade) - very fine chance for a game at her career dare not mention it.. trance to the present hall. nofrump only assuming his, The climat in which Miss Moore
Royal Guests
siderable groups observed for partner. held Bome scattered singe "One Fine Day" from Dick Whittington, Lord Mayor
three years. strength, If the opponents could "Madame Butterfly" to the of London, was a Mercer, and A group of 557 cases of cancer be stopped from opanfag their man
who has taught best suit. From South's own everything, and
her others almost as famous have of the breast was divided into whose Inspira..been Dean Colet of St. Paul's, three groups according to the se- hand the only really dangerous tion helps her on her great oc- friend of Erasmus and founder verity and distribution of the suit seemed to be the club suit, casion, is one of the most poignant. of St. Paul's School, Sir Geoffrey cancer.
These were treated and South therefore opened the ty beautiful endings ever seen in a bidding with one club. He Alm. realised of course, that the chances of his partner's passing
promptly printed, China, Office, No 8A, Wyndham Bt. phone 20022,
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION'
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
1985, at NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Direc tora together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 81st December, 1984,
The REGISTER of SHARES of
NORDINARY FEAR the Company will be CLOSED from
18th February,
to
LY MEETING of the SHAREHOLMONDAY, DERS in this Corporation will baUESDAY, 5th March, both days held in the Board Room of Messro transfer of shares can be registered.
inclusive, during which perlod noj Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., 18. | Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on By Order of the Board of Directors, SATURDAY, the 23rd February, 1985, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December 1984.
The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed
L. S. GREENHILL
Secretary.. Hong Kong, 8th February, 1985,
HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO., LTD.
Monday, the 11th from NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the TENTH ORDINARY Saturday the 23rd February 1935 YEARLY MEETING of HONG (both days Inclusive), during KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, which period no transfer of shares LIMITED, will be held on TUES can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directora,
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager,
Hong Kong, 1st February, 1985.
THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD. .
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NHE FORTY-EIGHTH ORDIN-
TARY ANNUAL MEETING
OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on THURS-
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to one, club were very remote." The correct response.
"THE DUDE RANGER"-
ALHAMBRA THEATRE
·
to
be made
until
Pierrette (Cheminado)
aceleras (Prizon Song) (Chapi)
Amelita Gall-Card (Soprano), Violin Solos en vrou
Berenade Espagnol (Spanish- ung der Berenade) (arr. Kreisler) Jeta (de Falla)
Prits Kreisler. Casanovahe Memory of a Kiss
་
j- (Strausa).
Boleyn, Lord Mayor in 1451, and either by radium alone or by ra- Songs father of Anne Boleyn. She and dium in conjunction with surgical King Henry VIII. attended removal and deep X-ray therapy. several banquets given by the
Promising Remulte · Mercers' Company.
Of the cases in which the breast Sir Thomas Gresham (1519-alone was involved there was a 64
(Strauss) (9)
fund and Fair
1579), founder of the Royal Ex-per cent, survival rate at the end Quota Deroy Bowers Band.”
19.m.-Close Down.
[ "Arthur Fear (Baritone);
· 1.80 pam—Router Press · Bulletins, 3-South is now more certain than
London 1: pm. Stock and Commodity ever that there is a game Zane Grey. the noted writer of change and Gresham College, of three years, in those with se 9.35-10 notrump without a club lead. wastern stories, again gives to the was also a Mercer, and a con-condary gland infection a 89 per The Big Broadcast Selection Knowing that his partner will agreea another of thrilling saga of temporary portrait of him by cent. survival rato, and in those It's Lovely War Medley take a jump rebid in the same the Arizona cattle lands, "The Antonio More hangs above the with invasion of neighbouring
Dixieland Selection. suit as practically a force, he Dude Ranger," now at
the mantelpiece in the Court Room structures a 24 per cent survival decides to take added precau-Alhambra Theatre
It is in this Court Room, panel-rate. tions against the club suit's The film tells the story of Ernestiled throughout in oak, with six Of cases of cancer of the neck being opened.
South knows Selby, a sturdy young Westerner, doors but no windows, that the or entrance of the womb, ont of a that even if his partner does not who comes to Arizona to claim a Joint Grand Gresham Committee group of 590 cases in all stages bid. three notrump as he hopes, ranch inherited from his uncle. Be-meet. Under the will of Sir treated by radium, there was a 60 he, South, can always return to fore he has an opportunity to make Thomas Gresham this committee per cent, survival rate at the end diamonds ever four or five clubs. his identity known to the ranch manage the Royal Exchange and of three years in the less advan 4-Although North has a pretty manager, his suspicions are aroused Gresham College: that
weak hand he decides to respect by the disappearance of several his partner's semi-force. He hundred, head of cattle.
"STAMBOUL QUEST"
MAJESTIC THEATRE
ALLEGED STOLEN CARS TRACED
Whole Trainload Of
50 Recovered
¡DAY, the 12th day of March, 1985, jat the BOARD ROOM of the Com-l 'pany, Second Floor, Exchange Building, Hong Kong, at Nogn, for
ced cases, and a 39 per cent. aur the purpose of receiving a State-
vival rate for all cases, as come ment of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors, for the naturally makes the minimum Mistaken for a cowboy in search
pared with a 10 per cent, aurvival
A squad of Scotland Yard detec
financial year ended 31st Decem
rate, for untreated cancer of this tives had a busy day recently. response of three notrump. of a job, he decides to masquerade
site;
For hours they were engaged in Directors and the Auditors. ber, 1934, and re-electing. two East, of course, had a natural in this role until he has cleared "Stamboul Quest, a tale of in- Out of a group of 122 cases of unloading from railway tracks at opening lead available to him of his up, the mishandling of the ranch ternational espionage, featuring cancer of the tongue there was Park Royal station, W., a large The TRANSFER BOOKS of the fourth-best club. He might have In the meanwhile he discovers an- Myrna Loy and George Brent, is survival rate of 40 per cent at the consignment of 50 cars alleged to Company will be closed from the made the lead even despite South's other reason to extend his stay, in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer releass end of three years in the earlier have been stolen in London” And 1st March to the 12th March, 1955, opening club bid, knowing that the the person of the ranch manager's as the Majestle Theatre, both days Inclusive.
South player quite frequently took daughter.
cases, and including the more ad-which they had recovered after As Fraulein Dokter, whose exis-vanced cares a total survival rate months of inquiries, great. llbertles in bidding minor This imperious charmer is played tence is known to only one man. of 19 per cent. Dated this 29th day of January suits. However, the jump rabid in by Irene Hervey, a fascinating Myrna Loy sets out to trap t
Divisional Detective inspector Halliday and Detective inspectors clubs took East in completely, and young newcomer to films. Before Turkish general, Ali Bey, who is
Winter and Smith, who had been he made the waiting lead of the the picture reaches its whirlwind suspected of selling military
GOLD MINE IN MATTRESS
In charge of the investigations, eight of spades. Obviously, with conclusion, these two have found secrets to the enemy. Before sho
watched the unloading operations. any opening but a club there are romance and have passed through, accomplishes her mission in the nine cold tricks for North and several breath-taking adventures. Dardanelles, however, she is con Pennsylvania, was annoyed when partly defaced, were checked asy Mrs. Albert Loop of Greensburg frames, some of which had been The numbers of the engines and South at notrump, and thus with Other important members of the tinually hounded by a love for making up a bed in her farm home, each car was put on the ; weigh- the spade opening North and South cast are Henry Hall, Leroy Mason, reckless young American,
Sid Saylor, Alma Chester and Lloydät
she discovered a lump that refused bridge. Cail, it what you will-highway Ingraham,
"TROUBLE”—STAR THEATRE robbery or good Bridge at any rate
1985.
By. Order of the Board.
W. L. MCKENZIE,
Secretary.
DAY, the 7th March, 1985, AT 14, Des Voeux Road, Central, NOON, for the purpose of receiv Hong Kong.
ing the Report of the Directors and
the Statement of Accounts for the
year ended 31st December, 1984. HONG KONG HEIGHTS made their game..
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the] Company will be CLOSED. from FRIDAY, the 22nd February, 1985, to THURSDAY, the 7th March 1985, both days Inclusive.
By Order of the Board of
- Directors, P. HL. CRAPNELL,
Seer Hong Kong, 14th February, 1935,
COMPLETE
OW
the following list of some of the Another time, this type of bidding For the information of visitors it worked in this instance, highest points on the Island and might get the South player into Mainland is published:-
ISLAND
Victoria Perk..
Signal Station.
Mt. Parker
Mountain Lodge
The Eyrie
Peak Hotel Taikoo Sanatoriums Mt. Dayis Bowen Ros
considerable trouble...
the
to-disappear no matter how hard
The cars, were then taken by she pounded It Getting her scis-police drivers to 's Scotland Yard
hicles have been traced by the police
"ROMAN SCANDALS- Inimitable Bydney Howard.comes ors, she allt the mattress and dis- gai in North London. The ORIENTAL THEATRE - to the Star Theatre in a hilarious covered a little bag containing ginal owners of many of the
comedy entitled "Trouble, limeveral hundred dollars in gold coins. Bath Etting, Gloria Stuart, David of adventure on board a pleasure With the aid of her husband she Manners, Edward Arnold, Veres boat found almost $1,000, in- gold and took the mattress apart. They of Sydney Howard succeeds in ex be seen plofting his quaint, lugabrious currency that was issued, 50 years In thee Eddle Cantor, can
amour_as - Hollebone, and Ande ago. The mattress formerly fun, “Roman Scandals,..his fourth an excellent foll In George Turner longed to Mr. Loop's father 'pro- and annual; soknen musical: Hedy sa Nobby-Supporting characters
and
Fort
1-823
|774.
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WINE-GROWING Z
crop
Goldwyn Girls are all t
1,784
Country in,
for Bamu
Eddie Cantor is seen
George Curzon, Dorothy Robin 500,000 200 VI Wally Patch," "Abraham Sofabry de
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lace
100,000-more
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had over 890,000 VIE course of the yes 488,000 during the