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"Biography of à Bachelor Girl Is Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's adap tion of the Theatre Guild success, "Biography," featuring Ann Hard- ing and Robert Montgomery.
The photoplay version of S. N Behrman's social comedy brings together for the second time Ann Leather Handbags, Salt Harding and Rebert Montgomery Caser Purse Hat whose joint performances in Boxes, Collar Boxes "Whon Ladies Meet" made that one Belts, Etc.
of the most delightful of last sex- son's pictures.
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The distinctive supporting cast features Edward Everett Horton in the role of a pompous, big-wig |
GENERAL NOTICES politician from a backwoods state:
1935-1936
EALED TENDERS will be re-
(Edward Arnold, Charles Richman. Greta Meyer and Willard Robert son.
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The story concerns a young lady
Solved at the Royal Naval portrait painter slightly down on Hospital, until 10 am, on the 18th. her luck, and a magazine editor March 1985, from persons, desirous equally anxious to better his for- of supplying Beef, Mutton, Fowls, tunea. When these two put their Pork, Chese, Pure Cow's Milk, Ice, heads together and join their 'res-
Leslie Howard and Kay Francia are co-starred in "Britlah Agcat, which will be screened shortly at the Alhambra Theatre.
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"PRIVATE SCANDAL?
ALHAMBRA THEATRE
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN and other provisions. and neces-pective careers plenty of action comedy tempo and side-splitting NOTICE
that the FORTY-SIXTH OR-saries for the year ending 31st, and excitement ensures..
DINARY YEARLY MEETING will March 1936.
A murder mystery with a, fást
The photography of "Biography lease, "Private Scandal, featuring laughs is Paramount's latest re- be held at the Company's Offices, Printed Forms of Tender and of a Bachelor Girl" is the work of Zasu Pitts, Phillips Holmes, Mary P. & O. Building, on WEDNESDAY, further particulars can be obtain-James Wong Howe, Chinese M-G-M Brian, Ned Sparks, and Lew Cody, 18th March, 1985, at 11 am. for the ed at the R.. N. Hospital., purpose of presenting the Report The right to reject the lowest or standing photographic work seen broker who contemplates suicide
in “Viva Villa!" and other produc-
of the Directors together with alany tender is reserved. Statement of Accounts to 81st December 1984 and electing Direc
tors and Auditors.
The REGISTER of MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from 2nd March to 18th March 1935, both days Inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered,
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SPORT NOTICES.
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RAFT
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PROGRAMMES
FORMS
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tions.
"THE KENTUCKY, KERNELS"—" KING'S THEATRE
A Southern feud is the basis for the hilarious situations in Ken tucky Kernela," Bext Wheeler and Robert Woolsey's new Alm at the King's Theatre...
The story tells of a real estate
PARSON PROVIDES BREAKFAST
BRIDGE NOTES
CHERISHED SOUVENIR
by Ely Culbertann.
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme will hebroadcasted to-day from the
Practically every Bridge player Hong Kong Broadcasting Station fow Z.R.W. on a wave length of 854
metres. (848
VOCAL AND PIANOFORTE
FROM STUDIOAM
12.30-2.10 p.m. (Approx)-European
Mr. G. C. Pelham To-night Programme.
treasures in his mamery ả thrilling hands which ho played so metres. well and of which he was so proud that the impression they have made upon him can never be effaced For ever after, when in the course of an evening's Bridge, he suffers, & temporary lapse and commits some horrible error in bidding or play, he can salve his lacerated vanity with a brief mental review of his Report pristino brillianciea,"
Being a Bridge player, I have
12.80 p.m.-London and New York' Stock and Commodity Quotations, 1255-1 p.m.-Recorded Music, 1pm-Local Time and Weather
Pm-Recorded Music.
1.80. p.m. Beuter Press Bulletins,
may own prized collection of Rugby Press News, etc. Bridge souvenirs, and when I found Hotary Club inn. Speech from the 1.40 p.m. (Approx)-A Relay of the it expedient one night to pick one Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden—Mr. out and fondle it. I chanced upon H. G. Macnamara on "Lew and Its one which has remained heretofore
Prophete unrecorded. It happened years ago In a Duplicate game. My partner did not notice it, nor did my op
2.10 nm. (Aprox:) Close Dayn. 7-11 p.m.-Egrépean 4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme,
arème.
7 p.m.-Closing Local Block
-Military, Band Selec
ponents. The innate modesty and tions. self-effacement for which I am 7.09-7.28 famous caused me to refrain from Aldershot Command Searchlight Tattoo
itlons pointing out what I had done; and "Carmen" Selection (Bizet).
Making Church-Going as no one asked me to explain, the Selection Tales of Hoffmann
More Attractive
SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT
to cover up the loss of investors of St. John's, Hampton Wick The Rev. A. M. Johnson, vicar funds. He plans to make it look Middlesex haa initiated a scheme like a murder on his life insurance. providing breakfast for worship- He tells his plan to his partner. pers at early, morning Commun- Phillip Holmes, his daughter'sion at his church. fiance.
A number of communicants
hand was soon forgotten. Now here it is resurrected:
South, Dealer. East-West vulnerable. North:-
SA 8
H.-8 6.4 3 D-Q 9: 7 C-10.7-5-2
West:
S-4 2 H.-J. 9,7·2 D-6 6 3. C-A K94
But a real murderer beats him who attend the early services to the job, thereby throwing sus come from a distance and do not icon on everyone. When the de-reach home again until mid-fore- tective arrives, everyone is afraid noon. Many of them are work-East- his own scandal will be probed, ing people who have to rise early and the lies complicate the detec- during the week. tive's job,
S.-Q. 7 5 %
H.-Q 10 5
D-A 8.4
CJ 6.3
Mr. Johnson's scheme is that They, throw the blame on
eventually, in a most unusual and ing there were 22 people present. to Holy Communion will be follow- everyone but themselves and, but ed by breakfast in the church South: bring the guilty person to fustice hall, and on the opening morn- decidedly thrilling climax.
Boiled eggs, bread, rolls, butter,
The inimitable comedians por tray two vaudeville magicians who pose as Southern gentlemen whoo İDRAR
SECOND EXTRA RACE MEET trio become involved in a family
their infant ward falls heir, to vast estate in Kentucky. How the ING, to be held on SATURDAY, the feud and their efforts to extricate 23rd March, 1985 (Weather permit themselves forms a rollicking_rn- ting), may be obtained at the Secre
Ned Sparks is cast as the exas-marmalade, tea and coffee were tary's Office, Gloucester Building dancing by a bevy of beauties. and of the lies, is, nevertheless, able to
mance, with gay melody, modern perated detective who, in the face served. [OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Club House, Happy Valley; the N°
that the FIFTH ORDINARY Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; a friendly war between two clans solve the problem with abundant and proposes to continue doing 15.
The vicar met the coat himself South GENERAL MEETING OF SHARE and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.with Colts against Remingtons. HOLDERS will be held at the Re-. Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON gistered Office of the Company, on THURSDAY, King's Theatre Building, 5th. Floor, 1995,
LAND INVESTMENT CO. LTD.
the.
20th
4. WEDNESDAY, day of March 1996, at 12 o'clock nogn' to receive the Directors Report, and Accounts for the year ended 31st December; 1994, to elect Auditors and Direc- tors and to transact such other
14th
March,
By: Order,
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Secretary.
Hong Kong, 11th March, 1984.
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Selection-Martha (Fiatom)
7.28-8 p.might Concert Hems. Violin Solos
Tango (Albents)
Passepied (Delibes)
Songs
Yelli, d'Arany
La Mattinata (Tis the bay)
(Leoncavallo)
O Solo Milo, (Beneath thy, Window)
(di Capua)
Riccardo Stracciuri (Baritone).
Instrumental-
Orientale
Orchestra
(Glaxounov),
A Fairy Ballet (White) Raindrops-Pizzicati for Strings
(Riviere)
Songs
Too late to-morrow (Lang-nberg) Macuphia (Howe),
Instrumental-
Richard Crooks (Tenor);
Moonbeams and Shadows, (3. H..
Squire).
8. p.-Local Time and Weather Report.
8.08-8.85 pm The entire Musical numbers from "Yes Medam" sung by Binnie Hale Hobby. Howes, Bertha Belmore, Billy Leonard, Harcourt Brook, Wylla Watson, Vara Pearce and the Hippodrome Theatre Chorus of Girls with Orchestra.
8.85-9 pm-Orchestral Programme. Rosamunde-Ballet Music in G
(Schubert)
Tragle Overture, Op 8f (Brahms) Hungarian Dances” (Brahms, Art.
Dvorak) pang me Moussorgsky Bootchinak"?
{The fair at
9-9.20 p.mFrom the Studio.. "Topical Talks on the United King-
dom" by Mr. G. G.. Pelham,
so. He stated to a Press repre-188, Mary, Carlisle, beautiful blonda:
sentative that he was thorough- Pass ingenue, plays the daughter of the "MERRY WIDOW" ORIENTAL ly satisfied with the first atten- hoatile Colonel, portrayed by Noah
I was South, and I am willing to dance, and hoped that it would admit that my jump rabid of thres THEATRE Beery. "Spanky" McFarland "Our Gang Comedy" fame is seen
increase. It would be pleasant spades was stretched a trifle. My All the famous songa at the for people to feel, he added, that partner likewise was somewhat Jas the orphan.
Franz Lehar masterpiece, "Merry after attending service one could forward in raising me to four with George Stevens directed "Ken- Widow," are presented in Metro go straight away to one's morn-lonly a doubleton in trumps and (so tucky Kernels," an RKO-Radio Pic Goldwyn-Mayer's musical romanco ing occupation. whether it was far as he knew nothing else of ture, from a scenario by Harry of the Ruby and Bert Kalmar, who also Maurice Chevalier and Jeannette ing into a car for a round of golf four spades and then it was up, to pourri of Famous Melodies) (Hobrecht)
name, featuring reading the newspaper or jump value. Nevertheless, we arrived at composed "One Little Kise." the MacDonald. now at the Oriental Hitherto that had not been
9.20-0.80 p.m. Contrasts (A Pot before luncheon. LAMMERT BROS. theme melody of the picture. Theatre.N
West opened the club: King, and Loudon 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity 9.30 pm-Reuter Press Bulletins, The hauntingly romantic "Vilia" possible for people who had to go then led the six of diamonds On Quotations. "FOR LOVE OF YOU"-STAR is sung by Miss MacDonald, as are schenie should also appeal to dropped the 10: East returned the Miss Maria, Gomes, F.T.QL
home for breakfast first. The this East played the Ace and 1
9.35-10.05 pm-From the, Studio, To-night Will Teach Me to For women, as they would not be pre-six of clubs, and West, after win Mrs. Nara: Kanis (Pianist). "For Love of You," a hilarious "Widows are Gay." Chevalier's songs ion by household duties.
get," "Meledy for Laughter and vented from attending Commun- ning my Queen with ble, Ace, led musical comedy, featuring Arthur include I'm Going to Maxim's" and Riscoe and Naunton Wayne, "Girls, Giris, Girls." Together, Miss Windsor-Sterling production, is MacDonald and Chevaller sing Managing Director.THE undersigned have received the current release at the Star The Merry Widow Walls."
Tinstructions to sell by Public Theatre.
business as may be properly tran sacted at an Ordinary General Meeting of the Company-
And Notice is further hereby given that the Register and Trans, fer books of the Company will be CLOSED from the 12th to the 20th day of March 1995, both days in- clusive,
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THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
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Offices of the undersigned on FRI DAY, the 29th March 1985, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Man- agera, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December 1984.
The "SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER. BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 15th to the 29th. .. March, 1985, both days inclusive.
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portant question.
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Programme
Vocat
(a) Star Vicino
(a) Beer Wedding (b) Prelude
Carducci,
Mendelssohn. Berlabine
Jacs 12m Relay of the Dance
Itine
the deuce of hearts,, whereupon was in with the King.
.Salvator Bosa At this point it would appear (4), Ritorna Vincitor, On Aidaz from my point of view that the Pianoforte Sales OIL MONOPOLY DISPUTE success of my contract would de- Rigolette Faraphrase.Verdi Llazt
IN MANCHUKUO
pend upon avoiding the loss of a Vocal: spade trick. I had lost three tricks. (a) Nel Pasiato
Vel lo sapere "Cayalleria (b); The decision of the Manchukuo and except for the trump suit every
Rusticana Goverument to send a prominent Sard in my hand was high. But Planofort Solos official to Tokyo for the purpose
before proceeding to play out the of explaining oil monopoly matters spades I paused to consider E is expected to delay considerably. possibilities.
Orchestra from the Emporium Ball- Japan's reply to the British and
First, East had seemed very room (by courtesy of the Manage American notes regarding this im- anxious, after winning with his mine), com
Ace of diamonds, to get the club 10.80 pm-Reuter Press Bulletins, Rudolph Besier's famous play
trick in. It seemed very unlikely Bay Midday Press News Further "The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Browning, who will not be denied might furnish me, a discard, but
Quota that the diamond Queen In Dummy Block und, Commodit which served to make Katherine his love, and whose zest for living East had not taken any chances.
11 pmClose Downl Cornell one of America's greatest inspiren and saves Elizabeth, This was Home Indication that stage actresses, brings the tender Norms Shearer. Charles Laughton East must be fairly sure of winning love story of Elizabeth Barrett and once again turns in a great piece the setting trick. and he could not
is with Norma Shearer Frederic cal Victorian father who dominates spade Queen, but beld it so well Robert Browning to the screen, of character acting as the tyranni- be sure unless he not only held the the leading roles
flying on the sick girl for com-able to withstand a finesse. An-ewels valued at $1,800, the pro- Frederic March is brilliant as pionship.
other thing wifen occurred to me perty of Miss Luan Tai Foo, an was that West probably had four undergraduate at St. Hilda's Col clubs and, having shown four lege, Oxford. The Jewellery, hearts by his lead of the deuce, which Includes two rings, was in was very likely to be short in seats which Miss Foo had with "A year ago writes Mrs. Duncan Kong Amateur Dramatic Club's
As already announced, the Hong The production is in the hands of
spades.
her when she travelled from her Arthurs, of Badowa, Ontario, Canada,
In case East had four spades the home at Acton to Paddingtos suffered from a nervous braak, second venture of the season will Mr. R. R. Campbell under whose hand could not be made by merely and then to Oxford down. I could not get to sleep at ba Noel Coward
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the rights of play calls for two distinct settings: took it with Dummy's Queen: Next If on the lead of the club 10 East
one in an Eng oh hunting county I led the club seven from Dammy Tuned, I would
and the other in Italy. This is the and East's Jack fell, whereupon I go over to the
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