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Bols Agents for Kelvin Motors The bidding, the opening and aubsequent leads, the line of de- fonce adopted by the adversaries all of these are Invaluable to the wise, declarer when, in playing? = hand, he must decide whether or not to take finesse, or if a finesse can- not be avoided, in which direction it should be taken. But occasionally Leather Handbags, Salt situations arise in which there le Cases, Parses,
Hatno bidding, and the opponents hove Boxon, Collar Boxes not sufficient: scope in the play to Belts, Ete.
upcover their plans,
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THE THIRTIETH ANNUAL
GENERAL
MEETING of [SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell' & [Co., Ltd., on WEDNESDAY, 3rd [April, 1935, at 11 am. for the pur- HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY pose of receiving the report of the 1985. On sale at all Book-stalls and General Managers together with a at the Offices of the Publishers, BA, statement of Accounts to $1st De- Wyndham Street.
cember, 1984.
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KID MILLIONS"KING'S
SOUTHEATRE
"Kid Millions", Eddie, Cantor's annual musical extravaganza · for Samuel Goldwyn, brings the famous comedian to the screen as a boy Cinderella of the Brooklyn water front who becomes the heir to a fortune in buried treasure in the land of the Pyramids.
$
Ann Sothern"""Ethel - Merman, Block and Sulit, George Murphy and this season's crop of Goldwyn Girls prance along the Nile with Eddie in this fastpaced, fun-packed [túneful tale of adventure in the harem of the Shelk and the tombs of his fathers.
The story and dialogue were written by Arthur Sheekman, Nat --- Perrin and Nunnally Johnson, while her A Roosevelt on the mandi, at Miami Beach Mrs. James Roose-
Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn, Burton Lane and Harold." Adamson velt, daughter-in-law'of the Presi- dent, basks in the Florida sunshine.contributed the tuneful song num
UNEMPLOYMENT IN GERMANY
February Reduction Of 209,000
SAAR NOT INCLUDED.
|bers.
The caborate "ice cream fang tasy, a poor boy's dream come true, 'In which Effle the millionaire,
opens a free ice cream factory for boys and girls, is filmed entirely in Technicolour under the direction of Willy Pogany and photographed by Ray Rennahan. "Kid Millions" released through United Artlats.
“BROADWAY BILL”—QUEEN'S
THEATRE
"Broadway Bill"",
comedy
After a long trip from: Osaka; 10-year-old Alyce Jane McHenry, whose stomach is inverted, Taste: in Fall River, Mass." hospital where a specialist will operate on her soon. Residents of Omahé raised the fandi stolpay that expenses. - via Wi-
day
OLD DRINK AGAIN
CIN FAVOUR
Popular In Days Of
Henry VII
PERRY IN MARK SCHEME There are signs that perry, one
uquets and essences.,
"RADIO"
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME-
The followink programme
he broadcasted to-day from
Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZR.W
on
* wave length":35T-258 metres. (845-K.C,8), GA)
Dance Music from Hong Kong Hotel
* Recorded Programme.
European Fre
12.30-2.16. pim.
gramme.
12.30 p.m.-London and New York Stock & Commodity Quotations."
12.38-1
- pt-Recorded Musle,
1 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Re
1.03 p.m.-Recorded' Music. ∙∙∙1.30. D.m.---Reuter Rugby Press News, etc.
Press Bulletins
Down.
2:15 PMClose 4-7 pmChinese Recorded Music, 7 p.m. - 13 midnight-European Pro. gramme.
7-7.28
de Ballety Op
New Bymphony Orchestra 7.26-7.41 p
pmFour Songs by Perty Heming (Baritone)
1. Joggin' along the Highway (Samuel) 2. The Devout Lover.
{"} Fairings: (b) Comb to
(Easthope-Martin):
the Fast
(b) The
4. (a) Jock the Fiddler;
Ballad-Monger (Easthopa-Martin)
7.41-8
|Pm-Light Opera.
Selection
Gipay Love (Labar)
Vocal Gems
The Geisha (Jones)
Selection
Pirates of Penzance (Sullivan)
9 pm Local Time & Weather 8.63-9:49. p.m-Variety. Kitten on the Keys Vocal Duet
The Six Keyboard Hings
Gee, Oh Gosh, I'm Gratefull
Sam Browne and Girl Friend
W
|Humorous
The Beefeater. Songsdag
Stanley Holloway
of the oldest drinks of the End- glish countryside, may be coming port. back Into favour again. There has been a slight increase in the Piano Solo demand for it, and now it is to The number. of workless.
come under the National Mark to throughout the Reich was 209,000-
guarantee its quality!!!, 2014 less at the end of February than
There will be one grade only, at the end of January. According romance starring Warner Baxter Select Ferry," which must be to the last count, the unemployed and Myrna Loy, is now at the made from English perry pears, Queen's Theatre. It is a Columbia and be free from all artificial bou- totalled only 2,765,000,
This is gratifying Improve-release.
Brave Hearts ment due to the milder weather, The story is that of Dan Brooks
In the time of Henry VII. perry Near and yet so far The Bevere frost had stopped much (Warner Baxter) who is a nomad
ong the most popular Instrumental- Evelyn outdoor work in January, such as at heart, but the son-in-law of J. La drinks, but consumption has stead Building Which was résumed her Higgins (Walter Connolly) wholly declined, and
comparatively Song controls everyone and everything in Uttle is drunk now outside the fore the end of February.
This early decrease la all the Higginsville. Dan anda life in West Country. Most of the perry more remarkable because in every tolerable kicks over the financial pear trees are centred round Here- year from 1929 to 1933 the unem apple cart and goes his way. With ford, although few survive In ployment peak came at the end of him goes his racehorse "Broadway Kent.
A considerable amount is Bill and the coloured groom Whitey still drunk in France. February, only 1984 being an ception because the weather was
(Clarence Muse).' abnormally mild."
An ex-
The developments that follow are
wae among
NAVIGATE?
German Chronological Tables Used
Pasa South's bidding may be considered These figures do not include the Olled with drame, pathos and HOW DID COLUMBUS somewhat optimistic, but after he Saar territory as it was only in-comedy. Dan bas to put all his has been assured that North holds corporated in the Reich on March savings to keep his horse," "Broad, heart supported, and the missing 1st. The number of unemployed way. Bill who in his first race Aces have been placed in his part in the Saar is about 61,000 which throws his jockey at the start. In ner's hand by means of the 4-5 will necessarily have an influence his big race, (the New York Derby) to take a chance that the club suit the end of March. Notrump Convention, he is willing on the unemployment figures of where he started at 100-1 he wide after a tremendous fight but "falls can be established" for whatever
down dead 100 yards past the post,
"ONE WAY PASSAGE"
ORIENTAL THEATRE
HONOUR
Comprising:-
discards he may need; and that the FRANCE'S LEGION OF Drawing Room Suites, Dining contract is not altogether a bad one Tables and Chairs, Sideboards, is proved by the fact that it is ut Glass Cabinets, Wardrobes, Dress-worst dependent upon a ânesse. ing Tables, Chests of Drawers,
West's opening lead of the spade Sewing Machines, Ice Cheste, Hat- King is won by Dummy's Ace. THE FANLING HUNT & RACE stands, Oil Paintings and Pictures, South now takes stock of the situa-
CLUB.
Ornaments and Sundries.
tion and discovers that he can win also
12 tricks with top cards. The
..
WING to a case of Rabies being A Selection of Black Wood Ware from a diamond finesse or from
discovered amongst the Army
Mules, the meeting which was to have been held at Kwanti on SUN- DAY, 81st instant, has been post-at poned to a date which will be an- "nounced later, when the St. John's
Ambulance Cup will be run for.
THOMSON & CO., -
Secretaries.
KING'S SILVER JUBILER
Dollar Collection Fund.
Managers of business arms and others who have employees are in- formed that special collection boxes for the Jubilee $1 Collection are
on
Tuesday, the 2nd April, 1935,
commencing at 2,30 p.m. the Sales Rooms, Duddell Street. On View 'from Monday the 1st April 1985,
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS...
Hong Kong, March 29, 1985.
Auctioneers
BE TALLER!
now available at 6 Ning Yuen Ter- LADIES. It ros are shoes you oka jan Win your hight 2nd, 41, toe and the race, temporary headquarters of the thin this guada, akan St. John Ambulance Brigade; tele-play là DIN ETHER phone No. 26286,
24TXA5 Ma Kjemplars of Längre tehdita Jonimonials From Klešta af svIC 290 22
monality the same time "Shoble
ROSS FOR
squeeze.
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Laye (Soprano)
Underneath the Blue Hawaiian Skics
I adore you
Love, forever In your arma tonight,
Ronald Murgatroyd' (Tenor) Organ Sale 1980 1 The Clouds will soon Roll by Quentin H. Maclean
Orchstrea When
day
sila done
(Concert transcription),
840-9.13 p.m.Rand Selections. Pagliacel (Leoncavallo)
The Yeomen of the Guard (Bullivan) The Evolution of Dixie (Lake) Dixieland
11-9.30pm-A Violin Be
Joseph Szigeti,
12.
Violin Recital
Caprice No. 24" (Variations" "in"/
Minor) (Paganini) Mannat (Debuxay) ingkarta
tar!!
For a long time scientists have 8. Tambourin Chinos (Kreisler),
-pm-Router Preas
been disputing, what chronological = 9.30 - tables (Ephemerides) Columbus London 1 p.m. Stock & Commodity 950 used on his voyages of discovery.
tations. This dispute has at last been set- Hotel Dance Orchestra (by courtesy of 1.85 p.m. - 12 midnight Hong Kong tled in favour of Germany by the Management)
Growing Larger Every the best dressed, woman on the Bamberg Observatory.
Kay Francis, noted as one of Professor Zinner, Director of the
Year
screen. appears in a completa Based on the researches, which wardrobe of beautiful creations Zinner made in Sevilla, it is no designed by Orry-Kelly in Warner longer to be doubted that the Membership of France's Legion Brothers' latest production, "One great explorer used the Chronolo
Paris.
to reward military or evil Theatre......
persons.
10:30p.m.-Reuter Press. Bulletins. Rugby Mid-day Press News Further London Stock & Commodity Quotations Note: There will be a relay, from the 12 midnight Close Down, y la
Tal-Ping Theatre from ZEK on a frequency of 640 kilocycles from 8-11, p
JOHN AMBULANCE
BRIGADE Donations To Fund For Furniture: -
a 280zonour, founded by Napoleon in Way Passage, now showing at the stentiel Johann Mueller von Koe- The opening lead marks Weat reached the high level of 181,967 Miss Francis and William Powell in the 1481 edition. The work
gervice irrespective of class, has One Way Passage," in which nigsberg (called Regiamontana), ST. with the spade Queen, which alone will top Dummy's Jack. If West also holds the diamond King, on the Cross, the Legion's highest decora and Dan Hardesty falling in love
are teamed together, for the sixth even contained some notes added Of this total 89 hold the Grand time, in the story of Joan Ames by Columbus himself, ** eleventh lead he will be hard-pretion which, for honouring foreign-with. ed. He cannot hold the spade
each other as they board cause he made his crime too Queen and guard the diamond Kingers, is normally reserved to Kings liner in Hong Kong for San Fran perfect,
and Princes. There are 627 grand as well. But how is South to tell, afficers, 4,026 commanders, 26,453 Aline MacHahon, Warren Hymer, Margot, the pretty Mexican wio when Weat is reduced to two cards, officers and 150,910 Chevaliers of Frank McHugh, Herbert Mundin, has thrilled New York, Hollywood Furniture Fund acknowledges with
the Legion. Amer
Douglas Gerrard, and Frederick and Madrid with her - Spanish Burton give excellent support.
dancing, Sharing honours with the following donations towards the grateful appreciationTM and thanks her is Whitney Bourne. These Furniture Fund of the New two afford contrasts in racial types quarter Building which
what those two cards are? With the Jack of spades staring him inj
MANCHURIA
Business Continues
cisco.
“CARAVAN”MAJESTIC THEATRE
Theatre.
In the feminine leading role is
The Director of the St. John Am bulance Association Headquarters
of beauty and are heading for star approaching completion:
dora.
and
"LEGONG ALHAMBRA AND
CENTRAL THEATRE-
"Legong,"
Lê Tùng Shin Kin Đừ
Mr. Chau Man ch
the face, West must always keep his THE POST OFFICE IN Queen, so the fact that he throws a diamond will mean. nothing. Meanwhile, if East holds the dia mond King, either a finesse or a double squeeze will yield a grand
Erik Charell, producer of "Con To Increase slam, for then West would have to
grees Dances," presents another
Mt. Fung Kong Tis retain the spade Queen, and East the
magnificent musical romance,
Mr. Ho Kan "Tong diamond King, and neither could Money orders and postal, remit
"Caravan." How at the Kajestic hold more than three clubs. To find tances between China and Man- The boxes can be obtained from p
an" Alitechinkolour in Hoc Kôn Bang Mr. A. Morris, at the address men-
out how he should play the hand, churia continue to increase
Starring in this Fox fim, ls South Sea romance, eet in the Island Chan Tung Bang tioned above, or from. Mr. 8. F
South determines simply to lead volume, and though still below the Charles Boyer. In this musi
of Ball, is Paramount's lafest pro Mr. P.K Kwok GENTLEMEN, A hearts and watch the discards. It average maintained before the operafte Balfour, of the Colonial Secretariat. paksuky pak të „Chong K
he enacts the role of
duction now showing simultaneous Kr, Hing Sung Hok Engkain levels, rear physical and media banget vis quite possible that East and West Mukden incident, Is expected to gypsy violinist The Collection is to begin ons height within a few works wilbous trio of a hold four clubs each, and therefore surpass, that volume
the Alhambra and Central Further donations are April 1, between which date and THE ROSS SYSTEM. NEVER FAILK that each has good cause to think Meanwhile the questions Involved Cha and The Wine Song"
The heme melodies, "Hot Cha Theatres
Invited from members of May 1 the boxes should be cireniat
"Legong was flmed in Ball, interested In the activities ed; when filled, they should be sent
that he holds a club stopper. In in the transmission of insured let catchy. The gypsy dresses, lively with an all-native cast. The two Order of St. John of Jeru that case, the first opponent to give ters to Manchuria has not yet been scènes of revelry, and an Insight young principal players in the pic- Hong Kong, to the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, which has kindly undertaken
|up a club will do so only because settled: Ma
into the grape-season In Hungary, ture were of different "casted, "and to receive same.
there is some suit he is even more
combine to make this an enter- herein lies/the story; anxious to guard, and that opponent mond. Now, with either three clubs taining picture. will in all likelihood hold the dla or five clubs, East could have dis- Loretto-Young, Jean Parker (the in the mond King
carded one of them without worry, fealons gypsy ~ sweetheart) and On this basis South begins to run to the club, division between the Philips Holmes, as the gallant
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his hearts. On the first five, West adversaries was probably 4-4, and as young Lieutenant-make the most discards three spades and a dia between the two of them West, of their material. mond; Eust throws his three spades. having discarded a club, is more
ripes
chever adversary likely to hold the diamond King.
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