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OFFICE ROOMS Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Appy to Secretary, Hong Kong Stock Exchange.-
FOR SALE
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY 1935. On sale at all Book-stalls and
THE CHRA MATES WEDNESDAY
BUSINESS DIRECTORY! PEIPING POLITICAL
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
Kowloon Bay. Shipbzîders & Repairers. Call Flag "1" Sole Agents for Kelvin Motora.
OPTICIANS
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY.
COUNCIL
Abolition Reported
Probable
SENIOR COUNSELLOR INTERVIEWED
BRIDGE NOTES
Out-Guessing One's Partner
By Ely Cabertson:
The feeling existing between two partners should be one of co- Shanghai. operation. The player that Fate Mr. Wang Keb-ming, senior has chosen to face you for any Counsellor of the Perping Polisiven rubber should be treated tical Council and newly appoint-not as an enemy who must be out- ed acting Chairman of the guessed and out-manenvered, but Council left here at 4 o'clock as an ally who at the moment has last Thursday by the through the same mission in life as you.
However, to prove that even this Teiping to assume his new rule has its exception. I saw a post Interviewed prior to his most unusual incident take place AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS departure. Mr. Wang said that the other day. The South play-
"Phone -22232 53, Queen's Road Central
LAMMERT BROS.Shanghai-Piping express for
AND SURVEYORS
Public Auctions
the continued existence of the ez as a result of having made a Peiping Political Council would shaded bid on an early round, sud- not be long and that the mission denly found himself in a position of his present trip to the Narth where he had to think of a way was to make preparations for of out-guessing his partner, and winding up the affairs of the thus preventing that player from making what would normally be a He further stated that during sound and correct bid but what in this recent visit to Nanking with this instance would force the Wednesday, the 26th June, 1935 General Huang Fu, some demite North and South partnership to
THE Undersigned, have received
instructions to sell by Public}
Auction
合は
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commencing at 5-15 p.m.
Duddell Street:
measures had been decided upon too high a contract.
South did
by the Central Government lead-this in a most unconventional al-
ers in regard to the readjustment Leit ingenious way.
of the situation in the North, but
at their Sales Room,
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A Valuable Collection of POSTAGE STAMPS
for obvious reasons he could not divulge these decisions.
General Huang Fu had tendered
comprising:-
East Dealer..
North and South vulnerable. North:
S-5Q64
E-AK 10 6 3 D-9 5 4
Cape of Good Hope, Ceylon, his resignation as Mairman of China, Hong Kong and Macao only the Peiping Political Commeil to (This Collection has a catalogue the Central Government, Mr. Wang value estimated at £314.)
revealed, but the resignation had West-
On View from Tuesday, the 25th not been accepted. According to June, 1935.
Mr. Wang, General Huang is not ikely to return to Peiping and in view of his I-health, he will re
C-
Sing 3.
E-9
DJ 10 763
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers, tum to Mokunahan for recupera-|South:-
Hong Kong. June 24, 1985.
tion shortly.
Mr. Wang denied the Japanese report that General Ho Ying-chin THE undersigned have received had resigned from his position as Tsundereas to sell by Public chi the pipe Branch East
Auction
Од Saturday, the 29th, Jame 1935 commencing at 10 am
at No. 2, Kimberley Villas, Kowloon
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
CQ J∙ 10 6 2
SA 10-72 H-QJ72 D-x Q Com93
S-35
H-85-4
D.-A 82
C-A K3 5 4
The bidding: (Figures after
The Lient. Max Mueller (left), German fier, who was shot down des hind the French Enes 15 yours ago and made a prisoner, is the nume Corp Max. Mueller (right), who is now serving with the Sist Bow- bardment Squadron, Ámerican Air Corps, at Hamilton Field, Cal fornia. He became an American citizen, and joined the Army 12.
Amusements
Cinema Notes
"THE WITCHING. HOUR”
QUEEN'S THEATRE
dence, Missouri,
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZBW on a wavelength of 355 | metres" (845 KG2).
A TALK TO AUSTRALIANY- LISTENKES FROM THE STUDIO "THE CONTINENTAL TRIỮN -1538215 pin. — European
Fp.m. Local Time and Weather Report
....1.15 p.m.-Hong Kong Hotel Or chestra.
1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Ballet: Ragby Fress News, etc.
215
pm-Close Dorem
4-7 paz.—Chinese Programme. 7-11 p.m.-Europena Progr 7-7.20 pm--Light Opera Vocal Gemmell Maritana
where pioneers Selection
are gathering for the start of their new adventure. Under the guidance of Scott and Raymond Hatton, as frontier scouts, they set forward.
the
Among the members train are a young widow, GRD Patrick and her son, fleeing That talented young actor, Tom
here recently in from her husband's parents who. Brown, see "Bachelor of Arts," makes yet want to get possession of the another stride forward with his boy In the train, alsu, is a half- performance in The Witchingbreed Indian, played by Monte Hour, the current attraction at Blue, who has vowed to prevent the settlers from crossing into the Queen's Theatre.
Oregon
The story, which is one of the
Gail is befriended by Bine and most unusual ever screeneä, deals with murders that are committed responds to his seeming kind- ness. But all along the trail by men who are innocent.
Dollar Princess (Fall), |Vocal" Dust~
The Swing Song || ("Y (Messager).
Winnie Melville and Derek
720-739 pm Billy
2.36-8 pm Selections by
Tro.”
Рорталие
1. Evry Day. 2 Whispering.
Stadie
Continental
3. Someday Sweetheart
Solo)..
4. I was tacky.
5. Ah, Sweet mystery of lif 6. What's
the
Solo).
reason
You, and the night and Zaksic
It isn't fair.
8 pm Local Time and Report
8.03-8.50 p.m.Variety Items. Vocal
The Mills Brothers.
Blue Moon
Leslie Hutchinson,
The Family Song Albums:
Hughie Green and his Gang.
Piano Solos
This apparant Paradox is, how-they are beset by Indians, and it [ever, true, for the mind which is only when they have crossed controls, the fingers that pull the the Western Slope and areal- of the Military Affairs Commis.
fatal trigger are under the su-most within sight of Oregon, y gal Sul. sion. In view of the great need Hor his services during the present!
preme influence of another, and that the Indians attack with the
intention of slaughtering the Song Inational crisis, the resignation of
more powerful, mind.
Tom Brown plays the part of almembers of the caravan." Blue's General Ho was unimaginable, Mr.j
mature becomes evident Vocal Wang said Mr. Wang further bids refer to numbered explana-man who is in subjection to an- true
appears - with the In- other with strange mystic pow-when he stated that General Ho would re-story paragraphs.)
South West North ers that enable him to use those dians. The valiant defence by turn to Peiping in the near future. East -
10 -Chekiai Agency.
Dbl (1) 4C (2) 5C (8) whom he controls to commit mar- the pioneers is about to crample SH (5) des, The latter role is played when Scott saves the day and Pass (6) Pass
most convincingly by John Hal-routs the Indians by a clever A miniram Takeout Double, liday. Sir Guy Staziding takes ruse Safe at last, the pioneers but with very fine support for the part the lawyer who defends cross over into Oregon, and Scott Coach and armchairs, Panel
Allen sup-and Miss Patrick announce to death, one case of
both majors, South cannot be Brown, while Judith Paintings, Lacquer Panels, Crock-cerebro-spinal meningitis, and one
Little Billy that Scott will be his greatly criticised for choos-plies the love interest
new father. case of animal zabies were report-
ing the Double rather... thần. tained one or two-roomed flat, Hong English Crystal Glassware and the 24 hours ended last Saturday; ed as occurring in the Colony in
the simple Overcall, despite the fact that the hand con- Kong side. Must be cheap. Write Bosverware. No. 767, c/o The China Mail
jwhile one case of enteric fever was tains a bare $ honour-tricks.
reported during the 24 hours (2-A deliberate shut-out over- ended last Monday.
at the Offices of the Publishers, 34. comprising:-Handsome. Wyndham Street.
WANTED TO RENT
WANTED TO RENT small` self-con-
MISCELLANEOUS
YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed. "China "Mai" Office, No. 34, Wyndham Street.
Telephone 20022
GENERAL NOTICES
NOTICE
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
NOT
Maple- wood Bedroom Furniture, Gen-
aine Old Blackwood, Chesterfield' Four cases of enteric fever,
ery etc., etc...
also
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, June 24, 1935.
HE undersigned have received
with
UDC
QUEEN'S DANCE HALL
Tinsunctions to sell by Public 303-309, Hemmy Ed
Auction
Oz
FRIDAY, the 28th June, 1935- Commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room,
Duddell Street
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
comprising:
FURNITURE
and
that the THIRTEENTE Chesterfield .conches and arm- ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING chairs, Teak batstand, Side boards, OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held Dining tables, Armchairs in the Lounge adjoining the Com chairs, Square and Bound tables, pany's Restaurant, 1st Floor, Ex-Wardrobes, Dressing tables, Iron change Building. Hong Kong on and teak bedsteads, Tea poys, SATURDAY, 29th June, 1935, at
Chests,
of drawers. Folding 11 o'clock a.22. ›
screens, Desis, Filing cabinets,
(Grd Floor) Come and Enjoy Your Dances Cool and Ideal Dancing HaB
4 Dances for $1
Good Music. Attractive Partners Daily from 7.30 pam. to 1 2.m.-:
JUST RECEIVED
LAWN
GRASS SEEDS
I
Grass is Mother Nature's Carpet there is an abundance of soft green grass your home will not only be more pleasing but it wil also be more valuable.
1. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Teak and glass cabinets, Teak and provided to over the ground. Company will he CLOSED from glass bookcases, Cupboard, Ice 21st June to 29th June 1935, both chests, etc, etc, days inclusive.
Gramaphones and records, Sew- By Order of the Board ofling machines, Typewriters, Curios,|
...Directors.
Vases, Flower pots and plates, Table and Wall clocks, Oil paint- inge, Pictures, Dinner crockery, Tes sets, Gooking utensils, Bronze Land brass figures, Ornaments, Forks and kulves, Brass WETE,
A. W. BROWN, Manager & Secretary, Hong Kong, 18th June, 1935.
HOUSING COMMISSION (1935). Silver ware, Cloisonne ware, Glass
above Commission been appointed to
has
into the hone 2 Victoria
special refere
and its
"to sugg
taken to remedy tions
ware, Linen, Carpet, Bags, etc., etc.,
also
A Quantity of Black Wood: Forniture
uberculosis, and ben table, Deck, Table, Stools
ch should be chairs and chairs, existing condi-Opium stool; Curio
Members of the pu vited to submit thei
sre
One Pian Two One Enz
GRACA & CO.,
Dealers in Flower and Vegetable Seeds, Postage Stamps, Toys, etc.
10, WYNDHAM STREET PO. Boc lo 6 HONG KONG
Established 1396
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
lersigned have receive structions to sell by Pu
Day 1935
Friday,
cing at 18.30
eys Buildings.
Pass
Pass
3D (4) Pass
*WAGON WHEELS"-- ALHAMERA THEATRE
Leila Bennett, Jan Duggan and Olin Howland appear in the sup porting roles of this film, which was directed by Charles. Barton
“ADVENTURE GIRL”-
ORIENTAL THEATRE
A Cavalcade of Martial Wines. Sweetmeat. Joe, the, Candy Man
Patricis Rossberangeh
Instrumental Always
Albert andler Torch (Organ).
Songs
Fosephine Shumberland
Allen (Baritone)...
Old Fashioned Love
The Mills Brothers. Orchestżami Day inTalking Film Memories Songs
Randolph Scott, the tall and bid, and quite an overbid at handsome Paramount adventure that -West merely wishes to star, plays the leading role in
My Songs from the Shows, make it hard for the oppon-this adaptation of the Zane Grey
Marie Burke: (Soprano), ents to get together at their novel of the same name, which is
Those who prefer their adven- 8.58-9 pm Dixieland" Sele best final contract. He hopes a dramatic account of the ad-
· 9-9.30 pmFrom the Stadio that by cutting out several ventures of the first covered wa-ture painted in realistic hues
**A Talk to Australian Pistenezake will find plenty of thrilling sur-910-923 "The Three Men" rounds of bidding he will gon to across America. make North and South get The action opens at Indepen-prises in Joan Lowell Adven-Suit (Bric Costes) japone either too high or not high
ture Girl which is showing at 323-9.35 A Berital by Elena that North has both major the Oriental Theatre to-day."
Gerhardt (Marzo-SODTADO) enough.
suits, and that the latter, The little party of thrill-seek- knowing that -- South must ers spent almost a year at ses have at least one of the ma and among the natives of Cen-) jors himself, will certainly tral America fastnesses: They 915-10 sm--Military Band Wi show his best major over five ventured deep into the jungles Buy Blas Overture (Mendelssohn) diamonds. Although he knows that border the Rio Dulce-in Tancredi Overture (Rossini)
3 Melodramatic,
1. In Spring (Sehzbert).
2 The Poet: The Base Garisad
(Schabert), me (et)
2 Nachtigall; Standchen
(Brahms) are mandat
he is playing with fire, South Guatemala where, among the The Mill on the Rock Overture goes ahead with his plan inins of an ancient civilization,
(arr, Winterbottom)
(Boieldieu)
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Press Bulletins 10.85-11 p A Belay of the Kos Hotel Dance Orches
-10.30- pm Bagby Mid-day News
11 pmClose Down
but sound. With a partner who has made á vulnerable Double, North is naturally interested in a Siam || in one of the major suita. North realizes that if he bids only four hearts or four spades, the bidding will pro bably die there and he will 5-I don't know, whether, when they searched for, a mythical em The Caliph of Bagdad Overture
North bid five hearts, he knew [érald of fabulous value, and en- what bis- partner was doing countered many of nature's fun- or whether he just wanted to gle monarchs of fang, tooth and deny diamonds. I do think, claw. however, that five hearts, was North's correct bid for combination of the above TEN- song On this most unusual bidding I believe an imagiz- This picture, which is showing which izvariably end ative North player should sus-at the Star Theatre to-day, derives least one person being killed pect that his partner is pass- the title from the fact that: allfreckless riding are just ing the buck back and asking the houses in Fifth Avenne have Included in the cast are him to choose the major suit, double portals as a sign of parker, Wiham Gould, as it is most unlikely that opolence and powez
Rice, Bob Kertman and South's Double was predicat The story concerns the activiEmmett
thus not have a chance to show both suits. He decides therefore to force his partner to pick the suit, after which he himself can raise it to six Although the five-club bid is alie in that North cazinot control the first round of the suit, the lie is of the "ittle white" vaziety,
4 South knows his partner to be a very liberal bidder who usually does not allow much leeway and who would not allow for a possibly shaded Taken Double. He ho knows the meaning of North's hid and knows he can bid five
of either majo but the firs be bids
“DOUBLE DOORY-STAR
THEATRE
ed on a good, long- diamond ties of an eccentric old spinster,
cattle stampeding.
suit and only indifferent ma Victoria Van Brett, the tyranni-"CLIVE OR INDIA” KINGS Jor suit support.
cal ruler of the family fortunes.
looking
ince
half-
South his achieved the result When her attempt to destroy the
of her younger frustrated; fries to murder his bride. discovery, and defest of her
her control over the ly and frees the yo live their cauza. Ikv
Anne
Gry Standing
THEATRE
The rest pictu
of
evidence
One-Cine
Hong KonSA
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