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THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
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53, Queen's Road Central
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BRIDGE
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By Ely Culbertson
The other day. I ran across - one of the most novel situationsip play which I have ever encoun tered. East, one of the defen- sive players, led out a high card at Trick 2 and completely squees jed the dummy, thus preventing the declaren from fulfilling a
GENERAL NOTICES three-notrump contract despite
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI -BANKING CORPORATION
the fact that nine tricks were cold and both of the opponents' suits were stopped: East's squeezing play forced the declarer to dis- card one of his sure, winners, 25 TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that if he had retained all of his win-
an Interim Dividend of ners he would have been forced: 2.10.0 per Share, subject to deto discard a stopper in one of the duction of Income Tax, has been opponent's suits.
declared for the HALF YEAR ending 30th June, 1935, at the rate of 2/21⁄2 per Dollar.
THE DIVIDEND will be pay- jable on and after MONDAY, 1212 AUGUST, 1935, at the offices of the Corporation, where Share All replies under this heading holders are requested to apply for
must be called for
TO LET
TO LET, on Broadwood Road, small fully furnished house, with garden. ete, as from September 1st.bert: Ap- -ply Bex. No. "“25 c/o “China. „Mail.”
SHOP TO LET-Pedder Street, ne location, huge windows, $500.00 Plas rates. Apply Box No. 124, care, of “China Maill
FOR SALE OR TO LET
FOR SALE or TO LET-No. 185 The Peak Mt Kellett, occupation or 1st October.
Warrants
East, Dealer.
Neither side vulnerable. · North:-
S-Q 84
H-Q
D-A E QJ 6 5 4 C-AE-
West:-
$975.
EL-8 5 4
D.-10-8-
C-J-10 7 6 5
THE REGISTER OF SHARES jof the Corporation will be closed from MONDAY, 29th July to |SATURDAY, 10th AUGUST (both South:-
days Inclusive) period no transfer of shares can during which
¡be registered.
By Order of The Board of Directors
VM. GRAYBURN,
Chief Monager. Hong Kong, 10th July, 1985.
INTERIM DIVIDEND
S-10 62
EJ 10 9'3 D-9 2
C-Q 8 43I
**
H-AK 762
East:--
S—A K J 2
D.-7 3 C.-9 2
from 1st Septembe purchased. Apply that an INTERIM DIVIDEND PASS
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN is (1)
The bidding: (Figures after CHINESE ESTATES. LIMITED bids refer to numbered explana
tory paragraphs.) * East South West North III Pass Pass Dbl
Pass Pass 30 3NT (2) Pass Pass
reason not to
to Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming
FOR SALE
for year ending 29th February. Pass 1936, of two per cent, that is $21-East saw no per share, will be paid on all shares in this Company on MON-
show his other suit at the level of one, despite the fact that his partner had passed.
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY DAY, the 15th July, 1935, at the 1935.-On sale at all Book-stalls and Company's Office at China Build-2-Soath, with a sure heart stop at the Offices of the Publishers, Bing 5th Hoor. - -... Wyndham Street.
The TRANSFER BOOK of the Company will be CLOSED from the 9th to the 15th July, both days inclusive.
·
FUNG PING FAN, Director & Secretary.
Hong Kong, 8th July, 1935.
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Spencer Tracy is speeding his way, and Wendy Barrie her in For Film's new comedy of misadventures, It's A Small World". The crash of cars is tri fting, compared with the bearts, after Spencer has done a "Taming Of The Shrewd zet on the obdurate beru 3. This exciting film' will be screened at the King's Theatre on Saturday week,
Amusements
Cinema Notes
“BELOW THE SEA” THEATRE
BEATS
RADIO
DAY'S PROGRAMME
SHE LOST
New Frocks No Longer
Worried Her
"How did she lose that 22 lbs of fat?" is what you will be asking. Let her tell you herself
About 18 months ago 1
12 st 10-a-which I can assure,
clothes •Noth
The following programme will you annoyed me very much. Every Se broadcast to-day from thething weed a worry to Hong Kong Broadcasting Station would tee comfortably
pecialty |ZBW. on a wavelength, of 855)
metres. (845 K.C./13.4.
A TALK ON "HONG KONG'S NFW
ZEK. Programme 1230-215 Propean :
Pro-
1237 pm Recorded Music,
-pm--Local Time and "Weather
Bepa
*130-pan-Renter Press Bulletins, Rugby Press News, etc.
2.15 pm-Close Down. 5-8 pm Exropean Programme. 5-2 pm-Hong Kong Hotel Dance] Orchestra
pm-Cloring Local Stock Quota-
tions,
703-7.30 pm-Light Orchestral Muzic.
Seeting bour, the lives of six peo- ple waver while the hearts of the two lovers are drawn closer to-Menuett No 1 (Paderewski) gether.
Songs without ward-Fotpour In a dramatic finale, Morrison Homage March (Haydn Wood)
The Gates Festival Dance gets his girl and wins à long term JoyousnessConcert Waltz contract on the radio.
(Baydn Wood) Raymond *Malland Edward Love's Last Word (Cremieur) Craven, Bay Walker,
730-750
Charles
Ralph. Bellamy and Fay Wray Sellon, Gail Patrick, Bradley Page are cast together in this thrilling and Arthur Høyt are in the surp-1.
porting cart.. story of the sex which opens at the Queen's Theatre, to-day-
“A WICKED WOMAN-
MAJESTIC THEATRE
The bed of the ocean has an unusual fascination for most pec- iple and in this film their expecta- tions will be fulfilled, for the Vienness star comes to the Majes- Mady Christians, the famous cameraman must have risked his tic Theatre to-day in a thrilling life on more than one occasion in drama of modern life in a large getting some of the "shots.”
for hidden gold in a sunken sub-
The story deals with a search city, omitting no reality, no mat-
ter how sordid. - ? mazine. One of the exciting most of the strong slent man type, Charles Bickford, one of the ments of the film is the fight be is cast in a role which offers him tween a diver and huge octopus ample scope, while Jean Parker, All the panorama of the sea is presented on the screen by means ward with each succeeding picture who has taken a big stride for of pictures taken through the obshe appears in, is also prominently servation glass of a diving bell- “ONE. MORE RIVER”—KING'S
THEATRE
What is said to be the
4
"FROM HEADQUAFTRES" ORIENTAL THEATRE
Albert Sandler (Violin) Carroll Gibbors (Piano). Piano Solos
Sleepytime down, South 20
Life is just a bowl of Cherries. 2. Violin Solos
Spanish Serenade.
The Child and his Dancing Doll. 3. Can we talk it over.
Now that You're gone
Piano Solos. 250-8pm--From the Studio,
ing was:
by a friend to try Eraschen Selts, and I am very glad I did, ton. During the frat ten months I lost 23 Ths of fat Now, for the last 6 months my weight has been 10 6 The and I feel much better in health. I have all-my weight tickets to substantiate my state- ziezts.”—{Mix) M.P.
Krnschen contains six
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proportionately balanced, found in the waters of those famous European Spas "used" by generations of fat people to reduce weight
Bruschen helps blood, nerves, glands and body organs to function property you gain new strengt and energy-feel your young look better, work better.
INQUEST ON LATE MR. J. T. SCARLETT
Nervous Breakdown
VERDICT OF SUICIDE" RETURNED
At the resumed inquiry into the death of Mr. James Thomas Scar- lett, acting Engineer-in-Chief of
by JD.
Report
Concert
8.03.10.30 pm Chinese Stade Lights tender Hai Haing on June
29, a verdict that deceased "com 10.30 nm-Close Down.
mitted suicide during temporary Music from ZELE. on a frequency of breakdown" was returned by the $30-10 p. Europe Recorded insanity caused by a nervous 640 kilocycles. Maior Borodin)
830-9 Dortet No. 2 Djury at the Central Magistracy yesterday under the Cornner. Mr. 9-9.15 pm-A Relay, from Daven-Q. A. A. Macfadyen...
A Talk on "Hong Kong's New Licothe Chinese Maritimia: Customs,
who was found shot in the Com pm Local Time and Weather mander's cabin of the Customs
try.
Daventry News Bulletin (Copyrig by Reuter)
9.15-9.38
The following fury was empan- elled: Mr. A. B. Henry (Fore by man), Mr. R. Schmidt and Mr. J.
P. Pereira
PA Recital Reniamino Gizii. (Tenor). (Continued at Foot of Nest Col.)
STAR THEATRE
Mr. AS Campbell, Cominis- sioner of the Chinese Maritime Customs in Hong Kong, was si ting with the Coroner during the enquiry.
per, and some protection invaluable collection of old furniture old, are revealed in a novel mur-CHARLIE CHAN IN PARIS"-
New police tactics, eclipsing the spades, decided to gamble ever used in a motion picture is der mystery, "From Headquarters,” WANTED TO RENT
notrump, encouraged
seen in "One More River", Univer-which is showing at the Orientales by his partner's very strong sal's John Galsworthy drama now Theatre to-day... WANTED TO KENT small self-cop-
bidding By Order of the Board of
showing at the King's Theatre,
The exploits of the famous Chin-
The contents of a letter writ tained one or two-roomed fist, HoDirectors,
West, on lead against the three with Diana Wynyard in the star-pected of murder and a police off-millions of cinema audiences all his death were not divulged. Romance between a girl
525-ese detective, which have thrilled ten by the decessed on the day of Kong side. Must be cheap. Write Box
notrump contract, decided to open ring role. No. 767, c/o The China Mail.
Ja heart, knowing that his partner
cial is unfolded with the maravel-over the world, have been set in almost certainly held five cards In the dramatic story of "One ling of the plot, and the parts are nearly every capital city, each pie- in that suit and only four cards More River the greater part of played by George Brent and Marture in the sequence growing in spades Dummy's Queen was the interior scenes take place in garet Lindsay. Others in the cast more thrilling topped by East's King, and this a stately mansion many hundreds include Eugene Pallette, Hugh This time the setting is in Paris card naturally held the trick. of years old Chinese Chippen-Herbert, Durothy Burgess, Theo- and the story concerns a beautiful East now knew from his part- dale, Tedor, Duncan Phyffe and dore Newton, Hobart Cavanaugh, girl who enlists Charlie's help to ner's lead of the eight-spot- Heppelwhite pieces are distributed Robert Barrat, Henry O'Neill, Ken free her brother who is accused of marking the latter with a maxi- throughout the rooms, and tapes Murray Munay Kimmell and Ken-murder, after everyone else has mum of three cards in the suit-ries of rare value as well as Bealth Thomson that South had two sure heart. Ming vases are among the decora stoppers and accordingly that aftions. Several Anhansson rugs heart continuation for the pur and tapestry chairs are also used. pose of setting up tricks in that
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instructions from the Execu-East naturally stopped to inspect years, and are valued at several tors of the Estate of the late Lady the dummy and as he inspected it hundred thousand dollars. Never Chater, deceased, to sell by Public he suddenly realised, to his great before have all been used in a Auction.
joy, that the Gods of. Chance had single picture; and the present in- been very good to him on this stance is said to constitute a re hand, provided only that his part-markable exhibition to collectors.) Der held one little ten-spot. quite aside from the interest of |
East saw that the day had the story. nine, sure tricks----seven in dia-
Supporting Mias · Wanyard în
MIS
Tuesday, the 16th July, 1935 commencing at 230 pm.
at "Marble Hall," No. 1 Conduit. Boad
· WARE
A COLLECTION OF VERY FINE moods and two in clubs. East One More River" are AND VALUABLE BLACKWOOD further saw that dammy had the Fatrick Campbell, Frank Lawton, spade suit stopped unless the Colin Clive, Reginald Denny, Alan Comprising: Cloudwood inlaid Queen could be led through. But Mowbray, Lionel Atwill, Henry table and stools, Marble top curio-most important of all-East Stephenson, Kathleen Howard, C stands and stools Carved discovered that the dummy would Aubrey Smith, as well as Izze Cabinets, Tables, Opium. stools, be in difficulties on a second Tailee stone inlaid couches and heart lead Accordingly East but in this film. The picture was chairs, Mother-of-pear! inlaid now played his heart Ace, even directed by James Whale.
cabinet, Joss tables etc. etc. though he knew this lead would Beautiful Satin Wood Cabinets, set up two tricks for the declarer.
Screens, Flower stands, Desks,
etc.
On the heart lead South follow-
Wysit, who makes her screen de-
"ONE HOUR LATE? ALHAMBRA, THEATRE
ed from his own hand, but "was Silk brocade covered sofas and forthwith confronted with the chairs.
How one fleeting hour changes problem of discarding from six autismar lives is dramati Fine inlaid Japanese cabinet dummy. He could not discard a sold in the new Paramount Rom
spade as he knew East would One Hour Lates then be able to run four spade day at the Alhambra Theatre howing tricks, so he had to discard one with Joe Maison, Helen Taalre of his good diamonds.
trees, Conrad Nigel, Arline Judre,
Fine Carpets and Bugs etc, etc. On view from Sunday the 14th July, 1935,
Catalogues, will be issued. Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS,
Hong Kong, July 9, 1995.
3. cand of re-en
a third club trick and heart tricks could have bee
It is obvious that
East now shifted to`s club and
then prayed. All his partner had and Toby Win ang
to have was the diamond ten rommen wilden by Libby Block „The story is a dramatic comedy.. guarded only once, and South Raph Murphy directed from the would be effectuall that out
cola and
failed ber
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with
1
All hail, thou dwelling pure and
lowly ("Faust") -(Gounod).
2
Your tiny hand is frozen ("La
Bobene (Pacini).
& Sol Operte, Lucia La Canzone
dell'amore,
Addio Bel Sogna
10 pm-Reuter Press Ball, zs. 9.30.10 p.m. Dance Music,
10:05 pmClose Down.
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