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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1935
BRIDGE NOTES
Unusual Entry- Killing Play By Ely Culbertson
Amusements
Cinema Notes
"BORN TO "RE BAD"...
KING'S THEATRET
S AND S. HOME Donations Received
The Rev. E CH. Tabbeck gratefully acknowledges, un Behalf for the Committee of the Sailors and Soldiers' Home, the following In the difficult role of a hard-subscription and donations to the Judging from the Bridge situ-boiled customer's girl". lovely funds of the Home:- ation in the New York clubs, the Loretta Young more than justices Annual Subscription=" depression must be over, for the faith which prompted-pro- Mr. J. EL Gelling large proportion of part-score ducer Darryl Zanuck to elevate her Donations hands are being optimistically to stardom in his new 20th Cen- bid to game and not a few hands my picture, "Born to be Bad”. which should be played at game which has its local premiere at the are being bid to Slam contracts Eng's Theatre to-day. Perhaps, with the rapid growth For Hollywood's youngest adult of the science of play, prospective star does the finest work of her declarers are becoming over confident and forgetting that the career as Letty Strong, victim of life's cruelties, who lolls in the defending players are learning shoddy luxury of a rundown Park few tricks too. On to-day's
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would defeat the bid.
South, Dealer
PUBLIC AUCTION.
■ARTICULARS and CONDI- TIONS of the Sale by
Anction
held
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to be
Neither side vulnerable
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$20-
HK Football Associa
tion C. P. O's & F. O's Club,
RN.
$200
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$$59.23
Mr. EG Bowani.
(11.0)
China Athletic
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Anna Taloriera, TEE DER four Soviet women to set a new. world's record by parachuting to
•half miles up. They did not me oxygen apparatas despite the low temperature in the upper air. She had previously won medala and cash rewards for long die- tance leaps.
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hand, though the declarer hit Avenue apartment, supporting her upon the best play to make his equally hard-boiled little over-optimistic Slam contract, the Mickey, by seductively modelling West layer saw exactly what he seductive gewas to impressionable and Jean Parker as the gypsy girl'] earth from planes four and was about and, in deiance of con- out-of-town buyers. And Loretta who loves Boyer and consequently vention, made the only play which looks lovelier than ever in a magni- hates Loretta, make a capable
jficent wardrobe especially designed cast.
for the role.
Captivated by the gypsy's voice Unscrupulons to a degree, she he marries hiri on the spur of the stterapts to shake down the hand-moment when her fiance, whom she some Malcolm Trevor, (played by had never seen, fails to appear. [Cary Grant, who shares steller
The contrasting modes of life at couple form the basis of the story. hozoma with Loretta), owner of al huge milk company, when one of which slowly threads its way to a his trucks grazes the boy. A quack
tisfactory conclusión. doctor and an "ambulance chasing” lawyer, the latter hilariously play- ed by Harry Green, bulä
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on MONDAY, the 29th day of July 1935,
3 Dail the Offices of the Public Works West Department, by Order of His Ex- cellency the Governor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Mount Kellett
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY la the Colony of Hong Kong for a 1935.-On sale at all Bock-stalls and term of 75 years, with the option
at the Offices of the Publishers, 3A, of renewal at a Crown Bent to be East:- Wyndham Street.
fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for me further
-COASTWISE* - An interesting term of 75 years.
book of cartoons depicting "Happen- ings" on the China Coast
Price $1,
on sale at the "Chim Mai" offices,
3A. Wyndham Street
MISCELLANEOUS
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HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the information of visitors; the following list of some of the
highest points on the Island' and Mainland is published:-
ISLAND
S.-2 H.-10.9 8- D.-9 8 6 5 4 C-A 6 5 2
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
South:-
Beandary
|_ No. of Kale
Regletey No.
Building Lot No. 187.
Locality,
shout
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"CITY LIGHTS" STAR
THEATRE
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beautiful case, but Trevor's law-
The name of Charlie Chaplin is yers cause its collapse with a sen-
too widely known to require any |sational “surprise witness.”
recommendation or explanation. Mickey is sent to an orphange. It only remains to be said that his and Letty uses the axector of
(Continued from Previous Col) Frances Day (Soprano) Organ Solo
The Clouds will soon roll by Quentin M. Maclean Sang
Gentlemen! The King!
Geely Courtneidge (Comedienne) Orchestr
try
An hour with you
Fairies in the Mood-Intermezzo
Extracte
99.15 pm-A Relay from Daven
Daventry News Bulletin, (Copy-
Golliwog's Cake Walk (The Child-
9.15-9.30p-Band Music, ren's Corner (Debussy) Dance of the Tumblers ("Stow Mai- The Old Frog Pond-Characteristic
den) (Rimsky-Korsakov) (Alfærd)
Parade of the Elephants-Characteris
tie (Chenette)
RADIO
TO DAY'S PROGRAMME"
The following programme will: be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZB.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 „E.C.%).
A TALK ON" "TESTS" FROM
> STUDIO BY RABBIT
Relay from Daventry 1230215 pm-European Record ed Programme.
Im-Local Time
Report
and W
1.30 pm-Beater Press Bulletins Rugby Press New, b
215 pm-Clode Downe,
4-7 pm-Chinese Programme.
7pm-12 midnight-European Pro
Hunting
p.m.--Concert Items. Song (Mendelssohn) Song without words F Major.
(Mendelssohn)
Benno Maiservitch (Pianoforte) Song
A Brown Bird Singing (Haydn)
Mary Kay (Contestino). "Cello Solo Menuet (Debuary) Souss
Pablo Casals. i In an old fashioned town (Squire) My Dear Sool (Sanderson)
Frank Titterton (Tenor). Violin Solo
Tambourin Chineis, Op. 3.
(Kreisler)
Fritz Kreisler.. 125-742 pm Four Ways Suite (Erie Coates).
7.42-8.p.-Musical Comedy
Vocal Gems-Helen (Ofenbach) Selection Merry Widow (Lebar)
8
p..--Local Time- and Weather
Report.
8.03-8.15 pm--From the Studs.
his Orchestra
A Talk on Tests" by R. Abbit. 8.15-8:38
DM--Marek Weber and Entry of the Spring Flowers - ̈
(Kockert). You shall be the King of My Heart
(Stolz)
Fantasia ot Melodies of Johann
Strauss (Weber} 830-840 - A Belay
the Hong Kong Hotel Dance Orel
9.30 pm-12 midnight A Relay of Daventry
Trevor, who has- fallen in love latest the albeit an old favourite, right by Reuter) with her, to her own ends, allow comedy standard he himself has "City Lights," retains the high ing him and his childless wife to adopt the bay so that be will be set and is sound entertainment
for old and young alike. available when she is reads to
The story, which does not mat carry him off.
ter as much as the situations, tells She is finally ensnared in her of a poverty stricken man who is own net: when she attempts to hailed as the best friend of a-mil- victimise Trevor by luring him lionaire when the latter is drunk, into confessing his leve in the and at the same time finds time presence of a dictaphone.
to fall in love with a blind-flower The nobility of the man and his girl. The picture borders on devoted wife, who stands ready to pathos when, after he has helped release him to the woman who can the girl to regain her sight by give him the "son" he has always posing as a wealthy person, she The fault in reaching this slam craved, shames Letty into a com-fair to recognise her benefactor of course, was
almost entirely plete realisation of that of the South player.
own in the decrepit little man who pre- Over tawdry, shallow character, and she sents himself two clubs South should not have makes a terrific sacrifice by leaving forced with three-hearts- but Trevor to his wife and Mickey to should have bid four spades, at them both, and rushing back to GENERAL NOTICES which point the bidding would the fatherly old Fuzzy, who had
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The bidding:
South
W'est
North
IS
Pass 25
Bast Pass
3H
Pass 45
Pass
As per sala pisa., 10,400
314
4S
Pass 5C
Pass
5S
Pass Pass
Pass
Victoria Peak
Fest 1,823
Signal Station
1,774
Mt. Parker
1,734
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
Mountain Lodge
1,725
BANKING CORPORATION
The Eyrie
1,725
Peak Hotel
1,305
Taikoo Sanatorium
Mt. Davis
1,000 877
Bowen Road (filterbeds)
297-
MAINLAND
Feet
Taimoshan
2.124
Kowloon, Peak
1,971
COASTWISE
by
"ALGIE" BENNETT.
An interesting book: of Cartoons depicting "Häppenings on the China Coast.
PRICE $1.00
Now on sale at
The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd.
China Mall Building.
probably have died-
ber
South's op befriended her at other critical
timistic bidding, particularly
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view of the void in his partner's suit, is hard to account for-
At any rate, South found him- self a a six-spade contract
and
holders are requested to apply for to the occasion. Warrants.
moment in her life.
“CARNIVAL”—QUEEN'S ·"
THEATRE
of
Those who are admirers South Baw "Schnozzle" Durante will flock to
TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that West made the best possible open-
21 Interim Dividend of ing, the spade ten. £2.10.0 per Share, subject to de- that his contract could be fulfilled the Queen's Theatre to-day where duction of Income Tax has been if the diamond finesse worked, as the latest picture in which he has declared for the HALF YEAR with two entries to dummy the ending 30th June, 1935, at the rate clubs could be set up no matter:
a starring part will be released. jof 2/2 per Dollar.
who had the Ace. Thus a heart!
The film is “Camival” a hu- THE DIVIDEND will be pay finesse and break did not seem to grand characters, a spell-binding man and lovable story of four able on and after MONDAY, 12th be necesary. This line of play barker, a swell girl, an elegant AUGUST, 1935, at the offices of would have worked had not the baby, and the Corporation, where Share West player arisen magnificently Sally Ellers, Schnozzle himself. who has been On the low diamond lead strangely absent from the screen. THE REGISTER OF SHARES the situation.
Trick 4 West stopped to review best role, since "Bad Giri,” while for the past few months has her of the Corporation will be closed South's diamond play that the cracks at an even greater speed He knew from Lee Tracy turns out the wise- from MONDAY, 29th July South hand must be void of clubs, than before SATURDAY, 10th AUGUST (both for otherwise that suit would have days inclusive) during which. period no transfer of shares can obvious to West, therefore, that half years of age. He is Dickle been tackled immediately. It was firmament star of two and a A new star sparkles in the Alm
South was going to try to set up Walters and he will win the the club suit and to do so he need-hearts of the adults and children ed to find two diamond entries alike as surely as did Baby le Roy to dummy. Consequently West, Chief-Manager, the low diamond lead, contrary to
a year earlier, Hong Kong, 10th July, 1935.
be registered.
PORTRAIT
By Order of The Board of
Directors
V. H. GRAYBURN,
PARTICULARLY
BEST
SERVICE
IN
AND
ART
PHOTOGRAPHY
PRINTING
KING'S STUDIO
DEVELOPING
ENLARGING
all elementary rules of defensive THE GAY BRIDE" play, jumped up with his diamond
King,
This was a play that could not
THEATRE
NTAL
When a blonde adventuress
lose. If East held the Queen it meets a wealthy but dumb rac would always make, as from the
bidding it was clear that Easketeer, something is bound to hap could not possibly have a single pen and in "The Gay Bride,” it ton diamond. On the other hand turns out to be an explosion of if South's original diamond hold- laughter ing was the Queen-small and not,
Carole Lombard offers the most! three or more diamonds, the play entertaining of all her bectic of the King would definitely shutedy portrayals. As Mary, the out South's second entry to dam-blonde with a bank account mind, she dazzles racketeers Into parting When West jumped up with his with their ill-gotten gaine and diamond King, South was stymied makes them like the fe He had to change his campaign Notable acting honours are con immediately, so after winning tributed by Chester Morris as the with the diamond Ace he wen affice boy. His romantic scenes after the beart suit. But, though with Miss Lombard are a tender the hearts were divided 3-3, interinde iz slightning-fast plot, KingTM was not correctly, locsted,
my
and as a result South had to lose
“CARAVAN-MAJESTIC two heart tricks and went down FROM THEATRE
one...
Of course, had West played a A perfect setting and a thene low diamond," the Jack in dummy that will intrigue are incorporated would have won the trick The ing Ca van," which opens at the King of clubs could then have Majestic Theatre to day been led through East and zow
the Ace of diamonds would have
- 14, QUEEN'S ROAD, CT M 1st FLOOR evided re-entry to run the dum
mya" set up clubs, and seven zeam would have been made.
birth Phillipe ouk save the
10 pm-Rester Press, Bulletins. 12 midnight Close Down Special Note: Programmes may be broken into by Relays from Daven try of commentaries on the Davis Can Challenge Bound from Win Note:-There will be a Relay from
aledon.
from
England South Africa Ал eyewitness account by Captain ER T. Wakelam on the first day's play on the fourth Cricket Test Match Ra layed from Old Trafford, Manchester.
$49 pm Variety Items Here is my heart-Selection Piano Solos
Patricia Rossborough.
the Po Hing Theatre (Chinese) Song- from ZEE. on a frequently of 640] kilocycles from 8-11 p.m.
Show me the way to Romanes (Cont: af Foot of Preceding Col.)
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