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SPORT NOTICES
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY
DENTRY
CLUB
BRIDGE NOTES
STEERAGE
By Ely Culbert
THE CHINA MATE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1935
Amusements
Cinema Notes
“SHE KIN
Realising all the atmosphere of
The many readers of
that
for
for
STAMP
COLLECTORS RADIO
A EL
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
Expert bidders are not con-splendour and magnißce
The following prograzima wili tent merely to arrive at their marked the famous novel upon. best contract or double oppon-which it is based. "She" makes its
FAVE you ever studied the de-looking lady, and appears to be be broadcast to-day from the Station ents when they reach without
bow on the screen. interference a contract they
ctioney View stamps of New South tain fashion, the hand being ex-ZBW. on a wavelength of: 355- cannot make. If the opponents are too wary to overbid their throughout the world who have Wales? It will repay a few no-tended in a much less friendly metres. (845 EC28)
ments examination. There is a gesture, while the distar looks
RELAY OF HONG KONG HOTEL hands unaided, the expert steers been intrigued by this thrilling full discussion of the subject in very much like a whip, and is in them into the wrong contract tale of fabulous wonders. as it was one of the introductory chapters fact so described in the stamp DANCE ORCHESTRA
administers the and gently
¿RECORDED MUSIC lethal blow with the axe. Con-written by H. Rider Haggard, have of Vol I of the New South Wales catalogues. sider the highly dangerous, yet much in stare for them in the handbook of the Royal Philatelic All this is probably truer to 1210-2150
Society. From this we learn that life than the scene on the seal, European Recorded' Programinė extremely subtle and almost un lavish translation of the master the stamp design was based on an but the question which has per 1 p readable way the East and West player in to-day's hand.
North, Dealer
North and South vulnerable North:-
S-A 6.5
H-92
DQ 6 3 2 C-AK 43
West:-
S-84
E.--453 D-7 5 4 CJ 10 9 8 T
East:-
S-K Q7 H-AJ7 D-K J 10 9 8 C-6 2
and
01-
·
Local Time and Weather Report. be 100 pa
Renter Press Bulletins, Eugby Pre
Close Dow
Chinese Programme..
Vocal ItemS.
(Erie Coates).
Love will find a way ("The Maid of the Mountains") (Fraser-Simson).
Waltz Song("Merrie England") (German)
Helene Esserman. (Soprano). If I am Dreaming (“The Dubarry") (Millocker).
The Shepherd's Song ("Helen”) (Offenbach)
Heddle Nash (Tenor).
pair out-manoeuvred the South piece into a motion picture. None early Great Seal of New Southplexed collectors is whether the
of the fanciful ingenuity of the Wales The foreground in the sea view in the background can author has been sacrificed and shows a female figure, represent truly described as a view of Syd-Neway ele much has been added to make it ing Industry, holding a distaff in ney. The RPS work reproduces 215 pa one of the most impressive of her hand, seated on a bale of mer-two early views of the town which
chandise and surrounded, accord- seem to prose conclusively. that|4-7 pm spectacles
The Kingdom of Kor, as aging to one description by her at the basis of the design was an 7 p.m.-12 midnight- gard described it, was a magnifi-tributes a beehive, a pickaxe actual picture. We see the same European Programme. cent tropical country. It comes to and a shovel. She is welcoming sloping hill, and the two most ob
The New Light Symphony Orches the screen endowed with all the three convicts whose fetters have vious buildings on it are with a
the combined been struck off and lie at their spire and, at the left, one that tra splendour that
The Three Men-Suits
A de Coates) talents of the studio technical feet, and is no doubt giving them looks like a fortress.
The date in the lower quarters
Valsette from "Wood Nrugha.”.... stails and the wizandry of the one of those little homilies of
of the bale of merchandise is motion picture camers can give good behaviour. in which
forebears delighted.
1738, the date of the foundation) 717-737 pat The ruler of For, the most amaz
Behind the convicts rise the of the Colony. In the upper quar- ing woman of fiction, appears in
masts of a ship and in the back-ters of the hale the lettering| the person of Helen Gahagan.
Featured with her are Randolph ground. between them and the seems to be "No" and some kind Scott, as a young modern-day lady, can be seen a ploughman at of circular merchandise mark
work. In the distance is a hill Every collection ought to in scientist who searches for
surmounted apparently, by clude one of these famous stamps. finds a flaming fountain of eternal fort, aying a flag, while at the Average specimens of some of the youth, Nigel Bruce, another scien-foot of the hill is another build-
commoner varieties are not very tist who shares Scott's adventures ing, which might from its costly. and Helen Mack, a mortal woman pearance, be a churcă. who wages a fierce conflict with the pagan queen for the love of ground is the motto: "Sic fortis USTRIA'S new pictorial set,
Etruria crevit Thus mighty A
shows many of the famous Etruria grew"). The writer of scenes so familiar to tourists. On the RPS chapter does not ap the 5gr is shown the Gussing pear to express any opinion un
Castle in Burgenland; on the ¡the claim made by a writer of 10gr. Maria. Worth Village in life of Josiah Wedgwood, that the Carinthia; the 15gr, Castle Durn- seal was modelled by him in clay stein in lower Austria; the 20gr. sent home from the Colony, and the Village of Halltsdt in upper that the reference to Etruria, may Austria, the 2581, Salzburg; the therefore he linked with the 30gr, a peak of the Dachstein, in famous pottery in Staffordshire Steinmark, the 40gr, the Wetter-8pm A classical reference seems much see of Tyrol; 50gr, the Stuben on more likely. A
the Arlberg, Voralbergs the 60gr, the church of St. Stefan in Vienna; the 80gr. the church of of the Minorits, also in Vienna,;}_ the Isch, a steamer on the Danube Songs-
Wrap yourself in Cotton Wool River; the Zsch, a train on Why Wasn't I toli.
Bobby Howes.
South:--
S-J 10 9 3 2
H-K 10 6 5 4 D-A
C-Q-5
West
The bidding: (Figures after bid refer to numbered explana- RAFT PROGRAMMES and tory paragraphs).
the North East FORMS for TEXTH EXTRA RACE MEET-10- ING: to be held on SATUR- DÜL Pass DAY 19th October, 1935' '(wea-"
Pass
YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and ther permitting) may be obtained Pass promptly printed. "China Mad" at the Secretary's Office, Glouces- Office, No. 3A, Wyndham Street. ter Building: the Club House,
Telephone 20022
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LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.
-Public Auctions -
THE Undersigned have received suctions to sell by Public Auction
Monday, the 14th October, 1935- commencing at 2.30 pm.
at their Sales Room,
Duddell Street
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE ·
comprising:
Dining Room and Bed Room
Entries close at 12 o'clock. NOON on MONDAY, 14th October, 1935..
By Order,
C. B. BROWN.
Secretary. Hong Kong, 10th October, 1935-
Furniture. Chesterfield Suites. A
Office Furniture, Carpets, Rugs. Ornaments,
Cloaks.
Pictures.] Glass and Cloisonne Ware, Por- celain and Brass Ware, Type- writers, Sewing Machines, Grama- phones and Records, Ice Chests, Linen, etc., etc..
also
A Selection of Black Wood Furniture
tor
and
One "Server" Electric Refrigera-
One Kelvinator
Four Film Projectors
On View from Saturday the
12th October 1935.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers Hong Kong, October 8, 1935.
FOR SALE
selection of the best varieties of
Reliable and Tested FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS
from Messrs. Sutton & Sons. Reading
Mears. Arthur Yates & Co, Ltd., Bydney.
The opportunity of serving you will be a pleasure and "spotte "com", mands will have our best attention.
GRACA & CO.
No. 18 WINDHAM ST P.O. Box No. 620.
FOR EITHER
10c.
Bor 20c. USEFUL
ARTICLE
can be purchased
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10c. & 20c. STORES
Ic, D'Aguilar Street
and 228, Nathan Road Kowloon.
COASTWISE
by
book
“ALGIE" BENNETT.
An intere of Cartoons "Happenings" on China Coast.
PRICE $100
Scott
"GINGER" ALHAMBRA
THEATRE
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Many Different Forms THE stamp", design takes many different forms, but the main characteristics of the seal retained. The convicts have
and South that North has a world champion small girl and "THE CRUSADES,”—QUEEN'S long suit.
boy heavies of the screen. There
THEATRE
B
Austrian Pictorials
|
Three Wishes ("The Good Com panions"
4
Let me give my happiness to you (The Good Companions")
Jessie Matthews (Soprano) 737-2454 `pth
Concert Waltzes.
Roses of the South (J. Stuss). Tales from the Vienna Woods (J.
Two Songs by Les Alten (Baritone).
1. Shamberland (Lambert).
Straaz). 754-8 pm
2. Josephine ("Little Women”)
(Steiner).
Local Time and Weather Report. 8.03-9 pm's
A Variety Programme. Instrumental
Tunes with Pep..
The Bugle Call Raggers,
Rock me in a Cradle of Kala. Maybe it's the Moon, an
Frank Ferek's Jawaiian Trio.
Frank 7
1 Takle
One good Tune deserves another.
Jack Buchanan.
Songs
One Night of Love
Grace Fielda:
Piano Solo
You've got to admit..
Carroll Gibbons.
South ID. 2D (1) 3C (2) | | Remember the annoying child Pass Pass -- 3D.
in "Bright Eyes" who imitated 5D (3) 5H(4) Pass machine-gun, told tales on Shir ᎠᏂᏓ . Pass Pass
ley Temple, tried to run her down with a doll carriage and proved 1-A very bad bid, but South herself a complete annoyance? could not resist the tempta-She is Jane Withers, a chubby tion to overbid a hand-con-independent little girl of nine, taining two five-card major about so high, with dark brown suits.
hair and blue-grey eyes, who has herself another one of 2-The first step in the cam-proven
paign West knows South For Film's sensational dia- cannot hold great club sup-coveries port but North will probably Jane's latest picture" "Ginger" interpret the two diamond has been proclaimed by New Hogarthian appearance which is Apline bridge; the ach an anto
in marked contrast to that of the on the road over the Grossglock-Instrumental--- bid as showing club length York and Hollywood -as This bid which indicates beginning for what looks like smarty dressed elegants on the ner; the 5sch, a suspension trol- sesl-Industry, on many of the ley on the Zapspitze and the West has no club losers, will being a great career. probably convince North With Jane Withers and Jackie stamps, is a distinctly "tough" 108ch, sailboats and a glider on
the Attergesige vllah that South has club support. Searle, "Ginger boasts the
Brazilian Commemoratives RAZIL, on the 400th anniver- sary of the founding of the 3 East is not sure West is kid- is a great clash, with a world of
ching or whether he really comedy, when these youngsters get Surpassing even his magni-Governorship of the State of has no club losers. In either together, but they are not scent spectacle of the old "silent Pernambuco, has issued a series event. South will feel om-heavies in this picture.
days, The Ten Commandments," of stamps to commemorate this pelled to take some action When Jane, the little, indepen- Cecil B. DeMille's "The Cru- event The City of Pernambuco
self-reliant product of sades" over the five diamond bid dent.
will certainly be rated at the time of the founding of the and it will not be a penalty Ninth Avenue, is taken into the among the finest films of this state was known as the Village of Igarassu and is pictured on the double, since South has an- Park Avenue, home of the pam-year.
the stamps. nounced shortness
The film relates one of in diapered Jackie Serie, trouble and monds.
lots of fan follow.
most dramatic stories of history;
Bulgaria pictures various forms 4-South bites at the bait and “Ginger" was made under the of the mustering of the great
decides that the opponents close supervision of Sol M Kings of Christendom, of their of athletic sports in its set of six are trying to steal some Wurtzel, who also produced march against the great forces stamps in honour of the Slay thing
Bright Eyes," and he personally of the Saladin, of the seige and Sokol Games (Balkan). The play was more or less cut selected the cast in which 0. conquest of acre, and the final and dried. A diamond was Heggie and Kathrine Alexander peace at Jerusalem
Henry Wilcoxon is given the opened, declarer winning with are fextured. Lewis
most amazing role of his career the Ace, and the Jack of spades directed the film. was finessed. East winning with
as Richard the Lion Hearted, and beautiful set of stamps. An al-316-9.30 p the King. A club return was
Loretta Young, who is more suit legory of industry is shown on the
Le Reve Passe (Kier). taken by the Queen, and, the
ed to these kind of roles than any 20c special delivery stamp of this
Kungarian Dance From Fa Parta) (Moczkowski). spade ten led, which, in a mis-
other actress of the screen Cre-issue and an allegory of flight on member "Clive of India”), makes the 6c sir-mail stimp.
Belphegur-March.(Brepaant). guided moment, declarer decid-
Marche Lorraine (Gänse). led to finesse. East won with Four years ago, Paramount be a poignantly beautiful Beren-
Germaný, in honour of the 9.30 p.m.-12 midnightg the Queen and gave his partner gan making The Lives of a Bengaria a ruff.
In addition to these gal Lancer, based on Francis The romance woven into the 100th anniversary of the first A Relay of the Hong Kong Hotel losing tricks, declarer could not Yeats Brown's famous story of film is beautifully pieced to railroad in Germany, the Nam-Dance Orchestra.
Big Ben: Renter Press Bulletins avoid giving up two trump the most-herole fighting regiment gether. Because his army is berg-Furth, has issued a set of 10 Am tricks for a loss of 900 points in history! And it has taken all starving. Richard is forced to four stamps, on which are depict 12 midnight.
The shoe would have been on this time to make this picture, bemarry Berengaria, and, although ed a replica of the first locomo-Close Down the other foot had South pro-cause Paramount insisted on mak- the marriage is at first distaste- tive; the Eagle," a modern ex-NOT
ful to both sides, they eventually press locomotive; the "Flying perly passed the five diamond ing it right!:
Sefler
*THE LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER” ORIENTAL
THEATRE
Vocal
Lullaby of Broadway.
The Boswell Bisters. Piano Medley No. 2.
Focal
Ronald Goudey.
Sleepy Head.
The Els Brothers.
Band
Song
Maurice Chevalier Songs Medley.
Blue Moon,
Connie Boswell."“
Canadian Allegories MANADA has followed the 19-9.15 pm
A Belay of the Daventry, News Bulletins (Copyright by Bunter).
Caves Jubilee issue with a
*
bid around to North, who was An expedition was sent to Tadis fall in love outside the gates of Hamburger, a motor-driven rail- carefully sharpening up his own under command of Ernest B Acre
axe
danger
Relieve Sore Throat and prevent Influenza Grippe,Cold
FORMAMINT
Schoedsack, the man who made “Grass”!"-"Rango” and “Chang, for thrilling authentic scenes of the Bengal Lancers in action, surging scenes of life in mystic
*PARIS IN SPRING
STAR THEATRE
Band-Music..
way
There will be relay from the Po Hing, Textre (Chinese) om. Z ̃E K on a frequency of 640 kilożyeles from 8-11 pm
road car and one of the latest streamlined-express.engines. Dus- ing the international meeting of the Hitler Youth two stamps were issued both picturing youth of Toledo in the backgrou
The new Spanish air-mail stamp Paramount's frothy comedy ro-blowing a trumpet.
shows an autogyro, the invention Indian cities, pictures of the mance Paris in Spring">BEZTEK
Guatemala issued nine valves of Sr. Lacierva, thing over Seville xlamorous Nautch girls in their to bring back to the screen Mary exotic dances! 200,000 feet of film Ellis, lovely singing star of the of a series of stamps to com-in southern Spain.
stage and the Metropolitan memorate the 100th anniversKLY opera, in a song and zomance of the birth of Gen. Justo Rufino
Barrics. role.
were shot!
THE LITTLE COLONEL?”- MAJESTIC THEATRE
Shirley Temple fans will come the coming of The Little Colonel to the Majestic
for the never been the one she
zole
Teamed with Tullio Carminati, the reigning
of the screen, Spain Honours Author Miss Ellis plays the role of a CIPAIN Eas honoured one of her lovely cabaret queen who is greatest writers, Lope de something of a coquette at heart Vega, with a set of four value
A brand new Gordon and Bevel On the 15c value is shown
furnishes the music for the duction of the bookplate
includes such hits as
Tam selle" de Why Luc All IL GAY Parec 27
directed the flm the Tamme: Over-
in all his books on the 50c a portrait of the ristan and cons
authentic
on the 1
one is.
and showing bridge and the Ale
new United States three cent
fone hundred
Michigan