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Cinema Notes
"THE BISHOP MISKEHAVES"
KINGS THEATRE
A windshield for a camera WAS the unusual device resorted to by studio technicians to `permit an actor to throw a box of snuff at the lens."
BRIDGE NOTES Significance Of
Low Cards
By Ely Culbertson
Listening to bridge players led to believe that such cards †discussing hands one might be
lower than the ten-spot did not Reverence is paid to exist. Aces, deference to Kings, and This was employed in "The love to Queens. Even the Bishop Misbehaves." Metro-Gold-scamps known as Jacks hold mystery. In the amusing story of item discussions. wyn-Mayer's: whimsical comedy-key positions in the post-mor- Occasionally
THE MAN WHO LIVES IN THE DESERT
EVICTION SOUGHT
PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT
INTERVENES
Allowed To Keep £200,000 Home
NATIONAL PARK TO BE
BUILT AROUND HIM......
Los Angeles.
the bishop who turns detective the eight and nine spots may Edmund Gwenn, the famous En-come in for an honourable" men- glish actor, playing the mystery tion, but cards of lower rank Folving Bishop, has to halt four seem to be forgotten.
Alac crooks by throwing muff in their poor dence! faces In the close-up it had to Great attention must be paid be directed, at the camera. A to low cards when - a difficult President Roosevelt has not. piece of plate glass was used to hand is being played only saved a man from evic- keep it out of the delicate lenses Declarer's failure to finesse 3tion, but has given him a free- seven spot caused the loss of a hold title to his threatened
and mechanism.
vulnerable:
Other unusual tricks were em- game in to-day's hand ployed by technicians in filming East, Dealer the comical story- Tacks were Neither side carefully laid and marked to punc-East-West part-score 90 THE undersigned have received ture a running automobile for one North-
TE
Auction.
On
Wednesday, the 27th Nov 1995
commencing at 10.30 am.
at "Cameron Lodge No. 548 The Peak
A. Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE also
One Upright Piano by “Mourie & Co.”
detail in the picture the for one
carefully driven over the route se veral times, then the tacks were placed and a perfect puncture re sulted
A special dumb-waiter in which Norman Foster escapes was built) just large enough for the actor, and carefully counterweighted so that he could go up and down. Special camera arrangements were made to film this.
The new picture, which Was directed by E. A. Dupont, 'the not-
On View from Toesday the ed European director, is based on 26th November, 1935.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMEET. BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, November 21, 1988
HE Undersigned-have received
Tinstructions to sell by. Public
Auction ·
On
Wednesday, the 27th. Nov, 1935. commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room, Duddell Street
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:-
Chesterfield Suites, Bed Room
Fred Jackson's successful stage play. Maureen O'Sullivan · Nor- man Foster, Lucile Watson, Ar- thur Treacher and Charles Me-
S-K 2
HJ 8 5 43 D.- 7 CI 874.
West:
East
S
972
D. 10 6 2 C-10
S8
H—A K-10 6 D-43
C-K 96 3 2 South-
S-A 10-9 63 H-
D—A Q 9 8 5
C-A Q 5-
home and 7,500 acres of sur- rounding land as well.
The house is a large one, built by its occupant at a cost estimat- led to be £200,000; the surround- jing land is azid desert, where the temperature frequently rises to more than 120 degrees: ..
Valler
Mystery-Of-Choice- Their owner is "Death Scotty," whose real name is. Wal- ter Scott He has never explain ed why he chose the hottest and
„After a long absence from the screen, Nancy Caroli "zakma welcome return as the feminine lead opposite George Murphy, in the Calishia, picture, “PH Lore You Alwayz,” which is showing at the Alhambra. Theatre to-day.
FINAL ELECTION
RESULTS
Scotland
driest desert in the United States. Last Returns In From datbed Death Valley by the old covered wagon pioneers, as his home.
The question of "Death Valley, Scotty's eviction arose when it
London, To-day.
The last result of the general
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
KALZ PIANO FECITAL BY DOREEN MAS
As Educational Talk 1230210" pñt European
*22.30 pan-Recorded - Music. 21. pn-Local, Time and“ Weather Report
139 pm Bence Press Bulletins, Rugby Press etc
140 pan. (Approx) Belay of the Boltry Cub Thuis. Speech from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden... Engineer Comiziander H: J. Whita. RN on "Gas Defence”
$.10 p.m.---Close, Dosks;
Chinese Projekmė.
6296.40 pm—From the Statio
A talk to the public, an *Safety
First” and trafic" dangers `by the Hon. Mr. T N. Chat:-
7-11 pm Europeño Programas. 7-7.30 pm--Band Selection. Marche Larraine (Game) Belphegor March Brepsant) Kirkby Mizizzard Sund Dance
(arr. Cecil Ship) The Flamborough Sword Dance
(arr. Cecil Sharp) The Evalution of Dixie (Lake) Steadfast and True--March
(ana. Bidgood)- "Semper Fidelis "March: (azz.
-Hexite)-A 230-740
From the Studio. The 4th of a series of “Educational Talks by Uncle Mae.
2408 pod Belay from Daven-
*Musical Oleographs" No. 4. Songs of Street. Ife Echoes of the street life of old London, collected by Harold Scott and presented by Jaku Pudney
8p-Local Time and Weather Report: Closing Local Stock Quote-
was decided to create a new na-election was declared yesterday, tional park in that part of the when three members were return- 8.35-6.25 pm. From the Stadio
ed for the combined Scottish Uni-A Jazz Piano Recital by Doreen, Ms.
country.
Now the park will surroundversities. Mr. Graham Kerr, Con- The bidding (Figures after this desert precinct. --
servative, secured 2,252 votés; Dr. Naughton are among the princi-bids refer to numbered explan- pal players.
tory paragraphs). East South West North 10(1) 18(2) - - INT Pass
· Dbli 2H (3) 3D.
3S Pass
: Pass Dbl. Pass
Pass
“IN CALIENTE”—QUEEN'S
THEATRE
one of the Pass Dolores del Rio, most popular actresses when silent pictures were in vogue, makes as big a success of her part in the First National musi- cal extravaganza. "In Caliente," [at the Queen's Theatre to-day, as
she ever did in any of her silent 2
filme.
ex-
A shaded opening bid, for without a rebiddable suit 31 -honour-tricks are required; but the bid may be excus- able in view of the part- score
South is unwilling to make aj
takeout double since he does not want to force a heart response. If North makes a free heart response, South may eventually bid game in! notrump
3-East doesn't like the spade or diamond situation for notrump purposes.
*Yes, sir? the hermit told reG. A. Morrison, Liberal-Nation- porters. "It's all mine now. 1jalist, 7,529; Mr. Noel Skelton, Con- cannot do any digging on theservative, 7,479; and Hz. Gibb, land without an Act of Congress, Scottish Nationalist, 3,85% Two and I cannot sell drinks or gam=110 change; one. ble in my castle-but I never did. Nationalist gain.
anyway.
GIRL "ADOPTED"
BY PYTHON
Now Venerated By Natives
SNAKE AND GIRL GROW UP TOGETHER
Buenos Aires. The strange story of a 14-year-
Programo
1. Black Coffee. 2. Solitude. $ Dianhi
4. Sophisticated Lady. 5 Pardon my love. 6. Sweet and Sków.
325-30 pm When Day Dozie
83043 pm—From the Studio. A Lecture Recital by Amy Bath accommoanied by Nura, Kazos.
Liberal-
Mr. Skelton, who was Under- Secretary for Scotland, died last Friday, thus creating vacancy for 9915 pm Relay of the Daven which a by-election will be held. tx News Bulletin (Copyright by
Beater) The final state of the parties
9.15-3.30 Hawaiian Music: the new House of Commons is Lonesome without any laby
Conservative 387, Liberal-National Lion Rag
9:30-10: p-From, the Stadio.
33, National-Labour 8, National 2. My South Sex Sweetheart total Government supporters 30. Eine Sparks
Live Labour 154, Liberal 15 others 15, total Opposition 185, of which two members, National Absten- tionists, will not t British Wireless Service
A Rec
May Sergeant. Prue. Lewis (75)
Lindsay A
*
The Eed-Sarafan
1. Songs:
In addition to Miss del Rio, who and Dining Room Furniture, Of-shows herself to be a very grace- Sce Furniture, Carpets, Bugs, ful dancer, the cast includes Ed- Liner, Cutlery, Glass and Poree-ward Everett Horton, who GENERAL NOTICES lain Ware, Alum, and Brass Ware, tracts humour from even the Ornaments, Clocks. Enamel Baths, fitasiest material, Glenda Farrell Records, and Gramaphones, Type (not as a gold-digger) and Pat writers, Pictures, Elect, Table O'Brien. Lamps, Tea Set in case, Books and
O'Brien is cast as the hard-
West opened the singleton old native girl who has been boiled Novels, etc., etc.
editor of a New York ten of clubs, dummy played the "adopted by a snake and made tabloid newspaper, who in a drun-Jack, East the King, and des goddess by her own people is ken moment described Dolores as clarer the Ace. A small described by Brazilian travellers a "bag of bones,” He takes diamond was led to the Jack recently returned from the Philip German C.-in-C. Among Songs: holiday in Merico and EEWest failing to take with his pines.. Horton hires the dancer, whom (Contined at Foot of Column 2) The mistake for an adventuress, to Robinson tode down O'Brien's zsfection for
NOTICE
HE SEVENTEENTH ORDEN-
TABY YEARLY MEETING OF
also
A Selection of Black Wood Fiziniture
3 Radio Sets. 1 Piano by
and
"The
On one of the islands they found a pretty native girl whom
ADMIRAL JELLICOE BURIED
Pallbearers
SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Head Office of the Company, St. George's Building, Chater Boad, Victoria, Hong Kong, Piano Co. Ltd.”
reetty blonde, he be himself a basty marriage with promises of the Aborigines regard as the ROYAL PRINCES WALK BEHIND SATURDAY, 21st December, 1985,
1 Piano by "Collard & Collard." covets. Basby Berkeley is replacing the world at her feet, he "priestess" of the snake, which is 1 Enlarger for, "Leica Camera ponsible for some beautiful dancets out to conquer New Yorka big white python marked whe 1 Lot Photographic Accessories scenes.
at 12 o'clock (Noon), for the par- pose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the financial yeas ended 30th September, 1935, and electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the
1 Drawing Set
1 Lot Saddlery.
1 Gas Stove.
2 Alabaster Lamps.
On
Company will be CLOSED from 26th November 1935.
View from Tuesday the
Monday, 2nd December, 1935, till
Saturday, 21st December, 1935, both days inclusive
NOEL BRAGA.
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 16th November, 1935.
FOR SALE
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THEATRE
THE COFFIN
Summer is over
If is quiet and elekr
Greve May Sergeant
2 Violin Solos: Selected
Varlamoft Chopini.
„Prue Lewis.
No one shall ever” léain
Sememade
...Selected.
Dargumisky
Kocaston.. Bakalcinkou.
.Prae Lewis.
10 pm-Big Ben: Renter Presî Baretins.
1816-1825 pm,--Ämbrose and his Orchestra.
10.45-11 pĀ
Daventry
Eelky from
"Under Big Ben” A Talk by Bo
Too proud to accept menial labour pink spots and with very un-
London, To-day. in the engineering field, he con-usual scales. RE
Admiral of the Fleet Für Ver **MISSISSIPPI ORIENTAL - - fidently waits for something really Her "Guardian”"
| good to tum up. ⠀⠀⠀ "Nothing does. Į The natives say that the ser-licoe was buried yesterday in St. The family resources ebb zapid-pent and the girl were bom at Paul's Cathedral after an in- In Mississippi," Bing Crosby is ly, and his wife tries taxidancing the same time and grew up toge-pressive service conducted by jilted by Gail Patrick when he re as a means of supporting her husther, and that on the death of the Archbishop of Canter ward Marshal pop fuses to duel for her love He band and herself. When Murphy the girl's mother the reptile con-bury and attended by HRH signs on W. C. Fields river discovers the source of their instituted itself her "guardian" and the Prince of Wales, representing steamer as its singing star, and, come, there is a quarrel, but he that of her two young brothers. HM the King, E. EH. the Duke under the tutelage of the old com- goes back to accept one of the jobs
The serpent girl" is venerat of York, the Lord Mayor of Lon-
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers Hong Kong, November 22, 1935.modore, becomes the most feared he has turned down and fis thated by the natives, who look upon don representatives of the do- fighter and dueler along the the opportunity has passed. I her as something sacred when she fence services and of foreign, nå Mississippi. In time he wins the desperation, when he finds his appears as the frequently does vies and other distinguished heart of Joan Bennett.
wife is planning to leave him, he with the great snake coiled about mourners. (Continued from Column )
her body. Queenie Smith, the singing star steals some money to show her one King, and the seven of dubsof the Broadway stage, and the last good fling Ostensibly he is.
The serpent weighs over 100 was returned East and South Cabin Kids are prominently fea-joff to Eussia for an important en-
pounds, but never harms the girl played low and West ruffed red as part of the entertainment gineering job, and while he serves
or her young brothers. A heart return was ruffed by John Miljan, Fred Kohler and his term in prison, his wife pa- declarer, and the King and Ace Clande Gilling water play the printiently waitz
The
of trumps were cashed. Ace of diamonds was laid down followed by a low diamond A heart return forced declarer which was won by West's ten f
to trump again.
cipal supporting dramatic roles.
PLL LOVE YOU ALWAYS"— -ATHAMERA THEATRE.
Dealing chiefly
You
WAGEN OF INDISCRETION",
* MAJESTIC THEATRE
Paul Lakas and Madge, IrvanS with the pro- co-star in Age of Indescretion,
la modem melodrama of Her
big city, which is showing at the Majestic Theatre to-day, “
At this point declarer's post-blem of making a success of tion was hopeless West waS
these day bound to get in twice once with the King of diamonds and
Columbia's “TTI once with the master trump
bing and South had only one trumpi
dern-day left to stop the heart suit. He led the Ace of clubs and failed to make the contract
Delarer should place the of diamonds in the We on the bidding and, ime. seven of diamonds at Since this prevents the more, than one diaman darer will have jus ander to
The coffin was drawn on a zuz- Carriage through silent crowds from the Horse Guards Parade to the Cathedral and the Prince of {Wales and the Duke of York walked behind. Among the pall bearers were a Field. Hersual, Marshal of the Royal Air For fAdmiral of the Fleet Bar Less idle tonnage is reported in and Vice-Admiral Foerster, the Tyne, only 42 vessels of 91,862 mander-in-Chief of the German
hid up at the end of Fleet
tozzs
IMPROVEMENT ON TYNE,
In the
Nea
of tankers sro Paul's all
incinded in the
list, but thes
[pool scheme. -Lukas, the noted Czechos-
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DEATH OF OLD ITALIAN
GENERAL
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