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Wednesday, the 5th. Feb., 1935 commencing at 5:15 pm.
at their Sales Room Duddell Street
A-Valuable Collection of POSTAGE STAMPS
THE CHINA HAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1935
Amusements
Cinema Notes
“IT'S IN THE AIR”—MING'S
Jack Benny's second ` starring Įvehicle, directed by Charles Fl Riesner, shows him in the charac- ter of a Broadway chiseller who is only one step ahead" "of of the law, until, by accident, be becomes a mistional hero: through [a stratosphere" fight into which he has been forced by his estrang- ed wife.
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The wife is portrayed by Una Merkel who, incidentally for the first time in her screen has a dramatic rather than comedy role.
career,
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Ted Healy plays Benny's "kide- kick, while Nat Pendleton is the comical "G-Man". Mary Carlisle, Harvey Stephêns and Grant Mit- chell are also is the cast
"THE MAN ON THE FLYING
"TRAPEZE”—QUEEN'S THEATRE
With WC Fields in the lead- ing role, this picture is one con- ¦tinual laugh from start to finish. {Bubbling over with his customary) gaga and mirth provoking blan-j derings, Fields, in the role of a hen-pecked husband, a down-trod- den clerk, dominates one
On view from Tuesday the 4th after another. January 1996.
Terms: Cash on Delivery:
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Auctioneers Hong Kong February 1, 1936.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS THE Undersigned have received Tinstructions to sell by Fublic
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Auction.
NOT
that the THIRTY-EIGHTH |
Ga
commencing at 230 pm.
ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING Thursday, the 5th. February, 1936 OF THIS COMPANY will be held | at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd
NESDAY. the 12th
on WED
February,
1936, at NOON, for the purpose
of receiving the Report of the
at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
Directors together with a State-comprising:-
ment of Accounts for the year Teak Bed Room & Dining Room ended 31st December, 1935. Furniture, Chesterfeld Suites, The REGISTER of SHARE of Carpets, Rugs, Ornaments, Pic- the Company will be CLOSED tures, Brass & Porcelain Ware, from MONDAY, the 3rd Fe-Alum, & Glass Ware, Clocks, bruary 1936 to WEDNESDAY, Gramaphones & Records, etc., etc. the 12th February, 1936, both days
also Inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A Few Pieces of Black Wood Furniture
Ted Healy Kat: Pendleton, Una Merk and Jack Bený are -in It's In The Air," showing to-day at the King's Theatre.
GANGSTER'S
OFFER
TO SAVE GIRL
AGREES TO PLEAD
“GUILTY”
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REJECTS OFFER
Washington-A gangster's offer to serve time to win the scene freedom of his worian companion was rejected recently by the Department of Justice The offer was made by William His troubles begin when, when Weaver, a kidnap suspect, who proposed to trade a "guilty be is about to retire, burglars plea for the liberty of Myrtle Eator. break in the house and he is told by his wife, Kathleen Fo- ward, to go to the cellar and ar- rest them. Instead of arresting! them be, once in the cellar, helps himself to the apple cider, even becoming a member of the gang
for a time. Further comic scenes: are provided when he is arrested and sent to jail, while the real thieves go free. His daughter Mary Brian rescues him, but there! lare still plenty of laughs after!
that.
“BRIGHT LIGHTS"-STAR
THEATRE
IRANIAN ART FOR RUSSIA
Many Exhibits New To Europe
SHAHPS PROPERTY ALSO ON VIEW
BRIDGE NOTES
END PLAY
By Ely
An endplay is one executed near the end of the hand in which
{a chosen opponent is thrown into
DADIO
TO-DAYS-PROGRAMME-
the lead with his force of action The following programme will so restricted that he must make a be broadcast"-to-day "from the play which will assure declarer Hong Kong Broadcasting Station of an otherwise unmakable or at ZBW. on a wavelength of 355 best, a doubtful trick
metres." (845 KM),
A Pianoforte, Recital by Marina Barretto.
The Waikiki Trie, 12.30-215 European gramme
115
Fro-
The term covers all situations where the opponent is forced to lead up to a tenace in declarer's or dummy's hand or make a lead which will give declarer a ruff in lone hand and a discard in the
12.30 -Recorded, Maxic. other; also, when the hand 1pm-Local Time & Weather Re thrown in, (having been stripped port at all other suits) is forced to
Hong Kong Hotel Orch. 130 pase-Beate Press Balletins, lead up to 21 established high Rugby Pre New card that could not otherwise be 2415 p cashed and gives the declarer an
4-7-5-Chiness. Programme. otherwise inaccessible discard. 66.15 p.m.--Childrens' Studio: Con-
7-11 pas Engpen. Programme. 2-7:40 pas--- Créhestral - Minzie. Femont Overture (Beethoven) In the Steppes of Central Asia
(Beradiat),
All great Bridge players resort to this form to play whenever the ocession arises and it is truly re markable how quickly a71. end play can be sensed by an
CX pert
The following hand is an cellent example of end-play:`
West, Dealer Neither side vulnerable
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F-K 97 64 D-Q J C-943
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Pampam Mobile (J. StampER). Carnival Overture (Dvorak, Op. 94) ex-Danse Macabey (Damonand Death)
(Saint-Saeus, Op. 40).
SJ 10 6 5 4
s-'q's E-108532 WE HA
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$ D-10-8-7-8
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The Bidding (Figures after
North East South
Government lawyers said it was the first romantic gesture of the kind they had met.
Weaver, indicted
with the bids refer to numbered explans- Barker-Karpis gang for the kid-tory paragraphs). napping of Edward G. „Bremer, "z-West -- St. Paul banker, was caught by 18 (1) Pass. IS 2D (2) Federal agents in Florida this 4S (4) Pass Pass
25 Pass (3) Pass Fall
Pass: The Eaton woman and 1-A slightly shaded opening but, 2-year-old boy, who were ring.
in addition to a six-card suit, with him a hideout, were also! West holds some strength in taken by the agents.
spades.
7.478′′ pomen From the, Studie. “Same. Aspects, ut Gardening is {Hong Kong"-by-“Aquarius”
8 pa-Local Time and Wanther Report.
8058.15 pmĄ: Relay from Day- entrs
"A Talk by the Chief Engineer of the BRCTM
815-8.55 pm-A Variety Pro-
Piano Solos
Please, Teacher Selection. Broadway Melody of 1936--Selez-
tion-Patricia Borsborough.
Vocal
Fare thee Well, Anabelle Lullaby of Broadway
The Boswell Sliters.
Organ Solos
Robert Selectioz
Humorous
Reginald Dixon
The Sunshine Cruise Hampty Dumpty ↑
Songs-
Cicely Courtzeidge.
I Wished on the Moon
Band
Bazny Boss.
Six Hit Medley No. 1° 8.55-3.15 pm From the Stadio Selections by
he Walldid The Programme
Kezloča Hiki Mai
1.
Pagan Moom
3.
Nani Wale Dine
keza - Hawaii
Charges Against Womans 12- Spodo's overall is quite sound in the Mood-for-Love--- Moscow-A great exhibition of
Although Weaver's companion 3-After West's opening bid and Iranian art, on the lines of the was already wanted for con-raise; East must bid again. Persian art exhibition held in spiracy in the Bremer case, the 4-The singleton diamond, which London in 1931, has opened ingoverment charged her also with
should be an added element of harbouring the criminal. Leningrad. Joe E. Brown, whose mouth -is |
: strength, was, the justification Eighty halls of
Weaver, who is awaiting trial the famous
for this bid. - certainly his fortune, has the most Hermitage Museum are filled with in St. Paul, offered to change his
South opened the diamond ambitious role of his "Bright Lights.”
the government would free her. Ace and a small tromp to reduce ceramics. This film has everything. It is
Over 900 articles have been sent
District Attorneys in Florida East's ability to ru the dia- 5. a first class musical and at the from Iran, many of which have and in St. Paul both recommended monds The second trump trick 9.15-9.30 pa-A-Belay of the same time it will provide you with never been seen by Europeans. that Weaver's offer be accepted, was won in the dummy and the
Daventry. News Bulletin (Copyright On View from Wednesday, the ed' for almg time. Naturally Joe ceramics from Suse, 3,000 years rime experts who studied the more laughs than you have enjoy-They include wonderfully painted officers of the department said, but
by Reuter). closed. hand entered by a lead of 5th. «February, 1936.
9.30-9:45 pm- Light Orchestral E is the comedian, but there are old.
case here ruled against the gang-mond followed and was
a heart to the Ace. A low dia- Musik. Terms: Cash on Delivery
acrobats and adagio dancers, and
ruffed Nezpolitan, Melodies Medley There are to be seen valuable land gesture. a beautiful choras of 100 girls.
with dummy's.. last trump. A Spring Song (Mendelssohn) |collections of bronze from the
Permal Benefit.
Narcians (Nevín) 100% For the first time you will have most inaccessible regions of Iran
heart from dummy was ruled in: 9.45-10 pm. From the Stadio the pleasure of hearing Joe sing the mountainous
They saw до
the closed hand and North's last Pianorte Becital by Marina Louristan Weaver's offer to seal his tromp picked up. —and watch him dance.
Three rounds Barretta. Amonz and gold and silver tablets from fate to free his companion": HE undersigned, have been those present are beautiful Ann the Acmenides Palace of Darius Weaver might have planned to of clubs followed, the last being
favoured mine instruction Dvorak (in a singing role), WII- Perpolice
beneft personally by the change of won in the dummy. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN from Messrs. Komor & Komor to liam Gargan, Patricia Ellis, Joe
If Weaver is Then Bast threw North into the Numerous examples of Iranian plot, they said. that the ORDINARY YEAR- sell by Public Auction on
Cawthorn and The Five Mazellos, enamelled gold of the 17th and convicted after his "not guilty lead with the Jack of hearts and 18th centuries, the property of plea, he may face a heavy penalty: because North was forced to re- the Shah himself, are also on show. Other members of the kidnap turn the suit, the rest of the tricks were taken by declarer and Rester.
gang are serving life sentences.
A "guilty" pics, on the other the contract frified. hand, might incline a court: to leniency.
career ip priceless carpets, bronzes and plea of "not guilty" to "guilty King. He then shifted to the My Little Grass Shack in Kesis-
F. H. CRAPNELL
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 27th January, 1986
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 3rd February, 1936.
LY MEETING of the SHARE-Thursday, the 6th February, 1936 HOLDERS in this Corporation, will be held at the Head Office of
commencing at 10 am
and...
commencing at 5.15 p.m.
the Corporation, No. 1 Queen's Friday, the 7th February, 1935- Road Central, Hong Kong, an
SATURDAY, the 22nd February at Messrs. Komor & Komor's Art 1936, at 11.30 am for the purpose,
Gallery, Chater Road
of receiving the Report of the Their Entire Stock of Fine and
Board of Directors together with a Statement of Accorints for the year ending $1st December, 1935. The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY," the 10th Feb- Fury to SATURDAY, the 22nd February 1396 (both days inclu-!
Valuable Art Curios (without Reserve)
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers
"THE ARIZONIAN,”
ORIENTAL THEATRE
without teach hold-up produced BOOK ABOUT MOTHS ment lawyers and the LONDON STREET
A stage coach hold-up produced
vides one of the many thrills in Richard Dix's picture. The Arizonian."
A BEST SELLER
NEW EDITION PRODUCED
The hold-up occurs in the exriy scenes of the picture, and pro- vides the meeting of Richard Dix and Margot Grahame, a muzic ball singer, who has been kid- London Clothes moths are napped by gunmen who are fleeing a "best selling" subject in HE undersigned have received from town when Dix rides on to pamphlets issued by the Natural sive) during which period no Tinstructions to sell by Publie the scenes who saves young Museum here.
transfer of shares can be regis-Anction tered.
ON
commencing at 11 a.m.
at their Sales Room,
Daddell Street
lady.
reiterated to Weaver their policy. of not bargaining ⠀ with known criminals.
"FISH STORIES” PRESERVED
Arles, the pamphlet}
Part Of Exhibits Of Arles Museum
France
FRACAS
Constable Attacked By Drunks
ASSISTANCE REFUSED
Landatel A-man lay on the jground in Coldharbour-lane. $.E. late one night last month His Prepared by two experts in In filming the picture a stage the Museum,
"Fish nose was bleeding, his eye swollen. By Order of the Board of Directors Friday, the 7th February, 1936 coach was constructed similar to about clothes moths, their Stories dedicated to the big Near him was a broken bottle
Police constable Moyle found those used in the '80's the period habits and how to deal with ones that got away are to in which the story takes place them, has sold to over 5,000 occupy an important part of a him and told of the consequences The conch was shipped to Vasquez copies in three years.
fishing museum soon to be open-fin Lambeth Police "Court later, when Cyril Bowen, aged 20. of (for account of the concerned) place in the history of early Caliphlet published by the Museum
Bocks, a famous bandit hiding- It is the most popular pamed here.
Exhibits going back to the Vining-street, Brixton · Robert fernis, where shots of the hold-up for many years and its nearest time of old Greece which once Bradbrook, aged 45, of Gresham- and attempted kidnapping were rivals are publications on house colonised Arles have already road. Brizion; Albert Douch, aged made..
flies, rats and mice.
been assembled, depicting the 23, of Stafford-road, Exixton: and In producing "The Arizonian," Well illustrated, the pamphlet history and evolution of fishing Arthur Lacey, aged 22, of Geneva- RKO Radio spared nothing to has been in such demand that as an industry, as a pastime, road, Brixton, were charged with make it one of the year out a new edition has now been a literature. The copserva- being drunk and disorderly. The tor of the museum, has collected constabis declared that Lacey, WES standing productions. Many Froduced. Beuter
“yerns” about the whoppers” the man on the ground. that got away dating back to
Violent Blow 150 B.C.
Tinsel
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 3rd February, 1986.
2 Cases Fish hooks
11
Dyes
FOR SALE
4
Powder paper
A selection of the best warletion of
5
"Art." "sük ribbon
Reliable and Tested
Fancy ribbon
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE
Laces P
SEEDS
6
Tirsel Cords
1
Fancy lace Cat beeds
from. Mesurs. Button & Same. Beadi
Messrs. Arthur Tates & Co, 194, Sydney.
And
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GRACA & CO.
10 WINDHAM STREET-
SAU HONG KONG
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4000 Pairs Rubber heels 2000 Pairs Rubber soles 400 Doz Powder: paper 109 Rubber sheets
7 Case Electrical earthenware
-2 Electric machines
A quantity of Sundry goods
Terms: Cash on Delivery
ERT BROS.
well-known stars, are seen in im
!portant roles. Preston Foster is seen as Tex Bandolph, a gunman
KEMAL ATATURK TO BE IMMORTALISED
who reforms and acta as-partner
to Dir in his battle with the
1: An artistic section is to con-
tain pictures of fishing, fish Istanbul-A new statue of fishermen, and a pr
Sheriff and his murderous hench-Kemal Ataturk, the Turkish yartment inch
CHRISTMAS SWI# "OFF"
Several
Auctioneers Years Hong Kong, 4th Feb, 1986) ever had then
2
President, is to be erected collection of ne the shor „Istanbul It will cas rods and lobst be visible from all-parts of!
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$4,000-GIFT FOR CHURC
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Programme
1. In the Braming Schuman
2 Jardin Sons la Finis---Debrary. B- Valse; Nez 6m Chopisk
10 pm-Big Ben 20-11.p.25.
Denes Music.
11 pm. Close Down.
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