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THE CHINA MAIE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1938
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"THE THREE MUSKETER
—KING'S THEATRE
LY MEETING of the SHARE FOLDERS in this Corportion Immortal pranksters are those will be held at the Head Offte of gallant swordsmen, Athos, Por the Corporation, No. 1: Queen's thos Aramis and d'Artagnan, Boad Central, Hong Kong, on whose listy "Trolleries are vividis SATURDAY, the 2nd February set forth in EKO-Radio's film ver- 1986, at 17.30 am. for the pirpose sion of Dumas' "The Three Mus of receiving the Report of the keteers." Board of Directors together with
They checkmate the all-powerful a Statement of Accounts for the Cardinal Richelien, and send his year ending 31st December, 1935, men scurrying from the feld with The REGISTER of SHARES of pinked breeches, so that, as Por the Corporation will be CLOSED thos boasts: "They can still bow from MONDAY, the 10th Feb-to the Cardinal, but not sit down”, ruary to SATURDAY, thị 22nd Even their most dangerous exploits February 1936 (both days inclu-are coloured with rusty comedy. sive) during which perid to The sublime, to them, is transfer of shares can be regis- close to the ridiculous. They have
avaricious landlords put Fati İtered.
By Order of the Board of Directors feasts on the cuff, and then take the shirts from their back for V. M. GRAYBURN,
good MERSITS. Equally light Chief Manager.
humoured
their are
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
ever
Dolores. Del Rio and Pat O'Brien are in "In Caliente," Warner Bros. production now being shown at the Star Theatre.
“IN CALIENTER
THEATRE
-
STAR
BRIDGE NOTES
The
Suicide Squeeze
By Ely Culberts
RADIO
suicide squeeze is a rare situation in which one of the de- ): 23 fenders squeezes the other, 30 kay Bank Heel
Daventy that declarer finds himself showing a net profit on tricks Belay of the proce
Imeal, Macfing vadă which his adversaries win,
Hang“ Kong “wad
The skilful player, when de Corporatio fending, is particularly careful 1230-216
PROGRAMME
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at the An nißers of the
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Peropeen Recorded
(at notrump not to cash an 1 pm-loent me and Weather
established card without first Report checking up to make
stre
discard-
1.30 pm-Reater Press Bulletins,
that it will not embarrass Bagby Press News, etc. his partnerin ing- Unless the setting trick is in sight, it is sometimes wise for a defender to forego 7 pm-12 midnight. the pleasure of taking a trick
Programme.
Concert Walttes. rather than make his partner's My Darling Walt
2:15 pm--Close: Down.
47 pa-Chinese Progaminė, 6.30-7 pm. — Camuse". Dancing Music. -
€“The Gipsy- Bizoo") (L. Stegrees)
occurs, the partner will be un-jártist's Life-Waltz (Stratus) op- able to let go any card in his Danube Waves (ITEROVIC)
hand without forfeiting a future Imercoder Natale (Waldbeutel)
Zigeunerliebe (Fram Lebar)
trick..
7.30-7.55 pm. — Hildegarde (So-
George Scott-Wood (Piano Accordeon)<
Dolores del Rio, one of the most
In today's deal. the suicide (prano). squeeze was unwittingly spph- ed by one of the defenders, and] 1. it resulted in declarer's receiv-
I believe in Affræcies. Listen to the German Brod.
The Big Broadcast of 1986
Top Hat-
Darling, je vous aime Beaucoup.
tions from "Carmen" and Pagli- discarding problem too difficult. reckless and brain storms. Hong Kong, 3rd February, 1986. generosities.
The story centres around the acc" to the colourful "The Road When the true squeeze situation Carmen Sylva Walls. (Fernovici) The Broadway stage star. Wal- desperate efforts of the farmers to Mandalay
Virginia Bruce is feature THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON ter Abel, portays the fery d'Artag of Lima Junction to obtain mois- WHARF & GODOWN CO.LTD., with Paul Lakas, Maroni ture for their parched crops posite Tibbett
Olsen and Onslow Stevens, playing Woolsey comes to the rescue with his companions in arms, Athos, his rainmaking machine, a weird Porthos and Aramis. The distin (conglomeration of gadgets.
farther comprises Every variety of storm since guished cast ORDIN- All replies under this heading THE FORTY-NINTH
Margot Grahame, Heather Angel, Noah's food follows, not to men- must be called for.
ARY ANNUAL MEETING OF Ian Keith, Rosamond Pinchot, John tion a wild climax in which the popular actresses when silent pic ing a present of two tricks 2 SHAREHOLDERS will be held at Qualen. Ralph Forbes and Nigel crash of two dynamite-izden loce-tures were in vogue, makes as big These two tracks or some
motives threaten to blow Wheeler a success of her part in the First other mirade ware necesarLY 13. For me, Für you. the
Office of Messrs. Jardine de Brulier.
and Woolsey clear out of Lima National musical extravaganza, to declarer for his contract.. Matheson & Co., Ltd, on THURS-
"In Caliente," as she ever did in which was reached by bad bid county.
ding. DAY, the 5th March, 1986, AT
The picture has a splendid cast, any of her silent films.
In addition to Miss del Rio, who COMMERCIAL TRAINING given in NOON, for the purpose of receiv-
including Derothy Lee, Berton! Book-keeping. Shorthand, Typewriting ing the Report of the Directors and and Business routine. Fees Modessta
fal dancer, the est includes Ed- Apply 6 Aimi Villas, Austin Road the Statement of Accounts for the Choosing aridity as a back- Churchill, George Meeker and shows herself to be a very grace
year ended 31st December, 1935. ground for rollicking humour, and Fredric Roland.
ward Everett Horton, who extracts! The TRANSFER BOOKS of the forsaking urban sublety for subur-
kimmour from even the flimsiesti Company will be CLOSED from ban simplicity, Bert Wheeler and
material, Glenda Farrell (not as bring to the FRIDAY, the 21st February 1936, Robert Woolsey
a gold-digger) and Pat O'Brien.
S-QJ653 to THURSDAY, the 5th March, screen a new and refreshing type
starring Dick O'Brien is cast as the hard-
H-3 1936, both days inclusive. of comedy in The Rain-makers," This picture,
Powell and Ruby Keeler in the boiled editor of a New York 8 5 THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB By Order of the Board of Direc- their latest REO: feature-
As a "scientist," inventor of a leading roles, deals with the life tabloid newspaper, wiro in a drun-C-108652 rain-making machine guaranteed at the Naval Academy", and the ken moment described Dolores as to produce anything from a drizzle subsequent careers of the young a "hig of bones." He takes a holi- after their day in Mexico and E. E. Horton to a downpour, Woolsey fits into men who become
Kowloon
SPORT NOTICES
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1936 22nd, 24th, 25th, 26th, and 29th February, 1936
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N SATURDAY, 22nd, MONDAY
24th. TUESDAY, 25th, azi
Itors.
F. H. CRAPNELL,
Secretary. Hong Kong 12th February, 1936,
WEDNESDAY, 26th. February, the THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC first bell will be rung at 11.00 8.
3.1
and the first race will be run at 1.3) OF SATURDAY, 29th Febru ary, the first bell will be rung at 1.30| pm, and the first race will be ran at
2.00 paz
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CO. LTD.
that the FORTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING!
"THE RAIN-MAKERS
ALHAMBRA THEATRE
"SHIPMATES FOREVER"-
QUEENS THEATRE-
to support herself, teaches the
The tiffin interval will be taken will be held at the Company GENERAL NOTICES children of the officers to dance. after the fifth race on the first four Offices, P. and 0. Building, on days.
WEDNESDAY, 11th March, 1936,
South, Dealer. Neither side vulnerable"
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Speat to me of love (Lenoir).
Stars over Devon,
7.55-3 pa—"Eatry of the Spa {Flowers" -(Rockert).
8. pm-Local Time and We Report
·8.03-810_p-From the Studio.
"To-day's Racing 810830 pm—Mamical Comed Song
Des Millions DeArlequin S
(Drigo)
Selection-
Charles Kullman (Fator)
Wonder Bar
Vocal Gems
Follow Through
Rio Rita
$569.45 pan. — A Daventry.
from
by
MIDTUC
a new role with side-splitting ef-graduation exactly what the title hires the dancer, whom he mis-
take for as1. adventures, to tone! It is best to pass over the bid- 8:30 pm-Honologue in Melody." fects on his spectators. In his ef-states, "Shipmates Forever.”
O'Brien's affection for ding as quickly as possible. Fifteen minutes of symsapoted forts to make good (and to make Dick in the beginning is a radio down rain), be is ludicrously assisted singer, who to carry out the tradi-, a pretty blonde, whom he himself South, having hid one dismoral music at the pianoforte
8.45 padeky," "the Yo res and having received a one-heart er Generation.” “A by Wheeler, a dirt farmer at heart tons of the family gives up his covets. Busby Berkeley is JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN whose life is a compler of dust lucrative career to enter Arma- ponsible for some beautiful dance response from North, bid one Pat Kirkwood (Crooner). Kenneth
polis. Ey is the orphaned, scenes.
notrump in the fallacious belief Cooper (Syncopated Pianist), Harry daughter of a Navy family, who
that with a minimum of three Isherwood (Banjo), Jinumie honour-tricks. he should “auto-
(Imitator) and James Crossley (Accordion) - matically bid one notrung 3.30 pm Relay of the Daven- So that the singing and dancing (Continued from Next Column) rather than show distributionality. News Bulletin (Copyright by in the picture fall in naturaïy. and East took the Ace and re-support for his partner's suit Renter). MEMBERS BADGES AND at 11 am for the purpose of pre-
Though hardly a musical, Dick turned the ten South went North too boldly raised to two Members are reminded that they senting the Report of the Direc-
Powell sings four songs, and the right in with the King, fearing notrump, and South went EXCHANGE BANKS will more than spades. Now three East, aghast, did and their ladies MUST wear their tors together with a Statement of
Topen at 9.50 and will close picture, is really a powerful drama Club Tod's heart to dummy's even double 25 prominently displayed Accounts to 31st December 1935 badges throughout the Meeting.
and electing Directors and Andi-
at 12 Noon for the Transaction of troduced.
Queen and played back the No one without a badge will be tors.
Exchange Business on MONDAY. Other well known players in the three of diamonds, East putting admitted to the Members' Enclosure.
of The Register of Members Badges admitting non-members to
Ross on the ten and South the Queen. the Members Enclosure and Cish the Company will be closed from TUESDAY, and WEDNESDAY, cast Rooms at $10.00 per day including 29th February to 11th March the 24th 25th and 26th Fe-Alexandra, John Arledge, Dick Another heart lead by South tax or $40.00 including tar for the 1936, both days inclusive, caring bruary, 1936 (RACE MEETING). Foren, Ecbert Light and Eddie revealed West's original single- Meeting Cladies $5.00 and 2000 which period no Transfer of Hong Kong, 21st February, Aent.
ENCLOSURE
pectively) are obtainable through the Secretary upon introduction by a Shares can be registered. member, such member to be respon-] And notice is hereby also given sible for all chits, etc.
that an Extraordinary Generali Badges admitting to Members' En Meeting of the Company will be closure will NOT be on sale at the held at the same place immediate Race Course.
The Secretary's Office, 1st Boorly after the termination of the EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel above mentioned Ordinay Gen-
27794) WILL CLOSE AT 10.00 2.eral Meeting for purpose of
DAY.
1936.
BANK HOLIDAYS
THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY
CO., LTD.
are
Lewis Stone.
ton. This gave South ideas. His contract seemed hopeless, "PICTURE SNATCHER yet there was a remote chance ORIENTAL THEATRE (of making it. East was placed with a heart stopper and with James Camer has never been all three diamond honours, only better than he is in this picture two of which remained. If East He has a role that gives ample also held both high club hon- TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN scope for his "tough guy," wise ours, and if West could be per- suaded to lead three rounds of ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and considerinin 10, the page N that FORTY-EIGHTEENSOP for his
textible Fresh from prison and fully ac- spades, something
So passing the following reslations, DINARY GENERAL MEETING
OF SHAREHOLDERS in this quainted with all the best known would happen to East. A limited number of tiffimis will namely:-
of entering South's next move was to lead obtainable each day at the Club (1) That it is desirable to capi- Company will be held at the Of-illegal methods Eause, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, Teletalize the sum of $1,500000, be fices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson houses, Cagrey proses to be and the spade me from duramy phone No. 21820..
the a photographer who makes it his to it." On no pretext will children be pering part of the undivided profits & Co., Ltd. on TUESDAY, 10th ideal picture hatcher namely and in effect, say to West, "Go West did not think, or at per of the Company standing to the March, 1936, at NOON for mitted in either enclosure during the credit of the Reserve Fund, and purpose of receiving the Report business to take pictures of pro- first four days of the Meeting. accordingly that a bonus of $1, of the Directors together with the minent people in compromising least did not think enough. The price of admission of the Pu- 500,000 be declared and that such Statement of Accounts for the surroundings or positions ALAfter taking the Jack of spades blic Enclosure is $200 per day in bonus be applied on behalf of the year ended 31st December, 1935, though practically unknown else the laid down the Queen. If he cluding tax for all persons including persons who on the 29th day of The REGISTER of SHARES of where, this form of journalism is had abandoned spades and led ladies and is payable at the Gate February 1935 are the zigistered the Company will be CLOSED or was quite common in the clubs, declarer could not have
United States. Soldiers and Sabors in uniform holders of the 450,000 issued from MONDAY, 24th February, to admitted to the Public Enclosure ́at
Alice White and Patricia Ellis $1.00 per day including tax.
shares of the Company in pay- TUESDAY, 10th March, both days Bookmakers, Tie Tac men, et ment in full for 150,000 shares of inclusive, during which period no are the feminize attractions
can be regis- not be permitted to operate within the Company of $10 each and that transfer of shares
“METROPOLITAN MAJESTIC the precincts of The Hong Kong
astered Jockey Club during the Race Meeting such 150,000 shares credited
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
Tutlins will be obtainable in the fully paid be accordingly allotted By Order of the Board of Restaurant in the Public Enclosure to such persons respectively in Directors.
... “SERVANTS PASSES
[the proportion of one of such
Passes for Servants will be issued shares for every three of the said a
door, Exchange Building,
O. EAGER,
Secretary.
THEATRE
avolded going down two tricks. Once he led the spade Queen the contract could not possibly have been set more than one.
East had discarded his low diamond on the third found of {spades; now, on the fourth, he When Lawrence Tibbett, world's gave up the seven of clubs. Al foremost baffione, says that he was not yet lost, of course, be cause East still held stoppers in is interested in a native opera all three suits A club shift than just talk abort it.
on application to the Secretary, 1st 450,000 shares then held by such Hong Kong. 17th February for the world, and he will do more by West would still have saved
Any persons found loitering with persons respectively and that 1936. Servants' passes in their possession such shares shall rank for divi-
will forfeit the same and will be re-dend as from the 1st day of Jan- moved from the Enclosure.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secret
Cone, 17th February, 1985.
uary 1936
FOR SALE.
1′′ (2) That if, on such distribu- Ition as aforesaid," any person would be entitled to a frution of ashare, the Directors hall. In SPECIAL PRINTED ENVELOPE kien of issuing functional certif5–
wating the Inauguration cates, cause the whole sture to be
of the Air Mall Service
HONG KONG CRICKET CLUE «lotted to a person or persons to
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
THE CLOSING DATE for:
the above
THURSDAY
the TOURNA MONDAY
be named by the Directorand such
share
shall at such time as the
Directors think fit, be
proceeds distri
by Pan American Airways
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Envelope
Tibbett, whose retzern to filmas }
to
not
West opened the spade (Continued et foot of preceding
Column.)
9.45 pm-12 midnight-A Fairy-of
the Hong Kong Hotel Dence Orchtes
10 p.Big Bea
12 midnight Close. Dowa
veNote: There will be a Chinese Re corded programe from ZE K on a "frequency of 640. kilocycles from 8-10.30 pm
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the day. But West was too. javaricious, he wanted all the in Metropolitan, the 20th Cen-tricks he could win as soon: 15 tury-Fox, has created much
he could win hem. So he laid ment, and as done as much as
down the last any other man to create opera, on Past dithe world subjects for the home stage played the club
Tibbett "helped Izanch “The
two hearts King's Henchurn
of diamonds? leading roles in Peter betson heart and and “Emperor - Josex” Most re- the minor cently, he took the leading role West led in the Metropolitan – Opera, debut,
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ong Kong,
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and
His took was new pic four tricks
were not eno
Song.