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THE
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Monday, the 9th. March, 1936, commencing at 10.30 am.
at No. 18, Hillwood Road, Kowloon A Quantity of-
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:-
Drawing Room, Dining Room Suites, Curies, and Bed Room Ornaments, etc.
and
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"THE MAN WHO BROKE THE BANK AT MONTE CARLO”—~ KING'S AND ALHAMBRA THEATRES
Dru-
Not since his "Bulldog mond" roles has Ronald Colman
ture.
TWICE PID VALUES
By Ely Culbertson
One of the oldest axioms of, Bridge is that the same values When a cannot be bid twice.
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme will the
1rom
had a part so particularly suited Player has shown the full strength be broadcast to-day
nn a wavelength of 355 to his talents and a story so much his hand by any bid, he must Hong Kong Broadcas.ing Statioa
to a force and even then he must metres. (845 KC.'s). THE HONG KONG OPTICAL a keeping with his flair for the refuse to robid except in response EW.
suave and debonair as in this ple- choose some bid which denies for DAVENTRY → COMMENTARY ON
RUGBY FOOTBALL MATCH "The Wadi Dio ther strength.
12.30-215 pm-European Record- In the deal below, played. in a Romance and comedy go band- in-hand in this picture, in which duplicate tournament, players who ed Programme. Joan Bennett has the leading observed this principle made feminine rele. Cast in important came and players who forget it EXPERT MASSAGE-roles are also Colin Clive, Nigel bid a slam and were set.
Phone 22232
53, Queen's Road Central
FOR SPRAINS & STIFFNESS
MRS. Y. AMANO No. 26 Wyndham Street, 2nd Floor,
Company Meetings
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THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
LIMITED.
Bruce and Montague Love.
Ronald Colman plays the part of an improvished Rassian Prisce who goes to Monte Carlo with his mearre savings and runs the stake to 10,000,000 francs at baccarat, breaking the bank of the Sporting Club.
North, Dealer. Both sides vulnerable.
$ 3
KQJ9
D. J 8 6 He returns to Paris, divides half C. A 962 jof his winnings among his friends]
and then uses the remainder pursuit of romance in the person of Miss Bennett.
a
lovers.
EL. Q 10 54 D. A. K 10 7,
C. K 73
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1 pm Local Time and Weather Report
130 pa-Beuter Press Bulletins, Rugby Press News, etc
215 p.m.-Close Down.
4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 6.30 p.m.-Chinese Dance Music. 7 p.m.-12.30 am-Europeaz Pro- sramide.
7-7.30 p.m. - Light Orchestra,
S. A 107 $ Music
Q 10.8 4
T. S
in
D. 93
C. J S
-The bidding:
East DEL
West South
Pass 28.
3S.
45.
Pass
Pass
40.
Pass
East stretched his hand some-
Hassan Serenade (Delius). None but the Weary Heart (Tachaï-
kovsky).
you
Symphony Rhapsody on " Fitch my
lonely Caravan (Coates). Symphonic Rhapsody on "I heard singing" and "Bird Songs a Eventide" (Eric Coates). Gounod in Vienna (arr. Walter). Valsette from "Wood Nymphs" (Eric)
Coates).
Sleeping Beauty
sky).
Waltz (Tschaikov-
7.30-30 p.m-Vocal Items.
Once there lived a Lady Fair ("Blos-
som Time") (Clusteam).
<
Richard Tauber (Tenor).
("The Maid of the Mountains") Love will find a way (Waltz Song)
(Fraser-Simson)
Helene
Esserman (Soprano).
Miss Bennett, who had been hir-North led by the gambling syndicate to ID.
ure Celman, back to another ses- Pass NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. ion at the gaming tables, leads Pass him a merry chase through the Pass
.centres until THE SIXTY-SEVENTH ORDINavest continental
ARY GENERAL MEETING she falls in love with her intend what when he doubled one día-Ungeduld (Schubert) of Shareholders will be held at the victim. She tries to save him, mond, but his major suit strength hut Colman returns and loses his and support for all unbid suits Offices of the undersigned on FRI-
fortune on a turn of the cards. made the double almost obliga otory West, of course. had hope DAY. the 27th March, 1936,
All ends happily for the
however, when Colman of a Slam, knowing that East must Ah! Sweet Mystery of life ("Naughty Blackwood noon, for the purpose of receiving A few pieces of
General M31- the Report of the Ware.
On view from Sunday the Sth.. zzers, together with a statement discovers that Joan Bennett real-he short in Hamonds. It is true.
1of Accounts for the year ended they loves him despite his loss.
One of the highlights of this 31st December 1935
The SEARE REGISTER and picture is the playing of the song bel The Moon Is In The Sky," com BOOKS will
and TRANSFER CLOSED from the 13th to the 17th osed by Bert La Kalmar March 1936, both days inclusive Harry Ruby.
JARDINE, MATHESON
CO., LTD., General Managers, The Hong Kong Fire Insurance
Co., Ltd. Hong Kong, 6th March, 1936.
March 1936.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.
Auciers Hong Kong, 4th. March, 1936,
THE undersigned have received instructions to sel! by Publi
TH
Auction
on
Wednesday the 11th March 1936, commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon.
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:-
Teak Bed Chesterfield Suites. Room and Dining Room Furniture, Electric Table Office Furniture,
Ornaments, Lamps, Pictures, Brass and E.-P. Ware, Glass and Porcelain Ware, Clocks. Grama- phones and Records, Aluminium Carpets, Ware, Cocking Stove, Rugs, etc., etc.
also
A Few Pieces of Black Wood Furniture.
On View from Tuesday, the
10th. March, 1936.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers
Hong Kong, 6th March, 1936.
FOR SALE.
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"MILLIONS IN THE AIR" - QUEEN'S THEATRE
Marietta") (Herbert). Nelson Eddy (Baritone).
Fairy Tales of Ireland (Coates) Essie Ackland (Contralto).
(Messager).
Swing Song
("Veronique")
8 pm Local Time and Weather Report
8 03-8.25 pm-From the Studio. Selections by "The Waikiki Trio."
Proprimae 1. For you a lei.
3.
On the shores of Honolul Moana Chimes.
4. My dear Hawaii.
Kalakaua.
Kräume
If East's double had been a parThe ticularly strong one, a Siam could have been made, hut East "went The
Winnie Melville and Derek Oldham.) of very slowly" after his double. After West's jump response
7.50-8 p. "When Day, is done"i two spades, East bid only three and a selection from Walt Disney's
no added "Silly Symphonies." Colin Clive plays Miss Bennett's spades, which showed &companion is intrigue, while Ni-values except soade support. West gel Bruce enacts the role of Col- then made a Siam try by bidding four clubs and East avoided the man's servants and friend.
temptation to bid four hearts, showing his biddable, suit, or to bid five clubs, showing club sup- port. Instead. East simply sign- which This farcical romance
led off at four spades and there
Where 6. played.
Honolulu Hula Hu'a Heigh. Paramount has turned out as the hand was
four 8 25-8.30 p.m.-"Accordeon Nights" other Easts responded to gentle jibe at prevailing radio
Pro- 8.30-9.15
Variety pan-A amateur programmes, by virtue clubs with any bid except four Medles of its variety, has everything that spades, West immeditely contract-
eed for six spades and was defeat-Piano Solos- is needed to make first-class
Broadway Melody of 1936--Selec- ed one or two tricks. tertainment.
From the first to the final gong In the play five-odd were made. tion
Please Teacher-Selortion the opening lead of the
Patricia Rossborough. this picture
moves swiftly. many things happen that it is King of diamonds North shifted Song
Hand across the Table. useless for a reviewer to attempt to a spade and West won and led
Lurierne Rover (Soprano). The amateur-hourla low club. The King went
(Continued On Page 11) to tell it all.
it possible for the land a club came back. But West theme makes
introduce about producers to
now proceeded to set up the dum- dozen different acts, all suitably my. He won the Ace of clubs in dia- fused into the main story, which his own hand and ruffed a concerns the romance of a"young mond with the ten of spades, re- saxophone player and the daught-turning to his King of hearts. He er of the radio programme's spon- ruffed another diamond with the drew Ace of spades. Then he Wendy Barrie. Hong Kong's three more rounds of trumps dis- losing two acarding and John Howard,
dummy's jown star,
screen personal hearts on the last two, leaving; new refreshing ity, have the romantic leads in dummy with the Ace of hearts George and two established clubs to win "Millions in the Air."
of the remaining three tricks.
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Barbier, unquestionably
one
the finest character actors
So After
3
'on
stage or screen, is the soap-selling
up
He and Miss Ellers have sponsor. And there is no end of story. comedy in the picture, contributed comical quarrels that end at the mainly by Willie Howard, Dave altar. Chasen and Benny Baker.
Miss Eilers is beautiful and
in
Willie Howard is exceptionally very much at home with the which well cast as an Italian vegetable sprightly comedy vein peddler with 2 yearning to sing much of the story is told. "Rigoletto," while Chasen brings
The cast includes little Scotty
one of the stage's funniest episodes Beckett, C. Henry Gordon, Henry ➡his one-man orchestra to the Travers, Dorothy Paterson, Minor Watson and others who fill, inter- picture
"DR. SOCRATES" ---STAR THEATRE
All in all, romance intermingles esting roles adequately. with comedy, and above all, a new dancing star Eleanore Whitney
appears in the picture Idance routines are alone worth your time in "Millions & the Air."
“PURSUIT” - ORIENTAL THEATRE
Her
"Dr. Socrates" is a powerful and dramatic story by W. B. Barnett, author of "Little Caesar" in a neurotic which Paul Muni as
the Government doctor leads Romance and whimsical co-agents in the capture of a band of medy, thrills, suspense and high crooks and incidentally recovery speed mingle in one of the gayest, from his malady in doing 80. most entertaining and fastest. There is a fascinating romance in with Ana Dvorak playing opposite moving stories of the season "Pursuit," which brings Chester Paul Muni. Morris and Sally Eilers together as a new team.
Others in the cast include Bar- ton MacLane, Robert Barrat, John It is a happy, carefree romance, Eldredge, Hobart Cavanaugh, He- in which a young couple experlen Lowell, Mayo Methot and ience adventures of every type Henry O'Neill William Dieterle while spiriting a child, centre of directed the picture from the a guardianship suit, out of the screen play by Robert Lord. Mary state by motor. On the highways C. McCall, Jr. adapted the story.
(Continued On Page 11) they escape motor patrolmen.
They hide in auto camps, barns,
and have amazing adventures at TATTOOED MAN FOUND DEAD the Mexian border. Through its
A body with the arms, chest and whimsical comedy, runs a romance, and the action is, high-spotted legs tattooed, found on Dover with thrills and a surprise ending, beach last month, was identified as Morris plays a very diferent that of Michael Moynes, aged · 40, role se the aviator in the new who had lodged in the town.
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