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CLOSED from 4th May to 22nd then, when the world is crumbling Every bridge player can name. May, Both Days inclusive.
about his ears and all that the off-hand, at least one person of cherishes is being swept his acquaintance who is down- away, that Marcus feels the urge right brutal in his treatment of of the Master's teachings and partners.
To my regret, I know gives up his life to save the help several. One of them, playing less ones about him.
with a close friend in a rérent Preston Foster. rapidly rising game, and pursuing his usual to screen stardom, plays the lead-ragging tactics, received such a ing role of Marcus, the smith, retort courteous, accompanied by Alan Hale. Basil Rathbone, John such laughter at his expense, that Wood, Louis Calher, David Holt, he may be permanently cared of Dorothy Wilson and Wirley Birch this horrible trait. play important roles.
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Nat the SIXTY-SEVENTH
"CAFTAIN BLOOD”— ··
QUEEN'S THEATRE
His partner had, As usual, mangled an important hand. Long and bitter was the "bawling-out” ORDINARY YEARLY MEET-
that followed. His partner! ING of the Company will be
listered quietly, without a word. held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union
Rafael Sabatini's story "Cap without even change of expres- Building, Hong Kong, on FRI-tain Blood" has been splendidly sion. When the "expert" paused} DAY, 22nd May, 1956, at 1120 brought to the screen by Michael for breath, the dub quickly reach- a.m., for the purpose of receiving Curtiz and is packed full of thrills ed into a back pocket, pulled out the Report of the Directors and and excitement.
a small toy revolver, laid it on the Statements of Account to 31st: Errol Flynn, the handsome the table directly before his part- Teak Dining Room & Bed Room December, 1935, and of declaring young Irishman, one of Holly-ner, and then sat back in hi
wood's latest "discoveries," makes chair with outstretched arms. Furniture, Office Furniture, Ches-Dividends, etc.
The SHARE TRANSFER a splendid and romantic ågure as terfield Suites, Porcelain & Glass
"Shoot me!" he said simply. Ware, Cutlery, Ornaments, Brass BOOKS of the Company will be Captain Blood, and Olivia de Havi- If it is true that "cards never & E. P. Ware, Gramaphones & Re-CLOSED from 4th May to 22nd land is lovely and appealing as forgive," the declarer in today's
May, Both Days inclusive.
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One
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LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers Hong Kong, 25th April, oneer
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BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong) NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
Arabella Bishop, niece of the man hand had better take a long vaca-| whom Blood has most cause hate.
totion from 'bridge.
South, dealer. Neither side vulnerable.
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There are SOME magnificent scenes of sea-fights-an attack on Port Royal by a Spanish pirate, and the fight between Blood's ship and two French frigates and a truly wonderful exhibition of
s. Q sword-play in the fight between 6 5 4 3 Blood and his quondam partner, D. 1074 Captain Levasseur. Almost every C. A K 64 TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN part, big or small, is in the hands NTICE IS SEVENTIETH OB-OF a feature player, amrongest DINARY YEARLY MEETING hom are such names as Lionel be Atwill, Guy Kibbee, Forrester beld at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Harvey, Basil Rathbone, Henry South Building, Hong Kong, on FRI- Stephenson, Ross Alexander and 15 DAY, 22nd May;-1936, at 11.25 others. am, for the purpose of receiving
jof
the
will Company
the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1935, and of declaring Dividend, etc.
The -SHARE TRANSFER
BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 4th May to 22nd May, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. EUGHES, General Manager. Hong Kong, 24th April, 1936.
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West led the king of clubs and i then shifted to a diamond, North's king winning the trick. Now s spade was led and a first round This picture is heralded as the finesse taken! The singleton most hilarious film in which Joe queen gobbled up the trick, and a No-
Brown has yet appeared. low heart was led by West.
"Alibi Dke" (Joe E. Brown) is thing if not consistent, declarer premature finesse,
a big league ball player, a crack took another pitcher and a batter. He never and lost to another blank queen! makes a play on the field or off it The ace of cimbs accounted for without alibing. Even when he the setting trick falls desperately in love with the And, on top of it all, declarer, sister of the captain's wife he instead of offering thanks for a albis about it, which causes a wonderfully fortunate adverse lay series of events as thrilling 23
of cards, cursed his "luck" and they are comical.
A sequence showing Ike kid-wailed that finesses never worked
for him! napped by a group of gamblers, from whom he escapes in time to
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cal score, with Gladys Swarthout, Others in the cast who do re-brilliant star of the Metropolitan markable work are Ruth Donnelly, opera, and John Boles, handsome Roscoe Karns, William Frawley, dramatic singer, in the leading Eddie Shubert, Paul Harvey, roles. Joseph King. Joseph Crehan.
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