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"THE BOHEMIAN GIRL” ----
KING'S. AND ALHAMBRA
THEATRES
Game Raises
By Ely Culbertson
When you raise your partner's As a successor to their two pre-opening one bid to game in his vious full-length hits, "The De-suit you do not show a hand which vil's Brother" and "Babes in Toy is as strong in honour tricks as and, Stan Laurel and Oliver when you give a double raise, even Hardy make their latest feature- though you are bidding for one or length film appearance in "The two more tricks. A raise of a Bohemian Girl," Hal Roach's am-major suit from one to four, or of bitious film production of the a minor suit from one to four or world-famed operetta, which had five, is a shutout bid.
Its pur thrilled generations ever since its pose is to keep the bidding so high first presentation at the Drury that the opponents cannot safely! Lane Theatre in London in 1843. bid. The requirements for a raise While the general theme of the to four are five trumps, a single- original operetta has been retain-ton, and about one honour trick. ed the work has been adapted to
more than one and one- fit the inimitable comedy talents half honour tricks. To raise of its stars.
minor suit to five the hand should All the music of the Balfe ori-contain two singletons [that is, ginal has been retained in solo 6-5-1-1 distribution] or a void. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN numbers, are well as score accom-Otherwise, raise your partner's
Company Meetings
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
but no
GENERAL NOTICES N that the ORDINARY YEAR- paniment and sequences featuring mineraalt only to four.
NOTICE
LY MEETING of the Society will choral singing and dan-
Suppose your partner has bid be held at the HEAD OFFICE, cing. One new modern number, one spade. You should bid three Union Building, Hong Kong, on "Heart of a Gypsy," by Nathaniel spades with:- FRIDAY, 22nd May, 1996, at 11 Shilkret and Robert Shayen, has s. 3 10 7 5 S. K Q 6 4 S.Q752) [R. F. C. HALL has This Day o'clock a.m., for the purpose of ·
name of the Firm.
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tors and the Statements of Ac-jof "The Bohemian Girl" is mid-CAQ63 CAJ6
But bid four spades with:- count to 31st December, 1935, and continental Europe. As an inci- of declaring Dividend, etc.
dent in Hardy's henpecked life 9 8 7 5 3 S. Q 8 6 5 3 S. K 8 The SHARE TRANSFER his shrewish wife kidnaps a little ro
H. 73 BOOKS of the Society will be Princess as she elopes with the D. E Q D. None CLOSED from 4th May to 22nd handsome Devilshoof, played by C 87 542 C JS6532 CEQ7
Moreno. Antonia
Laurel May, Both Days inclusive.
Hardy "mothering" the child over
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES, General Manager. Hong Kong, 24th April, 1936.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE
YEARLY
2nd
Many combined hands, have thei
ja period of years again arrive at requisite tricks for the contract, but, due to intercommunication the castle
While of the child.
North, dealer. Neither side vulnerable.
she is about to be flogged by the difficulties, care must be exercis- minions of her father, who hate ed in the order of their cashing. jall gypsy vagabonds for the great tragedy they brought him, he re cognises a token establishing the identity of the now grown girl as his child. Thus all ends happily. with Laurel and Hardy rewarded] S. A § 5
H. 10 6 4 2 for caring for the girl.
D. K 7
In the supporting cast Moreno has one of his best parts as the romantic gypsy with whom Mrs.
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The bidding: North
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West Pass
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Was
|3NT (final bid)
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the SIXTY-SEVENTH Hardy clopes. Mae Busch plays ORDINARY
MEET-Mrs. Hardy, Jacqueline Wells of ING of the Company will be "Coronado" plays the grown-up- other supporting held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Princess and
FRI-roles are filled by James Finlay- Building, Hong Kong, on
11.20 son, Darla Hood and William P. DAY. 22nd May, 1936, at a.m., for the purpose of receiving Carleton. The production
the Report of the Directors and directed by James W. Horne and the Statements of Account to 31st Charles Rogers. December, 1935, and of declaring Dividends, 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. HUGHES, General Manager. Hong Kong, 24th April, 1936.
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“ALIEI IKE”“”—STAR
THEATRE
West chose to lead his fourth}
Olivette green in the shade of this attractive one-piece {\hathing suit worn by Betty Furness, the acroen actress, as a forerunner of what will be seen on the bescher this summer. The suit features a halter neckline, and ties at neck at waist.
MAN DIES IN CHURCH
Choir-boy Sons Ignorant
Mr. Frederick Samuel Reeve,
aged 58, an insurance agent, died suddenly im Walton-on-Thames parish church last month. Imme diately before his collapse his two sons had passed up the aisle in the choir procession.
The boys were unaware of his
best club despite North's opening death until after the service. club bid
Declarer won with the
jack and led the club right back. The queen forced the ace, and now! [a diamond finesse was taken. West won with the king, and This picture is heralded as the shifted to hearts. The king won, most hilarious film in which Joe and second diamond fineste E. Brown has yet appeared. placed the lead in the South hand. "Alibi Ike" (Joe E. Brown) is After the ace of diamonds was led a big league ball player, a crack declarer foresaw that if he con- pitcher and a matter. He never tinued the diamond suit, cashing makes a play on the field or off it two more diamonds and two heart without alibing. Even when he tricks, he must inevitably squeEZE falls desperately in love with the the dummy out of either the spade įsister of the captain's wife he talibis about it, which causes series of events as thrilling NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS they are comical,
BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)
NOTICE
or the club stopper. So he aban- doned the diamond suit and play- ed through West's spade ace. Fortune smiled on his proper
A sequence showing Ike kid technique, and the contract was 【OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN napped by a group of gamblers made. Two clubs, three hearts, that the SEVENTIETH OB-from whom he escapes in time to two diamonds, and two spades gave DINARY YEARLY MEETING win the final game in his pyjamas, him nine tricks.
lof the Company will belis just one of the exciting and beld at its HEAD OFFICE, Union funny incidents in the film.
FRI- There is Building, Hong Kong, on
more romance that DAY, 22nd May, 1935, at 11.25 usual in this comedy and his love
Asiatic, Foreign and am, for the purpose of receiving affair winds up in a climax that is
Colonial
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the Report of the Directors andjmost unusual the Statements of Account to 31st
"DESIRE” QUEEN'S
THEATRE
All screen
lovers who
count
Others in the cast who do re- December, 1985, and of declaring markable work are Ruth Donnelly, Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper Dividend, etc.
Roscoe Karns, William Frawley, among their favourites have a Paul Harvey are treat waiting for them at the TRANSFER Eddie Shubert,
Crehan, Queen's Theatre. It is the first BOOKS of the Company will be Joseph King, Joseph CLOSED from 4th May to 22nd Adrian Rosely and a score of ball time this glamorous pair has been
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May, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
A. W. HUGHES, General Manager. Hong Kong, 24th April, 1936.
players.
"BROADWAY GONDOLIER”— ORIENTAL THEATRE
owner 0%
cast together since "Morocco."
Comedy, drama and adventure are expertly interwoven into the texture of this exciting and di- verting film, which recounts the The picture was heralded as romantic adventures that follow one of the most humorous as well a sensational jewel robbery by a as romantic productions of the breath-taking Continental beauty. year. In the all-star cast, be-The clever way in which Miss Die- sides Dick Powell and Joan Blon-trich purloing a costly string of
while the dell, are Adolph Menjou, Louise Pearls Fazenda, William Gargan, George the string and # psychia-
going through The story concerns the rumance comedy of errors, of her of a New York taxicab driver who triving, cannot be divulged, as it Shareholders will be held at the aspires to be a singer, and the would eliminate the surprise that Offices of the undersigned, on
secretary of a big broadcasting attends this amusing situation. THURSDAY, the 21st May, 1936, concern, who falls in love with Fine work is done by the mem- at Noon, for the purpose of receive him and arranges an audition.
bers of the cast, which includes: ing the Report of the General
There are many novelty fea-John Halliday, William Frawley, Agents, together with a statement tures in the picture, One is Akim Tamaroff, Ernest Cossart
THE CANTON INSURANCE
OFFICE LTD. ·
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. For the information of visitors the following list of some of the HE FIFTY-FIFTH ORDINARY highest points on the Island and Mainland is published:
GENERAL MEETING of!
Barbier and Grant Mitchell.
A
trist are
of Accounts for the year ended complete broadcasting station in and Alan Mowbray,
the 31st December, 1935.
ISLAND
Feet
Victoria Peak
1,823
Signal Station
1,774
Mt. Parker
1.784
Mountain Lodge
-1,725
The Eyric
1,725
Peak Hotel
1305
Taikoo Sanatorium
1,000
Mt. Davis
877
Bower Boad (filterbads)
297
MAINLAND
JARDINE, MATHESON
Foet
Taimoshan..
2,124
Kowloon Peak
1,971
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1which
Powell, Blondell
and
*PRESERVING FILM FOR POSTERIFY
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The SHARE REGISTER and Menjou sing. The Four Milla TRANSFER BOOKS will be Brothers also do their act and Ted CLOSED from the 7th to the 21st Fio Eite and his famous orchestra May. 1936, both days incluzive..
play.
A copy of the new E. G.. Wells Among the prominent players film “Shape of Things To Comp": in the cast are Robert Cavanaugh, is to be presented to the National Joseph Sauere, Rafael Storm, Bob Film Library for preservation Murphy and James Burke.
purposes
be
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme will
3
CRIME DECREASES
IN AMERICA
Credit Ascribed To
Work Of G-Men
The United States is becoming more law-abiding. This is shown by fact published by the Ameri- can Department of Justice.
In 1933, says the report, the broadcast to-day from the number of murders committed was
1778. Last year it was 1455. Hong Kong Broadcasting Station
Motorcar thefts declined from ZBW. on a wavelength of 355 78,727 in 1933 to 62,406 in 1935. metres. (845 KG's).
[Robberies in 1933 were
Relay from the Kowloon Rife Range. ZEK. Programme - 12.30-215 pm - gramme.
20.025.
Last year they totalled 14,248.
In 1993 there were 87,846 bur- glaries and 12,104 assaults. Last
there European Pro-year
were 76,001 bur glaries and 10,765 assaults.
Credit for the decrease in the (nation's crime is probably due to the Department of Justice G-men.
A nation-wide
12.30 p.m.--Marek Weber and his Orchestra.
1 pm-Local: Time Signal and Weather Report.
1.03 p.m.-Marches played by Mill- tary Bands,
1.20 p.m--Variety Items. 1.30 pm-Reuter Press Bulletins. Local: Weather Forecast, time and announcements.
1.40 p.m-Dance Music. 2.15 pm-Close Down. 3.30-4 pm-European Programme 330 pi-A running commentary on the Final Shoot for 800 yards H.E. the Governor's Prize for Rifle Shoot- ing, from the Kowloon Rifle Range by CA Grimes.
4 pizz-Close Down
5-8 pm-European Programme. 5-7 p.m.-A Relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra.
3/
survey reveals
that last year New England was the most law-abiding section of the country. The south central States were the most criminal.
Vermont and New Hampshire passed the year without a single murder,
Songs
East of the Sun My heart is haunted
Bund
Maid of Brazil
p-Light Opera and Musical Songs
Comedy Excerpta,
Vocal Gems--
Monsieur Beancaire
Selection--
Dollar Princess (Fall).
Vocal Gems-
The Love Parade
Selection-Bow Bells.
7.30 pm-A Raše da Costa Pro- gramme.
1. What are your intentions.
2. I'll string along with you.
3. Many Eappy returns of the Day-
.. Sweet and Lovely.
7.43 p.m.-Four Songs by
Korjus (Soprano)..
1. Thousand and one Nights
(Strauss).
Miliza
2. La Vilanole (The Swallow}
(Dell'Acqua).
3. La Danza (Rossini).
4. Funienli-Finicala (Denza).
Dreaming a Dream
This is no Sin.
Band....
Remembrance
Where the Mountains meet the Sea,
Song
Two Tired Eyes
Band-
Happy, I'm Happy
Wine Song
8.37 p.m.-Band Selections. Aldershot
Command Searchlight Tattoo: "Carmen"— Selection (Bizet).
Aida-Introduction and Moorish
Ballet (Verdi).
Aida Grand March and Finale
(Verdi)-
The Back Domino Overture
(Auber).
9 p.m.-A Relay of the Daventry News Bulletin (Copyright) by Rev- Signal,ter). Quotations
8
Time p.m.-Local: Weather Report, Stock and Annomcements.
8.05 p.m.-Chinese Studio Concert 11 pm-Close Down.
8.05-10 p.m.-European Programme from Z.E.K. on a frequency of 640 kilocycles.
8.05 pm-Leslie Hutchinson and the London Pizzo Accordeon Band. I
9.15 p.m.-A Recital by Beatrice Harrison (Cello).
1. Sarabande (Handel),
2. Benedictus (Mackenzie).
3.
Adoration (Borowski).
4
Serenade ("Hassen"} (Delius).
9.30 p.m.-Dance Music.
10 m-Big Ben.
10.02 pm-Close Down.
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