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"KLONDIKE ANNIE”"— QUEENS THEATRE
TO GAOL
Managed £300,000 Properties
ARADIO
"TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME-
Mr. Charles Lee, the Willesden magistrate and owner of property said to be worth £300,000, was
The following programme will sil prosecutor at Marlborough-street From the perfumed, cushioned boudoirs of a Barbary yesterday against Walter Hawkes be broadcast to-day from
"INFLUENCING A EXAMINATION
TENDER
Councillor Charged With Corruption
Andrew Walter Bradshaw, 'aged
RESULTS
By Local Students
ACCOUNTANCY SECRETARIAL
INSTITUTE.
chemist, of St ATIK-FU Burdett-road, E, a member of
At the March" Scamitations Bethnal Green Borough Commeil, the Association of Bookkeeping the and Thomas Shaw, aged $8, Teachers of England (Incorporate
Coast gambling-dive to the frozen ley Dudley, aged 44, an account-Hong Kong Broadcasting Station traveller, of Burkett-rosd, En Hed) and the Institute of Commerce
her new film.
1.03 pm Songs by Frank Grumit money of the Harland Engineel-sociation. (Fellow of the Asso--- 1.15 pm-Tunes of not-so-long-ago / Company, of Victoria-stresti Weldsation of Bookkeeping Teachers,
minster. At the last bearing a
Westminster police-
of Birmingham, conducted ju metres. (845" KUHIN
court last month on charges sleg reaches of the Arctic Circle may at of Lulworthdrive, Pinner ZB.W. on a wavelength of 355 peared at
Middlesex. seem like a far jump, but Mae
dents of the Accountancy Secre It was alleged that Dudley, Dance Music from Hong Kong Hotel ing corruption and attempted Hong Kong, the following stu-
Daventry. Rehus
false pretencer. West, does it easily, and as grace-
Originally the charge againstrial Institute successfully pass- ed the Degree Examination and EXPERT MASSAGE fully as ever, in "Klondike Annie, while employed by Mr. Lee as 1230-215 pm-European recorded
secretary-accountant at £5 a week, Programme.
them was one of attempting to obave been admitted to the mean- committed defalcations totalling 1430 pm Military Band Music.
1 p.m. Local: Time Signal and tain £25 by false pretences, the bership Degree F.B.T. of the AB- Mae West plays the role of a £184, by falsifying the books.
Weather Report. San Francisco gambling-house For the defence it was pleaded hostess who escapes from the po- that Dudley was sole manager of lice to Alaska on a battered oid Mr. Lee's properties and was much by the New Mayfair Orchestra.
1.30 pm-Renter Press Bulletins, further charge alleged that they boat belonging to Captain Ball over-worked and became ill. He
Rugby Press News, Local: Weathe"corruptly solicited the sh" of - DEGREE EXAMINATION. Brackett (Victor McLaglen). Bull) was married, with two children.
forecast, time and announcements. 25 from Charles Cameron as a E. Lyen, Anna Charrington, Wong falls for her in a great big way, Dudley was sentenced to four
140 p.m.--Dance Music of Yester-reward for Bradshaw, who is a sten Ltd; Huhu Remedios. J. and urges her to marry him, but months" hard labour-to run con- day.
each in the Klondike, currently-oXX
of four she stays on adopting, to throw the police of charges. These were of stealing a her track, the name and reputa-wages book and three sums of 52. tion of "Sister Annie,” an evange list who has died on the way North.
BRIDGE NOTES
Thrill Of The Swindle
By Ely Culbertson
Mae's revival meetings are the talk of all Alaska-torch songs, chorus numbers and everything
“STRIKE ME PINK”— MAJESTIC THEATRE
215 pm-Close Down
4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7p.m.-12 midnight.-European
7 pm-Orchestral Music.
Ungarische Lustspiel Ouverture
(Eeler-Bela) (Op. 108)
Sylvia Ballet: (Delibes)
(lgar)
This lavish $1,500,000 produċ-
7.30 pm-Choral Music. Ethel Merman, To Shorten Winter's Sadness (azz. tion, featuring
Many a captain of industry who that goes to make a swell song Sally Ellers, Parkyakarkus and Fellowes) has achieved his success with per-and-dance production, and sud-william Frawley and a glorious The Turtle Dove (arr. Vanghab fect honesty, secretly cherishes the denly, "Sister Annie" realises that
\new array of Goldwyn Giris, casts
Williams)
(arr. Dunhill)
England)...
member of the Bethnal Green Backhouse Ltd; T. Bian Kwie, Borough Council, înfruncing that Kowloon; A Chong No. 26 Des Pro-public body to accept the tender Voeux Road, Central.
of Mr. Charles Cameron's em-
INTERMEDIATE, PASSES.
ployers, the Harland, Engineering Lyen, Anna Charrington, Wany Company."
Bing-ho, A. Liang, Fung-Chi-ning. - The Bethnal
E.
Green Borough
Maxi,
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5 Council was represented by Mr. E. Bian Hoe, K. Sik Hak, P. KE, W. Cartwright, L. Smith, Li-Has- H. Butcher, and the Town Clerk, Mr. D. J. Keep, was also present, cheung, Bo Lok-on, Lau Yan-yuen,
Wong Men-Lai, Samuel- Mr. H. A. K. Morgan appeared for)
Florence Him. the Director of Public Prosecu-
The next examinations.......of the tions.
Association är Bookkeeping Teachers and the Institute of Com- merce will be held in September and all intending candidates are requested to forward their appli- extions to the local Registrar, Messrs. Thomas Le C. Kuen.and Co., Wing On Ban Building, The Comedy Harmonists.or before August 30.
belief that he would have made anthe man with whom she is in loveEddie Cantor as a timid little, rol. ¡Golden Slumbers Kiss your eyes excellent confidence man or swind-Jack Forrest (Phillip Reed), a lege tailor whose secret passion Ye Banks and Braes (210. - YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and ler had he decided against the Federal agent who has been for a glamorous night club singer.j
promptly printed "Chine Mail" straight and narrow path when he signed to locate the missing gam-for a Office No. 34, Wyndham Street arrived at the cross-roads of his bling-house girl, is deeply in love. Telephone 20022
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· 7.45 pm-Violin Solesky Albert moves him to take a correspon Sandler. dence course in personal magne
It is this trend of human psy- “Sister Annie" wants to marry tism, extitled "Man or Mouse,
gives the blase GENERAL NOTICES chology which
bridge expera real thrill. Hav-Jack, but just as she is about to What Are You?" ing, at some time or other in his accept his proposal, she realizes - Then he inherits the manage- standard that it would be unfair and she ment of a huge amusement park career, made all of the
soland becomes involved with a good plays by which hands can be takes Bull's offer. They're made, regardless of what the op- much better suited to each other gang of slot-machine racketeers point--both of them want a mate who'll who have put every previous ponents do, he reaches where the thrills of the game are be a good sparring partner, and manager "on the spot.”
Highlights of the musical are: largely centred in those hands on in this combination, they'll both
a thrilling, laugh-loaded comedy IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that which he has neatly swindled the have what they need. Ian Intering Dividend of 22.10/-opponents out of a game or slam
"Klondike Anme? is splendid chase on a Giant Roller Coaster made jentertainment every member of and a wild balloon ascent, with per share, subject to deduction of which he could not have
their co-operation, how the cast is perfect in his role, and Eddie and Parkyakarkus in the Income Tax, has been declared for without.
Mae West has been given the op-basket and the gangsters at the the HALF YEAR ending 30th June ever unwilling. 1936 at rate of 1/3.5/16 per Dollar. It is a well known principle that portunity to display an additional, controls.
brand of hum- THE DIVIDEND will be pay-competitors always will try to balk and entirely new
The expert our, which will keep the loyalty of able on and after 10th August each other's moves.
confronted all her old fans, and add maLY 1936 at the offices of the Corpora-bridge player, when tion, where Shareholders are re-with a situation for which there new ones. quested to apply for Warrants. is no apparent remedy, sometimes THE REGISTER OF SHARES takes advantage of this principle of the Corporation will be closed as the only way to make his con- from 27th JULY to 8th AUGUST tract. As witness South's play of
(both
during the following hand. inclusive) day's which period no transfer of
Shares can be registered.
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"THE UNGUARDED HOUR-
KING'S THEATRE
"THE LONE WOLF RETURNS" -ALHAMBRA THEATRE
1. An Old Violin
2. Looking for you S. The Violin Song from "Tin**)'
(Eubens).
4. Song of Paradise (King) 5 Always (Puritan Lullaby.")
3pm-Local: Time Signal," Wea-
8.03 pm- Variety Programme. ther Report, and Announcements...
Piano Solo-
If you love me
Songs.....
In a Little Gipsy Tea Room Louisiana Fairy Tale
Organ Solos
A Japanese Sunset- Ninette. Songs mat
Carroll Gibbons.
Vit Restuz
R. E. McPherson.
The Girl I know ("Glamorous
Night*)
Far away in Shanty Town" *** ("Glamorons Night")
Esikbeth Welch
This picture is the source of| many moments of guy and excit-Humorose
The Sunshine Cruise ing entertainment and features
Cicely Courtneidge. Melvyn Douglas and Gail Patrick.
Instrumental Melvyn Dongles is seen in the Drifting and Drewming The story of "The Unguarded title role with Gail Patrick sa his
Ferera and Pax'uhi. Hour," itself a successful stage leading lady. Donglas recently a result of play, concerns a London barrister achieved stardom as (Franchot Tone) whose brilliance his performance opposite Cl- enables him to send men to thejdette Colbert in "She Married Her gallows by circumstantial evi- Boss" and received the important dence alone.
role in "The Lone Wolf Returns”
In his most sensational case he is a fitting tribute to his fine work, finds, that his wife (Loretta
The story presents Bouglas as the Young) is the witness whose testi- suave international jewel thief | the defendant and Miss Patrick as the champing mony absolves after which he himself becomer Marcia Stewart, the girl he loves involved in a murder, trussed in Tala Birell, Henry Mollison, The bidding: South West North
a ring of circumstantial evidence Thurston Hall and Donglas Dunn- INT Pass 2NT
which he cannot break..
[brille are featured prominently in 3NT [final bidī
cast. Roy William Neill It is mystery melodrama which the West opened the seven of spades, never lags, from the start to the directed. East played the queen, and declarer thrilling courtroom finish. unhesitatingly won the
ORIENTAL THEATRE
ace. The The supporting cast of Lewis THE THREE MUSKETEERS” hold-up play would be useless un- Stone, Roland Young, Robert less West had at least a seven card Graig, Jessie Ralph. Dudley sait and did not hold the ace of diamonds. And it would have the Digges, Aileen Pringle and others serious defect of a confession of is outstanding without exception spade weakness by declarer,
"DESIGN FOR LIVING-STAR
THEATRE
Immortal pranksters are those gallant swordsmen, Athos. Por- thos, Aramis and d'Artagnan, whose lasty frolleries are vividly set forth in RKO-Radio's álm ver- sion of Dumas" "The Three Mas- keteers.".
Eight tricks were in clear sight,| but how to bring, home the ninth; without being smothered by an ļavalanche of spades offered a seri The seven stars contribute great ous problem. To run off ffe clubs skill, enthusiasm and sophistica- They checkmate, the all-power and then attempt to cash diamond tion to this comedy, drama. They ful Cardinal Richelien, and send trick would be futile if the holder are Frederic March, Gary Cooper, his men scurrying from the field of the diamond severe on his Miriam Hopkins, Edward Everett with pinked breeches, so that, as toes. He would pop up and re- Horton, Director Ernst Lubitsch Forthos boasts, "They can turn a spade. But if the ace holder Noel Coward, the playwright, and bow, to the Cardinal,
down. Even their mo dam could be hoaxed to holding off Ben Hecht, who transcribed the
[ous exploits are colo for just one dian and lead, success play for the screen. would quickly fallow.
The story is unique and absorb gusty comedy.
.་
On this hope declarer laid down ing. An American girl falls in them, is ever close
re, sublime
the diamond king from his own with two young musketeers of art outs. They have, avaricious land- hand. As it happened, East really in the Paris latin Quarter. The lords put fat feasts on the cuff was put into a dilemma. He could me are life-long friends. And then take the shirts from not tell that his partner's spades strange love affair is inevitable, their back for good messure. For the information of visitors already were established, or how the following list of some of the many tricks in the suit he could and the principais resign them Equally light humoured are their highest points on the Island and win eventually. South might elves to whatever joys, jealousies reckless generosities
easily have had the ace-king and and agonies may result from a two anal His failure to hold three-cornered love
Mainland is published:-
ISLAND
Victoria Peak
Signal Station Mt. Parker ..
Mountain Lodge
The Eyrie
Peak Fotel
Mt. Davis***
Bowen Road (filterbeds)
MARKLAND
Taimoskan..
loon Pack
The Broadway stage stär, Wal- ter Abel, portrays the fiery d'Artag- nan, with Pani Lukas, "Moroni
foff the first lead strongly suggest But she crosses them both UP Olsen and Onslow Stevens" play-}
Feeted some such holding. West might by marrying a third man
ing his companions in atrás,
distinguished cast further com
1,822 well have the act of clubs and offers her his heart and name for Athos, Portars And Armuis: The 1,774 declarer's diamond play might be unfortunately, is too obsessed 1,784-fan entry-establishment effort for hix ahtairs to give her the love sheises Margot Grahamë, Heather
calises
1725 the dimmy's club suit. In that needs and when she 1,722 canc, to win the diamond king with mistake, she leaves her buses 1,805. the ace would be playing right into for her two maketeer 977 declarer's hands. On this reasm No Jack-in-the-box
ing, he held up his ace. He should were ever applied more not be greatly censured for doing a motion picture's plot
1297
8124
20. Against the holding he fear ancorked by the two-
ed the play would be correct. But some, in "Design for Living
deserv-the climax is a lan lt say event, the
Angel, Ian Keith, Rosamund Pin- chot, John Qualen, Ralph Forbes and Nigel de Briller.
JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
ORGAN FUND
Both the accused asked for time: to obtain legal assistance and they, were remanded on bail.
Vocal...
Whispering Tea for Twe
Orchestra- A, eboki Hawaiian Love-Waltz
Noi Lane's Hawaiian Orchestra.
Vocal
Take ma boots off when ab dies Ole faithfuk
The Hill Billier Orchestra
Cocktail
Walix Medley
9 pm A Relay of the Daventry New Bulletin and Announcements. (Copyright by Reater),
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An international;air record", was: established recently when United Air Lines, the American, trans- Continental air service, celebrate its 10th anniversary by flying 920p-A Selection of Nautica 100,000,000, mies. This mileage is Melodies
in excess of that of any other air 9.30 pm-A Relay of the Dance line in the world. |Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel
Grill Room
30 pm Relay from Daventry, Biz Ben: A rusing commentary
on the Davies Cap Inter-Zone Final Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel
Grill Roam.. from Wimbledon.
10.15 p.-The King's Prize. A 11.30 -A. Rainy from Daventry. The last half- of the running com- running commentary by Captain E. H. Robinson and the final Stage of mentary on the Davies - Cup Inter- the Competition for the King's Prize, Zone Final, from Wizableden.
11.55 Dance Music. from Bisley.
12 midnight-Close Dou 11 pm- Eelay of the Drace
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