THE CHINA MAIL, THISDAY
1936.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
ܒ܂
Twenty-five Words three inser- Sons prepared $1.50. Every ad- ditional word five cents for £kroe Insertions.
All replies under this headingį; must be called for.
TUITION
COMMERCIAL TRAINING given in] Book-keeping, Shorthand, Typewriting and Business routine.. Fees Moderate. Apply 6 Aimi Villas. Austin Road Kowloon
*
FOR SALE
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY 1936-On sale at all Book-stalls andį at the Offices of the Publishers, 3A,} Wyndham Street.
MISCELLANEOUS
YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed. "China Mail" Office No. 3A, Wyndham Street! Telephone 20022.
TON'S
SEEDS
WOR
FOR ALL PARTSTM
SUPPLIES ARE OBTAINABLE FROM:
GRAÇA & COMPANY,
10 Wyndham Street, HONGKONG.
KITABUSHED 1298.
'NEW WAVE” PERMANENT
AT
BUSINESS DIRECTORY usements
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
Kowloon Bay. Į Shipbuilders & Repairers. Call Flag "La
Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors
MASSAGE
EXPERT MASSAGE FOR SPRAINS & STIFFNESS MRS. Y. AMANO No. 26 Wyndham Street, 2nd Floor
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS
AND SURVEYORS,
- Public Auctions
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
Auction...
oa
Tuesday, the 8th, September, 1936 * commencing at 2.30 pm. at their Sales Room, No. 35 Hankow 'Road, Kowloon
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:-
Amusements
Cinema Notes From
The Theatres
“A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM-KING'S THEATRE
Max Reinhardt's super produc- comedy, tion of Shakespeare's
A Midsummer Night's Dream," has the most talented cast of Warner Bros. stars ever to appear lin a single picture.
Reinhardt, long
acknowledged |
to be Europe's greatest stage pro- ducer. consented to present his spectacle in film form after it had met with tremendous success at the Hollywood Bowl and in San! Francisco.
IO-
It is said to be the ultimate in spectacular grandeur, while at the same time, its comedy and mance are as hilarious and as hu- man as the mortal race.
James Cagney heads the all- cast, with Joe E Brown, star Hugh Herbert, Frank McHugh, Otis Harlan, Dewey Robinson and] Arthur Treacher playing with him) as the artisan mummers who pre- sent a play before the Duke of Athens on the occasion of his wedding to the Queen of the Ama-
zons.
The leading romantic roles are. played by Dick Powell, Jean Muir. Ross Alexander and Olivia de Havilland, whose mixed up lovej
lead to some strange
Black Wood. Ware, Teak Dining atlairs Room & Drawing Room Furniture, pranks by the elf of mischief, Bed Room & Office Furniture. Puch, portrayed by Mickey Glass & Porcelain Ware, Alumi-Rooney. ium & Brass Ware, Cutlery, Orna-
Others include Victor Jory,
ments, Linen, Electric Table Fans Verree Teasdale, Anita Louise, {& Lazips, etc. etc.
also
One Refrigerator (Kelvinator). On View from Saturday, the 5th. September 1936. «
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, September 4, 1936.
lan Hunter, Höbart Cavanaugh, and Grant Mitchell
A picture of simplicity and charm is presented here by June Lang, the screen actress, as she poses in an evening gown of pale pink mousseline over pink taketa. The detach able cape is composed entirely of rafies, and is balanced by a skirt that is very
full at the lower edge
Scores of beautiful dancing girls take part in the fairy spect acles, the dances being created and
"Small Town Girl" is her first directed by the two famous!
appearance for Metro-Goldwyn- European ballerinas, Bronislawa Mayer. It is one of the company's Nijinska and Nina Theilade.
more important photoplays.
Produced by Hunt Stromberg
The spectacle is set to the beau-
BRIDGE NOTES
THE FAMILY MATCH
By Ely Culbertson
[Mr. Culbertson continues his reporting of a bridge game between two married couples, at which he ļacted as referee. He fines the players for their errors; according to degree.]
The rubber was dragging in-f terrainably. I offered a fervent though silent prayer that some- one would make a game and end it. I had had enough!
Mr. White, who hadn't said a word for half an hour except to shush his wife, decided to re-enter the conversation.
"Now, folks," he said with cherubic amiability, let's all be friends. Why all the bitter- ness over a few fines? Let's! be sports?"...
I applauded, but remained highly sceptical The next hand was dealt.
East, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
WEST
Mr. White SQ 10 9
Mr: Black *S. 6 3
HL 10 2 D. 10 8 5 4 C. 9 7:6 3
H. AKJ95
-EAST Mrs. Black S. J 4 H 83 D. A 97 2 C. QJ 854 SOUTH Mrs. White S. AK 875 2
D. Q J 6 3 IC. 10 2
EL Q 7 64
D. K
C. A K
The bidding:
•
Fast
South West
North Pass - 25 Pass 2NT Pass 3S. Pass 45.
(final bid) tiful music by Mendelssohn, ar-and directed by William Wellman, I groaned inwardly when she Sitting behind Mrs. White ranged by the noted Viennese the picture boasts a cast that in-made her atrocious two bid and composer, Erich Wolfgang Kora-clades, besides Miss Gaynor and wondered how big a fine I could gold. The play was arranged by Taylor, Binnie Charles Kenyon and Mary McCall, Stone, Andy Devine, Frank Craven of the hand unfolded I almost Barnes, Lewis dare impose. But as the play Jr.. and directed by Max Rein-and James Stewart. The screen forgot the bid in my effort to Thursday, the 10th Sept. 1936 hardt in association with William play was written by John Lee keep up with the amazing series
commencing át 11.00 am
\HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
TH
Auction
02
at their Sales Room,
Duddell Street
5 Cases Anilin Dyes.
Porcelain Writing
2
**
Barrel tapa.
3
11
Seta.
Electrical Fuses.
Silk Ribbons.
Beads.
1
"
Straw Braids.
3
5
Horse Hair Braids.
Pictures.
Post Cards:
H
Knitting Needles.
Dieterle.
"ROAD GANG”—ORIENTAL
THEATRE
but at the latter conditions are so
Bandage for medical terrible purpose, a
| either to go însane or die.
Mahin and Edith Fitzgerald from of errors. Ben Ames Williams best-selling novel
“SUTTER'S GOLD"-QUEEN'S AND ALHAMBRA THEATRES
West opened the king of] hearts and instead of making the killing shift to a trump con- This picture of raw, stark real-
tinued with the ace. "Now ism, said to bare the terrors pri- soners are subjected to in a penal "Sutter's Gold" tells the story of cible contract!" I reflected bit- she's going to make this hor- institution run by grafting politi-one of the most appealing figures terly. But I was reckoning cians, is set in the sombre back-in American annals; a man who without Mr. White, who held ground of a farm conducted by a built a fortune and was despoiled the dummy. county for convicts, and a mine of it. It tells of his adventures, The third round of hearts: where incorrigible prisoners are his courage, of the strange twist was played and undoubtedly. de- shipped. In the former place the of fate which left him struggling clarer would have ruffed with brutality is almost mediaeval, for justice.
dummy's queen of trumps and Edward Arnold's characterisa-trusted to a 2-2 trump break or that inmates are said tion, showing Sutter as an absorb the drop of the jack. But. Mr. ingly human personality, reaches White effectively scotched this Horse Brushes and drama and fast action, with thrill the audience.
There is a wealth of dynamic down deep into the sympathies of play. Merrily he said: “Well, here's where the dummy takes upon thrill, including a convict's
Arnold,
as. Sutter, establishes a trick," and tossed the nine strike and battle with police the colony of New Helvetia and of spades on the trick! Mrs. Meterials for making guards, who use gas bombs and builds a fabulous fortune. When Black, gleefully overtrumped Tommy guns, in the bowels of the gold is discovered on his estate, with the jack and I breathed earth; armning gun-fight be the treasure-seekers take his land, freely. tween police cars and a car in buildings, cattle practically "Now she's down!** I which a convict is fleeing for his everything. His soldiere life; and the blasting of a mine workers have deserted him for the
and thought
to my horror, Mrs. A Quantity of Sundry Articles, tunnel with dynamite.
gold fields. As thousands dig Black, completely overlooking The picture has an unusually riches from soil belonging to Sut the fact that she already had Terms: Cash on Delivery
large and talented cast, which is ter, they thrust him aside ruth-three tricks in, grasped this headed by Donald Woods, Kaylessly."
moment to go mad She Linaker, Carlyle Moore, Jr. Henry
He carries his fight through the underled her ace of diamonds O'Neill, and Joseph King.
courts; finally he wins, only to and declarer's singleton king
Combs. Ornaments Dresses.
for
ALWAYS A FEATURE
2
MARIE'S BEAUTY SHOPPE BANK OF CANTON BLDG. Tel. 32508 (1st Floor).
3
+
hats.
10
Electrical Motors 2 H. P.. 105 Dez. Cuff Links.
Band
QUALITY PRINTING With Quick Service
·TRE KEWEPAPER ENTERPRISE LTD.
CHEKA, MAIL, ELDE
20. SEVERNAR ET
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers Hong Kong, 7th. Sept. 1936.
?
IF YOU ARE WORRYING WHAT TO WRITE HOME ABOUT
JUST POST A COPY OF THE
DON'T
Oberland China Mail WEICH GIVES ALL THE LOCAL NEWS AND LOCAL EVENTS IN PICTURES.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AT SA WYNDHAM STREE
TEL: 20022
"THE PAY OFF-STAR THEATRE
But,
won?
the
lose at last. During three ad- ministrations he seeks redress in Game and rubber! Washington. When his last man- "Well," I said, "that was a "The Pay Off" is described as the is wrapped about him he has real grand fianle! Everybody, "the picture that has everything, become a figure for all to remein including the dummy, gets and when it is noted that the lead-ber with kindly warmth.
fined! Mr. Black, a. shift to ing roles are in the capable hands The gold rush scenes are the trumps after the first heart of James Dunn and Claire Dodd high points in the narrative. There lead was marked. Five dollars, respectively, it should not be hard is a tremendous throbbing tempo dummy is not supposed to
please! Mr. White, to imagine what clever entertain-in the flow of the story, like the enter the play! Įment is the result.
beating of drums and the vibrant
Five dollars! James Dana is cast in a role thrill of wild-throated trumpets.the diamond ace, with
Mrs. Black, your underlead of that is new to him, but he comes James Cruze, the director, has
three tricks off with flying colours and, though done an excellent job.
already home, Was everything does not appear to. "go] The drama does not stop with finally, Mrs. White, your open- frightful! Ten dollars! And with a swing" for him at the the great events of the California ing two bid was not a thing of outset of the picture, he wins crisis. It reaches into the minds beauty.. Five dollars. through finally with his arresting and hearts of men. It shows how (Continued at foot of Next Col) personality. Miss Dodd gives the they lived and whom they loved. performance that we have come The human elements of "Sutter's 150 expect from this talented Gold" are vital, electric. They actress, and as "The Pay Off" give the sequences the flesh-and- comes under the category of "one blood gusto which the subject de- of the pictures that you cannot af- manda.
*
ford to miss," we feel that the best Edward Arnold's portrayal as we can do is to recommend a visit Sutter stands to the popular Star.
"SMALL TOWN GIRL?— MAJESTIC THEATRE
out splendidly. Binnie Barnes, the Countess who tries to bewitch him, is ravishing. ly provocative. She makes a love -- idyll In California seem like some- It has been only a handful of thing absolutely essential to exs- years since Miss Gaynor herself bence..
was a Hollywood, "extra" She Lee Tracy contributes an entire rocketed to overnight fame inly new sort of role for him, and it "Seventh Heaven" and since has is highly entertaining The suy [become a beloved favourite wher-porting cast contains literally
ever motion pictures are shown, thousands of pinyers.
-------
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
BURIAL
OGLED SER ENT DARCS SEAS
WEBASOCIA}
ASSE
Fall
HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL, ZA
HONG KONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL,
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE, PALACE HOTEL,
HOTELS,
LIMITED
with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Peiping.
Hats
GEE
that's good looking
Rollable, Foldable, Super - serviceable, and Moisture-proof In plan colours- &-
Imixtures.
China Emporium Ltd.
All Ladies' Summer Hats 50% discount to clear!
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE
This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spelling, such as harbor, plow, and altho
46
25
13-
36
HORIZONTAL
-1-Cut 'short"
4-Taste 7-City of France s-Upper portion of
-hip-boneTM -11-Sorrowful
12-To strike gently 14-Weep
15-The head
(Humorous)
the
$52.
57
58
139
Siz
10
16
199
| HORIZONTAL (Cont.) "VERTICAL (CORE) 44-Small rag
146-Interdict
47-Worthless leaving
48-Yonder (Poet) [50–Three-tood · sloth-
51-Lavisher extreme
fondness 53–Negative
54 An insect " 56-Türf
17-Suffix to form past 57-Joined
59-Part of a fish
at terse 18-Article of furniture 60-A singing voice 20-A continent (abbr.) 82-Kind of lens 21-Attempt
$4-insect age 65-Besides
23-Grassy meadow ...'
24-Turkish crucial. 25-Even (Cantr.) 27-Appears
29-Shy . 30-Dispatched
32-Musical Instrument. 344Annus
35-PRch
38-Gs!l-like bird" --
38-A® paper: messure 46-Distant
41-A distinguishing
featureNe
VERTICAL
1-Naughty 2-Conjunction 3-Order. 4-Tricky
B-Two -6-Witty saying 7-Father. (5p.) B-Parched
Anger
10-Coin
11-Series
{13-Bundle of cotton |14-Bivalve mottude -
15-Arm of the sea 19-Existed Date 22-Afirmative reply 24 Good" (Fr.)
7, }25-Not, at, any time
27-Serve, scantily |28-Not long (29-The CholonTM part 137~Likewise not.
33 Unit E-Cure-bides
27-Segment
139 A month
40-Pale
42-Land measLTE
43-Entry in an MOCOUNT 45-Bracing
146-Sheep cry...
49-Prefix. Not. 51-June-bug
52-Series }56 Half a scors
66-Drunkard
52 Plaything 159.Adequate
51-Nicka) (abbr.} 163 Musical note
The solutuin of the above with a new`oresS-WOTE. JAMIE
will appear in to-morroide iero
*And now, ladies and gentle
men,
I bid you good night!
́NURSES" "TRADING BAN
The next time I am tempted to The committee of the Woking act as referee I'll work off my Hospital has ordered that nurses surplus, energy with a para-must cesse selling stores to patients chute jump!"
and their friends.