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Alarmed at the reports that his wife. Clars Bow, above, the former "It" girl of the movies, was seriously at their New Mexico ranch, Rer R. Bell rush- ed medical aid by plane and car from Los Angeles
BRIDGE NOTES
NINE TRICKS DOWN
By Ely. Culbertson
CENA MAIS LONDAY - DEL
It is all very well to talk of good and bad contract players, or to sub-divide them further into bei
ex- ginners, average players, or perts. But in another sense such
Amusements
“SWING TIME"
AND ALHAMBRA
STHEATRES
EN'S
Vaudeville may be dead, but its! former headline performers most
14. 1936
Cinema Notes From The Theatres
“ROMEO „AND JULIET"
KING'S THEATRE
"Romeo and Juliet," starring
certainly are not. Four of them. Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard, in fact, are playing the top roles is the story of the son and in the new musical production, "Swing Time." \
daughter of two waying houses
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Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, of Verona who fall deeply in love) Victor Alpore and Helen-Broderick and marry in secret. Romeo are the ex-vaudevillians appearing banished from Verons when he together in the current song and
dance film. Astaire and Miss Ro-kills Juliet's cousin Tybalt in a gers are co-starring, and Moore duel. Upon the advice of his fa- and Miss Broderick are playing ther confessor, Friar Laurence, be principal supporting roles.
fees to Mantua, where he is to re-
In addition to the "big four” of main until the friar can pave the the cast, other "Swing Time" way for his return, Juliet is being players are former vandevillians forced to marry the Count Paris Among the latter group are Frank by her mother and father. They Jenks, Donald Kerr and Jack seek Frair Laurence's help, and he Good, all of whom play comedy gives her a sleeping potion which roles and do a dance with Astaire. will make her seem like dead for Eric Blore, the funny butler of 42 hours. He bids her drink' it Former Astaire and Rogers musi and, in the meantime he promises cals, now cast as a dancing school he will send for Romeo in Mantua, proprietor, hails from the Lendo explaining the hoax so that Romeo stage, where he was in the troupe may return to Verona in time for which featured Fred Astaire her awakening and carry her back) The Gay Divorce." Betty Far to Mantua with him. Juliet takes ness, who is grouped among the the potion and it has the promis- supporting principals in "Swing Time," is a product strictly of theed effect. Her family, believing, her dead, lay her to rest in the films.
Capulet tomb. Meanwhile, Frair Laurence's messager, Frair John, is speeding to Mantua with ther letter of explanation to Romeo Frair John, however, is held up a
THE LAW IN HER HANDS”—
ORIENTAL THEATRE
With Margaret Lindsay and
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NOTICE OF FINAL CALL OF divisions are pointless. The true Glenda Farrell teamed as a pair plague stricken village, and so the distinction is simply between of young women lawyers. The letter is never delivered to Romeo, $2.50 PER SHARE
serious and frivolous players! Law In Her Hands" is gay with Believing the reports of Juliet's
Whether the cards are tossed fun and vivid with swift and death, which have been brought to HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY Wharf & Godown Company. Ltd. at TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
him by his servant, Romeo buys Kowloon, whence and/or from the
that the Directors have about in joyous abandon or pains dramatic action. wharves delivery may be obtained.
Optional cargo, will not be landed made a final call of $2.50 per takingly weighed on the scales of The picture literally starts with a deadly poison and rides to Juliet's here, unless notice has been given 48 share upon all the members hold-judgment, it is an impressive tri-la bang when a racketeer haris a tomb so that he may die at her! hours prior to vessel's arrival, but ing shares of the 1936-Issue, upon bute to the game itself that, from bomb into a restaurant where the side.
viewpoints, two feminine lawyers are being] divergent has widely carried on from port to port to the which only $2.50 per share
Faris, overcome with great grief | Monday & Thursday from 10 a.m. to Noon, No. 11 Ice House St. Anal port of call to which the option been paid, and that the same will every one can have a good time.photographed at luncheon by by the death of Juliet, rashes to in claims will be admitted after be payable to the Bankers of the But land I cannot make that "but" {news cameraman. This starts their Caulet Tomb to spend the night in | the Goods have left the Godown, and Company, the Hong Kong and too strong), just as the lion and career for they squash the gang- the presence of his beloved, where all Goods remaining undelivered after Shanghai Banking Corporation, the lamb should not set up house-ster's alibi by producing the pohe is met by Romeo with whom ke; the 17th inst. will be subject to rent Hong Kong, ou the 1st day of keeping together, it is extremely tograph which shows him just be
engages in a mortal duel and losses Their cleverness catches the at-his life. Romeo then takes poison- By Order of the Board of Direc-pleasure, for the two types-seri-
ous and frivolens to sit down attention of the boss racketeer who and dies alongside the brier the same table. East and West in offers them a fat retainer to ban Juliet, Juliet when she awakes is find her lover dead today's hand discovered the truth dle his business for him. The girls horrified to of this philosophy.
refuse until Warren Hull, whe and stricken with grief she ends North, dealer.
has the role of an assistant dis her own life by running a dagger trict attorney, and the lover of through her heart.
All claims against the vessel wat April, 1937.
be presented to the undersigned with-
in 8 days from the date of discharge
of
cargo, otherwise, they will not be tors, recognised.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 18th inst. at 10 am by our surveyors Messrs. Goddard & Denglas, in the presence of Consignees concerned.
In the case of dutiable cargo, con- signees are requested to inform the Imports and Exports Office that they have such goods for examination.
cd.
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Bill of Lading will be counter- signed by
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Now On Sale
THE
CHINA YEAR BOOK
(18th edition) 1936
an
The China Year Book indispensable reference book on Chiza; it arms its reader with all material necessary for forming currect judgments on the Far Eastern situation. and embodies all important documenta statistics of the year.
Among the subjects dealt with by foreign and Chinese experts in the eighteeth edition are the following: Smuggling. Tangku
Agreement, "New
Weekly Incidenty Hirota Three- Point Programme, Soviet-Outer Mongolia Protocol, Mangal. Ter- ritory in Manchakno, Leith- Boss Mission, Currency Position,
etc
Price $18.
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NOEL BRAGA.
Secretary.
Hong Kong. 11th. Dec., 1936...
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS.
AND SURVEYORS.
·Public Auctions -
THE Undersigned have received Tinstructions to sell by Public
Auction.
on
Wednesday, the 16th. December, 1936
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street
Toys Toys Toys !!!
unwise, and fatal to the evening'shind the two girls.
North-South vulnerable.
NORTH
S-AK Q 10
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D.-7
C.-A Q 9 8 5 3
EAST
WESTM
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Miss Lindsay, makes the mistake
of having her appointed to defend,
a criminal from whom he already
has obtained a confession
Furious at being framed, the woman lawyers first win their case, and then
decide to fight tricks with tricks. They accept D. KJ98 653) the offer of the racketeer to han
dle 'his cases, and become famous as criminal lawyers, wining cases by tricks, not only clever, but hil- ariously funny.
C-J 10 4
SOUTH
*S.---6-5
FL-10 4 3 2 DA Q 10 4 2 C-X 6
SAN FRANCISCO"-"MAJESTIC
THEATRE
The bidding: North East South West 1 club 1.sp.[1] 2 di 4 sp. [!] "San Francisco" teams" three Double Pass Pass Pass
of the East's psychic spade bid was etars
most popular scree for the first time... Gable. Jeanette Mac-
ro-
A Fine Assortment of Dressed) typical of the "devil-may-care" Clark Dolls, Furniture Sets, Lead Sol-player. Not stopping to figure the Donald and Spencer Tracy. diers. Crackers, Wooden &dangerous possibility that part-is a picture brimming with Mechanical Toys. Christmas De-ner, instead of opponents might be mance, love, comedy, beautiful corations, etc., etc.
led astray he relied childishly on music and excitement. On View from Tuesday the 15th.his diamond suit for his "escape."
December 1936.
Terms: Cash on Delivery..
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers.
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BOOT POLLS
BLACK
KIW
KIWI preserver your gives them longer life
KIWI
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overcall was,
his OWE
Clark Gable offers one of his But to his great discomfiture he greatest characterisations · 29 heard South [who, he knew, al-Blackie Norton, owner of the most ways bid honestly] bid that very popular resort on the Barbary suit! West certainly could not be Coast, Jeanette MacDonald is su- blamed for feeling that, no matter perb as the country girl who how Night the one spade starts her singing career or the freak Barbary Coast and rises to great distribution indicated a splen-operatic heights, only to return to did. chance for game. North the Coast because of the man she did not allow his astonishment at loves. Spencer Tracy scores in bearing four spades bid againstjan unusual role as a kindly priest his holding to interfere with, his who chooses the wicked street for vocal cords. It must be admitted his evangelistic work. In the ex- that there was a certain emphasis (cellent supporting cast are Jack en his "double" East now was Holt, Jessie Ralph. Ted Healy, trapped. He dared not run to five Shirley Boss. Margaret Irving. diamonde, particularly since Harold Huber and Al Shear South had bid that suit, sitting “PRIVATE WORLDSTM-ŠTAR. over him. Grinning gayly, he pass- ed and prayed for a miracle.
But the miracle was not forth- In this picture Claudette Col-} coming. South opened the king bert is supported by a cast headed of clubs and when North signalled by Charles Boyer, noted French with the three spot, demanding a star; Joan Bennett, Helen Vinson shift, South led the six of spades! and Joel McCrea. Gregory LaCava The rest of the hand was a night directed the picture, which was mare for the deckarer. North cash-produced by Walter Wanger for jed every tramp fuick, and then led Paramount:
THEATRE
the ace and queen of clubs forcing “Private --Worlde! - is... adapted dummy's sole remaining trump from the best-selling novel of the The ace of hearts gave North the same title by Phyllis......Bottome. lead again and he rattled of the Miss Colbert is cast as a brilliant rest of his club cult, after which young psychiatrist skilled in pro- he led a diamond through Fast bing the loves and hates that le into South's major tenacer; Thus in the "private worida” of other the only trick taken by the 'de, people's minds, but as, naïve in, clarer, was "dukunya fiffle trum, understanding her vows secret and the 1,700, point penalty, plus thoughts as any child. The roman- North's~100′′ -honours l'amply.com (tic interest is provided i {"paniated "North-South for the slam lationship with Boyer and in the
they could have made but probably conflicting relationships would not have reached in the bid-
Miss" "Betimett and Mind ding.
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