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THE

HONG KONG

PENINSULA HOTEL":

HONG KONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL

PEAK

AND

HOTEL

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL.

HOTELS,

LIMITED

In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Llis, Peking.

THE HARBOUR VIEW PRIVATE HOTEL.

9-12, Chatham Road, Kowloon. Finest Situation on the Peninsula. Large Airy Rooms with Full Benefit of the Cool Sea Breezes. Unequalled Cuisine.

Phone

Tel. 55734.

Proprietress-Men, Gardiner.

Cable Add. "Harview."

SAVARIN HOUSE

Telephone

56780

PRIVATE HOTEL.

31-34, Wing Lak Building. 1st floor. ALL MODERN CONVENIENCES. UNPARALLELED CUISINE

The finest of foods and wines served in the brightest and most attractive surroundings. Firal- class orchestra, Spécious and luxurious lounges.

Tiffin $1.10.

1

Tel. Add

"Savarin" HK.

Hotel Cecil

Renowned for its Nigh-Class Cuisine and Service combined

wiha Moderate Tarif.

Near

Yet in a

shops and theatres. pleasing neighbourhood.

Dinner $1.30.

ENCLOSED IN ORIENTAL FERNERY AND EASTERN CHARM.

Famished with

an eye to tru comfort of ita tenants. Luxuri ous single and double

rooms

large and airy.

SELECT PRIVATE HOTEL.

THE MARBLE HALL

21, Nathan Rd, Kowloon,

Telephone 57089,

Modern bata- rooms attached to cach rooni, and private gar- age benefits motorists.

SEND YOUR FRIENDS AT HOME.

THE

NEWS

OF THE

WEEK

AND WHEN YOU GO HOME KEEP IN TOUCH THROUGH

THE OVERLAND CHINA MAIL

WEEKLY EDITION OF THE "CHINA MAIL"

Published Every Friday at 3a, Wyndham St.

Telephone 20022.

FOR SALE

POSTAGE STAMPS CATALOGUES

FOR 1931.

You want a Catalogue. Because it enables you to identify your atampa, to recognise scarce varieties, to gain a knowledge of stamp values, and to have a basis on which to buy, sell or exchange.

GRACA & COM

Dealers in Postage Stamps and Philatelic Goods, Post Cards, Prayer Books, Garden Seeds, Toys,

C1 No. 10, Wyndham Street,

BLO

Rosie's BEAU

GEOM MANUS

Registered U. S· Papel Office;

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ROUND THE CINEMAS

SHARON LYNN WANTS DRAMATIC ROLE

"MAN TROUBLE.”

GENERAL NOTICES

NOTICE.

R.M.O.C.A. THE ANNUAL DIN- NER of the Royal Marines Old Comrades' Association will be held on SATURDAY, 14th Febru please communicate ary, 1931, those wishing to attend with Hon. Sec., C. E. FRITH. Sanitary De- partment.

The secret desire of Sharon Lynn is to become an emotional actress and she spends a great deal of her spare time in study. She reads morbid stories, entertaining an Idea that they will help her emotionally. Miss Lynn, however, has been ao outstanding in character parts of HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL a lighter vein, that she is finding it no easy job to induce directors to east her in roles where she may find aa opportunity to act rather than

sing and dance. Several times she has talked herself into a heavy role, only to have another director, on the eve of the "first shooting," beg her to take the song and dance part in his picture.

Miss Lynn has a role in "Man Trouble," Fox Movietone romantic drana showing in the Queen's Theatre to-day, that gives her a better chance

to display her ver-

SOCIETY.

THE ANNUAL SHOW OF FLOWERS and VEGETABLES will be held at the City Hall on THURSDAY,

February 26, 1931. Entries will definitely CLOSE at Noun on THURSDAY, February 19, 1931, at the Hon. Secretary's Office,

it is hoped that intending exhibi tors will send in their entries-as early as possible.

J. T. BAGRAM,

Hon. Secretary.

11, Queen's Road, Central.

satility than anything she has pre-|||||||||||||||||||| viously done. She appears

as a

singer in a speak-easy zabaret, and sings two of the four songs which James Hanley and Joseph McCarthy wrote for the production. Dorothy Mackaill, who plays the leading feminine role, sings the other two.

Milton Sills and Kenneth Mac- Kenna as rivals for the hand and heart of Dorothy Mackaill play the leading masculine roles. Others important players in the cast are Roscoe Kurns, Oscar Apfel, James Bradbury, jun., Edythe Chapman. Harvey Clark, and Lew Harvey.

Berthold Viertel, who made "Seven Faces," in which Paul Muni was such an outstanding success, directed the picture, the atory of which

adapted by George Manker Watters and Marion Orth from Ben Ames Williams's "A Very Practical Joke," which was publish- ed in the Saturday Evening Post. Watters alon collaborated with Edwin Burke on the dialogue.

WEDN

"ROMANCE."

Greta Garbo, who is starred in 'Romance," her new Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer talking picture, which will come to-morrow to the Queen's Theatre, as born in Stockholm, Sweden, where she made her film debut in "The Story of Geesta Berling" before going to America in 1925 Miss. Garbo, who educated in the Royal Dramatic Academy in Sweden, rose to star dom at once with "The Temptress," and siare that time has steadily in- creased her tremendous following. Her last silent films were "The Single Standard" and "The Kiss."

W33

COASTWISE

by

"ALGIE" BENNETT.

An interesting book of Cartoons depicting "Happenings" on the China Coast

PRICE $1.00. Now on sale at BREWERS

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW EXCELSIOR BOOK STORE. and at the Publishers

The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd.

China Mail Building. |Q|BOOD BARATTUFTED1SETTORIKOA 11|2|3}}}||

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.

- Public Auctions -

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.

THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA CHINA TELEGRAPH CO, LTD.

The following unclaimed tale

Her Laikle debut in "Anna Chris-gram is lying at the E.E. Tele fie" won her new, laurela.

Clarence Brown again directe.l Miss Garbo in the pieturisation of

graph Co. Office, Hong Kong:--

Lee, 2nd floor, Morrison H

the famous Edward Sheldon play in Road,, from Macao. which Doris Keane starred for many years. Lewis Stone and Gavin Gordon head the supporting cast which includes Elliatt Nugent. Florence Lake, Clara Blandick, Mathilde Comont, Henry Armetta, Edward Woods, and Countess Nina de Liguero.

S. LACK.

Superintendent. Hong Kong, January 29, 1961.

SOLUTION TO BRIDGE PROBLEM.

South tends 10 of Clubs, West must play Queen. North rufs with 3 of Hearts. North returns King of Diamonda. Sonth ruffs with. Knave of Ilearts and leads 2 of Hearts

North covers whichever card West plays and leads a second round. South discards 2 of Clubs. North lends 4 of Spades. South

wins with King, makes 8 of Clubs and lead 2 of Spades to North's 10, making all seven tricka.

The Annapolis Valley fruit grow. ers see brighter prospects for the marketing of the 1930 apple crop which is larger and of batter quality than was at first expected. It is also believed that practical results of a favourable kind may follow the recent investigation into the fruit industry by the Royal Commission.

GEE! I HAVEN'T GO. BUT TWENTY CENTS-501 CAN'T TAKE ROSIE OUT TO DINNER TO-NIGHT- VIL PHONE HER AND TELL HER I HAVE TO WORK-

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GOVERNMENT NOTICES

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

》ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

to be held on MONDAY, the 2nd day of February, 1991, at a p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Hla Excellency the Gov- ernor, of one Lot of Crown Band at Shamshulpo, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, commoncing from 1st July. 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 24 years less three days..

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Locally.

Q.

29

Boundary.

W.

ken

ft.

#t. about

par vale pisu. 13,560 Deg

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

of the Sale by Public Auction to be held

on MONDAY, the

the

SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1931.

'Phone 20022

FOR

CLASSIFIED

ADVERTISING

Twenty-five Words three inner- Bons prepaid $1. Every addi tional word four centa for three Insertions.

All replies under this heading must be called for.

TO LET.

TO LET Ground Floor of No. 8, Des Voeux Road Central; at prenent in the occupation of the Netherlands India Commercial Bank, available from 1st Apr 1, 1931. Apply to David Stasoon &Co, Ltd.

TO LIST. To prospective visitors to England deal accommodation in the West End of London, Centre of theatre land, ete, Good English fare. Moderate charges, 61, Clarendon Road, Holland Park, London, W.11, G. B. Colson.

TUITION GIVEN

AN ENGLISH WOMAN, cultured and much travelled, gives LESSONS in ENGLISH CONVERSATION. RAPID TUITION and PERFECT ACCENT GUARANTEED. Eight one-hour lessons $12. Write Box No. 677, c/o "China Mail."

HOME TUITION.

2nd day of February, 1931, at WESTOVER—STEVENAGE Withiza B p.m., at

Offices it

in hour from London. the

In bealthy Public Works

selghbourhood. SCHOOL for GIRLS Department. by

and SMALL BOYS. A few Boardr Order of His Excellency the Gov- received in the House of the Principal ernar, of one Lot of Crown Land individual care and attention. For at Mong Kok Tsui in the Colony

Particulars apply to: ef Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Hent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King. for one further term of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of S.No.

Kowloon Inland | Registry No.

Nathan Hoad and

Boundary Street.

Locality.

Boundary Mesaremmata.

Contests in

Arenal Bantal

? about

A par le pian, 18310 210

R.

X

MISS RUTH CULLEY

(Camb. Higher Local), Camb. Teachers' Diploma) MISS GERTRUDE TURNER,

(National Frodol Highor Certificate).

PUOLIARD, ANKUALLY,

THE

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One-Inch BUSINESS CARDS of Firms desiring to extend their connections, or Trade Cards of

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16 per page.

PUBLIC AUCTION. ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 2nd day of February, 1991, at 8 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Gov ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Mong Kok Tsui in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further torm of X '75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

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Junction of

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Registry No

Locality.

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O'CLOCK-

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PRIVATE HOTEL. Austin Road. Kowloon. (Pacing the Kowloon Cricket Club. Foar minutes from ferry by bus.) Suites of rooms (single and double), hot and cold system, a modern sanitation, private bathrooms attached. EXCLUSIVE TABLE entirely under European management.

Water

Hotel has a splendid aspect in one of the finest locations to Kowloon, sway from polse, yet easily accessible.

Terme very moderate. Reser- vations by letter or cable.

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Tels.: 57389 & 67385 (Private). Telegraphic Add.: "Forn" HK. Our motto is "SERVICE." "

WHITTA'S

MOTOR AUCTIONS

AT

CAMERON ROAD, KOWLOON, next door to the PENINSULA GARAGE., Phone 56720, Phone 26485

All Cars, Motor-Cycles, Trucks, and, Motor Accessories are on View up to 7.30 p.m.

Cars for Sale received up to Wednesday at 5 p.m. Sales Room Open for Privato Sale Every Evening to 7.30 p.m.

PHOTO-SUPPLIES

Kodaks and Cameras, Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Enlarging. ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES

Price Moderate.

A Trial Order is Solicited.

A. SEK & CO.

Tel. No. 23459. 26A, Des Voeux Rood, C. Hong Kong.

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DEATH-

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