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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1931.

THE CHINESE RESTAURANT, LTD.

OPEN DAILY 11 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT.

We take pleasure in offering the following special menus for the consideration of our patrons. These special menus are prepared by our expert chef.

MENU.

1. Shark's Fins with Yellow of Crabs in Special Soup. 2. Roasted Fow! Livers & Mutton Leg.

3. Steamed Fresh Mushrooms in Shrimp-Roe Gravy. 4. Slowed Duck with Greens.

5. Thick Milk Gravy with Preserved Fruits.

6. Mixed Rice in Fresh Lotus Lonf.

PRICE: $2 per dinner per head.

1. Shark's Fins with Yellow of Crabs in Special Soup.

2. Roasted Fowl Livers & Matton Leg.

3. Steamed Fresh Mushrooma in Shrimp-Roe Gravy.

4. Thick Milk Gravy with Preserved Fruits,

5. Mixed Rice in Fresh Lotus Leaf.

PRICE: $1.50 per dinner, per bead, A LA CARTE.

Single dishes can be obtained at Prices on list. ESPECIAL. Special dishes ready for Patron's Order at all hours.

There is a special a la carte ment in English from which patrons can order other dishes also as moderately charged as the menus. One can choose to the individual taste, either chicken, duck, awabi, shark's fins, bird's, nest soup, boiled or fried garoupa, pigeons, as well as one hundred other delicacies too numerous to enumerate.

THE CHINESE RESTAURANT, LTD.

26, Des Voeux Road Central.

Y. C. LUM (Manager).

SUN HELMETS

For Naval, Military and Civilian Wear.

We have now received a

full selection of Sun

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occasions and

guaran-

teed Sun Proof as well as Rain-

proof.

Also latest styles in

STRAW HATS.

Prices moderato. Inspection invited

THE BAKILLY CO., LTD.

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RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme. will be broadcast to-day, from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 metros: 22

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'First a frontieraman, then a 5-8 p.m.-European Programme college student, and now a young of Victor Rocords. and budding architect. These 5-5.30 p.m.-Orchestral. three Vocationa represent the Moment Musicale (Schubert), three screen roles that John Wayne

Philadelphia Symphony"

Orchestra...

has enacted in his meteoric career Egmont Overture (Bouthoven), since he was selected from a horde

Victor Symphony Orchestra. of prospects to play the buckskin In a Clock Store (Orth), clad hero in "The Big Trail," "The A Hunt in the Black, Black Forest collegiate role came in the making |

(Voelker),

Victor Concert Orchestra. ofGris Demand Excitement" and Raymond Overture (Thomas), currently he is to be seen in the third portrayai in the Fox comedy drama, “3 Girls Lost," which is now attracting crowds to the King's Theatre.

The new offering, with the de lightful Loretta Young in the feminine lead and Lew Cody in one of those debonair villainous roles) which won him fame in the silent days, is woven around the romances of three country.girls upon their arrival in Chicago,

Victor Symphony Orchestra. 5.30-6 p.m. From the Studio- European Children's Programme.

6-6.35 p.m. Variety. Humorous Duet

Down by the Winegar Wolks,

Aileen Stanley and Billy

Murray.

Humorous Song-

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED

IN CHINA MAIL.

Social Functions, To-night Dinner Dances, at Hong Kong and Penisula Hotels.

entertaintments. To-day King's Theatre;

Lost Girls.". To-day Queende

Theatre: "On With The Show."

Today Central Theatre; "Romance of the Opera."

Majestie

Theatre;

Today "Kick In."

Today Star Theatro: "Hot for Paris.”

Home Mails.

To-day--Inward from Europe via Suez (Naldera).

To-morrow-Inward from Europe via Siberia (Vogtland); Outward for Europe. via Siberia (Naldera)

Meetings.

Roll 'Em Girly......Billy Murray. 10.30 a.m. Hawaiian Song-

Hano Hano Hawaii, Inwalian Moon ..Kane's Instrumentul

Hawallons.cultural Society, Jardine, Matheson To-day-Hong Kong Horti-

Co.'s Board Room, 5.15 p.m..

Johnson's Old Grey Mule, Pass Around the Bottle,

Georgia Yellow Hammers.

Joyce Compton, who was last

in "Lightnin'" and Joan Duet for Two Pianos-

sech

| Marsh, are the other two members Dance of the Paper Dolls,

of the feminine trio.

"ON WITH THE SHOW."

Kagamullin,

Victor Arden-Phil Ohman. Humorous Song-

That's Where You Come In, It's Unanimous New ..Chick Endor. "On With the Show," the first 6.35-6.51 p.m.-Organ Solos. 100 per cent. natural colour, talking, Prelude in E Flat (Saint-Saens), singing, dancing picture, a Warner The Swan (Saint-Saens), Bros. and Vitaphone. Picture, ́is

Marcel Dupre. showing to-day at the Queen's In a Persian Market (Ketelbey),

In a Monastery Garden (Ketelbey), Thentre. The new colour process

Reginald, Foort that was used brings out the 6,51-7.15 p.m.-Operatic, gorgeous settings and the costumes Song-

Thais-Love Has Long Bean a Rare of the players in their natural

Virtue (Massenet), tints.

Maria Jeritza (Soprano).

A chorus of 100 dazzling Holly-Chorus- wood beauties is one of the features Samson et Dalila-Dawn Now of "On With The Show," appearing

Heraids the Day (Saint-Saens), in lavish ensembles prepared by Orchestral-

Metropolitan Opera Choras. Larry Celallos, famous dance direc-i

tor.

The all-star cast shows Betty: Compson, Joo E Brown, Sally 'O'Neil, Arthur Lake, Ethel Waters, Louis Fuzenda and the Fairbanks Twins.

"A CONNECTICUT YANKEE.”

Die Fledermaus-The Bat-You and

You (Strauss),

Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Song-

Damination of Faust-While You

Play at Sleeping. (Berlioz),

Marcel Journet (Baas). 7.15-7.32 p.m.-Instrumental. Plano Solo-

Spinning Song (Mendelssohn).

Sergel Rachmaninoff. Violin Solo-

Caprice Antique (Balogh-Krells),

Fritz Krelaler. Plano Solo--

Etude Tableau (Rachmaninoff),

Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Estrellita (Ponce-Heifetz), Valse, Bluette (Drigo-Auer),

Jascha Heifetz, 7.32-8 pm-Musical Comedy. Gems from "Coconuts", One breastplate, supposed to have Gems from "Sunny", dated back to the sixth century and

Although Mark Twain never con- {fided to anyone just how he got the idea for his greatest comedy satire, "A Connecticut Yankee," he gives la pretty good hint in a foreword to Violin Sole- [hie - masterpiece. He tells of a

visit to a British museum. Among | other relics of the past, were many suits of armour.

Victor Light Opera

to have been worn by a "Sir Gome from "No No Nanette",

interested Gems from "Rose Marie" Sagramor," especially

him because of 'a bullet-hole right Jover the heart.

The incident of the bullet hole set a whole chain of thoughts run- ning through his head, and ́Twain

To-morrow Hong Kong and Can- ton Ice Manufacturing Co., Lid.. 2 Lower Albert Road, 10.45 a.m. Lammerts' Auction. To-morrow At Sales Room, household furniture, 2.30 p.m.

Miscellaneous. Monday Sale of Work (M.C.L. Children's Club), at Peak Club, 3.30 p.m..

Land Sales, October 12-At P.W.D. Sales Room, two lots of Crown lond, 3

p.m.

MR. SHOEMAKER.

Death in Singapore from

Heart Failure.

FORMERLY IN HONG KONG.

Singapore, Sept. 25. Mr. W. M. Shoemaker, of the Standard Oil Company of New York, died suddenly in Singapore yesterday at the age of 37 from heart failure while in the General': Hoepital suffering from malaria.

Mr. Shoemaker had been in charge of the Standard Oil Com. pany of New York Installation at Pulo Sebarok for the past five- years. Before coming to Singapore He had been in the service of the company in Canton, Hong Kong. and Manila. Mr. Shoemaker made a great many friends since hla arrival in Singapore, and will be greatly missed by all those who Co.knew him. As a mark of respect, the Standard Oll Company offices were closed yesterday afternoon.

He is survived by his, widow in Singapore and his mother, Mrs. Joseph Scudler Shoemaker, who is in America.

Victor Light Орель Со. 8 p.m.-Local Time. 8.03-10.30 p.m.-Chinese. Pro- gramme.

10.33 p.m.-Close Down.

The funeral took place in the afternoon, the Rev. A. Eklund tak-

finally reached an explanation en- Moon" Includes Edward Everett tirely satisfactory to himself and Horton, Jack Mulhall, June MacCloy, ing the service at the Bidadari une which has proved eminently Claud Allister, Walter sutisfactory to millions who have Emmett Corrigan, Helen Jerome mains were

Walker, Cemetery Chapel. Later the re- taken to Who crema- read his famous book.,

Eddy, Phil Tead and Adrienne torium at Yio Chu Kang Road.--- d'Abricourt.

Straits Times.

"A Connecticut Yankee" is the latest Fox Starring vehlele for Will Rogers, and will be shown, soon at the King's Theatre.

"REACHING FOR THE MOON,”

Eighteen years old and convent educated, Luania Walters is the latest Hollywood Cinderella, playing. Ja part in Douglas Fairbanks's new

[picture, "Reaching For The Moon,”, with Bebo Daniels, which comes to the Queen's Theatre on Sunday.

"Reaching For The Moon," markA] her first picture appearance. She was given an opportunity to act in important scenes with Miss Daniels, The cast of "Reaching For The

ALWAYS COMFORTABLYC-

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GENERAL HOLIDAY.

On Saturday, October 10, the General Post Ofce will be open from 8 a.m. to noon, Kowloon Post Office 8 a.m. to 11 am, and the other Branch Post Offices. 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

There will be one. collection from the pillar boxes and one de- livery of ordinary correspondence as on Sundays and one delivery, of registered correspondence at 9 a.m.

The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.

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