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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1933.

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEAR- LY MEETING of the SHARE-: HOLDERS In this Corporation will THE INSTITUTE' will be re- Corporation, No. 1 Queen's Road be held at the Head Office of the Topened on MONDAY, 20th Carport Hong Boon SATUR-

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£30,000,000 SPENT IN FAST FEW YEARS,

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are attracting attention in

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February, 1933. Provision will be DAY, the 25th February, 1933, at

London, made for instruction In English 11.30 am. for the purpose of re- Literature, Commercial English, celving the Report of the Board of fences on her eastern frontier France's now "mystery" de French, Shorthand, Book Keeping. Directors together with a Statement

Electrical

Nobody seems Engineering, 31st December, 1922. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Building Constructions Architec-

to know their real nature, but Not the FORTY-FOURTH ture, Sanitation, Field Surveying, the Corporation will be CLOSED radically from the prewar de The REGISTER OF SHARES of it is clear that they differ ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING Physical Instruction, Machine from MONDAY, the 18th February fences, which consisted of a will be held at the Company's Drawing, Applied Offces, F. & O. Building, on WED- Cookery, Journalism and any other 1938, (both days inclusive), during on a rather mediaeval conception Mechanics, to SATURDAY, the 25th February chain of massive fortresses based NESDAY, 15th March, 1933, at II subject for which there is suff-which period no transfer of shares of warfare. a.m. for the purpose of presenting cient demand.

can be registered. the Report of the Directors to

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AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY for schools by A. H. Crook, W. Kay, and W. L Handyside. Price $1, on sale at the publishers, Newspaper Enter prise, Lid, SA, Wyndham Street.

THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS OF HONG KONG A Paper Entitled "BUILDING CEMENTS ANCIENT

AND MODERN"

will be read in the Institution

by Professor F. A. REDMOND, B.Sc., D.L.C., F.GB,

A. O. BRAWN,

Director, Technical Institute. Hong Kong, 14th February, 1933.

Over £30,000,000 is understood By Order of the Board of to have been devoted to the new Director,

fortifications in the past few years. This is more than double, what was spent in the 40 years before 1914.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 6th February, 1983.

CHINA ENTERTAINMENT & LAND INVESTMENT CO. LTD.

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Instead of forts in the old sense of the term, the French ap- pear to be creating a fortified belt of country of considerable depth. It is virtually an elabora-

SPORTS_NOTICES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tion of the trench system, pro-

THE HONG KONG · JOCKEY CLUB.

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Within this area are chains of King's Theatre Building, 6th floor, concrete machine-gun posts, or ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1933 on MONDAY, the 27th day of Fe- "pill-boxes," concrete field-gun bruary, 1933, at 12 o'clock Noon to emplacements and concrete shel There are also receive the Directors' Report, and ters for troops. Accounts for the year ended 31st underground casemates and gal December, 1932, to elect Auditors, leries. Bridges, railways and |ánd to transact such other business roads have been mined in readi- N SATURDAY, 18th. MON-as may be properly transacted at an ness for an emergency.-Reuter.} "DAY, 20th, TUESDAY, 21st. Ordinary General Meeting of the and WEDNESDAY. 22nd Febru-Company. ary, the first bell will be rang at

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QUEEN'S THEATRE.

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admitted to the Members' EncloN that the THIRTY-SEVENTEhe inimitable pair of sercen

sure.

TOTICE 13 ‚HEREBY GIVEN | Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy,

Badges admitting non-members|ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING

on

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to the Members' Enclosure and of the SHAREHOLDERS in the comedians, embark

another Club Room at $10.00 per day in- Company will be held at the Com-hilarious trip in Metro-Goldwyn- tax for the Meeting (ladies $5.00 Road, on WEDNESDAY, 1st March, cluding tax or $40.00 including pany's Town Office, 2 Lower Albert Mayer's latest comedy feature, and $20.00 respectively), are ob-1933, at 11 am. for the purpose of which is the current attraction at tainable through the Secretary receiving the Report of the Direc-the Queen's Theatre. upon introduction by a Member, tors together with Statement of AC-

It is a picture which old and such Member to be responsible for counts, declaring a Dividend and all chits, etc.

re-electing Directors and Auditors young folk will enjoy. Badges admitting to Members' The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Enclosure will NOT be on sale at Company will be CLOSED from the the Race Course.

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By Order of the Board of Directors,

J. D. THOMSON.

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 7th February, 1933.

THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED. (Incorporated In Hong Kong.)

On no protext will children be permitted in either enclosure dur- ing the first four days of the Mect-·· ing.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

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"HAT CHECK GIRL”—KING'S

THEATRE.

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· TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting-Station 2BW. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 KC's);

5-8 p.m.-European, programme. 5-5.30 p.m.-Orchestral. A Midsummer Night's Dream----

Overture (Mendelssohn) Sir Henry

J. Wood conducting the New Queen's Hall Orch. 9559-0660. Me_Mare'L'Oye (Mother Goose)

(Ravel)

Walter

Damrosch conducting the New York Symphony Orch. 9317-9518. Entrance of the Little Faun

(Pierne)

Walter

Damrosch conducting the New York Symphony Orch, 9618. 5.30-6.30 p.m.

A relay of the Concert of Ger- Vocal and Instrumental Manle

arranged by Mrs. R. San- ger, from the Helena May Insti- tute, by courtesy of Mrs. R. Ban- gers the Committee. 6.30-7.19 p.Light Opera & Maxi-

cal Comedy. Selection-Bow Bells'

Jack Payne & His B.B.C. Dance Orch. DB:35. Vocal Gems- The Geisha

Columbia Light Opera Co. DX250, Band

The Desert Song-Selection

Debrey Somers Band 9200. Vocal Gems

A Country Girl

Columbia Light Opera Co. `DX78. Selection--

Cavalcade

DX805.

Debrey Samers Band DXJ 7.10-7.47 p.m. Variety.

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TERMS VERY MODERATE Conrultation “Trac

p.m. (Closing Local Stock ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS, quotations, Selected London & Now York Stock Quotations, etc.) Hamorous Duet

All of a sudden

Chick Endor and Charlie Farrell

DB922.

Piano Solo-

Now That You're Gone Carroll Gibbons and His Boy Friends DB805.

| Vocal Dust-

Moon

Layton & Johnstone DB985.

Violin Solo- •

The Phantom Melody

Vocal Duet-

-Albert, Sandler 9803.

We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye Chick Endor & Charlie Farrell DE922 Piano Solo-t

Can't We Talk it Over

Carroll Gibbons & His Boys Friends),

DB805, Vocal Duet-

Keep Your Last Goodnight for Me

Layton & Johnstone DB985. Violin Solo-

Algerian Scene

Albert Sandier $863. 7.47-8 p.m.-A Recorded Playlet, Maria Marten or the Murder in the;

Red Barn

Tod Slaughter & Co. BR611-MR012. 8 pt Local Time & Weather Ro-

port. 8.3-9.16 p.m.-Chinese Studio Cos-

tert

9.15-9.45 p.

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} SQUEAKS an all

A Relay of the Band of the laty shoes are made Batin. South Wales Borderers, by a new process:—— from the Officer's Mess, Murray] Gentlemen's Shoes Barracks, by courtesy of the from $6.00 pur. Officer Commanding.

9.45-11_p.m.~~~Chinese Studio Con-

cert.

11 p.m.-Ragby. Mid-day Press News. 11.05 p.m.-Close Down

All records in the abova European programmes are kindly supplied by Mesura. Anderson Music Co.

The Studio programme between 5.30 & 7.16 p.m. may, on, any day, be re- placed by a relay from England, if re- ception of the latter happens to be good.

Sparkling with nicely timed comedy moments and offering! many thrills and surprises as the JUVENILE CONCERT story unfolds "Hat Check Girl" with Sally Ellers and Ben Lyon fe now showing at the King's Theatre.

"Hat Check Girl" is the story of

Pleasing Performance By M.C.L.

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

There was a large attendance at that the Ordinary Yearly

a sophisticated and self-reliant Volunteer Headquarters yesterday T The price of admission to the Meeting of Shareholders of The check girl at a big New York night afternoon when the Ministering Public Enclosure is $4.00 per day Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels, club and a millionaire playboy who Children's League (Victoria including tax for all persons in- Limited, will be held at the Regis-falls in love with her. The Branch) presented a Juvenile Con- clading ladies, and is payable altered Office of the Company, Ex-romance is skilfully built up from cert

change Building, Des Voeux Road a most unconventional beginning During the interval, Mrs. J.R. Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Central, Hong Kong, on MONDAY, when the rich play boy, returning Wood, President of the Branch, are admitted to the Public Encio- the 20th day of March, 1933, at unexpectedly from an out-of-town thanked Lady Peel for her presence, sure at $1.00 per day including 11.30 a.m., for the purpose of re-trip, inds the girl asleep in his Mrs. Shand for the musical part of

ceiving a Statement of Accounts Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc. and the Report of the Board of

apartment.

the programme and Mrs. Birangel Sally Ellers in the title role for designing the costumes. Thanka will not be permitted to operate Directors for the year ended on the again captures the charm of her were also extended to Miss Cotton within the precincts of The Hong 31st. December, 1982, and re-elec-Bad Girl." Ben Lyon in the ce for adding interest to the program (for account of the concerned). Kong Jockey Club during the Race ting a Director and the Auditors featured role gives a sincere and me with the Quarry Bay School Per-

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the convincing performance. Ginger cussion Band. 400 Bales Grey Cotton Blankets. Timing will be obtainable in the

Restaurant in the Public Enclo-Company will be CLOSED from 8A- Rogers supplies much of the Terms: Cash on Delivery.

TURDAY, the 4th March, 1988, un-comedy. Monroe Owsyel, Arthur til MONDAY, the 20th March, 1988, Pierson and Noel Madison are also

In the cast. both days inclusive,-

SATURDAY, February 18, 1933, tax.

at 11 A.,

at their Balos Room,

4 Daddell Street,

Meeting.**

buro.

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

·SERVANTS' PASSES. Passes for Bervants will be issu- Hong Kong, February 14, 1938, led on application to the, Secretary,

Brd Floor, Gloucester Building.

Employers are requested to dis- tribute them with discrimination and to endorse their names on the passes.

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Publie Auction

ON MONDAY, February 20, 1933, commancing at 19:30 man,

at No. 11, Lock Road, Kowloon, A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

On View from Sund ary 19, 1988"X

Terms: Cash on

Servants are not permitted in the Members" - Enclosure except for

By Order of the Board

F. C, BARRY," ̈

Becretary. Hong Kong, 14th February 1988.

PAULINE

passing through on their duties but DANCING ACADEMY must remain in their employers": standa

Any persons found loitering with

| Servants' ganzes in their possession 'will forfeit the same und will kn Fabra- removed from the enclosure."

Latest Ball Room Dancing

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ART EXHIBITION OF IVORY.

Mrs. Rosa Hooper's Fine Collection.

KARA E400 00 00

Following the concert, the play Months of the Year" was charm ingly acted. The following was the! cast:-New Year, P. Brooksbank; Old Year, E, Stone; Father Time, G. Stone; January, D. Deakin; Fe- bruary, M. Shand; March, R. Far

A brilliant exhibition of portrait kinson; April, P. Btrange; May, miniatures and various studies on Bialker; June and July, twins, B. Ivory by Mrs. Rosa Hooper, w Longbottom and J. Parkinson; Au- talented visitor to Hong Kong, in gust, V. Hollidge, September, A being held in the Jacobean Room Adapted from Tiffany Thayer's Brooksbank; October, ML Eccle-of the Hong Kong Hotel. The ex- sensational Oval, Thirteen shall; November, B. Penney: De hibition which is open from 2 p.in, [to.8 p.m. and is attracting, many Women, la the current attraction cember, D. Watsoni-

194 THIRTEEN. WOMEN"" CENTRAL THEATRE,

at the Central Theatre. The pro- The same concert will be repeat-lovers of art, is closing to-day. 3. duction is an RKO Radio pictura ed at the" Cathedẩn Hall on. Fe- and was directed by George bruary 18..

Arch

SIXANTS: SCOGSTy wrought in the

women forms the

gripping drama? Ricardo Cortaz," Jill)

WEATHER FORECAST

is the

The collection of miniatures, which are executed in delightful colours, form an ortatanding feature of the exhibition, while the {paintings consist of plossing cram

ples of every mood and subject. Connoisseurs “of art should" "hot miss this opportunity of seeing the