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ROUND HONG KONG'S CINEMA THEATRES
(By ELY CULBERTSON) World's Champlon Player and
Greatest Card Analyst
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"WESTWARD PASSAGE"
CENTRAL THEATRE
"Westward Pas-
Last summer,
RKO-Pathe's Mr. George W,
"THE SIGN OF THE CROSS
QUEEN'S THEATRE
12.30 p.m.-European programme of Columbia Regal records.
Splendid acting and magnificent | Parratt of Cleveland, playing with sage", the current attraction at backgrounds are features of The p.m-Local Time & Weather Re-
Mr. Maurice Maschke, Republican the Central Theatre, presents the Sign of the Cross," one of the big- oprt.
National Committeeman of Ohio. glamorous star, Ana Harding, in a gest screen spectacles shown for 1.15 p.m.-A relay of the Hong Kong: Hotel Orchestra by courtesy of the won the Auction Pair Champlon drama of love and matrimony; some time, which is the current at- Management (During the intervals ship of the "American Whist divorce and second marriage." traction at the Queen's Theatre. recorded music will be broadcast from League. Mr. Parratt is not only
"Westward Passage" is an inten- The cant includes such famous the Studio.)
a very fine Aution player, but arsely human story of a woman torn players as Elissa Landi, Claudette excellent Contract player as well. between two loves. Miss Harding Colbert, Fredric March and Char- Dance Programme from the Honz He was one of the first to see the is seen as the girl who tests the les Laughton,
2.15 p.m.--Close Down.
Kong Hotel To-night. 4-7 p.m.-Chinese
gramme.
recorded
pro-advantages of Approach bidding in theory that a woman's first love is It is a colourful cross-section of the days of Auction, believing that the dominant passion of her life. life in Rome during the career of 7-11.30 p.m.-European programme. the exchange of information is the With one romance ended in divorce, the mad Emperor Nero and the 7-1.27 p.m.-Band Selections. Garman Caprice (Bizet, arr. Somers) only way to determine the cor the heroine gambles for happiness events which took place in the CO., LTD., Faust Frolics (Gounod, arr, Samers) [rect final contract. He plays the in a second marriage and meets Kowloon Bay.
Debroy Somers Band DX482. cards with the same skill he dia-the problem that confronts women early Christians.
course of the persecution of the Call Flag "Barcarolle (Techaikowsky)
playa in bidding them.
to-day. Kelvin Motors. Vale Creole (Tschaikowsky)
Elissa Landi is perfectly cast as Reg. Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards
A good example of his playin The supporting cast includes the Christian maiden who changes 9382 shown in the hand below, in which Laurence Olivier, Irving Pichel, the heart of a Roman Prefect, Mar The Shamrock-Irish Selection he was pitted against Mr. Maschke Zasu Pitts and Juliette Compton.eus Superbus, played by Fredric
farr. Myddleton)
Colonel T. L. Houston of Tennessee. MAIL REVIEW and another noted politeal leader,
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Reg. Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards 7.27-8.20 p.m.--Variety.
Band-
Ted Lewis Presents a Miniature
Donee Program
Kate Smith Presents a Memory
Program
Orchestral~~
Stephen Foster_Medley
Guy Lombardo & His Royal
BROS.
The St. Louis Blues
Chorus
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
Por the Sale by Public Auction
10 be heid ON MONDAY, the 30th day of October, 1933, at
3 p.m. at the Offices of the
Pubile Works Department, by
Order of His Excellency the Gov-
ON
MONDAY, the 30th. October, 1933, commencing at 10.30 a.m.
al No. 222C, Nathan Road, (Katherine Building).
Kowloon.
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
On View from 28th October, 1933. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 24th October, 1933
HE Undersigned have received j
Auction
ON
MONDAY, the 30th. October, 1938, commencing 1 2.45 p.m.
at No. 1A, Carnarvon Road, Kowloon.
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
On View from Sunday, the 29th.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
ernor of one Lot of Crown Land October, 1933. at Yaumati, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be Axed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75
years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No.
Kominen Inland Lt.
Registry No.
Between Kowloon Inland
Locality
***Fathan Read
Boundary
Manauramenta
J.
L...
PILLE PL
abosi
» par male plan.] 2,644
140
Jpat Price
COMPANY MEETINGS]
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Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 24th October, 1958.
HE Undersigned have received Tinstructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON TUESDAY, the 31st October, 1933, commencing at 10,80 a.m. at No. 55, The Peak
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
and
Ond Kelvinator
(catalogues will be issued)
On View from Monday, the 80th October, 1933.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 24th October, 1985.
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
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THE HONG KONG & CANTON ICE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Auction
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the TWELFTH OR
ON
TUESDAY, the 31st October, 1938, commencing at 2.46 p.m.
at No. 4A, Village Road, A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
On View from Monday, the 30th.
DINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Shareholders in the Company, will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, 2, Lower Albert October, 1908. Road, on WEDNESDAY, the 8th November, 1933, at 11.46 am, for
the purpose of receiving the Report:
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
FLAMMERT BROS,
AuaHanears.
of the Directors together with Hong Kong, 27th October, 1988.
Statement of Accounts, and re- electing Directors and Auditors.
The" TRANSFER BOOKS of the| Company will be CLOSED from thei 26th October, to the 8th November, 1983, both days inclusive. V
· By Order of the Board of Directors
BON J. D: THOMBONA
yu (26)\Secretary, Hong Kong, 28rd October, 1988.
STHER DEICHE KUVENOM REMEDY.
NO1
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9240,
Roth sides vulnerable. NORTH:—
S.-K 10 8 5 42 R- 6
$6000-D.
D.-7 6 5
C-94
{WEST:-
Canadiane 50256-D.
Billy Morson Memories
Billy Merton & Chorus DX434. Selection
A Country Girl
8.-A $ H-10 8 6 3 D.-4 3 C-A KG 53
SOUTH:--
S.-Q J 7 6 3 H. A 7 2 D.-A Q J 2 C.-8
Debroy Somers Band DX432.
EAST:-
The Bohemians DB1132.
London Theatre Orch. DX45. Song Carnival of 1932 Stars
Orchestral--
Hoffman Tells the Tale
Voral Quartet
You'r Getting to be a Habit With
Me Shum. Of to Buffalo
The Four Musketeers DB1162. Organ Solo--
Snack in Bars
Sang-
S.-
H-K Q 9 4 D.-K 10 9 8
C-Q J 10 72
The Bidding:
"SAILOR'S LUCK"- KING'S THEATRE
March, and teaches him the secret of her pure love.
Charles Laughton makes a fine impression as the Emperor Nero and Claudette Colbert shows new acting powers as the degenerate
James Dunn and Sally Eilers are Empress PoppaeA. aeen in their fourth "team" pic- ture in Fox Film's, "Sailor's Luck,” the comedy-romance which is now showing at the King's Theatre.
| MAIL REVIEW
"LAUGHTER IN HELL”...... ORIENTAL THEATRE
The cast, headed by Sammy Cohen, Frank Moran and Victor Jory, also includes Esther Mule,
"Laughter in Hell," now showing Will Stanton, Lucien Littlefield. Buster Phelps and Frank Atkinson. at the Oriental Theatre, is
"Sailor's Luck proobably leans powerful, gripping story of an in- more to comedy than any previous nocent man's sulferings as a con- team pictures of the well-known vict in a prison under which, the screen pair. The story concerns a barbarous system known as the bunch of "goba" on shore-leave and chain-gang, is employed. their romantic adventures while |"dame-chasing."
Statesman Grandpa ̈
Dropping cares of stats and the dignity of his high office for a spell, Fremier Ramsay MacDonald of Great Britain becomes just an ordi. Day grandpa as he coddler Baby MacKinnon, child of his daughter and Dr. Campbell MacKinnon at Leeds, England.
LISBON'S "MOTHER OF CATS" DIES.
Beggar With Difference Perishes In Fire.
Lisbon.
one of
Angela de Carvalho, Jim Tully and Pat O'Brien, take Lisbon's strangest characters who
the leading roles as companfous in
Comedy, for the most part, is the prison who stir the convicts Was known as the "Mother of supplied by Sammy Cohen Winto revolt. The scene of the Cats," has died in tragic circum-
stances. (Figures after blds in table resty Gal" and Frank Moran, prison revoli is one of the most She was Torance Casey DB958. fer to numbered explanatory para- former heavyweight
a "beggar with a boxer. All realistic yet produced on the graphs.)
difference." Stanton, the tipsy gent in "Me And screen. South
East
to house Going from house are cast as sea-faring pals of The supporting cast includes and safe to cafe, she would ask 4 C. Dun.
Merna Kenedy, Berton Churchill, 5 C.
Gloria Stuart and Tom Brown.
I Can't Remember Just a Little Flower Shop Around
the Corner
19. DB1136.4 8.
Paul Small (Tenor) K.20-9 p.m.Orchestral. Norwegian Daner No. 3. In G Major
(Grieg) (op. 35). Norwegian Dance 4. in D
(Grieg) (Op. 36)
Georg Schnevoigt & the London Symphony Orch. 7129-M. Carman-Entracte Act 3 (Bizet)
Sir Henry J. Wood and the Now Queen's Hall Orch. 7168-M.
Maritana
Columbia Symphony Orch. 40071-D. 9-11.30 p.m.Ä relay of the Hong
(Continued at Foot of Next Col.)
Weat
North
2 C.
Pass Pass
3 8. (1)
Pass
Разб
Dbl. MAIL REVIEW
5 8 (2) Pass PASS Pass √1-North's better bid here is four sprdes, a Pre-emptive-Raise, zë the hand is entirely void of strength in any other sult, but it is doubtful if this bid would have changed the course of the auction. 2-The five club contract -can be defeated 1 trick, but South an- ticipates ånding more in the North hand on the basis of his bid.
DESTINATION UNKNOWN- MAJESTIC THEATRE
A
"Destination Unknown," a thrill- ing story of ram runners and derelict ship is now showing at the Majestic Theatre.
muy Radis
whan is out
of
onda
I always ring
for scraps of food for stray cats, which followed her in a long procession through the streets.
She always kept enough to
take home, at the grid of the day
to feed herself and the 10 catk which lived with her.
Now she has perished in a fire which destroyed the attic, where she lived. Under her mattress
up Radio Service, was found a number of sardine
Ralph Bellamy, Pat O'Brien and Betty Compson are equally good in Ed difficult roles.
Ralph Bellamy portrays the stowaway who works miracles and The Opening lead was the club becomes the hero of the derelict
GENERAL NOTICES. King, and West then shifted to the ship carrying the rum. runners,
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE
STANLEY
tercat.
TOUGH ON SANTA CLAUS.
diamond 4. A heart lead at this Betty Compson as the water-front point would have assured the der woman adde the necessary love in- feat of the contract. East played the King and South won with the Ace, and immediately led a trump. West won and attempted to cash Ace of clubs, but this was ruffed AS the "school year" in Hong by Mr. Parratt, and West's remain- Kong will be changed, the ing trump drawn. A round of dis- present school year of St. Stephen's monds followed, and South then College, Stanley, will close Cleber 31st
on cashed the heart Ace, apparently Examinations will establishing two high hearts in the finish on FRIDAY, Oct. 27th. East hand. Now the remaining The first Term of the New School spades were led, and East had Year will run from November 1st.great difficulty in finding discarda. to December 8rd. New Students The heart Knave in Dummy forced will only be charged one-third fees, (him to retain the heart King, so he (L.e. for one month) for the First was forced to give up a diamond Term Present Students have al-thus permitting the fulfillment of ready paid fees up to December be contract.
3rd. In future years the first Term
will begin in September.
Blamed For Stealing Kiddies' Money.
What
want for
the
Chicago.
McKennon children next Christmas is one good crack at Santa Claus.
Their mother told a divorce judge that her husband last Christmas Eve called their three children about him and gave each of them This year the NEW SCHOOL Kong Hote! Dance Orchestra from the some money. They went to bod YEAR begins November 1st. En- the Hong Kong Hotel Gill Room trance Dramination for New by courtsey of the Management. (Dur. happily, putting their money under Students on Tuesday, October 31st. ing the intervals recorded music will their pillows,
be broadcast from the Studio),
In the morning...it was gone, at 9.30 a.m.
11.30 Today Opening 10 a.m. McKennon explained it For Prospectus, for boarders Stock & Commodity Quotations en ro-
From New ceived from York by Meara "He couldn't spare it."
"Santa, took it," he told them. and day-boys, apply, Li Hoi Tang, Swan, Culbertson & Prits. Esq., Banker & Co., 20, Des Voeux 11.36 p. Close Down
Mrs. McKennon who does not be Bt.
All records in the above Europeon lieve in Santa Claus, asked for Stephen's Road, C. or to
programmes are kindly supplied by College, Stanley.
Mesars. Anderson Music Co.
alimony.-Reuter.
POP -- Pop's Generous Contribution,
I'VE GIVEN
A DOLLAR TOWARDS IT-
HOW, ABOUT MAKING IT
TEN,
RIGHT HO
20513
tins containing 5,000 cacudḍoe (about £50) in small copper coins.-Reuter.
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