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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1934.

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FOR SALE

"COASTWISE."-An Interesting book of cartoons depleting "Happening" on the China Const. Price 31. on anle

offices, at the "China Mall" Wyndham Street.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.

8A,

- Public Auctions -

THE

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

Auction

ON

Friday, the 26th. January, 1934, commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Boom,

4. Daddall Street.

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

comprising:

FURNITURE

Chesterfield couches and arro- chaira, Teak wardrobes with be- velled mirrors, Teak dressing tables with bevelled mirrors, Teak side

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

DENTISTS.“

MR HARRY FONG, DENTIST, DR. 8. L. KWONG, Dental Surgeon

WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICES From

74 Queen's Road 2nd. FL Το

6th Fl., King's Theatre Bldg. Telephones 21255 9-1.00; 2-6.00.

LAU PAK WAL, Dentist. RONG KONG OFFICE- GLOUCESTER BLDG. 1st Floor,"

Telephone 20488. KOWLOON OFFICE:- 115, NATHAN ROAD, 2nd Floor, Telephone 58581.

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.

W. 8. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,

Kowloon Bay. New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L" Sole Agents for Kelvin Kuters.

OPTICIANS.

THE HONG KONG OFTICAL COMPANY,

Phone 22232. 53, Queen's Road Central

POSITIONS VACANT

CULBERTSON

CONTRACT

by Ely Culbertson.

World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst

A WELL BID GRAND'SLAM.

A well bid slam, evén more than A well bid game is generally the sutcome of a finely spun web of Inferences by which the part- nera convey to each other, step by step, valuable information regarding their holdings and dis. tribution. A hit-or-miss method of bidding slams can result only in disaster, and in laying down rules for bidding I have been careful to safeguard every step of the pro- cean when the bidding is above the limit of a game, just as have been it is below the game level.

Recently in a New York City Duplicate game only two of the players out of seven reached the easy Grand Slam

hand on the shown below:

West, Dealer.

*East-West vulnerable. North:---

S. Q 10 75A

H.-J 852

D.-J 5 3

C-10

Com-

West:-

Lady

Wanted immeddiately pradore, Cashier, Salesman, Ticket Salesman or Sales Girl, Shroff, Travelling Assistant and Boys. Apply in Person 10:-

INTERNATIONAL

EMPLOYMENT AGENCY Whiteaway Building 1st floor.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

THE

Adetion

ON Thursday, the 25th. January, 1934, commencing at 10.30 am

at No. 220B, Nathan Road, Catharine Building, Kowloon

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE.

On View from Wednesday, the 24th. January, 1934.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneer?

boards, Teak dining tables, Teak & THE Undersigned have received

cane seat chairs, Teak arm chairs,

instruction from Mrs. More Teak & glass top side tables, Teakroprietress of "Lauriston" private

hatstand with bevelled mirror, Teak desks, Teak & glass cabinets, Teak filling cabinets, Teak ice chest, Teak & glass book case, Teak slands etc., etc.

Silver ware, Brass set, Cutlery, Ornaments, Wall clocks, Tea set, Crockery, Toilet set, Glass ware, Table lampa, Smoking standa, Gramophones, Records, Pictures, Paintings, Linen, Carpels,

Oll

Fender, Typewriters machine, Filler etc., etc.

hotel.

Public Auction on

at No. 1, Bowen Road to sell by

TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the 30th, and Sist. January, 1934, commencing each day at 10 a.m.

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

comprising:

FURNITURE

Teak hatstand, Chesterfield couch & arm chairs, Teak cabinet, Rugs Table screens, Folding screen, Teak dining table, Teak side board,

Sewing

Dinner waggon, Chairs, Teak bed- steads with springs & mattresses, Tenk wardrobe with bevelled mirror, Teak dressing table, Chest of drawers, Bed linen, Towels, Car- pets, Cutlery, Crockery, Glass ware,

also

A Quantity of

BLACKWOOD FURNITURE

Including:

Black wood joss table, Black ornaments, Pictures, Enamel bath, wood jardinieres, Black wood Tea Porcelain wash basin, etc., etc, poya, Black wood desk, Black wood

also arm chairs etc., etc.

and

One Piano

Brass bedstead

Iron badstend

Fine carved black wood ware One Plano

Fine mauritius, Palms and plants.

On View from Sunday, and Mon-

On View from Thursday, the day, the 28th, and 29th. January,

25th, January, 1934,

Terma: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers. Hong Kong 23rd Jan., 1984.

1934.

Terms: Cash on Delivery";;

1

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers Hong Kong, 22nd Jan., 1984.:

S-K 16

K-9 4 3 D-A K 98 C—A 9 4

East:-

S-A J 3

H.- D.-Q 10 7

C-K QJ 7 6 6 South:----

5-8 2

IL-A K Q 10-7-8

D.42

C.---8 3 2

was

THE CHINA MATE.

Dictator's Mother

The Best portrait ever published: of Madame Ekaterina Dragashvili, -aged mother of Josef Stalin, dieta. tor of the Soviet Union. The photo was made by Margaret Bourke White; world-famous_woman_pho tographer, at the horse of lima. Drugashvill at Tifia, U. &. 8. R.

ADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme will be

{broadcasted-to-day from the Hong

ה:

CINEMA

NOTES

Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. MAIL REVIEW

on a wave length of 355 metres "I WAS A SPY"-KING'S

(845 K.C.'%) :-- .

-7-215 p.m.-European programme. 1 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Ra

port.

13 pm. Recorded music.

THEATRE

Tense and human drama of war {at its worst are told in the story

"I Was a Spy'; the Gaumont Bri-

1.15 p.m.-A relay of the Hong Kong tish picture," now showing at the Hotel Orchestra from the Hong Kong King's Theatre.

Hotel Grill Room by courtesy of the Management. (During the intervals re-

1.

Madeleine Carroll, as Martha, a corded music will be broadcast from Belgian nurse in the Great War, NG- the Studio),

cepts the cull of patriotiam, and 1.30 pm-Rugby Press News, tapies on the Germans. She works 2.16 p.m.Close Down.. Pianoforte Recital from the Studio hand-in-hand with Stephen (Her- Relay of Lecture from Sailor's and bert Marshall), a hospital orderly, Soldiers' Home,

and they are successful in dealing

||| 4,30 p.m. Chinese recorded pro-a heavy blow to the enemy when

gramide.

5.50-6 A relay from Daventry, they destroy a domp of cylinders 66.15 A-Chinese Children's Con-containing poison gas. cert from the. Studio.

The suporting, cast in a very strong one

6.15-7.30 p.m...Chinese programme.

7.25 p.m.-From the Studiu.

Including Conard

A talk of "Safety First" by The Veidt, the popular Continenta) Hon. Dr. S. W. Two.

actor, as the German Commandant.

LEE THEATRE

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

At 12:30, 2.30, 5.30, 7.50

9.30 pm.

A RICH

MAN'S DAUGHTER”

A Childe

FOR SALE

1934

7.30-10.30. p.m. .European pro with Gerald du Maurier. Edmund POSTAGE STAMP CATALOGUES

WINE DELUGE ·

THREATENS IN

AMERICA Nocturne in B.

7.30-8 p. From the Studio. A Pianoforte recital by Mine Wai Tsuen of Canton.'

Programme

Vast Stores Held In Vintage Districts.

50,000,000 GALLONS - IN CALIFORNIA

Washington.

In almost forgotten wine, cel- lars of States; east of the Missis sippi lie hundreds of thousands of gallons of old vintages wines.

Like the vinters of California, who have stored up nearly 50,- re-1000,000 gallons of wine, those of

The successful bidding follows: (Figures after bida fer to numbered explanatory para-the East and Middle West have graphs.).

been quick to sense the change in the popular will.

West North 1D (1) Pass 3NT (3) Pase 4NT (5) Pass CD (7) Pans Pass

Esst South 8C (2) Pass 4D (4) Pass 5C (6) Pass 7D (8) Pass

major (Chopin) 12. Prelude in A minor (Debussy)

Recorded Item.

---Gween, two great British favourites Lel on stage and screen...

MAIL REVIEW

4. Polonaise Americaine (Carpenter)

4. Prelude in G sharp minor

(Rachmaninoff)

6. Spoon River (Grainger)

5 p.za.-Local Time & Weather

port.

"TIGER SHARK”—QUEEN'S

THEATRE ›

Thrilling battles with man eating

Stanley Gibbons Ltd. Part I British Empire |Part II Forelin, Countries [Yvært. and Tellier [Scott Stanip de Cola Co.

$ 4.90

0.7.50

$7.75

·$ 3.00 ·

GRACA & CO.

Re-sharks and a stirring drama of the Dealers in Postage Stamp, Garden

8.03 p.m.-From the Studio, A talk on "Safety Firs!" by "Owner Driver".

8:05-8:30p.m.Petrouchka Suite

(Strawinsky)

Boston Symphony Orchestra con

ducted by Serge Konssevitzky. 1st Movement

Russian Dance 2nd Movement

in Petrouchka's Room. - 3rd Movemarival-Dance

ses are provided in the First Na-| tional pictura, "Tiger Shark”, nowį showing at the Queen's Theatre.

Sooda, Baligione, Goods, Toys etc. No. 10, Wyndžam Street,

P. O. Box No. 128.......¦ Hong Kong.

THERAPION NO.1 THERAPION N1.2 HERAPION N03

Edward G. Robinson, the great character actor ̧ of" · "Five' Star | THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. Final," gives a clever characterias tion as a tempered Portugues skipper who has been mangled by a shark while he saved the life of his best friend, Richard Arlen. He be the comès enraged, however, when her BRILI Conchmen and the Grooms-The finds that his friend has come be- Masqueraders.

tween him and his wife (Zita *8.30-9

pm. A relay from the Sal-Johann) and in a fight throws lors' and Soldiers Home, Hennessy Read, of the talk on The Man Who Arlen overboard to the sharks." Lost the War" by Mr. M. F. Key; by courtesy of the Committee: (

Grand

of

9.10.20 p.m. Variety. Violin & Orchestra-Black Ever--

Russian Impression

Albert Sandier & His Orchestra,

Orchestral

Hotel Bosert Urchestra.

Thrilling "hoots" of sharks In violent battle for their human pray make the picture one to be remem

|bored.

| MAIL: REVIEW

WOMEN'S WORK IN POLITICS

Miss M. Lawrence Gives Candid Opinions,

MAN IS A WAGE: SLAVE"

London. "Women's work in, politics is more important than men's," de-

Champagnes for which sec- tions of New York State became famous are ready to flow again. A survey of grape producing 1With 34 honour-tricks, of course

West has a sound Opening areas centering around Penn vulnerable bid.

Yan, Hammonsport and Naples 2--East's Forcing Takeout is justi- showed 40,000 cases of domestic

fied by the possession of 3 honour-tricks and a magnificent champagne in five of 14 opera-The Wedding of Mr. Mickey Mouse of the Great War, is the current at clares Miss Susan Lawrence, now

fit in the diamond auit. Exact-ting wingerles and more than

Look What I've Got In a Park in Parve

Song-

Let me Give my Happiness to You Three Wishes

Jezzie - Matthews (Soprano)') Orebertral

It's the Talk of the Town

·

“The Big Drive”—--Central

THEATRE

"The Big Drive," a thrilling film

|traction at the Central Theatre,

a Labour candidate for Stockton- The picture was photographed on On-Tees, She was Parliamen the actual acene of the fighting by tary Secretary, to the Ministry of Government camera-men, many of Health in the late Labour Gov- the scenes being taken in the very crnment, centre of the battle-feld.

The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra. ly how far he is prepared to go 600,000 gallons of bulk wine on Pianoforte- In the bidding depends upon hand.

Sweetheart Darlin' his partner's subsequent calls,

I Cover the Waterfront South-western Michigan, pro-

Arranged for Eight Pianos 3-West's. three-no'rump bid is

slightly suggestive of a sign-ducer in the old days of Ameri-Bad-"Nice Goings On"

Soldiers from eight natons take off but his 43-8-8 distribution can varieties of Burgundy, port). With You Hore and Me Here.

(b) Whatever You Do suggests caution.

and claret, has witnessed in-

Debroy Somers Hand. part in this eple of the Great War, 4-East refuses to sign-off, ihow-creasing activity. The State Li-Vocal Duet-

ing support for diamonds. quor Control Commission has like to go Back in the Evening MAIL REVIEW 5-This bid is not a denial of any censed five wingerica, one of

strength not previously shown which reported a capacity of Band- but is rather an indication of 700,000 gallons. Michigan vine- willingness to play the hand at yards are considered capable of

Lazybones

Layton & Johnstone.

Castles in the Sand Hallelujah! I'm-a Tramp

a Slam. It shows under the cir-producing 10,000,000, to 12,000,-Song- cumstances two Aces and the 000 gallons a year.

Debroy Somers Band.

Speak to me of Love: Visions in the Smoke

At élections.. said Allas, Law rence, she would rather have two women than three men, as man was a wage slave whereas, woman was a free agent

A man was under fear of dis- missal," she said; but a husband "YOUNG SINNERS"ORIENTAL could hardly sack his wife.

THEATRE

Miss Lawrence said she de plored the sin of money worship, "Young Binners," the Fox Film which extended even to the podrer comedy drama now showing at the classes. Oriental Theatre, features Thomas She said she lived near Bt. Lucienne Boyer (Soprano) Meighan in the leading role.

Margaret's, Westminster Meighan play hard-fisted church for fashionable treddings "Ball at the Savoy”----

(a). I'll Bhow You Of

trafner; a role that given him ample where she often watched (b) 1 Live for Love

opportunity to register his talent crowds of typists and office girls and engaging personality. Dorothy admiring the brides and brides- Jordan and James Kirkwood are in maida, longing to possess beauti. the supporting cast,

ful frocks, and husbanda” with money-Beuter.

King of a bid suit. A sign-off Beverages somewhat new to bid in this case would be five the American palate are expect-Orchestral-- cluba or five diamonds, the ed from Florida and Virginia) latter being the stronger in-where plans are afoot to manu- dication that West thinks the facture "eltrus wines" from the bidding has gone far enough orange and the grapefruit Piano Bolo- East's bid of ive clubs after Reuter.

he has forced with clubs and later shown diamond support} in's slam try,

7-West, of course, knows nothing

- about the Grand Slam in the ma

ouing.

The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra,

Now That You're Gone Can't We Talk It Over:..

Carroll Gibbons & His Roy Friends.

Band

In view of his previous bids the Grand Slam is an excellent ven-}}-

The Gold Diregri". Song”.

Ted: Lewik & His. Band. ture.

Song Incidentally, it will be noted that I Envy the Moon***** 8--A very fine bid. Westa bid the Grand Slam should be played in was Charles Carlisle (Tenor)

Yuo've Got me Crying Again of six clubs clearly marks Him the abort trump soft rather than in Orchestral-- with the Ace of that suit as it the longer holding of East. Played Learn to Oroon

Moonstruck

Down

in extremely improbable, in view in diamonds the hand is an absolute

The B.B.C. Dance, Orch.. of, East's length in clubs, that lay-down as the length in clubs la

10.30

p.m.-Rugby Mid-day....” Press otherwlan Kold auch as to afford discards for all of New Maggi be could adequate frump support. East's West's losers. Played with clubs 10.35 holding in diemonds practically as trump, however, the success of This talk may not commence un- denies the possibility that West the contract would depend upon a few items of the variety programmal HI 8.45 p.m. In which cast the frati does not hold the diamond. Ace, spade flusso.

will be played from 8,80 p.m.

ALHAMBRA

THEATRE

OPENING SHORTLY.

REALISTICALLY HUMAN PORTRAITS, IN

GREAT WAR-TIME PICTURE

"I WAS A SPY"

STARRING MADELEINE

GAUMON

PICTURE

OLL CONRAD

MARSHALL

TODAY

THE

KING'S