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SATURDAY, JANUARY 27,

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

WANTED KNOWN.

FIRST OF COME EARLY on the FEBRUARY Dick! Bf the lovely Komor Japanese goods at Komor & will be sold at HALF PRICE.

EXHIBITION of Mr. Okamoto's collec- Linn of Old Ceremonial KIMONOS, OBIS, OLD PRINTS opens on First

February of

at Komor & Komor, Chater Rd, Yark Bldgs.

TUITION GIVEN

Madam T. BARONELLI wishes to an- nounce that she has resumed classes for physical culture. Private lessons. Also Beauty treatment, Apply per- sonally, 4. Lock Road, gr. Fl.

PRIVATE LESSONS in English, French, Music, Shorthand and Type- writing. Terma moderate. 6, Almai Villas, Austin Road, Kowloon.

COMPANY MEETINGS

THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY-SIXTH OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING

of

this Company will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

DENTISTSCAN

MB HARRY FONG, DENTIST, DR. S. L. KWONG, Dental Surgeon WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICES From

74 Queen's Road 2nd. FL. To

5th F., King's Theatre Bldg. Telephonee 21255 9-1.00; 2-6.00.

LAU PAK WAI, Dentist. HONG KONG OFFICE:-- GLOUCESTER BLDG.; 1st Floor, Telephone 28488. KOWLOON OFFICE:-- 335, NATHAN ROAD, 2nd Floor, Telephone 38581.

CULBERTSON

CONTRACT

by Ely Culbertson.

"World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst

AN UNUSUAL RESULT

Ás

THE CHINA MAIL.

Dr. C. E. Moyer of East Pales- tine, Ohlo, seems to have an un- usual facility for holding unusual: hands at the Bridge table. judge of a series of contests held by a nationally known magazine, I have had the opportunity to award several prizes to him for extra- extraordinary hands and ordinary results obtained on the The hand below,

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS. ordinary ones.

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,

Kowloon Bay,

in which Dr. Moyer sat South, re: sulted in an unusual contract and had its final denouement in New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L" rather interesting squeeze.

Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors.

OPTICIANS.

THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,

'Phone 22232. 53, Queen's Road Central.

POSITIONS VACANT

Wanted Immediately by a well-known European Firm Compradore, must have Cash Security, also shroff.

One Salesman with perience of Embroidery must have knowledge of English & Chinese.

Apply in person to:---

INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AGENCY Whiteaway Building 1st floor,

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

IT

THE Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public

Auction

ON Monday, the 29th. January, 1934, commencing at 10.30 a.m.

at No. 88, Humphreys Building. Kowloon

& Co., Ltd., on THURSDAY, the A Quantity of Valuable House. 8th February, 1934, at NOON, for hold Furniture and Black the purpose of receiving the Report ware

of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1933.

The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from Wednesday, the 31st January, 1934 to Thursday, the 8th February. 1934, both days inclusive.

wood

On View from Sunday, the 28th. January, 1984,

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 24th January, 1934.

By Order of the Board of Directors,HE Undersigned have received

F. H. CHAPNELL

Secretary. Hong Kong, 24th January, 1934,

NOTICE

instruction from Mrs. More Proprietress of "Lauriston” private hotel.

at No. 1, Bowen Road to sell by Public Auction on

TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the 30th, and 31st. January, 1984, commencing each day at 10 a.m. A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Chesterfeld

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LIMITED

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the ANNUAL OR- DINARY GENERAL MEETING comprising: of Shareholders will be held at Teak hatstand, the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong couch & arm chairs, Teak cabinet, MONDAY, the 12th Teak dining table, Teak side board, Kong on February, 1934, at 11.30 am. for Dinner waggon, Chairs, Teak bed- the purpose of receiving the Report steads with springs & mattresses, of the Directora together with Teak wardrobe with bevelled Statement of Accounts for the year mirror, Teak dressing table, Chest ended 81st December, 1988.

of drawers, Bed linen, Towels, Car- The TRANSFER BOOKS of the pets, Cutlery, Crockery, Glass WATU, Company" will bé CLOSED" froin ornaments, Pictures, Enamel bath, TUESDAY, 20th January to MON- Porcelain wash basin, etc., etc. DAY. 12th February, both days

also Inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hong Kong, 23rd January, 1984,

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Nihat the ORDINARY YEARLY

Fine carved black wood warn One Plano

South, Dealer,

Both sides vulnerable. NORTH:-

S.-9 5.

HK J 8 63

D-J 86

C.-10 4'3

WEST:-

S.-9

H.7 3

D.-K Q 10 9 5.4 C-K Q J 8

SOUTH-

S.-A K'Q J 10

H-A Q 4

D.-A 7 3

D-A 2

EAST:-

S.-87642

H-10 9 2

D.-2

after

bids refer to numbered explanatory Įparagraphs).

C-9 768

The bidding: (Figures

South West North East

2 C (1) 2 D

Pass

Pani

8 D (2) Pass

SH

Fas

INT

Pass

Pass Pass

4D (3) Pass

7 H (4) Pass

No Sham Pain About This

LEE

Repeal isquer had nothing to do with this assortment of sore heads. The bandaged men are a few of the fifty persons who were injured when riators, said to be Communists, attacked a Ukranian parade" that was protesting in Chicago against treatment of their Yolks back home by · Soviet. This group was photowṛsphed in noliçe station.

"PEKING MAN”.

NOT OLDEST

OF MANKIND

Discovery From Now Study Of Skulls.

400,000-YEAR ERROR

Washington.

FRADIO 1

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

1.2.15 p.-European programme. “ 1 p.m.Local Time & Weather Re port.

1.3 p.m.--Recorded music,

1.15 p.m.-A relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong Kon

Hotel Grill Room.

Palle-Close" "Dowz.

A talk from the aludio to-night. Relay of Hong Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra.

4-7,30 p.m.-Chinese recorded 'pro- amm 7.30-11.30 p.m.-* gramme.

7.30-9 p.m.-Recorded music.

Band

Vocal

European pro-

The "Peking Man," hitherto accepted as one of modern man's The following notes on the bid-most ancient ancestor, has been ding, which, needles to say, did not promoted 400,000 years up evolu- meet with my full approval, are by tion's ladder to the position of Dr. Moyer:-

"recent grandfather." 1-Wishing to force partner and New study of the skulls of the keep the bidding as low as pos- Peking man, found in 1927 near

The Mill on the Rock--Overture sible, I chose this bid instead of Peking, has promoted Dr. Ales:

(Reissiger, arr. Winterbottom) two spades, so he could respond Hrdlicka of the Smithsonian In-

The B.B.C. Wireless Military Band. with two of any other suit. The stitution to place him in the bee

Song Carnival of 1982 Stars, deception could do po harm tle-browed, chinless Neanderthal

Debroy Somera Band, etc, etc. here.

race which lived only 50,000 to

Orchestral 2-Evidently partner doesn't hold 100.000 years ago.

Old Friends-Potpourri (arr. Flock) much. I make him say some- The Peking man had been be

Tom Joner & His Orchestra. thing this time.

lieved nearly as old as the "pithe.Violin Solo- 3-He must have at least five hearts canthropus crectus" "the erect Humoresque (Dvorak-Kreisler)

Caprice Viennois (Kriegler) to the King to have a biddable ape man"estimated to date suit. That should mean a Small back at least 500,000 years and Slam at no-trump. If he rebids found in Java by Professor Du hearts, showing more than five. bois in 1892. I can then bid a Grand Slim.

Band--

Songs

Fritz Kreisler,

-DAY-ONLY

THEATRE

to pay when they. start to play... Four wiss girls pining in a pants hanse for food. finery and golq

Learn about life, love and laughter from this grand" comedy dram

with music.

LADIES MUST

LOVE

ALHAMBRA

THEATRE

OPENING FEB. 1st.

CINEMA

NOTES

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"I WAS A SPY"-KING'S

THEATRE

Tenap and human drama 'of war,

FOR

SALE

1934

POSTAGE STAME. CATALOGUES

|Stanley Gibbons Ltd.

|Part⋅ 1· Beltink Hipire 5.

$7.50

$ 7.75

Scott Stamp & Coln Co.

$ 9.00

{Part II Foreign Countilee

| Tvert and Talliér

GRACA & CO.

at its worst are told in the story "I Was a Spy", the Gaumont Bri-Dealers in Postage Stamp. - Garden tish picture, now showing at the King's Theatre.

Madeleine Carroll, as 'Martha, a Belgian nurse in the Great War, ac- Irving Berlin Waltz Songs-Medley cepta the call of'patriotism and

(Berlin)

aples on the Germans. She works Debroy Somers Band hand-in-hand with Stephen (Her- Six Australian Bush Songs (bert Marshall), a hospital orderly, Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone) and they are successful in dealing a heavy blow to the enemy when Putting the Clock Back (arr. Squire) they destroy a dump of cylinders

J. H. Squire Calesta betel, containing polson saa, jo

Octet

Form Faurs-War Songs Modley The suporting gast is a "very.

(arr. Giraud)

strong оре including Contard The Big Four, Veldt, the popular Continental

the Peking man was 110 4-It was now to be inferred that older than the Neanderthalers, it my partner held nothing show-makes Jaya man undispoted title- able except his hearts and that hodler as the oldest human an West had the balance of honour cestor so far found. strength. Twelve tricks should The finding of the Peking Vocal Quartet be taken at either notrump or man's bones in earth layers dat- spades, with no probability of ing back nearly 50,000 years was being able to squeeze out the one reason for thinking he was | Band-- thirteenth. With honours the very ancient." Dr. Brdlika says, same, notrump would be the however, that this is not positive choice. But how about a heart evidence that the remans, are contract? The same tricks that age, for they may have been should be taken, and in addition placed in the deposits long affter It seemed certain that West the deposits themselves were laid i could be squeezed between my down.

"

suft honours and partner's trump Dr. Hrdlicks arrived at his for the thirteenth trick. I de conclusions from study of casta termined to forego the honours of the skull and brain cavity of and the Small Slam bonus and the Peking man which were sent try for the Grand Slam. This to the Smithsonian Institution ! would probably give us either a from England--Beuter." -

top or bottom score; according}

to the outcome. My partner} was a careful player and I was though holding two King-Queen confdent he would work out the combinations, was perfectly help. less to avert the squeeze. He

aqueeze if it was there,

Aldershot Command Searchlight

Tattoo Carmen-Selection (Bizet)

Bong

Seeds, Religious Goods, Toys:ate. Ne. 10, Wyndham Stree).

P. O. Box No. 57, Ear Loss.

THE NEW PRINCH REMEDY.

ERAPION NO.1

actor, as the German Commandant when miy Radis

with Gerald du Maurier." Edmund

Marsad Bands of the Aldershol Gween, two great British favourites is out of

· Command conducted by masted C. B. Hewitt

Neapolitan Love Song (Blossom-Harbert)

In my Garden (O? Keefe-Firestone)

Richard Crooks (Tenor) Orchestral

A Night at the Hungaria

(arr, Colombo)

Colombo and the Tzigane Orch.

9-9.05 p. From the Stadio,

on stage and screen.

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**TIGER SHARE”—–QUEEN'S THEATER

Thrilling battles with man sating

sharks and a stirring drama of the

I always ring

up Radis Services

20513

A talk on "Safety Firat by the Hon.ca are provided in the First Na Laura Hope Crewe is powerful in Secretary of the Hong Kong Antoro tional picture, Tiger Sharks now her sprirazal of the Jealous bile Association.

mother, Mrs. Phelps, and the sup- 1.85-11.30 o relay of the Hors showing at the Queen's Thestra, How Long Hotel Gril Room character, actor of Fish and France

Edward G. Robinson, the grant portiung cast includes Erie Lindén

Dance Orchestra, from the

leton diamond in response to part diamond, and in either event All relays from the Hong Kong

In the play East opened the sing had to find the either avent-89 -Clona Down Fine mauritius, Palms and nere bid, the Ace in Dummy won the Declarer must take the Hotel are by courtesy of the Hamse and four rounds of trumpa wäre maining tricks and realize his ment and during the, intervale record plants.

ed music will, be broadcast from the On View from Sunday, and Mon-played, the club 2 being discarded contract.

Studio, f :: TO-MORROW'S HAND day, the 28th. and 29th. January, on the fourth round. Then followed 1934.

four rounda of spades, the Declar. How should South bid the hand

GENERAL MEETING of HONG KONG TRAMWAYE LIMITED will] |

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

||Final," gives a clever characteris ipper who has been mangled. tion sa a lil-tempered Portug shark while he saved the life best friend, Richard Arlen. He ha consen enraged, however, when he finds that his friend has come be tween him and his wifet

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STRICK · FOR STRICK"-

ORIENTAL THEATRE

Trick for Trick

or discarding a diamond and a club. below to prefent the partnership GERMAN RAILROAD Colton) and In Aght throw stary melodrama" from

Just before the fifth spade was led, from reaching a Slam contract? |the situation was as follow:-

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers, NORTH :---- Hong Kong, 22nd Jan, 1934.

be held at the offices of Mesars. THE Undersigned have received Jarding, Matheson & Co. Ltd. instructions to sell by Pablla Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the 16th

day of February, 1984, at 12 o'clock

Auction

ON

Noon, to transact the ordinary Thursday, the Int. February, 1984.

business of the Company...

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY

commencing at

at The L Everett Ins:

naught Road.

Olles,

ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER Queen's Building, Top Floor, Con- OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 2nd to FRIDAY," the 16th February, 1984, both days, „Incin-

42) By Order of the Board,

WF. SIMMONS,

2 Becretary. 198

A Quasilly of Valuabin

"On View from

Tarma

ng Kong, January 28th, 1834. Hong Kong,

"

Bouth, Dealer. Neither side vulnerable. NORTH

HAKQ87

A:7.5 18

RECORD.

Claimed To Be Safest

In World

passenger on the German |railways would have to travs

over 150 miles a day for years before he met with a Latal accident socording to the

(at the Oriental Thestre "the"

Arlen overboard to the kharia, |tures/Ralph:/Morgan an

Thrilling shoots" of shark |Jory in the principal violent battle for their human pray rival magicians, who stu make the picture ene to be remem, pass themeslter in their bered

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