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COMPANY MEETINGS
THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Nthat the THIRTY-SIXTII OR.
of
DINARY YEARLY MEETING this Company will be held at the Office of Messrs, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on THURSDAY, the 8th February, 1934, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year) ended 31st December, 1933.
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company wil be CLOSED from
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
DENTISTS.
MR 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 Fl, King's Theatre Bldg. Telephones 21255 9-1.00: 2-6.00.
LAU PAK WAL, Dentist. HONG KONG OFFICE:-- GLOUCESTER BLDG., 1st Floor, Telephone 20488. KOWLOON OFFICE:- 355, NATUAN ROAD, 2nd Floor, Telephone 38581.
CINEMA
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THE
"GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933"...... ALHAMBRA THEATRE
"Gold Diggers of 1933," the opening attraction at the Alhambra Theatre, is a spectacular musical comedy based on the story of the original "Gold Diggers" and is very much in the order of "42nd Street," with jazzy musle and gor- geous stage settings.
An all-star cast includes Warren William,
Ruby Joan Blondell,
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EMPLOYMENT.
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EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
POSITION VACANT.
im-
Mahon, Guy Kilbee, Ginger Rogers and Ned Sparks in the principal roles.
The picture features many of the latest song-hits, among which are "The Gold Diggers' Song," "Re- membering My Forgotten Man." "The Shadow Waltz," "Pettin' in the Park" and "I've Gotta Sing a Torch Song."
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"MELODY CRUISE"-KING'S
THEATRE.
A highly entertaining comedy.) Idrama enacted against a musical background is presented in RKO- Pictures' attraction, "Melody [Cruise," now showing at the King's
Theatre.
Two compradores wanted
An unusual story of a millionaire mediately for well known Euro-bachelor who insures himself pean firm, 1 lady assistant, 1 clerk against marriage leada to hilarious & cashier, 1 cashier, 1 shroff and 1 complications when he falls in love typist are needed also. For parti-love with a fellow passenger on a culars and terms please apply to tourist cruise, the above at
Charlie Ruggles has the leading Whiteaway Bu'lding 1st floor. role, as the friend of the million- No. 20, Des Voeux Rd., C. Tel. 25879, aire bachelor, played by Phil Morris, and provides the comedy in the story.
GOVERNMENT NOTICES.
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heart.
Others in the cast are Jung Brewster, Shirley Chambers Chick Chandler.
and
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PUBLIC AUCTION,
ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
CHINA MAIL.
Snow Frolics Before Swim...
Boston, Mass. Frolicking in the heavy snow City Point, South Boston, Jack Brown, local band leader, and Norma Boone, al so of Boston, found the recent blizzard and storm just right for adding a little fun to their daily dip at the point. Winter weather is no hindrance to these hearty noule.
CULBERTSON
on
CONTRACT
by Ely Culbertson.
World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst
REACHING AFTER SLAMS
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme will be broadcasted to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wave length of 355 metron (845 K.C.'s) :--
1-2-15 pm-European programme. 1 p.m.-Local Tirge & Weather Re- port.
1.3 p.m.--Recorded music, 1.15 p.n.A relay of the Hong Kong Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong
Hotel Grill Room. 2.15 p.m.-Close Down. Kong Hotel.
Dance Music To-night from Hong
An expert player is able not only Greta Nissen plays the to compute from the bidding the part of a siren on board the ship, precise honour strength of his part- and Helen Mack is the real sweetner's hand, but in many instances,
through the use of Plastic Valua-i 3.45-5.30 p.m. (approx)-A Running Match tion, to locate specific cards. From between the Hong Kong Interport and
Commentary on the Football his partner's responses to well-Combined Chinese from the Kowloon Football Club Ground, by courtesy of chosen bids, he can fill in certain he Kowloon Frotball Club and
Association. Football gaps in his own hand. As a re "BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD"ault, he often discovers that a handgrugramme.
6,30-7-30 p.m. Chinese recorded QUEEN'S THEATRE
which, judged purely on the basis on "Safety First" by the Hon. Dr. R. 7.25 p.mFrom the Studio-A iz}k.
Kotewell. 7.50-11-30 p.m.- European pro-
7.30-8.10 n.m.-Variety.
Pthe Sale by Public Auction
A Collection of stage and screen of honour strength and distribu-13 to be held MONDAY, the celebreties are united in M-G-M's
on
tion seems good for no more than grauame. 5th day of February 1934, at glittering production "Broadway
p.m. at the Offices of the to Hollywood," which is the curfume is really good for a Slam.
One of the leading Bridge nort Public Order of His Excellency the Gov.
Works Department,
Femi attraction at the by
Queen's
players of New York is Theatre. erner of ane Lot of Crown Land
Richard L. Frey, who has finished
3
It is a story
of three genera-
the
8 p.m.-(Local Time & Weather Re Mr. Vocal Dust-
Wednesday, the 31st January, 1984 at Mount Cameron in the Colony of tions of vaudeville players whose high up in numerous tournaments |
to Thursday, the 8th February. 1934, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
F. H. CHAPNELL,
of
his inferences may be judged by his bidding of the hand below. Mr.
and is a winner of more than one Hong Kong for term of
A
75 history is followed from the era years, with the option of renewal of the "gay ninetics" until the championship. The accuracy at a Crown Rent to be fixed by family moves to Hollywood's sound the Surveyor of His Majesty the stage. King, for one further term of 75
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Secretary. Hong Kong, 24th January, 1934. years.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LIMITED
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ;
No that
DINARY
12th
the ANNUAL OR. GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong on MONDAY, the February, 1934, at 11.30 am. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1933.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, 30th January to MON- DAY, 12th February, both days inclusive.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 23rd January, 1934.
THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
DINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Mesara. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Lid. on WEDNESDAY, 21st Febru ary 1994, at NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the State- ment of Accounts for the year end- ed $1st December 1918,
The REGISTER of SHARES "of | the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 5th February, to WED- NESDAY, 21st February, both days Inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be register-
By Order of The Board of Directors:
L. 8. GREENHILY
Becretary.. Hong Kong, 27th January 1984/
No. of Bale
Barsi Buskling Lot
Legistry No.
Mount Camera975.
Locality.
Boundary
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KING'S
COMING ATTRACTION!
RICHARD
"ACE OF
ACES"
Elizabeth Allan Ralph Bellamy
Theodore Hawton Jou Seuers
Directed by J. Wake Ruben, from thon: vby John Monk Sounders Merian Cooper, executive producer!
RADIO PICTURE?
Opest Price!
Fay Templeton, brilliant favourite of the old-time Broadway vaudeville, has one of the prin- cipal roles in the story, with Barney Fagan and May Robson.
The modern stars who appear in the picture include Alice Brady, Jackie Cooper, Jimmy Durante, Frank Morgan, Madge Evana, Eddie Quillan and Russel Hardie.
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"THE TEMPEST"---CENTRAL THEATRE
Frey was scated North.
North, Dealer.
North and South vulnerable, NORTH:-
S.-A J 7
H-A Q 9 8 7 D.-K Q 7 6 C.-7
WEST:
S.-K 10 9
H.-6 2
D.-9 6 4
C.-A Q 3 9 4
SOUTH:-
S---8 5 42
H.-K J
D.-AJ 8 3 2 C.-8 K
S-Q 6 8
"The Tempest," the UFA super production which is the current at- traction at the Central Theatre, WEST:- features the famous character actor, Emil Jannings in a power-] ful drama of love and passion. The beautiful German actress, Ánna Sten plays opposite,
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"ORDERS IS ORDERS"-STAR THEATRE
K-19 5 4 3 D,-10
C-K 10 6 8 2
The
bidding: (Figures after
bids refer to numbered explanatory; |paragraphs.}
North East South Went IN (1) Pass 2D (2) Paas SD (3) PRAL SK (4) Pass "Orders is Orders," the current 83 (5) Pass: 45, (6) Pass attraction at the Star_Théâtre, | ED
Pass Pasă Parr features Charlotte Greenwood in ■1-Obylonsly a sound Opening bid. brilliant skixt on American fim 2--South, har no other bid avail- production methods, illustrating
the farcical situations that can arise when a production unft tikaj charge of a British military bar- racks.
GESTURE ROUTS 80 INVADERS.
Youth's Clever Bluff.
»Madrid.
A young man of: Madrid" has routed 80beggars who were threatening to wreck his father fish shop by a clever bluff,{M};
The beggars crowded
ingly into the shop and demand- ed money: They fell over each other to get out
alp-pocke
his
Moon_Enchanted
The Thought Never Entered my
Head
Winnie Melville & Derek Oldham, Orchestral-
Tonight Give me an Hour of Love Play, Fiddle Play
Geraldo's Gaucho Tango Orchestra,
Song
Vienna, City of my Dreams
Lee Millions D'Arlequin
Piano Solos-
Charles Kullman, (Tenor)
Billy Mayerl's Own Selection
Vorst Quartet-
Billy Mayerl. {
Take me Away from the River Young and Healthy
Orchestral
The Four Musketeers.
A Night at the Hungaria
Colombo with the Trigane Orch. Vocal Duct
I Like to Go Back in the Evening Latybabes
Lavton & Johnstone.
8.10-9 p.m.-Orchestral
Salut D'Amour (Elgar)
New Symphony Orchestra.
Nursery Suite (Elgar) »
Sir Edward Elgar conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. Suite No. 2 in B Minor, (Bach)
Evmphony Orchestra conducted by Frederick Block, Sylvia Ballet (Delibes) •. ̧
Chicago
British Symphony Orchestra con-
ducted by Oscar Fried.* doe 9.9.08 pm. From the Studio,
A talk on “Safety First” by the Hon. Secretary of the Hong Kong Automobile Association:
9.05-11.30 p.m.—A relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Darns Dehestra from the Fong
Kong Hotel Grill Room 16.30 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day Press News
11.30 p.m-Close Down,
All relays of the Hong Kong Hotel able. It would be very danger Orchestras are by courtesy of tha ous to raise hearts with only Management and daring the intervals two cards in the suit, even corded music will be broadcast from
th- Studio, though both are honours. S-Mr. Frey proceeds cautiously,
He desires to secure further in- Mr. Frey afterwards explained formation" at the lower ranges that on the bidding he placed his of bidding.
partner with at least the King and. 4--Bouth is far from certain as to one other heart and probably either whether the hand should even the King or Queen and at least two play for game; However, in other spades. In any event,” ho view of the fact that North has believed that the chance of making supported his diamond Takeout, the Blam was better than even and ́a contract of four diamonds so he carried the contract to, its
should be reasonably safe, and logical conclusion, my ey It is, entirely possible that Zour. In the play, six were made earl. hourts might be made. At this ly, West opening the club Ace and time his hopes go on further.." then shifting to a spade. "It la of "Peeling out the distribution of course, apparent that all that, is
the hand,
WWC, anding of not more than four course, takes the hearts in the hand of either, adver spade bid at its face value, and Bary, as,, with this break; three dis in view of the fact that he holds cards can be obtained for Josers In four cards in it, raisan to "ams, the spade suita
NEW TEUTONIC LAWS
FOR GERMANY Extracts Drawn From 700-Year-Old Code.
REPLACING ROMAN - RULINGS.
Berlin Officials at the Ministry of Justice are going back seven centuries for inspiration in com- piling the new Teutonic laws which are to take the place of the Roman legal code in Nazi Germany.
They are said to be drawing freely on a frayed parchment] manuscript known as the "Sach- senspiegel," compiled 700 years Jago by Eike von Repkow, a Saxon
nobleman.
LEE THEATRE
At 12.30, 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 &.9.30 pm.
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
A CHINESE
PICTURE
PRICES: AS USUAL.
FOR SALE
1934
It is now being exhibited at the State Library, and is attract POSTAGE STAMP CATALOGUES ing considerable public atten- tion.
from
Stanley Gibbons Ltd. "Sachsenspiegel," or the Part I British Empire. # 4.98 |"Saxon Mirror," was the first Part II Foreign Countries ................ $ 7,50 $7.75 Scott Stamp & Coin Ca. $ 9.00
compendium of German law ever Yvert and Tellier
written. A memorial tablet has just been dedicated to von Repkow at Falkenstein Castle, in the Hartz Mountains, where he toiled seven years over the work. -Reuter.
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HONG KONG'S NEWEST PALACE OF THE MOVIES.
ALHAMBRA
THEATRE
TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20,
THE SHOW of the CENTURY.
Gold
Didders
OF 1933
NEW SONG HITS!
300 GLORIOUS GIRLS!!
13 STARS!!!
12
The Mighty Cast Includes
WARREN WILLIAM — JOAN. BLOND ALINE MacMAHON RUBY KEELER DICK POWELL —— GINGER ROGERS -- GUY KIBBEE MANY OTHE
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