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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1934.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1934, 24th, 26th, 27th, 28th February, and 3rd March, 1934.

ON

SATURDAY 24th. MON- DAY 26th, TUESDAY 27th, and WEDNESDAY 28th February, the first bell will be rung at 11 a.m. and the first race will be run at On Saturday, the 3rd

11.30 a.m. March, the first bell will be rung

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

DENTISTS.

1

MR. HARRY FONG, DENTIST. DR. 8. L. KWONG, Dental Surgeon WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICES From

74 Queen's Road 2nd. FI. To

5th Fl., King's Theatre Bldg, Telephones 21288 9-1.00; 2-6.00.

LAU PAK WAL, Dentist, HONG KONG OFFICE:- GLOUCESTER ELDG., 1st Floor, Telephone 20488. KOWLOON OFFICE:- 333, NATHAN ROAD, 2nd Floor,

-Telephone 38581.-

CULBERTSON

CONTRACT

by Ely Culbertson.

World's Champion Flayer and Greatest Card Analyst

PARTNERSHIP BIDDING

Partnership bidding is unques- tionably one of the most difficult phases of the game of Bridge. It is difficult even when the partner ship holds the strong hands, be cause there is ever the question of finding the best fit and decid- ing whether to bid for game or ***Slam, and it is doubly difficult when the partners hold a bunch of rags and are fighting with all their power to prevent opponents from realizing to the full on the valuer they jointly hold.

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.

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

Kowloon Bay, Call Flag "L" Kelvin Motors.

New Work & Repairs. Sole Agents for

OPTICIANS.

THE BONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,

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

EMPLOYMENT.

We can fill any VACANCY for your office or your home IMMEDIATELY consult with us at any time

No obligation-No cost We only recommend reliable employees who have been specially selected & examined INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AGENCY No. 20, Des Voeux Rd, C. Tel. 25879, Whiteaway Building Ist floor.

at 1.30 p.m., and the first race will COMPANY MEETINGS

be run at 2.00 p.m.

The tin interval will be taken after the Afth race on the four daya.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE.

Members are

reminded that

they and their ladies must wear

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

No

LY

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEAR- MEETING of the Share-

their badges prominently display-holders

ed throughout the Meeting.

in this Corporation will be held in the Board Room of

In a recent Rubber game at Crockford's Club, New York, Mr. Oswald Jacoby, who is known throughout the country for his in- genious tactics both as an attack. ing and defending player, held the South hand below:

East. Dealer.

East and West vulnerable.

North:-

5.-8 5 4

H.-Q 7 6 6 4

D.--K 10 7 64

C-

West:-

S.-K 7 6 3

H.-10 2

D.-A Q J3 2

CQ 8

East:-

S—A Q J 10 z

H-A KJ9

D.-8 5 C-A K

South;-

S.-9 H-8 3 D.-9 C-J 10 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 Mr. Oswald Jacoby

The bidding: (Figures

after

THE CHINA MAIL.

Jungle Babies, in Exile

WISE

AND

Two lion cuba are shown in man-made exilé, together with a pair of tiver cabs. They're all newcomers, to the Fleishhacker Zoo at San Francisco, where the beasily population has taken a remarkable jump within the last month or so.

BADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

The following programme will be

OPTICAL EXPERT TO RETIRE- Director Of The Wilmer Institute.

broadcasted to-day from the Hons DR. WILMER'S GREAT CAREER

Kong Broadcasting Station ZB.W. on a wave length of 355 metre:

| (845 K.Cs);-

1-2.15 pm European programme. 1 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Report.

1.3 p.-Becorded music.

Baltimore, Maryland.

OTHERWISE

The Cheque Ferger's Rules

Cash in cạnh tha

HARMLESS

TRANSVAALIS MAILBAG

...... ROBBERIES

Ex-Railway Employee Sentenced.

“SINISTER · ASPECT OF CASE

Johannesburg. (Transvaal).

A Londoner has a cat that cats Three and a half years hard nothing but fruit and milk. There labour was the sentence imposed by is much merriment among resident Mr. Justice Greenberg at the Rand friends Criminal Sessions on Alfred Wil- mice when visiting

scamper away in a panic at the liam Henkes, formerly, a railway sight of the vegetarian,

NOT RIPE

"The cookery book says beat stiff." I think it must be

now." sa

"Is it stiff?"

"No, but I am?

The Last Straw.

guard, on a charge of committing three mailbag robberies on trains. Thirty mailbegs in ill were ripped Open and 148 registered parcels con- done talning 1968 in notes, or postal

till

orders, were removed.

Without leaving the box the jury brought in a unanimous verdict of guilty.

Henkes admitted a previous con- viction for a similar offence while he was in the railway service.

"If there's one thing I dislike more than another, it is when a

In passing sentence, Mr. Justice friend takes advantage of me," Greenberg commented on "a fea- said the patient young man, ture which lends a very sinister

"And; who's been doing that?" aspect to the case.". jasked his companion.

"Your counsel," he said to "A fellow-boarder," replied the Henkee, has asked me to take into young man. "He borrowed my consideration, that you have been drees suit."

waiting trial for six months and "That's "certainly taking liber have spent part of that time in ties," observed the other.

rigorous confnement. I shall do so, "Not that I mind, of course," the but against this, there is, an agETN- young man continued. "But when vating feature of your offence, In he asked me for my umbrella I told the discovery that you were in

in pos- him I might want to use it myself. session of a sandbag, He got # just the same.”

"But" said his companion.

simply said: Oh, well, have it your own WAY. They're clothes I'm trying to prevent spoil ing, not mine.""

Same For Both

A heavy fog had been hanging Dr. William H. Wilmer, who has over, the football field all the after

including Presidents of the United

Arrested on Racecourse Henkes was arrested on the Turf-

fontein Racecourse on May 20. He

your was found to have 4 roll of, bank- notes in his pocket, totalling £85. In his room at Germiston were found a sandbag, revolver, and ring, later identified by a witnem as his property, d

Henkes said that he had picked treated many distinguished persons noon, but the referee carried on up the notes and wrist, watch found

with the game.

on hi

1 person, and the ring in a Shortly after half-time, when the brown paper parcel near Germiston. 1.15 pm-A relay of the Hong States and the King of Slam, for visitig team had established a five-The sandbag, and the gloves he had Kong Hotel Orchestra by courtesy of the Management. (During the inter-eye trouble, will retire as Director goal-to-nothing lead, the captain found in another brown papar par- vals recorded music will be broadcast of the Wilmer Institute of Opthal of the home team approached the cel, he said. from the Studio).

1.30 p.m.-Rugby_Press-News, etc.mology on July 1.

referee.

Among them notes, Ware 2.15 p.m.-Close Down.

f-say," he said warmly, "do you to notes. Their numbers were Children's Concert from-the Studio.

retirement was announced know that my chaps can't see the found to be identical with, those of 6-8 pm-European programme. from his office in accordance with bali" 5-5.15 p.m.--A relay from Daventry a rule of the Johns Hopkins Univer. The referee gazed squarely at received by the addressed. --Rep- the notes sent off by post, and not

His

་

No one without a badge will be/Messrs. Jardinė, Matheson & Co. bids refer, to numbered explan- of the Pianoforte Recital by Ernestaity, with which the Institute ishim.

closure.

1-Of

paragraphu).

West

North 3NT (1) Dbl. (2) 4H (3)

(6)

6C (4) Dbl. 6D (6) Pass (7) 68 (8) Pass

Pasa

admitted to the Members' En-Lid, 18, Pedder Street, Hong Kong, atory

South. on SATURDAY, the 24th February, East Badges admitting non-members 1984, of 11.80 am for the purpose

the Dbl. the Report of to the Members' Enclosure and of receiving Club Rooms at $10.00 per day in-Board of Directors together with Pass the Pass cluding tax-or $40.00 Including a Statement of Accounts for tax for the Meeting (ladles $5.00 year ending 81st December, 1985.

The REGISTER OF SHARES of and $2.00 respectively), are obtain- able through the Secretary upon the Corporation will be CLOBED a Member, such from MONDAY, the 12th February introduction by Member to be responsible for all to SATURDAY, the 24th February 1934 (both days inclusive), during Badges admitting to Members' which period no transfer of shares Enclosure will NOT be on sale at can be registered. the Race Courss.

chits, etc.

The Secretary's Office, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building, (Tel. 27794), WILL CLOSE AT 10 am. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS. AND AT 12.30 p.m. ON THE FIFTH DAY.

A limited number of Tinus will be obtainable each day at the Club: House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, Telephone No. 21920.

ing.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong. 6th February, 1994.

(THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

[THE FORTY-SEVENTH ORDIN-

The price, of admission to the purpose of receiving the Report of Public Enclosure is $4.00 per day the Directors and the Statement of including tax for all persons in- Accounts for the year ended Bist cluding ladies, and is payable at December, 1985. the Gate.

course, Mr. Jacoby's escape suit in clubs. Olf he can be doubled early enough, the anv ing against a possible Slam contract by his opponents very considerable. 2-This comes

course.

A

is

Buah.

5.15-5.30 muale. Fox Trot-

It's the Talk of the Town, The Wedding of Mr. Mickey Mouse The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra I've Got to Sing a Torch Song Waltz-

The Shadow Walts

p.m. - Recorded Dance

STOUT FELLOWS

connected, that members of the fa

"The other chaps evidently can,' culty must relinquish their duties he cuttingly replied. on reaching the age of 70 years.

Born in 1868 in Powhatan Coun- ty, Virginia, and graduated from

It is stated that on an averagej the University of Virginis Medicala stoat man lives longer than a} School Dr. Wilmer studied in thin men. The survival of the] Rudy Valee His Connecticut American and European hospitals fattest

and was connected with Georgetown

Yankeea,

•

*

5.30-6.05 p.m. A relay of the 1st University before coming, to Balti-Winter Sports in a Nutshell part of the Pianoforte Eecital by more to realise a lifelong dream- Miss Amelia Li, from the Helens May: Institute, by courtesy of the. Com-the founding in 1925 of the Oph- thalmological Institute which bears ---Children's Pro his name.

He, ski, and err.

*

* Toe Dangerous

matter of mittes.

6.05-6.30 pm,

After the children's party a 3-North shoulu have permitted ramme from the Studio.

6.30-7 p.m. A relay of the Hong ited States and King Frajadhipek, rigged up his camera and flash- Besides the Presidents of the Un-photographer came forward and Mr. Jacoby to work out his

Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the own salvation. Re must have Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden by Dr. Wilmer has listed among his light. realized that South must hold courtesy of the Management (During patients, J. P. Morgan, the late

the intervals recorded music will be Viscount Grey of Fallodon, Bir dren," he said. a freakish hand with a com broadcast from the Btudio).

paratively safe landing place if

undisturbed.

4-Mr. Jacoby now shows his es-

cape.

5-Again North should remain

7 tions

"Now, all keep very still, chil-

on Closing Local Stock Quota-4ckland Geddes, Col. Charles A As the flashlight burst one little Lindbergh, Booth Tarkington and boy whom it had rather scared 7.0%-8 p.m.--Recorded programm. Lieut. James H. Doolittle, the avia-asked what it was. A Concert. Vocal Duet

"Magnesium," replied the photo- Trot Here and There (Donkey Duet)

He has not announced his plans graphy. ("Veronique Messager) after retirement-Reuter.

"Lammy."

The Swing Song

("Veronique" Messager)

· Winnie Melville & Derek Oldham. Violin Solo

Tell Her I am-Jig Medley The Morning Dew-Reel Medley

Michael Coleman

Bright is the Ring of Words

(Vaughner Willinenu) The Roadside Fire

(Vaughan Williams)

TARY ANNUAL MEETING OF 6-This is a Forcing Pass, requir On no pretext, will children be permitted in either enclosure dur- SHAREHOLDERS will be held at ing Wen to either bid the Slam ing the first four days of the Meet-the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Ma

or double the diamond contract. theson & Co., Ltd., on FRIDAY, the|7—Mr. Jacoby gives up. 2nd March, 1934 AT NOON for the 8-With magnificent spade sup-

port and his diamond hold-Son ing, which includes the Ace, | West's Slam bid is quite ob- vious. It will be noticed that if South had been permitted to play the contract at five clubs, he would have lost a total of six tricks two hearts, one spade, one diamond and two cubs. The penalty of 700 points thus accepted would have been infinitely preferable to the making of a vulnerable Small Slam by. East and West. Copyright 1958, Ely Culbertson

The Transfer Books of the Com- Soldiers and Sailors in nakform are admitted to the Public En-NESDAY, the 21st February, 1984, pany will be CLOSED from WED- closure at $1.00 per day including to FRIDAY, the 2nd March, 1984,

both days inclusive.

tax-

Bookmakers, Tic Tac men etc.

will not be permitted to operate By Orders of the Board of Directors. within the precincts, of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race! Meeting

Tiffins will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Public En- closure.

SERVANTS PASSES. - Passes for Servants will be issued on application to the Becret-

F. H.CRAPNELL, Secretary. Hong Kong, 13th February, 1984,

THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ary, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Build-DINARY YEARLY MEETING wil that the FORTY-FIFTH OR Employers are requested to dia-be held at the Company's Omces, P. tribute them with discrimination & O. Building, on WEDNESDAY, and to endorse their names on the 14th March, 1984, at 11 am; for the purpose of presenting the Report of

ing.

Passos,

in

Servants are not permitted the Directors together with the Members Enclosure except for Statement of Accounts to 81st passing through on their duties December 1982 and electing Direc but must remain in their e torn and Auditora, predá ployers abanda,

The Register of Members of the Any persons Lound lottering Company will be closed from 3rd with "Bervanta" passes in their March to 14th March, 1984, both posssession will forfeit the same days Inclusive, during which period "and, will be removed from the en- no Transfer of Shares can be rezia- closure,

By Order,

* C. B. BROWN,E:

Secretary Hong Kong, 12th Feb, 1984.

|By Order of the Board of Directors, GIBB LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Hong Kong, 21st Feb., 1934, ––

راه

Stuart Robertson (Baritone) Pianoforte Solom

Imprometu. in A Flat

(Schubert, Op. 142, No. 2) Etude in E Major (Chopin, Op. 10,

No. 3)

Bung

Ignác Jan Paderewald.

Waltr Song ("Merrie England"—

German) S

Love Will Find a Way

("The Maid of the Mountain.”.........

Fraser-Simpson)

Helena Easterman (Soprano)

tor,

'Cello Solo-

ter.

COMING ATTRACTIONI

THE

POWER SPENCER

AND THE

TRACY

COLLEEN MOORE

GLORY **A'Jede L, Lúsky Production

AT KING'S

THE

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS

AND SURVEYORS.

exclaimed the little-Public Auctions -

boy, "that's what mum gives our baby."

T

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

Melpdle (Tschaikowsky, Op. 42,-

A "Knotty" Problem.. No. 8)

He had extolled the virtures of Auction Humoreska (Deorsk, Op. 101, No. 7) the piano for about ten minutes,}. Song

CON

Gaspar Cassado, and he now paused to see what of Friday, the 23rd. February, 1934,

A

commencing at 10.30 am..

(a) The Mermaid (b) Polly Wolly feet his talk had on the prospec Doodle. (arr. W. II. M.).

tive customer. Maa

Hai No. 901, Vita nond too (a) Little Brown Jug (b) The Three

"No," 'granted the latter de Floor) Kowloon Crows (Eastburn)

Stuart Robertson (Bass-Baritone) Violin Solo-

Valie Bluetta (Drigo-Auer) Estrellita (Ponco-Heifetz)

Jacha Heifetz.

8 p.#Local Time & Weather Be nort

8.1-10.30 p.m. Chinese from the. Studio.

10.30 pm Hugby Mid-day

Newsi

10:35 p.m.-Close Down

POP- After Parking The Wives They'll have A Jolly Time..

LET'S GET OUR WIVES

TOGETHER TO-NIGHT

AND HAVE A JOLLY" GOOD

TIME -

OOD

IDEA!

cidedly. "I don't like it. It's got too many nots In It."

"Knots!" ejaculated the sales-; man hollowly. "But the wood is Perfect, air. Why

ZT

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

On view from Thursday the

"Maybe," came the reply: "but 22nd., February, 1984, 17 Concert it's not cheap enough,, not land

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

enough, not big enough, not strong; Press enough and-well, the dashed

thing's fall of nota.”

Hong Kong, 19th Feb, 1984.

By J. MILLAR WATT

WHERE

SHALLIWE

** LEAVE THEM

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