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THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1934.

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COMPANY MEETINGS |

CHINA

ENTERTAINMENT

LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD.

FOTICED IS HEREBY GIVEN

NOTICE

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

DENTISTS

MB 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

5th F, King's Theatre Bldg. Telephones 21255 9-1.00: 2:6,00.

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CULBERTSON

CONTRACT

by Ely Culbertson:

"World's "Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst

REMOVING OPPONENTS

RE-ENTRIES

The general principle of the play of hands at notrump is for the De clarer to attempt to establinh kin longest suit or the one, which offers the possibility of winning the greatest number of tricks. There are, however, some exceptions to this rule. One occurs when oppon- lents have a sure” card of entry ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS, which must be driven out, and also

CO., LTD, Kowloon Bay, Call Flag "Z" Kelvin Motors

W. 8. BAILEY &

New Work & Repairs. Sale Agents for

OPTICIANS.

THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,

'Phone 22232. 55,- Queen's Road Central.

EMPLOYMENT.

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INTERNATIONAL

EMPLOYMENT AGENCY Whiteaway Building 1st floor.

SPORT NOTICES.

that the FOURTH ORDINARY No. 20, Des Voeux Rd., C. Tel. 25879, GENERAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Registered Offices of the Company, King's Theatre Building, 5th floor, on WEDNESDAY, the 21st day of March, 1934, at 12 o'clock noon to receive the Directors' Report, and Accounts for the year ended 31st

and to transact such other business

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

hold a suit which can soon become established. In such cases it is wise to take out, opponents' mure entry card immediately, hoping by these tactics to block the run of opponents' long suit. The hand be- low illustrates this principle:-

NORTH:-/

5--84

HQ-10 6. DAQ 107 5 C.-K 73.

|WEST:-- ·

8.—Q J. 10:9-7. E-A 97 D-9 8 7

08.

SOUTH-

S.-A KI H-KJ 14

D.-J 86

CQ 5:2

[EAST:--

S:-6 52

H.-6.82

D-K 4

C-A 10 96:4

HE CHINA

Fire Fighting at Twenty-Five Below Zera

Extremes mat to harass Bremen, when a blaze broke | zera. Fire-fighting was a difficult and hazardous out at the Manor Montmorency, in Quebec, Canada, | job, water freesing as it left homes. Here is what's while the thermometer registered 25 degrees below left of the hostalry. Nine firemen were injured.

Wonder British Aeroplane Manufactured At A Lower Price

LIFT-LIKE ASCENSION

BADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME -

Tom

WISE AND

OTHERWISE

NOT GOOD ENOUGH

"Dorou. Enow,

about Birting1":

Ted: "I thought I did, but girl. I tried my system

me...

Very Suspicions

A London detective: Bad been sent into the country to try to solve a robbery

Daring his investigations, ha came upon one of the oldest village inhabitants. He decided to ques Hon him.

"Have you seen any. ysterious strangers in the village Intely? asked the detective:

The old man looked thoughtfo Suddenly his fabe-lit up.

*Whlcyen/ sorr.?? he said "There were a "man"are

| circus inst, weekly an

of pigeons out of my wis

EXCELLENT

Juryman: "Sir, I exensed from jury' only hear with one

„Judget “Oh, you'll hear one side of a case

Kept

The fire-Alarm sounded in the hotel, and the guests fied hurriedly The following programme will be into the street. The last man broadcasted to-day from the Hong leave walked coolly out and, join Kong Broadcasting Station:Z.B.W. inga stomp watching, the fire, foM- en a wave length of 855 metras menced, to, chaff them on their 15 (B45 K.Cs):-

parent nervousness and excitement

Nothing to worry about, 1-2.15 pm-European programine, with a superior air. "IsInst 1 pm-Local Time & Weather Be-my time about dressing put my socks on Inst p-Recorded music. |-·1.18 p.m.-- A relay of the Hong stopped to change-

Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong like keeping, calm

gency. 1.30 pm-Eugby Press News, etc. 2.15 p.m.-Close. Down.

Port

Dual Transmission". Te night.

South, the Declarer, playing AN outstanding feature of the air defence debate in the House of Kong Hotel Gill Room contract of three netrump, notes Commom on February 7, in which several MPs dealt with the that the opponents hold the heart peril with which the country is faced, was a statement made by Cap- Ace, club Ace and diamond King, tain Canningham-Reid, himself an airman, shout u wonderful new Bri- spades: "Only one, or at best 2 fish military aeroplane.

in addition to their strength in

tricks can ever be developed in the This machine, he said, could be manufactured at much less cost December, 1933, to elect Auditors, THE FIRST EXTRA RACE MEET club sutt, but hearts offer a pro- than other military aeroplanes, could ascend like a lift to 20,000 ft.

ING will be held (Weather Permise of three tricks with favorable įmitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on as may be properly transacted at SATURDAY, 10th March, 1984, com distribution and also may drive in about nine minutes, and, if produced in sufficiently large numbers, an Ordinary General Neeting of meheing at 2.00 p.m.

out West's entry: for his long spade would add enormously to our means of defence. The First Beil will be Rung at 1.30 suit, South realizes that some time the Company.

And Notice is further hereby p.m.

during the hand the diamond MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.

As was: anticipated, no sort of promise of action was made by

nesa. Points from the speeches were:

given that the Register and Trans- Members are notified that they and finesse must be taken but wishes to the Government in the way of remedying at once Britain's air weak

Hong Kong, 28th Feb., 1934.-

LIANG CHI HAO,

Managing Director.

which would be necessary for re prisals!

fer Books of the Company will be their Ladies must wear their Badges drive out at least one entry before closed from the 12th to the 21st prominently displayed throughout the a suit is established against him. day of March 1934, both days in-Meeting.

No One without & Badge will be His first step, therefore, after win-Mr. Churchill clusive.

admitted to the Members Enclorurening West's Opening lead of the We are left exposed to a 'morial The machine was a single-seater, Badges admitting Non-Members to spade Queen, is to drive out the thrust. In an unsatisfactory an- was extraordinarily fast, and was the Members' Enclosure and Club heart Ace. West wins, the second

awer were given to a foreign capable of carrying two machine Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and round of the suit and returns the $3.00 for Ladies (Both including Tax) are obtainable through the

ambassador the crash of bombs, guns. It could not be used for SECRE spade Knave, which South refuses

raiding purposes, for it was unable cataracta" of masonry, and fire to carry à sufficiency of bombs and and smoke would warn us in it only had a short range,

Captain: Cunningham-Reid few hours of the inadequacy of

thought that with a fleet of these our defences.

defensive machines we should be. able to intercept an enemy 20 min- war thousands of utes after warning was given that a future

he was approaching our shores. bostile machines will steal upon Until recently this had proved an us, each with a definite objec-impossible proposition.

THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TARY upon the personal application to win, since the success of his of a Member, such Member to be re-plan of campaign rests upon void- sponsible for all visitors introduced by ing East's hand of spades. He him, and for Payment of All Chits, wins the third round of spades and &c

The Secretary's office, 3rd Floor now tries the diamond finesse. Gloucenter Building. (Tel. 27794), wil!}This fails, but East, whose hand THE SIXTY-FIFTH ORDINARY close at 12 o'clock Noon.

GENERAL

is now vold of spades, cannot place Capt. MEETING of Badges admitting to Members' En- SHAREHOLDERS will be held at closure will NOT be on sale at the his partner in the lead. It is true In

Race Course.

that he holds the club Acé, but the the Offices of the undersigned on On No Pretext will Children be plan of the Declarer In 'driving out TUESDAY, the 27th March 1934, permitted in either Enclosure during East's entry before attempting to at Noon, for the purpose of receiv- the Meeting,

Tiffins are obtainable at the Club establish his long ault has permit-

Cunningham Reid

ing the Report of the General House provided they are ordered ted the fulfillment of the contract. Mr. R. Clarry Managers, together with a state-from the No. 1 Boy in advance. Tele ment of Accounts for the yearjphone 21920. ended the 31st December 1933.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

the The Price of Admission to

$2.00 including

TOMORROW'S BAND

The Share Register and Transfer Pubile Enclosure Ir

'Should North and South reach a Books will be closed from the Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, contract of ifx hearts on the' hand] 18th to the 27th March 1934, both and is payable at the Gate. Soldier below, and if this contract is reach-

and Sailors in Uniform are admitted ed, how can it be made? days' Inclusive. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd,

General Managers,

The KK. Fire Insurance Co., Ltd- Hong Kong, 6th March, 1934,

CHINA' PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

Half Price.

Bookmakers, Tie Tac Men, &c,, will not be permitted to operate within the Precincts of the Hong Kong Joc- key Club during the Race Meeting.

By Order, C. B. BROWN,

Secretary, Hong Kong, 3th March, 1084,

NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN COMPANY MEETINGS

that the THIRTY-SEVENTH

ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING

COMPANY, LIMITED,

of Shareholders in the Company THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC will be held in the Company's Board Boom, 3rd. Floor, Exchange Building, Hong Kong, on WED-INTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN NESDAY, 21st March, 19

that the FORTY-FIFTH OR- NOON, for the purpose of receiv- DINARY YEARLY MEETING ing a Statement of Accounts and be held at the Company's the Report of the Directors for the 40 Building, on WEI year ended" 81st December 1958) 14th March, 1934, at 11 electing Directora and Auditors; purpose of presenting the and for the transaction

other the Directors tog Ordinary business öf mpany, Statement of

1938

„NOTICE"AS" ALLO

that the TRANSFE!

the Company, will HON WEDNI

South, Dealer. Neither side vulnerable.

NORTH

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WEST:

8-10 1:4-

DJ 10 5 4

BOUTHIN

BA 12

BASTIANS

for the

Can we calmly face the possibility of sending into the sky our splendid airmen to be hopelessly “outnumbered; and shot down in

defending our homen?

To his mind the whole aspect of the theory of defence had com- pletely changed-because of this an gineering discovery.

"If we could throw awaf- Aclency of theus machines into the air" he said, "enemy aircraft could be dealt with night or day. Knowing this, I doubt resynch whether any erascy, inc would consider starting all He maintained that a fores of were told that a new such machines would giya na

SUPER DEFENCE PLANE

M. Pane Detection, with agressiveness.

duced which was able to climb something over 20,000 feet In. jabout nine minutes.

Hawker

future

Travel Talk from the Studio,

5.8 p.m.-European programme.

+

and

“Wonderful!”” put.. [guests; -with-a-wry smile,

why didn't you put on your

5-5pm relay of the Hong Kongrousers while you were about ft?" Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hồng: #333; Kong Hotel Roof Garden.

6-6.30 p.m.From the Studio. Children's Programme arranged by "Auntie Joy Uncle Peter will give the 1st of three ten minuta talks on "Some Typical English Events". 6.30.7.30 p.m.--Recorded Music,

A Concert, p.m-(Closing Local Stock Quota

7 tions, etc). Orchestral

Doueindahka

(arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) Polovta! March

("Prince Igor

Borodin)

London Symphony Orchestra' icon- ||

ducted by Albert Coates.......

Son, Women and Song (Strauss)

Wine,

The Doll's Bong

Quite Impossible"

The was reeling off her troubles to hubby at supper?”

"That Mrs. Smith is a terrible Komalhi: ahre and humlys

"He sighed resignedly,”

Why do you think so, my dear?” he asked. She sniffed.

Tsimply can't tell her snything. but that she say she's heard it be-- ¡fore,” his wife replied.

All Gone

Old grandpa Briggs,who had

fought in the South African Wär

sonsTM

("Tales of Hoffman Offenbach) was relating a few of his thrilling, Mavis Bennett (Soprano) experiences to his young grand- Violin Solo

Thais-Meditation (Massenet) Tambourin Chinois (Kreisler)

Fritz Kreisler: Vocal Duct

Trot Here and There

(Donkey Duet ("Veronique”—

Mestryer)

The Swing Song ("Veronique

"Let me see, now," he thoughtfully, "It must be well thirty years when a bullet grazed my head."

One of the youngster looked at the old fellow's bald hand. Kim There isn't much grasin now, is there; grandpa); tured to remark.

Mensager) Winnie Melville' & Derek Oldham Pianoforte Solo

Moonlight Sonata.

Harold Baner.

- (Beethoven, Op. 27, No. 2)

Gavotte in F Mafor

((Beethovel-Bauer)

Harold Bauer,

Song-

Onawayľ Awakel Beloved"

("Elawatha"-Coleridge-Taylor} The Legend of Kleinsack

(Tales of Hador Davies (Tenor)

Hoffman Offenbach)

capricieuse (Elgar, Op. 17) Waltz is C Sharp Minor (Chop)

Bronislaw Haberman (Continued at Foot of Nest Column)

REPULSE BAY HOTEL GUESTS

The seroplane. (the Super-Fury),,,said. Captain. Cũn hingham-Reid (C. St. Marylebone), who gave the information during The following are the the debite on Britain's defences the Kepulse Bay Hotel: ust been constructed in this Mr and Mrs. T. C. E

I don't think the public and Family anyaing about it,” he said.. Brostedt Capt P

performance

ware" swit

Variation On An Old Theme, “You're the frit" girl Pya.

kinned.

Well, the others haven's much,"

Quick This The motorist in

was racing?

Hady been plur

ess owing to the fail dynamo at a near-by

Right in the centre of the

haf own battery: failed, cay lights went out. thing he knew was usotioning him to stop.

Fishere's your light?" asked officer sharply.

Mr. T. de Quierrecourt, Mr. and KóWhere's my lights?". Mrs. AL Bullivan, Mrs. E. Stone, motorist, doing a bit of Mr. S. Somekh, Mr. H. Schmidt, Mr. Ing. “Why, they and Mrs L Bandes, Mr. and All the lights in the