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THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1934.

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At Brilliant Opening of Soviet Embassy in Capital

The "house-warming" that marked the opening of the new Soviet Embassy in Washington to capital society was one of the most brilliant events of the season. Ambassador and Mme. Troyanovsky were hosts to a large gathering of diplomats and Government officiais. Abave (left), is the Soviet Ambassador's lady as she welcomed her guests; centre, a view of the Soviet Embassy with the flag of U. 5. S. R. dying over it. At right, Senator David Walsh of Massachusetts escorts Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, widow of the late Pre- sident to the reception.

BRIDGE NOTES

Difficult Trump Situation.

by Ely Culbertaon..

FUC-

VIENNA'S NEWSBOY

LINGUIST.

Appointed Professor Of Languages.

Vienna.

TO EXPLORE LAND OF HEADHUNTERS

Monoplane Taken To South Sea Isles.

A youth was selling news. PICTORIAL RECORD PLANNED papers in a Budapest cafe when

|PATHETIC

TALE OF US.

FRADIO

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 metres 4845 K.C.'8):-

1-2.15 p.m.-European Programme. 1 p.m. Local Time and

Report.

1.03 p.m.-Recorded Music, 1.15 p.m.-A Relay of the

Weather

Hong

Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong

Kong Hotel Grill Room,

1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press News, etc.

2.15 p. Close Down.

Humorous Interlude from the Studie Dance Marie.

To-night

Dual Transmission To-night from ZEH."

5-8 p.m.-European Programme, 5-7 p.m.-A Relay of the Kong Kong Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden.

7pm-Closing Local Stock Quola- ¡tions, etc.

7.03-7.30 p.m.-Light Opera.

Vocal Gems-

H.M.S. Pinafore (Gilbert &

Sullivan),

7

Columbia Light Opera Company. Selection-

The Maid of the Mountains

(Fraser-Simson),

London Palladium Orchestra... Vocal Gema-felen (Offenbach),

Columbia Light Opera Company. 7.30-8 p.m.-From, the Stedin.

A Humorous Interlude by Bryan Lewis

Programme.

1. The Loch Ness Monster.

2. Runcorn Bridge.

3. Answers to Kome more corYEB-

pondents.

8 p.m.-Local

Report.

É.03-10.30

Concert.

Time and Weather

p.m.-Chinese Studio

10.30 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day. Press News.

10.35 p.m.-Close Down.

SLAVE DAYS All Relays of the Hong Kong Hotel

Prince Unable To Explain Plight.

MISTAKEN FOR A NEGRO

but.

Orchestras are by courtesy of the Management.

8.30-10 p.m.-European recorded: programme from Z.E.K. on 640 k.c2s.

8.30-9.10 p.m.-A Concert, Pianoforte Solo-

Schatz-Waltz (J. Strauss, arr.

Dohnanyi),

Die Fledermaus-Du und Du-Walk (J. Strauss, arr. Dohnanyi) Ernet

von Dohnanzi.

Morgen, Op. 27, No. 4 (Strauss), Standchen, Op. 17, No. 2 (Strauss),

Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano).

Elegie (Faure, Op. 24),

Sung-

Maurica Marechal

Midnight Review (Glinks), The Two Granadiers (Schumann), violin Solo

Theodore Chalinpine ~ (Basa), Passepied (Delibes, arr.

Gruenberg),

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEAR- HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY LY MEETING of the Society will On sale at all book-stulls and at the be held at the HEAD OFFICE offices of the Publishers, 3A. Wynd-Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY, 1934, at 11 o'clock a.m., for the purpose of re-

a well-dressed man entered.

Miami, Florida. ceiving the Report of the Directors

When the Declarer finds that one! The newcomer held out a coin, With a fast monoplane stowed COMPANY MEETINGS and the Statements of Account to

31st December, 1933, and of declar-opponent has five trumps to the hut said nothing. The newsboy in its hold for aerial exploration Elizabethtown, North Carolina.

Near the top of a list of cele-Song- *King-Knave-nine banked over the thought that the man could not over-trackless-wastes, the 500 ing Dividend, etc.

| Ace-Queen-seven 'in Dummy and speak Hungarian so he address-ton yacht Southwind is being fit-brated resident of Bladen Coun- Arabian The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

ted out here for an expedition to ty, is the name of an Society will be CLOSED from 8th also that he must lose a trick in aed him in faultless:

Italian, French, German and the South Sea Islands and the prince who was mistaken for a

land of the headhunters: English.

negro by African slave dealers 'Cello Solo congratulating himself if he MAY to 25th MAY, Both Days in-lain suit, he cannot be blamed for reeds in making a contract of four-

The stranger asked the news-

The Galapagos Islands, Komo-and sold into slavery on a plan- By Order of the Board,

Judd. Naturally, a contract such boy's name in Hungarian. He do, Papeete, Tahiti, Samoa, New tation near here.

He died many years ago, A. W. HUGHES,

as this probably is not the ideal was told that it was Lajos Caledonia, the great barrier reef

and Bali will be visited by the the residents of Bladen County General Manager.fone in the combined hands. There Lukacs.

honouring him, together Hong Kong, 30th April, 1934. on

is quite likely a safer road to game,

Now, says the Neues Wiener expedition headed by Comman-are and in the example given below a Journal, the newsboy has received der George M. Dyotte of New with the other celebrated names, notrump contract would have been a letter appointing him a Pro York, who has spent a number in their festivities.

His name is Prince Omeroh of fessor of Languages. It was of years in the tropical islands CHINA FIRE INSURANCE |more logical and correct. COMPANY, LIMITED.

However, bidding is only a pre-signed by M. Balint Homan, the lying under the Southern Cross. Arabia, The story of his life, au- thenticated by the late Governor Incorporated in Hong Kong) diction of the tricks obtainable in Minister of Education.---Reuter. He returned to this country

actual play and no player can be

year ago after many months of John Owen of North Carolina, searching in dense jungles of removes all doubt as to his royni NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. expected to be letter-perfect in the

the upper Amazon River for ablond and it is one of the most prediction he makes as to adverse The only reason, as East after-trace of William Fawcett, the pathetic stories ever told of the TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN distribution of a suit when his op

ward explained, that he did not British explorer.

slave days. double was that he did not wish that the SIXTY-FIFTH OR-¡ponents refuse to aid him with any

An hereditary prince of the Unusual species of tropical that of

to disclose the trump situation snakes and DINARY YEARLY MEETING of information, not even

animals will be Foulah tribe in Arabia, he was as he felt sure that high hon- sought by the 24-man expedi- seized by native negroes in West Sleeping Beauty-Panorama JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd, the Company will be held at its Penalty Double of a contract they

ours in the trump suit were in tion, including the giant Komobo Africa and was sold by them to Shepherd Fennel's 'Dance (Balfour, the Dummy. A Double would Lizard, said by Dyotte to reach white slave traders. Eventually he was brought to Charleston, not be such a bad gamble by a 27 feet in length.

where a planta- non-vulnerable player as Ap- Motion picture equipment is to South Carolina parently he has 3 tricks in the be carried along to bring back a tion owner bought him on trump suit and thus his partner pictorial record of the activities auction block.

Soon afterwards of the headhunters, if efforts of

the prince Is required to take but one.

his master'a cot- West's Opening lead Was the the modern explorers meet with escaped from

Iton field and made his way to spade 3, which the declarer won Buccess.

North Carolina, lia the Dummy with the Queen, The aeroplane, a two senter, Fayetteville,

Intending to immediately test out for scouting the jungles for only to be recaptured. The au- the trump situation, he then led a headhunters, will be flown by thorities clapped him in gaol low club, won the trick in his own Bryan Sheedy of New York while they tried to discover who

owned him. hand with the King and laid down Reuter.

Omeroh could not speak En- the deuce of hearts.

of Shareholders will be held the Offices of the undersigned FRIDAY, the 25th May, 1934, al Noon, for the purpose of receiv ing the Report of the General THE Agents, together with a Statement!

ended of Accounts for the year the 31st December, 1933.

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER

BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 11th

to the

25th May, 1934, both days inclu- sive.

General Agente..

Hong Kong, 3rd May, 1934.

N°

HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, expect to defeat. The hand which Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY, called forth this comment is:

1934, at 11.20 a.m., for the purpose)

North, Dealer.

North and South vulnerable.

of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of North;~~ Account to 31st December, 1933, and

WALLACE HARPER & CO., LTD.

(Incorporated in Hong Kong) of declaring Dividends, etc.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Company will be CLOSED from 8th)

Not the SIXTH ORDINARY MAY 2011 MAL, Day in West

S.-A K Q 5 H.-A Q 7 P.-Q J C-A B G 2

S. 7 4 3 2

D. K 9 8 6 4 9-73

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager-East- Hong Kong, 30th April, 1934.

YEARLY MEETING OF SHARE-{clusive. HOLDERS OF WALLACE HAR PER & CO., LTD. will be held at Lane, Crawford's. Hong Kong, on MONDAY, the 28th day of May, 1934, at 6.15 p.m., for the purpose uf receiving the Statement of Ac- counts and the Report of the Board

of Directors for the year ended 31stBRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE

January, 1934, and re-electing Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from May 21st, 1994, to May 28th, 1934, inclu- Biver.

By Order of the Board,

J. F. SHEA,

Secretary,

Ilong Kong, 14th May, 1934.

PIPPERMINT

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always

delicious with

crushed ice

iced water

COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

NOTICE

S.-8 6

H K J 954 D.-10 7

C9 5 4

South:-

S.-10 9

IL-10 8 6 3 2

D.--A 3 2

C-K' Q 10

When West failed to follow suit WHERE POLICE ARE

"TOO FLABBY.”

e played the Ace, realizing that

he had a difficult situation con- fronting him if he was to full his

contract. He knew that West heid U.S. Town To Improve

then

Their Figures.

Tango (Albeniz, arr. Dushkin),

Yelli d'Aranyi. 9.10-9.48 p.m.-Orchestral. Leonore Overture No. 1 (Beethoven), Willem Mengelberg and His Con-

certgebouw Orchestra. Polennise No. 2 (Liszt, art. Muller

Berghaus).

Berlin Siate Opera Orchestra. Hungarian Dance, No. 5 in F Sharp

(Brahma) Miner

Royal Opera Orch. Convent Garden.

(Tschaikowsky),

Err, Gardiner),

Royal Opera Orchestra, Convent

Garden.

the Elegiae Melody No. 1 (Grieg}---

Heartaches. Elegiac Melody No. 2 (Grieg)—

The Last Spring,

Willem Mengelberg and His Cou-

certgebouw Orchestra. 9.48-10 p.m. Variety Items Instrumental-

Sweetheart Darlin'

I Cover the Waterfront,

Arranged for Eight Pianos. Song-

Sans Tol-Tango Chanta, SI Petite,

Mile. Lucienna Boyer (Soprano). 10 p.m.-Close Down.

1glish, nor the dialects of the African negroes. He tried to explain his plight in his native Arabic, but the sheriff had never THREW HERSELF TO heard that language and mis-

took him for a babbling lunatic.

Governor Owen, who owned a big platation nearby, heard of Briarcliff Manor, New York, the prisoner and visited him out Police officers of this town are of curiosity. He was so impress- "too flabby, too fat and too soft," ed. by the slave's courtly manner

DEATH.

But Returns Home Uninjured.

at least four spades, and probably five, so the problem that present- jed itself' concretely was to cashi the top tricks before East had an The bidding: (Figures after bids opportunity to discard, and that the SIXTY-EIGHTH OR refer to numbered explanatory seek to make a small trump or two from sitting in cars, on motorcycles and fluent speech-even though it DINARY YEARLY MEETING of paragraphs).

in his own hand before eventually and from sitting again at home was unintelligible, to him-that girl decided to take her life. Fling the Company will be held at its North East South

West forcing East into- BR HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, 2NT (1)

end-play when they go off duty, said Police he bought him for $1,000. Рава 3H (2) Pass situation which must permit the Commissioner Caterson. Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY,{4H (3) Pass (4) Pass 1934, at 11.25 a.m., for the purpose 1-North has a very fine hand, but heart Queen In Dummy, to win.

Pass

Madrid. Tired of life. at 24 an Alicante

of receiving the Report of the I would prefer a bid of one Therefore he now led a second attention of the town board and if the English language and made into the street.

But she fell on the hood of a

Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1933, and jof declaring Dividend, etc.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the [Company will be CLOSED from 8th MAY to 25th MAY, Both Daya In- clusive.

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager. Hong Kong, 20th April, 1984.

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It was decided, therefore, to

-Reuter.

passing car. The car belonged to a [doctor, who rushed her to a first- aid clinio, examined her thoroughly

He took the Prince to his plan- ing up the window of her room on The matter was brought to the tation at Owen Hill, taught him the third floor, she threw herself

the spade. Cortainly it is not round of clubs, winning with

was generally agreed that, some-him a trusted servant in his strong enough or a bid of two queen in his own hand, and re-thing would have to be done to fin-household,

turned the suit. When East fol

Freedom Declined 2-South probably would be wiser lowed suit he breathed easier. He prove the figures of the local police.

to raise the two-no-trump bid next played the Queen of diamonds place the gymnasium of the Briar After he had learned English, and then took her home. again- to three, and, as le obvious, and permitted it to hold,

cliff High School at the disposal of the prince told Governor Owen uninjured.-Reuter. this contract is easily made winning with the King, West the officers so that they may get of his royal heritage and of his against any Opening lead what now returned a spade, which was themselves in trim by exercising. wife and child far away in Ara-to Christianity, and joined the Reading bia, The Governor later veri- Presbyterian Church. ever. In fact, against East's won in the Dummy and a spade most natural lead

fied all the slave's statements English was always difficult to a small returned and trumped, Esat dia

with the aid of the American him, so Governor Owen, at great heart five-odd will quite like, carding a diamond,

Bible Society and Evangelical trouble and expense, obtained Jy be made. However, South This really was in effect a spe-

missionaries in West Africa, bible for him written in Arabic. felt that he played the cards cles of Grand Coup as the, spade

Years later the Governor of- The book was preserved and is better than his partner and, chosen for trumping was the high

Prague. fered Omeroh his freedom, but now in the library at Davidson after all, his bid offered card of the suit. The Dummy was

Pigs are living in marble stles the latter declined, saying that College, near Charlotte,, South cholce between a game contract re-entered by the return of a low

he feared his family had either Carolina in hearts and one in notrump, diamond. Now the last club in at Neresnire, Ruthenia. Thus, the bid on the greatly Dummy was led and East, of Villagers take stone to build died or given him up for dead After the Prince declined his shaded suit is explained if not course, was forced to trump. He their sheds and pigstles from a and would not accept him if he freedom, he was adopted as a member of the Governor's fam- returned to justified.

i played the Knave, shitting out the neighbouring quarry the With only a doableton diamond, Bouth hand; but thereafter could. To them it is just the cheap. Although a devout Mohammelly and lived at Owen Hill until the raise to game in hearts in win but one more trump trickest material: available but it is dan when he came to the United his death, 49 years later-Ren- quite obvious.

namely, his King,

marble all the same. Reuter. States, the Prince was converted ter.

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