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Local

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7.33-7.40 p.m.-The B.B.C. Wireless

Singers.

(a) Where the Bee Sucks (arr Shaw). (b) Cumie Let us Join the Roundelay |

(Wm Beale).

(e) It was a Lover and His Lass.

7.40-8 p.m. From the Studio.

An Address on behalf of the "Bri- tish Empire Cancer. Campaign" by Doctor 3, H. Montgomery.

8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather) Report

8.03-8.47 p.m.-Orchestral. Les Preludes-Symphonic Poem

(Linzt),

London Symphony Orchestra

ducted by Albert Cuates. Bavarian Dance Op. 27, No. 1

(Elgar),

Bavarian Dance, Op. 27, No. 2

(Elgar),

London Symphony Orchestra

THE

CHINA MAIL.

Where Wave Levelled Village - Drowned 57.

A scene of utter desolation where once stood the little village of Tafjord, Norway, after the tidal wave that blotted it out and drowned 57 people had aubsided. The wave was caused by a rockfall of thousands of tons from a cliff overhanging the Korannes Fjord. Note where boat at left was hurled by the wave.

Amusements

Cinema Notes

"SEARCH FOR BEAUTY"—

KING'S THEATRE

BRIDGE NOTES

Preparing For A

Grand Coup

by Ely Culbertson.

MOST NORTHERN SEA-PORT

Soviet Project At Mouth Of River Lena.

EXTENSIVE SCHEME

Moscow.

The most northern sea-port in the world is now being built in the Asiatic part of the Soviet Union. It is at the mouth of the world's greatest waterways which flows through the heart of remotest Asia.

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This new port will be almost on latitude 72.

As yet it has no name

The building of the harbour is part of extensive schemes to open up the "Land of the Sha- dows" officially known as the Yakutian Autonomous Republic.

This country, though even its name is scarcely known to mort people, has a hand area two......... fifths the size of Europe. A very large proportion of it lies within the Arctic Circle.

Yakutsk, the capital is 750

|JURY REBUKED FOR miles from the nearest railway.

PLAYING DICE.

New Idea To "Sweeten" The Deliberations.

but these are some of things be- ing done to bring the country into touch with the outside world:

Regular air services connect Yakutak with Irkutsk on the Trans-Siberian railway, and A jury was severly reprimand-with Moscow.

Mineola, Long Island

Fifteen couples of perfect young men and woman, culled from all Webster defines the word "coup" ed by a judge here for playing Motor-car routes to the rail- over the English speaking counas an unexpected device or strata dice instead of deliberating on way have been put into opera- con-tries, are starred in Paramount's gem. Bridge players have bor the fate of the accused in

a lion. latest film production, "Search for rowed the term to illustrate some manslaughter case.

Steamers made a commercial Beauty."

of the more brilliant or unusual The jury was out for five voyage from Archangel to the The story is a vivid account of plays. Thus a slimple coup is a hours, and when it finally return-mouth of the Lena along the Declarer ed a disagreement was reported. Great Northern Sea Route, last how two Olympic Games winners play whereby the con-fight to keep away disgrace brought shortens his trumps to the same

In his hand the judge held two summer-the first voyage of its each marked kind ever made on by money-and promoters, who number as that of his right-hand cubes of sugar,

Areas on the River Aldan, hi-. Willem Mongelberg and His Concert-use their charm and ability to fur-opponent in order that he may not with the usual number of dice

ther their crooked schemes. be required to trump in too early, spots, which, he said, were im therto a lonely forested district, have been opened up as a result Supporting the 30 contestants, so that an otherwise uncapturable plements of the dice game.

He ordered that the name of of the discovery of minerals, A Beauty," features trump honour may be captured.

one juror be stricken from the cinema, theatres, wireless and Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Ida Yielding to the love for specta record because he understood electricity are now to be found Gleason, Roscoe Karns and Toby Coup becomes a Grand Coup when,!"sweeten" the jury's delibera- Vegetables

that it was this man's idea to there.

durted by Sir Edward Elgar.

Bolero (Ravel).

gebouw Orchestra.

8.47-9 p.m.-Octets,

Love's Dream After the Ball (arr.

Willoughby).

Echoes of the Bell (Willoughby),

Andante in G (Batiste)

Andantino (Song of the Soul)

(Lemare),

The J. H. Squire Celeste Oriel. 9-10.30 p.m.--Concert from Studio.

Mrs. Helen Lockhart (Contralto). Mr. W. 11. Bailey (Baritone).

*LY MEETING of the Society will COMPANY MEETINGS Mr. 13. G. Annisa (Tenor).

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Luba Shaftain-Planoforte. Professor N. A. Tonoff-Violin. Dick Barty-Jumorous.

1. Songs

Programme.

"Search for

Lupino, Robert Armstrong, James (cular terminology, the

Wing.

the

"ESKIMO" ORIENTAL

THEATRE

Simple

in the process of trump shorten- tions.

are being grown ing, winning cards in the Dummy

even in the far north, and pea hand are ruffed, or, rather, for ment in the case of the accused. ised."

This was the second disagree-sant farms are. being "collectiv-

-Reuter

that in essence la what it is, when useless and obstructing

trumps

Love that defies the dangers of are discarded on high cards.

The hand below illustrates

more

Nearly 40 hospitals have been organised in the Arctic districts Accompanist Mr. Frederick Mason, the Arctic; a native hero with

It is noticeable, of course, that of Yakutia and last year 89 A.R.CO., L.T.CL.

a the Grand Coup in this case could schools were at work there. romantic appen than variation of this most spectacular not have been effective had East

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It is not many years ago that Bereen idol; and women whose play in which the Declarer, be held only three spades, as in that there was no written language beauty in touched with the pale fore shortening his own trump case repeated discards of spades for the country. Now a Yatu- sheen of Northern lights, are holding to the same number as on the high clubs, which the De-kian latinised alphabet has been shown living their lives in that of his right-hand opponent clarer ruffed, would have left the elaborated-and several **Eskimo." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's and thus laying the ground work Dummy short of the essential en-papers are being published in it epic of the North Blmed from the for

the coup situation, had to try for the auccess of the coup.

card in the sult in famous story by Captain Pater discard a Freuchen.

which he planned later to ruff win- ning cards to guard against the opponent with the long trumps making a trick by rufing before {he could.

(6) Noming (del Riego), (h) Rusheen (Needham),

Mrs. Helen Lockhart

(a) The Ballad Monger

FIFTY-THIRD ORDIN-

MEETING 2. Songs-

TARY GENERAL

jof Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on FRIDAY, the 25th May, 1934, al By Order of the Board, Noon, for the purpose of receiv

ing the Report of the General Agents, together with a Statement General Manager-of Accounts for the year

ended Hong Kong, 30th April, 1934, the 31st December, 1933.

A. W. HUGHES,

The SHARE REGISTER

and

(Easthope-Martin), (b) Dolorosa (Montague Phillips) Mr. H. G. Anniss, 3. Violin Solon-

(a) Romance (Wieniawsky),

(b) Poem (Fibich),

Professor N. A. Tonof accom-

panied by Luba Shaftain.

4. Songs

(a) When Lights Go Rolling

(John Ireland),

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25th May, 1934, both days inclu- 5. Pianoforte Solos Selected,

Laba Shaftain, sive.

6. Humorous Numbers-Selected, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

Dick Berly. 7. Song-

NTGE the SIXTY-FIFTH OR-

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

DINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd. General Agents. Hong Kong, 3rd May, 1984.

HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, WALLACE HARPER & CO., LTD.

Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY,

1934, at 11,20 a.m., for the purpose

of receiving the Report of the

Directora and the Statements of

(Incorporated in Hong Kong)

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTH ORDINARY

HOLDERS OF WALLACE HAR-

Account to 31st December, 1933, and YEARLY MEETING OF SHARE- of declaring Dividends, etc.

(a) A Summer Night (Goring

Thornas), (b) Ships That Pass in the Night

(Stephenson),

8. Songs

Mra, Helen Lockhart.

(a) Pluck This Little Flower

(London Renaid), (b) Ailsa Mine (Ernest Newton), Mr. H. G. Annise. 9. Violin Solo-

Tarantella (Galkin),

Professor N. A. Tonoff

panied by Luba Shaftain, Songs

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the PER & CO., LTD. will be held at 10. Company will be CLOSED from 8th Lune, Crawford's, Hong Kong, on MAY to 25th MAY, Both Daya In- MONDAY, the 28th day of May, clusive.

1934, at 6.15 pm, for the purpose

A. W. HUGHES,

By Order of the Board, of receiving the Statement of Ac-]

counte and the Report of the Board 11. General Manager. [of Directors for the year ended 31st January, 1934,

re-electing and ¡Directors and Auditors.

Hong Kong, 20th April, 1934.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

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21st, 1934, to May 28th, 1954, inclu- alve.

COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE

"HIPS HIPS HOORAY”

MAJESTIC THEATRE

"Hips Hips Hooray," the RKO-:

North, Dealer.

S.-K Q J 5

Radio musical extravaganza, star- North and South vulnerable. ring Bert Wheeler and Robert North:- Woolsey, in another of the cycle of Wheeler and Woolsey film frolics.

It contains a bevy of beauties in addition to song hips, spectacular dances, and good chorus work.

Thelma White. Adele Thomas, Dorothy Lec, Thelma Todd, and Ruth Elting are among the femin. [ine players supporting the

two comedians,

"TWO SISTERS”-ALHAMBRA THEATRE

H-A K

D.-5 4

C-A K Q J 10

West:-

S-A 4

I-10 9 8 7 5 4 2 D.-6

C--9 8 7

East:-

S.-10 9 3 2

H.-Q J 6

D. J 9 3 2

C-6 6

S-8 7 6

"Two Sisters", featuring Butter-South:- fly Woo, who is recognised 19 accom-China's greatest modern actress, is

(a) Honour and Arms (from

-“Samson” (Handel),

(b) The Arrow and the Song

(Balfe),

Vocal Duela

Ming Shing Film's current attrác- ition which is now showing at the

Alhambra Theatre.

H.-3

D.-A K Q 10 8 7

C-4 3 2

The hand was played 'in a Rub- The picture, which has proved a ber game and the eventual con- popular success in Shanghal, comes tract was six diamonds. West's Mr. W. 11. Bailey. to the Alhambra is a new depar÷Joponing lead was a club. Two trumpa disclosed the (*) Down in the Forest (Landon ture in the selection of films by the rounds of

trump distribution and the fact management. Ronald),

Mina Woo gives a splendid per-1that East held an honour which formance in the dual roles of the was uncapturable except by means two sisters. She is very capably of the coup. supported by the remaining cast.

(b) O Lovely Night (Landon

Ronald),

Mra, Helen Lockhart and Mr.

W. H. Bailey. Pianoforte Bolos Belected,

Luba Shaftain. 10.30 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day Press

10.35 p.m.-Close Down.

With

By Order of the Board, News.

J. F. SHEA,

Secretary,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Hong Kong, 14th May, 1984.

that the SIXTY-EIGHTH On- DINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 25th MAY, 1934, at 11.25 am, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statementés di Account to 81st December, 1988 hd| of declaring Dividend, etc.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 8th. MÁY to 26th MAY, Both Days' in- clusive.

By: Order" of the Board,|

w

AW. HUGHES,

General Manager.

Hong Kong, 80th April, 1984.

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"LOVE ON SKIS”—STAR THEATRE

However, the Declarer was fac- led with a slight complication. Be- fore shortening his trumps to two, the same number as held by East, (South must shorten his clubs in:

prevent East from ruffing,

Therefore, two rounds of hearts

The British Lion Film Company record of 11 previous convictions, Wong Yee-kan, unem-offer an outdoor musical romance ployed, was fined $180, in default entitled, "Love on Skis", with Joan were taken, South, on the second club, This three months' hard labour, by Mr. Austin and Jack Lester in the lead-lead, discarding A E. W. Hamilton at the Centraling roles; The film, which is now plan of play, of course, did not the Star Theatre, guarantes absolute safety, but...ft Magistracy, yesterday morning, for apearing at being in possession of 80 catties of offers out of the ordinary enter was the best the Declarer could wood in West Street, Quarry Bay,tainment coupled with the thrilling do,

performances of Bull and Buster, After discarding one club, the Last Saturday.

Europe's famous ski experts, Dummy, trumping the third round and leading a spade. West won with the Ace and returned a heart, but this simply, facfisted South's play of the hand (a spade reture" The film, which is taken from the

have defeated the "The Man from Chicago", fox-here would

Albert coup)› ̈|| play by Reginald Simpson, con-Luring. Bernard Nedell, poerna į racketeers and gunmen Whelan, Joyce Kennedy and Dodd. It gave him the opportunity to battling with police in the open Watts," is the British International shorter his trump holding, of twåt introeta. It la^ thrilling and highly (Continued on fort of preceding one trick earlier than the otherwise | Jentertaining.

Columos)

would have been able to do.

Picture's latest production, which ida!how showing at the Queen's

Theatre. *

"THE MAN FROM CHICAGO" QUEEN'S THEATRE.

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