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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1934.

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BUSINESS DIRECTORYİ

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. FI, Το

5th Fl. King's Theatre Bldg. Telephonee 21256 0-1.00; 2-6.00.

BRIDGE NOTES

HOW NOT TO BID.

by Ely CulbertaNN).

The bidding and play of to-day's hand teach practically nothing ex- various bids made by everyone, but cept possibly what not to do. The

South transcend explanation and jare absolutely impossible to justify. As for the subsequent defence, which enabled the Declarer to fulfil the W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,

'contract, the West player does de-! Kowloon Bay, serve some sympathy as his play New York & Repairs. Call Flag "L" was due not to a foolish decision

Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors, but merely to

an unfortunate

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS

OPTICIANS

THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,

'Phone 22232.

53, Queen's Road Central.

GOVERNMENT NOTICES.

guess.

West, Dealer

North and South vulnerable North:-

S.-9 8 3 2

H

D-K Q 10 7 4 3 2 C.-Q 8.

West:-

H-AJ 6

East:-

LOST.

LOST one ginger and white kitten at Pokfulum. Reward to finder. Box No. 755 c/o "China Mail,"

FOR SALE:

G

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

Pthe Sale by Public Auction

to be held on TUESDAY, the 7th, day of August, 1934, at 8 p.m. at the Offices of the Public Works De-

S.-J 10 6 5 4

D.--9 5

C-6 4 2

S.--Å K

H-10 9 8 5 42 D.-A

C-J 10 9 5

South:-

5.-Q.7

H.-K Q 7 3 D.- 8 6 C.-A K 73 The bidding:

(Figures after

South

COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES, fine partment, by Order of His Excellency bits refer to numbered explan- specimens, seven weeks old, black, the Governor of one Lot of Crown (atory paragraphs.)

North East thoroughbred. Good pedigree, sire and Land at Repulse Bay Road in the Co. West dam Ware Kennels, registered at the lony of Hong Kong for a term of 751 (1) Dbl. (2) 2 H (3) DHL (4) Kennel Club, London. Write Box No years, with the option of renewal Pa 9 D (5) Pass 3NT (6) 764 c/o "Chinn, Mail."

at a Crown Rent to be fixed by Pass Pass Pass HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY, the Surveyor of His Majesty the 1-A semi-psychic. The hand is -On sale at all hook-stalls and at the King, for one further term of 78 not good enough for a sound office of the Publishers, 3A, Wynd-years.

Opening bid and, in my opinion, ham Street.

is too strong for a paychic. 2-Another would-be

psychic.

TO LET.

A FEW Remaining Rooms are avail-

Kong

able for offices in the Hong Stock Exchange, Ice House Street. Apply to Percy Smith, Seth Fleming, 6 Des Voeux Road, Central.

MISCELLANEOUS

&

YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed." China Mail" Office, No. 8A, Wyndham St. Tele- phone 20022.

CENTRAL

THEATRE.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

אחר 10 דיוני

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Building Lot

Registry Ko.

Repulse Bay Romi.

Larcalliy.

Boundary Measurement

N. 8.

1.

AL About

A por sale plan. 37,200|509):

GENERAL NOTICES,

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS,

LIMITED.

Tāpsel Prices

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an INTERIM DIVIDEND

DAILY 2.30, 5.15, 7.15, & 9.30, N

CHINESE PICTURE

The NRA will be stepping in to prevent overproduction in the baby field if the competition keeps up. Exactly two weeks after the birth of the Dionne quintuplets in Canada, Mrs. Law rence Wycoff, of Bac City, I became the mother of quadruplets (shown top). In spite of the news, Mr. Wycoff, an unemployed labourer, manages to smile (below) as he poses with his five other children.

CLERGYMAN'S VIEWS

ON MARRIAGE

Reason For Many Divorces.

LACK OF PREPARATION.

Durban (Natal).

I do not think it is the expert ence of clergymen in this country brilliant that women about to be married are anxious to discuss with them 3-East should redouble, How the physical side of matrimony,” ever, it is probable that the said the Rev. Harry Gibbons, Vicar East player suspected his part-of St. Cyprian'a, Durban, regard- ner's bid as being not exactly ing the reported suggestion of sound.

Canon Pym, Chaplain of Balliol 4-The first normal bid of the College, Oxford, at a moral welfare

conference in Engand.

WAR

Not

auction. 5-North naturally must rescue,

"It is à clergyman's duty, of quite properly feeling that he course," went on Mr. Gibbons, "to has misled his partner by his try to clear up any difficulties put previous Takeout Double.

before him by candidates for holy 6-South admittedly quite matrimony, but pre-marital con

bewildered at this point.

fidences of the sort indicated by knowing whose bids were the Chaplain of Ballie! suggest a honest and whose were día- rather overdeveloped egotism on honest, he decided to gamble on the part of both the questioner and a game contract, realising that the person questioned. if it was doubled his partner could always run to four dia-. monda.

West correctly opened

"Whether the priest concerned is himself married or unmarried

a low seems to have little to do with the

of 50 (fifty) cents per Share bas heart, which South won with the question, but I have certainly been declared payable on THURS-King. East took the second trick never Heard of a clergyman in this 9 DAY, 23rd August next, on and with the diamond. Ace and return-country being approached by a wo-

FRADIO R

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

A NEW RENT PLAN

FOR LONDON?

t

Amusements

Cinema Notes

"STAND UP AND CHEER"- KING'S THEATRE

One of Fox Film's most lavish contributions to the screen, "Stand-Up and Cheer" a musical extravaganza, is now, showing at the King's Theatrë.

With Warner Baxter heading the cast of prominent players, "Stand Up and Cheer!" presenta many outstanding performers of the screen, the stage, and the radio, "such as Madge Evans, James Dunn, Sylvia Froos, John Boles, Nigel Bruce, Arthur Byron, Shirley Temple, Ralph Morgan, Jimmy Dallas, "Aunt Jemime)" Mitchell and Durant, Nick Foran and Stepin Fetchit.

The firm, produced for Fox by Winfield Sheehan; in association with Lew Brown, was directed by Hamilton MacFadden, Trom an original idea suggested by Will Rogers and Philip Klein.

The musical numbers, destined to be the song hits of 1984, wore written by Lew Brown and Jay, Gorney, they are; "Our Last Night Together," "Baby Take a Bow," "I'm Laughing,' "Broadway's Gone Hi Billy," and "Out of the Red." Five breath-taking spectacles, to which each of these song hite Is the musical accompaniment, are only part of the most elaborate musical production ever to leave Hollywood.

"FOR LOVE OF YOU”—QUEEN'S THEATRE

(Continued from Page 8)

Enthusiasm In Leeds This is only all right if you are The following programme will he dealing with a first-class man. The

"For Love of You," a hilarious roadcasted to-day from the Hong average remainder can hardly ignore musical comedy, featuring Arthur Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. the fact that their rents will move Riscoe and Naunton Wayne, a on a

Windsor-Sterling production, is wave length of 966 metres up hand in hand with their wages.:

It is fashionable to assert that the the current release at the Queen's 845 K,C,'B):-

boundaries between Socialism and Theatre. Capitalism are all but obliterated. | Staged in the gorgeous carnival Here is one that still stands, and it of picturesquo. Venice, the film is a barbed wire fence.

offers real entertainment. Franco

1.2.15 p.m.-European Programme. 1 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Report.

Bulletins,

A storm has been raised in Leeds, Foresta, the brilliant operatie and that storm may yet hit London, tenor,' singe the theme song, "For It would also be an interesting thing Love of You," and is ably support If the man who raised the stormed by the rest of the cast. became a more than parochial figure,|

1.03 p.m. Recorded Music. 1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Rugby Press Nowa etc.

2.15 p.m.-Close Down. Dance Music from the Hong Kong The Rev. Charles Jenkinson, who

Hotel,

has initiated the work, fired his assistants with enthusiasm and hero worship, and now carries the

parish to do civic work. inspires his fellow-workers to be lieve that it is not theirs to reason why, theirs but to do and die. He

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7-11.30 p.m.-European Programme.

"COMING OUT PARTY”...

ALAMBRA THEATRE

Fox Film's romantic drama,

7 p.m.-London and New York Stock brunt on his own shoulders, left his "Coming Out Party," featuring

and Commodity Quotations.

7.05-7.85 p.m.--Orchestral. Rosamunde-Ballet Music in G

{Schubert),

Royal Albert Hall Orchestra con-

ducted by Sir Landon Ronald. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 (Grieg

Op. 551, Now Queen's Hall Light Orchestra. 1. Der Brautraub, (Ingrid's Klage) 2. Arabian Dance, a. Return of Pear Gynt. 4. Bólveig's Song.

"IRON-BIRD say. Pomp and Circumstance

PRODUCTION

He

Frances Dee and Gene Raymond, is the Alhambra Theatre's cur- rent attraction.

is cheerfully and volubly rude to The film lays bare the tribula- his opponents, especially the Press, tions of the girl who makes her has all the instincts of the dictator. debut into society. It shows how Let Geoffrey Shakespeare speak: "I she is placed upon the marriage have heard him described," said the auction block, sold to the highest Parliamentary Secretary to the bidder, and launched on a social- Ministry of Health," as "the Roose-career like a battleship, oven to velt and Hitler of the North of the champagne, the crowds and England."

the bands. March (No. 4 in G) (Elgar),

The Government has not produced One of the season's debutantes Pomp and Circumstance

a National Housing Board. Mr. is being prepared for her social March (No. 3 in G Minor) (Elgar), Jenkinson has taken action, and premiere. While preparations are

London Symphony Orchestra con-

ducted by Sir Edward Elgar, although his rent assessments are being made for her party, she 7.35-7.52 p.m.-Vocal Gems from differential, he is clearing the slips away to keep a secret ap- slums. More power to his arm: but pointment with the man she loves, more sense to his methods..."- a young violinist. Through a male- understanding, the lovers quarrel "COME ON MARINES"——

and the girl goes to his apartment MAJESTIC THEATRE to explain. Their differences are soon forgotten in warm reconcilia- tion.

may be obtained upon application at from the bidding that the. Ace of before marriage." UNITED PHOTOPLAY SERVICE the Registered Office of the Com-hearts was in the East hand went The Canon's argument that pany, Canal Road East, Bowrington, up with the Queen, although it many divorces were due to a lack Hong Kong.

(would have been a better play to of intensive preparation before NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO stay off at least once.'

marriage was somewhat discount- Musical Comedy, GIVEN that the REGISTER of West, of course, won with the ed by Mr. Gibbons, who maintain- From Erik Charell's "White Horse

Inn, Light Opera Company. MEMBERS of the Company will be heart Ace and laid down the ed that what was really wrong was C. B. Cochran's 1930 Revae, closed from THURSDAY, 9th, to Knave. Since the suit was block that people sometimes got married

Light Opera Company.. WEDNESDAY, 22nd August, 1984. ed West now had a guess whether without realising beforehand the 7.52-8.80 p.m. Variety. both days inclusive.

Weather to play spades or clubs in order to indissolubility of the partnership By Order of the Board, allow East to collect his heart into which they were entering.

tracks.

NEXT CHANGE

CHINESE PICTURE "AFTER MARRIAGE"

COMING ON THE - 10th FRIDAY

A UNIVERSAL THRILL

KEN MAY NARD

IN "KING OF THE ARENA"

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS

AND SURVEYORS

- Public Auctions

THE

THE Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public

Auction

ON

Wednesday,

the 8th August, 1934)

Commencing at 6.15 p.m.

at their Sales, Room,

4 Duddell Street.it

A Fine and Valtable Collection of

Postage Stamps 10

On View from Tuesday the 7th August, 1984. A

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneer Hong Kong, August 8, 1984.

W. F. SIMMONS,

Secretary

Hong Kong, 31st July, 1984.

WHENEVER YOU TRAVEL

Take PINKETTES Too!

when packing for a journey always

Unfortunately, the West player||

-Striet Binding

guessed wrong and led a club, and The Church of the Province of the Declarer was able to take the South Africa, he said, was even balance of the tricks, The club stricter on this point than the Queen In Dummy won the trick Church in England and no clergy- and Declarer discarded all his re-man would fail to impress on those maining losers on the established whom he was about to marry the diamonds.

irrevocability of the step they were

8 p.m.-Local Time and Report: Organ Solo Rhapsody in Blue,

Quentin M. Maclean. Humorous Monologue-The Lion

and Albert, Instrumental

Stanley Holloway.

Sweetheart Darlin', I. Gaver the Waterfront,

Arranged for eight Pianos. Vocal-A Million Dreams,

The Ponce Sisters, Walte As a result, the Declarer made taking.

On & Little Street in Honoluia. four notrump, whereas if West

All Through the night, "Nevertheless", added Mr. Gib- had returned a spade instead of a bons; it is to be remembered that Vocal Duef club at Trick 5 the three-notrump what may be called church marri We just could't Say Goodbye, contract would have been defeated

All of a sudden, jages are nowadays gone through ¡four tricks.

chiefly by people who really are members of the Church, and who accept the implication of the ser vice they are going through,

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL

VALUABLES.

New York.

Fewer and fewer couples seek to be married in church solely on sentimental or social grounds. The

The leading role of Lucky Davis, a swaggering, devil-may-care marine Other members of the cast are sergeant, is characterised by Richard Alison Skipworth, Nigel Bruce, Arlen, in “Come On Marine”; Para-Harry Green, Gilbert Emery, Mar mount's current release....

Jorie Gateson, Clifford Jones, Lucky Davis, who was sent back Jessie Ralph and Germaine de to the Philippines for misconduct, Neal, soon wine back his chevrons when

a ship sinks off the coast and ́ à “ROME EXRESS-ORIENTAL boatload of children is marooned" on

the shore.

THEATRE

When Lucky and his Marine com- Hilo Hawallan Orchestra.rades arrive at the little settlement acting are featured in "Rome Ex- Excellent technique, and, brilliant where the children are staying, it press," which, according to critical turns out that the "children" are opinion is the greatest picture Chick Endar & Charile Farrell. beautiful debutantes just dying for England had yet produced. 8.30-9 pm A Concert. 'Cello Bolo

Kol Nidrei (Max Bruch, Op. 47),

Gaspar Cassado. Faith in Spring (Schubert); Gradle Song (Schubert)

Song

Elsie Suddaby (Soprano).

romance.

Supporting Arlen in the cast are: The action of the flm takes Ida Lupino, Roscoe Karus, Bradley place in a train, and is featured Virginia Hammond, Gwenllian Gill,

By such notable players Lona Andre.

Esther Ralston, Conrad Veldt, Jóẩn Barty and Gordon Harker. It | has been termed as the British rà-

bly to “Brand Hotel."

"THE SECOND FLOOR MYSTERY STAR THEATRE

Violin Solo--

"FACING THE MUSIC”~- LEE THEATRE Waltz In A Flat Major (Brahms), Danza Espanols (de Falla);"

Isolde Menges.

"Facing the Music” the British Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill

comedy, features Stanley Lupino (Bkelly)

In a highly entertaining film, full A Dream of Paradise (Gray), of brisk action and humour.

Walter, Glynne (Tenor). The supporting cast a very Wari ¡9-11.30 pm-A, Belay of the Hong Kang Hotel Dance Drchestra from the strong one, including Joer * Col- Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room, (by lins, Nancy Brown, Nancy Burne, courtesy of the Managedient).); Leater Matthews, Dennis Hooy

30-Renter Press Bulletins and Morris Harvey. London 2 pm. Etock; and: Comodity Quotations * 1040 nm — Reuter,

Mid-day Prem

Two thefts of pieces formerly registry office provides for those who do not look on marriage as a used by the Russian Imperial |

sacred tie binding them for the rest family have occurred within the The hustle and bustle of travell-past month.

of their lives, but as a purely fém Song ing, the change of food: and climate, A gold on silver wine cooler. Porary arrangement which may be often tax the digestive powers, #? valued at $2,000 and a gold dissolved later by either party: slip a vial of Pinketter into your sugar bowl, valued at $500 were "Christian people, therefore, who bag

set, stolen on a shop on Park Avenue come to the church to be married de Pinketter aid digestion, correct by a thief who threw a brick so with a clear realisation of what constipation, prevent nick hen through the window and made they are undertaking. They have, aches, billousness, Liverisliness, banish plasples, bolls and other off in waiting motor carne must assume, facial blemishes, kied, the breath The same shop had been rob point of view with pore and sweat.. Pinkotted are "non

of subjects as divorce habit-forming) and gently

gem-encrusted, sword which was and nature in its work, Laur” ongma

valued at $5,000,--Other vlecensión regularity of the dally habit." kettes, the Ideal:

In the window were unt by all chemleta.

bed a short time pra

Christian

Coma

1L30p.m.

lose Down

Second Floor Mystery," a Brothers production, fr ""lu-first run at the Blar

Grant

picture, Featuring "and. Loretta : Young, con- anley Lupino, in the role of s the murder and the disap- young man who falls in love with pearance of the body” of Captain the niece of prima donna, bo Friser. A knife thrust and comes: fnvolved in a serie

in the dark form the only exciting problems before he suc-chies in the crime which baffes ceeds in winning her han

'Scotland Yard,