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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1934.

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FOR SALE.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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. Fl. To

5th Fl. King's Theatre Bldg. Telephones 21255 9-1.00; 2-6.00.

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS

W. 8. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,

Kowloon Bay, New York & Repairs. Call Flag "L" Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors.

OPTICIANS

THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,

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

SPORT NOTICES.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

D

and

for the

RAFT PROGRAMMES

ENTRY FORMS SEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEET- ING, to be held on SATURDAY,

BRIDGE NOTES'

.

Slam Bidding

by Ely Culbertson.

It is one of the distinguishing traits of a few who call themselves experts at the Bridge table that when they pick up.a hand of well above average strength they shi ver with fear that their poor part-į ner (far less wise than they) willi not know what to do will the cards he holds and that therefore it is up to the opening bidder to take fuil charge of the bidding.

Actually, Forcing Opening bids should be inade only in such cases were the hand is so rich in hon- our-tricks that partner cannot be Jexpected to hold suffelent strength

to make u free response, for (forced response, after all, tells. very little that can be of conclu- sive value except negatively.

Take as an example the hand below, which was submitted to me

by a correspondent with a request; for its correct bidding.

West, Dealer

East and West vulnerable jWest-

S.--K Q J 9

H-AK Q 5

D.-A 9.

C.-K 10 7

HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY. 22nd. September, 1934 (Weather East:- -On sale at all book-stalls and at the office. of the Publishers, 3A, Wynd-permitting), may be obtained at the ham Street.

Secretary's Office, Gloucester Build- ing; the Club House, Happy Valley; "COASTWISE"-An interesting book the Hong Kong Club; the Sports

of cartoons depicting "Happenings" on Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong the China Coast. Price $1, on sale Road.

offices, 3A, at the "China Mall" Wyndham Street.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.

- Public Auctions

www.

HE Undersigned have received

Tinstructions to sell by Public

Auction

ON

WEDNESDAY, the 12th Sept., 1934,

commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sules Room,

Duddell Street

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

Comprising:-

S. A 10 7 6 5

H-7 6 4

D.-K Q # C.-A 2

My correspondent states that Entries close at 12 O'clock NOON he opened the bidding with two on THURSDAY, the 13th Septem- ber, 1934,

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 10th September, 1934,

notrump, to which his partner res-

If Portugal' were not a republic the stately lady leading this procession would be Queen Amelia.

The wedding march took place at the marriage of Senorita Juanita Diaz Unsue of South Americs, to

the Duc de Luynes, at Dampierre. The bride was born in a Buenos Aires orphanage, while the groom in the first Duke of France.

BRIDGE FALLS INTO

RIVER

Explosives Could Not Move It

SPECTATORS INJURED

Amusements

Cinema Notes

LIEUT.-COL. WITT PROMOTED

Served With Shanghai

Defence Force

APPOINTED G.S.O.

“GLAMOUR”-KING'S THEATRE

The story of fame as a wicked enemy to happy marriage, and a

London, To-day. Lieut. Col. F. V. B. Witts, a A remarkable accident occur-ruthless destroyer of family life

now being unfolded at the former Shanghai Defence Force ponded with three spades, which red during the efforts to demo-is he raised to four, and that the lish a stone bridge over the River King's Theatre, in Universal's officer, has been appointed Gen-

a Small Avon near Temple Meads railway production. "Glamour."

eral Staff Officer (First Grade), partnership stopped at Slam in spades when a Grand Slam station, Bristol.

The opening scene shows the Fifth Division, with effect from A number of people were in-heroine, played by Constance December 1-Reuter. Lieut. Col. Frederick was made laid down.

Vavasour jured, and six of them were taken Cummings; in the role of an in- to hospital for treatment. significant chorus. girl, whose in Broome Witts, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C.. The bridge, built by Brunel sufficient talent soon makes her was born in January, 1880, and joined the Royal Engineers in 1907, He was In bridge as in life the simplest

over 100 years ago, was near the realise that a happy family life is made Lieut. Colonel In 1829 after ger- is usually best.

cattle market and was being deworth more than any stage Bue-ving in India, the European War, West holds a hand of very unusual molished in connection with the

Mesuptamia and Kurdistan, From When people

1923 to 1927 he was-Staff Officer of run-down, strength (more

than five-plus station extension work.

Supporting Miss Cummings in the Royal Engineers with the Shang- nervy and out-honour-tricks) the distribution is

Efforts were made by the COD- ní - sorts, they not quite good enough for an tractors to blow it up, so that it the principal roles are Paul Lukaa kui Volunteer Defence Corps and O. C. seek a remedy Opening Forcing bid of two, for if would collapse on the river bed. and Phillip Reed.

FAMOUS COMPOSER PASSES

Between Sickness And Health.

and

main ill only

There is often only an interval

"How should we have bid the hands he inquires.

course

While

cess.

Suddenly the bridge collapsed mings to

"THE WORST WOMAN IN PARIS-ALHAMBRA THEATRE

Sir George Henschel At Age Of 84

London, To-day. The death occurred yesterday of Sir George Henschel, the noted composer and conductor, at the age jof 84-Reuter.

Of Polish descent, Sir George Hens- chel maile his first appearance as a planist in Berlin in 1802, and as a

PRADIO

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 855 metres (845 K.C.'a) :—

1-2.10 p.m. (Approx.)--European Programme,

1 pm Local Time and Weather Re- port.

· 1.93 p.m.—Rocorded Music.

1.30 p.m. Reuter Pross Bulletins, Rugby Press News, etc.

1.40 p.m. (Approx.)-A Relay of the Rotary Club Tina Speech from the Hong Kong Hotel, Roof Garden,...

2.10 p.m. (Approx.) Close Down, A Talk by Mr. G. G. Pelham To-night.

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programine. 7-10.40 pm-European, Programme 7pm-Closing Local Stock Quota- tlons, Landon and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations.

7,08-7.25 pm-Nursery Suité (El- gar), Sir Edward Elgar conducting the London Symphony Orchestra.

1. Aubade (Awako).

2. The Serfona Doll

3. Busy-ness!

4. The Sad Doll

6. The Waggon. Passer...

6. The Morry Doll.

7. Dreaming Envoy (Coda).

7.26-7.38 pm-Bongs by Joseph Hislop (Tenor)..

1. Strew on her Hoses (Landos

Ronald)..

2. Down the Forest (Landon

Ronaldy

3. Sing to me the Old Scotch Songs

(Leeson)

4. Ye Banks and Braes (arr. Leca). 7.38 -8 pm,-Good Old Tupes, My Sweetheart When a Boy (Mor-

gen)

;

Silver threads among the Gold (Danks), The J. H. Squire Celeste Octet,

It's a Lovely War-Medley (are. Debroy Somers), Debroy Somers Band. Clarice

part.

Mayne Medley, Mayne (Comedienne).

Catrice

8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Re 8.03-8.46 p.m.-A Programme of Works by Liszt,

Pianoforte Salon-LA) Study in F Minor; (B) Au Bord D'Une source, Solomon.**

$1.

Los Preludes Symphonie, Foem, Ian- don Symphony Orchestra conducted by Albert, Coates," Concerto No. 1 th Fiat Major played by Mladha Levitzki (Piano forte) and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Lan- don Ronald,"

24

1st Movement-Allegro maestoso.. 2nd Movement Quasi Adagio. 3rd Movement-Allegro Vrace--Al-

legro Animato,

4th Movement Allegro

animato..

marziale

8.45-9 p.m.-Vocal Gems, Faust (Gounod), Light Opera Com-

pany.

Hales of Hoffmann (Offenbach),

Grand Opera Company. 9-9.20 p.m. From the Btudio. "Topical Talks on the United King- dom" by Mr. G. C. Pelham (H. M. Trade Commissioner). 9.20 9.36 p.m.-The Virtuoso Striog Quartet.

1. Orientale (Glasounov).

2. Tambourin (Gossed, ar, Sharpe), 3. Molly on the Shore (Grainger).

they only partner's hand is a blank, game The charges of explosives, how- Several original songs are in- in "Glamour," There remains ever, merely shook the structure. troduced by Reed so long as it cannot be made. takes them to then the alternatives of two no-

Crowds of people were watch-and there are also alluring dance the unfolding find, one cap-trump and one spade,

ing the subsequent operations, specialties during able of restoring)

Either of these bida can be which included dropping weights of the plot. The most rhythmic their health and

made. Because of two factors Iof 50cwt. on to the centre of an of these le the "Rhumba Exotic," strength.

danced by Reed and Miss Cum- Many is resulting from an im-prefer the Approach bid of une arch.

especially composed poverished state of the blood, if taken spade. On is that I prefer to ap- in time readily yield to treatment, conproach rather than drive, and the in one piece and fell in the river music. sequently

other is that I do no know what bed. It caused a miniature tidal should do if my partner responded wave which swept great pieces of to two notrump with a bid of three masonry on to the banks, and Chesterfield couches and arm. chairs, Teak hatstands, Teak exten-while finding the right cure, between notrump. Should I then bid four sent up great showers of stones sion dining tables, Dining chairs, sickness and health.

Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are the ideal hearts and shut out a possible and mud.

People on a station platform, Scenes from the gaiety and sop-singer in 1866. He appeared in Eng Tenk sideboards, Teak bookcases, remedy in all such cases, for they act game in notrump or spades? Teak filing cabinets, Teak bedstead, directly upon the blood increasing the Taking all the factors into con- 60 or 70 feet above the river, histication of the French capital and in 1877, and settled there a year London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity

later, becoming naturalised in 1890. Teak wardrobes with glass doors, number of red blood corpuscles and the sideration then, I think my corres were covered with mud and to the quiet and native charm

haemoglobin content, thereby generally Teuk Dressing tables, Chest of improving the quality and quantity of pondent and his partner might water, and one man was struck

locale in Fox's current release, ton Symphony Orchestra in America, which he founded, and was conductor Drawers, Tea-poys, Teak ice a small town in Kansas, form the He was the first conductor of the BOR- chests, Brass and bronze ornament, their quick tonle action shorten the blem as follows: (Figures after 30lb.

Mr. H. Incledon, of Chessell "The Worst Woman In Paris," of the London Symphony Concerts bids refer to numbered explanatory Silver ware, Brass ware, Porcelain period between sickness and health.

first conductor of the Scottish Orches Dr Williams* Pink Pills besides

Street, Bedminster, Bristol, who now showing at the Alhambra from 1884 to 1895. He was also the ware, Cutlery, Crockery and glass building up the blood and nerves im- paragraphs.)

had his boot split by a piece of

tra, Glasgow, and for two years was! An excellent performance 1 Professor at the Royal College in suc- ware, Oil paintings, Pictures, prove the appetite, aid digestion, West

stone larger than a football, said: Books, Curtains, Carpets, Rugs. stimulate the functions of the various 15

"The wave of mud and water given by Benita Hume, as the cession to Jenny Lind. He retired as Sir George Was Electric table fans, Lamps, Grama-organs, thus increasing strength and 4NT (2)

was so high and so forceful that young lady who is known as "The singer in 1914.

Paris." Misa well-known as an author and composer. phone and recorda, Typewriter.

it passed over me and heavy Worst Woman. In

Hume is beautiful, understand- 1-With & honour-tricks and five stones fell all around."

Mr. J. Davey, of Victoria ing, and an artist of the highest trumps, the Raise to

game is

Street, Bristol, said there was a calibre. justified. 2-West need not now show a long rumbling noise like thunder

8130

A Few pieces of Blackwood ware

and

++

One Kalvinator

One Electrolux ice chest

One Plano

One Combination Safe

On View from Tuesday the 11th

September, 1934,

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMEET BROS., Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 10th Sept., 1934,

vitality. The good effect

Of a cure by Dr. Williams' Pink Pilla

manifests

itself

from the first few

[days of treat-

ment by a general

feeling of well- being.

In all cases of

Anaemia, neuras-

thenia, rheumat- lari, neuralgia, general weakness nervous depres- sion, troubles of growth

and

change of life, pains in the stomach,

East

4S.(1)

6H or 78 (4) Pass

6NT (3) 78

as the bridge collapsed.

Theatre.

1

Others in the cast include! Adolphe Menjou, Harvey Step-

"GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933′′

ORIENTAL THEATRE

8

"THE MARLIN OPERA”— QUEEN'S THEATRE

A series of Chinese classical

by Miss Evelyn Chen; "the dance queen of China" and R.C.A. Victor star,

second suit. He might have! "For two or three seconds hers, Helen Chandler, Margaret plays are now being presented at held but 2 to 3 honour-tricks; there was dead silence," he said. Seddon, Adele. St. Maur, Leonard the Queen's Theatre by the popu instead he has more then, five. Then the waves of mud, water, Carey, Maidel Turner and Georgelar Marlin Opera Company, headed Five spades must be safe and a and stones came up over the Irving. Slam is quite probable. By banks. It reached level with the Plastic Valuation West can railway platform above, and a place not less than four spades man near me, who was leaning and probably five in his part on a girder, was hit on the head ner's hand, together with hon- with a big stone." ours in both diamonds and clubs. Large fragments of stone were and for the peculiar diseases fwo-3-Showing West the spade Ace thrown over a wide area on both

and the club Ace.

banks, scattering the crowd of THE Undersigned have received men, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills will be

instructions to sell by Publie found a most efficient and reliable 4 think West should bld geven banks, sc

remedy. Obtainable at chemists every-

spades, but six hearts no doubt where.

will elicit a further bid from East and the Grand Slam should not be missed. As a matter of fact, with this!

Grand Slam

ON

Auction SATURDAY, the 15th Sept., 1934,

commencing at 10.30 am.

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street

headaches, pains in the back and limbs,;

FOR SALE.

A Quantity of Majestic Radio Selection of the best varieties of particular band a

Seta, Radio Accessories and Neon Sign Transformers including:-

Reliable and Tested Flower and Vegetable Seeds.

Jewell Radio Set analyser, Step- down and stepup transformere, Oscillator set, Jewell tube teatar, The opportunity of serving you Out-put meter, Coil winder, Radio will be a pleasure and your Tubes, Transformers, Batteries etc, commandé will have our best at- etc...

tention.

alco

Office Furniture and Sundries On View from Friday, the 14th | September, 1934. ---

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 10th Sept, 1984.

GRACA & CO., No. 10, Wyndham Street PO. BAY BAY. Hàng Kor Agents for

Sutton and Sons Ltd, Reading, Tosgood ad Bon) Ltd, Southampton B-Arthur Tukan & Co.-Lčil, Bydney,

should be reached if the Opening bid is two notrump. Opposite an Opening two-notrump bid, the Responding Hand is so strong that It should see that the bidding con tinues until a Grand Slam is reach- ed.

MURDER WAVE IN COLONY

Seven Capital Crimes

Since August 20.

Seven capital crimes have been reported in the Colony since Auguat 20 Commencing with the savage attack on Miss Maru, a Japanese murders has reached a record num- [ber.

Miss Chen, who is the highest paid singer for Chinese gramophone records, is also a' screen actress and "Gold Diggers of 1939." is spectacular musical comedy based holds the record as the best girl on the story of the original "Gold dancer of the modern western style Diggers" and is very much in the and tempo in China. order of "42nd Street," with jazzy Supporting Miss Chien are 20 music and gorgeous stage settings, other talented players, who are

gowned with magnificient theatri An all-star cast includes Warren cal costumes, William, Joan Blondell, Ruby Kee- ler, Dick Powell, Aline MacMahon, Guy Kilbee, Ginger Rogers and Ned Sparks in the principal rotes,

"MAN OF TWO WORLDS'....

VMAJESTIC THEATRE

"CAROLINA”—STAR '

THEATRE

9.30 p.m.-Renter Press Bulletins, Quotations.

9.35-10 p.m. Variety. Instrumental-Nasty Han, The Four Bright Sparks.

Orchestra-On Accounta I Love You (From Fox Alm" Baby Tako a Bow") coming to the King's Thea- tre shortly.I've Got you, on the Top of my List (From Fox film "Wild Gold") coming to the Queen's Theatre shortly... Vocal-Little Man, You've Had a Busy Day, Les, Allen with Mrs. Allen and Norman-Radio Requests, Les Allen (Baritone), Orchestra-Forbidden 13ps, from Fox Alm "Springtime for Henry") Theatre coming to the King's shortly,

Plano Solo Just one more Chance

The Queen was in the Parlour, Rale da Costa

10-10.30 pm -Dance, Music, Fox-Trot Moon Country: The Show Is Over Cupid Enialine, Georgia Jubilee; Fm Hitching my Wagon to you; La-DI-Da-Di-Da; Near and yet so far.g Waltz-Love in a Song..

10.30 pm Reuter Press Bulletins, Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further tions, followed by New York Opening |Quotations; London Stock and Commodity Quote

10.40 pmClosa Down

POPULATION OF CHINA'S CITIES

Seven prominent stars are fen- 3,377,436 In Shanghai

tured in the super Fox Film pro- duction. "Carolina", including Janet Gaynor, Lionel Barrymore,

Nanking, August 24. According to the census returna Francis Lederer. who recorded Henrietta Crosman, Richard Crom released to-day by the Ministry of big success on the London and well. Robert Young, and Mons Interior, the populations of the New York stages in "The Cat and Barrie.

U leading municipalities of the coun". the Fiddle" and "Autumn Crocus," Janet Gaynor has the leading try, are as follows: in featured in the RKO-Radlo pro role as “Joanna” the daughter of Continued From Previous Column) Arrests in two cases have been duction, "Man of Two World," with

por arteko ja broken-down family' been committed in different parts made, and the European officers of

Elissa Landi.

crats who live in the glories of the of the Colony. Three were com- the Criminal Investigation Depart

The famous Czecho-Blavakian past, refusing to attempt to im- mitted in the New Territories, two ment are giving their full attention

** singing-actor le cast as an Eskimo prove their straitened circum- In the Central district, one in to the others. Wanchai and one in Yaumati. Each of the seven murders that hunter in a story, with an intriguing stances. When "Joann""

Three of the murders were com- have occurred since that date have love triangle, with Staff Duna as some land and grows tobacco she bis wife and Elissa Land the other has to fight desperately against "(Continued foot of proceding

Twoman

prejudice and tradi

mitted on

a on consecutive days, namely, Beptember 5, 6 and 7.

Shadghai Tain

735,019

9,977,456

.448,187.

94.282

129,808.

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