1935-01-23 — Page 12

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 23, 1935

P. O.-British India Bridge Notes EXCURSION TRIP Cinema Notes

Apcar and

Eastern Australian

Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY

DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

8.8.

(Continued from Page 8.)

TO MANILA

Dollar Line Holiday Gesture

(Continued from, Page 3.)

"THUNDERING HERD”...... ORIENTAL THEATRE

As Mr. Engel remarks, his bidding was optimistic in view of the fact that while his part- ner's response was positive, it

A spectacular "drama of wild did not necessarily indicate the

Due to the success of

their America, featuring Randolph Scott Ace, and in addition to that, he previous endeavours, the Dollar and Judith Allen, is showing at might need a break in the spade Steamship Line have pleasure in the Oriental Theatre in Para- suit, to assure the making of a

not even.

"SPRING TIME FOR HENRY"---- MAJESTIC THEATRE

grand slam. Thus the chances announcing another of their popular mount's The Thundering Herd."

The well-plotted story, adapted of a successful grand slam were reduced fare excursion trins to from Zane Grey's book, tells the Manila over the Chinese New Year conflicting drama of white men and West could have saved himself Holidays.

Red Indians in the '80's, nda a great deal of trouble by open- On their most recent excursion, Supporting Scott and Mies Allon ing the heart Ace against the which was operated to Manila over ure Harry Carey, Buster Crabbe, Stam bid, inasmuch as the Fates the Christmas Holidays, more than Noah Berry and Raymond Hatton. had decided that he would fail to 100 excursionists were booked from defeat the contract in any case. Hong Kong to Manila and return by His second choice of a lead, the a lugle dalling, including many of diamond King," would also per- the most prominent and influential haps have tended to clarify mat-residents of the Colony.

A barrage of genuine laughs is ters, as East could later have dis- The Chinese New Year Holidays contained in the Fox film, "Spring carded all his hearts and thus let excursion will be at the same fares, Time for Henry," which is now West read the distribution. £12 first class return and £8 tour-showing at the Majestic Theatre. Instead, however, West elected to fat class return, and provides for Otto Kruger the leading man, "is open a trump, and Mr. Engel pro-salling from Hong Kong by the cast as a sort of "butterfly" man, a ceeded to take 11 tricks, the last popular 8.s. President Johnson at 8 role he plays to perfection, al- two cards in his hand being the lam., on Saturday, February 2 to though he by no means carries off nine of diamonds and one trump arrive in Manila at daylight on first honours. Nigel Brace, with The last trump was led at the Monday, February 4, returning to his constant, "all right, old boy," twelfth trick, and now West, Hong Kong by the .a. President and others, namely, Nancy Carroll, faced with a difficult guess, Pierce which will sail from Manila Herbert Mundin and Heather An- guessed wrong, discarding the at 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 9, gel; all come in for a generous

iamond King, and the diamond

to arrive back in Hong Kong at 7share of the limelight, Mundin, as Inine won the grand slam trick.

a.m, on February 11; giving sixjueual cast as a butler and giving The illustration of the pseudo-days for sightseeing in the Philip another of his delightful imperson- squeeze is interesting, but West's pine Islands.. play from the start was bad, and even after so was East's, for West's mistake in the choice of an opening lead, East should have helped him to the extent of dis-

noticed that it appeared to be closing exactly what the heart

dragging some object behind it. situation was. The double, of armoured footballs. As soon as Calling the "boys," we chased Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, course, was a factor in prompting we touched them, they jerked and caught it. It had three tails,

Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & the declarer to attempt the violently and hissed like anakes. one growing out of the other like|| Hull.

pseudo-squeeze rather than hope Placing them on the ground, we& branch, 16,000 20th Apr. Marseilles & Londen.

-- From

Tons Hong Kong)

About

NALDERA

**SOMALI

RAWALPINDI RAJPUTANA **BANGALORE

CHITRAL

CARTHAGE

1935.

16,000 28th Jan. Noon 7,000 2nd Feb.

17,000 9th Feb. 17,000 23rd Feb. 6,000 2nd Mar.

15,000 9th Mar. 15,000 23rd Mar.

*+*BHUTAN

CATHAY.. +*BEHAR

15,200 6th Apr. 6,100 13th Apr.

CORFU

6,100 30th Mar

Destination.

Bombay, Marseilles & London.

London Mars., Havre,

Hamburg R'dam, Antwerp and Hull. Bombay, Marseilles and London,

DO Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Marseilles & London

→ DO

Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Marseilles & London.

TYPEWRITING AWARDS

JUNGLE

WONDERS

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Inations.

FROM

AFRICA

to find the heart Ace in the East had to wait patiently and watch These animals shed their tails! hand. It was obvious to South them unrell, displaying their gro. when caught, but this one had that this play must lose after tesque form.

only bean broken. A new tail West had doubled, and the only These pangolins or ant-eaters must have started to grow, then jalternative WAS the Pseudo-are covered with scales as 'hard misfortune had again overtaken

squeeze.

as steel, and it is very difficult the poor creature and the process to tell their heads from their had been repeated. tails. Their long toothless Giants of all kinds dwell in snouts conceal

these forests. worm-like n

Besides huge The Hon. Dr. S. W. Tao's will día-tongue so long that when it is frogs and monstrous spiders, rats tribute the certificates and prizes contracted it extends back four times the bulk of our home- Frequent connection from Port Said för Passengers and Cargo to Cont the Institute of Commerce through their throats to the very grown. variety and bats the size stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrns and other Levant Porta by stemmers of the graduation function of the six-pit of their stomachs and can be of eagles are common features

of their wild life. Khedival Mail Steamship Co. -

teenth term of typewriting and the darted out to fully two feet.

All beasts here take on exotic forms; froga third term of commerce, which will Exotic Forms Of Life

have eyebrows and claws, snakes One day we saw a lizard chas- grow horns, and four-foot lizards ing insects in the bright sun-run like dogs.:

*Cargo only.

+ Calls Cablanca.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

1986.

*SIRDHANA TAKADA

8,000 1st Feb.

8,000 15th Feb,

S'pore, Penang and Calcutta.

- DO

* Calls Rangoon

Call Port Sweetenham

B.L. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for

1st and 2nd class passengers.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South,

1985.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydues &

NELLORE

7.000

lat Fab,

TANDA

7,000

2nd Mar.

7,000

2nd Apr.

NANKIN

3

Melbourne, and Hobart,

--- DO.

DO

he held in the King's Theatre on- Sunday, commencing at 9 a.m.

light; but it was а common We found monkeys with beards, One case of smallpox (imported) and variety. so we paid little heed and with tusks, and even a dor two cases of diphtheria were reported

in the Colony for the 24 hours ended to it. Then it boldly entered the mouse with fur on its talli

tent in pursuit of flies, and I arranged like a corkscrew.

Monday.

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"

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Orchestra carried---Laxairy-Barguen-Stowardons.

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The Union 8.3. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New

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SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

ATAKADA

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"BANGALORE TANDA

BHIRALA CHITRAL

BHUTAN KTALAWA.

CARTHAGE MANKIN SANTHIA *BEHAR ·

1915.

8,000 24th Jan. MH, Néon 17,000 25th Jan. 6.000 18th - JEL

7,000 8,000 15,000 8th Feb.

8,100 21st Feb. 10,000 21at, Feb. 18,000 22nd Feb. 7,000 7th Mar 8,000-7th Ma") 0,100

7th Mar,

Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka.

S'hai, Kobe, Yokobams.

S'hal Kobe and Yokohama.

S'hai, Holl, Kobe, Osaka, Yokohama. Amoy, B'nai,: Moji, Kobe, Osaka:: S'hai, Kobe, Yokohama,

Amoy, Shal, Moji, Koba & Osaka. S'hai., Kobe, Yokohama.

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S'hal, Moj, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama, Amoy, S'hai, Mojl, Hobe & Osaka: Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama..

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UNDER THE SAND

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wayed to Asplendon to tell him to dle out of desperate inanition. He get out of the way, to cross under didn't care, as long as the end was the cage so that he could keep a

clearer watch on the esc

1 rope. truly reached.

More and more he found it diff the automaton who controlled his Asplendon crossed, and once more

cult to retain awareness of what

was going on around him. Yet at muscles went on paying out the rope. the same time he knew that he was Applendon himself hid, "beased to feel unhappy, He felt nothing. performing his task with more than

Perhaps it was for the better. I usual competence and briskness.

only he could always feel like this, But he couldn't think about it, his senses were all concentrated else sighed and tears came into his where. Whore, he could not tell He knew nothing except the in creasing distraction which thudded within his skill

The cage reached the arena level.

eyes.

He wanted to go far away, same- where else it didn't matter where. Somewhere on the sea coast. had never seen the sea, but longed

Ho

The windlass stopped, and the men for it. He wanted to be able to see hung panting over the bars, resting 20 houses anywhere, no stone walls, their aching chests and bellles nothing of human construction. He Lavus shouted, and Asplendon pulled wanted to walk, Into the water, the the rope. The bolt was drawn, the salt blue water, and be cleaned. Isis, Mother of the Bea, would take spring thrust up the trapdoor, and the tigress leaped into the arena.

him on her lap; he would sink gently Asplendon stood aside, breathing by the depthless green-blue of her into the lap of her welcome, soothed

deeply, though he had done nothing

except pull a rope. The other slaves eyes, the pupilless eyes of a goddess, tled the ropes of the tigress-cage and slots of green blue in her foam

set to work bringing down the cage white face.

for the loa in the next cell. All He wanted peace. Tears were in thoughts of the plan to destroy his eyes. No one loved him, no one Lavus had left Asplendon, and in would ever love him.

apy event the plan woul no longer His body shivered, grew taut

work.

For this time:

tsinly not cross und

There was

would stand

the windlass, Fahd Asplendo

stand on the end wall of

The routine of

would

Confusedly he

time to lea

looked up yellow.

with bird Howing mane, with mad turned to floo, but his sgainst the wall

"END"