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BRIDGE NOTES

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1935

"DUCKING by, Ely Culbertson.

Anansements

Cinema Notes

"BRIGHT EYES"—KING'S

." THEATRE

Shirley Temple, the wonder

In Bridge, as in boxing, ducking child.ator, again shines in her is a means of avoiding punishment, latest starring vehicle in Fox's but in the more intellectual of the Bright Eyes." She is uncannily two sports it naturally Involves more foresight. The boxer ducka,

clever, but remaina Winsome, childish, and charming.

to avoid an immediate catastrophe, There is the new 8-year-old Jane and with most boxers who survive to withers, who gives a whirlwind make the hondlines the act is in Leather Handbags, Sult to avoid future punishment, and of the household where Shirley's etinetive. The Bridge player ducks performance as the villainess in Shirley's life, the spoiled daughter. since in ducking he often appears to mother is a maid:

Cases, Purses & Hat Boxes, Collar Boxen Belts, Etc.

MAN WO LOONG Leather Case Store

5. Pottinger St.

GENERAL NOTICES

LADY MARIA CHRISTINE CHATER DECEASED.

be giving up a probable trick, the Lois Wilson makes a sympathe process is just the opposite of initie and understanding mother, and stinctive.

In many cases it appears to be ourite leading man, Jimmie Durn, Shirley 8. glad to have her fav an act of self-sacrifice, or at beat her aviator pal, who befriends ONU of extreme self-restraint, Actually, it is a means of assuring the service.

her when her father is killed in the fulfilment of a contract rather than running the risk of being setstrings and there is the usual The story, tugs at your heart- for the sake of a measly overtrick Its purpose is to retain a card oflittle thrill when our lovely her quota of smiles, tears, and even a LL CLAIMS against the Estaten certain suit in one hand whils oine descends in a parachute from

of the above named deceased the partner's hand still holds high. must be sent to the undersigned cards in that suit which will act as

the disabled aeroplane. forthwith.

entry cards. Sometimes nothing! can be lost and everything gained by this play. For example, if the cards are distributed as follows: North:

A'

DEACONS, Solicitors, etc...

1, Des Voeux Rd. C, Hong Kong, March 13th, 1935.

AK 5 4 3 West:--

KING'S SILVER JUBILEE

J 10

Dollar Collection Fund

East:-

Q 98

Managers of business firms and South:-

others who have employees are in- 7 6 2

.. "CLEOPATRA”—ALHAMBRA

AND CENTRAL THEATRES

The story of the life and love of Egypt's most famous Queen. Cleopatra, furnished the roman- tic. theme for Cecil B. De Milla's latest photographic triumph, en- titled "Cleopatra," which is being shown simultaneously at the Al- hambra and Central Theatres.

De Mille's "Cleopatra", is the

agellant of all Romans: Set against heart-touching romance of the Siren of the Nile and Mark Antony, most

for the Jubilee $1 Collection are play the sult, they must lose formed that special collection boxes regardless of how North and South Mail"

Tele- now available at 6 Ning Yuen Ter trick to East's guarded Queen, but

race, temporary headquarters of the after three rounds have been play splendour, with

a background of unparalleled

COMPANY MEETINGS

CH. A 'ENTERTAINMENT AND LAND INVESTMENT CO, LTD.

NOTICE

to receive same.

* "

If the

jai

bc

Mrs. Sarah Delano Roosevelt ept ons birthday cake after an- other, in New York, while attending a succession of affairs held in honour of the birthday of her son, the President. She is shown taking a slice at one.

2,299,089 SCOUTS ·

But Britain's Total Declines

re-

RADIO"

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

The following programme will

he broadcasted to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZR.W. on a wave length of 355: metres. (845 K.C/S).

DANCE MUSIC FROM HONG KONG HOTEL

2.E.K. Programme

p.m.- European

12.80-2.15 gramme,

Pro-

12.80 p.m.-London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations, 12.35-1 p.m.-Recorded Music.

1. p.m.-Local Time and Weather

pan-Becorded Music.

1.16 p.m. Hong Kong Hotel Or chestra (by courtesy of the Manage mont).

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

2.15 p.m.-Close Down.

5-8 p.m.-European Programme.

5-6 p.m.-Hong Kong Hotel Dance. Orchestra (by courtesy of the Manage ment).

6-6.30 p.m.-From the Studio.

A Recital by Professor S. Maklozofs' Junior Pupils,

Programme

1. Rondo (Kuhlau)

2. (a) Solfedfio (Bach).

(b) Sonate (Mozart)

K. Saito, aged 10 yrs.

3. Valse No., 15 (Chopin)...Ivy Lao

4. (a) Humorcake (Dvorak)

(b) To Spring (Grieg)

(c) The Butterfly' (Lavallee)

M. Sukagava, aged 12 yrs.

5. Sulte for two pinnes (Aronsky)

(a) Romance.

(b). Valso

Charlotte Lao and Professor

S. Maklesoi 6.30-7 pm-Hong Kong Hotel Danes: Orchestra (by courtesy of the Manage- ||mant).

7 pm-Closing Local Stock Quota 7.03-7.33 p.m.-Concert Items. ·

SPRING FRESHETS ON HAIHO

Tientsin River Is Silting Up

Itions.

Songs

The Lass with the delicate Air

(Arne)

By the waters of Minnetonka

(Lieurance)

Mavis Bonnett (Soprano) Violin Solos

La Clochette (Paganini) The Dance of the Goblins (Baazini) Pianoforte Soles

Alfredo Rodr.

Danse 'Creole (Chaminado) Pierrette (Chaminade).

Una Bourne.

St. John Ambulance Brigade; tele-ed North's two remaining cards

Rome and Egypt iahown phone No. 20236.

will win tricks at notrump.

in all their beauty end The boxes can be obtained from Ace and King are first played, how-Power, the world's greatest love

There are 2,299,089 Scouts in the Mr. A. Morris, at the address men-ever, and then a small card story is unfolded.

48 countries recognised by the In- tioned above, or from. Mr. S. Fsacrificed to Eaat's Queen, it will. The film has a splendid support ternational Committee, it was

NOT DANGEROUS YET Balfour, of the Colonial Secretariat, be impossible to re-enter the Northing cast, including Ian Keith, ported at the annual meeting of the The Collection is to begin on hand unless he has a winning card Joseph Schildkraut, C. Aubrey Boy Scouts' Association Council in

in some other suit.

The first effects of the spring ut if a small Smith, Gertrude Michael, Irving London. IS HEREBY GIVEN April 1, between which date and

freshets on the Haiho are being that the FIFTH ORDINARY May 1 the boxes should be circulat card is led by North in the first Pichel, Claudia Dell, Edwin Max-

well and Harry Beresford.

This is an increase of 29,544 on GENERAL MEETING OF SHARE; when filled, they should be sent place, the Ace and King can

It is interesting to note that

the world, total for the previous experienced, and a slight silting la HOLDERS will be held at the Re Bank, which has kindly undertaken North so that he can cash the two appearing In this film. Ten or Af- for the first time since the war, of hasin. there is no danger of the

to the Hong Kong and Shanghai won on the second and third rounds

year, but the British Isles, with ajtaking place, but, as the Yungtingho and the lead will remain

there are several old-time stars total of 459,980, shows a decrease, is being diverted into the settling Songe with gistered Off of the Company, King's Thent Building, 6th, Floor,

established cards which are left. teen years ago they could have 1-20,399.

Young Briton's Heritage (Hennessy) on. WEDNESDAY, the 20th

Our Elver Thames (Hennessy) There is no difference in the neted any theatre to capacity and their

harbour or river being silted to any day of

Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone). At March 1935,

12

An official of the Boy Scouts' As-considerable result of tricks won and lost; only combined salaries would have o'clock NGOR to

extent as the other the receive

the timing varies.

reached beyond the million mark Aociation explained that the falling tributaries bring some silt hut not a

O Sole Mio (di Capua) Directors Report, and Accounts]

But there are cases like the one Foremost among them are William was due to the declining birth-rate dangerous quantity.

off in the United Kingdom generally

Dusolina Giannini (Soprano), for the year ended 31st December,

below in which a similar ducking Farum, Bryant Washburn, Mary and the emigration of working-clasc

7.33-7.50 p.m.-"Review of. Revues 1931, to elect Auditors and Direc-

played by Debroy Somers Band. play should be employed, although MacLanen, Jack Mulhall and Robert

A freshet so early in the year is 7.50-8 pm-From the Studio. tors and to transact, such other

against certain adverse diatribu-

Warwick.

populations from poor areas to new quite unusual of the Haiho as the business as may be properly tran

"A Boy Scout's Trip around the tions it would be unnecessary,

housing estates.

spring freshet usually starts in World" by Jimmy Mody. Bacted at an Ordinary General

North Dealer

"ENTER MADAME" QUEEN'S

March.

8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather The mild winter is, how Meeting of the Company

Report. THEATRE

jever, the cause of its coming so early A.08-10.80

Studle P.m.-Chinese this season. Ships of a draft up to Concert: Lovely Elissa Landi and romantic

| Goldwyn-Mayer's musical

romance thirteen feet are now able to come London 1pm. Stock and Commodity 9.80 p.m.-Renter Press Bulletins, Gary Grant are: featured at the Maurice Chevalier and Jeannette about normal for this time of the

of the

name, featuring up, the river to Tientsin.

This is Quotations. Queen's Theatre's current attrac tion, "Enter Madame."

year..

And Notice is further hereby given that the Register and Trans fer books of the Company will be CLOSED from the 12th to the 20th day of March 1935, both days in

clusive.

LIANG CHI HAO,

Managing Director. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1935.

THE HONG KONG & WHAMPOA

DOCK CO., LTD.,

No

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be 'held in the Office of the Company, 2 Queen's Building, Hong Kong, on MONDAY, 25th March, 1935, - at Noon, for consideration of the Directors' Report and Statement or Accounts for the year ending 31sti December, 1934.

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 18th to 25th March, 1935, both days inclusive.

By Order of The Board of

Directors,

E. COCK,..... Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 12th March, 1936.

THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

Just Received POSTAGE STAMPS

CATALOGUE for 1935

Stanley Gibbous

1st Part British Empire

$4,50

2nd Part Foreign Countries.. $7.00 North: Whole World

$10,50 Simplified

$3.50 Scott Stamp and Coin Co.. $8.00 Tvert et Tellier Champion ... $8.00

GRACA & Co.,

Dealers in Postage Stamps, Religious Coods, Garden Seeda, Post Cards etc.

No. 10 Wyndham Street. P. O. Box No. 620, , Hong Kong.

PUBLIC AUCTION

THE undersigned have received

Auction

to sell by

ON

Monday, the 18th. March, 1985 commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD.

FURNITURE and

Neither aide vulnerable

S-5 4 2

H-A

D.-A K-9 7.4 9 C.---8:7.5

West:

S.-10 8 7 3

H0 63

DQ 3 10 C-J6 3

East:-

S.-K J D

HQ 10 8.5 42 D5 C/K Q 9

South:-

course, is neglected and she almost has to lose love before she realises that she has found it.'

Directed by "Enter Madame" was

MacDonald.

same

Chevalier and Elliott Nugent,

originally

to

Song-

10.80 p.m.-Reuter Press. Bulletins,

| Rugby Mid-day Press News, Further 2.

tiona.

10.86 p.m.-Close Down.

8.30-10 p.m. Buropean Recorded

(Continued on Page 11)

PEDRO DOMECO

The atory concerns Itself with a The hauntingly romantic "Vilia": However, although freight steam-London Stock and Commodity Quota temperamental operatic diva who is sung by Miss MacDonald, as are ers are coming up regularly none of marries and carries on a career

"To-night Will Teach Me to For the passenger lines are docking their simultaneously. Her husband, of get," "Melody for Laughter" and ships there..

"Widows

are Gay." Chevalier's include "I'm Going songs Maxim's" and "Girls, Girls, Girls."

Miss MacDonald) thead a huge cast which includes presented as a play in New York Edward Everett Horton, Una Mer- which enjoyed a successful run. · ·

kel, George Barbier, Sterling Hollo Featured in this film are Lynne way, Donald Meck and Heman Overman, Sharon Lynne, Adrian Ring. Rosley, Paul Porcasi and two na- tlonally known singers, Richard Bonelll of the Metropolitan Opera South

West

Company and Nina Koshetz, coleur- 2NT.

atura soprano while actual scenes

Fox Film's most lavish. Pass PASE Pass

from the operas "La Tosca," "I contributions to the screen, "Stand Against South's three-notrump Trovatore", and "Cavalliera Rusti-Up and Cheer," a musical extra- contract West's opening lead is the cana" serve as the background for vaganza, is heart nine, his highest card of the the action of the picture. suit-in-which-his-partner-has-over"]

S-A Q 6 HKJ7

D. 8 6 2

C-A 10 4. 2

The bidding:

East

1H..

Pass

North ID.. 2NT

called. This is won by Dummy's "MERRY WIDOW"-MAJESTIC

THEATRE

"STAND UP AND CHEER”—

ORIENTAL THEATRE

One of

now showing at the Oriental Theatre,

With-Warner-Baxter-heading the cast of prominent players, "Stand A Few Pieces of Black Wood Ware Ace, which is of necessity played

Up and Cheer" presents many out- On. View from Saturday, the upon this trick and now the entire

atanding. performers of the screen, 16th. March, 1935.

success or failure of the contract

All the famous songe of the the stage, and the radio, such as depends upon the establishment of Franz Lehar masterpiece, "Merry Shirley Temple, Madge Evans, the diamond sult. There are four Widow," are presented in Metro James Dunn, Slyvia Frees, John diamonds held by East and West (Continued At Foot Of Next Col and if each of them holds his exact).

Terms: Cash on delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers Hong Kong, 15th. March, 1985

share of these cards-two of them

the Ace and King will drop all

Ralph Morgan, Jimmy Dallas, Boles, Nigel Bruce, Arthur Byron,

"Aunt Jemima,” Mitchell and Durant, Nick Foran and Stepin

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. HONG KONG HEIGHTS the adverse diamonds and estab. trick. His cautiousness in this Fetchit.

THE SIXTY-SIXTH ORDINARY

lish six tricks in that suit. But case is well rewarded, for when he South can readfly count that, since, later obtains the lead he can play For the information of visitors he has two sure tricks in hearts, a diamond to the Ace-King and,

ISLAND

Feet

1,828

1,774

"ON THE AIR”-STAR THEATRE

GENERAL MEETING. Shareholders will be held at the highest points on the Island and needs only ave tricks in diamonds the three small cards which are whose names are popular all over

of the following list of some of the one in spades and one in clubs, he since Dummy is on lead after the Offices of the undersigned on FRI-Mainland is published:-

third round realise full return on

Famous British radio stare, DAY, the 29th March 1935, at

to produce the nine winnera nocen Noon, for the purpose of receiving

sary for his contract.

eventually established. Had South the British Isles are appearing in the Report of the General Man-

He can, of course, make an over. tried to avoid giving up a diamond one grand revue at the Star Thea- agera, together with a statement of

trick with a fortunate division in trick he would have lost not only tre, in "On the Air."

·Accounts for the year ended the

diamonds, but on the other hand, in the overtrick but his game contract Hugh Wright acts as a village 81st December 1984.

1,784

he leads the Ace and King and it as well

pastor and gives a concert at which 1,725.

develops that one adversary origin- A further feature of this play to Davy Burnaby, Reginald Purdell ally held three, he must lead a third that if the cards had been even and, Betty Astell appear. After it *1,725;*

1.805 round to establish the sult and then more unfavourably distributed is over they adjourn to a cabaret, there will be no possible means of that le, if West had held all four where, he turns who have not al obtaining entry to North's hand to outstanding diamonds this parti- ready appeared follow one another. lead out these established dis cular line of play would have en in quick succession,

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 15th to the 29th March, 1985, both days inclusiya. JARDINE, MATHESON &

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