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FOR SALE

BUSINESS DIRECTORY BRIDGE NOTES

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

Kowloon Bay, Shipbuilders & Repairers. Call Flag "L" Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors.

OPTICIANS

THE HONG KONG OPTICAL --COMPANY,"

"Phone" 22232, 58, Queen's Road Central.

Leather Handbags, Sult Caven Purses

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Boxes, Collar Bores [Belts, Etc.

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GENERAL NOTICES

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE

THE SECOND EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (wen- ther permitting) at HAPPY VAL LEY on SATURDAY, 28rd March. 1985, commencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

By Order,

-C. B, BROWN.

Secretary. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1985.

A

LADY MARIA CHRISTINE

CHATER DECEASED..

A DUMMY TRAGEDY

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1935

by Ely Culbertson...

When I saw the following hand played I thought what a thrill-1 should have experienced if it were part of the international match in which my teammates and I defen- ded the Charles M. Schwab world's championship trophy. Not that I really hoped to score any sets of 5,400 points, but there's no harm in thinking about it and even good player might venture to

bld two nutrump with a South's.

West, dealer

hand

Both sides vulnérable Part-score-Enst-West 40

North:

$7

H-10 4.2 D-9 8 7 6 2

C.-7 5 4 2.

West:-

›

S-A Q 10 6.5 4 2

H-8 5

D-10 4

C.-A 8

East:-

S.-9 8

H-K Q 9 6 a D.-K 6 C-Q 9 6 3

South:

S.-K J 3

H-A J 7

D--A Q J 3

C.-K J 10

The bidding: Wast

North

East

1 S

Pass

2 H.

Pass

Pass Раза

LL CLAIMS against the Estate

of the above named deceased Dbl. FOR SALE One Singer Trendle must be sent to the undersigned SEWING MACHINE cost $175 as new forthwith. will accept $75 or nearest offer apply! to Airlia Hotel Na. 3 room 25, Nathan) Road, Kowloon. Phone 67357.

COMPANY MEETINGS

CHINA ENTERTAINMENT AND LAND INVESTMENT CO, LTD.

IS HEREBY GIVEN

GENERAL MEETING OF-SHARE-

DEACONS, Solicitors, etc.;

1, Des Voeux Rd. C., Hong Kong March 18th, 1935.

Раев Равв

A

like

South 2NT Redbl.

Artist Paul Frehm sketchen Mrak Greta Henklé, 'friend “of the men- tenced Bruna Hauptmann, in the court at Flemington. Hauptmann admitted on the-witness stand that' his wife objected to the Criend- ship, that started during her ab sonce in Europe.

RADIO

'TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

The following programme will tie. broadcasted to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station

Amusements

Cinema Noter

"BRIGHT EYES"—KING'S

THEATRE

Shirley Temple, the "wonder child star, again shines in her latest starring vehicla, ing For's "Bright Eyen." She is uncannily clever, but remains winsome, childish, and charming.

There is the new 8-year-old Jang Withers, who gives a whirlwind performance as the villainess In Shirley's life, the spolled daughter. of the household where Shirley's mother in a maid.

Lois Wilson makes a sympathe- tic and understanding mother; and Shirley is glad to have her fav- Tourite leading man, Jimmie Dunn, as her aviator pal, who befriends har when her father is killed in the service..

The story tugs at your heart- strings and there is the usual quota of amiles, tears, and even a little thrill when our lovely ber oine desconds in a parachute from the disabled aeroplane..

"ENTER MADAME".

THEATRE

ZR.W. on *' wave length of $55. Gary Grant metres. (845'K.C.'S),

PROFESSOR TONOFF AND HIS

TANGO ORCHESTRA ·'

Four Btudie Items

N

QUEEN'S

Lovely Elisan Landi. and romantic are featured at the Queen's Theatre's current attrac tion, "Enter Madame.".

The story concerns itself with ai

12.30-2.15 p.m.-- European Pr. temperamental operatic diva who marries and carries on a career

gramimo,

12.80 p.m.--London and New York simultaneously. Her husband, of Stock and Commodity Quotations. 12.35-1 p.m.-Recorded. Music, 1 p.m. Local Time and Weather

Report.

י

South's reason for not allowing Rugby Press News, etc.

1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins,

East and West to obtain the cor-

2.15 p.m.Close Down

7.03-7.30

Terence Cafey,

p.m. Orchestral

*

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

Directed by Eillott Nugent,} "Enter Madame" was originally!

Trovatore" and "Cavalliera Rusti- cana" serve as the background for the action of the picture.

(Continued on Page 11}

1.40 p.m. Relay of the Rotary tract was their part-score; and even Club Tiffin Speech from the Hong Kong presented as a play in New York, though his redouble was dangerous Hotel Roof Garden-Mr. J. P. Mon- which enjoyed a successful run. with such a wealth of high cardeltargis on "A Five Weeks Trip In Featured in this film are Lynne South could hardly be blamed for French Indo-China and Yunnan."

Overman, Sharon. Lynne, Adrian thinking that he could take eight; 4-7 p.m-Chinese Programme, Rosley, Paul Porçnal and two na- KİNG'S SILVER JUBILEE

Itricks South should have been 7-11.15 p.m.-European Programme. tionally known singers, Richard wise enough to foresee the fact that 7.sp.m. Closing Local Stock Quota-Bonell of the Metropolitan Opera Dollar Collection Fund

if North's hand

tions. were barren of

Pro- Company and Nina Koshetz, colour- entries he would become bottled up gramme.

atura soprano while actual scenes Managers of business frms, and NOTICE

that the FIFTH ORDINARY others who have employees are in-hardly anyone could have foretold Crown of India Sulte, Op. 66 (Elgar)

In his own hand and be set, but 1812 Overture, Op. 40 (Tchaikovsky) from the operas "La Tosca," "Ill HOLDERS will be held at the Re-formed that special collection boxes the fact that all but two of South's 7.30-7.40 pra-Organs Belon

for the Jubilee $1 Collection are honours would "go to bed," and 1. Take a Chance-Medley gistered Office of the Company now available at 6 Ning Yuen Ter-that he would be set the staggering 2. Broadway Thro' a Keyhole King's Theatre Building, 5th, Floor,

WEDNESDAY, the 20th race, temporary headquarters of the total of 5,400 points.

Medley. St. John Ambulance Brigade; tele- day of March 1936, at 12

Against the redoubled two no- 8. In a Bird Store. Iphone No. 26286.

trump contract West opened the The Gay Ninetics

7.40-8 pm,Debroy Samers Band. o'clock noon to receive the The boxes can be obtained from heart eight, on which East played Irving Berlin Waltz Songs Directors' Report, and Accounts for the year ended 31st December Mr. A. Morris, at the address men-Ithe Queen and South the Ace. Nico Goings on "With you here and] 1934; to elect Auditors and Directioned above, or from. Mr. S. glance at the Dummy revealed the Balfour, of the Colonial Secretariat fact that there was no chance' ot The Collection is to begin on taking the diamond finesse, and business as may be properly tran- April 1, between which date and South should have laid down the sacted at an Ordinary General

May 1 the boxes should be circulat-Ace, hoping that the King would Meeting of the Company.

And Notice is further hereby d; when filled, they should be sent by some chance be a singleton and given that the Register and Trans to the Hong Kong and Shanghai drop.-But South misread the hand fer books of the Company will be Bank, which has kindly undertaken and thought that Weat, having bid CLOSED from the 12th to the 20th to receive same.

On

tors and

to transact such other

day of March 1985, both days in-f clusive,

LIANG CHI HAO,

Managing Director. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1985.

THE HONG KONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Nthat the Ordinary Yearly

Meeting of Shareholders will be

helu 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 of Accounts for the year ending 81st December, 1984.

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will bo CLOSED from the 18th to 25th March, 1985, both days inclusive.

By Order of The Board of

Directors,

E. COCK,

THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

me here,"

8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather

Report.

8.03-8.35 p.m.--From the Studio.

A Variety Concert by

Mr. O. C. Womack (Soprano) Rex. I. Pedley (Baritone) Doreen Ma (Piano) Programme

Old Man River

Desert Song... Rex Pedley. Stay as Sweet as you are

.Doreen Ma,

and doubled, must hold the dia-1. mond King, whereupon South at tempted a very futile bit of decep. 2. tion and led the diamond Jack.

Black Bird and Rose LAMMERT BROS. King and led the nine of spades, 4. Laud, you made the night too long This trick East won with the Shrovetide...Mrs. O. C, Womack.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS

AND SURVEYORS,

- Public Auctions

3.

Doreen Ma

on which South played the Jack and

Rex. I. Pedley Wast the Queen. West put East. The Continental (by request) back in the lead with the heart 6. The Temple Bells King, and by leading through South's King of spades again East established the entire spade suit in for West.

One Kiss. Mrs. O. C. Womack. 8.86-9 p.m.-Duo for Plano and Violin,

A Major, Op. 182 (Schubert)

Sergei Rachmaninoff (Pianoforte)

and Fritz Kreisler (Violin). Now when West ran off the 9-9.20 p.m. From the Studio. instructions to sell by Public forced to discard down to three dom by Mr. G. C. Pelham, HE undersigned have received balance of his spades: South was "Topical Talks on the United King cards. One of these had to be the Faust" (Gounod) played by the B.B.C 9.20-0.20 p.m.Ballet Music from high diamond, or West could have Wireless Military Band. won a trick with the ten. Like

9.30 p.m-Reuter Press Bulletina, wise, two of them had to be clubs, London 1 pm. Stock and Commodity or West could have dropped South's Quotations. clug King by leading Ace, and thus 9.35-10 p.m.-From the Studio.* have club Queen and nine, +

Auction

ON

Thursday, the 21st March, 1935 commencing at 2.80 p.m.

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street

'A' Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

comprieing:-

2

A Pianoforte Recital by Harry Ora

- Programme Sonata in E Minor, Op. 90

Beethoven. Chopin,

8. Cantonese Songs arranged by Harry

Ore. (a) Monk's

Prayer. (b) Moonsong.

(c) Love's Lament

At the end South therefore held 1. the Ace of diamonds and the King- Jack of clubs, and West had the Eight Preludes Chesterfield couches and arm-10 of diamonds and the Ace-eight] chairs, Teak wardrobes, Dinner of clubs. East had nothing left waggon, Side boards, Dressing but clubs.. Chlef Manager..tables with bevelled mirrors, B. W. West led the diamond, forcing Hong Kong, 12th March, 1935... and teak Hatstands, Teak dining South into the lead with his Ace. Tree,

(d) Goldshower from the Weeping tables and chairs, Teak chest of Now South was forced to lead & 10.05-10.15 p.m.-Vocal Gems from drawers, Glass cabinets, Bookcases, club from his King-Jack combina-The New Moon" and "Whoopee" mang Office chairs, etc., etc.

tion, and East and West won the by the Light Opers Company, Silver ware, Cutlery, Ornaments, last two tricks. The only trisks 10.16-11.15; p.m. From the Studio, Tea sets, Brass ware, Table lamps. South won were his two Aces, and Tango Orchestrate

Professor N. A Tonoft) and this Insence burners, Pictures, Oll he was set six tricks, vulnerable *“Our Favourite Tases,” paintings, Carpets and Bugs, Wall and redoubled.

* 10,80 p.m. Reuter Press ́Baliòtins, TGENERAL

THE SIXTY-SIXTH ORDINARY clocks, Vases, Bains, Gramophones, Consider the startling difference Rugby Mid-day Prasa News, Further

MEETING of Alum, ware, Iron safes, Cloisonne had South, holding nothing more in

London Stock and Commodity Quota- Shareholders will be held at the vases, Majong sets, Radiators, etc, high cards, been able by some tions.

11.15 p.m. Close Down Offices of the undersigned on FRI, etc.

special dispensation of the gods] DAY, the 29th March 1985, ^^at |

to lead from Dummy after winning Jack and West would be forced Noor, for the purpose of receiving Several pieces of Fine Blackwood the Ace of hearta

either to lay down the spade Aco A small diamond led by North and concede tricks to South's spado would have, trapped Esst's King, King and club King, or to lead a and the entire suit would have beclug into South's King-Jack tenses come established. On the fourth and give him two tricks that way. round of diamonds North could South would thus win Ave dia have been placed in the lead again. mands, one heart, and either two and the fifth diamond led, on which clubs or one club and one spade- South would discar the heart seven, eig

the Report of the General Man-ware agers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 81st December 1984.

', also

and

One Sextant. One Radio, get

One Full size English Billiard

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be Table CLOSED from the 18th to the 29th

March, 1935, both days ipeluelve JARDINE, MATHESON & J

CO., LTD. General Managers The Hong Kong Fire Insurance,

Hong Kong, 8th March, 1985)

One Plano by Bart Hol, Berlin On view from Wednesday the

|20th March, 1985. Terms: Cash on

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NEW INSURANCE

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SPECIAL RESERVES AND SURPLUS

8,833,299,

The Company's Record, 1887-1934

Death Benefits Paid

50,227,556

80,039,022

28,774,988

Payments to Living Policyholders

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Dividends to Policyholders

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