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NOTICE.

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Nthat the ORDINARY YEAR-

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"ROYAL CAVALCADE”—–—KING'S

THEATRE

"Royal, Cavalcade," 1 chroni❤! cle of King George's 25 years as ruler of the British Empire, is the King's Theatro's Jubilee offer to the film public. This film has been simultaneously released throughout the Empire.

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1935

BRIDGE NOTES

When A Gamble Pays

by Ely Culbertson

RADIO

JUBILES CELEBRATIONS

RECORD PROGRAMME -- 12.30-2.15 p.m.uropean ramme.

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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

of

If all the world were Gracie

Melodies.

Four Mipaketoms,ilken Plano Solos Here is my bearb

Selection....Patricia Rossbarongk 10 p.m.-Reuter-Presa Balirkins, 10.08-11 p.m-Dance Music, 10.80, p.m.-Rugby Mid-day" Prous News.

11 p.m.-Close Down.

tary messages from Southern Rhodes MISS MAE WEST TO

WEAR TROUSERS Austrand. Bermuda (apsaking on)

7.55-9.30 pm-A Relay from Daven- The following programme will be gwenty Five Years”--A Programme broadcast to-day from the Hong for the Silver: Jubilea A Review of Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. the reign of His Majesty King George

V. Events and personalities of on a wave length or 355 metra reign will be presented in terms of the (845)K.C.'S),~~~ in playing the Dummy at duplRELAY FROM DAVENTRY OF

narrators, impersonators, sound” and music. The chronicles will also be il cate, as I have pointed out before.

lustrated by a number af recordings of one must very often risk losing a

peeches from each Dominion at points game in an attempt to squeeze out

Pen, where the appropriate; Dominion - Ji

mentioned. A sequence an extra trick or two. Sometimes

congratula the effort to steal an extra trick is

12.30 p.m.-Recorded Music, 1 p.m.---Local Time and Weather Reala, The Union of South Africa, India, Scene follows scene in quick suc- Just an out and out gamble in which

port.

New Zealand, Cazada, New- cession. Most of them were taken the declaror is playing for a top 1.30 p.m-Router. Press Bulletins, from newsreels. Millions of people or a bottom. However, there are Rugby Pross News, etc." bebek

2.15. p.mClose Down. have shared his 25 years of reign, many times when the declarer musty Chinese revurded Music. and, like his poorest subject, he reallee that it is practically com-

7-11 p.m.----European Programme. has known all the sorrows and joys Pulsory for him to gamble for over 7 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quote to which man is heir. This Olm tricks because he has infinitely tions.

7.83-7.30 pm, A Programme clearly demonstrates the love and more, to gain than to lose.

Compositions by Sir Edward Elgar," loyalty always shown by the my.

Bavarian Dance, Op. 7, No. 1. riads of people who are virtually

Bavarian Dance, Op. 7, No. 2. under his care.

Crown of India Suite, Op. 56. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5. 7.30-7.89 p.m.Harry Lauder Vocal Gems sung by the Scottish Mala Volca Singers.

آباد

The innumerable great" events

A situation of this type is seen in the hand below.

South, dealer

Neither side vulnerable

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shown will make every Briton thril}} North—"... with pride; and some of them will re-live the scenes in which they themselves have participated. The picture faithfully recorda 25 years of history, and it should be the duty | West- of every British citizen to see it at least once.

"CHARLIE CHAN IN PARIS”— QUEEN'S THEATRE

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H-10 7

D-K 7

C-J 10 9 8

East-

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the Society will be held 'nt the HEAD OFFICE, Union Building, Hong Kong, on

The latest adventures of the FRIDAY, 24th MAY, 1935, at 11 o'clock a.m., for the purpose of famous Chinese detective, Charlie receiving the Report of the Direc, Chan, take place in Paris, and they tors and the Statements of Account can be witnessed at the Queen's South to 31st December, 1994, and of de. Theatre to-day in "Charlie Chan In Paris," which is being shown in claring Dividend, etc.

conjunction with a special Jubilee short "The King. God Bless Him."

Menaced by a secret enemy, a girl, Mary Brian. la called a mur. 'derens until Charlie ia 'called, into the case to establish her innocence. South How he follows every clue, at 1 H taching the greatest importance to NT even the most trivial, makes thrill-1-North has a very close decision ing entertainment, and few, if any, with select the real criminal until Chan finally discloses hia, or her, identity.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Socicly will be CLOSED from Bth, MAY to 24th MAY, Both Days in clusive.

By Order of the Board,

A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager Hong, Kong, 80th April, 1935.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD.. (Incorporated in Hong Kong).

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOT

"HIDE OUT"-MAJESTIC THEATRE

TOTICE IS, HEREBY GIVEN In this picture we find Robert

that the ORDINARY YEAR- Montgomery, in a somewhat dit | LY MEETING of the Company ferent role to those he has favour- NOTICE:JS. HEREBY GIVEN that will be held at the HEAD OFFICE, ed in the past. This time we find by mutual consent the interest and Union Building, Hong Kong, on him as racketeer "hiding out" from reponsibility of FREDERICK FRIDAY, 24th MAY 1935, at 11.20 his former associates on an old. NEWMAN MATTHEWS, F.C.A., Inja.m. for the

of fashioned farm, and consequently purpose

the business of Lowe, Bingham & receiving the Report of the Direc- being reformer by the pretty farm Matthews, Chartered Accountants tors and the Statements of Account girl, Maureen O'Sullivan. HONG KONG OFFICE, ceased as to 31st December, 1984, and of de- on 1st February, 1935: the practice claring Dividend, etc:

in the Colony and District will con

There is plenty of smart dialogue

in this picture, and of course Mont- The TRANSFER BOOKS of the gomery can always be relied upon tinue to be carried on under the Company will be CLOSED from 8th to turn in a good performance. In present name and style by JOHN MAY to 24th MAY, Both Days in-spite of his rural surroundings FLEMING, C.A., and ARCHIBALD❘clusive. RITCHIE, C.A.,

and

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the responsibility and liability' 'of JOHN FLEMING C.A. and ARCHI BALD RITCHIE, C.A. in the busi-

By Order of the Board,

-A. W. HUGHES,

General Manager. Hong Kong, 30th April, 1935.

Montgomery loses none of his ease, while Miss O'Sullivan, completes the romantic setting.

"THE PAST OF MARY HOLMES"

STAR THEATRE

The bidding: (Figure after bið refers to numbered explanatory paragraph).

North 3H

West

East Pask

Pass Раев Pass (1) Pass

to make at this point-either in Rubber Bridge or in match-point duplicate. He had no way of telling for an absolute certainty whether four hearts is a safer game declaration than three no trump. Actually, in Rubber Bridge, possession of the dou bleton apade.and four trumps should make the hand play one trick better at hearts. In addi- tion, a four-heart contract aa- suming everything goes wrong, cannot be a severely penalised as. three no trump... However, in duplicate the decision is) closer. North finally decided to pass to his partner's three-no- trump bid in the hope that be cause of his balanced distri-. bution the hand was very like- ly to produce an equal number of tricks at no-trump or hearts - and accordingly, a better match- „point score would be the result. West opened his fourth-best spade and South immediately saw. that his partner had made a bad decision. After East won the first Edward Doherty, the noted trick with the ace of spades, South scenarist and novelist who col-realised that assuming there was COMPANY, LTD.

laborated with Marian Dix in writ-ino bad division in trumps, five or Uncorporated in Hong Kong)

ing the screen play for "The Past six-odd was an absolute Isydown of Mary Holmes," the present at-jat hearts, depending, of course, up- NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

traction at the Star Theatre, for on the diamond finesse, South fur- of America's ther saw, again assuming the heart TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN RKO-Radio, la one foremost authorities that the ORDINARY YEAR life as it exists under the veneer absolutely certain at ne trump and on American suit broke, that nine tricks were MAN MATTHEWS, F.C.A., ERNLY MEETING of the Company of respectability.

that twelve could be won. if the EST FROST HARDMAN, C.A., will be held at, the HEAD OFFICE,

A reporter for many years, he diamond finesse was right. South's HENRY RENNIE CLELAND, CA. Union Building, Honor viewed life from every bissed and reasoning went a little further. He and ARTHUR JOHN KANE, A.C.A. FRIDAY, 24th MAY, 1935, at 11.25 sordid angle embraced in the ex-realised that if he took his nine top LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, receiving the Report of the Direc- He has interviewed, dealt with and board (whether or not the diamond Perlence and imagination of man. tricka and ran, he would lose on the Chartered Accountants.

written about many women to 31st December, 1934, and of de- Mary Holmes, and the muck and also to every team

like finesse worked) to four hearts and claring Dividend, etc.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the mire and squaler in which she is three no trump and did not get Company will be CLOSED from 8th old story to him.

found in the opening scents is an space opening, for with 竊

club MAY to 24th MAY, Both Days in-||

opening, which is quite possible from the West hand, four or five clusive.

STUDENT TOUR”—ORIENTAL no trump is an absolute laydown. As a result of all. these observa- tlone, South decided that he must Halled as one of the most "int-gamble for the maximum number Hong, Kong, 30th April, 1985. mate" musical shows that have of tricks, even though in so playing

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7.39-7.58 pmSelections, from Gil- |bert and Sullivan's Light Operan.

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behalf of all the Colonies of the Em pire). The messages will be spoken by the Acting Hinisters of Dominions and Southern Rhodesia, His Excellency, the Viceroy of India, a representative of the Governing Commission of New Mae West, who reminded the foundland, and His Excelleney the world that hour glass" could mean Governor of Bermuda. Speech by His something bosides a time-telling ; Majesty the King from Bucking device, is going to wear trousers in Palace. The National Anthem,

An alternative Recording will be re broadcast from 10:40 pm-12.15 'em should atmospheric conditions prevent satisfactory re-broadcasting of this.

880-10 p.m. Variety. Vocal In the shade of the old apple -Tres; Fm. Walkin' the Chalk Line

...The Four Acosylase

her new picture. This fact became, known recently when "Travis Ban-" ton's wardrobe for Miss West In her new Paramount pietura, "Now I'm A Lady" went on display.

"I don't mind doing a man wrong," milled 'Misstest, "but if Instrumental-Fox-Trot Medley. I'm going ip ride a horas, Western

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FOURTEENTH

ANNUAL STATEMENT

of the

ASIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

NEW YORK OFFICE

80 William St., New York City

December 31, 1934

MAIN OFFICE FOR THE FAR EASI 17 The Bund, Shanghai

Cash in banks and on hand

ASSETS

Bonds and debentures (Amortized value):

› Governments

Public utilities

Railroads

Miscellaneous,

677,043.04

$784,510.99 310,664.56

.117,956.71

#31,613.13, 1,844,735.39.

Preferred and common stocks (Listed shares valued at market rate,

unlisted shares at cost or lower):

Real estate mortgages (First Hea on properly appraised by the

Preferred

$168,705.88

Common:

Banks

$300,569.12.

Insurance companies

752,839.12

Miscellaneous

54,499.39 1,107,907.83 1,276,613.51

་་་

company_at⋅ $2,123.415.23)

889,252.42**

Loans secured by collateral Real estate owned (at cost)

15741864

$1,223,560.00

Less mortgage assumed

$60,000.00

563,550.00

Polley loans and premium notes secured by, policy reserve Net premiums due and deferred

1,101.691.08

508,101.26

Due from reinsurance companies Due from agents

45,478.15

49.157.52

56,375.86

100

35,067.80

Total

7,204,795.67

Interest, and rents accrued Furniture and fixtures, Other assets

ABILITIES

Reserve for policies in force

Claims In process of settlement,

5,506,034.41 41,137.62

Policy proceeds and other funds left with company at Interest Reserve for policyholders' dividends

108,240.47

74,660,00

Interest and premiums received in advance.

112,867.75

Due to reinsurance companies

92,167:80

55,601.39

Reserve for. taxes, etc.

3:33.719.38

Other liabilities

· ·· 119,551.11

Silver reserve...

· 100,000:00

Due to agents.

Capital stock-authorized 100,000 shares of U.S.$5.00 each, outstand-

Ing 40,000 shares

which played

A

Surphus

Come out of Hollywood this season, he might not fulfil, his contract. He "Student Tour," " produced by knew that three no trump bid and M-G-M, is the attraction, at the six made must be at least a tie for Oriental Theatre to-day.

top-score on the board, and, he fur- Comedy, melody and pulchritude ther knew that three or even four vie for supremacy. The cast in no trump made, with three bid, could THE FIFTY-FOURTH ORDIN- Butterworth, Maxine Doyle, Phil points. Having arrived at a very cludes Jimmy Durante, Charles not get him more than a few match TARY, GENERAL MEETING Regan and the loveliest coeds in bad contract, South realised that

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

of Shareholders will be held at the America, recruited from colleges Offices of the undersigned on WED- and universities. NESDAY, the 22nd May, 1985, at The picture introduces the Noon, for the purpose of receiving "Carlo". the Report of the General Agents, room dance now sweeping the a sensational new ball- together with a statement of Ac-world, and half a dozen other new counts for the year ended the 31st song hits. December 1984.

The "SHARE" REGISTER · ́and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOS- ED from the 8th to the 22nd May 1988, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON &

EXC CO., LTD: General Agente, Hong Kong, 1st.May, 1985.

(Continued on Page 1)

QUALITY PRINTING *WithQuick

Service

- THE NESTEPAPER ENTERPRISE

(Continued on Pogė 10)

Total

588,295.29

371,580.25

7,204,795.67

All foreign currencies converted to Shanghai dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing on December 31, 1985.

CERTIFICATE

ASIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY:

I have made an examination of your accounts as of December 81, 1984, and in my opinion the above balance sheet sets forth your financial condition at that -date."

Shanghai, March 28, 1985.

HENRY S. DE VAULT Certified Public Accountant

Hong Kong Branch:-Asia Life Building, 12, Queen Rd C.-

"SILVER

JUBILEE

HAVE YOU PAID YOUR DOLLAR?"