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“NIGHT, LIFE OF THE GODS"

KINGS THEATRE-

BRIDGE NOTES

FAR-SIGHTED

PLAY

by Bly Culbertson.

TO-DAY'S

RADIO PROGRAMME

10.30 px Chase Down B014 ........ European. Recorded - on a frequency Programme from ZEK

Nomatte"

WHOLE FAMILY WITH INDIGESTION

Suffered Whater

A mother of four

Chinese Studio Con- self and family of four all seeme

to-suffer from acidity, pains in back, and other forms of Ind tion." I smured whatever Fate, But since we have been taking (for the last three months eat anything, and an enjoy our foo much better. We nère: hav

at 60 kilocycles...

£30-8.56. p... “Casse Suite (Tschazbursky) played by - the --- (BB6-Wireless Symphony Orchestra.

8.56-9.30 pm-Variety. Piano Solo

The following programme will be [broadenst. to-day from the Hour $55- One of the most difficult : ̈pic-

A very good Bridge player once teres to photograph was "Night said to me, "All I ask during the Kong Broadcasting Station ZEW. THE HONG KONG OPTICAL--Life of the Gods” Universal's 'amas-play of a hand is that every time on a wave length of 355 metres.

I play an Ace 1 trap an opposing (845: KLS) ing novelty comedy which opens King" In the long-run I have no to-day at the King's Theatre. I doubt but that this would mean tensive study and research con- that the player in question, would suming more than six months was get the maximum out of his cards. accessary before the film could However, a defensive player should not blindly play an Ace every tima start actual_production. And after

ja King is offered him. His proper that care had to be taken to

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STABBING ATTACK ON CONCUBINE

Cross- Accusations Against Witness

BOTH ACCUSED COMMITTED

TO SESSIONS

sure the most minute detail.

The story, dealing with highly scientific discovery of formula wherewith

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in-procedure, starting at the very be

Jax Recital From the Studio Reby from Daventry. 12:30-2:15 pm-European Recorded Music

1 pa-Local Time & Weather Re port.

130 pm-Beuter Press Bulletins, Rugby Press News, etc.

215 pm-Close Down 5-8 pm-Exropean Programme. Orchestra.

5-6 pm-Hong Kong Hotel Dance 6-5.39 pm Childrens Studio Con-

ginning of a hand, is to remember the the final declaration and then look!

jahest and survey the probable play of the hand as a whole with a view to finding some method of taking. the number of tricks necessary to cert. defeat the contract. L

eccentric young scientist

can turn statues into living beings and vice versa, is the first of its kind ever to be. ¡put on the screen..

6.30-6.50 p-Hong Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra. In the hand below the East player 6.6.30 pm Childrens' Studio Cop- at Trick I made a very fine hold-up-|cent. Actual marble statues, standing which was the only way the con- in the museum on pedestals, come tract could be defeated. to life as humans. It is an un

canny sight to behold when Tenns South, Dealer

North and South vulner steps down from her perch" and clothes herself in modern garb. Or North:

The hearing of the "concubine when Apollo, awakes to find

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case", in which the complainant's horde of Broadway beauties await- EUROPEAN FLATS at Dragon Ter husband, Chan Shing-shun, and Ng ing him race, Causeway Bay Harbour' View two minutes to Bus and Tram with four King are charged with having pro- With a cast of more than -- 200, big rooms and garage and water co-cured Wong Tai and Li. Chan to including 23 featured players,

considered

outstanding sets, Very moderate rental Apply cause grievous bodily harm to the is Sun Chan 1st Floor. 33. Connaught complainant, Yu Sze-mui, continued achievement in screen history. Pro- Rd C. Telephone No. 21544

before Mr. W. Schofield at the Cen- minent members of the huge east tral Police Court yesterday after include. Alan Mowbray, Florine noon when both defendants were McKinney, Peggy Shannon, Wesley committed to stand trial at the next Barry, Irene Ware, Mards Deer South-

jing, and George Hassell.

"CHARLIE CHAN IN PARIS”.

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WANTED TO RENT small s-con-Criminal Session... tained one or two-roomed fat, Hong Chan King-man, a witness, who Kong side. Must be cheap. Write Box at yesterday's hearing of the case No. 767, c/o. The China. Ma

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admitted having been an intimate terms with complainant while in America, was accused by first de fendant of having caused the "dis location of defendant's family.

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The famous Chinese detective, Charlie Chan, take place in Paris, and ther David Wong, police interpreter, Theatre to-day in "Charlie Chan In can be witnessed at the Queen's HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY 1935-On sale at all Book-stalls and at the Offices of the Publishers, 34, Fave evidence of having charged the --Wyndham Street.

two accused in the detective office Paris," which is being shown in at No. 2 Police Station on March 9 conjunction with a special Jubilee Sonth

·short "The King, God Bless Him.” 15 Cross-examined by Mr. Sin, witness

Menaced by a secret enemy, a stated that first defendant appear- ed to be somewhat deaf, and be girl, Mary Brian, is called a mur deress until Charlie is called into

MISCELLANEOUS

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The bidding:

West

Pass

Tass

North

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Pass Pass Pass West's opening lead was the club

YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and (witness) had to repeat the charges the case to establish her innocence. 17, and the declarer played the promptly printed. “China Mail three or four times. Office No. 3A, Wyndham St, Tele-

In a lengthy statement. to the phone_20029

police the first" accused - is alleged to have said, “Chan King-man' in-"

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How he follows every clue, at the natural impulse to go up with King from Dummy. East resisted

taching the greatest importance to

the Ace. Having started in analyse even the most trivial, makes thrill the situation before the declarer COMPANY MEETINGS structed those people to attack meng entertainment, and few, if any played from Dummy, he played the

will select the real criminal until club 8 with a second's besitation. He is also alleged to have said that Chan finally discloses his or her, The went to Canton to bring his wife

East, I am sure, reasoned to him- self in the following vein:- back and said to her, "Do not go away with Chan King-man.

"We need four tricks to defeat this contract, I can count on one ¡wish to`go to the United States; it is all right but you must let me take

fairly certain heart trick and the my son back to the country for one.

Ace of clubs, and, judging from HE FIFTY-FOURTH ORDIN-day, and then I will come out with

my own spade holding and a view THE

ART. GENERAL MEETING}him again; you can then go to the jare both capable of carrying a pic of the Dummy, there is a good ture through alone-and it is usual chance that my partner has a sure of Shareholders will be held at the United States."

ly a good picture too When they spade trick either the Ace Offices of the undersigned on WED-

In his statement first defendant do get together in one picture the King, probably guarded twice. If NESDAY, the 22nd May 1935, at accused Chan King-man and his only other one of this kind being this is the case, South of course Noon, for the purpose of receiving wife of having wanted to kill him Here Comes The Navy" released must have the diamond Ace and my the Beport of the General Agents and described one incident when he here a short time ago, it is bound only hope of defeating the con- together with a statement of Ac-saw the man and said to him to be a laugh riot. The present tract lies in my ability to give counts for the year ended the 31st you return me my son, I will give attraction at the Central Theatre West a club ruff. II win the fivat

you my wife.”

certainly proves this theory. club trick with the Ace, and if my The SHARE REGISTER and It is further alleged that. Char

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reach Hong Kong lately, and its 1y, and there is even a possiblity (complainant). Defendant denies production was only made possible of setting the contract two tricks. 1935, both days inclusive.

having engaged people to kill com by the co-operation of the U.S. Air However, it is most likely that JARDINE, MATHESON &

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Ng King in his statements to the police is alleged to have told his brother, Ng Choi, that "I have McHugh. friend who desires, to murder his wife-Do you know of anyone who would, do it?"

Defendant further said in his) statements that he saw, an ambu-

are Margaret Lindsay and Frank Assuming therefore that the opening lead is doubtleton, if I win the first club trick with the Ace and return a club, West will follow suit. My partner will then subsequently get in with this trung trick but will have no means - aft

WAKE UP AND DREAM

MAJESTIC THEATRE:

This is the last

opportunityį,

Fcommunication card--his -- other?

lance outside No. 225 Jaffe Road those who admire the singing of giving me the lead to give him a and having met first accused at the the late Boss Columbo-will have clabrum before the declare, first Central Market, said to him, “Your hearing Lim as this was his final wife has been stabbed; you return picture before his tragic and un- Why, therefore, shouldn't I hold up {gets in the draws the last trump. ¡quickly."

timely death. “ The second defendant also alleged; He will be remembered here by and in so doing leave my partner a my Ace of clubs on the first-tráck in his statement that the first ac-his performance in "Broadway cased asked him to return to the Thru a Keyhole, and this, his little club? My play may lose fr house with him and when he re-last film, is very much in the the lead was a singleton, but from fused, said, "You come, you need vein. There is plenty of crooning the bidding this seems unlikely. My ¡not be afraid. No matter how dancing, wisecracks and a touch, partner may conceivably have a serions the case is, it is my matter.Just a touch, of the love element What are you worrying about?. I. For those who like this type of filen have money to pay you."

it will provide unlimited entertain-monds, and if this is the case, the contract will be defeated no "SORT» ter what I play All in all my

ces of giving my par

-Mr. Sin reserved his defence, ment and the two accused were committed fto the Sessions..

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Faizies in the Moon

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It's written all over your face

The Borwell" Sistem.

6.30-6.50px-Hong Kong Hotel Piano Solos-—-—.. Dance Orchestra.

6.50-7.20 p.—A Relay from Dition-

Type

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720-7:30 pm.Hail Vienna-Pot-1. Love's Kones. [pouni (Dostal) played by Marek Weber 2. -Sweetheart Darlin.

and his Orchestra

Stay as Sweet as you are

Belle Baker Vocal: Dost

Po on a Sec-Saw" ("Fill Daping")

Louise Brutene and John Mills. 9.36-9.43 pag-Fone Sones by Dancy Malone (Tenor)

736-8 pm From the Studio.

A Jazz Banjo and Piano Recital br] Fred Carpio, Julian Silverio and Terry Lou

18. pate===Local Time & Weather Re- port.

[3. "The Dear little Shamrock 14. She is far from the Land

9.43-10 pmConcert Waltzes. Roses, of the South (J. Strause) Rosenkavalier Waltzes (E. Staner) 10 --Renter Press, Bulletins. 10.05 pm -Close Down

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December 31, 1934

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677,043.64-

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Real estate mortgages (First lien on property appraised by the

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Loans secured by collateral Real estate owned (at cost)

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$168,705.88

$300,569.12

752.899.12

54,499.39 1,107,907.63 1,276,613.51

889,252.42%

157,413.64

$1,223,560.00

660,000.00

563,560.00

1,101.99108

508,101.26

45,478.15

49:157.32

56,375.86

100

35,067.80

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