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~THE MIGHTY BARNUM"

KING'S THISATRE-

The wrecking of Barnum's American Museum during the film- ing of Darryl F. Zanuck's 20th Centary production held no terrors for Wallace Beery.

But

to Adolphe Menjou and Janet Beecher, his fellow-players in the film at the King's Theatre, it presented a prospect fraught with Inightmarish possibilities.

Beery has been through numer- ous free-for-alls in the course of his screen career, but Menjan has always palyed the elegant gentle- man while Janet hails from the Broadway stage where such things simply aren't done.”

With cries of “fake!” and “hum- (bug”, 300 extras were turned loose

among the exhibits, for the direc-i

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS tor had told the mop to wreck

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They needed no further encour- day of June. 1935, at 3 pm. at: the Offices of the Public Works De agement. Sach a scene could be partment, by Order of His Excellency filmed only once, for the set, cover- the Governor, of one Lot of Crowning a whole stage, could hardly be Land at Tai Hang Road in the Co- put together again.

Inside of five minutes, what had lony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewall been a very striking reproduction at a Crown Bent to be fixed by the of Barnum's Museum was a little Surveyor of His Majesty the King of shattered glass, wood and; for one further term of 75 years. crockery. The cost of the damage

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director, Walter Lang, merely look jed on with gleeful satisfaction.

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Warren William, the new rage of detective fiction, takes "the which will be leading part in "The Case of the Howling Dog." screened at the Alhambra Theatre, to-morrow.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

COMPETITION

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"THE CASE OF THE HOWLING DOG" AT ALHAMBRA

NEW PORTUGUESE CONSUL FETED

Function At Club Lusitano

BRIDGE NOTES

FORSAKING

OVER TRICKS By Ely Culbertson

RADIO

TO BAYS PROGRAMME

The following" programu) broadcast to-day from Kong Broadcasting Station

"And you call yourself a good on a wavelength player?" said a voluble onlooker ($43 KC's} after watching the South player

A Belxy from Daventry of the

of the hand below make exactly Match Scores.

Talk by, B. Abbit - three notrump Five old is 12.30-3415 pæƐm absolute Jaydown, and you bril- Programame.

2fport.

hantly managed to find the play to Į plocal Time & make two under part

South did not bother to answer Rugby Press Neira, etc.

15130 p.m. -Benter Press Bull

2:15 pm-Close Down:

quite properly feeling that the i kibitzer was beyond help. The line · 4-7 pm-Chinese- Program of play which South adopted on the 5.30-6 pm- "The Chung Wah hand, which admittedly made him Organ Band” lose two tricks that he would not Programme

midnight

7-p-Closing Local Stock

crdinarily have lost, is one that would-be chosen by any half-way tions. sane player. The primary consid 7.03-7.23 pm Excerpts from eration should always be the ful The Columbia Light Opera Company Mikado" (Gilbert & Sullivan) weng

Slimment of the contract” overbricks should be disregarded if their de- velopment risks loss of contract. “

North, Dealer

"East and West vulnerable North-

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The bidding: (Figüre after bid

The newly appointed Fortugnese The three successful winners in the Crossword Competition run in Consul Senhor Alvaro Brilhante

Laborinha, was entertained by the refers to numbered explanatory connection with the screening to Portuguese community at a largely paragraph)_

of the attended reception at the Club North

Edward G. Robinson, the actor who claims that he has never play-morrow of "The Case

ed the same role twice, turns out Howling Dog," at the Alhambra Lusitano yesterday evening. a startling performance as Jones, Theatre, were:- the timid clerk who suddenly dis- covers that he bears a strong re- semblance to America's "Public? Exemy No. 1" in the above pic-

tare."

"

He is arrested because of this and released when the police) realise their mistake. and on re- turning to his home fuds the mur

resembles--wait- derer whom he ing to relieve him of the safe con- (duet badge which the police pre- sented to Jaffes in order to fave! him in inconvenience of being ar- rested again.

W. M. Davies,

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Selection (Offenbach)

736743 pm Vocal Gems, The Cat and the Fiddle Whoopee

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Memories of Chopin (arr. Wil 4. Venetian Baierrolle.....

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“A talk on “South African [by R. Abbit..

815-830 pmA Relay from try.

The Commodore Grand Ow directed by Harry Davidson.”“”: rež from the Commodore Theatre, {viersmith.. 2.

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835-9 pm Variety

Fano Solce

Words and Music-Medley

Raje da Costa

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East South Pass ENT (1) ENT Pass Pass

West

Pass

Song:

Pass

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When I grow too old to dres

Evelyn Laye (Soprano)

12th Street. Ear

After formal introduction, the 1-South of course, should have Song President of the Club Lusitano, Dr. warmly F. M. Graca, Ozoria, in welcoming the Consul wished him continued success in his career and assured him that the community's co-operation would not be lacking in anything he might have in view to promote the national welfare.

Ida sweet as-sople cider.

The Mills Brother. Vocal

It's written all over your face

The Boswell Sisters 9-9.30 -From the Studio, A Violin and Piano Recital by Joyce Anderson and Miss Da

Programme Selection — e The Desert Song Romberg

responded with two clubs, and The Very thought of you Sam-Coslow (Tepor). porth would then probably have been the eventual Declarer at Xylophone Solo three notrump. However, South | Hany Robbins was one of those players bitter, Vocal gove with the notrump complex West's opening lead was the}, spade three, which East won with the Ace, returning the Ten Sonth Availing himself of the oppor perforce won the trick with the tunity. Dr. Ozorio hinted at the

King Counting his tricks, he saw desirability of modifications that he had one sure spade trick, cerning Consular passports and two diamond tricks, two hearts asked the Consul's good mice to tricks and three club tricks-only them with his weighty eight in all One more trick submit show-recommendation to His Excellency would insure the fulfilment of the the Minister of Foreign Affifty contract, and the best hope of oby Portural for his due consideration taiming it lay in the club suit! Dr. Ozorio then asked those pre South realised immediately that if sent to join him ‘in toasting the

the club suit broke 3-2 or even if new Consul wishing him health the club Jack dropped on the firs3. {wealth and prosperity.

round, six club tricks would be cer- txin. However, if the club suit did 4. not break and the West player heldi In his reply, the Consul said four to the Jack, he would "even- he was really grateful for such a tually be able to get one trick, and [splendid reception accorded him, if the opening lead was away from

and was at a loss to find words to five spades, three more spade tricks News.

would be taken and the contact 12 mknight-Close Dewa express his feelings adequately."

Note: There will be a Relay from E

Ko Shing Theatre (Chinese) ZEK. on a frequency of Jocycler from 8-11 p.m.

The lucky winners have each been anal-role presented with a pair of Dress Eobinson playa the

Circle tickets for the premier with polish and distinction, and

The picture, a Warner Bros. hit, there is probably no more convincing of the film to-morrow. ing actor in pictures to-day-

is a smashing mystery story which will thrill any audience.

The solution is printed below:

"YOU'RE TELLING ME”-- ALHAMBRA THEATRE

Hollywood has produced one of its funniest films in "You're Tell- Some of bendrada në muajing Me." the hilarious comedy that malainen menmonials gives W. C. Fields his first starring Punnity at 142000 il moc neurole for Paramount, now being After dinedecante trscreened at the Alhambra Theatre. Featured in the supporting cast

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are Larry "Buster Crabbe, Joan Marsh, and Adrienne Ames. The

destal Courpicture, from a screen play by mae Walter de Leon and Faul H. Jones, with dialogue by J. P. MacEnvoy, kyung kuna mwas directed by Erie Kenton

you talker kan

In this film. Fields introduces the

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of the Hong Kong Hotel Dance Orch

10 pm Reuter Press Bulletim 10.30 Rugby Mid-day

LORD NUFFIELD'S GENEROSITY

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He could assure everyone that be defeated was happy at being in Hong Kong as the representative of his Govern thing safety play. At trick 3 he ment, since immediately he came led a low club from his hand and into contact with his fellow citizens, firnessed the Ten in Duy This after his arrival here, he felt that play by South guaranteed the ful- The was among friends, and there-filment of the contract of three no- fore he had no misgivings what trump against any possible division. soever as regards any help he might If the club Ten in Dey won the Fee £2 2s. complete Details Free.burlesque goff act which used to

Write Now.

stop the show in the Ziegfeld

need from the community for the trick, four club tricks would now Follies Fields depicts

common good and in the interests be guaranteed and probably six. I a charac

the club Ten lost to the club Jack of the mother-country. ter role, that of a small-town opti-

and the East player had a spade Thanks to a second gene cian who spends all of his time

With regard to the suggestion to retura, West could naturally offer by Lord Nuffield, the putting around useless inventions, Heart appeal that surges from ranging from a murder chair for the screen to stir a depth of feel made by Dr. Ozorio, he would glad have only two left, and three odd templated Institute for Me

Besearch will probably be est ing and sympathetic emotion that ly transmit it, with his recom- would again be assured since:

lished at Oxford University maltreated tired burglars, to, a

has never been equalled in a momendation, to the Ministry of South's clubs would now be solid. ¡puncture-proof tyre.

tion picture is now offered in Foreign Affairs, and no doubt it

If the West player held five year. Sir Farquhar Br Have a Heart," starring vehicle would receive sympathetic considera spades originally, East, of course, Regius Professor of Medi

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“HAVE A HEART ORIENTAL THEATRE

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the Oriental Theatre to-day...

series of comedy scenes, he suc ceeds, and brings happiness to his

The simplicity of the story, family. But success does not come which deals with the love between

en until the audience has had more a little doll maker and an

than an hour of hard, deep-down getic young man selling "Have A

Laughter.

THE LIFE OF VERGIE WINTERS”... STAR

THEATRE

Heart" ice cream, reaches new heights of screen entertainment.

Jean Parker is superb in her first starring role, which reveals ber, true genius, for emotional eze pression. James Dunn, as the male With Ann Harding in the title lead, gives sincerity and warmth to role and John Boles playing the tender romance. the male lead, "The Life of Yergie; Winters" comes to the Star Theatre: as a vivid dramatisation of the

Stamps widely acclaimed story by Louis

Bromfield.

complete set used on cover of

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"THE BAND PLAYS ON

MAJESTIC THEATRE

A superb cast has been gather

As produced by RKO-Radio, ed together for this thrilling and

after winning with the club Jack made this amouncement in Co would have no way of putting his regation on May 7. Beiterating his thanks, the Cou-,

partner in. All in all, South's play Sir Farquhar put forward drank to the prosperity of the was fool-proof. It guaranteed, the statute authorising the expend community in general

fulfilment of a game, no matter how ture for the institute of £30. Refreshments were then served the cards were divided, and tarbequeathed by Mrs Theo dancing was indulged in until the more would only sacrifice over- -Williams, of Witley, Surrey, dinner time, to the strains of music tricks less than one-half of the also money from Lord Nutie The scheme, said Sir Rangoli supplied by the Trobadours.

and

time.

Actually in this particular in originated five years ago, stance South's play was a losing Load Nuffield (then-Sir) one East won with the Jack but Morris) bought the whol

he Observatory WOMAN BOUND OVER had a space left to rebiru, and the Rad

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defence was thus able to take four for £100,000, and

wusthe tricks. However, the play did as sure South of game against any

Charges Of Forgery And distribution.

Criminal Libel

When Annie Stoba, 49, an as-

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in defance of small town gossip for its background it

and persecution

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