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THE REGISTER OF SHARES

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1935.

leading lady

Merle Oberon

Maurice in Chevalier's "Folies Bergere,” a United Ar tists release, which comes to the King's Theatre to-marrow.

BRIDGE NOTES

Giving Opponents A Slam

By Ely Culbertson

Amusements

Cinema Notes

GIRLS PLEASE KINGS THEATRE

There have always been actors whose ability to impersonate the opposite sex has brought them It is an art on great renown.

its own unlike anything else in The bistrionic-scale

English theatre-goers remember with delight the crilliant work of sach star actors as Malcolm Scott Bert Erroll and W. S Penley.

Penley was famous as "Cher ley's Aunt and on the screen the samemeharacter brought fame to: Syd Chaplin, in the silent version. and Charles Ruggles in talkies.

the

Now there comes a screen per-

formance that will surely

become

13 ishouseS

Maurice Checer and Merle Oberon ære co-starred in the United Artists "Folles Bergere.* which is to be screened at the King's. Theatre to-morrow.

THE BEST MAN WINS"

jand 32. years to come will. QUEENS THEATRE

WEDDING AT THE CATHEDRAL

White

Chan

DAUGHTER OF WELL-KNOWNTM * PAKHOI MERCHANT..

The marriage took place at St. John's Cathedral yesterday after noon at three o'clock of Miss May Chan and M. William John White, of the Harbour Depart ment, light-keeper at Gap Rock The Rev. H. W. Baines officiated at the ceremony.

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMMIE

the

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZBW. on a wavelength of 356 metres (845 KC-3).

5-8 pm-European Programme. 37 pm Relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra

7.30 pm Orchestra Selections

The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Chan Ning-fat Mr. Chan is a well-known merchant from fight. Opera and Musical in Pakhoi. “

Comedy.

The bride, who entered the Ca-Lilac Time (Schubert) thedral on the arm of her father, Chu Chin Chow (Norton) look charming in a white lace Folly to be wise

Out of the Battle and georgette wedding gown. She Tell her the Truth carried a bouquet of Canton lilies -730-7.43 p.m.-A Recital by Danny

Malone (Tenor). and ginger hlossoms, "

The only bridesmaid, Miss He-1- When Irish be recalled with joy Sydney Jack - Holt, who has lived len Tam wore a pink silk and Howard, the celebrated Yorkshire through the silent days and on organdie dress and carried a comedian stars in "Girls Please"

into the talkies 'as filmland's lead-sheaf of pink-shaded gladioli. as the deputy headmistress of

The duties) of best man of the strong, silent King actor girls finish ng school, in charge man type, comes to the Queen's undertaken by Mr. Kim, also of of 40 lovely “pupils."

2

he has

Theatre to-day in a role after the Harbour Ofice. his own heart ́ ́.

Sydney looks marvellous gown- jed in velvet with an elaborately

Edmund Lowe; familiar to all frilled modesty vest and "family Theirloom" brooch. With it be picturegoers as Victor Melagian's inimitable partner, replaces Ralph Graves, who was teamed with Like all Bridge players I have wears a toque also of velvet.

Holt in many of his best known be the best that of the Corporation will be closed my own peculiarities supersti Howard's performance is said to tions and fetishes in bidding

jever given. from MONDAY 29th July and play. As I have mentioned

He is supported in pictures, and does most of the SATURDAY, 10th AUGUST (both before, my biggest weakness is "Giris Please" by an excellent wisecracking and hero staff in days inclusive) during which that I let long diamond suits of cast which includes Jane Barter, this film, although he finds it

Meirel Forbes Edward Undes- difficult to outshine Holt.

Florence Rice, well remember- Tinstructions to sell or public be registered.

¡down.

Gawthrone, Lena Peter

ed for her startling performance Halliday, Cecily Oates and G

lin “Under Pressure,” which was Moore Marriott.

Public Auctions

THE Endersigned have received period no transfer of shares can

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Friday, the 9th August 1935 "commenting at 2:30 pm.

seven or more cards go com- pletely to my head and cannot bidding By Order of The Board of be restrained from.

Directors.

them way up into the stratos phere, unless restrained by physical force-

at their Sales Room, No. 35.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 10th July, 1935.

Hankow Road, Kowloon

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

comprising:--

Chesterfield Su tes,

Bedroom

and Dining room Fursitare. Enamel bath. Carpets and Rugs Glass and Porcelain Ware. Orna- ments, Clocks. Gramaphones and Records. Lizen, Ice etc.

also

Chest, etc..

A Selection of

Black Wood Furniture

and

One Radio Set.

On View frour Thursday

8th August 1935.

Terms: Cash on Delivery ·

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers Hong Kong, 6th August, 1935.

the

HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

Auction.

On

Menday, the 12th August, 1935

commencing at 2.30 pm

at their Sales Room,

Daddell Street

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

comprising:—

Chesterfield Suites, Bed Room and Dining Room Fumitare, Of- fice Furniture, Carpets and. Rugs. Cushions, Eider-Down, Elankets. Curtains, Linen, Ornaments. Fic- tures, Glass and Porcelain Ware, Brass and Aluminium Ware, Icel Chests, Clocks, Gramaphones and Records, Electric Fans and Larups, Radio Sets, Typewriters. Sewing Machines, etc, etc.

also

A Selection of Black Wood Furniture and

One Piano By "Moutrie",

Two "G. E" Electric Refriger ators.

On View from Saturday, the 10th. August, 1935.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 7th Angust, 1935.

JUST RECEIVED.

FIRST SUPPLY

OF

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SEEDS

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were

FLYING CLUB IN LIQUIDATION

Meeting To Receive Final Report

NO:QUORUM PRESENT.

(Ball).

eyes are smiling

Her Name is Mary

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4. Believe me, if allthose endearing

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Memories"

Baza. — “Juhilee Dance

8 pm-Local Time and Weather Report: Closing Local Stock Quota tions.

8:05-10.30 pz-Chinese Recorded Programme.

--10.30 p.m.--Close Down:

5.30-30 Europem Programme Broadcast from. ZEE on a frequency

| of 640 kikcycles.

8:30-8:45 pm The J. Celeste Octet

Memories of Tschaikovsky

(arr. Sear).

Beater).

+

H. Squire

The Chairing of

The

Fre

Melody in F (Rubinstein) Cavatina. (Raft, arr. Sear)... ·

8.45-9 pm—A Belay of the Daven- A meeting of members of the News Bulletin (Copyright by responsible for her previously Hong Kong Flying Club was call-

9-10 pm—A Relay from Daventry, ~BIOGRAPHY, OF A BACHELOR not too bright star blazing forthed for noon yesterday at Messrs.

"Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Frenhing? GIRL ORIENTAL THEATRE in the film firmament, adds an Lowe, Bingham and Matthews Cr Caernarfon, 1935. The other laurel to her crown in this office, but no quorum was formed Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales, However, what I believe to be

thrilling picture- one of the chief strengths of "Biography of

within the specified time, only Caernarvon, 1935).

the Bard Ceremony. The mysteries of the deep, r. E. M. Bryden, C. A joint -idential Address by the Right my game is my absolute hatred Girl" the new Metro-Goldwyn-

at the somewhat reminiscent of "Below quidator, and the Press being Honourable David Lloyd Gear for doubtful or very close penal-Mayer film showing

(Cont. at Foot of Preceding Col} ty doubles. I have filled these Oriental Theatre to-day with Ann The Sea" and "Submarine," are present.

this picture of.

The meeting was called to re- columns time and again with Harding and Robert Montgomery incorporated in

final report' and ac examples of contracts which co-starred is said to present the divers and hidden treasure, which ceive the were fulfilled because of unwise brightest dialogue ever to come proves to be one of the best of counts of the joint liquidators

its kind to reach Hong Kong which will дот

go forward to penalty doubles when without out of Hollywood.

declarers Care was taken to preserve the lately.

the Goverment these doubles the

It will be ze would not have made the.. original lines from the stage! (Continue on Page 11) · membered that members agreed

I recently uncovered another play. "Biography.written by S.!

to relinquish claim to all assets one of these doubles. The N. Behrman.

the Clab might have when it was South player fulfilled a small "Gentlemer Prefer Blondes"

voluntarily wound up and, fail- slam contract in spades only fame, did the adaptation-

ing the formation of a similar because the distribution was in- Supporting the

Club before November, 1935, the Everett dicated to him by a most unwise Edward

assels are to be passed on to the; and foolish penalty double by Merkel. Edward

Government. the West player. Admittedly. Charles Richman. South deserves all the credit in directed. the world, as his play of the hand was little short of magni- ficent. But he could not pós- sibly have chosen this line of play had he not been led to do so by the double.

South, Dealer

Neither side vulnerable North:-

S-A

KJ 43:

·D-A-Q 2. CA 9632 West:-

S-J 8 7 43 F-9 8 6 5

D-7

C-Q J 10

East

S-10

E-10 7 2

D—K J.10 8 6 CK 8 T 5- South-

S-K Q-9 6 5.2 E—A Q D-9 5 4 3 CA

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. DROWNING BOY SAVED

BY SCHOOLGIRLS

Two schoolgirls, Lly Edwards, F. Griffith 18, and Daphne Wherry. 12. rescued a boy of 8 from drowning

"CLIVE OF INDIA MAJESTIC THEATRE

(Continued from Previous Col.) in the Trent at Nottingham O.M., M.P., and the Adjudication on cently.

the Chat Poem and Ceremony of

The boy was bathing with other Chairing the successful. Bard. Relay-¦ children, and the cries of his com-jed, from the Eisteddfod Pavilion, The Ceremony will be Ronald Colman has the title panions drew the attention of the Caernarvon role in this masterpiece of the two girls, who brought him to the der the direction of the Archdraid, famous Robert Clive who estab bank and rendered first aid. lished Britain's Indian Empire He soon recovered... for her long before she fully

realised the fact.

Loretta Young is cast

as his beautiful young wife who shares with him his glory and, later, the ignominy, as he reaches height of his career only to find that a conspiracy in on foot in England to humiliate him,

spade holding to three while The West still retained four- Ace and Queen of hearts were now cashed, and dummy was entered with the diamond Ace. South quite properly refusing to take the finesse The two top hearts were now cashed in dummy, diamonds being dis carded, and fortunately for

Pass 3C. Pass South, West had to follow on ANT Pass both. The following situation. 65. Pass now existed: Fass Pass

North:-

S Him D_Q12

West:—

SJ8

H

D C

Admittedly, North's bid was slightly over-optimistic, but the contract - would be a laydown with an even trump break..

"West chose as his opening lead the club Queen, and wher the dummy went down South quite properly came to the rea-i lisation that the only possible East: excuse for a double by West was the possession of at least five trumps He accordingly mome fidately set out to prepare for a

postille end-play against West Southe

He won the opening club lead↑ with the Ace in dummy and immediately ruffed a club in hus own hand Dummy was re entered by the spade Ace and. At this point it made no dif fortunately for South, Fast ference what was led from

DK C K

SK Q 9

crushed ice dropped the ten-spot, thus con- domy Best followed suit and

iced water

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firming South's suspicion as to South discarded a diamond from a five-one trump break, but at his own bandWest, of course, the same time giving South was forced to trump, and now that West did not hold, had to lead away from the spade napades

other chab was ded

idnmny

trumped. thus reducing

Que

the declarer's

tenace.

ain contract his less of but one trump

the

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