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The Council entrusts the Commit- tee of Thirteen with the task of examining the entire situation in the light of any information," it may-obtain, and in the spirit the League Covenant.”

The resolution was then pass- without a debate, whereupon the President - declared the” set- sion closed.

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SANCTIONS SESSION

The Council meeting was imme- |diately followed by a session of the Sanctions Committee of Eigh teen, which was of equally short duration. The Committee merely toak cognisance of the announce- ment of the League Chairman, Senhor Vasconcellos, change had taken place in the si-

that no

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that the sanctions would there- fore be confinued, and that the Committee would remain in close (touch with the Committee of

Thirteen.

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Charlie Ruggles and May Bol- and“show” “some prin teper kat People Win Taiw showing

at the Queen's Theatre.

Italy's "Day: Of Sacrifice"

BRIDGE NOTES

A BID OF POKER

It is very

difficult to Grade 4-opponents out of vulnerable game. My wife and

I however, were lucky enough to do so in the early stages of our match against Mr. and Mrs Sims They were vulnerable and we were not, and instead of losing the rubber right then and there we actually bid and made a part score. The per- fect par resalt on the hand is a set of two tricks as a sacrifice at five-odd in our suit but that would have meant a loss of 300 points" for us.

Actually, we got a plus score.

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No mention was made of the [application of further sanctions,. THE SEVENTEENTH ORDIN but it is generally believed that ARY YEARLY MEETING OF the practicability of the all em SHAREHOLDERS will be held at will at least tentatively the Head Office of the Company, be examined by experts. It can St. George's Building, Chater not be said at this moment Roads Victoria, Hong Kong, on whether this will lead to SATURDAY, Z1st December, 1935, definite decisions in the near fu-

The "Day of Sacrifice" solemnly |ture, but it appears to be beyond: at 12 o'clock (Noon), for the pur doubt that the ill-fated Paris pro- celebrated throughout Italy on pose of receiving a Statement of

posals have resulted in making Wednesday resultēt, according w SOUTH Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the financial reas ever-Trans-Ocean Service.

the tension More Carte than the preliminary count, in a quar-

ended 30th September, 1935, and electing Directors and Anditora.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Monday, 2nd December, 1935, tul Saturday, 21st December, 1935,

NOEL BRAGA,

Secretary.

Grand Counci Meeting

UPSET BY SIR S. HOARES RESIGNATION

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ter of a million gold wedding rings |

| being laid on the altar of the fatherland" in the province of Rome alone, and of this number

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Lovely Virginia Bruce appears. opposite Lawrence Tibbett to the 20th Century, production "Meško- pollan,” which is coming to the King's Theatre next. Wednesday.

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Let it be said at coce that, in the production of "Musical Chairs sung by Richard Crooks (Tenor).

-BILA pa- From The Studio. the Hong Kong Alistair Drama-

*Ami Amatgaliam Vaiter's Luty tic Club have undoubtedly added sions of Hong Kong** by Norman another to their long list of que...{Banka)

cesses. The cast is almost enting- 820-9 pm A Relay from Daven ly composed of new-comers to

The RBC Dance Orchestra, dist theatricals indeed, ed-by Henry Hall. Hong Kong

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9.2)-9.40 pm--From the the all-round acting ability dish - Fano Recital by Deteer Ma.

red in last night's performance 340-14 -Vocal Variety angers well for the future of the Song

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The hidding (Figures after Sheilah Jeffries is the only name 1920 Belay of the Daven 100,000 in the city of Rome itself bids refer to numbered explana-1 recognised as having been in News Bulletin (Copyright by The great marches past at all the tory paragraphs). war memorials ended only late South West North the night, the grave of the un-1D (1) Dbl(2)-20 (3) Pass(4) known soldier and other shrines 3D.(5) Pass(6) Pass Pess (7) being illuminated by the flickering 1A sound opening bid Rome: A quite unforseen

Rehearsing a Lullabyr Friday, the 20th. December, 1935, Hong Kong, 15th November, 1935 elopment occurred on Wednesday

glare from hundreds of torches. 2-The best procedure.

The authorities point out that the Chiefly for bluff purposes.players has already appeared in

A detailed criticism of play and Vocal commencing at $15 pm

night at the Grand Fascist Coun-full extent of the sacrifice will not 4-East should take some ac- these columns, from another pen, Shining cil, which met at 10 p.m. under the chairmanship of Signor Muse apparent from these figures

tion at this point with which leaves little for the present Rock and Roll (Transatlantic because in the last few weeks solini for the third time this

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bers of the Fascist Council. would announce Italy's attitude towards the Franco-British

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have given some indication especially in the case of Shellak of strength by bidding three entries, Elva Jo Paget and E. G. What is this thing? ("Temptation")

Sulth-Wright, the last both "as (4.

Nagasaki "Mr. Smith- 5I feared the worst at this Producer and actor.

10 pm-Big point. Knowing my wife Wright's name is not unfamiliar had a pretty bad hand on though not the same Smit

(to me in Londen "thestries) circles Paleting.

her failure to redouble, îti looked as though opponents

My three picion that he has known some- had a game.

thing at least of the professions) diamond bid, consequently,

of Dr. A. R. Dafoe, who ̈ per- was made not to get to side of the theatre

It is to be hoped that the conformed the medical miracle of game myself but to make it

pany which has shown us what ad-keeping the babies alive. West cannot risk doubling this fast effort will have yet an-- harder for the opponents mirable team-work it can do in

Ратраке again at the level of three other chance of working together. odd, with a partner who has. Grossman again gave his will not be called upon to act,

Explaining that the quints" failed to bid.

Paris: Sir Samuel Hoare's re- Finance Minister. Signor Stefani, signation, which burst with the the President of the Italian In- suddeness of a thunderbolt here. dustries, Count Volpi, the general continues to be the chief topic of secretary of the Fascist Party, discassion in the Paris press, Signor Starace, the President of which reports prominent people in the Senate, Signor Federzo, Marthe political world as saying that shal de Bono and six other pro-the most momentous event of the minent persons.

last few years is fraught with No concrete conclusion was consequences for the French Gov-17 reached. A short official com-ernment also. At all events the munique stated that among those resignation proves that the British present were Marshal Balbo, Sis Cabinet has been forced to yield cor Bottai and Signor Grandi to the pressure of public opinion, (Italian Ambassador in London), which is demanding skarper action that the session took place on the against Italy.

East, not having felt the invaluable assistance as Stage Darryl Zannek, the producer who

||Manager-Contributed,

Dramatis Personne

signed them up, said that the urge to bid on the previous

story of the film had been design-" round, feels even less ke gambling at this point.

in order of appearance: Wilhelma fed with two purposes. I My three diamond contract Schindler (E. Hamilton

""Nafirally” he said, "the em- turned out to be a laydown as Joseph

Schindler CEL Gphasis will be on the babies, their Irene Banner) dáily lives, the gradually develip- *81st day of the economic siege;" Under the heading "What one heart and

I only had to lose two spades. Smith-Wright);

2 club trick (Elva Jo Faret); Mary Preston finx dinferences in their tempers- that the meeting lasted until one Now the Figaro writes: "One East and West without any dif- (Sheilah Jeffries); "Ama

(Susi menta But almost equally im- o'clock yesterday morning, that it had not understood in Bome that ficulty, could have made five-odd Rossi): Ms. Schindler (Helen portant, from the standpoint not will be resumed at 2pm today, the Franco-British proposals werin hearts for a vulnerable game Erior); Geoffrey Preston (John plat, will be the cult of their and that Signer. Mussolini, as the the very last offer and that they and the rubber, or at warst Eym); Sammel A. Flagell (Harry arrival on the chidren of the interpreter of the feelings of the had to be accepted immediately. In could have doubled a sacrifice Celf)-

community-where they were born. Grand Fascist Council," pronouns the Italo-Abyssinian affair every contract of five diamonds and Producer And Helpers and on the doctor who pecserved. ed a eulogy of Marshal de Bono, body has played hide and seek, beaten it 300 points.

their lives." "whose name will be inseparably but now the game has tumed seri-

The producer, E. G., Wright-

Mr. Zannck disclosed that in- This hand illustrates an old Smith; Stage Manager, El. Gross- coupled for all time with the reous. The Paris plans are dead contention of mine. It is very |man; Lighting, R. G. Bütler 2007 habitants of Callandar, Ontario, conquest of Adowa and Makalle." When one recovers from the pre difficult to fool good opponents Morgan Frompter, WM. Barious bably be cast for roles in the pic birthplace of the babies, will pro- sent fever, it will be realised that by psychic bids but they can be Stage Bitects, R. Bay, Pro the problem is exactly where it fixed if rounds of bidding are gramma? Advertising," Razer Ad-

ture was."-Trans-Ocean Service.: taken away from them, by pre-perthing Cat Dresses by “Pře

emptive overbids.

CRISIS INTENSIFIED

The reason why the Fascist Coun ell finally adjourned until to-day is stated here to be the totally un- expected resignation of Sir Samuel

Hoare, which, it is believed, wil NAVAL PARLEY

be followed by an intensification Fof the crisis with England. Sic}|

Samael Hozze's sudden resigna tian, it is felt, was probably pre cipitated by Signor Mussolini's Pontinia speech, although the Fas-

eist Council fully intended on Wed

nesday to take a definite" stand-} point respecting the peace" pro- posals:

| this effect at Downing Street. -

PRESS COMBLENESS

IN LONDON

Mr. Norman Davis Optimistic

PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE

London, To-day.

A hopeful view of the naval The question now is whether, after Sir Samuel Hoare's resigna conference and its prospects tion, the Faris proposals will be are taken by Mr. Norman maintained at all. The Italian avis, chief delegate of t Ambassador in London was in United States, in speech at the stracted to make an enquiry Pilgrims' Society dimmer in Lon-

don last evening. He gai "During the first period of our The morning papers at Bome de deliberations we may all come clare that Sir Samuel Hoare's fat to appreciate the practical-de- means a clear victory in England termination and to value the for the ever-growing Sartre sincere collaboration that has sanctions supporters, and precise been evident in our negotiat that either Sir Ansten.: Chamber- lain or Lord Halifax will acceed the complexity of

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CHRISTMAS AT CATHEDRAL

Special Tableaux By Children

Christmas Tableaux will be pre- sented, on Saturday, December 215 and Monday, December 23, at 5:30 pm in the Cathedral Hall. The story will be given in Five Tablesuz accompanied by newly-composed and interspersed with well-

(known, erroisku

2. Adunkestou will free:

ets ensuring a tated at the Cathed

fake

Experiments

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Kong Furniture Ca; ~ Incidental

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Levons inventing bits of plot and experimenting on their reactions after the film company- has- actually begun work with them in [Canad

"BE YOURSELVES. LADIES"

Dionne Quintuplets In Film

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