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THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1936)

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EXPERT MASSAGE FOR SPRAINS & STIFFNESS MRS. Y. AMANO No. 26 Wyndham Street, 2nd Floor.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS

AND SURVEYORS.

- Public Auctions

Bidding At Part Score

By Ely Culbertson

In the hand below the bid- ding was clearly influenced by the part-score of 40 and the final contract was not the best spot in which to try for game. At the same time, our illustra- tion portrays the mill run of hands met with every day at

thousands of tables throughout the nation, and its very simpli.. city serves its purpose. Intri- cate hands are the exception: average distribution the rule.

Zast Pitts is in "She Gets Her Man.” Universal production which will be screened at the Majestic Theatre-next Tuesday.

The hand below will be found WARDROBE CAUSES

reminiscent of many you have played.

South, Dealer

Neither side vulnerable North-South score: 40

SQJ9 EJ 7 6 2

D. K J 7 5 2 C. 10

*

S. 10 6 4 H. 10 & 5 4 D. A & S.

W E

S

THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED

T

undersigned have received C E72 instructions to sell by Public |

Auction

D. 10

.ON

West

North

10.

Pass

10.

East Pass

20.

Pass

2H

Pass

2NT

Pass

Pass

NOTICE

* 1936 commencing at 10.30 am.

at their Sales Boom, Duddel Street

A

LAWSUIT

And Splits Up Old Couple

EACH LAYS CLAIM TO

TE SOLELY

the

STREET SLEEPERS SOCIETY

Benefit Performances At Star Theatre

4 DIFFERENT PROGRAMMES TO BE SHOWN

Amusements

Cinema Notes

*LÈS MISERABLES, KINGS ~THEATRE-

A truly great picture, flawless-

ly directed by Richard Bolselaw-

ski, -the- lafest -20th Century pre-

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

duction follows the eventful-life. The following programme will- of Jean Valjean, who suffered be broadcast to-day from the

five years of torture in the gal

leys of a French prison ship for Hong Kong Broadcasting Station stealing a loaf of bread and ZRW. on a wavelength of 355 found his whole life darkened by metres. (845 K.C.5).

the shadow of the Law, in the

Orchestra

ZEK Programme

p.m. European

12.30.2.15

Fro-

person of Javert, a fanatical de Relay of Hong Kong Hotel Dance tective who has dedicated himself to carrying out that Law to the letter. Fredric March,does the finest work of his career as the unfortunate Valjean and Charles

12.30 p.m. Recorded "Music. Langhton is superb as Javert. Sir: 1 Local Time and Weather Cedric Hardwicke, the celebrat-Repartime

175 paneng Kong Hotel Or- ed British stage and screen, star,

chastel

Bulletin.

is splendid, making his American screen debut in the role of the kindly Bishop Bienvenu. who ex-convict starts the brutalized on the road to a noble and pros- perous life. ..

Kong

European "Programzant.

«Belty gf the Hang

747-3 Albert Sandler and

1 Love's Last Ward (Cremieux).

2 Le Chaland Qui Passe (Binio). 3. Jealousy (Gade). *

Leve, Langi and Love

Rochelle Hudson, as Jean Vai- [Com wardrobe has aplit

The performances in aid of the

eggar Student (Hlocke:) matrimonial happiness of Carmen Street Sleepers Shelter Society's jean's ward, Cosette, and John Princess Ida - Solbrun) Beal, as her sweetheart, Marius, Musical Comedy Gems and Pablo Llagosterra, aged res work which have been arranged furnish the love interest, which Anything Geez ..

to take place in the Star Theatre offers a counterplot to Valjean's pectively 72 and 78.

200-747_DE_Song Xemories, For years they have been re-Kowloon, on Wednesday next desperate adventures in his life Herman Lobr garded as the "ideal married con promise to be not only a means long attempt to erade the relen-Kalodies of Robert Burns ple" of their Spanish village. of raising additional funds for a

less Javert. The film is released his Orchestra, - Pass

But, for a long time apparently good cause, but also an opportun through United Artists. North can scarcely be blamed they have been quarrelling over ity for enjoyable entertainment. for leaving two notrumps alone, 'their wardrobe. Each claims the Following up the generosity of "Les Miserables" is magnificert for three diamonds would have although as it happens the play sole right to use

the Star Theatre management entertainment, full of the colour authorities several' flm companies have risen and passion of the novel which been much easier.

have been trying in vain to ef-to the occasion and as a result of millions have read, and they will West opened the four of feet a reconciliation.

their combined effort, in provid- enjoy the privilege of seeing it hearts, East winning with the The wardrobe is mine," saying the pictures free of charge, a so brilliantly transcribed to the Ace. The fall of South's Carmen, The wardrobe is mine," different programme

is possible screen. Queen" showed East that West replies Pablo.

for each of the four performan-}·· could subsequently lead hearts As a result, these two sepina-įces. with impunity. It therefore genarians are seeking a divorce- Iseemed best to East to shift to with custody of the wardrobe.

clubs, despite, South's bid of the

NOTIČE TO SHAREHOLDERS Wednesday, the 5th February, South

IS HEREBY GIVEŃ that the THIRTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held! at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, on WED- NESDAY, the 12th February, 1936, at NOON, for the purpose: of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a State- Accounts for the year ment of ended 31st December, 1935.

A Fine and Valuable Selection Jewellery and Sunday Fancy Articles comprising:-

Crystals

Jewellery, Pearls, Watches, etc; etc.

Terms: Cash on Delivery On View from day of Sale.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers. Fe Hong Kong. 30th Jan, 1936.

The REGISTER of SHARE of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 3rd bruary 1936 to WEDNESDAY, the 12th February, 1936, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

F. E GRAPNELL, Secretary.

Hong Kong, 27th January, 1936

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

o'n

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SEVENTEENTH ORDIN- ART YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at the Be- gistered Office of the Company No 10. Des Voeux Road Central. SATURDAY, the 15th February 1936, at 3:30 pm for the purpose of re- ceiving the Bepart of the Directors together with a Statement of Ac coum for the year ended 31st; December. 1935.

The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 8th February 1936 to SATURDAY, 15th February 1938 (both days inclusive) during which period zo transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

KAN-TONG PO,

Chief Manager." Hong Kong. 30th January, 1936.

FOR SALE

A selection of the best varieties of

Reliable and Tested FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS

from Mësira, Sutton & Sons. Reading

Messrs. Arthur, Yatas, & Co, Ltd, Sydney.

<

The opportunity of serving you will be a pleasure and your com- mands will have our best attention..

GRACA & CO.

No. 10 WYNDHAM STERET,

P.O. Bax No. 620. RONG CỘNG Established 1896.

HONG KONG HEIGHTS

For the information of visitors the following list of some of the highest points on the Island and Mainland is published:

ISLAND

Victoria Peak

Fert

1,829

Signal Station

1,774

3ft Parker

1,734

Mountain Lodge.

1,725

The Eyris

1,725

Peak Hotel

$1.305

Taikoo Sanatorium

1.000

2877

Road (filterbeda): 297

suit, on the principle of antici:

THE undersigned have received pating a later situation

Friends and the

Varied Programmes

"OLD MAN RHYTHM”.

QUEEN'S THEATRE

*(Haymana), ja

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

3.05-11 pm-A Relay from the Ko Shing Theatre (Chinese).

11 pim-Close Down

8.05-10 pm-European ProgTRIMS from ZEK.-on 2 frequency of 640 kilocycles.

8.05-8.37 pm-Harry (Yodel).

Tinstructions sal by publie West might be tarded in which MOTOR DROPS OUT of China, who will provide a vas- Daddy Rogers. Plays the leading Sitting in 3 Jall House

Auction.

од

Wednesday, the 5th. Feb., 1936 commencing at 5.15 pm.

at their Sales Boom, Daddell Street

A Valuable Collection of POSTAGE STAMPS

one of the black suits.

It is i

notable that East's decision OF AIR LINER made the play much more dif-

ficult for South than it would But Pilot Makes Safe

Landing

have been after a heart tiruation.

Basz led the club Jack.

com-

The

temptation was strong for HITS GROUND AT 60 m.p.h. On view from Tuesday the 4th. South to play the Queen, be-f January 1936.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong February 1, 1936.

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BRASSO

GIVES A BRIGHTER

SHINE

cause if the finesse lost South

Childress, Texas.

able

for

3

Tozrani

Dan, Dan the Yodelling Man. Fox-Trot Medley No. 3 and 4. Yodeller's Dream Girl Yodel all day. value Medley

837-9 pmM6litary Band Ymde.

The 230 p.m. show will be This picture exploits Holly sponsored by the Columbia Films wood's youthful talents, and Harry Roy's Tiger Ragamuffins.

var-Buddy Fox-Trot Medley.

children. The Pars-screen. mount Films of China will be res- The plot is laid at Fairview ponsible for the 520 pm per College, with a typical musical "Here's my Heart," starring Bing terest in girls than in studs. Prince Igur-Ballet Dances *formance, the main picture being comedy background and more in-

Crosby. International Films are George Barbier, the father of (arr. Sir Dan Godfrey) taking care of the 7.20 p.m. show, hero, Buddy, arrives to watch over Marthe Selection (Flat)

The Turkish Patrol (Michaelis) the leading feature being "Jack's his son and becomes the life of The Smithy in the Wood (Michaelis), the Boy," with Jack Hulbert and the Campus. He breaks up a 9.9.15 p.m.-A Relay of the Laven- Cicely Courtneidge as the stars. romance between his son and try News Bulletin (Copyright by would at least retain a. majori Two pilots and two passengers The 9.20 p.m. programme will be Grace Bradley when he pretends exter tenace. Declarer decided, how escaped death near here recently furnished by Warner Bros. First he has lost his money, so the ever. that he could not at this when Pilot Lee Bishop landed a National Pictures Inc., and the hero takes Barbara Kent for his! point afford to lose a tempo in Braniff Air Lines passenger plane principal attraction will be "Hap- romance. the establishment of the dia- after a motor had dropped off in piness Ahead," starring Dick Po- Others of the younger. Holly- mond suit. If he won the trick the air. The plane was badly well and Josephine Hutchinson. wood, set who contribute to the at once with the Ace and start damaged, but the occupants were To suit the convenience of re- amusement are Eric Blore, Johany ed knocking out the adverse only shaken up.

sidents on the Hong Kong side, Arledge, Betty Grable (now-en- establishing the diamonds be-dress one motor tore loose.

A few miles west of Chil-the Anderson Music Co., Ltd, are aged to Jackie Coogan), Sonny The assisting in the booking, and in Lamont and Joy Hodges. The fore the Jack of hearts was plane dived to earth, but Pilot Bis-keeping with the general co-oper-music is tuneful and catchy and knocked out, which would pre-hop leveled it off, struck the ative spirit. are kindly foregoing there are lots of laughs vent West's fourth heart from ground doing 60 miles an hour any charge for their services. being established and cashed in over plowed ground and crashed

diamond honours he was sure of j

time to stop contract.

Angly-through

sis appears to demonstrate that South's decision was a wise!

one.

After taking the club Jack with the Ace South led the ten of diamonds, which rode to East's Queen. Each returned! a small club and South's eight; forced the King. North dis (carded a small heart. West returned a heart, putting South in South continued with two

fence

PARIS CARRIAGES IN AFRICA

Now Meet Steamers At Djibouti

Djibouti, French, Somaliland.

•

SOCIAL ROUNDS AT

AGE OF 92

915-10 pm Dance Music. 10pm-Bit Ben: Close Dowzi.

EXPECTED TO GET

DRUNK

COURT SEQUEL TO PARTY

TWO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO COULD NOT STAND

“GOLD DIGGERS OF 19357

MAJESTIC THEATRE

Another lavish spectacle, “Gold

A party at which every guest Diggers of 1935," is offered to patrons of the Majestic Theatre, was expected to get drunk was re- Froduced on an even grander scale ferred to at Marylebone Police than its predecessors, this First Court recently, when Ernest National picture provides enter Baven Watmonch Breakwell, aged tainment for all types. Heading 25, was fixed 15 for being under the all-star cast is golden voiced the influence of drink while in Age does not keep Farnum E Dick Powell, who does most of charge of a car and £2 for assault Sawin, 32-year-old former com-the singing. This time he singsing Police Sergeant Thompson.

Dinners And Dances For Aged American

"BRIGHT HIGHES” STAR THEATRE

more rounds of diamonds, West Djibouti, the "Paris of the Redmander of the Pittsfield (Mass.) to beautiful Gloria Stuart Sup- The officer's nose was broken

G. A. R. Post, from enjoying him- porting them are Adolphe Men- Mr. Backer prosecuting), said properly holding up his Ace Sea" has become the last port self. The following are among jou, Alice Brady, Glenda Farrel that Breakwell was arrested with until the third round of the of call for the swank horse car his recent social activities

riages which rolled along the

Frank McHugh, Hugh Herbert,ja young woman, and both were so suit.

boulevards of France's capital in ball, esting a lobster dinner on Holywood's most beautiful girls able to get on their feet.

Dancing at the American Legion Joseph Cawthorn and 300 of intoxicated that they fell and un- As it was now obviously fatal; for West to continue the hearts pre-suto days.

his birthday, attending installa- Dozens of old victorias have ion ceremonies of the Sons of

Mr. Horace Fenton (defending) and put dummy in to make the

said that his client was taken to diamonds, West led the club been sent to this city and are Veterans and being presented with

ja party at Maida Vale. He did seven. South won with the driven by native hackmen as cabs

a box of cigars after the lobster

not know where it was, or, who Queen and led a fourth einb, from steamer piers and the rail dinner. Still more recently he was Joe E. Brown, whose mouth is were the people there. Those pre- lead road station of the Addis Ababaguest of honour at a whist party. certainly his fortune, has the most sent set about making one an- Owing to the circumstance, İlize.

ambitions role of his career in other drank. The young woman lucky for declarer, that East

"Bright Lights.”

was in a deplorable condition. held the spade King, East was

This film has everything. It is now helpless to set the contract. JES forced spade lead let North

first class musical and at the same time it will provide you with

forcing East in

the

KILLED BY PRIZE BULL

James Cunningham, a Donegal

NEW VINE-STREET CHIEF Divisional Inspector Worth, yn

in to cash his remaining red farmer, was gored to death by his Division, Metropolitan Police, was more laughs than you have enjoy as she ever did in any of ber cards, and South claimed the prize bull, which two years ago last month promoted to Chief ed for a long time. Naturally Joe silent films.

balarice.

TRAIN TURNED INTO CLASSROOM

School Endangered By Earthquake

school Helens Hia

EASE

to their

Twenty-on

dem

killed his sister. The pull was Inspector (Uniformed Branch) afterwards shot by a Civic Guard and transferred to Vine-street

Undersea 'Phone To Connect

Tasmania With The World

E. is the comedian, but there, 277 In addition to Miss del Rio, who acrobats and adagio dancers, and shows herself to be a very graće ļa beautiful chorus of a 100 girlsful dancer, the cast includes Ed For the first time you will have ward Everett Horton, who er the pleasure of hearing Joe sing tracts humour from even the and watch him dance. Among dimsiest material, Glenda Farrell those present are beautiful Ann (not as a gold-digger) and Pat Dvorak (in a singing role), Wi-O'Brien." Ham Gargan, Patricia Ellis, Joe O'Brien is east as the hard Cawthorn and The Five Maxellos boiled editor of a New York

tabloid newspaper, who in a drone.

..

Hobart, Tasmanis. | mamufactured by a British firm.

A similar cable connects Key West] "IN CALIENTE" ORIENTAL [ken moment described Dolores: eable steamer Faraday, the with - Havans, but the one being

commission, has ar- put down across Bass Strait wil England to lay a sub- deal with a larger number of in- ble across Bass Strait dependent“ cirenita It is pro-Imost

to Australia posed to mark the sea

the telephone network of the miles with elect

THEATRE

Dolores del Rio,

tres

a "bag of bones.” He takes holiday in Mexico and E E one of the Horton hires the dancer, whom

The mistake for an adventuress, to

Come Down

2124

oon Peak

to bend and will

Thestra