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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the SEVENTEENTH ORDIN- ART YEARLY MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held at the Re-

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ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,

Kowloon Bay. Shipbuilders & Repairers, Call Flag "T

Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors

OPTICIANS

THE HONG KONG OPTICAL

COMPANY

Phone 2223

53, Queen's Road Central..

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

GOVERNMENT NOTICES

HONG KONG EVENENG INSTITUTE

gistered Office of the Company No.THE INSTITUTE will be re-

10, Des Voeux Road Central,

THE

opened on MONDAY, 17th

SATURDAY, the 15th February 1936, February, 1936. at 2.30 pm, for the purpose of re-

Entry Forms and copies of ceiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Ac- Prospectus may be obtained at the

counts

for the year ended ist Education Department or at the December, 1935.

The REGISTER OF SHARES OL the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 8th February 1936 to SATURDAY, 15th February 1935 (both days inclusive) during which period no, transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

KAN TONG PO,

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

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY, LTD.

Central British School.

J. RALSTON,

Director.

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1936

BRIDGE NOTES IT PAYS TO LISTEN

By Ely Culbertson

"DEAD HAND GRIP" ON U. S. REFORMS

(Continued from Pure (6)

"Danger" Long Fareseen The 13 original States were purely agricultural The 48 of to-day are both agricultural and i A bridge player's ears will be industrial, and another import of untold valne to him if he keeps ant change is that distance has them wide open and listens to all been annihilated. At the time

Below is phases of the bidding.

of the foundation of the Re- an example of a beautiful play public it took three weeks to get made possible because the de-from New York to Washington; clarer paid attention to the bid-to-day it takes a little over three ding and based his conclusions or hours by train and less by air. the minimum strength the oppon eats had to hold to make the bids they made.

Neither side vulnerable

S. A 6 5

D. K.J 9 TES C. A 10.

N SES

WE

97

HK 942 D. S

C. KQ 9 7 5 4

$ D. 104

CJ 8 59 SQ J:10 8 42 H. Ĉ 10 5

The founding fathers, re cognising this problem of dis tance, framed a strictly Federal: Constitution in which the rights of the States were preserved and all tendencies toward cen- Itralisation of government in Washington discouraged.

To-day, when invention and science have drawn the world into the size of a small State 200 years ago, the dead hands of the fathers of the Republic | still operate to prevent nation- wide measures for the relief of The bidding: (Figures after the great nation which has bids refer to numbered explana- grown from the tiny seed ther

D. À 1 2 C3

tory paragraphs.) South West North East Pass Fass *TED

18 (1) Pass Pass 15 (2) 20 (3)

(4) 48 (5) 45 (6) Pass Pass Pass This is a

doubtful overcall in

a four-card suit but with dis- tributed strength East feared

to pass.

planted.

•

Had Foresight Even they, however, seem to have had more foresight than. some of their successors. The

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Gertrude Lawrence plays' the leading role tish Imperial production which will be shown Theatre next Sunday.

CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD

"Merry And Bright”.

Ltd. Fails

Majestic

THE HONG KONG SINGERS

Coming Production Of

The Messiah”

RADIO

TO BAY'S PROGRAMME

The following programone will be breadcast", to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ĮZBW. oza wavelength of $55 įmetres.

Dance

"My Valentinit

Centiner

devised by W. L. Eanchant and John Pudsey.

7.30-2-pum--Front the Studio.

Vidler" and Pianoforte Recital by Eileen Fitzgerald and Lilian Quime.

Programme 1. Violin Sologi ́u Czardas"

Bolero

· Pianoforte Solear

Prelude i

Dedication

3. Violin Solo:

Eczanes

4. Pianoforte Solo:

Waltz in G flat

Mouti

Bokm

Bachmanino

D'Ambroisio

Chopin

Constitution which they fram- ed is not a body of Statute law. It is a declaration of principles, most of which are as applicable to-day as the day they were 2. Having passed originally written down in the Constitu-|

South could almost have bid tion. They require interpreta- two spades with so strong ation, however, and that is the

Sentence was passed at the Old major suit.

task of the Supreme Court, an Bailer recently on two men whe august body composed of nine

were found guilty at the last ses-

pia Mike. learned old gentlemen whose

sions of conspiring to defraud the The Hong Kong Singers need no

Leslie Hutchinson at the Piano average age is 72.

to local andiences. creditors of a company known 25 introduction

As long as our hearts "are young. These learned judges differ Merry and Bright Ltd.

For some time they have been Sweet Dreams Sweetheart. quite honestly in their inter-

Edward Meadows, aged 25, giving regular programmes Parlez-Mới D'Amour (Speak to me

of love) (Lenoir).

GENERAL NOTICES 3-West explores the possibilities of the club suit before raising the hearts.

T

NOTICE

THE COSMOPOLITAN HOUSE of

connected with the International Boarding Hense formerly carried on at the same address and the Cosmo- TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN politan House is in no way respon

that the ANNUAL ORDIN-İsible for soy Babilities of the Inter- ARY GENERAL MEETING OF national Boarding House.

Dated 7th February, 1936.

NOTICE

SHAREHOLDERS will be held at

the Hong Kong Hotel Hong Kong, o TUESDAY, the 18th. February. 1936, at 11.30 am, for the pur- pose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a for the Statement of Accounts year ended 31st December 1935.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 8th. February to TUESDAY, 18th. February, both days inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

Hong Kong. 31st Jan, 1936.

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

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LONDON.

LOCAL EXAMINATIONS

PRACTICAL

(Vocal & Instrumental) From 16th. to 28th. May 1936 Last Day of Fatry:-28th. February 1936

4-Now South jumps to show the

strength of his hand.

would have been safer if, be their minds are conservative or

time and shown his

deuce of

MUSICAL TREAT PROMISED

HOW

have

8 puzz Lost Time and Weather Reports Closing Local Stock Quota-

toms.

- 8.05-8.30 Boyer (Soprano).

4

J

Lucienne

Farewell Blues; You rascal you;

Shine, My Sweetie went away; Sweet Jemy Lee

Memories of You; Rain; and

57-59 Nathan Road, is in no way 5-Back to the heart suit West pretation-of the Constitution asinsveler, "was sent to gaol for 12 worth-while music, which

. Smokey (Bos). It response on the part of the music You as the Night and the Music had raised the hearts the first liberal. The Supreme Court of mouths, and John Bright, aged 22 always met with an enthusiastic Dana La Fumee (Visions in the

lubs to-day is conservative by six to salesman, for nine months.

Stop Press"}, three, and it is significant that was stated that the company had loving public in the Colony

¡Bine Moon. afterwards,

ja life of only a few months.

Their pet public appearance, to viene Danser "Quand Meme" 6-It is obligatory for North at this was exactly the division on

take place on Wednesday next st -(Delettre) this point to show his spade the AAA decision. Six con-

servative justices declared it is in almost as close touch with St. John's Cathedral, will be no Solitude (Carrel). support.

8.30-9.30 || pennĂ, Relay from Soath made his contract by unconstitutional. Three liberal the people as the House of Be less enthusiastically welcomed, for

2 great choral Daventry. TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC, drawing brilliant conclusions judges wrote a dissenting opin presentatives, and Senators are they are doing

little more immune from popular work which has been a favourite chestra, directed by Henry Hall

2.30 p.m.-The BBC Dance Or from the previous bidding and ion.

Stone. Brandeis and Cardozo, pressure. The Court and Con-with singers and audiences for

9 pm-Daventry News Bulletin the fall of the cards on the first few tricks. West opened the the dissenting judges, have stitution, therefore, give Am-

Betton hearts and East won been in a minority on all ques-erica what the House of Lords many years now all over the world and Announcements (Copyright

The chorus,

about 100: 9.20-3-35 pa-Harry Roy's Tiger will present Handel's Bagamating? The following are the dates of the Ace, shifting to the dence of tions where property rights, or gives Britain, an impartial de the forthcoming Examinations:- clubs. The Queen fell to dam-perhaps it would be truer to say laying body, even if it is not a strong.

my's Ace. South now reasoned capitalist claims, have been up revising chamber. And it is "Messiah." to the accompaniment Fox-Trot Modley. that if the spade finesse lost and held by the court. They may possible, as has been shown by jef Mr. Lindsay A. Lafford on the guddy Waters, P he was forced also to lose a dia- yet be in a majority for, as "Mr. the operation of death and re- Cathedral organ and a string or 8. mond trick, he would be down, Dooley" once said, the decisions tirement, to bring the Court into chestra led by Mr. H. Evebe Mr.

Goodbye Blues. *** and to avoid this contingency be of the Supreme Court follow line with the popular will, J. Anderson Miller will conduct which by that time has had and the soloists will be Mrs. An- the election returns.

9.35-10 p-Vocal Gems. had better start preparing for a

some years to think things over. derson Miller (Soprano), Mrs Pagliacci (Leoncavalio) At A Distance. He there-}

No Modification

Helen Lockhart (Contralto), Mr. Cavalieria Barbicana. (Mascagni). throw-in play later.

They do but at a distance. fore led dummy's remaining heart.

C. B. Cochran Medley. East played low and South per- The judges die or retire, and I am therefore of the opinion W. Phelps (Tenor) and the Rev Lily of Killarney (Benedict).

10 pms Ben West took their successors are appointed that the President will not make HL W. Baines (Baritone).

A Liberal the modification or abolition of

The chorus is fortunate in its the trick with the King and tried by the President.

knows exactly to cash the King of clubs but President appoints Liberal jud- either the court or constitution conductor, who

ges, and so the Court gradually a major plank in his platform.hat he wants and has no hesita. of catches up with public opinion. He will appeal for re-election on tion in demanding it from his

Each practice reveals Siemens. A brief consideration of the his record and perhaps he may material. the:

successfully "Heking" bis singers he legal issue in the A.A.A litiga have found a way to circumvent that Mr. Anderson Miller is more

tion may show how slight was the court decision before the|| Ec the the ground for destroying the campaign begins. At any rate into shape, and the standard of relief laws Paragraph L of he is undoubtedly strengthened terpretation and production is

with the common people, who migh, judged from any criterion Section 8 of the Constitution

after all, make up the mass of Such intricate choruses as "His says:

"Congress shall have power to the voters, and his chances of lay and collect taxes, duties, im-re-election are improved rather yoke is easy" and "Let us break their bonds asunder" provide an Posts and excises, to pay the debts than hurt by the court deci excellent test for judging the and provide for the common desions. fence and general welfare of the United States.

THEORETICAL (Paper Work) On Saturday 13th. June 1936 Last Day of Entry:-6th. March 1936

Phone 21322

SPORTS CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

the Corporation, No. 1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, the 22nd February 1936, at 11.30 am. for the purposs of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors together with & Statement of Accounts" for the year ending 31st December, 1935.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Club on the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 1015 ruary to SATURDAY, the 22nd

force finessed the ten.

South trumped.

ashed the Queen

South

At

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10-11 pm From the Stadio. A Programme of Continental Dance Music played by the Orchestra of the German Cruiser “Karizurbe" by kind permission of Fregatten Kapitan In

Programme

Fox-Trot-Dich,

mein Liebling. Kommt bei vie belange. A

2. S. Fox-Trot Deine Augen sind

Walt De Traz, schone Perle

so blaz wie das meer.

3

der Sudsee,

4

S

Fox-That-Das

Stanmorchester.

5. Tango-Dört in Hawaii.

6

For-Trot Streichbolz ~Wachtparade. “

7. German Waltz Ander

blanen Dona

& "Fox-Trot-Tanzen, gezen.

Entry Forms, Music and TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

all particulars that the ORDINARY YEAR-

from the Local Secretary: — LY MEETING of the SHARE-

WIL ANDERSON, hearts, and instead of taking HOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the Head Office of c/o The Anderson Music Co. Ltd. rather obvious spade finesse, Ice House St. led a low spade to the Ace.

East held was almost sure spade King since without that |card East could hardly have over- called The spade finesse would therefore have been futile. -After putting up dummy's Selling Lotteries will be held at spade Ace, South led back the

The line up now seems to be capabilities of choral workers, and five of spades and East was stuck

The attack on the relief or liberalism against conservatism. it is not an exaggeration to say the Hong Kong Singers quit them- Saturday, February 15th at 9in the lead with the King."

this point East had to concede ganisations turned on the words This is a healthy development.

For too long since the end of selves-remaricibly well in these 9. S. Fax-Trot Ha The he led a "general welfare "

per Monday, February 17th at 5.30 the remainder, for

beart or a club South would be sons and organisations which the Civil War, in fact Ameri and other difficult portions of the His Excellency the Governor will at able to discard his losing dia attacked the relief laws argued can politics have lacked reality Oratorio.

mond and ruf with dammy's last that the taxes levied under because there was no essential trump. while if East led a dia- them were not for the general difference between the two par-be present at next Wednesday's onmond it would be into a tenace welfare of the United States, ties. The tariff at one time was recital and at the suggestion of but for certain well-defined quoted as an issue, but there Lady Southorn, 0.B.E, the pro- Had South taken the spade classes, such as farmers or was no real difference Democeeds, to be taken by a collection, finesse he would have lost his con- labourers. The majority of the crats wanted a lower tarif that will be devoted to the Hong Kong tract for East could have Wor Court took this view, while the Republicans, and that was all Benevolent Society and the Street the King and exited with a low minority held that to do so was

Neither party preached free Sleepers' Society, in the proportion spade and later South would to "torture" the meaning of the trade or anticipated practising of 75 and 25 per cent, respectively. have had to come to his Queen words "general welfare it if returned to power. "The difference was simply that be- of diamonds, which world have

itween the ins and outs. been the setting trick.

Clash

Febp.n

February 1936 (both days inclu-p.m sive) during which period no transfer of shares can be regis-5.30 pm. tered.

By Order of the Board of Directors

-V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 3rd February, 1936.

THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON: WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

THE FORTYÄINTH --ORDIN-

JA VARY ANNUAL MEETING OF}

SHAREHOLDERS will be held at

Wednesday, February 19th

Lotteries each day will be

at

The Valley Stakes,

The Hong Kong Derby, The Rooty Hill Derby. Subscription Lists are availab the Chub.

Jable!

V. E. DUCLOS,

Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, 12th Feb, 1936.

FOR SALE.

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 21st February 1936, to THURSDAY, the BEN March, 1986, both-days-inclusiv

By Order of Board of Direc-

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