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Public Auctions

THE

Auction.

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

On Wednesday, the 18th March, 1936 commencing at 5.15 p.m.

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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1936

A scene from "Red Salute," a United Artists production, which will be coming soon to the King's Theatre.

Amusements | CAR ACCIDENT

Cinema Notes

"RIFFRAFF”—KING'S

THEATRE

Autumn fogs that swirl about

the Southern California water-

ACTION

Traveller Liable,

Not Firm

BRIDGE NOTES"

Adverse Trump Length Fails

By Ely Culbertson

Even when declarer has only four trumps and one of his op- ponents has five, it is sometimes possible not to loss a trick in the. trump suit. The particular method by which this end is attained was employed to good purpose by the declarer in a Grand Slam con- tract on the deal below:

West Dealer

Both sides vulnerable

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IMPORTANT POINT OF LAW

The bidding:

North

East

South

1 C

Pass

1 S

2NT

Pass

3 H

4 H

Pass

6 X'

7 H

Pass

Pass

action

The anal Grand Slam contract

Kay Francis and George Brent are in the Warner Bros. pro- duction. The Goose and the Gander,” which will soon be coming to the Queen's Theatre.

BAD MENTAL HEALTH

Causes All mis

Of World

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

RELAY OF FUNERAL SERVICE OF THE LATE LORD BEATTY ZEE Programine 1230-215-pm-European: Record-

promptly printed. "China Mail NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS front during the morning hours An important point of motoring. Office. No. SA, Wyndham Street.

and sometimes are not dissipated law was decided by Mr. Justice West Telephone 20022.

not allowed Lewis in the King's Bench Divi-Pass THE SIXTY-SEVENTH ORDIN-until mid-day were TARY GENERAL MEETING to interfere with this production sien last month in an action for Pass Jean Harlow with damages brought by Thomas James Pass of Shareholders will be held at the starring

Egginton and his wife, Mrs. Ada Pass Offices of the undersigned on FRI-Spencer Tracy.

of Shaftesbury-Pass was moved Egginton, both DAY, the 27th March, 1936.

So the waterfront

road. N. against Leslie Alfred noon, for the purpose of receiving into studio!

LORD ALLEN'S OPINION the Report of the General Mar The unusual feature is accented Reader, commercial traveller. of agers, together with a statement by the fact that scenes were fila York-square, Stepney, E., and B. was not quite sound, particularly South be bonus now in effect.

London-Bad mental health “on of Accounts for the year ended the ed actually

at the waterfront and A Gowns Ltd.. of Highstreet, with the reduced Grand Slam

Aldgate.

ambitious be-the part of all concerned” was The following programme will 31st December 1935.

whenever the weather permitted.

On October 12, 1934, Mrs. Exgin-came a trifle tod The SHARE REGISTER and But when the autumn fogs came in

ton was knocked down in Stroud Capse of North's two notrump re-blamed for many of the troubles be broadcast to-day from the be the

into the

bid and North moved BOOKS will

can hardly be which confront the world by Lord Hong Kong Broadcasting Station company

Green-road, N., by a car driven by lamed for bidding TRANSFER

continued work in CLOSED from the 18th to the 27th studio and

seven after Allen of Hurtwood, speaking at a ZBW. on a wavelength of 355 Mr. Reader in which were samplesSouth had jumped to six. South conference here on Mental Health metres (845 KCB), March 1936, both days inclusive. exactly the same sitting."

of B. and A. Gowns Ltd. It was

should have made a Slam try by The conference was arranged "Riffraff" Joseph Calleia. JARDINE, MATHESON & La

statel that originally the the reckless

Reader bidding only five hearts, leaving by the National Council for Mex- CO., LTD..

jappears as one of

was started against Mr.

it to North to close the bidding tal Hygiene. General Managers,'

ideep-sea men of the Pacific tuna

alone.

jat six.

Lord Allen, who is chairman of ed Programme. Mr. Justice Lewis said he was. The Hong Kong Fire Insurance fleet. hard as a marlin-spike and

Home and dummy the Executive of the relentless enemy of Spencer Tracy satisfied that the injuries to Mrs. West opened a heart, Co., Ltd.

in savage competition for the love

Egginton were caused by the negit played the deuce and East's ten School Council of Great Britain, Hong Kong. 6th March, 1936.

It is a

Es said that what was needed in this; of Jean Harlow.

gence of Mr. Reader.

more was won by South's Jack

Sp.m-European Programme. story of a life that the world is difficult question arose regarding tablishment of the spade suit be age of power and knowledge was

5-7 pm-A Relay of the unfamiliar with, and Calleia

the position of the firm. Mr. Rea-ing necessary, South next led to an outbreak of gentleness.” a role that gives him cast in

"If you watch Signer Mussolini Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra. der was driving his own car and the King of spades and returned

of struggling to achieve his ends."

sical Comedy. every opportunity to display his

received £1 a week for its upkeep the Jack, on which the rall talent.

Lily of Killarney. "Riffraff." directed by J. Walter and 6 per cent commission on all West's Queen caused South's en- he said, "or the victorious Allies Vocal Gems

tire spade suit to be established. refusing in the post-war years to

the give Germany her due, or fras- Selection remained only

The Land of Sales TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Ruben, teams Miss Harlow and Roods sold by him.

Gema that the Ordinary Yearly Tracy for the first time. Meeting of Shareholders will be them is a notable cast headed by The evidence showed they had problem of drawing trumps. South trated Germany herself now pur-vocal

East see in each case not some problem Selection- held in the Office of the Com Una Merkel and Joseph Calleia, no control over the customers Mr. Ceared West might have had five suing unhappy policies, you will Music in the Air.

indeed, trumps because otherwise

difficult of solution, pany. 2 Queen's Building, Hong and including Victor. Kilian, Reader called upon, and, Kong, on MONDAY, 30th March. Mickey Rooney J. Farrell Mac-Mr. Reader himself had said that might have withheld the ten on inherently

held four diamonds, there was a mental ill-health. 1926, at Noon, for consideration Donald. Roger Imbott, Juanita he might refuse to call on a cus-the first trick. But if West also but statesmen showing aigus of to open

of the Directors' Report and State Quigley. Paul Hurst, Vince Bartomer suggested by them.

In those circumstances, said the possibility of cross-ruffing with iment of Accounts for the year nett. Dorothy Appleby and Judith

judge, Mr. Reader was not their the high trumps." Wood. ending 31st December, 1935.

servant or agent, or, at least, not

A Valuable Collection of POSTAGE STAMPS

comprising:-

British Colonies, China and Old) Hong Kong in blocks, etc. etc.

On View from Tuesday the 17th March, 1936.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

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Hong Kong. 12th March, 1936.

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fer Books will be closed from theTHE BRIDE COMES HOME" 21st to 30th March, 1936, both days inclusive.

By Order of The Board of Directors,

E. COCK, Chief Manager Hong Kong, 12th March, 1936.

NOTICE

.a

QUEEN'S THEATRE

No Control

A.

"ESCAPE FROM DEVIL'S ISLAND—ALHAMBRA THEATRE

There now

----

N TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ous way to work out their heavy tells of the daring escape of two cashing the spades, to discard new-fashioned world, then they

Report

1 pm Local Time and Weather 1.30pm--Reuter Prees Bulletins 2.15 p.--Close: Down..

Hong

7-730 pm-Light Opera and Mu-

Seeing Stars

7.30-8. From the Studio:

A Selection of Gypsy Melodies by "The Harmony Enya."

tions.

Thais Meditation, (Massenet).

880-547 pm- Vollz Recital by Fritz Kreisler.

2 Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3

(Krpikler).

3. Humoreske, Op. 101 No. T

4.

Curice Vienavis (Kreisler).

847-5

A Recital by Elste

Cradle Song (Sebebest).

On Wings of Song Mendelssohn). The Prayer to our Lady (Ford).

Mystical Cult

8 p.m.-Local Time and Weather Modern nations have been Report; Closing Local Stock Quota-

to policies, both) First two clubs were cashed, driven forward

8.03-11 p.m.-Chipese, Studio Con- one unnecessary and evil, by nothing cat

less than bad mental 11 p.m. Close Down to such an extent as to make them a diamond being played on

of them. The Ace of diamonds more nor responsible.

8.95-10 European Programme Next the Queen health on the part of all concern-

* fre- Broadcast from ZEE on en was next led. Judgment was accordingly

quency of 642-kilocycles- The story of a modern girl with tered for B. and A. Gowns Ltd. of hearts was played and when jed-the victorious and the van-

8.05-8.10 p.m.-"Elegie" who Against Reader judgment was en-East, tailed to follow suit, South quished. Italy is to-day being

sung by Beniamino Gigli be-impelled by nothing more nor less senet) super-charged temper

(Tenor), meets and loves a man who pre-tered for a total of 5540, with overtook with the King and

gan to cash his spades. The ten than a mystical cult."

8.10-8.50 pm. (Approx:)—A Relay fers fighting to eating is brought costs.

All this revealed an urgent need? land nine allowed him to discard

from Daventry. to the screen in this picture, with

two of dummy's diamonds. On for attending to the health of the A Belty of the Service at the Claudette Colbert and Fred Mac-|

these tricks West was powerless modern citizeïs, especially where Funeral of the late Admiral Lord Murray in the featured roles.

to even make things difficult for international affairs were concern-Beatty from St. Paul's Cathedral. It is a thoroughly amusing

South; if West ruffed, dummy'sjed, added Lord Allen. Otherwise London. and story, skilfully presented

Ace would prerruf and South they might neglect, misuse or even ¡possesses a defaite appeal to all

A powerful and ironical drama, would re-enter his hand with the destroy the new machinery of law spectacle married couples) The

draw two and international good conduct.

Exploited CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & of a young woman and a young this picture shows life in the raw King of diamonds,

If modern citizens continued to MORTGAGE CO., LTD. man who disagree on everything.-a desperate battle for life which more rounds of trumps and cash

but who manage in their impet-no man wanted without love! It his spades for the last tricks.

West decided, while South was keep up old-fashioned habits in a be difficult to men across" shark-filled seas and that the THIETY-NINTH problems, would ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING present without being entertain-death-infested jungle for a wo- diamonds. On the ten and nine would either be tripped up in the Saddaby (Soprano),

mas only one could have! It de-of spades, West threw two dis-complicated machinery of the mo- dummy also throw dern world, placing too great a stark and

honest trends and an excellent scribes with The picture has

Each had one burden upon universal franchise, Room, 1st floor, Hong Kong Hotel cast. Miss Colbert is superb as vividness the tortured loneliness two diamonds.

try News Bulletin (Copyright by Pedder Street, Hong Kong on the society girl whose father has of the Devil's Island convicts diamond left at this point, and or they would be disciplined and $3.15 pm-A Relay of the Daven-

Reater) FRIDAY, 27th March 1996 at lost all his money and who decides legion of lost souls condemned to South now led his last spade, the exploited by modern dictators.

six. I West threw the diamond; "The new citizen will need 'to! 975-9:32 pm Concert Waltzesi 12.30 p.m. for the purpose of to go to work, while MacMurray is a living death!

It is a story of lost souls doom dummy's last diamond would be know simply and sanely about the A Thousand, and One Nights Receiving a Statement of Ac-grand as the hard-boiled news [counts and the Report of the paperman who magazine ed to the blistering hell-hole of discarded, the King of diamonds problems of sex so that he may be. (J. Strauss) Board of Directors for the year editor and has Miss Colbert as his Devil's Island, where life is ches-would be ruffed with the Ace of come fit to understand Article 16 Moonlight on the Alster (Fetras)

trumps, and the last two tricks and Article 19 of the Covenant of Siren of the Ball (Lechar),--

532-10 p.m.--Variety. jeaded December

per than a smoke, and escape is a would be won by South's tramps the League of Nations" declared Sanga 31st 1935; assistant.. Electing Directors and Auditors, Though they battle from the madman's dream!

Moon for Sale the of hopeless yearning for France. Of course, if West ruffed,

“To know how to think sensibly). Thanks a Milliers and for the transaction of any moment of their meeting,

the fond would still have a diamond and freedom-and of love brings for

re about our bodies so that we love Piano Medley could not prevent South's other Ordinary business of the magnetic force Company.

them to the threshold of marriage, caresses of a woman's arma.

entering his hand with the King more generously and with mora Songs—a Produced by Columbia from a NOTICE is also hereby given with a jilted playboy millionaire,

of the Robert Young, left sulking in the story by Fred De Gresac under of diamonds to cash the two high intelligent control, may help to Me and My Dog ("Public Nisance: that the Transfer Books

the direction of Albert Rogell, hearts at the end "Escape From Devil's. Island" features a large cast headed by Victory Jory, Florence Rice and Norman Foster.

of Shareholders in the Company (ing. will be held in the Jacobean

turns

"TOP HAT-ORIENTAL

¡Cómpany will be CLOSED from corner.

TUESDAY 17th March 1936 until FRIDAY 27th March, 1936, both idays Inclusive, during which period no transfers of Shares can |be registered.

By Order of the Board,

D. L. KING,

THEATRE

It is the tale

"PRINCE CHARMING"--STAR

THEATRE

Excellent musical entertain-

be Lord Allen:

12. Faith in Spring (Schubert).

No. 1

.

Robert Ashley (Tenor)

Gerry Moore..

Swing

("Public Nuisance No. 1′′*

Frances Day. Fox-Trots-

The Ten Doll's Parade You were there ("To-night at 8.30")

save 18 from persecuting - thei Jews, invading-Ethiopia, or send- ing Black and Tans to Ireland.

Evila Of Trenty "The evils of the Treaty of Ver- Texties may perhaps have been due Waltz not only to what happened in the mirrored hail of a French palace,

360 ROAD-SIGNS IN FOUR MILES! Worthing's Solution Of A Problem

The Family Album ("To-night at

8.30.

10 pm-Big Ben: Close Down,

but to life in an ill-ventilated nur sery, ruled over by a tired nurse, after a state of deep depression, visited by a pre-occupied, father, parses into one of exaltation and or brooded over by a too-loving feels that never again will his old

Jaymptoms return. mother."

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers introduce a new way of telling a screen love story. In this lavish- ly produced musical, comedy prac- Secretary.tically all their love scenes in the Hong Kong, 14th March, 1936. picture are song and dance num-ment is offered in this picture,

(in which Evelyn Laye appears in An order by the Minister of London, England and Italy are the principal role. It is a light Transport to de-restrict five main

Dr. William Brown, Wildh Bea With a patient like that we the locales for the story and the and bright story of a revolution, roads in Worthing has caused an

der in Mental Philosophy, Univer-know that he will have another re- picturesque backgrounds add to a marriage and a proper mla-up, unusual situation.

The roads are obviously in sity of Oxford, discussed the ques-lapse sooner or later, and that no the romantic favour. The feature acted with spirit.

"Picco Evelyn Laye's singing is an built-up areas, and the Council tion of paychology in international amount of suggestion or encour

bers.

PRINTING dance of the picture, the colour outstanding feature of the film were anxious to maintain the 36-relations, and said that he was agement will make any difference.

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Problems to Us

THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LIA,

- convinced that the latest war was “So it is with war and peace. We ful settings where canals, gon-Yvonne Armand and George Gros-mille-an-hour speed limit.

cannot pretend a psychologists jñolas and bridges add to the smith are responsible for the The result is that the Council not the last

Not Pensimistic.

that a solution has been discover- appeal and to the thrill of the light-heartedness and Max Miller will erect 350 de restriction signs,

**In saying this I do not meaned at present. All we can do is to music.

Ells the comedy situations with But the total mileage of the roads Helen Broderick, Edward amusing dialogue

great concerned is only just over four. to be pessimistle," he said. "I am go on and disentangle the various Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes and vigour. Hare Wilcoxon is also This works out at one sign to merely speaking as I would about forces which are at work to pro-

a manic-depressive patient who, duce War”. Eric Blore are also in the cast. one of the actors.

every 22 yards.

and