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commencing at 11 a.m.

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BRIDGE NOTES

A Valuable

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Ever since the earliest days

Amusements

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"STRIKE ME PINK”........... KING'S THEATRE

Onslow Sorress, Maand: Lowe and Ann Sothern ara la the Columbia production, "Grand Exit,” which will be shown the Alhambra Theatre soup.

EDDIE CANTOR AT

DADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

Daventry-Oxford and Cambridge Boat Hace

The Waikiki Tr

1230-215 pm-European Record- ed Programme.

12.30 pm-Concert Waltzes.

12.50 pan-Vocal Gems by the Light Opera Company.

1 pm Local: Time Signal and "Weather Report

1.05 am,Variety: Items

1.30 pm-Renter Press Bulletins, Rugby Press News Local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.

1.40 pm-Dance Marie. 2.15 p-Close Des +7 piat.Chinese Programme. £90-7 pm.-Chinese Dance Music

m-12 midnight--European

Programme.

This lavish $1,500,000 produc of Auction the pre-emptive bidon, featuring Ethel Merman, has been a subject of consider sally Ellers, Parkyakarkus and able controversy. Judiciously William Frawley and a glorious used, there is no question that new array of Goldwyn Girls, casts! the pre-empt is 2 valuable

Eddie Cantor as a timid little coli weapon because if it does

lege tailor whose secret passion nothing else, it robs the oppon-for a glamorous night club singer, ents of valuable rounds of bid- ting. This is particularly true in the person of Miss Merman, when the pre-empt is made on moves him to take a correspon- dence course in personal magne- a hand weak in defensive possi-ism, entitled "Man or House, tilities and strong only in one what Are You" suit. Then the opponents who

Then he inherits the manage- may well have the strongest combined hands are sometimes ment of a huge amusement park unable to show their strength or and becomes involved with a gang lof slot-machine racketeers who reach the best declaration.

Constance Cummings, Artbox their have put every previous manager Treacher (in his favourite role as Expert players make truly pre-emptive bids on weak "on the spot." holdings more effective by occa- "Strike Me Fink" was based on a superb butler), Robert Arm- Kelland's strong, Reginald Denny and many sionally bidding a pre-empt with Clarence Badington NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS: a strong hand. There is danger Saturday, Evening Post story and more. It is a sumptuously pro- The adapta- duced and mounted film and was in this of course, because the novel, "Dreamland.” THE THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL pre-empting side may miss tion and screen play are by Frank directed by James Whale. The set- in modernistic GENERAL MEETING ofislam. Generally this high Butler, Walter Deleon and Fran- tings, which are

Martin. Norman Turror style, are beautiful throughout. Shareholders will be he'd at the opening bid with a strong hand cis Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co. is confined to occasions when directed Harold Arlen and Lew Streacher steals every scene he

Brown Ltd. Hong Kong and Shanghai partner has already passed.

are responsible for the appears in, but all the others int

do excelent cast. Bank Building, on WEDNESDAY. Knowing West was the type snappy song hits, which include, 8th April 1936 at noon for the pur- of player who hated to be pre-The Lady Dances," "First You especially Edward Arnold as the lie with something ansing and it ha

(Bges)pas)) General Managers rorether with him in today's pose of receiving the report of the empted enabled South to trap Have Me High. Then You Have detective. It is filed with wise in his latest effort. "Strike. He A-Huning res

Me Low" "The Calabash Pipe" cracks from beginning to end.

Pink," not very felicitous's La Source, Balet (ar interbott ed the big-eyed little comedian Poet and

*Overtür "Shake It Off."

does not disappoint our expecta- ='9-9.13 |--Peter Bawson: (Bain

Baritone) In Song af the Se***

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1 Hogshead Cap Corse.

1 Hodshead Vermouth.

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1 Drum Olive Oil.

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Catory paragraphs).

DR. LE GUERO, Pilled for the Siyur North East

Highlights of the musical are

a thrilling, laugh-loaded comedy

the

THE KING'S

try.

26830 pœ-—A Kalay from Daven- * p.m.-"Monologue in Melody.” Nozman Blackfarth in syncopated. pianoforte (music, it

7.30pm-Oxford v Cambridge. running commentary" on the Oxford |and:Cambridge Boat Race, from the lach Magxian following the

TIXOR

"Strike Me Pink”

HILARIOUS COMEDY, WITH

LOVELY GIRLS

&

eport and Announce- One can generally depend upon megt. wo k. Eddie Cantor to provide his ab Lake Ballet (Tchaikovsky)

Band Moxic. (8:30 "KimMilitary/

chase on a Giant Poller Coaster ST. JOHN BRIGADE

and a wild balloon ascent, with Eddie and Parkyaktikus in the

basket and the gangsters at the

controls

“COLLEGIATE” QUEEN'S

THEATRE

tions.

Acknowledgment Of happenings that one overlooks in

Donations

7:

Signal

The story is a very thin one, The Border Band (Cowen),

2. Glory of the Scand Sandarion with the usual gaps and impcashie

3. The Old Saperb (Stamford).

Homeward Bound Stan ord). £15 Primm, the coacho, Selections by "The Waima

Programme

we

this class of entertainment,” bứt, "tis enough, 'twill serve," since Ethel have Eddie Cautor, The Director of Ambulance has Merman, his new leading lady, and the honour to acknowledge with the Glamorous Goldwyn Gleis in grateful appreciation and thanks some wonderful dance ensembles:

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Picked as the most versatile the following donations:- girls in Hollywood, young beau- Bridge Party per Dr. Ip Kam Wa $50 THERAPION NⱭ2

Messry: Wei Ching Haan per Dr. The bidding: (Figures after ties, whose dance repertoires in-

Ip Kam Wa THERAPION N1.3 bids refer to numbered explana- clude steps from classic selections M. Sie Wai Ming per Dr. Ip

to the modern "ha-cha" variety, Kam Wa were engaged by LeRoy Print, Ministering Children's League

per Mrs. Kelvin Stark South West Paramount dance director, for co-

Anonymous Pass Pass 4EL.(1) 45.(2) lourful sequences in this film Mr. Ho Kook Wa (Cheung Chan) Pass Pass DыL (3)

Pass

musical

Mr. Chnen Sai Yan (Cheong Pass

Pass

Chau) But before being signed to a} contract for the picture, each of Mr. T. E. Williams 1-Far too strong in honour the talented cherines was put

tricks and outside. strength through a series of routines thatį. to consider pre-empting ex-included ballet, eccentric, bail- cept as a trap and only then room, folk-dancing and the com- after partner had passed.

YOU

Are invited to inspect pur stock of

instructions to sell by Public Asiatic, Foreign and

Auction

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Monday, the 6th. April, 1936 commencing at 5.15 p..

at their Sales Room,

4 Duddell Street

A Valuable Collection of POSTAGE STAMPS mostly British Colonies.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers, Hong Kong, 2nd April, 1936,

Colonial Postage Stamps

in Sets, Single, Packets, Bags and is approval Sheets.

GRACA & CO. Dealers in Postage Stamps, Phiatelle Goods, &c., &e No. 10, Wyndham Street, Established 1896 Hong Kong

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Reuter). the entrance-money-

Bayer 9.45 pm Lacienne

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Paries-Moi D'Amour (Speak to me of love) (Lenoir). Vieng Danger Quand Meme (Delettre) Si Petit (Caret}---

As for Eddie Cantor, he is hisano) in a recital of French Songs 2. Dins La Funidel (Visions in same, always amusing, self- and}" 25 provides us with one of the most

5riotously funny chases, which in-y

cludes a scenic railway, a bal 13. and a gymnastic troops at work, A. that has ever been presented on 8. Sam Toi-Tango Chanta the screen. He is ably supported Seatto): in several of his scenes by a new comedian.earing under the name of Parkyakırkus.

30. Ben:

10-11 p. From the Stadio

F: Dance Music by Eddie Avand “and

A Relay

LONDON FUR THEFT bination of tap and modern trip- A man walked into the premises

13 pay-15 midnight Go to the King's if you want a the Hong Kong Hotel Dx

Hotel Danse Or 2-West nibbles at the bait ping, known as truckin'. Having the Morris Far Co, Wright's good evening's amusement for cheats 3-The trap is sprung. being trained from childhood by lane, High-street, Kensington, last both the main picture and the de

North opened the King of some of the foremost dance in- hearts and West, who could structors here and abroad, the month, surtched a bundle of al-lightful Walt Disney's "Who Kiled never reach dummy to lead dia- girls are regarded as leaders in able silver fox furs and escaped Cock Robin?" that precedes it monds from that hand, could their respective fields. However, in a waiting motor-car.

to

not avoid losing three tricks in when called for their part in the that suit in addition his picture, they settle down as a team losers in ́spades, hearts and and worked in complete unison. clubs, being set four tricks for During the "Rhythmatic” num- 1,100 points.

ber, which features Betty Jane Co- Aggressiveness is generally oper, New York and London: a good thing in Contract, but dancer, the chorus uses almost || against pre-emptive bids it is a every technique known to the mo- failing rather than а virtue. dern night club entertainer. There are certain times when a Dance authorities believe the pre-emptive bid "fixes" the oPhythmatic number will be Danent who has a strong hand-classed

2.3 outstanding. The

to

In such cases, it is better to scene is in a girl's seminary, where pase and be fixed than bid and according modern trenda, į risk a severe penalty. Actually, the curriculum features the de- South could not make four velopment of charm and grace by hearts, having to lose a spade, instruction in dancing. Through- a heart and two diamond tricks. out the picture, the girls furnish

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the musical and dancing enter- tainment, while the comedy situa- tions are offered by Joe Penner, Jack Oakie, Frances Langford, Four players at a whist drive at Ned Sparks and Lyane Overmahu. Lydney, Gloucester, were each

dealt complete suits. The odds against this have been estimated

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"LES MISERABLES”—STAR

THEATRE

Fresh laurels, ware heaped on the heads of Fredric March and Charles Laughton as co-stars of Darryl Zanuck's stirring produc- tion of Victor Hugo's "Les Miser- ables."

March does the finest work of

his career as the unfortunate Val- Jean and Laughton is superb” ̈as Javert. Sir Cedric Hardwicke, the celebrated British stage: and| screen staf, is splendid, making"] his American screen debut in the role of the kindly Bishop Bien-{

venu.

Rochelle Hidson, as Jean Val jean's ward, Casette, and John Beal, as her sweetheart, Maríus, furnish the love interest which offers a counterplot to Valjean's desperate adventures in his life long attempt to evade the relent- less Javert

"REMEMBER LAST NIGHT?"

ALHAMERA THEATRE

This is a fine murder mysters, put over in fire sty'e by a talented cast including Edward Arnold,

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