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THE CRINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1937
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The Theatres
“WALKING ON AIR
QUEEN'S THEATRE
Gene Raymond and Ann Sothern co-star in this piquant comedy of beautiful Beverly Hills heiress, with the temperament of a pack- jage of firecrackers, and two en- xaging young college graduates who decide to hire themselves out companion-adventurer and
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On
Friday 8th. January 1907 commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, Duddell Street
A Valuable Collection of POSTAGE STAMPS
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
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Hong Kong, 3th. Jan., 1917.
THE Undersigned have received instruction to sell by Public Auction on
Saturday, the 9th. January, 1937
commencing at 11.00 am.
at their Sales Room
Duddell Street
7 Cases Vicunas.
Cases Singlets.
3 Cases Woollen Yam.
Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, KL.. CMG, C.B.E.
SATURDAY and SUNDAY, 9th and 30th. January, 1957. at SHEK WU HÜl, near Sheung
The girl engages Raymond to pose as an obnoxious French count after her hand, and to insult her father to such an extent that the man with whom she fancies she is in love, and of whom her father violently disapproves, will c
Shui Railway Station. Reduced fare by the Kowloon like an excellent catch in compari- ROTA. At the same time, the father Railway on both days, on the 10:1hires the other boy as a secret a.m. 12.12 p.m. 1.25 p.m. and 1.50)
bodyguard to his daughter in or- p.m. Trains from Hong Kong to.
der to prevent her eloping. Merry Sheung Shui, returning on any mix-ups follow, for neither of the train from Sheung Shui after
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two college pals snows what the fother's job is; and, similarly, nei-
Robert Taylor, fimland's No. 1 heart throb, is here shown as he practiced with Olivia De Havilland, the lovely screen actress, for an appearance on the zir.
then father nor daughter realizes BRIDGE NOTES what the other one is up to.
The production also features Henry Stephenson and Jesses
Tickets are efective for the day| Ralph, as well as George Andre:
of purchase only. $
It's time for spot" of Beehive Brandy
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After
2 Cases Woollen Piece Goods that
1 Case Silk Piece Goods.
1 Case Cotton Trimmings..
1 Case German Piece Goods.
1 Case Rayon Piece Goods.
60 Doz. Felt Hats.
60 Doz Furniture Handles.
20 Coils Gandy Beltings.
2 Coils Metallic Packings,
100 Pieces Metal Sound Boxes.
147 Pieces Protector Kahn.
10 Pieces Steel Channels,
also
A Quantity of Valuable Miscel-
laneous Goods.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
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Hong Kong, January 7, 1937.
Now On Sale THE
CHINA YEAR BOOK!
(18th edition) 1936
The China Year Book is ab indispensable reference book on China; it armis its "erder with all material necessary for forming correct judgments on the Far Eastern situation and embodies all important documents and statistics of the year.
Among the subjects dealt with by foreign and Chinese experts in the eighteeth edition are the following:-Smuggling. Tangku Trace
Agreement, New Weekly Incident, Hirots Three- Point Programme, Soviet-Outer Mongolia Protocol. Mongol Te ritory
Manchukua, Leith- Boss Mission, Currency Position,
etc.
Price $18.
Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltdj
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"MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION”—
STAR THEATRE
*
By ELY CULBERTSON
A Necessary Risk
The question of whether to de
North
Double
The bidding:
South
Pass
2 H
West 1 D 3°C
4 H
Pass
Pass
lay winning a trick for strategic | East . reasons or to take it immediately 1 C Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor|rather than expose it to a second 2 C play the starring roles in this pic-round ruff is an extremely diffi-Pass ture, a poignant drama which becult one for average players and South's free bid of two hearts gias in New York City and later experts alike, The correct de was a light stretch from the point: nores to Paris, finally reaching its cision in each case must be based of actual values, but nevertheless! climax in Virginia.
the seeds of the on
situation.correct from tactical viewpoint. To-day's hand is typical where North had advertised a very good| this problem is concerned. hand by his takeout double, parti-
East, dealer.
cularly so since it was in the face Both sides vulnerable.
of bidding by both opponents and Therefore it a pass by partner. devolved upon South to relieve North by suggesting that he had, at least, a playable major suit.) Had South passed (as too many players would) and West raised the two club bid to three, North; would have been very much "up against it."
The picture's principal theme is a tender love story between Miss Dunne and Taylor, which reaches a heart-pulsing climax when the main figures of the narrative are! threatened with tragedy.
Important roles in "Magnificent Obsession" are enacted by Charles |
round Butterworth, Betty Furness, Ralph
thankless task
After
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game
Before the shoot
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ORIENTAL THEATRE
"The White Angel," presenting the biography of Florence Nightin- gale, comes as more than a mere narrative in the life of a heroic
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West opened the club, ace, and after seeing dummy's singleton| shifted to the king of diamonds. Now the declarer was torn bran tween two desires. Since West kad bid diamonds he might well have five, in which case a second round would be ruffled by East.
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As against that, if the ace of dia- Admission To Park-20 cents, Children--10 cents
mond were played on the king! there would be ze chance of establishing dummy's fourth dia- mond for a spade discard and therefore one trick in each suit inevitably would be lost. In point of fact, declarer saw that against. perfect defence no play of his could insure the contract, but a duck of the diamond lead looked as though it might lare West into am error. So the king was allow- ed to hold and East foolishlyi played the eight on the vague theory that he should "show his doubleton." That clinched mat- ters for West: he next led the seven of diamonds! Dummy ducked again and declarer's jack won. The ace of trumps was forced out, and after the spade re- turn was wan in dummy the re- maining adverse trumps were woman. Through the life of this trays the surviving brother who drawn. Now declarer had only to woman, played by Kay Francis, we becomes the manager of a prize-lead a diamond from his hand and see the sweeping events of those fighter, played by Nat Pendleton. finesse west's queen with dura- 1850's. There is the story of her Florence Rice, daughter of they's A-10 for a discard of his valiant onslaught against the en-famous writer, Grantland Rice, losing spade and fulfillment of trenched war-lords of the British has the feminine lead. Others in the game contract.
Admittedly the defence was not] Cabinet who resented the instru- the cast of this Metro-Goldwyn sion of a woman even one like Mayer picture are Lewis Stone, so good, but declarer deserved Florence Nightingale into the the veteran character actor, Her-credit for his part in inducing the field-hospitals.
jold Huber, Harvey Stephens and diamond continuation: Here is history in its most steri-Samuel Hinds. ing garb-visual education teach- lers and students can well appre- "A SON COMES HOMETM
ciate such a motion picture, expe- !
Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy. Spencer Tracy are in "Libelled Lady" now showing at the King's Theatre.
cially when, so immacrijately and faithfully, produced.
"SWORN. ENEMY”
ALHAMBRA THEATRE
FRENCH CRUISER
LAUNCHED
REPLY TO "POCKET"" BATTLESHIPS
"A:Son Comes Home” is a pow-j In addition to Miss Francis erful drama. A mother gets wordį other cast-members inclade fan that the son who ran away from Hunter, Donald Woods, George home, and from whom she has not
France's new 26,000 ton battle Curzon, Henry O'Neill; Nigel heard in fifteen years, is in a near-cruiser, the Strasbourg, was suc- Bruce, Halliwell Hobbes and many by jail charged with murder. Ear-cessfully launched at St. Nazaire distinguished players.
rying to him, she finds. he is alon December 12: pretender and not her son. But With her sister ship, the Dun- this boy distress convinces her kerque, the Strasbourg is France's that he is, innocent, and she takes reply to Germany's “pocket" The story concerns two young him to her heart determined to battleships. The Dunkerque was brothers, born and raised in the had the man" who in really guilty, launched in October, 1935. seething heart of a great city. Then she discovers the real mur Another ceremony took place where the infinence of the grim derer is her own, son
also the welding of the first racketeers is never far away. One In this dramatic situation she rivet of a new 35,000 ton battle- of them is ruthlessly killed be- is to between natural mothership. the Jean Bart cause he knows too much and the love, devotion to justice and the The Jean Bart will be France's
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