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Solution to Previous

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TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY,

CINEMA SCREENINGS

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES

Heralded as the greatest example of motion picture craftsmanship in film history, an actual reproduction of the Louis M. Alcott home in Con- cord, Mass., was constructed as the Bolting for RKO-Radio Pictures' screen version of her famous story, "Little Women," coming to the Central Theatre. The home, complete down

APRIL 25, 1934.

COUNCIL NOMINEE.

MR. OWEN HUGHES PROPOSED FOR VACANCY

The Hon Sir Henry Pollock. K.C., is proceeding to England via Canada on holiday by the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Canada on May 4, accompanied by Lady Pollock.

They are returning to Hongkong on January 10 next year, travelling

Just because you have bid for small slam, don't be content with just maiding your contract. to the last piece of bric-a-brae and via Suez. Get Into the habit of playing surrounding lawn and gardens, was,

We understand that during Str every hand for the maximum num-constructed on a three-acre plot near

Owon ber of tricks-that is, after the Hollywood, from hundreds of photo-Henry's absence. Mr. J.

graphs, drawings and descriptions Hughes, who has had considerable safety of your contract is

experience

Legislativo obtained by a special staff of artisans Council, will be proposed as a can- sured. It will aid you if you ever working in Concord by special per- didate for election by the Justices play tournament bridge.

mission. The film is enacted by a cant of the Peace, by the Hon. headed by Katharine Hepburn, Frances Henry Pollock, seconded by the Dee, Joan Bennett, Jean Parker, and Hon. Sir Shouson Chow. Spring Byington. deoige Cukor directed.

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A good example is given in to day's hand, which helped Jefferson B. Glick of Cleveland and his part- ner win the Akron contract pair elty championship recently.

The Play

Today's Contract Problem

South Is dealer. low akould tho bidding praceod between North and South, East and West always paka- ing?

"Sitting Pretty"

Repeal has failed to find any ardent' Kupporters among the chorus girls off of comme, if West leads the Hollywood. A poll of the eighty-four nce of diamonds, the contract will girls engaged in production numbers be hell to six odd, but you sel

for the Paramount musical-comedy dom will find a good player open-hit, "Sitting Pretty" coming on Thurs- day to the King's Theatre, indicates that repeal will not change their drinking habits. The girls appear in two lavish production spectacles in this new picture which depicts the incredible and hilarious adventures in Hollywood of Jack Oakie and Jack Haley, two impecunious but high spirited song writers. Both are in love with that lovely red-head, Ginger Rogers, but Jack Haley finally wins her hand after a series of mad-cap excupades. Much of the fan in the picture centres about Haley's desper- ate efforts to rescue his irresponsible team-mate front the clutches designing beauties,

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·SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

The Steamship,

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Arrived Hongkong ‘on Sunday,

the 22nd April, 19842 From MARSEILLES &c. Consignes of Cargo by the above, named steamer are heroby Informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Tressura and Valuabļos are being landed and placed at their risk In the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery can bo obtained as the goods are landed.............

Goods not cleared whin 7 days including date of arrival, will be sub- ject to rent,

All claims must be sent to the undersigned before Wednesday, 2nd | May, 1984; or they will not be are recognized.

Baby's Own Tablets. Unbles and young children naturally happy and contented and when they are not then something is

wrong.

Most of the minor troubles of young children have their origin in a dis. ordered condition of the stomach, the renuit of weakness of the digestive with food. organs or overloading of the stomach

R. ONL

Agont, Hongkong, 22nd April, 1934.

WHEN AT HOME

The

Hongkong Telegraplı.

Danwaged Packagos, must be left in the Godowns for examination by the consignees, and the Company's "Sur- veyor Messra:-Goddard and Douglas at 10.00 am. on Friday, the 27th April, 1984. Consignees must have Revenge Officer in attendance when "Crime of the Century"

damaged dutiable goods are examined by the Co.'s Surveyors,

No claims will be admitted after the Gibson and Frances Dee head the can Jean Hersholt, Stuart Erwin, Wynne

In such cases usually all goods have left the Godowns, of "The Crimp of the Century," mys- that is necessary to correct the trouble No Fire Insurance will be effected tory drama in a new style, which and make the little one happy and

by us in any case whatever, opens to-morrow at the

Gordon Westcott and David Tabicts.

Queen's well is a dose or two of Baby's Own Theatre. Lantau have the principal supporting roles. "The Crime the Century" Specially devised for young child- offers two innovations in presentation ren by, a doctor who made a study of a mystery story. First, the crime of their particular allments, Raby's is confessed to police before it is Own Tableta are guaranteed to con- committed, and yet la carried through tatn absolutely no ingredients likely to while they watch. Second, halfway harm the delicate internal organs of through, there is a 60-second inter-

the very young. mission, during which the various For Infantile constipation, indiges- clues to the solution aro reviewed tion, croup and colds, feverishness, Briefly, and the audience is invited steeplessness. diarrheon, when the to attempt to solve it. The picture stomach is upset, and to expel worms; centres around Hersholt, an alienint, there is nothing better than a dose or who walke into a police station, teils two of Baby's Own Tablets. Further the assembled officers that he has more, by settling the stomach the planned a murder, describes how it Tablets ense the pains of teething will be carried through, and begs to and thuco sleep A perfectly narnia), he locked up so that he will be unable | bealthy way. Baby's Own" Tablets to commit it.. Impressed by his man- may be given with perfect safety to -ner as well as his reputation, officers the youngest Infaat in arms as well accompany him to his home. And as to children up to seven years of there, while they look to, powerless age. Obtainable from chemists every As undeniable proof of her ver

to prevent it, not only the murder where. antility and true rentness, Lillian he has planned, but a second one, takes Gish has forsaken her old tragic place. Erwin, na a police reporter, characterizations and returns to the and Miss Dee, an the daughter of the in romantic comedy. is alienist, combine to solve both crimes from the few unimportant-looking Young, and, opening to-morrow at clues available. Miss Gibson is cast the Alhambra. For more than twenty

as one of the two victims, with Lan- dau as a detective. B. P. Schulberg years, the pensively beautiful actress has been called Amerien's greatest produced the film for Paramount. tragedian. Even when she left the Herve recently for her remarkable success on Broadway nhe played nothing but tragic roles. Many of her screen roles were filled with tears, desolution and heartbreak; "Inteler ance", "Broken Blossoms," "Orphans of The Storm" and "The Scarlet Let

1 Double Life"

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ing an nce against a slam trnet. West, in this case, elected to lend the three of clubs. GlickHis Double Life," co-starring Roland went up with the jack in tummy, which held the trick.

He now started

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his hearts. He played Hix straight heart tricks. From the dummy he discarded three spades and a diamond.

West, af emirse, had to make five discards, He discarded all of his diamonds, except the nice, and then the five of spadea. It later," to mention a few of the greatest. immaterial what East discarded.

Glick then led his last heart -the deer and West was help-

If he discarded the ace of less. diamonds. dummy'a king Was good. If he let go a club, then the clubs would break. Ile finally decided to release the queen of spades.

Glick then played his "ner of spades, which caught West's king. and the seven of diamonds was

discarded from dummy,

The jack of spades was played and again West was squeezed. Of course he had to let go a club. and Click discarded the king diamonds from dummy.

The last three tricks then were won with the three good club. Thus seven-odd was made, giving Glick top score on the board.

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Was

"Kennel Murder Case”.

Who killed Archer Cce? That is the most bathing question that Philo Vance, the famous and debonair de- testive character created by S. 5. Von bine, and impersonated by William Pawell in the Warner Bros, picture, The Kennel Murder Case," which, is now showing at Alhambra ever has been called upon to answer. Archer: Coe is found dead in his bed room with a revolver in his hand and noti a sign of a struggle and with the door locke. He has a bullet in bis brain and a scalp abrasion. The police con- sider it a case of suicide until Philo Vance walks

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But when Director Arthur Hopkins ensting "Iis Double Life" adapted from Arthur Bennett's novel, "Burled Alive," and the play, "The Great Adventure," he found that he needed an actress who could play à gentle, demure, little English woman. She would have to marry the wrong mian, yet he perfectly content with

into the scene and him. She would have to know how through a series of deductions, proves to extruct all the comedy from the that it is a murder and not a kuleide scenes which showed her mothering, and then proceeds to discover the mur her shy, nervous and erratie husband, derer. Not unly is "The Kennel Mur Mr. Hopkins knew of no one better, der Case" one of the most mysterious equipped to play the role than Lillian of all of Van Dine's stories in which Gin. Although Miss Gish was spend- ing a vacation in Europe, Hopkins even persons are found to have bol?: ametive for the crime and an oppor. wired her that he had a comedy role tunity to have, committed it, but it open for her. Without pausing to carries a strange love langle which is inquire as to terns or details, she eventually unravelled by Vance. The LONDON SERVICE wired her acceptance and hurried buck | picture has a strong cast in support to take the part.

cf Powell and includes such noted players as Mary Astor, Palletie, Ralph Morgan, Helen Vison, Jack Lo Nue, Paul Cavanaugh, Robert | Barral, Arthur Hohl and Henry LIVERPOOL SERVICE Michael Curtiz, one of the greatest O'Neill. The picture was directed by

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"I Am Suzanne!"

If the audiences at the King's Theatre are an indication of what the public thinks of Lillian Harvey, there

need be no question as to her popu larity. Her performance in Jesse Lasky's Fox Film production, "I A Suzannel" is such a grand job that she velluses anything she has hitherto dane, either in Hollywood or Europe. |

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WELL, DON'T BE TOO ROUGH ON YOURSELF, -POR-- I'M NOT WORTH IT!!

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