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Over £30,000,000 is understood By Order of the Board of to have been devoted to the new Director,
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TOTICE 13 ‚HEREBY GIVEN | Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy,
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It is a picture which old and such Member to be responsible for counts, declaring a Dividend and all chits, etc.
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By Order of the Board of Directors,
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Hong Kong, 7th February, 1933.
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"HAT CHECK GIRL”—KING'S
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· TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting-Station 2BW. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 KC's);
5-8 p.m.-European, programme. 5-5.30 p.m.-Orchestral. A Midsummer Night's Dream----
Overture (Mendelssohn) Sir Henry
J. Wood conducting the New Queen's Hall Orch. 9559-0660. Me_Mare'L'Oye (Mother Goose)
(Ravel)
Walter
Damrosch conducting the New York Symphony Orch. 9317-9518. Entrance of the Little Faun
(Pierne)
Walter
Damrosch conducting the New York Symphony Orch, 9618. 5.30-6.30 p.m.
A relay of the Concert of Ger- Vocal and Instrumental Manle
arranged by Mrs. R. San- ger, from the Helena May Insti- tute, by courtesy of Mrs. R. Ban- gers the Committee. 6.30-7.19 p.Light Opera & Maxi-
cal Comedy. Selection-Bow Bells'
Jack Payne & His B.B.C. Dance Orch. DB:35. Vocal Gems- The Geisha
Columbia Light Opera Co. DX250, Band
The Desert Song-Selection
Debrey Somers Band 9200. Vocal Gems
A Country Girl
Columbia Light Opera Co. `DX78. Selection--
Cavalcade
DX805.
Debrey Samers Band DXJ 7.10-7.47 p.m. Variety.
7.15
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TERMS VERY MODERATE Conrultation “Trac
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All of a sudden
Chick Endor and Charlie Farrell
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Piano Solo-
Now That You're Gone Carroll Gibbons and His Boy Friends DB805.
| Vocal Dust-
Moon
Layton & Johnstone DB985.
Violin Solo- •
The Phantom Melody
Vocal Duet-
-Albert, Sandler 9803.
We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye Chick Endor & Charlie Farrell DE922 Piano Solo-t
Can't We Talk it Over
Carroll Gibbons & His Boys Friends),
DB805, Vocal Duet-
Keep Your Last Goodnight for Me
Layton & Johnstone DB985. Violin Solo-
Algerian Scene
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Red Barn
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A Relay of the Band of the laty shoes are made Batin. South Wales Borderers, by a new process:—— from the Officer's Mess, Murray] Gentlemen's Shoes Barracks, by courtesy of the from $6.00 pur. Officer Commanding.
9.45-11_p.m.~~~Chinese Studio Con-
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11 p.m.-Ragby. Mid-day Press News. 11.05 p.m.-Close Down
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The Studio programme between 5.30 & 7.16 p.m. may, on, any day, be re- placed by a relay from England, if re- ception of the latter happens to be good.
Sparkling with nicely timed comedy moments and offering! many thrills and surprises as the JUVENILE CONCERT story unfolds "Hat Check Girl" with Sally Ellers and Ben Lyon fe now showing at the King's Theatre.
"Hat Check Girl" is the story of
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There was a large attendance at that the Ordinary Yearly
a sophisticated and self-reliant Volunteer Headquarters yesterday T The price of admission to the Meeting of Shareholders of The check girl at a big New York night afternoon when the Ministering Public Enclosure is $4.00 per day Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels, club and a millionaire playboy who Children's League (Victoria including tax for all persons in- Limited, will be held at the Regis-falls in love with her. The Branch) presented a Juvenile Con- clading ladies, and is payable altered Office of the Company, Ex-romance is skilfully built up from cert
change Building, Des Voeux Road a most unconventional beginning During the interval, Mrs. J.R. Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Central, Hong Kong, on MONDAY, when the rich play boy, returning Wood, President of the Branch, are admitted to the Public Encio- the 20th day of March, 1933, at unexpectedly from an out-of-town thanked Lady Peel for her presence, sure at $1.00 per day including 11.30 a.m., for the purpose of re-trip, inds the girl asleep in his Mrs. Shand for the musical part of
ceiving a Statement of Accounts Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc. and the Report of the Board of
apartment.
the programme and Mrs. Birangel Sally Ellers in the title role for designing the costumes. Thanka will not be permitted to operate Directors for the year ended on the again captures the charm of her were also extended to Miss Cotton within the precincts of The Hong 31st. December, 1982, and re-elec-Bad Girl." Ben Lyon in the ce for adding interest to the program (for account of the concerned). Kong Jockey Club during the Race ting a Director and the Auditors featured role gives a sincere and me with the Quarry Bay School Per-
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the convincing performance. Ginger cussion Band. 400 Bales Grey Cotton Blankets. Timing will be obtainable in the
Restaurant in the Public Enclo-Company will be CLOSED from 8A- Rogers supplies much of the Terms: Cash on Delivery.
TURDAY, the 4th March, 1988, un-comedy. Monroe Owsyel, Arthur til MONDAY, the 20th March, 1988, Pierson and Noel Madison are also
In the cast. both days inclusive,-
SATURDAY, February 18, 1933, tax.
at 11 A.,
at their Balos Room,
4 Daddell Street,
Meeting.**
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THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Publie Auction
ON MONDAY, February 20, 1933, commancing at 19:30 man,
at No. 11, Lock Road, Kowloon, A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
On View from Sund ary 19, 1988"X
Terms: Cash on
Servants are not permitted in the Members" - Enclosure except for
By Order of the Board
F. C, BARRY," ̈
Becretary. Hong Kong, 14th February 1988.
PAULINE
passing through on their duties but DANCING ACADEMY must remain in their employers": standa
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ART EXHIBITION OF IVORY.
Mrs. Rosa Hooper's Fine Collection.
KARA E400 00 00
Following the concert, the play Months of the Year" was charm ingly acted. The following was the! cast:-New Year, P. Brooksbank; Old Year, E, Stone; Father Time, G. Stone; January, D. Deakin; Fe- bruary, M. Shand; March, R. Far
A brilliant exhibition of portrait kinson; April, P. Btrange; May, miniatures and various studies on Bialker; June and July, twins, B. Ivory by Mrs. Rosa Hooper, w Longbottom and J. Parkinson; Au- talented visitor to Hong Kong, in gust, V. Hollidge, September, A being held in the Jacobean Room Adapted from Tiffany Thayer's Brooksbank; October, ML Eccle-of the Hong Kong Hotel. The ex- sensational Oval, Thirteen shall; November, B. Penney: De hibition which is open from 2 p.in, [to.8 p.m. and is attracting, many Women, la the current attraction cember, D. Watsoni-
194 THIRTEEN. WOMEN"" CENTRAL THEATRE,
at the Central Theatre. The pro- The same concert will be repeat-lovers of art, is closing to-day. 3. duction is an RKO Radio pictura ed at the" Cathedẩn Hall on. Fe- and was directed by George bruary 18..
Arch
SIXANTS: SCOGSTy wrought in the
women forms the
gripping drama? Ricardo Cortaz," Jill)
WEATHER FORECAST
is the
The collection of miniatures, which are executed in delightful colours, form an ortatanding feature of the exhibition, while the {paintings consist of plossing cram
ples of every mood and subject. Connoisseurs “of art should" "hot miss this opportunity of seeing the