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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme will be Broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZBW. où a wavelength of $55 metre
(845 KC.**)-
THE BELLS OF ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
DANCE MUSIC
430-215 pm, European Pho
gramme.
12.30 p.m.-Recorded Music. 1p.m-Local Time and Weators
Report
150 pm-Reuter Press Bullets.
Rugby Press News, etc...
215 pun-Close Down
4-7 pm-Chinese Programme. 7.-11. European Programme 7-1.43 m. - Light Orchestral Music.
In the Temple of the Bells
("Yoshitomo).
Chinese Fairy Tales (arr. Yoshitomu.} The Sacred Hour (Ketebes). Sanctuary of the Heart (Ketelbey), La Violetera (Padilla).
"The Song of Songs (Moyn).
Under the Roofs of Paris (Moretti In the Night (Tate).
S=En=B;"(Styaus$s)-
Blue DanubeWalt (Strauss).
Salut D'Amour (Elgar).
Serenade (Pierne).
743-8 pm-Vocal Geras.
The Three Musketeers
Chai Chin Chor
THE CHINA" MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1935.
The Marx Brothers in "A Night At The Opera, which will be showing to-morrow at the King's Theatre.
On the Dreamy Moana Shore
South Sea Islanders. Chiquita-Wal
Ferera and Paakhi. 9-9.15pm-A Relay of the Daves- my News Bulletin (Copyright by Reuter).
915-9.30 pm-A Recital by Danny Malone (Tenor)
Mother Machree
She is far from the Land
(Hughes)
The Dear Little Shamrock
(Jackson)
Love's Roses (Broones)
3. "Sweetheart Darlin" (Stothart)
9.00-9.45
Banju Solo-
8 pm-Local Time & Weather Re-Vary. port: Closing Lora! Stock Quotations 8.15-824 p.m.-A Jazz Piano Re-
tita: by Benny
1.
Rhythm of the Rain
2 I was Lucky
3. Zing! went the Strings of
heart
4. Glamorous
Walm Medicy.
5 Sweet Adeline Medies
8.24-8.50 p.m.- Debroys Band.
Madies of Yesterday
Ken Harvey
Nyphone Solo
Basen tak
The Women in the Shoe
Rudy Start
Organ Solo-
i want to be snappy
---Sidney-Torch
SomersXylophone Solo-
What's Yours"-A Convivial Medley
It's a Lovely War-Medley.
Northern and Southern Memories
8.50-9 p-Hawaiian Music.
Tropical Huis
Dance of the Paper Dolls
Rudy Start
9,45-10 p.m.—Accordeoz Music. Six Hit Medley Accordeon Night Medley Remembrance
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Dec. 29. Dec. 1935-1918
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10 pm Big Ben: Reuter Press. Balletips.
10.05 p.m. - 12 midnight-A Relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Dance Orch. 12 midnight-The Bells of St. John's Cathedral ringing in the New Year.
Auld Lang Syne Song Memories.
Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra.
1 am-Close Down.
Amusements
Cinema Notes
"PICTURE SNATCHER"
QUEEN'S THEATRE
BRIDGE NOTES
ELIMINATION PLAY
By Ely Culbertson stan
James Cagner has never been
There are several varieties of better than he is in this picture forced lead or throw in plays. He has a role that gives ample what is colloquially called the scope for his "tough guy." wise-strip and end-play a dreadful cracking antics.
term-is based
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the Fresh from prison, and fully at-elimination of the suits from quainted with all the best known the hand of the victim that illegal methods of entering would otherwise give him safe houses, Cagney proves to be exit at the time he is thrown in ideal picture snatcher" namely the lead. What is usually a photographer who makes it his called "the elimination play." business to take pictures of pro- possible only at a suit declara minent people in compromising tion, is based upon the elimina- surroundings or positions. Altion of the exit suits from the though practically unknown else hand-of-declarer and dummy at where, this form of journalism is a time when both hands still ar was quite common in the hold trumps. In this form the United States-
victim is deprived of exit by vir-į Alice White and Patricia Ellis tue of the fact that a lead from are the feminine attractions.
Ja neutral side suit would allow declarer to throw in one hand Land discard in the other—-—-
"CURLY TOP"--ALHAMBRA
THEATRE
In the hand below, în order to fulfill his contract, declarer noi] Shirley Temple, Rochelle Had-only had to eliminate two suits son and John Boles appear to from his own hand and dummy, 12.30-1 amA Relay of the Hong ether in "Curly Top." which is but also had to place the lead being screened at 1 Alhambra with the opponent who had the Theatre today for day only high honour in the remaining
Shirley and Miss Hudson take
suit. the parts of two sisters who are taken away and looked after by a mysterious person who later turas out to be John Boles. Shirley en- dears herself to everyone she meets while Miss Hudson and Boles fall in love.
Radio Broadcasts From Rome
SPECIAL FAR EASTERN PROGRAMME
The Radio Station of Rome, 2NO.: wi?? start on January 1. 1936, a
special programme for the Far East STAR OF MIDNIGHT-STAR on a wavelength of 25.4 metres, to?
be relayed between 10 and 11.30 pm. (Hong Kong time every day
The following are the programmes from the 1st so the 4th of January: JANUARY 1
THEATRE
Debonair William Powell and the delectable Ginger Rogers are teamed for the first time in. "Star Opening Speech in English, with of Midnight." Powell is seen as a translations into Chinese Japanese brilliant attorney. Miss Rogers! jand Urda. -
Symphonic concert by the Granitplays a young society beauty who Orchestra of the EIAR, conducted knows a thing or two about get by Maestro Alfredo Casella.
ting her man. 1st Part Vivaldi--Concerto ja (Allegro-large-anegro)
Re Minore
Rossini-La Cenerentola (Sintasy) News Bulletin in English.
2nd Part of the Concert Caselia-En- Gara”
Dee.. Dec. Verdi-I vespri Siciliani (Sinfony).
1935 1918.
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JANUARY S
News Bulletin in English
Concert by the Eomas Quartett: Gambini Quartetto in Fa Minore Sinigallia Quartetto Op. Allegro-scherzosc-andante-Fizale
JANUARY 3
News Bulletin in English
Verdi-Op. "Rigoletto-ist Act
Review of the year 1935 in English Verdi-Op. "Rigoletto"-4th Ac
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Oranges (Canton) Oranges (Sweet)
Pears (Canton)
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JANUARY 4
News Bulletin in English
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Romance and subtle comedy viej with mystery and thrills in the clever modern drama with a back-1 {ground of New York society, stage}
life and strata of the underworld South West North
10. -Pass D ~CHARLIE CHAN IN EGYPT" —
3C. Pass SC. ORIENTAL THEATRE Pass Pass
The opening lead was the The lovable Chinese detective King of diamonds, wonin las portrayed by Warner Oland. dummy with the Ace. The goes to Egypt, with its mysteries deuce of diamond was returned and mummies, for the solution of and ruffed by declarer with the his latest murder tangle. A su-club ten. The dence of clubs 1 Qt Guillemart Champagne. pernatural strain runs through followed and was won in the 1 Pt. D.OM
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