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RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
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The following, programme be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZB.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres. (845 KC's).
Dance Music from Hong Kong Hote Roof Garden
ZE.K. Programme.
p.m.-European
12.30-2.15
DERWEIN
12.30 pm.-Dance Music.
1 p.m-Local:
Weather Report.
Time Signal
Pro-
1.03 pa-A Variety Concert. 1.30 pm-Reuter Press, Local: Weather forecast, time and announce. ments.
140 p.m.-Light Orchestral Music 235 pm-Close Down
5-8 pm-European programme. 5 p.m.-Relay
of Dance
from the Hong Kong Hotel Garden.
p.m.-Pianoforte Recital Alfred Cortot.
music
Rod!
by
Impromptu No. 1 in A Flat Major
Op. 29 (Chopin).
Impromptu No. 2 in F. Sharp Major,
Op. 36 (Chopin)
(a) Prelude No. 8 La Fille Aux
Cheveux de Lin
(Debussy).
(b) Prelude No. 3-Le Vent Dans la
Plaine
(Debussy), Jeux D'Eau (The Fountain) (Ravel). 7.17 p.m.-Songs by Mavis Ber bett. (Soprano).
1. Wine, Women and Song
(Strauss)
The Doll's Song ("Tales of Hofman"-Offenbach)
3. Lo. Bere Gentle Lark (Bishop). 7.30 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quotations.
7.33 p.m.-A Variety Concert. Song-
Happy as the Day is Long-
tunism following a slip by the de- Ramona and Her Grand Pian
clarer. In other words, the de-Orchestra...
clarer really defests himself by the
faulty line of play adopted: the
Love, Forever I Adore You Ninon
Reginald King and Eis Orch.
A new Autumn costume worn by Gail Patrick, the screen actress, comprising dress of black wool crepe, with plzited bodice and clusters of plaits which give fullness to the skirt. The belt and three-quarter length cape are of the same material.
Amusements
defenders need do no more than Banic Solo-Mazar Mario de Pietr. Cinema Notes From
"pick up the pieces." In order to
You've Gotta Fat Your Spinach
Baby
Mae Questel (Betty Boop Girlį. Saxophone Solo
After You've Gone
do so, however, they must recog-Song- aise opportunity when they see it, and apparently this is a great deal more difficult for many players than the most involved end play.
In the hand shown below South could have insured his contract by one of the simplest of safety plays. Is failing to do so he laid himself open to the splendid defensive coup that followed.
South, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
WEST S.K 10
NORTH
S 7 6 5 3
I A 8.2 D KQ J 7 C:64
H K Q 10.4
D.9 6 5
EAST S.J. 4
HJ 9 6
D 10 3 2
C0983 CK 3 1852.
SOUTH
SAQ 98 2
H 7 53
DA & 4
The bidding:
South
West North
East
1 spade Pass 2 dids
Pass Pass
2 no trp. Pass 2 spades 4 spades (final bid) :
West opened the king of hearts, dummy played low, and when East signaled a "come-onTM with the nine, West led the heart four. The ace won and a trump was, led East, of course, played low, and zow the declarer made a serious
He
West finessed! error. with the king, cashed his queen of hearts, and then, after profound study of the situation, led the
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THE TALKING CANARY
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It is a Schoolmaster Roller and siz years of age.
It began to speak two years
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her life is faifilled in a gloriously happy ending.
The Dark Angel" was directed by Sidney Franklin for release through United Artists.
Prominent in the imposing sup- porting cast are Janet Beecher, John Halliday, Henrietta Cros-i maa, Frieda Inescort, Claude Al- lister, George Breakston, David Torrence, Cora Sue Collins and others.
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Jack London's immortal story of the Yukon gold rush; "Call 1 the Wild," has been
verted into a grand piece screen entertainment by the com- bined efforts of producer Darryl Zanuck, director William " Well- man, Gene Fowler and Leonard Praskins, who made the screer play, and last but by no means least in importance, Clark Gable, Loretta Young and Jack Oakie, who interpret its leading charac- Lers.
H
"Call of the Wild" offers Clark
Gable in a real he-man role, which stands out as the finest of his career. Loretta Young is beautiful as Claire Blake, and Jack Oakie is at his best as the wise-cracking Hoolihan.
The work of the entire support. ing cast, which includes Reginald Owen. Frank Conroy and
Katherine de Mille, is uniformly
excellent and the film introduces a new "wonder-dog" in Buck, the St. Bernard who plays London's mmortal dog hero, who is more wolf than dog and is torn between civilisation and the call of his wolf-mate
“SUZY" KING'S THEATRE
Karloff has the stellar role, while Wartime intrigue is the back-
sacrificing lovel Ta- the brilliant cast includes Ricardo ground, but the
Cortez, Edmund Gwenn, Margue- and courage of a woman is the rite Churchill, Warren Hull, Bar-theme of "Suzy,” with Jean Har- to MacLane and Henry O'Neill. low in the title role.
11 pan-Close Down." 6.05-11 p.m.-European Programme from ZEK. on a frequency of 60
kilocycles.
8.05. p.-Norman Allin (Bass),
De Groot and His Orchestra. Orchestra-
Till I Wake
The Temple Bells
Songs-
Finden).
Father O'Flynn (Graves)
Orchestra-
Old Spanish Song (Aubert)
Les Millions D'Arlequin (Drigo) Songs
A West Country Courting
(O'Reilly & Sanderson)
Off to Philadelphia (Temple and
Haynes)
Orchestra
The picture has as its central The picture was directed by theme the bringing back to life of George Fitzmaurice
from
the
a man who has been electrocuted novel by Herbert Gorman. Fran- for murder, but whose innocence chot Tone and Cary Grant appear of the crime is proved immediate-in support of Miss Harlow, who
cansed his death.
("Indian Love Lyrics" Woodfonely after his execution. The victim scores the triumph of her glamor of a band of racketeers, who havejous career as an American chorus framed him, the
man who
was girl who is stranded in London dead walks as in a dream among just as the war begins, Rocked in the Cradle of the Dep the living, but with an uncanny The
Euro- story reveals the (Willard and Knight)
instinct, seemingly surnatural]pean wartime spy system. The of ferreting out the men who had girl marries a young inventor who is shot under circumstances that The theme is hair-raising en-point to her guilt. Believing him ough in itself, but the strange oc-dead, she 'rums zway bo Paris, cuit methods by which the "dead" heart-brokes and alone. There, man proceeds to avenge himself as time passes, she meets an avia- are calculated to freeze the blood tor and they are married. and make the flesh quiver.
The bridegroom becomes While the picture is largely one volved with spies and the first of chills and thrills, it is relieved husband appears on the scene. by comedy elements and a fasci-He and the American girl realise nating romance. It was directed the depth of their love and at the by Michael Curtiz, who handled same time their helplessness, but the famous mystery pictures, "Dr destiny takes a hand to help them. X" and "The Wax Museum.” The
There is stark drama in thei story is by Ewart Adamson andjelimax, which restores these mar Joseph Fields and was adapted ried lovers to one another in a for the screen by Adamson, Peter scene of spectacular heroism. Milne, Robert Andrews and Lillie
“RHYTHM ON THE RANGE" - Hayward.
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Only for You (Strong) 8.35 pm-Old Pianoforte
Duds by Barruil Gibbons & John W. Grea
There's a Ring Around the Mooz Nymph Errant--Selection.
I Want a Fair and Square Man Ain't She the Dainty. 8.48 pm The Virtuoso Quartet.
String
Molly on the Shore (Grainger) Tambourin (Gossec)
Gavotte ("Mignon"-Thomas) Orientale (Glazounov)
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thirteenth bear He correctly ments from London figured that if East had the ace of 920 pm Twenty Five Years of diamonds it would always be good,Popular Song-1910/1535
by the Columbia Vocal Gem' nor was it likely that the ace of clubs could be "put to sleep" by
9.30 pmA Light Concert. discards on the diamond suit that Songs was only four cards long. If de! clarer held both aces, which was highly probable, there looked like only one chance to obtain another trick, and that depended on estab-Song- lishability of West's trump ten. For You Alone (Geekl) Admittedly, West was fortunate to
I Give my Heart (Leigh-Millocker
Hackeben) The Dubarry (Carter-Millocker.
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Adapted from a play by Guy musical "Rhythm on the Range" Crosby's employer.
¡which features Charles (Buddy)
Bolton, the screen play of "The provides a balanced programme Bull, girl and cowboy make Rogers in his return to the Ameri- Dark Angel" was prepared by Lil of song, comedy and romance un-their way across the continent by can screen.
Erik Rhodes and Eric Blore, lian Hellman, author of the smash matched by any recent screen of box car, on foot, and by car and
their comedy trailer, and on the way romance remembered for Broadway stage hit, "The Chil-fering..
parts in "The Gay Divorcee" and dren's Hour"...and Mordaunt Introducing Bob Barns in his blooms.
Shairp, who will be remembered first important movie role, "Rhy Meanwhile, Burns has been "Roberts," and who were, be seen Alfred Piccaver (Tenor)for his stage success, "The Green thm on the Range" casts Frances stormed by Martha Raye, come-/in the Astaire-Rogers magical
Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22-
(Sarasate)
And East with the spade jack Violin Salo which, as a ruff to the thirteenth heart, forced.declarer's trump ace and set up the ten, but he never theless deserved credit for his imagination.
Yehudi Menakin, Quartets-
Four Jolly Sazlorinen (Hood &
German) Three for Jack (Weatherly &
Squire).
Francis Bossell, Parry Jones,
South never should have given]. this opportunity to West He The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd. should have seen that he could
Lafford to lose a trump trick in ad-Song-
dition to two hearts and still make Alfred Piccaver (Ten)
Sicilienneet Rizandon (Francoe & Kreisler)-Yehudi Menuhin 10 pm-Big Ben from London.
Dance Music
Bring Your
Ptakes
line
of insane nonsense,
Bay Tree."
Framer opposite Bing Crosby and
The featured players with Ro who The story, which is set in a surrounds the trio with a score of dienne with a rubber face and a "Top Hat have major zoles, quiet corner of lovely rural Eng-jthe best talent in films.
makes her film debut in this pic-gers include Barbara Kent, who land, follows the lives of a WOMEN, A brief outline of the story are. Their romance, too, grows is making her return to the screen, Grace Bradley, George Kitty Vane, (Merle Oberon) and serves to indicate the general as the miles fall away. jtwo men,
Alan Trent (Fredric comedy leaning of the fast-mov-
Adding another touch of hum. Barbier, Dave Chasen, and Betty Grable. Edward Ladwig direct- March) and Gerald Shannon, ing musical romance. Crosby
F (Herbert Marshall). Since child and Burns are cowboys who take our to the plot are the exploits of
Warren Hymer, George E. Stone ed, under the supervision of Zion Baymead Newell and Harry Dearth hood, Kitty has adored Alan, and part in a Madison Square Garden
Gerald has adored Kitty. The War rodeo in New York, Crosby, with and James Burke, a trio of thaga Myers, who was associated in the
who trail Crosby and Miss Farm-supervision of "Robertà.” The Song of Songs (Moys)
wrenches there comes to Alan the bull and starts with the animal States, intent on Iddnapping the both men and in the his rodes winnings, buys a prize ez-and the ball through several
realization of his love for Kitty, for his home ranch in Arizona girl and holding her for ransom. Home on leave, he tells her of his aboard a box car. Burns heads for
Sixteen machines competed for love, but their plans to marry are the same location aboard a pas
the Folkstone Aero Trophy över shattered by a sudden call cancell-senger train.
three circuits of a 13 miles course mg all leaves.
Frances Farmer, wealthy s0]
at Lympne, and an Aeronca, pilot- all was well. If he didn't, Wents, two trump tricks never could be have guarded against a singleton When Alan is reported killed, ciety girl, flees a scheduled mar-
king in West's hand, as well as the Kitty's life is broken After the rings and stows away aboard Every branch of the entertained by Mr. R. Grubb, of "Hamble, taken away.
ettuation that actually developed. War, she becomes engaged to Crosby's box car, hoping to reach ment world contributed its quota with a time-allowance of In a sense, this would have been And in no event enld it have Gerald, but in the eleventh hour the ranch operated by her aunt, of youthful talent to RKO Radio's 57sec, was first with an aves
Fate steps in and the dream of Lucille Webster Gleason, who is musical "Old Man Rhythm," speed of 84% m.ph.. a two-way "safety play: it would cost a material trick
his contract. The proper play-on the trump lead from "dummy was the ace, not the queen! Next, & diamond should have been led to
Violia
Solo
PRINTING dummy and a second spade led up 11 pm-Close Down.
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THE NEWSPAPER METERPRISE LES
to the queen. If Host followed,
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