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Dvorak Quartet
12.15 p.m. Short Servies of Inter- cession.
"William Tell"-Selva opaca deserta
eraCavatina di Leila (Bizet),
9.39 Next week's programmes...
Rubiastem at the Piano. Nocturne a G. Minor, Op. 37, No. 1 (Chopin: Nocturne In C Minor, Op.
9.43
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Prague String Quartet Lew Ayres-Webster Booth (Tenor) with Örch. and Lionel Barrymore are excel HaD, Vienna-Potpourri (Dostal)
10.27 Songs by Peter Dawion lent.
Marek Weber and His Orchestra. (Bass-Barlione). ALHAMBRA:--Twelve Crowded Hours "Land Without Muste"-Medley (C. The Border Ballad (Cowen); Glory A reporter's crime Straus)Intro: Heaven in a Song of the Sea (Bandersen). The Miner's crusade is the theme of this new Sleepy: You must have Music: Simple Dream of Home (Godwin and Dry- Richard Dix picture. How Dixittle Melody: Heaven in a Bong-- den). succeeds in freeing a young man Webster Booth (Tenor) with The 10:37
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"MOMENTS OF CHARMTM Played by the Spitalny All-Girl Orchestra. "MADAME " BUTTERFLY
ALLEGED ARMED fadyen, at the Kowloon Court
ROBBERY
yesterday.
Defendants were alleged to have robbed Lai Wah, of No. 5, Jordan Charged on two counts of armed Road, of jewellery on February 8, robbery, An dhia, 27, and Fans and on March 6, they are alleged Bum, 28, were remanded for 48 to have robbed Leung Ho of 20 hours in Police custody when they and Chan Kwel of jewellery, at appeared before Mr. Q. A. A. MacNathan Road.
(EKO).
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Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards.
Villanelle (Dell'Acqua - Winterbot- tom): Marche Militaire (Schubert-
victimised is the essence of the L00 Local Time Signal and Weather plot. Dix is supported by Lucille Report. Bail, John Arledge, Cy Kendall
103 Carroli Gibbons. (Plano), and Godfrey). and Dorothy Lee, who has not His Boy Friends.. 'been seen since she retired 'from
playing with Wheeler and Wool- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Kerro;
Crot To Admit (from Hi Did-Caminand. You've die Diddle'), Double Or Nothing-
Bez STAR: — Stolen Lite
of
10.43 Tidworth Tattoo-1934. Massed Banda
the Southern
Close down.
11.00 (Paramount).Film Selection; Mr. Dodd Takes The Selection Can't We Talk (Washington and Young): You're Gone (Kahna and
Elizabeth Bergner, the great, in kin
Air-Film another fine
characterisation It Over
Now
That
With Michael Redgrave. MAJESTIC-Confessions of a Naxl Florito). Hitting A New High-Film
Spy (Warner Bros.), The dis-Belection.
Bleepytime Down South COMING EVENTS
covery and capture of Nazi spies (Rene and Muse); Life Is Just A Bowl in America related in a semi-of Cherries (Brown and Henderson). documentary style. Authentic 1.30 realistle and well acted. This is ther Forecast and Announcements.
Beuter and Bugby Fress, Wes-
Hollywood's frat frankly pro- paganda flm, and is well worth seeing
ARGUMENT LED
TO ASSAULT ON WOMAN
An argument between a married woman and an electrician at No.'
1.45 Haydn-Symphony No. 86 in D Major.
London Symphony Orchestra Com ducted by Bruno Walter.
2.15 Close down, -
6.00 Dance Music.
Fox-Trot - Internationalle
DCT.
6-Tides: High 122- a.m. and 4.35 p.z Low 9.39 1.m., and 8.55 pm.
Sunrise: 6.17 a.m; Sunset 667 pam. Kowloon Cricket Club, Artqual
Club
Meating. 8 p..
Examination
Lusitano.
Wardens,
Max Malini at the HK Hotel, 9.30.
HK Reel Club Practice, 4.45 pm. ARP. Lectures-In English, Club Everything is Rhythm'); Slow Fux Lusitano, 5.30 p.m.; St. John Ambu- Trot--Black Minnie's Got The Blues ance Headquartera, 3.30 p.m.; St. An Aim Everything is Rhythm) Harry drew's Hall, 6 pm.; Diocesan Girls' Roy and His Orchestra.
One-Step - Junior School, 6 pm; for Scouts, in La Marquise Ah! Quick- 1.151.
Chater Room St.
St. Andrew's,
ver's, 5.30 62, Portland Street, on Wednesday, step Like Bananas Joe Loss and in Chinese, at Shaukiwan. Dispensary,
His Orchestra. Fox-Trots "She: 73
7.30 which led to an alleged assault on We're Tops On Saturday Night (from me the woman, Cheung Ol, by Yeung Soft lights and Kam, 38, the electrician, had a
Laisse-Mol TAimer;
TO
p.m.
ad, 7.30 p.m.; house boys, at
p.m.
Chinese Chamber of Com- merce, 7
Y.M.CA, Bonham 7 for how Sweet Road. 7.30 · Ambrose and His Orchestra.
St. Andrew's Hall, 2.45 pm; Queen's court sequel yesterday when both stars In
King
College 7.30 p.m.; Indian RC. 10 Steps Out Eyes ( The
Take My Heart-Maurice College parties appeared before Mr. Q. A. Winnick and His Orchestra. Tangos Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Kak Hang Tsun Road, Kowloon, 7.30 A. Macfadyen," at the Kowloon
Beule Court.
Marlo Nein and His Argentine Orch: Chinese Commercial Class, Kow- Fax-Trots The Seat Singers: Boris school. 448 Prince Edward Road, 7.39 loon City, 730 BIO, Chung Song Yeung, who WAS accused of On The Bass-Harry Roy and Ela Orpm." having hit the woman
Waltzes Neapolitan Nights: chestra. over the
Lady Northcote presents Prizes" to Midnight Waltz-Gino Bordin and Busy Bees Wrkg. Party, Hongkong head with a pair of electrician's His Hawaiians. acissors, was fined $10, in default
YMCA. "Keep Fit Class. 10.30 Mrd. Swimming. 6 p.m.; Bad-
Hotel.
6.15 London Relay-New Supple
8.
RBC. Recording
"Who's
a month with hard labour., Bind-ment ing the defendant over in a sum 6.55 Closing Local Stock Quota minton, 8:30 p.zn. of $10 to keep the peace for one lions. year, the Magistrate told him, he 6.57 was taking a serious view of the Hooper? case. The complainant was 'pre- sent in Court, her bead swathed in bandages.
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Book by Fred Thompson and Lyrics Talbot and Ivor Novello. Adapted for by Clifford Grey. Music by Howard
the microphone by Henrik Ege. Pro- duction by George Barker.
7.56 Orchestral Interlude: The Clock And The Dresden China.
Figures (Ketalbey)-Perdy Kaufman and His Orchestra.
8,00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
(Plano).
Inst. of Engineers and Shipbuilders, HR:
Lecture by Major R. D. Wal- ker, M.G. on "Blasting." 6 pm,
Meeting of United Hockey Clubs at St. Andrew's Church, Hall, 7 pm. Drive, HK. Hotel 3p.m.
Busy Bees Bridge and Mahjongg
First Aid, Amillated Unit Volunteer Corps, Cathedral Hall, 6.30 pm.
ELK.
Badminton Assn. Mtg.. 5,30
Toc in Chater Room, St. An- drew's, 8.45 pm.
Christian Fellowship, Helena May. 10.30 am.
7-Tides: High 2.38 am, and 5.50 p. Low 10.35 am and 8.30 p.m.
Sunrise: 6.13 am Sunset 6.07 p.m. H K League Football Besson opens. Eighth
Extra Race Meeting at Happy Valley-First Day.
DUMPING MUD INTO HARBOUR Convicted of having, without the written permission of the Harbour
8.03 Handel-Water Musk Bulte. Master, deposited a quantity of Six Hamilton Harty' conducting the dredged mud into the Harbour at London Philharmonic Orch Channel Rock, on Wednesday, Stu 8.20 Stadio-Recital by Prue Lewis Kwong, master of a Class It boat, (Violin) and J. R. M. Smith, A.E.C.O. Br. G. 8. Upsdell "at Home" to
Central British Assn No. 2791V, was fined $15, in default
1. Toccata in A (Purcell)-J. R. MI BEOCA Social Evening, Penin. 15 days with hard labour. by smith at the Piano. 3. (a) Adagio Hotel Commander 0. F. Hole, at the nad Corrente (Eccles); (b) Two Horn-
H.K. Chinese Amateur A Federa. Marine Court yesterday.
pipes (Navenscroft); (1)
Aquatic Championships, A Chine Pavilion, 7.30 pm Cross: (1) Royal Volunteer - Police-Bergeant May, prosecuting, Lewis (Violin) with J. EL. M. Smith st
Y.M.C.A. W. 8.) Badminton. 20 3. Three told the Court that defendant was the Flano.
Pieces
by
Chinese AA. Federation Annual Prederic Dellus (1) Prelude Scher engaged in the work of carrying ands (1) Valse Lente: (Ul) Prelude Track and Field Meeting, Caroline mud from Causeway Bay to the Allegro J, R. 就 Smith
thel Kun Tong Reclamation at Kow- Plano. 4. (a) Two Poems (John. Me-
Chinese VA.A Federation toon Bay. Instead, he dumped the one Shore: (b) English Dance (Ben-Pavilon.30 pm.
Ewen); (1) Breath O' June: (1) The Aquatic Championships, 8. China mud overboard into the Harbour jamin Dale)-Prue
Lewis (Violin)
Golf Match: Happy, Valley Golfers before reaching the Reclamation.
v. Kowloon 0.0. with J. R. M. Smith at the Plana.
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Y.M.C.A. Discussion Group, 9 p.m. Speaker: Rev. J. L. Wilson on "The Development of Thought in the Bible,
9-Crown Land Bale (P.WD.), 3 p.m. YMCA. Bindaging Class, etc., 1030
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Whist Drive, 1.30 pm: 16-Double Tenth Anniversary.
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YMCA, Bridge Class 10. a.m.; Mod Swimming 8 p.m.; Badminton 8.30
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M.C.L. Peat Children's Club, Sale of Work at Peak Club, 3.30 p.m.
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12-YMCA Mahjongg 10 ml; AD.C. Rehearsal 8.20 p.m.
13-A wired Fit Class 10.30
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1.2. Methodist Ladies Society, Mahjongg Party, Boldlers and Boldiers Home, 3
REOCA
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Annual
Dinner,
YMCA. Badminton 10 am. Maraan Hongkong China, Ltd. Annual Meeting, 10 sm
18.....
Estate
Helen Grey due...
Shoot, 1.15 p.m.
20-8t. Andrew's Hall, Christ Church Concert, 8.45 pm.
21-Ninth Happy Valley
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Hotel
Race Meeting at Peninsula
22-Colony Championship
24 Claims against Estate of the Rev. John Kers dié.
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EDW. G. ROBINSON
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