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THE NEW MINISTRY
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GORDON ROLL IS A PRIVATE
Regiment, pay. 2s, a day,
He was reported to have sold 15 of his horses for £4.500 to a Surrey book-maker an hour or two before. he enlisted at Guildford.
Private Roll a month ago placed his racing losses at 230,000 in ave months.
The Government attach great importance to the new Ministry of
Mr. Gordon Roll, 26-years-race- Economic Warfare. That name borse owner and heir to £485,000, was carefully chosen. The title, is now Private Roll, of the Queen's "Ministry of Blockade," given to a similar department in the last was turned down at once. The new Ministry is going to be something more than that.
the Here again
Government have profited from past war ex perience by taking time by the forelock, The Ministry of Blockade was not set up until February 1916. "Mr. R. Hibbert Cross, the new Minister of "E W.," has had good training for the job as a merchant banker. He has been regarded for some time as one of the up-and- His last recorded gamble was at coming of the younger men he the casino in Le Touquet, when is 43) of the Conservative Party. be won 2200,-
He is a man of ideas, direct, and
To a reporter, he then confided: "I have been a mug, but I have enjoyed every minute of it'"
It was Mr. Roll's plan, before the war, to make more money an actor in Hollywood.
as
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GENERAL
Radio Programmes
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On Wavelengths of 355
metres (845 kg's): 31.49
metres (9.52 megacycles).
FOURTH TALK OF THE SERIES "SOME GREAT POETS”
"La Boheme” Acts 3 and 4 12.15 p.m.
Short Service of Inter cession.
12.30 Selections from Ivor Novello's
Shows.
"Glamorous Night" - Selection Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra. "The Dancing Years" — Selection-Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra. "The Miracle of Nichaow-Selection-Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra.
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wes- ther Repor
8.10 Studio"Some Great Poets"-- 4: Wordsworth
A talk by Father Ryan, 8, J. 9.35 A Programme of Old English Music.
Plano Sonata in C Minor, Op.l. No. 3 (John Field; 1783-1837)—Frank Mer- rick (Plano). The Lass With The Delicate Air (Michael Ame). My Lovely Celia (Monro, arr. Lane Wa- son)-Nan Maryska (Soprano) with Pano accompaniment by Ivor New-
too
8.35 Light Orchestral.
Schwands (The Bagpipe Player Weinberger)--Sir Hamilton Harty con- ducting the London Symphony Or chestra with Harold Dawber at the
organ
COMING EVENTS
NOV.
"
10–Tides: High 847 mm. and "231 pm. Low 2.35 a.m. and 2.03 p.m.
Sunrise: 6.3s aun. Sunset: 5.42 pan. Street Sale of Poppies. Claims against estate of Exila Sophis Gertrude Tidswell due.
Northumberland and Durham Assn.
of HK., Annual Mig. 8.C.M.P. K13 p.it.
Ladies Working Party (BW.0.2), Govt. House, -1 pm
Sale of Work by Blind Girls' Home and Salvation Army Home, Phillips House, Mody Road. 10 am-6 p.m.
St. John's Cathedral, Wedding: de la Mare-Rickwood, 3.30 p.m.
YMCA.: "Keep Cliss, 10.30 am: Badminton and Mad. Swim- ming.
Sino-Britan Cultural Assn. Mtg 5.30
Speaker: Prof. Hs Te-shan p.m. "Chinese Women's Costumes During the Last Three Hundred Years."
Gala Premiere of "Nurse Edith Cavell" at Queen's' and Alhambra 903 Studio-Comments on Recent Theatres, 9.30 p.m. Events.
9.15 London Relay-The News, 9.30 Schumann- Fantasia. In
Major, Op. 17.
Wilhelm Backhaus. (Piano),
Cheero Club, Darts. Ping-Ping, Bil- Hards
Methodist L.C.A. Mahjongg Party at
and S. Home. 3 p. FK Reel Club Practice, Helena May Inst., 445 pm.
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10.00 Wieniawill-Legende." Op. 17. Yehudi Menuhin (Violin) and Or 1.03 Mozart-Concerto in F Majorchestre Des Concerts Colonne conduct- Arther Schnabel (Piano) and the jed by Georges Enesco. London Symphony Orchestra cond, by 10,10 Pacrini's "La Boheme Acts Dr. Malcolm Sargent.
III and IV.
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Sung by Artists and Full Chorus of La Scals, Milan,,with Orchestra.
Christian Fellowship, Helena May Inst. 10.30 8.0
Too E. Chater Room, St. Andrews' 6.45 pm
11-Tides: High 9.45 a.m. and 9.05 p.m. Low 3.10 am, and 2.55 p.m.
Sunrise: 6.32 am.: Sunset: 549 p.m. Armistice Day; Bank Holiday.
11.00 London Relay-"In England Bing of Wreath at Cenotaph by
Now."..
A Talk
11.15 Close down.
1.30 Reuter and Bugby Press, Wea- ther Forecast and Announcements,
1.45 BBC. Dance Orchestra. Slow Poxtrot The Morning After (Film "Hands Acress the Sea"); Fox- trot-Sugar Plum (Film "Thanks & Million"). Waltz-In myHeart of Hearts (Film Music Hath Charms"); Foxtrot Big Bhip (Film "Music Hath Charms")
Foxtrots Radio Times; The Phantom of a Song. Comedy Waltz-A Feather in Her Tyrolean Hat; Comedy Waltz-The Travelling Salestaan. Paso-Doble--Le Touquet; Foxtrot "The Merry-go-round Broke Calls
Down
2.15 Close Down.
SHORT WAVE
"DAVENTRY
Wavelength 17.79b.c. (16.36m.) 9.51m.e: (31.55m.) 21.47m.o. (31,97m) 15.18m (19.79m)
G.S.G
G.S.B. G.S.H.
6.00 A Dance. Programme.
G.S.O.
Quick-step-I'm Just Wild About
NEWS IN ENGLISH
Harry; Talk to Me-Harry Roy's Tiger
Raggamuffins, Waltzes The Umbrel-Transmission I-News Sum-
la Man (1m These Foolish Things'); MOBIY
Ferdinand the Bull (alm Ferdinand -Full Bulletin
the Bull')-Jack Hylton and His Or-Trans, II & III-News Sun- chestra. Fox-Trots-I Used to be
Colour Blind (alm Carefree"); Let
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Hawaiian Serenaders. Fox-Trots-Ten Little Miles from Town; Home at Sundown The Organ, The Dance Transmission: V--News Sum- Band and Me Tangos-Pro: Nada Mas
Francisco - Orquesta Tipica Canaro. Fox-Trots-Between a Kiss and a Sigh; Angels with Dirty Faces- Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra. Rumbas-Siboney: Triguenita Alfre do Brite and His Orchestra. Tangos -My Dream Tango; By The Black Ben-George Boulanger and His Or chestra. Pox-Trots-Plastered in Paris; I'm Away up High-The Band Wag- goners. Waitz-Charmaine-Josephine Bradley and Her Ballroom Orchestra. 7.00 Closing local Stock Quotations." 1.02 Negro Spirituals.
Little Wheel A-Turnin' In My Heart (arr. Edna Thomas); Keep A-Inchin' Along (arr. Edna Thomas); Were You Edna Thomas)-Edna Dere? (arr. Thomas (Soprano) with Piano. Negro Spiritual. Medley: Intro: I'm a roll- ing and Sing-a-ho; Hall de Crown; Joshua At de Battle ob Jericho: I got Robe; Oh Lord I Done De Gospel Train; Black Sheep: Heav'n Belts are Ringi I Hear de Trumpet Bound; Swing Low; Walk Together, Children. --Paul Robeson (Bass) and Jack Hyl- ton and his Orchestra,
7.17 The Regimental Band of His Majesty's Coldstream Guards,
Marches-Under the Double Eagle (J, Wagner). Hands Across the Sea
4.00 0.
6.00 p.m.
6.43 p. 7.30 pm
9.15 pun
12.00 mid-
night
7.30 s.m. 8.30 6.11.
SHORT TALKS FROM B.B.C.
•
(All Hongkong Time) MondaysBackground
to the New%
11.00 p.. Tuesdays - Background
to the News
8.15...
In England Now
... 11.00 L Cards on the Table 8.00 p.m. Wednesdays In Eng.
land Now
8.45 am. Cards on the Table 8:15 am. Matters of Moment 11.00 p.m. Thursdays-Matters of
Moment
8.45 3.1. Background to the Newa
11.00 pm. Fridays
In England Now Saturdays In England
Now
11.00, p.
6.45 a.mi
3.30 p.m.
London Log Sundays-London Leg
11.15 p.m. 6.45 &..
London Log
(Sousa). Selections-Trial by Jury FIRING PRACTICE
(Sullivan); "The Sorcerer" (Sullivan). Marches-Milanollo arr, by Macken- zle-Rogan: Royal Air Force March Past (Walford Davies).
7.38 A Light Orchestral Concert "with Peter Dawson (Baritone).
Light gun unt-aircraft practice will be carried out between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. today.
Firing Area B will be affected.
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Legion, 11 a.m..
R.EO.CA. Gala Dance, Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.
B.FF.D.C. Bazaar.
South China Athletic Meet
H.E. the Governor visits H.K.V.D.C. Camp.
St. John's Cathedral, "Short Re- quiem" by HK, Singers, 10.45 am- 11.15 m
12-Remembrance Sunday.
St. John's Cathedral: Service of Re- membrance, 10.40 a.m.
St. Andrew's Church: Remembrance Bunday, Collections in aid of Earl Haig's Fund: Christening. 3.30 p.m.
Charity Football Match, Club
Softball
Ground League.
YMCA Discussion Group, 8 p.m. Macao Races Масло
Jasper Clarke Cup Golf.
South China Athletic Meet. 13-St Patrick's Society, Annual Mtg HK Hotel, 6.30 p.m.
Y.M.CA: War Werk, 9.30 0.121. ADC. Rehearsal, 8 pm.
H.K. University. Lecture by Mr. E. P. Buttress, B.Sc. "The Economical Distribution of Materials in Bridge Design." 8,30 p.m.
Exhibition of Paintings by K. K Lim, St. John's Cathedral Hall, 9 am. -5 p.m.
14-Mr. K. E. Lim's Art Exhibition,
Cathedar! Hail. 9 a.m.
Wedding: Lock-Robinson.
T.M.C.A.:
Bridge Class, 13 a.m.;
Badminton, 6 p.
15-Old Mariburiats Day.
14
Philippines Day, Luncheon at PIL- pine Club, 1 pm.
H.KR.A. Shoot-1.45 pm.
Claims agatust estate of Marjorie Hasketh Hughes and W, Sporleder due.
Weekly Dancing Classes start at Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.
YMCA. Badminton (all day). 16Wedding: Ismail-Suffiad (LRC). Theosophical Society: Speaker-Rev.
K. L. Reichelt. Dr
DD. "A Pilgrimage to
&
Holy
Holy Mountain.
Vagabonds Rotary Mtg., 7.30 p.m. St. Andrew's Club Whist Drive. YM.C.A.: Games Morning, 10 am.; A.D.C. Rehearsal, 8.30. p.m.
17Criminal Sessions at Supreme Court. 9.30 a.m.
Crown Land Sale (D.O. South), 11 B.M.
YM.C.A.: Badminton, 8 pm. 18-H.K. Jockey Club's 11th Extra Race Meeting.
R.E.W.O. and Berats. Mess, Whist Drive and Dance. 830 p.m.
YM.CA: Badminton, 10 am. 18-Golf Bt. Andrew's vs. St. George.
CR.P. Open Mized Doubles Tennis Tourney Semi-finals.
St. Teresa's Church Wedding: Alves-de Gardner,
Gavotte The Way To the Heart (Paul Lincke)-Willy Steiner and his Orchestra. The Lute Player (Alitzeń) -Peter Dawson (Baritone) with Or- chestra. Kiss Serenade (de Michell)-~- Frederic Hippmann and His Orch. Mr. F. Buttress, B.Sc., (Eng.), The Floral Dance (Moss)-Peter Daw¬| A. M. Inst. C.E, will give a lecture Bon (Baritone)
Orchestra. to the HK. University Engineering with Johann Strauss Waltz Potpourri (arr Society on "The Economical Distri-Buchan Matthews due. Hohne)-Gloria Accordion Orchestra.
8.60 Local Time Signal, Weather bution of Materials in Bridge De- sign," in Room K' of the Hong- kong University on Monday, Nov.
Report and Announcements,
8.03 Next week's programmes.
8.87 Elsie Suddaby (Soprano) sing-13, at 8.30 p.m. All interested are ing Purcell's "Nymphs and Shepherds"! welcome.
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20--Crown Land Sale, P.W.D., 3 p.m. St. Andrew's Club, Badrsinion; Mother's Union and Fellowship Walet
22-HKRA. Rize Bhoot-1.45 p.m. Claims against estate of Charles
St. Joseph's Church: Wedding --- Brooks-Caudron.
23 Claims against estate of Yong Nee Cani due.
Theosophical Society: Speaker-Mr. John Russell "Occult Study."
St. Andrew's Club, Social Evening. 24-Claims against estate of Edward Osborne due
HK. Reel Club, Annual Dance, Pen- insula Hotel, 9 p.m.
Sino-British Cultural Assn. Mtz. Speaker: Dr. 3. A. C. Herklots "China's Contribution to English Car- dens,"
25-Governor's Cup Football. RE.O.C.A. Supper Dance, Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.
St. Andrew's Church: Day of Pray
er and Gifts.
St. John's Cathedral Pair, Volunteer
Hors
REWO, and serats Mess, Whist Drive and Dance, 8.30 pm.
28 HERA, Shoot-am. Oolf-Pirt Round of Club Cham- plonahip.
C.R.C. Open Mixed Doubles Tennis Tourney Pinais.
97-Girl Guides Annual General Mtg, Bandilands Hut, 10.30 a. m.
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H.K. Art Club Annual Exhibition. DARK
St. John's Hall, 10 am-7pm.
St. Andrew's Club, Badminton 28-HK. Art Club Annual - Exhibi- tion, St. John's Hall, 10 am-7 pm.
HK. Bingers Annual Concert in ald of St. Dunstan's, University Great Hall.
28-HERA Shoot-1.45 p.m. 30—8t. Andrew's Society Concert, HK Hotel
HE. Jockey Club, Half-Yearly Chen Mtg. of Voting Members, Club House, Happy Valley, 5.30 p.m.
tral Baish Aravciation Dance, Theosophical Bociety: Speaker-Miss Elly O'Noree Philosophy of Life of Andre Maurola".
St. Andrew's Club, Open Night.
“DARK RAPTURE”
A 20th Century-Fox Ficture
Adolphe Menjou, after 20 years
Fredric March will return to the
in films, is to make his stage screen in The American Way. debut in New York.
Joan Blondell
Gene Reynalds will be teamed lag wil bedeland Melvyn Dous- with Virginia Weldier in Looking time by Columbia in The Incredible after Sandy, with Lois Wilson as Mr. Williams. Their last aim was their mother.
Good Girls go to Paris.