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Fox-Tots Song Without Words (from Four Studies m Dance Music -Yan Philipsy: Thank You Mister Bach (from Pour Studies in Dance Music)-The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall Por-Trot- She's The Daughter the Old Grey Mare, Waltz-Three Green Bonnets-
Fox- Dan Donovan and His Music. Trots-Me and The Moon: On A Co conut Island-Victor Young and His Orchestra. Fox-Trois-Indian Love Call (film Rose Marie"); Rose Marie (from the film)-Roy Fox and His Or chestra. Tangos-Responso Malevo; Be-Fa-S-Juan De Dios Fillberto and
· Fox-Trots-Dixieland His Orchestra. 13.15 p.m. Short Service of later-Shuffle: Muskrat Ramble Bob Crosby and His Orchestra Waltz-Follow Your Heart-Ted Fo Rito and His Orchestra..
"CARDS ON THE TABLE" AND\ OTHER RELAYS
cession.
Schumann Trio
12.30 Vivian Ellis at the Plano.
Top Hat" Plano Medley (Irving Berlin; "On Your Toes" Pinto Med- ley,
12.43 Hawaiian Music.
1100 Close down.
SHORT WAVE
DAVENTRY
Wavelength
MASKIN
Slippery Fingers (Smeck); Fox-Trot -Serenade In The Night-The Kea loa Hawaiian Players with Vocal Chorus Beautiful Woman"(Kahale)- Wiliam Ewaliko with Hawaiian Gee Calla
G.B.G Club: Lilu E (Kaulia)--Lizzie Aloli- kea with Royal Hawalian Glee Club. G.S.B. G.S.H. Papalina Lahishi (Noble)-Ray Kin- nes (Vocal) with Dick McIntire's Harmony Hawaiians.
G.5.0.
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Deanna
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THE MOST FAMOUS, MOST INTRIGUING HISTORICAL MYSTERY !
An Unforgettable Drama, a Bloodwarming, Tempestuous Romance, Charged With Emotion, Breathless With Suspense!
The
The flaming romance that made ALEXANDER DUMAS the master story creator!
EDWARD SMALL presents
Alexander
THE MAN
IRON MASK
IN
THE
LOUIS
HAYWARD
staring
SE JOAN
BENNETT Refered thr
UNITED
with Warren Willion Joseph Schildkraut Alan Hale - Directed by JAMES WHATE Screenplay by GEORGE BRUCE
ARTISTS
TOMORROW AND THURSDAY
The Most Weirdly Fascinating Thrill of the Season!
RALPH BELLAMY ́ in'
A Colombia Pictura.
CHESTER MORRIS
"BLIND ALLEY".
17.7b.c. (18.86m.) 931m6 (71.45m.) 21.470.0. (31.97m.) 15.18.c. (19.79m)
1,00 Local Time, Signal and Wes-Transmission I-News Bums- ther Report.
1.03 Variety with The Mills Bro- Full Bulletin thers, Bobby Breen, Sandy Powell, Trans, II & III-News Sum- Penbroke Davenport and Harold Wil- Humas.
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Full Bulletin
Vocal-Rockin' Chair (Carmichael); Chinatown, My Chinatown (Jerome" Schwartz) Mills Brothers Quartet !),
Go.
do.
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Fuh Bulletin
with Guitar. Vocal Fisherman's Transmission V-News Sum Chantie ( Fisherman's Whart": Blue Italian Waters (film Fisherman's Wharf Bobby Breen with Organ accomp. Comedy Sketch-Sandy and Family At Blackpool (Powell)-Sandy Powell and Company. Plano-Sweet Devil-Film Selecticn-Penbroke Da venport, Vocal-The Vagabord King" Song of the Vagabond--Harold Wil- The Vagabond liams and Chorus. King-Only A Rose-Doris Vane and Harold Wüllam.s.
1.30 Renter and Rugby Press, Wea ther Forecast and Announcements,
1.43 Dance Musle.
Fox-Trots Cowboy; It's Got To Be Love (from "On Your Toes")--Roy Fox Tangos-Cara and His Orchestra. Marl; Monika-Barnabas Von Geczy. and His Orch. Fox-Trots Tap Your Tootsies Alm Jack of all Trades"): Celebratin (film Limelight') - The Krakajax. Fox-Trot There Won't Be Any Spring (film The Flying Tra- peze: Waltz-Marie Louise (film The Flying Trapeze')-Eddie Carroll and His Music. Fox-Trots-It Happened" Down In Dixieland: Papan 'Love Song --Teddy Foster and His Kings of Swing.
2.15 Close down.
6.00
Carroll Gibbons (Riano) and
His Orchestras.
4.00 pm
5.00 pm.
6.45 p.m.
7.30 p.m.
9.15 p.m.
12.00 mid-
night
7.30 am.
8.30 a..
SHORT TALKS
FROM B.B.C.
(All Hongkoar Time) Mondays --Background
to the News
11.00 pm Tuesdays -Background
8.15 a.m. to the News
11.00 p.m.
In England Now Cards on the Table 8.00 pm Wednesdays In Eng
6.45 J land Now Cards on the Table 8.15 am Matters of Moment 1100 p.m. Thursdays-Matters of
8.45 a.m.
Moment Background to the News
11.00 p.m.
11.00 pm.
Fridays In England
Now Saturdays-In England »
Now
London Log London Log Sundays-London Log
8.45 8.1. 3.30 p 11.15 pm. 6.45 J
Slow Fox-Trot-Roses In December "THE KID FROM
(film 'Life of the Party'); Fox-Trot- Put Me Behind Bars--Carroll Gibbons (Piano) and the Savoy Hotel Or- pheans. To Beat The Band--Selection --Carroll Gibbons (Piano) and His Boy Friends:
Waltzes-Where
KOKOMO"
Kia Laughter will win an easy Are decision over Old Man Gloom when
The Bongs We Sung ¡from 'Operette"): "The Kid from Kickomo," the Dearest Love (from 'Operette')-Car Warner Bros, prize ting comedy.. roll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Or featuring Pat O'Brien, Wayne Mor- pheans Thanks A Milion-Selection:
Coronado-Selection Carroll Gibris and Joan Blondell, opens to- bons (Plano and His Boy Friends. day at the King's Theatre. Fox-Trats A Foggy Day (film Dam-
sel in Distress'); Nice Work If You
"The new Warner Bros. comedy
Can Get It (alm (Damsel in Dis is just about the funniest motion tress")--Carroll Gibbons and the So-picture that has come along so voy Hotel Orpheans.
far this year and compares favourably with the best of any
6.28 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions..
6.30, Variety with Paul Robeson, year. Albert Sandler Trio, George Tzipine and Others
Most of the humour revolves Vocal-Roll Away, Clouds (Virginia about the strategem employed by -Waller and Tunbridge); Mammy Pat, as a night manager entirely (arr. Robeson)-Paul Robeson (Bass) without scruple, to get the promis- with Chorus and Orchestra. Instru...
Faery Song (from The Immortal ng looking country youth, played Hour-Boughton); Le Canar (Folla by Wayne, to consent to leave the kin)-Albert Sandler
Vocal farm and become a professional "The Sorcerer-Vocal Gems (Sullt baner. van)-Light Opera Company with Or- chestra Violin-Bird Songs at Even-
TTIO.
Heading the supporting cast is
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tide (Eric Costes); In My Heart the ever-dependable May Robson, Hungarian Melody (Misraki)-Georges Maxie Rosenbloom, in a charac- Tzipine with Grand Organ of the teristic role of a dumb "ptg": Jane Gaumont Palace, Parts, Orch.----The
Wyman, as Wayne's girl friend: Midnight Waltz (Amodio)--London
Fields, 23 Miss and Stanley Novelty Orchestra,
A
7.00 London Relay The Hammer Robson's gentleman friend. of God" by G. K. Chesterton...
Father Brown thriller with Richard Gouldan as Father Brown. 7.30 London Relay-The News. 8.00
Local Time Signal, Weather' Report and Announcements.
TWO BOX-OFFICE CHAMPIONS DUE
IN HONGKONG
COMING EVENTS
DEC.
K
19-Tides: High 1.07 am, and 446 pun. Low 9.09 am, and 10.08 p.38.
Sunrise: 6.57 sim; Sunset: 5.43 p.m. Memorial Service at St. John's Ca- thedral, 11-11.30 0.
Urban Council Meeting. 418 pui
Claims against estate of Caston thesmutter due.
HK. Horticultural Society, Annual Mtg, Jardine, Matheson's Board Room,
5.15 p.:
YMCA. Bridge class, 10 am Middlesex Regt Inter-Company. (Novices) Boxing Meet, 7.30 pm.
H.K. Rotary Club, Tifin Mtg., 1 p.m. Speaker: Dr. G. A. O. Herklots Moun tain and Forest Scenes in Central Africa."
Anti-Aircraft Practice by 3rd Bat tery. H.K.V.D.C. at Aberdeen Island. 11 a.m.
Cheero Club, Willst Drive, 8.45 p.m. Fellowship of Youth. Christrass Party. St. Andrew's Hall, 845 p.m.,
Kowloon Chess Club, Peninsula Ho- tel. 5.30 p.m.
Soldiers Guild of St. George, Scan- daj Point Hall, 7.30 p.m.
St. Andrew's Church Council Mtg.. 6.30 p.m.
.
St. Andrew's Mothers' Union Mtg. 3 p.m.
20-Tider: High 211 am, and 5.15 རྩལ་ pm. Low. 9.57 am and 11.46 p.m.
Sunrise: 6.57 a.m.; Sunset: 543 p.m. p.tt. HKRA. Rife Shoot, 1.45 Peak School Prize Day, 3.15 pm. Second and Third Rounds of Ladies Tennis Championships due to be cam- pleted
YMCA. Pantomime, 5 p.m.
Middlesex Regt. Inter-Company (Novices) Baxing Meet, 7.30 p.m.
Sallors' Home and Seamen's inst tute:
Invitation Christmas Gala Dance, 8.30 p.m.
Christmas Concert, St. Andrew's, 8.30 pin,
Lawn Bowls: ELE's Team vs Taikoo Club, Govt. House, 3.15 p.m.
Cheero Club, Dance. 8.30 p.m.
E
Kowloon Union Church, Women's Quid, 10 am.
S and S Home, House Committee Mtg., 5.30 p.m.
Cathedral Women's Working Party, Cathedral Hall, 10 am.
St. Andrew's Hall: Exhibition by Erne Freedlander, 9 a.m.-é p.m.
21-Launching at Kowloon. Docks,
5 pm.
St. Andrew's Club Carnival Dance, 9 p..
YM.C.A. Pantomime. 9 p.m.
Schools'. Physical Training Competi- tion. K.F.C., 9 a.m.
FM.CA Games morning, 10 am, Kowloon Tong Garden City Assn. Draw for debentures, 8 p.m.
and S. Home: Mas Party. 7.30 p.m.
5.
Servicemen's
Cheero Club: Contract Bridge Les sona. É pm,
HK. Y's Men's Club Tifin Mtg., 1 p.m.-Speaker: Mr. 2. C. Leung on
Recent Developments in China."
22-Sino-British Cultural Assu. Mtg. Speaker: Mr. J. E Witham "China's Tea Trade."
China Light and Power Co., Ltd., Annual Mtg., 12 noon.
Claims against Enemy firms (Vincet Singer and Wilhelm Maler and Co.) Schools Physical Training Competf- tion, HEF.C., 9 am: Final at 11.30
Cheers Club Christmas Dinner, 730 Children's Fancy Dress Party, Pen- insula Hotel 4 p.m.-6.30 p.m.
*ord
HK. University Congregation, Great Hall, 5.30 p.m.
St. Andrew's Wolf Cubs' Christmas Party.. 5 p.m.
23-YMCA Pantomime, 3 p.m. HE and Lady Northcote leave for Fanling Lodge,
24-Christmas Eve.
St. Andrew's Church:
vice, 6.15 p.m.
HK. University,
Concert, Great Hall, 9 p.m.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1939. —PAGE
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Carol Ser-
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DAILY AT 2.30
5.20
25-Christmas Day,
St. Andrew's Church: Festival Ser vice, 11 a.m13.
7.20
9:20
International Soccer.
26-Boxing Day.
"Fancy Dress"
Dance.
R.E.O.C.A.
Peninsule Hotel
Faaling Hunt and Race Club Meet- ing at Xwanti.
YMCA Pantomime, 3 p.m. and 9
pm.
HK.C.S.C.C.-Prize Giving & Call-
29-China Light & Power Rearea- Hon Club Dance, 9 pm.
dren's Sports, 4 p.m.
Diocesan Boys' School, Dance, 8.30 pm.
Charity
30-Claims against estate of Leung Chan Tak Yan due.
31-New Year's Eve.
Rizal Day: Luncheon at Filipino Club, 1 p.m.
St. Andrew's Church: Old Year's Day Bervices,
Football Shield, First Round. YM.CA. Pantomime, 9 pm. Theosophical Society: Speaker-Mr. Percy Chen "The Rebirth of Nations."
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"BLIND ALLEY”
AT MAJESTIC
TOMORROW
Mingling rapid-fire melodrama-
Cinema-fans will be interestedtic action with a
searching psy-
8.03 A Spanish Programme with Conchita Supervia (Mezzo-Soprano).
Narrative of the Toreador (Turina) -Gordon String Quartet, Granada
Ecreened at the (Albentz): Danza 6 (Granados)--Com- to know that of eight box-office | chological study, Columbla's "Bund chita Supervia (Mezzo-Soprano) with Champions in the United States Alley," will be Plano accompaniment Cordoba (A-during September, two were the Majestic Theatre tomorrow. It is one of the most outstanding screen beniz) Arthur Rubinstein (Piano). M. G. M. productions "The Wizard
hits. Puerta De Tierra-Botero (Albeniz) of Oz" and "The Women." Orquesta Sevilla,
8,30 Schumann-Trio In D Minor, Op. 63,
Cortot, Thibaud and Casale.
The dramatic intensity of the A feature of the picture "The Women" is that the cast does not new film is due,"in part to its include a single male performer. sensational story of contemporary 9.02 A Song by Elizabeth Schumann The cast of women includes Norma life; in part to its "skiiful and Shearer, Rosalind Russell, Joan understanding treatment of a dim- cult theme; in part to the techni- cal perfection of its cast, writers and director.
(Soprano).
In Chamber Separee (Der Opern- Crawford, Paulette Goddard and
other female screen stars, ball-Heuberger)..
9.05 Studio Comments on Recent Events.
Both these productions are due to be screened in Hongkong.in 9.15 London Relay-News Summary February. 9.30 London Belay-"Cards 'on the Table."
9.45 B.B.C. Recording-Postman's Knock."
Hyman Diamond," -35, of
Musical Comedy written by Claude' Pakenham-road. Edgbaston, who Hulbert, Paul England and John
Band
One of the most Important roles that eyer has fallen to that cap- able actor, Ralph Bellamy, is given to him in "Blind Alley." As the professor of psychology, he creates a richly shaded portrait.
Chester Morris, in the exacting Watt; with music by Harry 8, Fepper, was alleged to have boasted in a role of the gangster, is another de- played by Bydney Baynes and his club, of having been in action on serving plentiful plaudits. The Cast: Claude Hulbert, Regi- the Maginot Line, was fined a total part calls for a highly volatile rald Purdell. Percy Parsons. Anona of £50, with £14 185.8d costs, at brand of emotionalism, yet. Morris Wirm, Harry Longhurst, Cyril Smith, Birmingham, He was charged with never lets the character run away Philip Wade. C. Dehler Warren. Jane
offences under the Defence Reguls-from him. He is vivid and colour- -Car
tuk tions
10.40 Dance Musle.
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Bob uncovers the undercover men
of the Rangel
TO-DAY
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TO-MORROW.
BOB ALLEN LAW of the RANGER
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STAR
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"Godfrey
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PATRICK - DIXON
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