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On Wavelengths of 335
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A CHRISTMAS PARTY GAME FROM THE STUDIO
"Don Giovanni” Act 1 12.15 p.. Short Service of Inter- cession.
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12.30 Evie Hays (Vocal) and Jack Harris and His Orchestra.
8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements
-8.03 Military Band Music.
COMING EVENTS
DEC.
20 Tides: High 211; 'a.m, and 5.15 p. Low 9.57 am, and 11.46 p.m.
Sunrise: 6.58 a.m.; Sunset:' 5.42 pm. HKRA Ride Shoot, 1.45 p.3L Penk School Prize Day, 5.15 pm Second and Third Rounds of Ladies. Tennis Championships due to be com La Tarantelle De Belphegor (Roch plated CA Fantomime, 3 p.m.
Middlesex Regh Inter-Company (Novices) Boxing Meek, 7.30 p.m.
Sailors Home and Seamen's Insti tute:" Invitation Christmas Dance, 8.30 p.m.
Albert)-The BBC. Military
1
Band
cand. by B. Walton O'donnell, Sousa Marches On (Medley of Sousa MRT- ches) Regimental Band of EM. Grenadier Guarda
1.13 Studio-A Christmas Party Game.
8.45 Marck Weber and His Orches tra, with Nelson Eddy (Baritone) and Nan Maryska (Soprano), L
Viennese Memories of Lebar (arr. Henry Hall)-Marek Weber and His Orchestra. You Are Free (Operetta Apple Blossoms"), When I Grow Too Old To Dream flm The Night is Fox-Trots-Have You Ever Been In Young) Nelson Eddy (Baritone) (im- (fillm *Kanhattan Music With Orchestra. The Hermit Box'); Mama, 1 Wanna Make Rhythmpression from the picture by Arnold Bocklin Clemens Schmalstich) - (film Manhattan Music Box")-Jack Harris and His Orchestra. Fox-Trots Marek Weber and His Orchestra. -There's A Ranch In The Rockies; Don't Be Cross (Zeller): Nightingale (Zeller)-Nan Maryska (So- Heaven Can Wait-Jack Harris and Song
Heaven
His Orchestra. My Heart and I filmprano with Orchestra. Potpourri of Anything Goes); If You love Me Waltzes (Robrecht)-Marek Weber &
His Orchestra.. (Ray Noble)-Evie Hayes (Contralto)
9.05 · Studio--Comments on Recent Slow Fox-Trot—I with Orchestra. Miss You In The Morning: Fox-Trot Events. -Park Parade (film Black and Blue')
JACK Harris and His Orchestra.
Waltz-One Day When We Were
Young-Jack Harris and His Orches
tra.
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea ther Report
1.03 Primo Seala'a Accordeon Band with Wilfrid Thomas and Others.
9.13 London Relay-News Summary. 9.20 Selected Plano Solos. Study In C Sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 4 (Choplay: Study in G Flat Ma Jor, Op. 16, No. 3 (Chopin); Mazurka in C Sharp Minor, Op. 50. No. 3 (Chopin)-Vladimir Horowitz (Piano). Scences From Childhood (Schumann) -Yves Nat (Piano),
9.40
Mozart's "Don Glovanni" Act |
11.00 Close down.
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Christmas
Concert, St.
8.30 pm
Court
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1939. - PAGE
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Gala
Andrew's,
Lawn Bowls: HE's Team va Talkoo Club. Govt. House, 3.15 p.II.
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Cheero Club, Dance, 8.30 pm Kowloon Union Church, Women's Guild, 10 am.
S and S, Home, House Committee Mig. 6.30 p.m.
Cathedral Women's Working Party. Cathedral Hall, 10 am
St. Andrew's Hall: Exhibition by Erne Freediander, 9 m pin.
Christ Church: Nativity Play Re hearsal, 8.30 p.m.
Kowloon Union Church: Congrega- tional Christmas Party, 8.30 p.m.
21-Tides: High 342 am and 5.38 p.m. Low 10.45 .#.
Sunrise: 658 am.; Sunset: 543 p.m. Launching at Kowloon Docks,
6 p.m.
St. Andrew's Club Carnival Dance, 9 p..
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Y.M.C.A. Pantomime, § p.m.
Schools Physical Training Competi-
K.F.C. 9 a.m. tion,
YMCA Games morning 10 8.11 Kowloon Tong Garden City Assı, Draw for debentures 6 p.m.
S. and S. Home: XMas Party. 7.30 p.m.
Servicemen's
Cheero Club: Contract Bridge Les- sonia. 3 p.m.
HK Y's Men's Club Tiffin Mtg 1 p.m.-Speaker: Mr. S. C. Leung on "Recent Developments in China.
Theosophical Society: Speaker-Mr. Pa-Percy Chen The Rebirth of Nations." and MBdmay
SHORT WAVE
Six Hit Medley-Intro: Laughing Irish Eyes; Sweetheart Let's Grow Old [E Together: Riding the Range in the Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Com- Sky: Is true what they say about pany conducted by Pritz Busch. Sin- Dixie? At the Close of a long, long jvers in order of appearance: Bacca- day: At the Cafe Continental-Primo loni; Souez: Brownlee; Franklin; Benia's Accordeon Band & Ter-Time taky: Helletsgruber: Concert Party (Harrington)-Witrid Henderson. Thomas; Noreena Frist; Emmie Joyce and Cecil Harrington with Orchestra. You Needn't Have Kept It A Secret (O'Connor
and Others): In The Mountains of the Moon (Box and Others Prime Scala's Accordeon Band Sweethearts (from the fim; Wooden Shoes (film 'Sweethearts') Primo Scala's Accordeon Band.
1.30 Renter & Bugby Press, Wea- ther Forecast and Announcements,
1.45 Schumann-Symphony No. 1 In B Flat Major, Op. 38.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Frederick Stork. Close down.
2.15
6.00 Dance Music.
Calls
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G.S.B
G.S.H
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DAVENTRY
Wavelength
17.796.c. (10.86m.)
Ladies Bible Study, 218, Nathan Road, 10.30 &.m
Women's Fellowship: St. Andrew's Hail, 2.30
p.m.
Victoria Chess Club, Gloucester Ho tel. 5
p.m.
Kowloon Chess Club, Peninsula Ho tel. 5.30 p.m.
Cathedral Scouts, Bishop's House, 5.30 p.m.
22-Tides: High 5.38 am and 6.08 9.51me. (1.5m)p.z. Low 12.46 am, and 11.81 pm,
Samrise: 6.58 a.m.; Sunset: 5.43 p.m. 2147ma. (21,977mm.)
Sino-British Cultural Assn. Mtg. Speaker: Mr. J. E Witham "China'a Tea Trade."
15.18m.c. (19679m.)
NEWS IN ENGLISH Transmission I-News Sum-
mary
Full Bulletin Trans II & II-News Sum-
mary
Full Bulletin
mary
do. do.
Full Bulletin
*......
4.00 pm. 6.00 pm.
6.45 p.m. 7.30 pm. 9.15 pm.
China Light and Power Co. Ltd. Annual Mtg., 12 noon.
Claims against Enemy Cams (Vincez Singer and Wilhelm Maler and Co.)
Schools Physical Training Competi tion, HKFC. 9 am.; Final at 11.30
A.IN.
12.00 mid- Cheero Club Christmas Dinner. 7.30
night pm.
7.30 am
8.30 8.30,
SHORT TALKS (
FROM B.B.C.
Slow Fox-Trot - Penny Serenade; Waltz Never Break A Promise -Geraldo and His Orchestra. Quick- step-Somebody Stole My Gal; Slow Fox-Trot-Tea For Two-Joe Daniels Transmission V-News Sum- and His Hot Shots in "Drumnasticks." Tangos Hours and Days; On Wings at Dreams-Eugen Wolf, and His Or chestra. Waltz-You Got The Best Of The Bargain; Quickstep Take & Tip From The Tulip (film Radio City Revels')-Henry Jacques & Als Correct Dance Tempo Orchestra. Fox- Trots-Across The Great Divide: My Heart's In Old Killarney Maurice Winnick and His Orchestra. Foxr Trots-Stop! Look and Listen: Yan- kee Doodle Never Went To Town- Joe Venuti and His Orchestra. Tan- ROS-Tango Espanol; Tango Tlusion- Röbert Renard Dance Orchestra. Fox- Trots-Day Dreaming film "Gay Im- posters'): A Stranger In Parce (flm 'Gay Impostors-Vincent Lopez und His Orchestra. Quicksten -0.0.0.0. 0.0.-Oh. Boom!-Harry Roy and His Orchestra. Slow Why-Trot - Would Yon-The Music Makers,
8.58 Closing Local Stock Quota- Lions.
7.00 London Relay--New Parlour Game "Xmas Shopping."
Members of C. B. Cochran's Revue "Lights Up" v. B.B.C. Repertoire Com- pany. Produced by Neil Munro. 7.30 London Relay-The News.
Himmler Puzzles A Watchmaker
A Dutch watchmaker has dis- covered yet another weak point in the account of the Muzich bomb explosion issued by Himmler.
11.00 pm.
(All Hongkong : Time) Mondays Background
to the News Tuesdays Background
to the News
8.15 am. In England Now ... 11.00 pm. Cards on the Table 8.00 pm. Wednesdays In Eng-
land Now
8.45 8.3. Cards on the Table 8.15 a37. Varu Matters of Mcment 11.00 pm.
Thursdays--Matters of
Moment
Background to News
the
6.46 5.m.
Fridays In England
Now
Saturdays In England
Now
11.00 p.m. 11.00 p.m.
6.45 ata 3.30 p.m 11.15 p.m. Sundays London Log 8.45 a..
London Log
London Log
Children's Fancy Dress Party, Pen insula Hotel 4 pm-6.30 pm.
HK. University Congregation. Greät Hall, 5.30 p.m.
St. Andrew's Wolf Cubs Christains Party, 6 pm.
REW.O.'s Mess;
Christmas Draw, and Social Wellington Barracks, 7.30 p.m. and 1039 pan.
23-Y.M.CA. Pantomime. 3 p.m. HE, and Lady Northcote leave for Fanling Lodge.
24-Christmas Eve.
St Andrew's Church: Carol Ser- vice. 6.15 p.m.
HK University, Christmas Carol Concert, Great Hall, 9 p.ro.
25-Christmas Day.
St. Andrew's Church: Festival Ser vice, 11 a
International Soccer.
26--Boxing Day.
REO.CA, Fancy Dress" Peninsula Hotel
Dance,
Fanting Hunt and Race Club Meet- ing at Kwasiti”
YM.CA. Pantomime, 3 p.m. and 9
pm.
HXCS.C.C.-Prize-Glving & Chil dren's Sports, 4 p.m.
29-Chins Light & Power Retrea tion Club Dance. 9 p.m.
Diocesan Boys' Bchool, Dance, 8.30 p.m.
Charity
30-Claims against estate of Leung
31 New Year's Eve.
DECREE NISI FOR Chan Tak Yan due
WOMAN DOCTOR
Bus Driver Denies
Cruelty
Quarrels between a woman doc- tor and her bus driver husband In a letter to the newspaper were referred to by Mr. Justice Maasbode he says that he was Henn Collins, in the Divorce Court struck by one little detall in the recently, when he granted a decree official report published in the nisl, with costs, to Mrs. Dorothy German Press, It mystified him, Cochrane Carey, who practises in
London as Dr. Dorothy C. Logan and probably every watchmaker who read it.
other
This was the remark: "Elser then set the clock which ex- ploded the time bomb so that
it ticked more softly," "
1
The husband, Mr. Horace Henry Carey, of High-street, Hythe, Kent. defended the sult, denying allega-
!! tions of cruelty and desertion.
Mr. and Mrs. Carey were married in 1929, and it was stated that What I want to know," he after the birth of a daughter they writes, "is how this man, who was parted in 1930. probably not a watchmaker. Giving judgment, Mr. Justice diminished the ticking sound of Henn Collins said that at the time the clock,
of the marriage the wife was then "This must be invention 41, and the husband was some which ought to be made known to eight years younger
They seemed to have had a very the world, both in the interests of
planej our profession and as a service to circumscribed intellectual all nervous "people who cannot on which they could find any com- stand the sound of a ticking alarm mon meeting ground, for she was clock. Who will solve this problem a highly educated woman, for me?"
an
Admittedly, neither party enter ed upon the marriage with any en- thusiasm at all. They never lived Yorkshire Mineworkers' Associa- together in the sense of making tion decided to press for a bigger one common home. The husband's wage increase than the national vocation kept him, in Folkestone, proposal of is a day for adults and! They met only at week-ends, and 6d, for boys under 18. A Sheffield then apparently in a bathing-hut. The husband said that the child claim for a further increase will be
coal was the bone of contention be- put before the Yorkshire
tween them. It was clear that she owners.
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Rizal Day: Luncheon at Filipino Club, 1 p.
St. Andrew's Church: Old Year's. Day Services.
Football Shield. First Round. YM.CA. Pantomime, 9 p.m.
did try to exclude him from access to the child,
The wife's case was that after the birth of the child the husband treated her unkindly and with phyiscal violence, so that she went in fear of him,
"SCHEMING OLD REPTILE”
In one letter the husband wrote of her behaving like an uncivilis-
.called her ed gorilla." He "freakish frump," a "contemptible old crankpot," a "lazy, scheming vid reptile," and said he had ask- ed her to divorce him.
14
Mrs. Carey alleged, the judge continued, that in April. 1930, her husband assaulted her, and in May fie attempted to strangle ner.
Mr. Justice Henn Collins referred to other allegations of cruelty against Mr. Carey, all arising from his attempts to see the child
One incident occurred outside a hospital at Clapton, E. The wife alleged that he banged her against the railings, and there was ä struggle in which she was hit. The husband's account was that he caught hold of her hands to obtain
the as to
ebild's information whereabouts,
The other camp incident was ou June 2, 1936 when Mr. Carey ob- tamed physical possession of the child and the wife struggled to prevent him.
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