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COMING EVENTS
JAN,
24-Fides: › High 832 am and 8.3S p.z. Low 3.12 am, and. 2.08 p.m.
Sonrise: 7.06 a.m.; Sunset: 605 μm, H.K.R.A. `Shook
OBA. “Hot” Russian Dinner, 8.30 P.1.
GENERAL
Radio
HONGKONG
Programmes
Claims against HK. Meat & Dally Produce Co. (aliquidation) due.
Y.M.C.A.: Badminton (all day).
Cheero Club Dance, 8.30 pm.
Lawn Bowls: HE the Governor's Tram
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v. Mr. Brayfield's Team, Govt. House, 3.15 p.m.
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Caroline Hill: Soccer-Rest v. Later. port XI. 4.30 pm.
On Wavelengths of 353
metres (845 k.c's) $1.49
matras (9.52 megacyėles).
Mig.
GENE KRUPA
Cathedral Women's
8. and S. Home, House Committee
5.30 p.m.
"LA
Fellowship.
VIE PARISIENNE” FROM LONDON
12.15 pm ccasion.
Dvorak Concerto
Short Service of Inter
Selections
SHIRLEY ROSS
SOME LIKE IT HOL
FRIDAY.
New Universal Picture
A funt Pictu
UNA MERKEL RUFE DAVIS
DEANNA DURBIN .
in "FIRST LOVE"
ALHAMBRA
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TODAY AND TOMORROW
Bar 20 boys to the rescue!
when Cassidy needs help most!
Adolph Zukee presente
CLARENCE E:MULFORD'S
"CASSIDY OF BAR 20
A Twameunt Pictura Pratwing
WILLIAM BOYD,
Hopalong Cassidy
★ MARIT SHERMAN Praévoien
Cathedral Hall, 10a.m.
Ladies Working Party (B.W.O.F.), Govt House, 9 am-1 pm.
H.K. Philatelie Society Exhibition. S.C.M.P. 3 p.m.-8 p.m.
Garrison Sergts. Mess, Whist Drive, 9.15 p.m.
25-Tides: High 10.30 am and 9.24 p.m. "Low 3.50 am, and 2,30 p.m. Sunrise: 7.05 am: Sunset: 6.06 p Theosophical Society. 6 PL- Speaker: Mr. J. L. Hadaway "Theos phy within Christianity and all Great Religions
In
12.30 Operas.
8.00
Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 Band Music.
Air Varie Bur Un Theme Suins (Mohr)-Garde Republicaine Band of France cond. by Pierre Dupont EM Jollies-Quick March (Alford)-The Band of HM, Royal Marines Ply mouth Division cond, by the Com poser.
KIS London Relay-Ivy St. Helier in AP. Herbert's "La Vie Parisienne." 9.15 London Relay-News Summary, 9.10 Studio Commenta on Recent Events
9.40 Dvorak-Concerto In B Minor,
Molsetritch at the
from "Wagner, Op. 101.
Pau Casals (Cello) and The Czech "The Mastersingers of Nuremburg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by -Overture-State
Opera Orchestra. Georg Szell Berlin cond. by Dr. Leo Blech, 10:17 Benno
Tristan and Isoldesoldet Tristant Plano. Beloved! But its Vengeance---Frida Leider (Soprano) and Lauritz Mel- No. 2 (Chopin); Grillen Schumann, Polonaise In B Flat Major, Op. 71, Chlor (Tenor) with Berlin State Opera Song Without Words-F Major (Men- Orchestra. O Sink Upon Us. Night delssohn).
10.40
Ground
11.00
London Relay-Rural Back- to Wales.
Close down.
Burns' Night Dinner, Peninsula Roof Love: Shall I Listen? Frida tel. 7.45 p.m.
Leider (Soprano) and Lauritz Me!- St. Andrew's Club: Lecture chior (Tenor) with London Symphony Church Hab.
Orchestra. "Lohengrin" - Introduc tion Act 3-Bruno Walter conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra:
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wes- ther Report.
Chess Championship. RN. Yard Police Recreation Room. Whist Drive, 8.30 pm
Cathedral Scouts, Bishop's House. 5.30 p.m.
Ladies Bible Study. 216, Nathan Road, 10.30 a.m.
Wedding a Registry: Lim-Ll, 215
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H.K. Y's Men's Club Tiffin Mtg. St. Prancis Hote), 1 p.m.
Cheero Club. Contract Bridge Les- sors, 8 p.m.
Union Church Hall Work Party (B.W.OP.).
St.
YMCA Games Morning, 10 am.; John First Aid Lecture, 10 am; Ladies Night Dinner. 130 p.m.
Cathedral Women's Fellowship. Cathedral Hall, 3.30 p.m.
Cathedral Council, Cathedral Office. 5.15 p.m.
St. Andrew's Women's Fellowship, 2.30 p.m.
Busy Bees Knitting and Bandage- Making. Central Fire Station, 9.30 p.m.
-
Ladles Working Party (3W.OPJ, Oort, House, 9 am-1 p.m.
26-Tides: With 10.49 am and 10.12 p.m. Low 429 a.m. and 3.38 p.. Sunrise: 7.06 a.m.; Sunset: 606 p.m. St. Andrew's Club, Whist Drive, 8.45 p.m.
Compulsory Service Tribunal, 4.10
p.m.
YMCA.; Badminton (all day). Clibero Club, Darts. Ping-Pong and Billards: Concert 8.30 p.m.
mond,
Inst., of Engineers and Shipbuilders: Lecture on "Optical Methods of Mes-
Prof. suring Distance"
F. A Red-
27-Third Round of Stubbs Shield
·Competition due to be complet
HKRA. Shoot.
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FRIDAY.
DEANNA DURBIN in 45
FIRST LOVE"
Go ed.
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2.30-5.15
7.15-9.30
A Now Universal Picture
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LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY
A MARVELOUS COMELY DRAMA OF THE TROPICS!
A story that, is Alled "with exciting thrills, weird native music, fascinating songs and beautiful dancing girls.
1
WINGS
OVER HONOLULU
WENDY
BARRIE
RAY MILLAND (Loading Man In "Three Smart Glets")
KENT TAYLOR
•
WILLIAM GARGAN
SPECIAL FOR TOMORROW! ONE DAY ONLY.
GREATEST ENTERTAINMENT IN ALL SCREEN HISTORY!
A stirring triumph in audacions adventure which surpasses all productions of the past or present.
RONALD COLMAN
FRANK CAPRAS
COST HORIZO
• MATINEES: 20c.-30c # EVENINGS; 20c.-30e.-50e.-70c.
COLD WAVE OVER CHINA
CHUNGKING, Jan, 23 (Central) ploughing the earth, and storing —A cold wave is sweeping "over water for spring sowing.. China, forcing the mercury to drop below z zero at many places.
The cold spellin Changsha, expital of Hunan, is described as the severest in 20 years. Most of the city's water pipes are frozen.
GOOD OMEN
Reports from Kweliin, capital of Kwangsi, and Shiukwan, 140 miles north of Canton, in North Kwangsung, state that the tem berature in both places has drop ped to the freezing point, A mixed drizzle and snow fell in Shlukwan last night go
Farmers in areas around the The weather is coldest in Lan Tungting Lake in North Human chow, capital of Kansu where the are glad at the heavy snowfall. mercury dropped to eight degrees which a portent for a bounte- below zero and a blinding snow- ous year. Already they are sorm aged all day yesterday,
SHORT WAVE
1.03 Quentin M. Maclean at the Organ.
Calls The Song of Songs (Moya): Bere G.A.G nade (Heykens), Cinema Memories G.5.3. Lutro: Theme Songs from; Robin | G.S.H. Hood; Charlie Chaplin's Theme: The G.8.0. Gold Rush; Way Down East; The Covered Wagon; What Price Glory: The Singing Fool
1.13
Hawalian Mic.
Honolulu Maren: Kohala March Frank Ferera and John K. Paauhi (Hawalian Guitars). Lau E (Kaula) -Lizzie Alohikes with The Royal Hawaiian Glee Club. Beautiful Wo man (Khale)--William Eveliko with The Royal Hawaiian Glee Club. Rock Me In A Cradle Of Kalua (Wending); Maybe It's The Moon (Whiting) Prack Ferera's Hawaian Trio with Vocal Retrain
1.30 Heater and Engby Press, Wea- ther Forecast and Announcements,
L4S Carroll Gibbons (Piano) and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans.
(from
Fox-Trots-Page Miss Glory the Alm; Sweet Dreams Sweetheart. Fox-Trots You Turned Your Head (from 'Streamline'); Kiss Me, Dear {from 'Streamline")-Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel
Hotel Orpheans. • Bub- hilog Over (Carroll Gibbons); Moon- beams Dance (Carroll Gibbons)-Car- rell Gibbons (Piano), Slew Fox-Trot -They
Say: Fox-Trot-Ten Little Miles From Town Fox-Trots-Mine Alone (from Magyar Melody'); My Own (flm "That Certain Age')-Car- rell Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel
Lal Wah Cup Football (Army weans
Navy), Caroline Fin
Colony Ladles Tennis Championship Bingies Pinal, U.S.R.C. 3 pm
28-HK. Riding School Gymkhana,
10a.m.
FLERA Shoot.
Macao Races.
Lai Wah Cup Football (Civilians v. Chinese), Causeway Bay.
St. Andrew's Church-1st Kowloon Becuts Church. Parade. 11 am
29-Compulsory Service Tribunal
4.15 p.m.
30-Second EK.V.D.C. Camp Starts at Fanling.
HK Rotary Club Timin, Mig. 1 p.m.
INSTITUTE
OF
ENGINEERS, HONGKONG
Second Series Of Technical Lectures
The second series of interesting technical lectures arranged by the Instiution of Engineers and Sh.p- buliders of Hongkong. will begin on Friday, Jan, 25, when Profes- sor F. A. Redmond will speak on the subject of "Optical Methods. of Measuring Distances" This
will is a subject which
be of great interest to all who KO
in for shooting, when
2.13 Close dow
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1940.-PAGE
KING'S
FINAL SHOWINGS. TODAY
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TO-MORROW A Warner Bros. Picture
4 SHOWS DAILY
4.00 p.m. 5.00 .01
8.45 p..
7.30 pm
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7.30 am. 8.30 am.
SHORT TALKS.
FROM B.B.C.
(All Hongkong Timej Mondays - Background
to the News ******** 11.00 p.m. Tuesdays Background
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England Now 11.00 pm Cards on the Table 8.00 p.m. Wednesdays In Eng
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Background to the News Fridays - In - Engiand
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London Log London Log Sundays-London Los
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11.00 p.
11.00 'p..
8.45 am 3.30 p.m. ILLS D
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LONDON GAZETTE
An hour of Dance Music. Swing-Wringin and Twistin': For No Reason At All In C— Prankie Trumbauer with Bix Beiderbecke and Ed Lang (in their Three Piece Or- chestra.Fox-Trots-Nobody But My Baby; Candy Lips-Louis Amstrong's Original Washboard,, Beaters Scat
Chorus by Clarence Tangos Champagne Bubbles: Song of the Be-Jose M. Lucchest & His Orchestra. Fox-Trots -Prolics: Smiles and Cheers-The Three Virtuosos on Three Pianos with Robert Renard Orch. Polk The Hobgoblins-Wal- |- ter Porschmann. (Accordeon) with Or chestra Waltz Vierinese. Hearts — Col. (Joel Brig, K. M. Loch, M.C. Emil Roost and His Salon Orchestra. from a spec appt. to be a Dir, and is Fax-Trote-An Old Straw
Hat
Chilmgranted the ectg. rank of Maj. Gen.
Supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday, Jan 9:-
WAR OFFICE, JAN. 12 REGULAR ARMY
Commands and Staff
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'): Love (Nov. 25, 1939).
I
light In The Starlight (film Her Jungle Love)---Bunny Berigan &
Boyal Regiment" of "Artillery His Orchestra. Tangos
Tangos -Condens:
Capt. A. R. Morres from h.p. list to Viejos Orquesta Tipica
Francisco be Capt. (Sept. 30, 1939) with pre- Fox-Trots Bestn Street cedence next above Capt. E. R. Ben- Blues; Swing Brothers. Swing-Wolle son; Capt. A, R. Morres to be žaj. Lewis and His Orchestra. Waltzes (Nov. 30, 1939); Maj. A. R. Morres Brigitte; Cuckoo Waltz-Dajos Bela placed on the hp, list on account of Dance Orchestra Swing-Night Time 1-health (Dec. 30, 1939).
In Catro Eddie Carroll and His Swingphonic Orchestra.
Royal Army Medical Corps The folig. Mais are confirmed in 1.00 Closing Local Stock Quota their rank:-(Jan. 30, 1930):-E 0.0. tons
1.0% Negro Spirituals...
Robertson, M. J. Malley, (May, 1. 1939):-J, E. Snow. (July 30, 1939):-- RA O. Wilson, M.B.: T. R. J. P. Kerwick, M.B.; A. NB. Odbert, MB. Capt.. E. J. Curran, MB., to be Maj,
Run, Mary Run (arr, Gulon); No body Knows De: Trouble. I Sees (arr. Gulan) -- Edna, Thomas (Soprano) with Plano. Were You Dere?. Curr. (Oct. 23, 1939). Edna Thomas)--Ednay Thomas prano) with Piano.
-09).
Army Educational Corps Y „Maj. and Bt. Lt. Col. A. C. Honry-
7.12 Magyar Imre and His Hun-bourne, MA, to be Lt-Col. (Dec. 16, garian Gypsy Orchestra,
1939).
You Gave Me The First Kiss; In Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military, the range The Cafe With Glittering Mirror;
is not known and to others who muss quickly estimate for com- mercial purposes distances from one point to another.
On Friday, Feb. 23, Mr. P. V. Reveley, will speak on "Televi- sion" illustrating his lecture with slides and models. This subject. Is almost one of the latest scien- tific discoveries to provide pic- tures of events taking place at considerable distances as well as sound.
The closing lecture, on Friday, March 29., will be given by Wing- Commander A H Steel-Perkins, on "Chemical Wartare," Under: present conditions, this aspect of warfare should attract a large attendance.
the
The lectures are held in Institute's commodious library 巍学 King's Building 1st Floor, at 6 pm, and will be open to all in- terested. Discussion on the lecture provide an added interest to these meetings.
The Institute, a considerable expense, has renovated its Clubs in the Colony. A very extensive Library of technical books and Action is available. Information regarding membership can be ob Itained from the Secretary,
Out In The Puszta 1 Plough and Sow;
Nursing Service
:
Blister Miss E. M. Holway resigns It's A Great Pity. Hungarian' Carr-
(Bubsti- das of George Nagy-Blow and Quick her appt. (Sept. 24, 1939). (Karoly); You Are The Fellow, Priend tuted for the notifn, in the Gazette Tykody: My Little Velvet Hat: Oh of Sept. 27, 1939). How Long It Seems. My Sweetle Is Roaming About How I Could 'La- ment!,
1.36 London Belay The News,
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5:20 7:20 9.20
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The fallg. Jernadars (2nd Grade) to be Jemadars (lat Grade), (Sept. 15, 1939):-Sultan Ahmed; Nur. Muhd.
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TODAY AND TOMORROW BASED ON THE FAMOUS COMIC STRIP READ BY MILLIONS!
Based on the Comic Strip by Chic Young.
The nation's favorite fam- ily in all
their laugh- able, lovable adventures.
A Columbia
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PENNY
SINGLETON ARTHUR LAKE LARRY SIMMS
GENE LOCKHART Screenplay by Richard Flournoy Diraded by FRANK R. STRAYER
COMMENCING FRIDAY
The Best Of Badmen Riding Through The Most Exciting Adventures Any Man Has Ever Lived!·· CAGNEY AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE!
JAMES CAGNEY
THE
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· 1939's GAYEST LAUGH HIT! 'Freddie's grand) Judy's swell! And when" they hand-pick a ded for themselves 21/when Judy wins him for Mom with songs of love... you'll say it's" the gayest enn of Motion Pictures Greatest. Yak"
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FREDDIE
Darling
JUDY
BARTHOLOMEW· GARLAND
Mary ASTOR Walter PIDGEON ALAN BALE • SCOTTY BECKETT Trade Pley by Blaine Pest and Das Merrione Cuple from me Fury by Katherine De unde Birosted by LDWIN L. MARIN. Produced by ARCK GUMMIPOL
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The First Dancing Musical in NEW Technicolouri
"DANCING PIRATE"
Charles Collins Biel Duns Frank Morgan
An EKO RADIO Picture