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· ADOLPHE MEXJOU • ALICE BRADY EUGENE PALLETTE MISCHA AVER
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COMING EVENTS
SIMLA
19-Tides: High 7 am and 5.28 | ps. Low 12:40 mm. and 9.48 km.
Sunrise: 6.34 m.m.; Sunset: 8.29. pin. H. K." Jockey Club's Annual Meeting Second Day, 12 noon.
HK Area Individual Novices' Box- ing Finals. 5.30 p.m.
Cheero Club: Dance, 8.30 pm FLK. Singers
Church, 5.30 p.m.
Rehearsal Union
YMCA: War Work 10 am, Whist Drive 830 p.m.; ADC. Rehearsal · 0 p.m.
Ladies Working Party (BW.OP.). Govt. House, 9 am- p.m.
St. Andrew's Club, Social Evening. p.m.
Military Police Mess, Whist Drive, 9 p.m.
20—Tides: High 7.53 a.m. and 4.35 p.m. Low 1.23 a.m. and 11.30 am.
Sunrise: 6.54 ; Sunset: 6.23 p.m. H. K. Jockey Club's Annual Meeting. Third Day, 12 OD
Claims
against estate of Ches Maguire due.
HR. Area Individual Novices Box Ing Flualz. 8.30 p.m.
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GENERAL
Radio Programmes
HONGKONG
On Wavelengths of 355
B metres (843 k.e') 31.49
metres.(9.52 megacycles).
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RECITAL BY DOREEN MA FROM THE STUDIO
"This Freedom" 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cessioni
12.38 Dance Musle by Ambrose and His Orchestra.
Fax Trots-Head Over Heels (from
Eyes Again (Alm Head over Heels'). the film: There's That Lock' In Your
Fox-Trois-Bye, Bye, Baby; Until To- St. Andrew's Church, Annual Meet-day. A Selection of Walt Disney's Ing., 8 p.m.
Silly Symphonies (arr. Munro). Fox- Cheero Club: Whist Drive, 8.30 p.m. Trots Wishing (from Love affair'); Busy Bees Working Party Bridge & I Didn't Care. Fox-Trots-Adolf: Mahjongg Drive, Cathedral Hall, 3Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant Major.
p.m.
China Fleet Club. Theatre! Dress Rehearsal of "The Circle." 9 pm.
Y.M.C.A.: Bridge Class 10 Bad-
8.10; minton from € p.m.
Crown Land Sales, D.O. Tai Pa. 11
1. Is that the way to treat a Sweet- heart: 7. Walts Medley: (a) Rosen of Picardy, (8) The World is Waiting for the Sunrise, (c) When Irish Eyes are Smiling: S.. Over the Rainbow: 4. It took a Million Years; 8. I Gried for You.
85 Príno Scala's
Band.
Accordeon
Medies of Dance Hits (Series 4)... Intro: Alone; Poor Little Angeline. "Goody Goody: The Touch of Your Laps: Three Minutes of Heaven; In a little Rendezvous in Honohulu. "On With The Show Selections Medley of Dance Hits (Series 5). Intro; I'm putting all my eggs in one Basket: Please believe me; Don't" Save Your Smiles.
8.41 "Hawaiian Music.
Smiling. Eyes (Nawahi); Hawaiian Love Bird Denniker and Razake)— King Nawahi's Hawaiians. Drifting and Dreaming (Gillespie); Chiquita→ Waits
(Wayne)-Favailan Guitar Duets by Perera, and Paalubi. A LI tle Rendezvous In Forialuln-Hawalfan Fox-TTOL Roy Smieck nod His Hawallan Serenaders. My Little Grass. ther Report,
1.00 Local Time Sigual and Wea-Shack In Kealakekus (Noble and Others); Hllo Hanakahi (Halekalca)- Kanui and Lule-Hawaiian Novelty."
9.05 Waltzes. April Smiles
Bpring Waitz (Lincke)-Vienna Boheme Or-
Russian Novelty Orchestra. fenestra. Volga (Composer Unknown)
8.13 London Relay --News Summary 9.30 Landon Relay "This 'Free- dom?
1.09 Derek, Oldham (Tenor) and the New Mayfair Orchestra,
*Five D'Clock Girl"-Selection (Ruby)-New Mayfair Orchestra. H.K. Rotary Club Tina Mtg.. 1 p.m. Derek Oldham Medley: Intro: Ben- Kowloon Chess Club, Peninsula Ho-try Song (Madame Pompadour") Love tel. 5.30 pm
in my heart awaking("The Merry Moon Whirled Into Serenade (Madamo
Ladles Working Party (B.W.OF., Widow, Govt. House, 9 am-1 p.m.
21-Tides: High 8.30 am, and 7.35 p.m. Low, 2.98. am, and 1.04 p.
Sunrise: 6.3 ara; Sunset: 8 pm. HK Jockey Club's Annual Meet Ing-Fourth Day, 12 noon.
H.K.A.D.C. presents "The Circle" at China Fleet Club.
Third HK.V.D.C. Camp Starts. Y.M.C.A.: Badminton (all day); AD.C. Rehearsal. 9 p.m.
Cheero Club: Dance. 830 p.m. "
New
ppa Darek Oldham (Tenor)
tion-New Mayfair Orchestra. Derek Oldham Medley Intro; Song of the Vagabond King'). Vagabonds ("The Ah,
must I leave thee The Pirates of Penzance. A wand'ring Minstrel I ("The Akado"), Rose Marie (Rose Marle-Derek Oldham (Tenor) with Orchestra, "Going Greek" Selection New Mayfair Orchestra.
1.30 Beuter and Rugby Press, Wes-
22-Tides: High 0.06 an, and 8.29ther Forecast and Announcements.
p.m. Low 2.45 am, and 2 p.m.
.. Sunrise: 6.53 a.m.; Sunset: 8.23 p.m.
Launching
Kowloon Docks
6.30 pin.
st
Union Church, *..
Annual Mtg.. 14
FLE.A.D.O, presents "The Circle" at China Fleet Club.
Chess Championship continued. YMCA Ladies' Night-Programme of plays by A.D.C., 730 p.m.; Games Morning, 10 am
Cheers Club, Contract Bridge. Theosophical Society: · Lecture* "Fourth Dimension" (Part 3) by Mr. A. Lebedett..
145 Compositions of Grieg,
Peer Gynt Buite No. 2, Op.55---New Light Symphony Orchestra cond. by Eugene Goossens A Dream-Beniamino Gigli (Tenor) with Orchestra. Feuille D'Album: Papillon; Arlette: To The Spring-Arthur De free (Piano). Norwegian Bridal Procession (fram Pictures of Folk Life)-Bowers Sym- phony Orchestra conducted by Robert
Hood. Bowers.
2.15 Close down.
6.00 "For the Children.”
The Wedding of the Painted Doll (Intro. The Doll Dance)-H. Robin
HK. Area Individual Novices Boxson Cleaver (Organ) and Patricia ing Finals, 8.30 p.m.
Opening of new YW.CA Indus trial Girls' Service Centre at 143, Tan Kung Road, Kowloon, by Lady North- cote, .& p.m.
and the Sorrowful Knight" Part III. Rossborough (Piano). "Robin Hood Cavalcade of Martial Songs Intro: The King's Horses: The Toy Town Artillery, The Tin Can Fusiliers, When the guards are on parade-I The Band of HM Welsh Guards with Vocal
Studio-Story
Sing
(Depret);
Talks by Sir William Beveridge and KL Col
9.45 Folk Music of Many Nations" -1: English,
ing
The Comical Pellow (art, Porter)--- Folk Dances Band cand by Ronnie Munro. The Berkshire Tragedy (Broadwood-Maitland). A Sad End- Grisewood). Oliver: (trad. Cromwell (Broadwood-Maitland) Our Bili (F. H. Grisewood) with Plano. The Tempest (arr. Vaughan Williams); Thady you Gander arr Arnold Foster)Polk Dance Band conducted by Romie Buro.
10.00
Coleridge
Taylor - Three Dream Dances,
London
Brices
ducted by ladium Orchestra con-
Greenwood
10.30 Selections from Gilbert and Sullivan's "Tolanthe."
Tripping Hither. Tripping. Thither--- Chorus
orus of Chris Every Bill and Every Measure
Bertha Lewis and Mixed Chofus. When A Night Long-Byd-" ney Granville (Bass). Iolanthe! Prom Thy Dark Exile-Bertha Lewis, Nellie Brierclife and Cherus of Giris. Good Morrow, Good Mother-Lelle Rands and Chorus of Girls.
10.23 Some Old Dan
Dance Favouritez Fox-Trot Hindustan-Bob Grosby's. Bob Cata. Pox-Trot-Oh By Jingo- The Krakajax Tangu Fux-Trot "The Little Flower Club," Annual
Merllou-Ray Meeting 248. Nathan Road, 6 p.m.
Fox and His Orchestra, Fox-Trot-Ain't She Sweet?; Quick- P.WD. Recreation Club: Supper Chorus,
step-Somebody Stole My Cal-Brian Dance and Cabaret, Peninsula Hotel. Susan Lullaby
Aunt Lawrance by (alm Let's
and His 23-Tides: High $40 am. and 9.20 | Agalu")-Kitty Masters (Vocal) with
Quartet. Blow Fox-Trot-Moonlight and Roses pin. Low 3.25 am, and 2,49 p.m. Orchestra.
Fenry Jacques #nd His Correct Sunrise: 6.53 a.m; Sunset: 6.23 p.m.
Dance Tempo Orchestra. Quickstep H.KAD.O.
8.30 Closing Incal Stock Quotations. See You In My Dreams-Manto present ""The Circle" at China Fleet Club,
An hour of Variety with Jack
radi's Orchestra for Dancing Rumba St. Andrew's Club, Whist Drive, Savage and His Cowboys, Frances-The Peanut Vendor Henry King 8.45 pm.
Day, Lesile Haichinson, Clapham and
and His Orchestra, For-Trot-Sweet Institute of Engineer's and ship-Deyer, and Others.
Bue-Ford Jackson and His Orchestra, builders: Lecture on "Television" by
Waltz Blue Danube-De Groot and Mr. P. V. Reveley.
The Piccadilly Orchestra. Cheero Club: Darts, Table-Tennis,
21.00 Close down, Billards Fatries
close for Dog and Cat Show. Kowloon Guides and Brownies Bridge and 'Mahjongg Drive, St. An- drew's Hall, 3 pr.
Diocesan. Old Girls and Old Boys' Assn. Supper Dance at Peninsula He- tel: 9 pm.
Y.M.C.A.; Badminton from 6 p.m. 24-Tides: High 10.15 am, and 10.10 pan. Low 4 zm. and 3.58 p.m.
Sunrise: 6.52 m.; Sunset: 6.24 p.m. B.K. Jockey Club's Annual Meeting, Fifth Day, 2.30 p.m.
144
6.32
Vocal-Tümbling Tumble Weeds and (Nolan); Going Home Jack Savage
Forrect
SHORT WAVE
File Cowboys. Vocal-Dinah (Lewis and Others); Alexander's Ragtime Band (from the flim)-The Boswell Sisters with Orchestra, Cas- tanets Solos-Serenata (Malats, BIT. Rudd); La Corrida (Balverde)-"La Argentina" with Orchestra. Vocal and Piano-Miracles Sometimes
Hap pen (Noble-Murray) No Regrets
GAR (Tobias-Ingraham) Leslie
G.S.M Hutchin- son Vocal-A-Taket, A-Tasket (Fitz- gerald and Feldman); Music, Maestro,
with
you with
Please (fro
(from These Foolish Things') -Prances Day with Orchestra. Come dians Where The Arches Used to be REO.CA Annual Ball. "
(Flanagan -Nicholls) →
Begins Life Entries close for Colony Lawn Ten- Again (Flenazan) Flanagan and als Championships..
Orchestra. Cinema. Organ Dixon Request Medley. Intro: I do B.K. Golf Club: Final of Stubbs like to be beside the Seaside,
.due Shield
for completion. Firat AWAY, Who Were
Blaze Round of Mixed
Foursomes due for
Last completion.
Night? I You were the only gin in Claims against estate of Helen Down at the Old Bull and Bush: the world, Teddy Bears Picnic, Dinah. Adelalde Harry due.
25-Tides: High 10.52 x and a Lassie from Lancashire, I do like to
Just
8 Wee Deoch and Doris," She's pm Low 4.35 a.m. and 4.25 p.m.
Sunrise: 6.5% a.m.; Sunset: 8.24 p. Dixon Humorous Arguments Clap
he beside the Seaside, Reginald HK Golf Club-Pinal of Junior ham and Dwyer. Vocal-As Long As Championship due for completion Our Hearts are Young (Rester and 26-Tides: High 11.29 a.. and 11.50); Just A Vagabond Lover (Kester. p.m. Low 5,10 am, and, 5.15 mm. and Hi-The Vagabond Lover
Sanrise: 6.51 am.; Sunset: 625 p.m. China Light and POVER CO Hok Un Station Inauguration, 5 p.m. Criminal Bessions Open. 10 a.m. Crown Land Sale, P.W.D., 3 p.m. 28-Third ERY.D.C. Camp-ends. H.K. and Shanghai Banking Corp. Annual Mig, 11.30 am.
(Tenor) with Orch.
7.30 London Belay-The News. 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
–8.03 --This-week's-program
8.07 Studio-Piano Recital | Doreen Ma,
Calls
G.9.0.
DÄVENTEY
Wavelength 17.750.4. (18.8im.) 9.31m.c. (IL.53m.) 2147ma (31,97m.) 18.18m.4. (18,79m.)
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5.00 p.m. 6.45 pan. 7.30 p.m. 9.15 p.m. 12.00 mid- night
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SHORT TALKS FROM B.B.C.
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to the NowN5) Tuesdays Background
to the News.
Is England Now
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KING'S
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THE GREAT LOVE" THAT INSPIRED A DREAMER TO SPAN CONTINENTS WITH THE HUMAN VOICE:
Twentieth Century Fox Presents DARRYL F. ZANUCK'S
America's Most Thrilling Story!
Production of
THE STORY OF
ALEXANDER
GRAHAM BELL
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LOMY UTA
MFSBY
AMECHE YOUNG · FONDA
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ALSO
and
Charles Coborn・ ・ Gene Lockhart SpringByington Sally Blane Polly Ann Young • Georgiana Young
A Cosmopolitan Production Directed by Irving Cummings Associate Prochicer Kenneth Macgowan
Sorem Play by Lamar Tresti. Original Sery by Ray Herts
SPECIAL FOX WAR NEWSREEL.
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QUEEN'S COLLEGE
OLD BOYS ASSN.
NEW MORTUARY
FOR KOWLOON
The 18th, annual general meet- It is learned that the Govern ing of the Queen's College Oldment is contemplating the con- Boys' Association was held on struction of a new mortuary, near Thursday, Feb. 15. at the Chinese the waterfront at Taumati to Club
replace the Kowloon Pubile Mor- The Secretary's report and the tuary at the junction of Water- Treasurer's statement of accounts loo Road and Nathan Road. were considered and passed
The following once-bearers Hung Mo-Chiu Ho Hung- were elected for the year 1940: Man Hung Cho, Ng Chli President Mr. S.M. Chum, Vice- | Kwok Hee-Leung, Leung Presidents Mr. MGO'Connor and and QC. Head Prefect Mr Chow Ping Un; Hon Secre. M
Tu-Wing tary Mr. Leung Six-Kwan; Hon elected Hon, Auditor and The institution will either be Treasurer Mr. Leung Ping-Hin de Rome and CG. located in Kowloon or in the New General Committee: Messrs Lo son were elected Honor Territories, and will be placed Cheung-Ip, HK. Woo, G.G. Ander-bers thus bringing the under the supervision of the Balson, Wel Tat, Cheong Wat-Fang, of Honorary Metabets of the vation Army.
Lo Tung-fan, Mak Cheuk-Hon, 0, 0, BA to ten