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COMING EVENTS
MARCH
1-Tides: High 3.10 am and 2.43 p. Low .38 am, and: 10:10. pam.
Sunrise: 645 m.; Runset: 6.27 p.m. First Anniversary of Mection of Pope Pius XII.
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St. David's Society, Annual Dinner and Dance, HK Hotel
HK.V.D.C. Bergts, Mess, Annual Ball. Peninsula Hotel
BU Club. Dartania
Ladles Working Party (BW.OF). Govt. House. 9 am-1 pm; 8 An- drew's (Medical), 10 am.
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Swimming Pool opens; Section "At Home" 10 am.
Helena May mist. Christian Fellow- abip. 19.30 a 273,
To H. Chater Room, St. Andrew's, 3.45 p.m.
HK Benevolent Society Annual Jardine. Matheson'a Board Room. 17 noon.
Mts
Sailors Home and Seamen's Test Invitation Dance for Sailors, 8.30 p.m. HR Hockey Umpires Assn. Mig.. St. Andrew's Hall, 6 p.m.
Cathelle Cathedral, "The Way of the Cross 3.30 pm.
2-Tides: High 4.53 am and 3.57 D.IL Low 1.09 a.m. and 11.56 pm
Sunrise: 643 m.; Sunset: 628 pm. REO.C.A. Suppër Dance, Pensin- sula Hotel 9 pm.
EE the Governor open's extension of Taipo Rural Home and Orphanage, 3.30 p.m.
HE. the Governor and Lady North- cote proceed to Fanling Lodge for the week-end
GENERAL
Library, Supreme Court
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy In a scene from "A Chump at Ox-
ford," which opens at the King's Theatre tomorrow.
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Cottage Club, Paper Hunt 3 p.m. St. Mary's School Bazaar, No. 182, Austin Road 10 am-8 p.ti
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3-Tides: High 6,45 m. and 5.15
p.m. Low 9.30 am
rtocert Easton and English Chorus Jested and England (Parry)—Mary Pardosea Cruize. Jerusalem Pany); Nauona) Ánznem-Linal verse-MLESH- ed, chairs
9.15 London Belay--News Summary. $30 London Belly-World Afaire" 9.43 Rhondda Welsh Glow Singers and Evan Wuliams (Tenor).
Sonrise: 644 a.m.; Sunset: 629 pm. TCHALKOWSKY SYMPHONY NO. 5 Dear Cambria Old Welsh Song:
Macao Races.
Press Preview of Art Exhibition at St. John's Hall, 5.30 pm
St. Mary's School Bazaar, No. 162 Austin Road. 10 am-8 p.m.
Backey Interport Trial, Club Ground, 10.30 1.3.
4-Tides: High 8 a.m. and 6.25 p.m. Loy 12.50 m. and 115 pm, ···
Sunrise: 644 am: Sunset: 628 pan. Colony Lawn Tennis ships start at ROO
Champion- Evening Institution re-opens Exhibition of Western and Chinese Paintings at St John's Cathedral HAIL
Crown Land Sale. PW.D., 3 p.m. Bridge and Mahjongg Drive at Peak Club, in aid of M.CL., 3 p.m.
5-Tides: High 8.35 am and 721 p.m. Low 1.35 am, and 12.29 pm - Sunrise: 643 á.m.; Sunset: 829 p.m. Black-Out 'Exercises. Kowloon Residents' Assn. Anna: Cen. Meeting.
HK Horticultural Show.
Society-Annual
The March of the Men of Harlech (Old Welsh Air)-Rhondda Welsh Gice Singers with Plazo. Adieu To
Mentre Gwen-Old Welsh Bong - Evan Williams (Tenor) with Orches tra Y Delyn Aur; Gipsy Laughing Short Service of Inter-Chorus (Bell)-Rhondda, Welsh Glee Singers with Piano. Fraise of Wales and Wwlyd): The Gipsy
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Gerionaliám Edwards
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"The Millionaire Kid Selection with Harp accump. with
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The Girl with Max Miller and Others, Light Opera Company with Orchestra. the Alm)-Greta Keller with Orches Vocal--You're A Sweetheart (from Daly's Theatre Waltz Memories (arra Fox-Trots When The Red, Red Pentice)-Intro: A Waltz Dream; Robin Comes
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Me Rompo Toda; Mano A Mano My Little Welsh Home (Songs of Orquesta Tipica Francisco
Cannra. Welsh Mountains William) Vocal Everything Happens to Me Leila Megane (Contralto) with Pinas. (from the nim); At The
Bathing The Leek-Selection
Parade (im Everything happens to (Middleton-are The London Palladium Orchestra Me-Max Miler with. Orchestra, Fox- cond by Richard Crean David of the Trots-Song of the Wanderer; South White Rock (arr, Osborne Roberts); Rampart Street Parade-Bob Crosby The Little Thatched Cottage. (arr. and His Orchestra. Vocal Love Is Osborne Roberts) Lella Megane Where You Find It (Warren and (Contralto) with Plano.
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O'Leary Welsh Hymn; Own Rhondda-Welsh Herman. Bishop)-The Andrews Blo Hymn-Community Singing by 4,000 ters with Orchestra. Voices. Leader: Geoffrey Shaw. 11.00 Close down. Olwen Mine (Crwys); Song of the Cheero Club, Jumble Sale, 2.30 pm.
Flood (Hirajthog and Frchan)--Wi- Referees Ass, Whist Drive, Botellam Edwards (Tenor)
with Harp Cecil.
Referees' Assn. Monthly Mtg, Hotel Cecil, 8 p.m.: Speaker: Mr. H, S. Stokes "Football League."
Exhibition of Western and Chinese Paintings at St. John's Cathedral Hall.
6-Fourth HK.V.D.C. Camp starta R.K. Horticultural Society, Annual Show.
7-Chess Championship Continued. 8-St. Andrew's Club, Whist Drive, 8 p..
C.B.A. Dance.
H.K. Yorkshiremen's Society, An- nual Dinner Dance, Gloucester Hotel
9-Shield Boccer semi-final.
HK University Union, Athletic Meeting. 1.30 p.m.
accomp.
130 Realer and Bugby Press, Wea- ther Forecast and Announcements,
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Bank of Canton, Annual Mig. 3 p.m.
Vocal-Ohl. You Grazy Moon (Van (G.8.B. Heusen, Burke); The Lamp Is Low G&H (De Rose und Others)-Connte Boe-0.8.0. well with Orchestra. Plano--Evening
10-Dog and Cat Show at St. John's
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In Paris (Young); Sunrise Serenade Transmission I-News Bud- HK. Jockey Club, First Extra Raceshine (Brown and Dabney); Basin (Carie)-Patricia Rosborough. Vocal Mtg. 2 p.m.
Brothers (Four Boys and a Guitar). Street Blues
Full Bulletin (Williams)--The Mills Trans. II & III-News Sum-
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Full Bulletin Hawaiians. Vocai-Get Out of Town (Cole Porter); I Won't Tell A Soul Parker, Charles)--Frances Langford with Orchestra.
Second round of HK.G.C. Mixed Foursomes due to be completed.
Shield Soccer, Semi-final Chinese Recreation Club Annual Meeting. 4 p.m.
11-Seven-a-Side Rugby Tourney at Happy Valley, 4.30 p.m.
12-HK. Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd., Annua! Mtg.. noun. 13-Fourth HRVDC. Camp ends. Boccer: Chinese Federation United Services.
Tourney at
EC.C. Variety Concert in ald of B.W.OF.. 9.15 p.m.
Seven-a-Side Rugby Happy Valley. 4.30 p.m.
14-Army Inter-Unit Cross-Country Race from P.WD. ground.
2.15 Close down.
6.00 Schumann Fantasia In "C Major, Op. 17.
Wilhelm Backhaus (Piano). 6.30 Beethoven Eleven. Viennese Dances,
London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Felix Weingartner conducting the
6.44 Bongs from Verdi's Operas "Palstaff"From Secret, Caves and Bowers-Toti Dal Monte (Soprano) with Orchestra. "Rigoletto"-Woman Chess Championship Continued. Is Fictie Beniamino Gigli (Tenor) R.AO.B Club, Gen Committee
with Orchestra. La Forza Del Der Mtg 7.40 p.m.; Extraordinary Gesztino-Fence, Peace, O God-Rosa Mtg & pm
15-St. Patrick's Society. Dinner Dance, Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 pm.
Claims against estate of Sybil Ruby Challoner and Paul Mary Hodgson due.
Licensing Board Election, Urban Council Chamber, 4 p.m.
Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltà, Fourth Interim
Dividend payable.
Tourney
16 Seven-a-Side Rugby (Finals). 4.30 p.m.
17-Fanling Hunt and Race Club, St. Patrick's Day Meet at Kwanti. 2.45 p.m.
19-Cheero Club, Ladies Advisors Committee, Bridge and Mahjong Drive, 3 p.m.
Claims against estate of Alfred Ed- mund Hatch dus.
20-EK. Rope Manufacturing Co. Ltd, Annual Mtg., 10, Des Voeux Rd 0.11.30 4.
21-Ches Championship Con-
tinued.
11
HK. Electric Co., Ltd, Annual Mtg.. Extraordinary Gen. Mig.. 11.15 a
22-Good Friday,
United Bervice of Christian witness in Kowloon 11.30 am
St. Andrew's Club, Whist Drive, 845
D.m.
Golf: Happy Valley Colfers v. Kow- loon Golfers. Jag
Claims against estate of Herbert Hatch due.
H.K. Referees Asan. Dance at Hotel Cecil. 8.30 pm
23-Portuguese Company of HK. V.D.G.. Annual Dinner, Olub Lusitano, 7.30 p
24-Easter Sunday, 'Golf:Shanghai
Visitors Dup semi-anal of Mixed Foursomes due to be completed.
Fonselle (Soprano) with Orchestra "Rigoletto"The One Is As Fair A The Other-Tito Schips (Tenor) with Orchestra.
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7.00 Programme of Welsh Songs. The Blacksmith's Song (Hiralthog); The Frailty of Life Nantglyn)-W- liam Edwards (Tenor) with Hary accomp. Malltracth Dyko Welsh Folk Bong); Wilt "thoy have a Lad like Me? (Welsh Folk, Bong); The Holly (Welsh Folk Song): Floughing Song (Welsh Folk Bong)-Mable Parry (Soprano) with Plaso.
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known to academic circles, but 7.30 London Eelky-The News. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy who 8.00 Locki Time: Sienu, Weather are co-starred in the Hal Roach Report and Announcements,
production, "A Chump at Oxford,”
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"A CHUMP AT OXFORD"
8.02 Tchaikowsky-Brmphony No. 5 which begins an engagement at in E Minor, Op. 66.
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8.58 The Royal Command Concert,
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What our local collegiates, like to regard as a product of, the To Heart Easing Mirth Purcell- Davies)-Isobel Baillie, Elsie Buddaby,
Américan sense of humor im Astra Desmond and Chorus. The their campus pranks, find thêtr Cloud-Cap't Towers (Stevens)--Mass counterpart abroad as well, assert ed Chairs cond. by Bir Hugh Allen the five former Oxford students Bore Glas-Welsh Folk Song-Mar who are seen in supporting roles garet Rees.
and Welsh Chorus with Laurel and Hardy Trankydllo - English Talk Bóng
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