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COMING EVENTS
MARCH
2-Tidea: High: 4.52 am, and 3.57 pm Low 103 am, and 11.50 pim.
Sunrise: 6.45 am; Sunset: 628 pm. REOCA Supper Dance, Penin- aula Hotel, 9 p.m.
BE the Governor open's extension of Talpo Rural Home and Orphanage. 3.30 p.m.
HE the Governor and Lady North- cate proceed to Panling Lodge for the week-end.
Cottage Club, Paper Runk 3 p.m. St. Mary's School Bazaar, No. 182, Austin Road, 10 am-8 p.m.
Air Rald Syrens Test in Naval Yard 10 a.12.
Canton University Anniversary Celebrations. Banquet at Tat Hwa Restaurant, Kowloon.
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3-Tides: High 645 am, and 5.15 p.m. Law 9.16 1.13.
Sunrise: 6:44 am; Sunset: 829 pm. Macao Races.
Press Preview of Art Exhibition at St. John's Hall, 5.30 p.m.
St. Mary's School Bazaar. No. 182 Austin Road. 10 am-8 p.m.
Hockey Interport Trial, Ground 10.30 am.
Club
Canton University Anniversary Celebrations at University, 8.30 am.
4-Tides: High 8 am and 6.25 pm Low 12.50 m. and 11.15 pm.
Sunrise: 6.44 m.; Sunset: 6.28 p.m. Colony Lawn Tennis Champlep- ships start at K.0.0.
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Hall, 10 am-7p.m
Canton
Crown Land Sale, P.WD. 3 p.m. Bridge and Mahjongg Drive at Peak Club, in aid of MCL., 3 p.m.
University Anniversary Celebrations, Entertainment At Pet Ho Theatre. 8 a.m.-12 noon.
5--Tides: High £33 am, and 721 p.m. Low 1.35 am, and 15.29 p.m. Sunrise: 643 a.m.; Sunset: 6.29 p.m. Black-Out Exercises
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Stan Laurel, Wilfred Lucas and Oliver Hardy in a hilarious scene wherein the college students are surprised by their Dean during the course of Hal Roach's "A Chump at Oxford," now showing at the King's Theatre.
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Relicario (Padilla)—Geraldo's Gaucho Tango Orchestra. Vocal-You Gave Me Everything But Love (Koehler- Arien); This Time It's Love (Koehler- Haynes)-Adelaide Hall with Piano. Orch-Plain Jane (Sid Phillips): Hullabaloo (Sid Phillips)-Ambrose & His Orchestra. Vocal-I Must See Annie Tonight
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Fox-Trots-Call Me A Tax: I Hear You Talking-Four of the Bob Cats (Selected by Paul Whiteman for his 12.30 The Comedy Harmonista. All-American Swing Band). Fox- Liebesleid (Marischka-Kreisler): Hu Trots Jump Jump's Here: The Spider mareske (Longsfelded-Dvorak). In A and the Fly-The Milt Herth Quartet Persian Market (Ketelbey); Solitude Tangos-Vision; Red Roses Erni (de Long-Ellington)-with Plano ac- companiment.
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HE. Jockey Club. First Extra Reco Mty. 2 p.m.
10-Dog and Cat Show at St. John's Palace.
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11-Seven-a-Side Rugby Tourney at Happy Valley. 430 pm.
12-HX. Land Investment and Agency Co. Ltd., Annual Mtg.. noon. 13-Fourth H.KV.D.C. Camp ends. Boccer: Chinese Pederation United-Services.
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Fox-Trots-Is It True What They Say About Dixie? Rhythm Saved the World. Fox-Trots-I Feel Like A Feather In The Breeze (film 'Charm. School); Eeny Meeny Miney Mo (Alm "To Beat the Bandi. Fax-Trot-AB
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Orchestra Fax-Trots Ferdinand The Vocal-The Loveliness of You (film Feldt & Fis
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Horace Chess Championship Continued You Can't Have Everything Afraid to Charmaine: What I Do-Torephine R.A.O.B Club. Gen. Committee Can't Bewdley & Her Ballroom Orchestra. Mtg., 7,40 p.m.; Extraordinary Gen Mtg. 8 p.m.
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