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*18-Tiden: High 135 am, and 1.84 p.m. Low K16. am, and 7,34 p.m.
Sunrise; 5.22 am; Bunsel: 633 p.m. Criminal Sessions Open, 10 am. Seven-a-Side Rugby Tourney Fittals), 4.30 p.m.
Charity Dinner Dance for China War Relief, Hotel Cecil. 8 p.m
Diocesan Flower Day.
GENERAL
Library, Supreme Court
Radio Programmes
HONGKONG
Bank of East Asia, Annual Mtg., 3
2
On Wavelengths of. 355
p.m.
REOCA. Carnival. Dance, Penin- sula Hotel. 8.30 p.m.
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C.B.S. Annual Sports, 2 p.m. Queen's College, Annual Sports.
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11.30 am.
Vibro Piling Co, Ltd, Annual Mtg- Fort
Building, 12 noon; to be follow- ed by Extraordinary General Mtg."
H. the Governor and Lady North- cote leave for Fanling Lodge.
Catholic Cathedral; Lenten Mis- alon, 6 p.m.
R.E.W.D.'s and Sergts Mess, Whist Drive and Dance, 8.30
17-Tides: Hlab 3.13 km. and 2.17 p.m. Low 640 am, and 10.54 p.m.
Sunrise: 8.31 a.m.; Sunset: 6.33 p.m.
Hunt Fanling
and Rao Club,
St. Patrick's Day Meet at Kwanti, 3.45
Cup Soccer, Caroline
Comemor's
Rip.m.
HK Union Church, Masonic Ser; viče: 8 p.m.
V.M.C.A.: Discussion Group. p.m. Speaker: Mr. George Pitch on "Re- construction in West China.*
Catholic
Cathedral: Lenten Mis- sion. 8 p.m.
18—Tides: Tilgh 520 am, and 3.38 p.m. Low 7.15 am and 11.39 p.m.
Bunrise: 6.30 am.; Sunset: 6.34 pm. Crown Land Sale. P.W.D., 3 p.m. YMCA: War Work 9 am; whist Drive, 8.30 p.m." ADC. Rehearsal, 9
D.I.
Ladies Working Party (B.W.OF.). Cort House, 9 am-1 pm.
19-Tides: High 6.40 a.m. and 5.02 p.m. Low 9:30 a.m.
Sunrise: 6.30 am: Sunset: Стаего Club, Ladies' Committee. Bridge
Drive. 3 p.m.
6.34 p.m. Advisory
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Rumba-Blue Rumba; Rumba Fox- Tro-Coubanakan--The Lecuona, Cu- ban Bays... Fox-Trots În An Old Cathedral Town; It Looks Like Rain In Cherry Blossom Lane Jack HarTİS and His Orchestra. Comedy Walt The Girl In The Hapsom Cab; Come- --- I'm A Little Prairie
dv For-Trotwords and His Orches-
Flower--Jack
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Blow Fox-Trot When Two Love Each Other: Chickstep-Don't You Care What Anyone Bays Gerry Moore (Piano). Tangos Le Tue. Carezze: Broken-Hearted Clown-Vlo tor Silvester and His Ballroom or- chestra. Fox-Trot So Rare--Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra. Fox-Trot-Ten. Pretty Girls: Waltz- Waltz of the Gipsles (from London Inter-Rhapsody"-Ronnie Munro, and His
Orchestra.
12.00 midnight Close down....
LONDON RELAYS INCLUDING "AT THE BEACH DOG"
Beethoven Symphony 12.15 pm - Short Service of cession.
12.30 Reginald Foort at the Organ.
White "Яnow
ard the Seven Dwarfs" Selection. Hit Parade - Intro: Rosalie: Are you sincere: Thanks for the memory.
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12.40 George. Boulanger and His Orchestra.
Prichystal). Forget Me Not-Inter- Hungarian March Potpourri (Pecal-
mezzo (Macbeth); Valse Triste (Vecsey). For You Only--Serenado (Boulanger): Let Us Dream-Sere- nade (Robrecht).
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TOMORROW
RECITAL BY HELEN LOCKHART FROM THE STUDIO
"Irish Programmes 10.15-11.35m. Relay of Morning Service from the Methodist Church.
12.13 p. The Regimental Band
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea of HM. Grenadier · Guards. ther Report.
Tancredi Overture (Rossini); Ruy 1.03 Varlely with The HUI Billies, Blas Overture (Mendelssohn), Ginger Rogers, and Vivian Ellis,
12.45 Edward German-"Nell Gwyn
When That. Harvest Moon is Shin-Dances." ing (Stevens): Good-Night (Conrad & Jack Hylton and His Orchestra. Others)-The Hill Billies & Novelty
12.35 An Irish Programme with Accompaniment Isn't This A Lovely
Seamus Clandillon (Baritone). inim Top Hat'l-Ginger Rogers IVO
Tell Her I Am-Jig. Medley; The cal) with Orchestra.
HOP
Your Toes Morning Dew-Reel Medley-Michael Fiano Medley Hart and Rodgera)- Coleman (Violin) with Flano. Fineen Among
Day Callm "Top Hat No Strings
and Mahjongg. í vívian Ells (Piano), Under The Old The Rover (art. Sea-
Central British School, Display, 6 p.m.
Physical
HK
Automobile AS8Ch Annual Mig.. Linstead and Davis Offer, 5.30
p.m.
H.K. Rotary Club Tida Mig. 1 p.m. Claims against estate of Alfred Ed- mund Hatch due.
YMCA:: Bridge 10 am: Badmin- ton 6 p.m.: Mixed Swimming, 6 p.m.
Ladies Working Party (B.W.OP.), Govt. House, 9.a.m.-1 p.m.
20-Tides: High 7.23 am and 6.20 p.m. Low: 12.55 am and 11.55 8.m. Sunrise: 6.29 a.m.; Sunset: 6.35 p.m. AK. Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Annual Mtg., 10, Des Voeux Rd. C. 1130 ./IL.
Peak School, Annual Sperta, 3.45
p.m.
.
TM.C.A.: Badminton from 10 am; AD.G. Rehearsal. 6 p.m.
Ladies' Working Party (B.W.OP). Govt. House, 9 am-1 pm
21-Chess
tinued.
Championship
Con-
H.K. Electric Co., Ltd.. Annual Mtg., 11 am, Extraordinary Gen. Mig, 11.15 am.
Kal Tak Airport Dance. Peninsula Hotel
Vagabond Rotarians Mtg Cafe do. Chine, 1 pm.
King's College Annual Sports, Caro- tel. 1.30 p.m.
Chinese Estates, Ltd., Annual Mtg., China Building, 12 noon
Passiontide Music, St Andrew's Church 9 p.m.
YMCA.: Games Morning 10 am. A.D.C. Rehearsal. 9 p.m.
Diocesan Girls' School, Anzual Sports, King's Park, 2 pm.
22-Good Friday.
United Service of Christian Witness
in Kowloon. 11.30 am.
St. Andrew's Club, Whist Drive, 8.45
Golf Happy Valley Golfers v. Kotę loon Golfers.
Claims against estate of Herbert Hatch due.
HK Referees Asso. Dance at Hotel Cecil, 8.30 p.m.
Passiontide Music. St. John's Cathedral, 9 pm,
T.M.C.A.: Badminton 8 p.m.; Mixed Swimming, 6 p.in.
23-Portuguese Company of HK V.D.C., Annual Dinner, Club Lusitano, 7.30 p.ra
H.K. Jockey Club, Second Extrs Hace Meeting, 2 p.m.
YM.CA: American Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament at King's Park, 2 p.m.
All Saints Church, Bazaar, - Kow- loon, 10 am.
24-Easter Sunday.
Golf:-Shanghai
Visitors' Cup:
semi-final of Mixed Foursomes due to be completed; first round of Adamson
Cup due to be completed.
Pine Tree (Ted and Ezra); Rolling the Heather
arr Candillon Down The Hilly-Bully Trail (Callin) mus
(Baritone) -The Hill Billies (Vocal) with Their Piano. The Hole In The Wall (ATT. Own Novelty Accompaniment, Cheek Arnold Foster) Polk Dance Orches to Cheek (flm Top Hat')-Ginger tra cond. by Arnold Foster. Love's Rogers (Vocal) with. Orchestra. Roses (Broones), Sweetheart Darlin'
ΚΟΣΤΟΣ 'Peg o' Malone (Tenor) with Orchestra.
my Heart")-—Danny
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wes-' ther Report.
Beater & Barby Press, Wea 1.30 ther Forecast and Announcements.
1345 · Mary Ellis (Soprano) and De- broy Somers· Band,
1.03 StudioAn Irish Concert by Northern and Southern Memories Russian Memories): Part 2-SAVOY (arr. Debroy Somers): Part 1-Savoy Helen Lockhart (Contralto) and E
O'Nell Shaw (Plano), Southern Memories-Debroy Somers 1. (a) The Spanish Lady (arr. Her- Bond with Male Chorus. Olamorous bert Hughes); (b) Eileen Aroon (Old (from "Glamorous Night" - Irish Melody); (c) Molly Brannigan
Eills (Soprano) Novello)-Mary
AC- (arr. C. V. Stanford); (d) Finvola. comp. by the Drury Lane Theatre the Gem of the Roe (A. E. Boyd); Orchestra. Lucky Break" Selection. (e) The Bold. Unbiddable Child rc. (Archer
and
O'Keefe) Debroy V. Stanford)-Helen Lockhart with Somers Band with Vocal Chorus and Plano accomp. 2. Plano Selection by Arthur Sandford at the Piano.
When
E O'Nell Shaw. 3. (a) O. Men from The Gipsy Played from Glamorous the Fields (Herbert Hughes); (b) Night Novello) - Mary Ellia (So-Londonderry Air (Trad);
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(a) The prano) accomp by the Drury Lane Hills of Donegal. (Sanderson)-Helen Theatre Orchestra, What's Yours? Lockhart with Piano accomp. A. Convivial Medley (Leg Debroy 1.30 Reuter and Bagby Press, Wes- Somers)-Debroy Somers Band with ther Forecast and Announcements. Vocal Chorus.
2.15 Close down,
145 John McCormack (Tenor) and
Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone)
6.00 Beethoven-Sonata in A Flat¦að Irish- Programme. Major, Op. 110.
Artur Schnabel (Piano).
620 Beethoven-Symphony No. 4 in B Flat, Op. 60.
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Irish Washerwoman (arr. Sowerby) -New Light Symphony Orchestra. With My Shillelagh Under My Arm (O'Brien and Wallace); Phil The Fluter's Ball (French)-Peter Daw Felix Weingartner conducting the son (Bass-Baritone) with Orch. Tur London Philharmonic Orchestra. key In The Straw (Guton). New $.51 Closing Local Stock Quote on River (Egan-Morgan)-John Mc- Light Symphony Orchestra. Shan- tiona.
with Orchestra.
6.53. B.B.C, Recording "The Vicar'a Cormack
Garden Party."
A Sketch.
7.08 Billy Mayeri at the Piano play- tag His Own Compositions.
(Tenor) Rhapsody (Herbert) - New Light Symphony Orchestra. Green Isle of Erin (Bingham-Roeckel): The Kerry Dance (Molloy)-John McCor- mack (Tenor) with Orchestra. Trish Quadrille-Paterson. Dance Orches-
In My Garden (Mayer); Aquarium tra, Suite with His Orchestra, Orange Blossom-A Byncopated Impression; Limehouse - Blues (Braham-trans.
Mayerl).
7.30 London Belay-The "News.
2.30 Close down,
7.00 London Relay"Potted Bio- graphics."...
A Parlour Game with Vicious
8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Verses about Prominent People. Report and Announcements,
8.03 Victor Silvester and His Ball- room. Orchestra.
Velets Gay Nineties Selection; Novelty Dance The Black-Out Stroll. Waltz Lonely Sweetheart; Slow Fox Trot Remember
8.15 London Relay-"Howdy Folke.” Satirical Review.
8.45 London Relay-"At the Black Dor."
A Revival of Mr. Wilkes in his Own Bar Parlour...
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West Country Society Supper Dance, Peninsula Hotel, 9 p.m.
27-Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Co..
Co. Ltd., Anual Mig. 12 noon.
Cheero Club Gala Dance, 8.30 p.m. “HARA. Prize Meeting.
China Entertaloment & Land In- vestment Co., Ltd. Annual Mtg. King's Theatre Building, 12 noon.
28 Chess Championship Cóns tinued.
YMCA: AD.C. To Present "House master," 9p..
H.K.R.A. Prize Meeting. Peninsula Hotel, Harp Recital, 9.15 P.
China Provident Loan & Mortgage Co. Ltd., Annual Mtg., HK. Hotel, 12
29 Institute of Engineers: Lecture
KWELLIN, Mar. 15 (Central)---- Gen. Pal Chung-hai, Director of tne Generalissimo's Provisional BERNE," Mar. 15 (Havas)A
Headquarters for the South-West, noon. private Berlin source reports that has ordered that a sound picture Herr Hitler recently stated, in the be made of the play "Three Bro- on "Chemical Warfare" by Wing presence of members of the Nazi thers" performed by the South-Com A. H. Steele-Perkins." Party: "It took me fourteen years West Branch of the Japanese Anti-O.P., Peninsula Hotel,
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St. Andrew's Church Hall, Mahjong tering of the Japanese people un der the oppression of their mill-Drive in aid of D.GS. Building Fund tarists and the rising
YMCA: ADC. Presentation of anti-war Housemaster" 9 pm. feelings in Japan...
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HERA Prize Meeting. Diocesan Old Boys Assn. Annual A.3. Watson and Co., Ltd., Amuat Mtg Lo & Lo's Office, 5.30 p.m.
Mtg HK Hotel, 11.30 am,
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Vocal and Plano-Lucky You, Lucky Me (from "Come out to Play') Turner Layton Quickstep Wings Over The Navy; Fax-Trot-The Girl Who Loves A Boldier (from "The Lit tle Dog Laughed)-Sidney Lipton His Grosvenor House Dance Orches- tra. Vocal Crash! Bang!
Want To Go Home (from Black Velvet'); I'm Sending A Letter to Santa Claus (Rogers-Williams) Phyllis Robins with Orchestra.
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