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An MGM Picture"
COMING EVENTS
MÁRCI
20-Tides: High 1.25 a.m. and 6.20. pm. Law:∙12.55 am and 11.55 ́ a.. Sunrise: 6.25 km.; Sunset: 655 pm. R.K Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Annual Mtg.. 10. Des Voeux Rd. C. 11.30 a.10.
Peak School. Annual Sporta, 3.45 pop.
GENERAL
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Radio Programmes
HONGKONG
M.CA.: Badminton from 10a.m.; AD.C Rehearsal, é p.m.
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Ladies Working Party (B.W.OF.),
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Govt House, 9 am-1 p.m.
St. Andrew's Working Party,, (Medi- cal), 10 a.m.
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H.K.F.A. Management Committee
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Colony Tennis Championships con- tinued
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Cheero Gub Dance, 8.30 pm.
G. and S. Home: Housd Committee Mtg., 5.30 p.m.
Kowloon Union Church, Women's Gulid. 10 201
Cathedral Hall: Cathedral Women's Fellowship Working Party, 10 s.m.
Y.W.C.A! Report Rally. 3.30 p.m. Catholic Cathedral: Oftes of Tene- bral 5 pm. Lenten Mission. 6 p.m.
St. John's Cathedral: Devotional Service and Address 5.15 p.m..
Garrison Sergts, Mess: Whist Drive. 9.15 p.m.
21-Tides: High 1.55 am and 7.25 p.m. Low 1.38 a.m. and 1.05 pm
Sunrise: 6.28 am Sunset: 6.35 p.m. Chess Championship Continued. HX Electric Co., Ltd. Annual Mtg. 11. Extraordinary Gen Mtg
11.35 am.
Kal Tak Airport Dance, Peninsula Hotel.
Vagabond Rotarians Mig. Cafe : dé Chine. 1 p.m.
King's College Annual Sports, Care- line F. 1.30 pm.
Chinese Estates, Ltd.. Annual Mtg.. China Bufiding, 13 noon.
Passiontide Musle St Andrew's Church 9 p.m.
V.M.C.A.; Games Morning 10 am; A.D.C. Rehearsal, 9 pm,
School, Annual Diocesan Girls' Sports, King's Park, 2 p.m,
Interport Hockey Tria', Ground. 5.15 pm
Colony Tennis Championships con- tinued.
Navy
HK. Y's Men's Club Mig. No. 14 Koon Ma Terrace. Happy Valley; 6.30 p.m.
Cheero Club, Contract Bridge.. 22-Tides: High £30 am and 8.20 pun. Low 2.15 am and 1.59 punk.
Sunrise: 6.28 a.m;"Sunset: 6.35 p.m. Good Friday.
RECITAL BY CABOLINE BRAGA FROM THE STUDIO Beethoven Symphany 12.13. p.m. ccasion.
(Baritone) with Orch. ""Louise" Selection (Charpentier)-De Grect & His Orchestra. The Pipes of Pant (The Acadiana'-Monekton); Áready Is Ever Young (The Arcadians Monckton)-- Winnie Melville (So prano) with Orch. Der Kaspec Groot and His Orchestra: Selection of Chopin Melodies (LIT De Groot) -De Groot (Violin), David Bor (Piano) and Reginald Kilbey ("Cello), Wanting You (alm "The New Moon"); Lover. Come Back To Me (ilm The New Moon-Lawrence Tibbett (Bari- tone) with Pland The Gypsy Prin cess-Selection (Kalman)-De Groot
Short Service of Inter-and His Orchestra.
3.45 Studio Plano Recital by Caroline Braga.“
12.30 A Light, French Programme. Sombre Dimanche (Rezzo-Gonda)
1. Prelude and Fugue in D Minor Mme, Daria (Vocal) accomp. by the
(Bach); 2. Prelude in D Flat Major Choeurs Russes Afonsky. Valse (The Raindrop), Op. 28, No. 15 (Cho Reve Secret: One Step Parade pin); 3. Mazurka in D fat major, Op.
3 Alexander 30. No, (Chopin); 4. Berceuse. Op D'Oiseau--L'Accordeoniste
5. Ele A Daignee and His Orch. Ces Petites Choses 57 (Chopin); (Strachez-Larue);
Vous Qui Passer Sourire (She Snilles), Op. 93, No. 4 Bang Me
d) (Poldint); 6. The Lover and the Voir (Trenet-Miraki)— Jean Sablon (Vocal) with Orchestra. Nightingale Granados): 7. Arabes-
Jolie (lm "La route en- que, Op. 39, No. 4 Macdowell, Vous Etes chantee
Boum!!--{film 'La route "9.15 London Relay-News Summary, enchantee")-Charles Trenét (Vocal) with Orchestra. Tu Ne Bala Pas Almer (Alm 'Sola"); La Fille AUX Matelots (elm Sola)-Damia cal) with Orchestra..
9.30 Songs by Tite Schips (Tenor), Plaisir' D'Amour (De Florian, “Ma- (Votini); O Del Mio Amato Ben (Donau-
dy)-with Orchestral accomp.
1.09 Local Time Signal and Wis- ther Report.
9.40 Cello Solos by Pau Casals.20 Vito (Spanish Dance), Op. 54, No.
1.03 Patricia Romborough at the 5 (Popper); Spanish Dance (Rondal Piano
'Manhattan Music Bor"-Selection; Dizzy Fingers (Confroy). "Head Over Heels" Selection: "Home and BeaLY ty-Selection.
1.15 The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra. Novelty Fox-Trot The Broken Re- cord: Fox-Trot The Music Goes Round and Around. Waltz -- Give Me Your Hand: Tango Marilou. Fox-Trat-I Breathe. On Windows (film 'Over she Goes")
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wes- ther Forecast and Announcementa.
Wi
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Aragoness---Granados),
Goyescas Intermezzo (Granados): Tocents In C Major-Adagio (Bach)-with Piano accomp.
0,55 Besthoven-Symphony No. 9 La D Minor, Op. 125 ("Cheral").
Feltx Weingartner and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
11.00
Close down.
CHINESE RADIO. PROGRAMMES
The attention of the public is call-
1.45 Frances Day, Max Miler anded to the ZBW. Chinese programinė Walsh and Barker in Variety.
during the Easter Week This will Include the following `talks by noted Far-Trots-Lords of the Air: Wel Remember-The Organ. The Dance Chinese scholars and authors. Band
The talks will be given in two and Me with Male Chor dialects. Cantonese and Mandarin, Vocal - I
Pray (Beverley Nichols); Whispers In The Dark and will start at 6 paz, each day: (Alm Artists and Models')-Frances
TODAY-MAR. 20 Day
with Orchestra. "English and Chinese Educational The Aims and Their Similarity" by Dr. C.
·Tangos-Sum-L. Hsla, member of the Legislative St. Andrew's Club, Whist Drive, 8.45 mer Evening in Santa Cruz; Dear Tuan National Government, China
Madam Victor Silvester and Ballroom Orchestra. Vocal Duets. Don't Forget (Carr and
"The Chinese Industrial Co-Opera- Roll Along Covered. Wagon (Ken- tive Movement in the South-West" nedy)-Wakh and Barker with Plano by the CIC.
Bank Holiday.
United Service of Christian Witness | Comedy Downtow
Valley
in Kowloon 11.30 am.
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• DEANNA DURBIN in "FIRST LOVE"
A New Universal Picture
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H. G. Welle' Fantastic Sensation The Sereone' Biggest Novelty Thrillera!
INVISIBLE MAN
with Gloria Stuart, Claude Rains
TO-MORROW FRIDAY - SATURDAY Bollywood's Best Motion Picture of the Year!
"STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE"
11
Spencer Tracy Nancy Kelly Richard Greene A 20th Century-Fox Picture
Hollywood Stars Not So Wicked
"THE GORILLA” AT THE KING'S
TODAY
You'll grip the arms of your chair in terror one minute and howl with glee the next when you The Rev. Neal Dodd, "Padre of go down to the King's Theatre to Hollywood," "is conducting a one-! man crusade against the type of see those mad, merry Ritz Brothers as three slap-happy sleuths on gossip which brands the movie the trail of one rare beast in "The colony as wicked,
Gorilla," the 20th Century-Fox hit The only difference between a which opens today. film actor and anyone else," he said "Is that when an actor' gets a divorce everybody knows about it.";
Mr. Dodd has been associated with, the alm colony, for 20 years. Many of the stars to to him with their troubles and hundreds of .quarreling couples have taken hin
advice and now live in harmony.
Colf: Happy Valley Golfers v. Kow- loon Golfers.
Claims against estate of Herbert Hatch' due.
HK. Referees Assn. Dance at Hotel Cecil, 8.30 p.m. Passiontide
12
Mixed
Music, St. John's Cathedral, 9 p.m.
Y.M.C.A.: Badminton 8 p.m.; Swimming, 6
Cheero Gius Darts. Table-Tennis, Billiards.
23-Tides: High 9.04 am, and 9.19 p.m. Low, 2.50 sm, and 149_p.m. -.. Sunrise: 6.57 am; Sunset: 6.38 pm. Bank Holiday,
Portuguese Company of H. K. V.D.C.. Annual Dinner, Club Lusitano, 7.30 p.m.
HK. Jockey Club. Second, Extra Race Meeting. 2 p.m.
YMC.A.: American Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament at King's Park, 2 p.m.
All Saints Church, Bazaar, Kow- loon, 10 am.
24-Tides: High 9,40 nm. and 10,10 p.m. Low 3,28 am and 3.36 p.m.
Sunrise: 627 am; Sunset: 6.37 pm. Easter Sunday... Golf:--Shanghai Visitors' Cup: semi-final of Mixed Foursomes due to be completed; first round of Adamson Cup due to be completed.
Interport Soccer: Macao v
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kong: Interport Dinner, Hotel Cecil.
25-Tides: High 10.15 am and 11 p.m. Low 4' a.m. and 4.24 p.m. -
Sunrise: 6.28 a.m; Sunset: 6.37 p.m. Bank Holiday,
Orown Land Sale, P.WD. 3 p.m. HK. Jockey Club, "Second" Ex tra Race Meeting. 2 p.m.
Entries Close for Kowloon Mars. thon Race.
and
International Soccer Final, 26-Tides: Hith 1052 am 11.32 p.m. Low 4.35 am, and 5.16, p.m. Sunrise: 626 a.m.; Sunset: 6.38 p.m. H.K. Whampoa Dock Co. An- nual Mtg 12 noon.
Busy Bees Working Party, Bridge & Mahjong Drive, Cathedral Hall, 3 p.m.. West Country Society Supper Dance, Peninsula Hotel, 9 pm.
Crown Land Sale. PWD.,.3 p.m. 27-Tides! High 11.28 2m: Low 5.05 am and 6.03 pm.
Sunrise: 6.25 am.; Sunset: 6.38 p.m. Dairy Farm Ice and Cold Storage Co. Ltd.. Annual Mtg. 12 noon.
Cheero Club, Gala Dance, 8.30 p.m. ELERA. Prize Meeting.
China Entertainment & Land In- vestment Co. Ltd, "Annual Mtg.. King's Theatre Building, 12 noon.
28-Chess Championship Cox-
sinued.
YMCAS A.D.C. To Present "House-
master" 9 p.m.
"FK.RA Prize Meeting.
Feninsula Hotel. Harp Recital, 9.15 China Provident Loan & Mortgage
p.m.
Based on the famous Ralph Spence stage play, the picture of-o fers the Ritzes their crazies, and tunniest roles as Harrigan, Mulli- gan and Garrity, who can't tell a clue from a magnifying glass.
i and Guitar.
Müller.
2.15 Close down."
His
Shapiro);
SATURDAY, MAR, 23
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MONDAY, MAR. 25 "Britain's, Naval Week" by Dr. §. I. Estung, author of "Lady Precious Etream."
SHORT WAVE
6.00 A Ballad Concert. O Dry Those Tears (del Riego); My Dear Soul (Byron and Sanderson) ----- Muriel Brunskill (Contralto) with Organ and Violin Obbligato. There's A Briddle Hanging On The Wall (Robison); Song of the Grateful Heart (Hamilton) Peter Dawson Calls
Bass-Baritone) with Orchestra, G.8.G Summer Night (Merzials and Goring G.A.B. Thomas): My Dearest Heart (Sul)- G.S.E. van-Doris Vane (Boprano) with G.5.0. Plano and Cello Obbligato
Two
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NEWS IN ENGLISH
ZOBKY
Tired Old Eyes (Kenyon and Squire); Because I Miss You So (Glanville &Transmission I-News Bum- Coates)-Hubert Eisdel (Tenor) with
Piano.
628 Closing Local Stock Quota-
tions
Fall. Bulletin...
4.00 p.m.
4.00 p..
Trai & III-News Sum-
IKATY
6.45 p.m.
Full Bulletin
7.30 p.m.
da
9.15 p..
da,
13.00 mid- night
1.30 B..
8.30 8.71-
MANY Full Bulletin
SHORT TALKS FROM B.B.C.
6.30 Half an hour of Dance Music. Fox-Trots-Keep Calling Me Sweet- heart: Poor Robinson Crusoe-Billy Transmission V-News Sum- Cotton and Ets Band. Rumba Fox- Trot - Serenade
(from
Do- ceivers): Fox-Trot-It Happened In The Moonlight (from 'Gay De ceivers')-Jack, Jackson and His Or chestra. Waltzes Throw Open Wide Kyto and His Piccadilly Hotel Band. Your Window: Espana Waltz Sydney Quickstep I've Got A Pocketful of Dreams (film Sing You Sinners"). Slow Fox-Trot My Be-Harry Roy and His Orchestra. Fox-Trots — I Don't Want To Make History (ilm Palm Spring"); There Im't Any Limit To My Love-Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees.
7.00 London Relay "These Stran- Kers within our Gales."
Stories about foreigner.
1,30 London Relay "The News, 8.00 Local Time Signal Weather Report and Announcements,
6.03 Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone) Winnie Melville (Soprano) and Dẹ Groot and His Orchestra:
Selection
'Samson and Delilah" (Saint-Saens)-De Groot and His Or chestra. Without A Song film "The Prodigal'); Life Is A Dream (film The Prodigal") -- Lawrence Tibbett
GRACIE FIELDS
MARRIED
HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 19 (Reu- ter)-Gracle Fields and Monty Bank were married here yester- day..
Maximum Sentence
(All Hongkong Time) Monday-Background to the News..............
11.00 pm. Tuesdays —— Background
to the News
8.13 3.
In England Now 11.00 p.m. Cards on the Table 8.00 pm. Wednesdays ---In Eng-"
land Now
6.45. 8.3. Cards on the Table 8.15 m.
of Moment 11.00 pm..
6.45 am.
the
to News Fridays -- In-England
Now Saturday--In
Now
11.00 pm.
11.00 p.m.
England
6.45 8.01.
London Log
London Log „Bundays—London, Log
3.30 FALL
11.15. p.m.
6.45 a..
Social Education Conference
CHUNGKING, Mar. 19 (Central)--- The Social Educational Conference summoned by the Ministry of Education was formally inaugurat- ed bere yesterday under the chair- manship of Mr. Kn Yu-halu, Vice- Minister of Education.
A number of important pro- posals were brought forth for dè- For Espionage
liberation and questions regarding AMSTERDAM, Mar. 19 (Reuter) the people's education in the Wing-imprisonment were
-Maximum sentences of six years guerilla districts were also dis-
passed on Breves and the Dutchman, Bakker, who were charged with espionage.
Co. Ltd., Annual Mtg., HK Hotel, 12
Kowloon Tong Garden City Assn. Annual Mig.. 6 p.m.
29-Institute of Engineers: Lecture on "Chemical Warfare" by Com. A. FL. Steele-Perking Production Chief Darryl F.
HK Police Dance in aid of BW. Zanuck provided a magnifcent OF. Peninsula Hotel, fun-and-fright Cast, headed by He tries to settle their differences Anita Louise, Patry Kelly. Bela 6 pm, before they get to the divorce Lagos, Joseph Calleta. Edward courts, and knows more secrets of Norris and Wally Vernon and all Hollywood' than anyone..
are at their excellent best. Harry "These film people," he says, "are Joe Brown gets the associate pro- far from wicked. They are no ducers credit. worse than any other group, but
1.
heir fame means that any fallings
ول
they may have reach a wide speaking tour to combat the view public."
**
that prevails in some parts tint
Mr Dodd has started on a Hollywood is a sink of iniquity.
Annual Colony Marathon, Kowloon
cussed.
WOODEN PLANES ARE ON ORDER Use of wooden airplanes for aual Mtg. Gloucester Building, 6.30 training in the R. A. F. Is suggest- of p.r.
Drive in aid of D.G.S. Building Fund. St. Andrew's Church Hall, Mahjong
TMCA, ADC. Presentation "Housemaster," p.m.
HLYCRA. Prize Meeting. Diocesan Old Boys' Asan. "Annual' Mtg. Ló & Lo's Office, 5.30 pm,
5.8. Watson and Co., Ltd." Annual
18. BLK, Fotel, 11.30 am:
Hongkong Club, Annual Mig. 5.30
p.m.
H.K. University Alumni Assn., An-
30-YMCA: AD.C. Presentationed by the placing of an order for of "Housemaster,? 9 p.m.
250 machines with a London furni→ HKBA, Prize Meeting.
ture manufacturer. Annual Children's Sports, Southern Playground, 2 pm
31-Kowloon Bowling Green Club, Redemption of Debentures. Boccer: Shield Floal.
·HKRA Prize Meeting.
Wooden machines can be, built more rapidly than metal ones, and enable many more men to receive Dally elementary instruction, Express).
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1940. -PAGE
KING'S
SHOWING TODAY
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MYSTERY GOES MERRY!
The
RITZ BROTHERS
THE GORILLA
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ANITA LOUISE PATSY KELLY LIONEL ATWILL BELA LUGOSI
JOSEPH CALLEIA EDWARD NORRIS
WALLY VERNON
A 30 Castry-Foto.
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