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2-Tides: High 7.25 am. and K.50 p.m. Low 11.05 mm.
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Sunrise: 6.18 a.m.; Sunset: 6.39 p.m. ELK. Realty & Trust Co. Ltd. An nual Mtg.
HK.&Kowloon Wharf & Godown y Co. Ltd. Annual Mtg., 12 noon.
GENERAL
Radio
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Library, Supreme Court,
Programmes
Busy Bees Working Party, Bridge and Mahjongg Drive, Cathedral Hall, 3 p.m.
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Flag Sales in aid of China War Orphans,
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W
On Wavelengths of 355
metros (845 °Rom) 31.49
metres. (9.52 magnuyoles),
Annual Mig of St. Andrew's Church Branch of VDMA BL Andrew's Hall, 8.45 p
HK Rotary Club Tiffin Mtg. 1 p.m. Wedding: Choy-Grose, at Registry HK. Referees Ass. Meeting. Hotel Cecil, 7.30 p.m.
YMCA
Contract Bridge
Class
10 am; Badminton from 6 p.m.
Ladies' Working Party (B.W.O.F.), Govt. House, 9 a.m.—1 p.m.
Colony
Tennis Championships.
Cheero Club Whist Drive, 9. pm. A.D.C. Dress Rehearsal at Chins, Fleet Club Theatre. B p.m
S. and S. Home: L.C.A. Mtg.. 3 p.m. Cathedral Scouts, Bishop's House, 5.30
p.m. Kowloon Hotel." 5.30 p..
Branch of English Ass, EK. Helena May Inst., 9.30 p.m.
Chess Club,
Peninsula
3. and S. Home: Prayer and Fel- lowship Mig. 8 p.m.
Busy Bees Working Party Bridge and Mahjong Drive, Cathedral Rail 3 p.m.
3-Tides: High 7.55 am, and 6.55 p.m. Low 12.44 am and 12,22 pun.
Sunrise: 6.15 am.; Sunset: 6.40 p.m. Green Lland Cement Co., Annual WILE: 2130 am.
FR.A.D.C. to present Tony Draws a Horse" at China Fleet Club.
T: S.R.C. Dance. 10 p.m. V.M.CA: Badminton from 10 a.m. Ladies Working Party (B.W.OF). Govt. House, 9 am- p.m.
Colony Tennis Championships. Cheero Club Whist Drive, 1.30 p.m. Kowloon Marathon Race. 6 p.m. Kowloon Union Church, Women's Guild. 10 a.m.
Cathedral Women's Fellowship Working Party. Cathedral Fall, 10
ä.m.
„4-T'des: High (20 am, and 745 p.m. Law 120 am, and 1.15 p.m.
Sunrise: 6.14 a.m.; Sunset: 641 p.m. HK Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. An- nual Mig. 13 noon
HX.AD.C: to present "Tony Draws a Horse" at China Fleet Club. YMCA.: Ladies' Night.
730
Dinner
30 p.m.; Games Morning. 10 am,
Vagabond Rotarians, Cafe de Chine,
1 p.m.
Ladies Working Party B.W.O.F.), Govt. Rouse, 9 am-1 p.m.
Con-
Colony Tennis Championships. Cheero Club Games Night; tract Bridge or Mahjong.
5-Tides: High 8.40 am. and 8.30 P.ML Low 1.51 am, and 2 p.m.
Sunrise: 613 am; Sunset: 6.42 p.m. HKS.P.C. Charity Ball Peninsula
9.30 p.m. Hotel
HK. Football Referees' Assn. Whist Drive. Hotel Cecil. 8 p.m.
HK.A.D.C. to present "Tony Draws a Horse" at China Fleet Club.
Y.M.C.A.: Badminton from 8 p.m. Ladies Working Party (B.W.OF.). Govt House, a.m.--1 p.m.
Colony Tennis Championships. Cheero Club Darts, Table Tennis, Billiards.
Kumaon Rifles' Retreat, Whitfeld Barracks
St. Andrew's Church Hall: Christ Church, Kowloon Tong. Jumble Sale, 3 p.m.
6-Tides: High 9 am and 9.09 p.m. Low 2.25 am, and 2.40 p.m.
Sunrise: 6,12 a.m.; Sunset: 643 p.m. REOCA Supper Dance, Peninsula Hotel.
Bazaar at French -Hospital. HKAD.C. to present "Tony Draws. a Horse" at China Fleet Club.
н.к. Jockey Club's Third Extre Rara
Mtg.. 2.30 p.m.
Central British School Annual
2 p.m.
: High 9.20 am, and 9.44 Low 2.55 am, and 3.20 p.m.
A PLAY FROM THE STUDIO “DOCTOR MY BOOK"
In
Port
Far-Trots-The Fleet's Again Crom "O-Kay for Bound"); Free (from "O-Kay for Bound")- Jack Hylton and Els Orchestra, Tangos Du.. Schwarzer Zigeuner: Pebeta-Dajos Bela and Ha Dance Orchestra. Fox-Trots-These, Poolish
Things
(from 'Spread Touch abroad"); The uch of Your Lips... Roy Fox and His Orchestra Secret Rendezvous
Raids (from 'One Afternoon): The One Rose-Victor Young and His Orchestra. Fox-Trots --Soon (from Mississippi"; It's Easy to Remember (from Mississippl”... Quy Lombardo and His Royal Cana-
11.00 Close down.
Beethoven Trio 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- dans. cession.
12.30 Songs by Hildegarde.
I Belleve in Miracles (Lewis and Others). For Me, For You (Towers and Arden); Darling, Je Vous Alme Beaucoup (Sosenko) - with Orches- trai accomp.
12.40 Henry Jacques and His Cor- reet Dance Tempo Orchestra..
Quickstep-Take A Tip From The Tulip (8m Radio City Revels');
Calls
SHORT WAVE
DAVENTEY
Wavelength *17.79.6. (18.25mm.) Laima. (21.55H) 2147m,4. (31,97m.)
G.S.G G.S.B
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Waits-You Got The Best of the Bargain. Slow Fox-Tigt-So Long, Sweetheart Quickstep You're an Education. Waltz-I'm Still In Löve With You: Fox-Tro-I'm Just Be Transmission News Bum-
mary ginning to Care.
Full Bulletin Local Time Signal and Wea-Trans. II & ID-News Sum 1:00 ther Report
G.S.11. G.8.0.
15.18.0. (18.79m.)
NEWS IN ENGLISH »
4.00 pa 5.09 p..
6.45 p.m.
Full Bulletin
7.30 p.m.
1.03 Compositions of Tchaikow- sky.
Farewell, Ye Mountains
'(from "Jeanne d'Arc")-Maria Jeritza (30- prano with Orchestra. Theme and Variations from Suite No. 3 in. G-
cond. London Symphony Orchestra by Sir Landon Ronald. In A Three- Horse Sleigh Sergei Rachmaniof (Piano).
1.30 Reuter & Rugby Press, Wen- ther Forecast and Announcements.
1,45 Old Musical Comedy Favou rites.
"Mias Hook of Holland". Vocal Gerris (Rubens)Light Opera Com
with pany
Orchestra. "Chu Chin Chow Selection (Norton) - The London Palladium Orchestra. Maid. of
"The the Mountains" Vocal Gems (Fraser-Simson)—Light Opera. Company with Orchestra. "The Land of Smiles"-Selection" (Lehar) --London Theatre Orchestra.
2.15 Close down.
8.00 Beethoven-Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1.
Hephzibah and Yehudi Menuhin (Piano) and · Vidin) and Maurice Elsenberg ("Celio).
4.28 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions.
6.30 Popular Classics compered from the Studio.
7.30 London Relay-The News. 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
- 8.03 Puccini's “La Boheme" Act IL Singers In order of appearance: Luig! Marini: Gino' Vanelii, Rosetta Pampanini, Trancredi Pasero tide Baracchi, Guiseppe Nessi, Sal- vatore Baccaloni, Luba Mirella, and
AMS-
Transmission V-News Sum-
mary Full Bulletin
9.15 pm 12.00 mid- night
TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1940. -PAGE 3
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SHORT TALKS
FROM B.B.C.
(All · Hongkong Time) Mondays. Background
to the News 11.00 p.m. Tuesdays Background
8.15 a.. to the News
11.00 p.m.
In England Now Cards on the Table 8.00 p.m. Wednesdays In Eng-
land Now
6.45 B.DL. Cards on the Table 8.15 a.m. Matters of Moment 11.00 p.m. Thursday”—Matters of
Moment
6.45 .. Background to the News
11.00 p.m Friday In England
Now
Saturdays In England
Now
London Log
London Log Sundays-London Log
11.00 p.m.
6.45 a.m.
3.30 p.m. 11.15 p.m. 8.45 a.m.
COLONIAL JUDGE
GETS DECREE-
Full Chorus of La Scala, Milan, with Wife Told Him She
Orchestra.
8.22 Sibelius Symphonic Poem "The Occanides," Op. 13.
The B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult.
Was In Love
Mr. Justice George Gilmour Robinson, a pulsne judge of the
· 8.30 Studia Plano Recital by High Court of Northern Rhodesia,
address whose Harry Ore.
WES given PS Northern Rhodesia, 1 Sonata in D Major (Haydn); 2. Livingstone, (a) Asphodel (Cyril Scott); 3, (a) was granted a decree nisi by Mr. Prelude in A Minor (Scriabin) (b) Justice Henn Collins In the Satanic Poem, Op. 36 (Scriabin).
Divorce Court recently. The suit was undefended,
8.55 Orchestral Selection."
Doubinushka (arr. Rimsky-KorSK- It was alleged that Mrs. Robin- koy)--London Symphony Orchestra
cond. by Albert Coates. The Wreck son bad committed adultery with Sunrise: 6.11 mm; Sanset: 6.44 pan.ave the Smyth conducting The cited as co-respondent,
er-Overture (Dame Ethel Smyth). a Mr. Leslie H. Williams, who was
St.
HK Golf Club: Second Round of Adamson Cup and Final of Mixed Foursomes due to be completed. Bazaar at French Hospital.
Gosano-Yvanovich, Church, 4 p., International Softban Series, 2 p.m. 8-Tides: High 9.29 am, and 10.16
Low 3.26 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sunrise: 6.10 am; Sunset: 645 pm. St. John's Ambulance Inspection by HE the Governor Causepay Bay, 530 p.m.
St. Patrick's Hall, Garden Road:
British Symphony Orchestra, Hun garian Rhapsody No. (Liszt)- Grand Symphony Orchestra.
9.15 London Relay-News Summary, 9.30 London Reiny "Cards on the
Table."
The marriage took place at Mombasa Memorial Cathedral. Kenya, in 1931, and there is one child Mr. Justice Robinson and his wife lived together in Africa and in England.
9.45 Studio"Doctor My Book” A Play in one act by Rudolph de
According to the case for the Cordova and Alicia Ramsey Pro-husband, Mrs. Robinson told him duced by Evelyn Wood. Action takes
in 1938 that she was in love with Diace in the year 1814. Scene: The consulting room of Doctor Abernethy. Mr. Williams, and last February
Lecture by Rev. W. P. MacDoungh The cast in order of apporter she was going away, with Wii-
The Inquisition." 5.30 p.m.
HKRA Council Meeting, 5.30 pm: 9-Tides: High 9.35 am and 10.50 p.m. Low 3.55 am, and 4.35 p.m
Sunrise: 6.09 a.m.; Sunset: 6.56 p.m. Union Church: Wedding-Ferder. Dempsey,
Toc H., Kowloon Circle, Social and Dance, St. Andrew's Church Hall,
8.30
D.T.
CBS Physical Training Display. 6.15 p.m.
HAK. Rotary Club Timin Mtg., 1
10-Tides: High 10.15 am and p.2. Low 4.20 am, and 5.15
Sunrise: 6.08 am; Bunset: 6.47 pm.
p.m.
Doctor Abernethy F.
Hams, Adultery was alleged at a Landon hotel last March.
Doctor Richard Linton - E O'Neil Abernethy's Shaw; Mrs Calthrop Housekeeper- Helen
Colonel Prior
The petitioner, whose evidence the Hon. Frederic Hamilton 0. was given on affidavit, was grant Jones: Mrs. Gervalse-Danvers Eve- lyn Gray:
Miss Jilla Gervaise-Daned custody of the child and costs vers-Diana Duncan; The Reverend against the co-respondent, Nichodemus Brown H. D. Rosen- thall: The Countess of Arbuthnot Vera Murrell; Mick O'Brien —J., A. Page: HRH The. Prince of Wales H 1 Duncan.
10.39 Dance Musle
20-RE.0.0.A.
Supper
Dance Claims against estate of William": Peninsula Hotel Weir due.
HK. Jockey Club's Fourth Extra Quarry Bay School, Spring Feat Race Meeting, 2.30 pm.
VAL 11 AM.
11-Black-Out Exercises.
Claims against.Anchen & Munich Fire Insurance Co. due.
St. Joseph's College Annual Sports,
Caroline
Hill, 1 p.m.
12-Extraordinary, Gen. Mtg. Kowloon Football Club.
Northumberland & Durham
Dinner Dance, Feninsula Hotel:
13-CBS. Sports.
of
Assn.
14-International Softball Berics,
P.01.
Lai Wah Cup Final-Chinese
Army.
Micao Races.
FRIEND AS CO-RESPONDENT.
Citing as co-respondent Capt. Gordon Edward McCabe, who had been his close friend for many į.gears, Capt. Archibald Leslie Gracie. of Queen Victoria's Rifles, was granted a decree nisi in the Divorce Court, The suit was not defended, and costs were awarded. against the co-respondent.
21-HK. Golf Club: Semi-finals of Adamson Cup due to be completed. Capt. Gracle's case was, when Football League: Champions v Reston leave, Capt, McCabe, who was 22-Union Waterboat Co., Ltd,
unmarried, used to stay with him Annual Meeting, 11 am,
and his wife. In 1938, after Capt. had spent nearly six McCabe months with them, Mra Gracle 16ft home and forwarded the bill from a London hotel at which she and Capt. McCabe bad stayed together
St Patrick's Hall, Garden Road: Lecture by Rev. W. P. MacDough "The Middle Ages," 630 p.m.
23-Army Inter-Unit Athletic Meet, Polo Ground,
Inter-School Sports Caroline H DOBA. Annual Mtg 6.30 pm. 24-Army Inter-Unit Athletic Meet, Polo Ground
25-Army Inter-Unit Athletic Meet,
15-St. Patrick's Hall Garden Polo Ground. Road: Lecture by Rev, WP, Mac- Douagh "Official Heroes and Villains,” 6.30 p.m.
28 League Presentation : Inter-School, Sports: (Finals), "Caro
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18-Vagabond Rotarians. Cafe de Chine, 1. p.m.
19-Tung Ah Knitting Co. Ltd. Annual Mtg., 692, S'hai Street, 3 p.m. St. George's Day, Gala Show, King's Theatre. 8.30 p.m.
Cabaret
Y.M.C.A. Hockey Club Dance, Peninsula Hotel, 9 pm.
熟
Referees' Am. Dance, Hotel Cecil 27-REO.CA. Social Evening. 28-EK Golf Club, Adamson: Cup Pinal due to be completed.
Boldiers' wives in the London area will shortly receive by post about £2 each, representing the extra allowance of 84 a day from December 4 until February 25. After that date the allowance will be included in the normal weekly Garden payments, An extra allowance was Road: Lecture by Rev. W. P. Mac-paid to wives in the London postal
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KO.C. Mixed Doubles Tournament, 2.30 p.m.
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