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"THAT MOTHERS MIGHT LIVE"
Winner of the Motion Picture Academy Award for the Best Short Subject of 1939:
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They're in the Foreign Legion now...flying to fame and chasing the fresh Frenchy femmes!
FLYING DEUCES
and skytide
of laughs, with
JEAN PARKER
REGINALD GARDINER
SPENCER TRACY
in "STANLEY & LIVINGSTONE"
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A Hilarious Langh Picture Made By The Producer
of "Topper"
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Hilda, the housekeeper's daughter, keeps things hot and" hilarious in the year's ́stop- traffic comedy. She doesn't know how to cook but oh, how she can sew and sew!
HL POAČK HOOPS's
THE HOUSEKEEPER'S DAUGHTER
Joon BENNETT-Adolphe MENJOU
PEGGY WOOD JOHN HUBBARD WILLIAM GARGAN · DONALD MEEK
Released thru UNITED ARTISTS
COMMENCING TO MORROW
MELVYN
JOAN
AS GAY AS LOVE IN PARIS IN THE SPRINGT
GOOD GIRLS go to PARIS
DOUGLAS BLONDELL
· Waltar Connolly » Alan'. Curtis + Joan Party
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COMING EVENTS
APRIL
G-Tides: High 9 am and 8.09 p. Low 15 a.m. and 2.40 p.m.
Sunrise: 6.12 a.m.; Sunact: 641 p.m. REO.CA Supper Dance. Peninsula Hotel
4
Bazaar at French Hospital HRAD.C. to present "Tony Draws
a Horse" at China Fleet Club.
HK Jockey
Club's Third Extra
Race Mtg, 230 p.m.
Central Brittan School Annual
Sports, 2 PIL
Exhibition of Chinese Paintings at, Kam Ling Restaurant.
Chinese YMCA. Handwork Display.
· REW.O's and Sergia' Mess: Whit Drive and Dance, 8.30 p.
7-Tides: High 328 am, and 9.44 pus. Low 2.55 am- and 3.28. pas
Sunrise: 6.11 a.m.; Sunset: 641 p.m. EK Golf Club: Second Round of Adamson Cup and Final of Mixed Foursomes due to be completed. Bazaar at French Hospital, Wedding Cosano-Ivanovich, Teresa's Church, 4 p.m.
International Softball Series, 2 p.m. Exhibition of Chinese Paintings at Kam Ling Restaurant.
Cralgengower C.C.: Mited American Tennis Tournament. 2.30 p.m.
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GENERAL
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Radio Programmes
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On Wavelengths of 355
B
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‚ metres. (348 kou) 31.49
metres (8.52 mogasycles).
TODAY
BORODIN SYMPHONY NO 2 IN B MINOR
Request Programmes
Peal
Orch. and Chorus Waltz-Sparkling Waters of Waikiki-Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra. Chorus John (Trad); 'Den. Green Bottles (Trad) Harold Willama and The B.B.C. Male
with Chorus
Piano. Waitz-Blue Bawall-Hilo Hawallan Orchestra. Vocal Treen
(Klimer-Rasback)-- Nelson Eddy (Baritone) with Orther
Waltz That Naughty Waltz (Levy) Victor Young and His Or chestra. Vocal House Love Made You and Me (Johnstone-E
Eladali (Tenor) with Coates)-Hubert Instru accomp. Vocal-La Danza (Rossini)-Muza Korjus (Soprano) with Orch. Vocal-Without A Song (im "The Prodigal')--Lawrence Tib-
12.15 pm. Short Service of Inter- bett (Baritone), with Orch cession.
130. Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert in Musical Comedy.
11.00
London Relay "London Log. 11.15 Dance Music.
Fox-Trots-Is That The Way To The Sunshine Cruise (McLaren and
Treat A Sweetheart? Small Pry- Others); Humpty, Dumpty (Ray)- Cicely, Courtneidge with Orchestra. If Music in the Russ Morgan Manner, You Want To Dance from Under Tangos-Tango Espanol; Tange Illu- HE, the Governor and Lady North-
ston-Robert, Renard Dance Orches- Your Hat) Jack Hulbert and The
Fax-Trots Let's Olve Three cote return to Govt. House from Fan-Rhythm Brothers with Orchestra. To
Cheers
for Love (3 'College ling Lodge.
gether Again (from 'Under your Hat? Rhythm'); Stay as Sweet as you Are Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert im College Rhythm')-Tom Coak. Cicely with Orchestr.,
The Girl In the Postley and His Palace Hotel Orchestra. Office
Cicely Courtneidge &
Waltzes-Ferdinand The Bull (from Company.
Sweeter than: I Coupe You Were (from Jack of the film); The Umbrella Man (from
These Foolish Trades Where There's You There's and His Orchestra. Fox-Trots-Fup; colish Things) Jack Hylton Me (from Jack of all Trades')-Jack Plop Joe Venuti and His Orchestra. Hubert (Vocal) with Orchestra. The Quicksteps-Make Belleve; Moon Love Empire Depends on You (from Un-Victor Silvester and His Ballroom der Your Hat')-Gicely Courtneldge Orchestra. Slow Fox-Trot - Templa with Orchestra. Keep It Under Block Swing: Quickstep Music "Hall Hat (from 'Under Your Hat')-Cicely Rag-Joe Daniels and His Hot Shots Rhythm Brothers with Orchestra. Courtneidge. Jack Hulbert and The
"Drumnasticks." Fox-Trot Skrontch-Fats" Waller, His Rhythm- 1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea-and Orchestra. ther Report
8--Tides: High 9.59 s.m, and 10.18 p.m. Low 3.26 a.m. and 4 pm.
Sanrise: 6.10 am: Sunset: 6.45 pm St. John's Ambulance Inspection by RE. the Governor Causeway Bay. 5.30 p.m.
St. Patrick's Hall Garden Road: Lecture by Rev. W. P. MacDonagh "The Inquisition.” 5.30 pm.
HKFA Council Meeting, 5.30 p.m. Crown Land Sale, P.W.D.. 3 p.m. Meeting of Halcyon Circle at red- dence of Mrs." L. Dunbar, 4 p.m.
Y.M.C.A.: War Work 10 a.m.; Whist Drive 9 p.m.
Cheero Club, Dance, 830 p.m. 9-Tides High 9.55 a.m. and 10.30 p.m. Low 3.55 am. and 4.35 p.m.
Sunriser 8.09 am: Sunset: 640 p.m. Union Church: Wedding-Fender Dempsey. C.B.S 8.15 pm
HK. Rotary Club Tim Mtg.. 1 p.m.: Speaker Mr. L. Starbuck ploring the Upper Atmosphere."
Meeting of District and Deputy District A.R.P. Wardens, Tee Kuk Street Dispensary, 6.45 p.m.
"Physical Training Display,
1.03 Songs by Leslie Hutchinson at the 'Piano.
A Foggy Day (film 'Damsel in Dis- trese'); I'm In Love with the Honour- able Mrs. So and So (film 'Society Lawyer); I Poured My Heart Into a Song (film 'Second Fiddle").
12.00 midnight. Close down.
Continued on Page 8
Calla
SHORT WAVE
113 The BBC. Dance Orchestra. Fox-Trot-Alone at a table for two; G.S.G Waltz-Lovely. Lady (lm King of GA.E. "Ex-Burlesque”). Fox-Trot-The Merry G.SK
Go-Round Brake Down: Paso-Doble... Le Touquet. WaltaMusic In May (tram 'Careless Rapture"); Slow Fox- Trot-It's A 5in to Tell a Lie.
Y.M.CA Bridge Class 10 a.m.; Badminton 8 p.m.; Mixed Swimming. 8 p.m.
Cheero Club: Whist Drive, 9 p.m. 10-Tides: High 10.15
and 11.30 p.m. Low, 4.20 1.m. and 5.15 p.m
Sunrise: 6.08 a.m.;. Sunset: 6.47 pm. Claims against estate of Wiliam Weir due.
1.30 Reuter and Bugby Press, Wea ther Forecast and Announcements, 145 Folk Musio of all Nations. Litenietis (Latvian); Clap Dance (German); Hattemageren Danish)-—- Folk Dance Orchestra cond by Victor Olof. The American Square Dance (Jig Time); The American Square Dance (Reel Time)-Folk Dance Or Quarry Bay School, Spring Festi-lish County Songs: A. Sad Ending
chestra
cond. by Ronnie Munro. Eng- val 11 8.
Y.M.C.A.: Women's Section Comwell
(Trad-art. Crisewood);
d); Oliver Crom- (Breadwood-Maitland): mittee Mtg. 10.30 am. Badminton Berkshire Tragedy (Broadwood-Mait All day.
land) Our Bill (FE Griagwood) with Plano accomp. Mer
Merilees farr. Dlack) Glasgow · Highlanders (arr. Dlack)-Scottish Country Dance Orchestra cond. by Michael Diack. The Hole In The Wall (arr. Arnold | Foster); Draper's Maggot (art, Arnold Foster)-Folk Dance Orchestra cond by Arnold. Foster,"
Cheero Club: Dance, 830 p.su. 11-Black-Out Exercises. Claims against Aachen & Munich Fire Insurance Co. due.
Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd, An- Dual Mtg., 11 a.m.
St. Joseph's College Annual Sports, Caroline Hill, D..
Inspection of Fire Brigade by RE the Governor. No. 2. Police Station, Wanchal, 5.15 p.m.
Y.M.C.A.: Games Morning., 10 am. Cheero Club: Games Evening. 12-Extraordinary Gen. Mtg. of Kowloon Football Club.
Northumberland & Durham Assn. Dinner Dance. Peninsula Hotel,
Y.M.CA: Badminton 6 p.m.; Mix- ed Swimming. 6 p.m.
Cheero Club-Darts, Table-Tennis. Billiards.
13-C.B.8. Sports
Lawn Bowls: Bowlsters v. Artillery Company, HK,V.D.C., 3. p.in.
HK. Chamber of Music Government House, 815 p.
14-International Scftball
p.m.
Concert,
Series,
Lai Wah Cup Final Chinese Army.
Macao Races.
15-St. Patrick's Hail, Garden Road: Lecture by Rev. W. P. Mac-
2.15
Close down.
€.00 Compositions of Llazt,
The
Feux Follets-Anstole Kitaln (Paipo); Polonaise No. 2 — Berlin State Opera Orchestra cond by Dr. Léo Blech. Vallee D'Obermann; Sonetto No. 47 Del Petrarca-Anatole Kitain (Plano).
6.30 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions.
4.32 Borodin-Symphony No. 2 in B Minor,
London Symphony Orchestra cond. by Albert Coatek
7.00 Selected Passages from Wag. ner's.. “Die Walkure":
Leopold Stokowski and the Phila- delphia Orchestra.
7.30 London Belay The News. 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report, and Announcements.
8.03 Variety Request Programmae.
DAVENTRY
Wavelength `17.79b.a. -(16.85m.) 9.51m.6. (F2.85m) 81.47mm. (XLS7m.) 15.18m." (19.79%L) NEWS IN ENGLISH Transmission I-News Sum-
máry
G.S.0.
Full Bulletin Trans II & II-News Bum-
mary
Pull Bulletin
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do.
Transmission --News Sum
mary Full Bulletin
'4.00 p.m. 5.00
6.43 1.02. 7.30 p.m. 9.15 p.m. 12,00 mid- night
7.30 a. 8.30 2.111.
SHORT TALKS FROM B.B.C.
(All Hongkong Timel Mondays - Background
to the News
11.00 p.m. Tuesdays - Background
to the News
8.15 A.
In England Now
Cards of
11.00 p.m. on the Table 8.00 pm. Wednesdays ---- In Engi
land Now
6.45 8.32,
Cards on the Table 8.15–233. Matters of Moment 11.00 p.m.
of Thursday"-Matters
Moment Background
New! Friday's
6.45 B.
to the
11.00 p
In England
11.00 p.
Baturdays In England
Now.
6.45 8.31
3.30 p.m.
11.15 p.m.
Loudon Log
London Log
Hundays--Landon Log 6.45 s.m.
Harp And Song Recital
The Foreign Auxiliary" to the Donagh "Official Heroes and Villains." "Vocal-Shoe Shine Boy (Chaplin, National Red Cross Bociety of 5.30 p.m.
Chan The Mills Brothers (Four Ching wishes to thank Solange Army Inter-Unit Tug-of-war Com-Boys and a 'Guitar). Quickstep-That petition.
Inspection of Auxiliary Nursery Service by HE the Governor China Fleet Club, 6.30 p.m.
at
16-Toc R, Kowloon Circle, Social and Dance, St Andrew's Church Hall, 6.30 p.m.
Army Boxing-Open Individual Competition, 8 p.m.
17-HK & Bhangkal Hotels Ltd Annual Mig. 12 noon.
Army Boxing--Open Individual Competition, a p.m.
18-Vagabond Rotarians, Cafe de Chloe, 1 pm.
Army Boxing-Open Individual Competition, 8 p.m.
Sly Old Gentleman thim East side Rente (harpist) Angelka Messler- of Heaven) Jack Harris and His Or Steinschneider (mezzo-soprano). chestra. VocalHome on the Range and Mr. E. O'Nell Shaw (accom- (BET. David Gulon)-Bing Crosby with panist) for their performance at Orchestra. Quickstep Sing Song
of Sunbeams (nim East side of Ben the Rose Room, Peninsula Hotel, ven')-Victor Silvester and His Ball-on March 28.
mond (In Pox Trot Tempo)-Maxine
room Orchestra. Vocal Loch Lo The Foreign: Auxiliary would Sullivan with Orchestra. Cinema or also like to thank the Manage- gan
a-Song of Paradise (King)-Re-ment of the Hongkong and ginald Poort with Violin by Alfredo Shanghal Hotels, Ltd, for the
Campoli. Vocal Villa (film The use of the Rose Room, and all Merry Widow') Jeannette MacDonald those who sent donations. (Soprano) with Orchestra. Orch.
A
Love's Last Word Cremieux)-Albert total of 382 tickets were sold. the Sandler and His Orchestra Vocal total expenses were $84.60 and the 19-Tung An Knitting Co. Ltd. Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life (Young & proceeds amounted to $1,070.95. Annual Mig., 892, Bhal Street 3 prn. Herbert) Charles Kullmann fran
Orchestra, Orch, Destiny. This has been remitted to Dr.
St. George's Day, Gala Show, King'aynes-De Groot and His Orches R. K. 8. Lim for the Orthopaedic
Theatre, 9.30
D.m
Vocal-Thanks for the Memory (film Big Broadcast of 1938)-Doro Supper thy Lamour with Orchestra. Pox-Trot There's A Small Hotel (from 'On Dance.
your Toes')--Jack Hylton and His Or
Y.M.C.A. Hockey Club Cabaret tra. an Peninsula Hotel, 9 pm. Dance,
Chinese-Australian Asan. Dance. HK Hotel, 8.30 p.m. 20–REO.CA Supper Peninsula Hotel.
H.K. Jockey
ckey Club's Fourth Extra Race Meeting, 2.30 p.m.
21-H.K. Golf Club: Semi-finals of Adamson Cup due to be completed,
Football League: Champions v Rest. Military Band Concert at Peninsula Hotel, 9 pm-11 p.m.
22-Union Waterboat Co., « Ltd, Annual Meeting, 11 am.
St. Patrick's Hall, Garden Road: Lecture by Rev. W. P. MacDonagh
The Middle
6.30 p.m. Agen 23-Arty Inter-Unit Athletic Meet Polo
Ground, 2.30
2.30 p.m Inter-School Sporta Caroline Hill, DOBA. Annual Mtg., 5.30 p.m.
24Army Inter-Unit Athletic Meet. Polo Ground, 9.30 am.
Hospital; Kwelyang
Maxine Sullivan and Her Orchestra. chestra. Vocal Blue Skies (Berlin) ASSAULT ALLEGED
8.45 London Relay-"At the Black
mary.
"Among the cases mentioned in the weekly call-over at the Sum- Dog."
Justice Mr. Wilkes in his own bar-parlour: mary Court before Mr. 9.15 London Relay News Sum- R. E. Lindsell yesterday, was one In which two Portuguese women 9.30 B.B.C. Recording-A, Northern will appear in court in an action
for $500. damages for assault and' Evening from Burbleton."
using Insulting expressions,
The plaintif is Mrs. Carmen Vocal-Mexicali Rose (Tenney)-Maria Nunes, of Granville Road,
10.00 Local Sport Results. 10.02 More Variety Requesia.
SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1940.-PAGE 3
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Bing Crosby with Orth and the defendant Mrs. A. Nunes."GOOD GIRLS" ATtre tomorrow, co-stars Melvyn
-Charlie Kunz War Time Plans Med-
ley Charlle Kunz Vocal Little also of Granville Road, ⠀ Drummer Boy (Noel, Pelosi)---Gracle On inquiry from His Lordship
St. Paul's Girls' College Anniver-Fields with Orchestra Novelty Fox- as to whether it is likely to be al
sary Celebrations, 5 p.m.
25-Army Inter-Unit Athletic Meet, Pole Ground, 2.30 p.m.
·26 Softball League Presentation Night Dance,«
Inter-School Sports (Finals), „Caro- Une Hill'
Douglas and John Blondell.
THE MAJESTIC "Good Girls Go to Paris" finds
Trot-The Fairy on the Christmas hard-fought case, Mr, M. A. da Comedy in the continental man-Ita major entertainment values in Tree The B.B.C. Dance
Silva, for defendant, said that it ner, smart and sophisticated, Co-the affairs of a young English- with Vocal Chorus
Baddies (Hill) Bing Crosby Or was apparently so and asked for chestra. Orch. Firefly Belection time to file a counter-claim. (Priml and Others)-Louis Levy and Mr. P. Wynter-Blyth appeared His Gaumont British Symphony.
Vo- Referees Assn. Dance, Hotel Ceclical-Canoe Bong (4m Banders of the behalf of the plaintif Hear 27-REO.CA Bocial Evening, y River Paul Robeson (Bass) with ing was fixed for May 0
lumbia's "Good Girls Go to Paris man, professor of Greek at a mid- 1s, paradoxically," the most original nesten university. who finds in and completely American laugh-the Aesop fables the answers to fest of the year. The new flm the many perplexities he encoun- which is due at the Majestic Theaters in American life