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"THE LIGHT THAT FAILED
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LIT ANY OF SECRECY FOR
THE B.E.F.
SEVEN RULES FOR
ALL RANKS · LONDON, April 16 (By Air Mail) The urgent Importance of the greatest secrecy in all military matters has again been impressed on all ranks of the B.E.F. in a new pamphlet entitled. "Why Help the Enting?"
COMING EVENTS
APRIL
29-Tides: High 4.20 a.m. and 150 pm · Low 645 am and 9.52 p.m..
Sunrise: 553 am: Sunset: 649, p.in. St. Patrick's Hall, Garden Road: Lecture by Rev. W. P. MAC- Donagh "The Faith In Europe."
Cheero Club: Gala Dance. 8.30 p.m. Chlidren's Playgrounds Assn. An- nual Mig. 6.15 p.m.
GENERAL
Radio Programmes
HONGKONG
Danger in the Waltz (from "The Ht.
the dog laughed"), Fox-Trots-Lope-
ly: Romany.
9.30 London Kule***
9.15 London'
St. Andrew's Working Party (Medi- cal
10 am.. (BW.OP) 8 pm. T.M.C.L: War Work, 10 a.m.: Whist Drive, 8.30 p.m.
Ladies Working Party (B.W.O.F.). Govt. House 9 am-1 p.m.
Z
On Wavelengths of 355
mary.
B
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mètres (345 kg's) 31.49 metros (9:52 magsayulas).
Colony Tennia 4.30 p.m.
St
St. Francis Hotel: Tea Reception. for Alumni and former Students of Oberlin College. H.K., 4.30 p.m.
Exhibition of Paintings St. John's Cathedral Hall, 19 am-7p.m.
K.C.C Badminton Match-RC.C. Jewish Club
Military Poilce Mess: Whist Drive, 8.30 p.m.
Inter-School Sports. Caroline Hm. 1.30 p.m.
30-Tides: High 539 am, and 1.24 p.m. Low 8.30 a... and 10.30 pm.
Sunrise: 5.5 am: Sunset: 6.59 p.m. HK Telephone Co..
Ltd..
An 12 noon... nual Mix..
"St Andrew's Church Hall: Drama- tie Performance. 9.15 p.m.
R.K. Agency
for Netherlands - surance Co., Ltd.. to be discontinued
St. Andrew's Women's Fellowship. Charity Mahjong Drive, 3 p.m.
YMCA Contract Bridge Class 10 am. Badminton and Mixed Swim- ming. A
Swimming Section p.m.; Meeting 8
Chero Club: Whist Drive. 9 p.m. HK. Rotary Clüb Tiffin Meeting, 1 p.m.-Speaker: Mr. R. P. Morris.
Army Area Sports Finals). Polo, Ground.” 230 p.m.
hibition of Paintings St. John's Cathedral Bali. 10 am-71.m
Indies Workine Party (BWOF). Gout. Four 9 A.-- ..
Army Area Sperts. Polo, Ground.
220 13779-
Wadding st St. Joseph's Church- McCarthy.Steers. 5 mm
MAY
1-Tides: High 6.30 pm. and 4,53❘ p.m. Low 10.30 and 11,39 p.)
Sunrise: 551 a.m.; Sunset: 6.51 p.m H.K. Engineering and Constr. Co. Ltd.. Annual Meeting, St. George's Bldg., 12 noon.
YM.C.A.: Badminton (all day); Gramophone Recital, 9 pm,
Colony Tennis Championships- Singles Final.
Cheero Club: Dance, 8.30 pm, Inspection of H.K. Fire Brigade Auxiliary Fire Service No. 2." Police] Station. Lockhart Road, 5.15 p.m.
Ladies' Working Party (B.W.O.F.). Govt. House a.m.-1 p.m..
2-Tide: High 7.01 am, and 611 pm Low 12.11 p.m.
Sunrise: 5.50 sim; Sunset: 6.52 p.k. Y.M.C.A.: Ladies' Night 7.30 pm; Games Morning, 10 am.
South China A.A: Athletic Meet Ing. Caroline Hill.
Cheero Club: Bridge and Mahjongg. Ladies' Working Party (B.W.O.F.), "Govt. House 9 am-1pm.
Península Hotel: Russian Cabaret Dance.
3-South China A.A.: Athletic Meeting, Caroline H
HK. Y's Men's Club 8th Anniv. Dinner, Metropole Hotel. 7.30 p.m.
China Fire Insuce. Co., Ltd. An- nual Mtg.. 11.20 am.
and Mixed
Unton Insnce, of Canton Co., Ltd.) Annual Mig.. 11 a.m.
Y.M.C.A. Badminton Swimming,
p.m. NY.K. Reception Maru. 4.30 p.m.
on board "Nitta
British Traders Insnce. Co., Ltd.
Annual Miz.. 11,25 am."
Ladies' Working Party (B.W.OF.. Govt. House 9 am-1 pm
Colony Tennis Doubles Final, 4.30
..
4-South China A... Athletic Meeting. Caroline Hill.
Lawn Bowls' League starts, Claims against estate of Herbert Johnson Gedge due
HK and Yaumati Ferry Co. Ltd. Annual Mig.. Jordon Rd.. Ferry Pler.
11 2.m.
St.
Andrew's Club Seven-a-Side Hockey Tournament,
5-HK. Softball League Exhibition
5 Give no military news in Games in Macao. your letters.
(4) Beware of the defeatis-mood. **5) Beware of arguments. Do not
pose as a know-all.
18) Never fall to report anything that appears suspicious.
(7)
Never discuss milltary affairs in public places or vehicles even with your comrades. Because there is no one in sight, It does not follow that there is no one within earshot.
Finally, become
Macao Races..
Indian Recreation Club Sports, 1.30
p.m.
Annual, Six-a-Side Hockey Tourne- ment. 2 p.m.
"Sam White" Bowls Match-Recreio
4
Y KB.G.C.
7-HK. Rotary Club, Timn.... Mig., 1 p.m.
St. Andrew's Church: Wedding- Joyce-Woolley.
Monthly Meeting of HK. Pootball Referees' Assn and Lecture, 8 p.m... St. John Ambulance Assa, & Brigade Hcrs. First Aid Lecture 5.30
At School for
8-Sale of Work may
PRISONERS OF WAR
soldiers who SECRET WEAPON
of war prisoners Soldiers are urged to become warned to tell the enemy nothing security-minded, "When you give more than their name, rank and
the
enemy information."- the circular states, "you give hi power to destroy. Information is
regimenta! number.
are
"Do not betray lives with a heedless Word," concludes the
the only real secret weapon that circular. "Do not give ammuni- Hitler can possess, To be security- tion to the enemy," minded is to thwart Hitler,"
Information, soldiers are warned,
RACHMANINOFF SYMPHONY NO. 2 IN E MINOR
Talk on Ballet
resion.
Umary, Supreme
CHIL
MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1940. —PAGE 3·
KING'S
SHOWING TO-DAY
Belay---News Suna-
Relay "Epder Nazi
9.45 A Short Concert by Pablo Casals (Cello) and Ignaz Friedm n (Piano).
Menuet (Haydn, ar. Platti); Rẹ- quiebros (Cassado)---Pable Casals
Celo, with Piano accomp. by Blaz Net. Mazurka, Op. 33 No (Chopla);
12.15 pm, Short Service of Inter- Mazurka, Op. 34 No. 4 (Chopia)— Ignas Friedman (Piano). Apres Un Reve (Faure Chanson Villageoise. 12.30 Variety with Tarner. Layton, Op. 82, No. 2 (Popper)-Pablo Casais Murgatroyd and, Winterbottom and. (Cello) with Piano.
Others."
10.12 Rachmaninoff-Symphony Humorous-Winter Sports (FraД- 2 la E Minor, Op. 27. kau-Handley-Crick); Pets (Frankaų- Eugene Ormandy and the Minnes- Hanley-Crick-Murgatroyd and Win-polls Symphony Orchestra. terbottom (Two Minds with not 矗 single Thought) with Monte Crick at the
Planos-Boogle Three
Piano.
4gie Prayer (Lewis and Others)
Lux Lewis, Pete Johnson
and Albert Ammons. Vocal and Piano Dirty
Face
and Others) My (Hegan 9.0.9. SO.S. For You (Alm
Lights
and Sweet
Humorous-scientincny I
Blue
11.00 Close down.
Layton. Calls
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of Course! G&G (Crick-Frankau
You G.S.B. Pretend You're (Crick-Frankan- G.S.H. Handley)-Murgatroyd and Winter G.8.0. bottom (Two minds with not a single Thought?
with Piano
accomp. by Monte Crick, Plano-Charlie Kuna Plano Medley No. D. 9. Intro: So Transmission I-News Sun- Rare: Stardust on the moon: That old
Kunz feeling. Charlie
with Rhythm accomp.
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wen-| ther Report
1.03 BINY Cotion and His Band in Dance Mic.
Fox-Trots--How Many Rhymes Can You Get? ToolToot-Tootle on Your Flute. Novelty Dance. The Hand- some Territorial: Fox-Trot-We've Come A Long Way Together. Waltz -Easy Street: Quickstep-Fall In And Fly (Official RAF Recruiting Fox-Trot-Don't Let That Song). Moon Get Away from Sing, you sin- ners) Comedy Waltz-I Ups, to Her and She Ups to Me. Fox-Trot-You Started Me Dreaming,
1.30 Reuter and Bugby Press, Wea- ther Forecast and Announcements.
145 A Programme of Scottish Songs.
AT 2.30, 5.10. 7.15, A 9.30 PM.
THE MASTER-DETECTIVE » AGAINST FICTION'S MOST FAMOUS CRIMINAL GENIUSI
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
BASIL RATHBONE-NIGEL BRUCE IDA LUPINO ALAN MARSHAL TERRY KILBURN · GEORGE ZUECO HENRY STEPHENSON SE, E. CLIVE
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Also "NUTTY NET-WORK" (Technicolour Cartoon) And LATEST MOVIETONE. NEWSREEL: INVASION OF DENMARK AND NORWAY
LATEST FROM WESTERN FRONT
FINLAND SIGNING PEACE TREATY WITH SOVIETS
FINNS EVACUATING FROM ZONES CEDED TO RUSSIA
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with RANDOLPH SCOTT PRESTON FOSTER MARGARET LINDSAY
NEWS
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9.15 p.m.
SHORT TALKS FROM B.B.C.
(AB Hongkong Timej MondaysBackground
to the News
13.00 p.m. Tuesdays Background
to the News
9,15 a.m.
In England Now 11.00 pm. Cards on the Table 8.00 pm. Wednesdays in Eng. āா',
land Now
6.45.a.m Cards" on the Table 8.15 am, Matters of Moment 11.00 p.m. Thursday”—Masters of
Moment Background
Sound The Fibroch (Trad. Lees); Skye Boat Song (Trad, arr. Malcolm Lawson)----Alcxander Mac- gregur (Baritone) "with Plano accomp. by Gerald Moore. Songs of the | Hebrides (Kennedy - Fraser). Kish- mul's Galley: In Hebrid Seas-Muriel Brunskill (Contralto) with Plano. An Eriskay Love Liit (from 'Songs of the Hebrides-Kennedy-Fraser).
Herding
Song (from the Second Collection of 'Songs of the North' arr. Lawson.)--
(Tenor) with Plano accomp. Per y Kahn. O Whistle and I'll Come to You. My Lad (Fold
AT
and
songs of Scotland's-Stephen Burnett). McLeod's Galley (Kennedy Fraser)-Margaret Barrett (Soprano) with Piano. "Songs of the Hebrides"
S (Kennedy-Fraser). An Island Shell- ing Song; The Island Herdmaid- Joseph Hislop (Tenor) with Orches tra.
2.15 Close down.
6.00 "For the Children"
Uncle Charlie's Nursery Rhymes-
News
to
6.45 m
the
11.00 p.m.
Fridaya -In England
Now
Saturdays In England
Now...
London Log London Log Sundays-London Log
11.00 p.m.
6.45 m
3.30 p.m. .11.15 pm 6.45 a..
"REMEMBER THE
*. NIGHT" Paramount's sparkling comedy romance "Remember the Night" will be shown at the Oriental Theatre on Tuesday and Wednes Uncle Charlie (Vocal), Water, Water, day starring Barbara Stanwyck Wallflower-Singing Game Chalmers and Fred MacMurray in the lead- Wood's Orchestra with Vocal refrain. ing roles. Studio "The Story of Vic the Scamp" "Remember the Night," accord- by Aunt Susan. Three Times Round
Quing to advance releases, is a gay Went the Gallant Gallant Ship- Singing Game Chalmers Wood's Or-story which gets serious as times chestra with Vocal refrain. The but which maintains its comedy King's Breakfast from "When we pitched throughout. It concerns a were very young-Poem by ·A.A.
A young assistant district attorney Milne Music: Fraser-Simason)-Mimi
Han who is used by his chief in pro- Crawford (Soprano) with Piano. Studio 3rd instalment of The Cirsecutions Involving women mostly cus came to Tea" by Aunt Susan because he has a way with them. Ward He has an unbroken record for Gracie In The Children's Gracie Fields assisted by Jack Jack-Imbued with Christmas spirit, he son and His Orchestra.
6.30 Clear local Stock Quotations goes ball for her so that she won't have to spend the holiday in jall,
6 32 Hungarian
Gypsy Orchestra.
Folk
Music by
Magyar Imre and His Hungarian and then Ands that she has no place to go. So he takes her back Once I Had A Dear Mother: The with him to his Indiana home for Sun Is In Love With The Moon, the holidays, meaning to resume Cockchafer, Yellow
Cockchafer: the prosecution when they return. Bihari's Lament.
But he falls in love with her and 642 Light Orchestral Selections. thereby the complications arise. Serenade-Valse Espagnole (Metra); The picture has A well-known De Picpus Au Palais D'Angkor-Fox supporting cast will provide" laughs Intermezzo (Marceau) Orchestre and thrills from the beginning to "Goldstein. March of the
Chlef (from 'Caucasian the finish. Ippolitov-Ivanov. ar. Juggler (Grotzsch-Joseph Muscant and His Concert Orchestra. Nea-
Flack). The
politan Nights (Zameniki: The Mid- THE KING LAUGHED
night
Walt- (Amoido) - London
Deaf, 3.30 p.m. Charles Eugene Brand due.
10-Calme against estate of Andre Novelty Orchestra.
11-REO.CA. Social.
14-Lawn Tennis League Sports. 16-Concert by Mdme. Francesca Denies at Peninsula Hotel.
18-Claims Against estates of Blanche Cooke and Helen Moffat' Dods due.
which to them may seem out-of-"SHERLOCK HOLMES" Jongg Drive in aid of B.W.OP. 3 p.m.
date or trivial or obvious may be
Private Frank Raffs, of the
7.00 Studio "Contemporary Ballet | Canadian Seaforth Highlanders,
at the Vic-Wells School"
A talk, illustrated by records. 1.30 Landon Relay The News. 8.00, Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
fil
sat writing a letter home at the Maple Leaf Club. in Moreton- street, Victoria. He looked up and saw the King at his side, "I wonder.. if you
would autograph this letter, your Majesty'? Raffa äsked. “It would
8.03 This week's programmes, 8.07 Debroy Somers Band, in "Review of Revues"
With Vocal refrain by Dan Dono-be a great joy to my people back
in Vancouver.”
The famous case of the Bri-
20-Peak Club: Bridge and Mah-
23-Diocesan Old Boys". Asin. "An- nual Meeting, 5.30 p.m. the albatross 29-Choral Group to present
Van.
to the enemy the one missing linkish crown jewels, tor which he is seeking.
"If you help the enemy, however unintentionally, the result will be
strument of murder that strangles, Theatre. crushes and vanishes the super-
.
Smilingly the King, who was in
8.24 Lucienne Boyer (Vocal) and of doom and the fiendish in- "Gavallelra Rusticana" at King's Waltzes by the Orchestre Mascotte. Field-Marshal's uniform, sald, 1
Waltzes--Evening
on. the
Rhine am sorry that I cannot do that, 30-Choral Group to present (Richartz); In Dreamy Night (from much as I would like to do so. If the loss of life of many live crime of the century-showing at "Cavalleira
Rusticana" at King's" "Thé. Vagabond"-Zichrer)-Orchestre your comrades, your wives and
Theatre.
Mascotte. La Barque D'Yves (Tran-1 once started there would be no King's Theatre today in "The Ad-
Indo-China 8.N: Co., Ltd, Annual your children."
chant); Ne Dis Pas Toujours (Lenoir) end." ventures of Sherlock Holmes." It's Meeting. 12 noon. Blanktown's best film show In 31-R.A.0.0. Monthly
MAY CAUSE HAVOC
all ranks to observe:
1
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-Lucienne Boyer (Vocal) with Or- Raffa then said. "Well, sir, I Dinner-chestra. Waltzes Caresses
The following rules are given for some time, repeating the success Speaker: Major R. D. Walker Ex-
of "The Hound of the Basker-plosives and Their Uses."
(1) Be dibly cautious when you villes," first of the 20th Century- are with strangers. The most in-Fox films featuring Baril nocent-looking people
Rath Fox production chief, selected Al- may be bone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce fred. Werker to direct "The Ad- sples. If a stranger buys a drink. Dr. Watson. The supporting ventures of Sherlock Holmes," includes Ida Lupino and with Gene Markey associate pro- British lives may pay the price of cast
Alan Marshal,
The film is based on the Terry Kilburn. ducer. (2) Do not pass on the latest George
Zucco
Moriarty. play. "Sherlock Holmes," by WII- (as arch-enemy), Henry lam Gillette, with the permission rumours. They can cause havoc. Bolmes
of the executors of the late and are often started by enemy Stephenson and E. E. Clive. agents for their special purpose. Darryl F, Zanuck, 20th Century-Arthur's, éstate.
it..
~
и
(Lannet,
arr. Rohse); Blue Like A Comflower hope you didn't mind me asking." (Jussenhaven-Schlosser) -Orchestra
"Not at all There's no harm in Mascotte Dans La Fumes (308) trying," laughed the King.
Parlez-Mol D'Amour (Lenoir) Lucienne Bayer (Vocal) with Orches
tra.
8.50 Dance Music by Geraldo and His Orchestra.
!
A very: impressive military
Fox-Trois-The
On The tuneral service was held on Apr Lady Second Floor: The Same Old Story. 19, a; the Hungjao Road Cemetery Waltz-I Fald for the Lie That I Told Shanghai for the late Corporal You: Fox-Trot-Small Town, Quick John Gordon Rowell, aged 25 years.. Bir step-My
of
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