HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS
QUEEN'S THEATRE
HONGKONG. DAILY AT 230-5-15-720-9-30 OM TEL 31453
SHE HAD
SHOWING TODAY
CALLED THAT MYSTERIOUS THING GLAMOUR... BUT SHE WAS ONLY A-DIME-A-DANCE GIRL I
SECRETS OF SOCIETY'S PLATINUM-PLATED PLAYGIRLS... DARING ... THRILLING I
THESE GLAMOUR GIRIS
KARA
AYRES TURNER
Screen Play by Jane Hall and Marian Perinat Directed by 5. ILYAN SIMON Sinched Nut SAM ZEMĦALİST
FRIDAY FOR ONE DAY ONLY!
"TARZAN FINDS
A
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SATURDAY
•
"DISPUTED PASSAGE"
DOROTHY LAMOUR · AKIM TAMIROFF - JOHN HOWARD
JUDITH BARRETT・ WILLIAM COLLIER, Sr. • BILLY COOK
A PLANE BORZARI Predator Banded by PLANE PORTARN
Lased on the Marvel by Dayê C. Bangles
ALHAMBRA THEATRE
NATHAN RD KOWLOON DAILYAT 230-520-720-930 TEL 56856
FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY
THE
BOB ALLEN
BANGER
•
TO-MORROW
with
MARTHA TIBBETTS Directed by
Spencer Gordon Bennet
A COLUMBIA PICTURE
•
SIGRID GURIE in · FORGOTTEN WOMAN"
4 SHOWS
A New Universal, Picture
KOWLOON
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COMING EVENTS
MAY
1-Tides: High 6.30am and 4.55 p. Low 10.50 ■.m. and 11,39 p.m.
Sunrisa: 5.51 am;"Sunset: 6.51 pm H.K. Engineering and Constr. Co., Ltd. Annual Meeting, St George's Bldg. 12 noon.
YMCA Badrainton (all day); Gramophone Recital, §'pm
Tennis Championships~ |
Colony
Final Cheero Club: Dance 8.30 p. Inspection of H.K. Fire Brigade & Auxillary Fire Service No. 2, Police Station Lockhart Road, 5.15 p.m.
Ladies' Working Party (B.W.OP), Govt. House §. am-1 pm.
де
St. Andrew's Working Party (Medi-
10 a..
44
St. Andrew's Church Hall: Drama- tic Performance, 9.15 pm
Kowloon Union Church; Women's Guild. 10 am.
Launching paign.
of Anti-Cholera Cam-
Cathedral Women's Fellowship Working Party, Cathedral Hall. 10
Garrison Sergts, Mess: Whist Drive. 9 p.m.
2-Tides: Filgħ 7.01 am, and 6.11 pu. Low 12.11 p.m.
Sunrise: 5.50 am: Sunset: 8.52 p.m. Y.M.CA: Ladies Night 7.30 p.m.; Games Morning, 19 a.m.
Bouth China A.A: Athletic Meet-
Caroline Hill.
108
Cheero Club: Bridge and Mahjongg. Ladies Working Party (B.W.O.F.), Govt. House 9 am-1 p.m.
Peninsula Hotel: Russian Cabaret Dance:
Entries dose for E. Jockey Club's Fifth Extra Race Meeting-12 noon.
Theosophical Society 8 pm.: Speak- er Mrs. M. P. Talation "Zorvastrian (Mazdayashian) Religion."
3-South China
A.A: Athletic Meeting. Caroline H01.
H.K. Y's Men's Club 8th Anniv. Dinner, Metropole Hotel, 7:30 pm.
China Fire Insnce. Co. Ltd An- nual Mtg.. 11,20 am.
Union Inance. Canton Co., Ltd. Annual Mig..
а.л. T.M.C.A.:
Badminton and Mixed Swimming. 6 p.m.
11
+
N.Y.K. Reception on board Nitta Maru, 4.30 p.m.
British Traders' Inance. Co. Ltd. Annual Mtg., 11.25 ara.
Ladies' Working Party (B.W.OF.), Govt. House a.m-1 p.m.
Colony Tennis Doubles Final, 4.30
p.m..
Central British Assn. Dance, Penin- sula Hotel, 9 p.m.
4-South Chinn A.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. Jordan Rd. Perry Pier, il a.m.
St. Andrew's Cub Seven-a-Side Hockey Teurriament.
St... Andrew's Church Hall Dance. 8.30. p.
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GENERAL
Lábtery, Suprem
Radio Programmes
HONGKONG
Op Wavelengths of 335
metres (843 ke'a) » 31.49 metres (9.52 magacycles).
*
GRIEG CONCERTO IN A MINOR PLAYED BY BACKHAUS
"Matters of Moment" 19.15 p.m.
Short Service of Inter cession.
12.30 Billy Bussell (Comedian) in "On of the
«An actual Theatre recording.
Wilhelm Backhaus (Piano) and The New Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli
9.15 Londan Belay-News BunLIKALITY, 9.30 "The Voice of the Naxl"-4 Talk recorded by Professor W. A. Sinclair.
0.45 Variety with Patricia Rous borough, Frank Luther, Fred Astaire, and Others.
Vocal-Don't Let Your Love Go Wrong (Johnson and Others); . Why Don't You Practice What You Preach (Hohman and Others)-The Boswell
Sisters with Orchestra Plaro-Sun- Serenade (Carle); Evening In Paris (Young)-Patricia Rassborough. Vocal-Camptown Races; Uncle-
Joe Ring Frank Luther and The lyn Murray MusicMaybe It's 12.41 Gerry Hoore (Piano) and His Quartet. Hawailan
3: Rock Me In A Whiting) The Moon Rhythm,
Cradle of Kalua (Wending) Frank Vocal-The Yam Step Carefree"); The Tam Astaire with Carefree)-Fred Orchestra and Tap Dancing by Fred Astaire, Plane and Organ Life's Great Sunset (Adams):
1: The Beils of St. Mary's (Adams) H. Robinson
Patricia Cleaver Organ) and
Ross Whit Local Time Bignal and Wea-borough (Piano). Vocal Mr. ther Report.
tington-Selection Jack Buchanan and, Biste Randolph with Carroll Gib- bons and John Green at the Planos accompanied by Their Boy Priends. London Palladium Orchestra. Childhood Memories (arr. Somers)— 10.30 Dance Music Lights Go Rolling (Ireland)-Stuart Fox-Trot On You Sweet Thing: Robertson (Bass-Baritone) with Quickstep--Shine Harry Roy & His Fiano.
Tangos-II Musa - Cam- Aisha (Lindsay); Phantom Orchestra. (Myddleton)-London Falla-pera: Madrecita De Pompeya-Or- Brigade dium (Proctor-Gregg)
restry Limehouse Reach questa Tipica Prancisco Cenaro. Fox-
Spanish Lady
Lady Trots--On The Beach At Bali-Ball: (Hughes) Stuart Robertson (Bass-At The Cafe Continental - Maurice 2. Winnlek, and Fils Orchestra.. Waltz..... passed by When You're In
ou're In Love With Someone;
Slow Fox-TrotHeart and Soul Ferera's 18m Corio.
(im 'A Song is Born'); Quickstep fam Hold My Hand-Gerry Moore (Piano). Fox-Trobs TI-PI-Tin; Always and al- ways (alm Mannequin')-Gerry Moore and His Rhythm. Quickstep- My Gal Mezzanine Gerry Moore (Piano). 1.00
1.03 Stuart : Robertson
(Baritone)
and the London Palladium Orchestra
"with
When
Orchestra. Every
Baritone) body's Songs-Intro:
your window; Somewhere a voice is Slow Fox-Trot - Let's Sing Again calling: Down Vauxhall Way: I know (from the Tim)-Victor Silvester and
FOR-Trots of two bright eyes--The London Pal-His Ballroom Orchestra. ladium Orchestra
There's
That Look In Your Eyes Again (Alm* Head over Heels). Smoke 1.36 Beuter and Rugby Press, Wea-Dreams-Peter Torke and His Or
ther Forecast and Announcements.
1.43 Dance Music by Victor Sülves- ter and His Ballroom Orchestra.
chestra.
11.00 London Holiy-"Matters of Moment."
Talk by St John Simon, Chancel-
Close down."
Swing Step Don't Count Your Chickens; Slow Fox-Trot House Beautiful. Waltz Three Minutes aflor of Exchequer, Heaven: Slow Fox-Trot--Hypnotized. 11.15 Swing Step-You Showed Me The Way: Slow Fox-Trot Where Are You? (rim Top of the Town'). Quick- step Girls Were Made to Love and Kiss (Operetta Paganini): Walt Love, Live For Ever (Operetta Taga- nini"). Quickstep Something Tells Calls Me: Blow Fox-TrotI Won't Tell A Soul."
SHORT WAVE
0.8.G
2.13 Close down.
G.S.R. G.S.IL
6.00 Beethoven-Concerto in D Ma-G8.0. jor, Op. 61
- DAVENTEY -
Waveligth
174770.0. (18.39mm.) 1.51m.4. (11.550.) ZLATULA.. (31,97m.) 15.18m.«. (19.79m.)
NEWS IN ENGLISH Fritz Kreisler' (Violin), and The Transmission I-News Sum-
St. John's Hall. HK. University-London Philharmonic Orchestra con- Mary May Day Fair, 11 am- p.m.
ducted by John Barbiroli
Full Bulletin
5-HR Softball League Exhibition Games in Macao.
Macao Faces.
6.46 Closing. Local Stock Quota-Trans. II & III-News Bum- Bions.
Full Bulletin
-...
4.00 p.m. 8.00 p.m.
mary
8.45. p.m.
7.30 pad.
Groh
da
9.13 p.m.
do.
12.00 mid-
night
7.30 4.10.
5.30
p.zo.
8-Sale of Work at School Deaf, 3.30 p.
for
+1
7.30
mary
11.00 p.m.
8.45 8.132.
Kerk
11.00 p.m.
- In England
Saturdays in England
Now London, Log London Log Bundays—-London Log 8.40 a.m.
11.00 pm.
6.45'.. 3.30 p.m.
11.15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1940. -PAGE 3
KING S
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GALLANT GIRLS TO
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# 16. 8. VAN DYKE Production
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· COMING SOON
&HARDY
LAUREL
A CHUMP AT OXFORD
Zeissed thru Urbiudi. ArSatu
Indian Recreation Club Sports, 1.30
p.m.
Annual Six-a-Side Hockey Tourna ment. 2 p.m.
"Sam White" Bowls Match-Recreio
K.B.G.Q.
6-First Aid Lectures by Dr. Dovey at S.C.M.P. start, 5.30 p.m.
7-HK, Rotary Club, Tin Mtg
{1 p...
St. Andrew's Church Wedding- Joyce-Woolley.
Monthly Meeting of HE. Football” Referees' Ass, and Lecture, 8 p.m.
8t. John Ambulance Brigade Fars. First Aid Lecture
10-Calms against estate of Andre Charles Eugene Brand due.
11-R.EO.C.A. Social.
HE. Jockey Club's Fifth Extra Race Meeting at Happy Valley.
13-R. Jockey Club's Fifth Extra Race Meeting at Happy Valley.
6.48
Herbert Songs by (Tenor). Realm of Indra'); Frasquita-Sere-Transmission V-News Sum-
There Once Lived (Operette In the
Kade (Lehar-Willner-Reichert)-Her- bert Grah with Orchestra. "The Beg-
gar
(locker): "Gasparone" Duet Fut! Student" Duet-Let's presume of lay (Milocker) Herbert Groh with Margarate Slezak (Soprano) with Orchestra.
7.00 The New Mayfair Orchestra. "Hallelujah. I'm A Tramp"--Selec- tion (Hart and Rodgers); "A" Bed- time Story" - Selection (Rainger), Globe Trotting with the Tiger (arr.. Phil Green), "Five O'Clock Girl" Selection (Ruby); "Love Lies"-Selec- tion De Sylva and Others). "The Gay Nineties"-Waltz Medley."
London Belay-The News. 8.00 Local Time Bignal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 Ambrose and His Orchestra: in Dance Music.
Fox-Trots Just Say ‘Alcha'; Mira- cles. Sometimes Happen. Rumba Cuban Pete: Blow Fox-Trot-Lady From Mayfair. Fox-Trots-Saving Up My Time To Spend On Youş Crazy With Love (from This'll make you whistle').
Fox-Trots-I'll step Out Of The Picture: Whotcha Gotcha
14-Lawn Tennis League Sports. 18-Concert by Mdme. Prancesca Dentes at Peninsula Hotel
17-Chincse Industrial Co-opera- tives Dinner Dance and
Cabaret, Peninsula Hotel. 8 p.m.
18-Claims against. estates "of Trombone For? Blanche Cooke and Helen Morat Dods due
19-Cathedral Women's Fellowship Mahjong Drive, Cathedral Hail
20-Peek Club: Bridge and Mah- Jongg Drive in ald of BW.OF. 3 p.m.
23--Diocesan Old Boys' Ass1. nual Meeting. 5.30 p.m.
Claims against estate of Dame Mary Ann Ackroyd due.
29-Choral
Full Bulletin
SHORT TALKS FROM B.B.C.
(AU Hongkong Time) Mondays Background
to the News ....
11.00 p.m. Tuesdays -- Background
to the News In England Now Cards on the Table 8.00 p.m. Wednesdays In Eng-
land How
8.15 m.
4.45 a.m.
Cards on the Table 8.15 am. Matters of Moment 11.00 pm. Thursday-Matters of
Moment Background to the
Frida
Now
.B.30
Marcel Palolil at the Organ "Magic Chimes-Intermezzo (Bust);
Bad Boy Marvin, the giant re- Whispering of the Flowers (Pranz v Blon-with Rawallan Guitar Fera- ticulated python, will be shown more Dance of the Brides of Kash-again on Treasure Island during mir (Rubinstein).
the 1940 Golden Gate Interna-- Two Grieg Bongs by Kirsten tional Exposition which
opens
8.40 Flagstad - (Soprano).
A Swan, Op. 25, No. 2: In The Boat, Group to present Op. 60, No. 3-with Plano accomp. by
Edwin McArthur
Grieg-Concerto in A Minor,
"Cavallcira Rusticana" at King's Theatre.
30-Choral
Group to "Cavalleira ·Rusticana”. "at Theatre:
8.47 present❘ Op. 18.
King's
Indo-Chinn S.N. Co., Ltd., Annual Meeting. 12 noon.
31-BA.0.0. Monthly Dinner- Speaker: Major R. D. Walker," Ex- plosives and. Their Uses.” '
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The film, which features Ran- dolph Scott, Preston Foster and Margaret Lindsay, is told from the viewpoint of the girls who love them and the men who train these eager lads.
May 25. Marvin is known to have eaten a native boy in India and has slashed and bit three of his handlers and one patron at the Cur Wilson monster show.
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