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COMING EVENTS
MAY
13-Tides: High 212 a.m. and 1239 p.mn. Low 5,40 am and 8.35 pm.
Sunrise: 5.41 MUL; Sunset: 6.54 pm. Whit Monday-Public Holiday. F.K. Jockey Club's Fifth Race Meeting at Happy Valley,
Y.M.C.A.: War Work, 10 am: Ser- vice Whist Drive, 8.30 p.m.
Exxtro
Military Police Mess-Whist Drive. 8.30 p.m.
Ladies' Working Party (B.W.0.F.). Govt House, al p.m.
14-Tides: High 3.18 am and 1.33 pm Low 6.35 am, and 9.26 pm
Sunrise: 5.43 am; Sunset: 6.55 p.m. Lawn Tennis League Starts. China Underwriters, Ltd. Annual Meeting, 4a Des Voeux Road, 12 noon. ~~~A.K.--Rotary-Club Tiffin Meeting;~*~
M.CL. Police Branch): Mahjong Drive. Police Recreation Club, 3 p.m. YM.C.A.: Bridge Olass 10 am: Badminton and "Mixed. Swimming, 6 p.m.
**'d
Exposition of Chinese ancient por celain at Pung Play Shan Library. 10 am-7pm.
HE and Lady Northeote to dine with the Hon. Sir and Lady MacOre. gor. 8.15 p.m.
Crown Land Sale, P.W.D., 3 p.m. 15-Tides: High. 4.19 a.m. and 2.53 p.m. Low 1,06 am and 10.30 p.m.
Sunrise: 5.43 a.m.: Stenset: 8.55 p.m. YM.C.A.! A.D.C. Annual Meet Ing. 9 p.m. Kowloon
unton Church Ladies' Guld Mahjong and Bridge Drive, 3 P.M.C.A.: Jewish Club return bad- minton match. 8 p.m.; Annual Mtg. of AD.O. 1. p.m.: Gramophone Re- cital. 9 p.m.
HE. and Lady Northcote, to lunch with Chinese Members of the Comell at the Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall's re sidence, 1.15 p.m.
Retreat by 2nd Battalion the Royat Scots at RK. Cricket Club, 6.15 p.m.
16-Concert by Meme. Pranceses Denies at Peninsula Hotel, 9.30 p.m..
Cathedra! Women's Pellowship: Mahjong Drive, Cathedral Hall. 3 p.M
M.C.A.: Games Morning. 10 am.; Services Concert, 8 p.m...
HE and Lady Northcote to dine with H Admiral Sir Percy Noble and Lady Noble at Admiralty House, 8.15 p.m.
17-Chinese
Industrial Co-opera- tives Dinner Dance and Cabaret. Padavulla. Hotel, 8 pa
Jumble and White Elephant Sale by Girl Guides Asso, at Sandlands Hut, 2.30 p.m.
HK. Referees' Ass, Whist Drive, Hotel Cecil. 8.30 p.m.
HRV.D.C., Smoking
Prize Giving, 9 pm,
YMCA. Camera
Concert and
Club Meet-
ing. 0 p.r.: Badminton 6 pm: Swim- ming for Business Girls, 5.30 p.m.; Mixed Swimming, 6 p.m...
18-Claims against estates of Blanche Cooke and Helen Monat Dods duc.
Entries close for Y.M.C.A. Swim
ming Gala.
p.m.
19 Cathedral Women's Fellowship Mahjong,Drive" Cathedral Hall. -
20-Peak Club: Bridge and Mah Jongg Drive in aid of B.WOF. 3.p.m. 21-Rotary Club Tiffin Meeting 1 22-Canton Insurance Office, Ltd, Annual Meeting. (Jardine. Matheson and Co., Ltd.), 12 noon.
23-Diocesan Old Boys' Assn. "An- Dual Meeting. 5.30 pm.
Claims against estate of Dame Mary Ann Ackroyd due.
24-EC.C. to present "Orders Are Orders. 9.15 p.m.
25-YMCA. Swimming Gala, 9
p.in.
K.C.C. to present "Orders Are Or- ders. 9.15 p.m.
28-Sino-American Inst. of Cultural
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ZO Wavelengths of 335 metres (845 Los) 31.49 metres (8.53 magakyalos).
B.B.C. RECORDING OF A BADIO ROMP
ccasion.
Variety Programines
-Kalman)-Leslie Jeffries and His Orchestra,
8.30 Variety Programme. Vocal-Patty Cake, Patty Cake (Razat and Others); Ouckoo in the Clock
(Donaldson
Merry Маса
Mercer)-The
Instrumental
and Ager);
Accomp. Comedienne-s He The Roy Friend?
Yellen
Away Down South In Heaven (War-
ren-Sophie Tucker with Orchestra. Vocal Ilona"
and
Orch. "Brewster's MI (Noble
and Furber) — Jack Buchanan and Geraldo and His Or chestra with Chorus Comediennes
12.13 p.m. Short Service of Inter Party At Gert and Daisy's (E. and D. Waters)-Eisle and Doris Waters and Company. Vocal-1 Bring You A Song. Tatro: I bring you a song: Hear my song. Violetta; My heart will never sing again; [arr
ain; Giannina Mia:
I bring you. a soag The Voice of Romance with Orchestra. Humorous Sketch-Joe Murgatroyd's Letter- John Henry and Blossom." "Vocal and Orch-Grandma Said (Magidson
Wrubel)-Hutch" and FL
Charm
12.30 Music of Different Nations. Scottish: Glasgow Highlanders (am. Dlack); Meg Merrilees Dlack-Scottish Country Dance Or. chestra cord by Michael Dlack Scandinavian Dances:
(a) Norwegian Mazurka, (b) Mangling, (e) shoe maker, (d) Hornadin-Polk Dance ace Orchestra conducted by Victor Olof Russian: Tri Plezni (Three Falk Songs-art. Dobrowen)-Don Gossacks 9.15 London
Conducted by mary.
dir unacco There ‘Ars ¦
";
1.03 Selections from Gilbert and "Sullivan's "The Yesmen of the Guard.
Overture-light Opera Orchestra: When Maiden Loves, She Sits and Signs-Nellie Briercliffe
Music.
Own
Relay News Sum- Serge Jaron.
9.30 London Relay."Under Naxi Unkissed Lips; White and Red
Roses
ses Rule." (Bela); Little White Hellyhocks: Full
9.43 Afassed Military Bands. of Acacias Is Our Village (Lorand). Magyari. Imre and His Hungarian Sambre at Meuse-March Gypsy Orch. English: The
"(Pian Comical quette): Entry of the Gladiators- Felow (Porter); Mutual Love (arr. March (Fucik). Fanfare; The Mins Parter-Folk Dance Band conducted trel Boy; The Watch Tower: Mer by Roamle Milzaro,
chanized ·Infantry Quick March 100 Local Time Signal and Wea- McBain-The Massed Bands of the ther Report
Aldershot and Eastern Comhands. 10.00 An hour of Dance Music. Fox-Trota-If You Were The Only Girl In The World: Yes. There Ain't No Moonlight-Nat Gonells and His (Contralto) Georgians. Fax-Trot You're As with Orchestra My Lord! My Lord: Pretty As A Picture. (fim That Cer I Know Not How To Tell-Full Com-
tain Age:
Fox-Trot My Slow
King and His Orchestra Tangos Derek Oldham and Peter DawsOLL
precio:
Clertos Amores Orquesta Hark! What Was That, Sir?-Peter Tipica Francisco Canaro. For-Trots Dawson, Derek Oldham, Arthur Hosk-It's The Little Things That Count; ing, Leo Sheffield, George Baker and Moonlight in Waikiki Jan Garber Chorus. Like A Ghost His Vieil and His Orchestra. Waltzes-Oh, Isa- Keeping-George Baker, Leo Shemeld, bella: Mountains Life-Tessin Band Arthur Hosting and Chorus, A Man
Quicksteps- Clarinet Marmalade; Who Would Woo A Fair Maid-Derek Pop
Man Maple Leaf Rage Harry Roy and Winifred Law Oldham.
Lawson.
Nellie Orchestra.
Fox-Trot-Rosalie (from Briercliffe with Orchestra. When the Dimi -Carroll Gibbons and the Wocer Goes A-Wooing-Winifred What Are We Gonas Do With Baby?
Savoy Hotel Ori
Orphcans. Fox-TICK Lawson, Nellie Briercliffe. Derek Oldham and George Baker, Rapture! Brian Lawrance and His Orchestra. Rapturel-Dorothy GI and Peter Tango So Blue The Skies:
Quick- Dawson with Orchestra.
-Josephi Joseph — Maxwell Stewart's Ballrooin 1.30 Reuter
Melody. Fox- and Rugby Press, Trots-I Double Dare You; Have You Weather Forecast
Announce Got Any Castles, Baby? (from Varsity ments.
Show),-Freddy Gardner and Fils. 1.45 Victor Silvester and His Ball- Swing Orchestra. Fax-Trot-Once In Toom Orchestra.
A While Jack Harris and His Or chestra.
pany with Orchestra Strange Adven- (filra That Certain
ala Age) Henry
turet-Elsie Grifib Dorothy
and
11.00 Closs down.
SHORT WAVE
Quickstep-Mine Alone (from 'Pap- nka); Slow Fox-Trot Magyar Melody (from Paprika), Quickstep--All I In Love? (film Mr. Dodd takes the A: Walts-The Girl You. Used to be (dim Mr. Dodd takes the Air).. Quickstep Something Tells Me: low Quickstep Summer's End; Slow Fox- Calle Fox-Tro-I Won't Tell A Soul. TTOL-TWO
Sleepy People 6Allen G.S.G "Thanks for the Memory), Waltz G.S.B. Dearest Love (from 'Operette"): 0.8.H. Quickstep-In The Still of the Night G.8.0. (im Rosalle'}.
2.15 Close Down,
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6.40 "For the Children.” The Birthday of the Little Princess -Billy Cotton and His Band with Vocal Chorus. Studio Birthday Greetings Careless Peter Visits The Land of Topsy Turby (Dawn); A Sketch--Uncle
Charile and Peter Fearose. Studio Foem "Bingo has
DAVERTEX
&
Wavelength 17.796.0. (16.96m.) 9.51m.o. (21:55.) X14ime. (31.37%.) 15.18m.c. ....(19,79-1.)
Pull Bulletin Trans, II & III-News Sum
mary
NEWS IN ENGLISH Transmission I-News Bum-
mary
4.00% pusl 5.00 pm
5.15 p.m. 7.30 p.m. 9.15 pm 12.00 mid- night
Pull Bulletin
da.
do.
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Relations Annual Meeting, Chinese an Enemy." "When We Were Vanission V-Neva Sum-
Merchants Club, 5.30 p.m.
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Young (AA Milne-Fraser-Simson); 29-Choral Group to present The Christening-George Baker ac "Cavalleria Rusifcana" at King's companied by A.A. Milne. Famous Theatre.
Marches Medley. Intro: The Washing- 30-Choral Group to present ton Post; Semper Fidelis: Hungarian "Cavallerie Rusticana"..at King's March, Rodeo Parade: Londen Scot- Theatre.
tish; Gladiator's
Farewell-Harold
Mary
Full Bulletin
7.30 am.
8.30 8.11.
SHORT TALKS
FROM B.B.C.
(All Hongkong Time)
Indo-China SN. Co., Ltd., Annual )"Ramsay (Organ). Studio 5th Instal- Meeting. 12 noon.
ment of "The Circus That Came to "Under Nazi Rule"-On Mondays at 31-RA0.0 Monthly Dinner-
Tea" by Aunt Susan. Clementine 9.30 p.m.; reproductions on Tuesday's Speaker: Major R. D. Walker Ex-
(Montrose)-Stuart Robertson (Bass at 4.15 am and 345 pm. and on Baritone) pinelves and Their Uces."
with Plane and
Chorus. Wednesdays at 11 p. Claims against
"Now We Are St" (AA, Mine estate of
Paul Jerome Todd due.
Fraser-Simson): (a) Cherry Stones, at 11 p.m. reproductions on the same “The Empire at War"-On Mondays (b). Cradle Song~~~Mim! Crawford (Soprano) with Plano,
day at 2:45 am, and on Tuesdays at
p.m. and 1.65 p
H.K. Defence Reserve
The following have been enroll- ed 17 the Hongkong Defence Reserve:-
Key-Posts Group-H. Lourensz, L. H. McCabe, C. Van Langenberg. General Group for Essential Services-David Kelvin-Stark.
The following have been re-
the assigned from
Key-Posts Group to the General Group
Essential services: W. V. Ahern. L.. R. Andrewes, W. H. Bailey, H Barrett,
for
6.30 Dance Muste. Slow
Cards on the Table-On Tuesdays Fox-Trots-Goodnight My 9.30 p.m.; reproductions on Wednes- Lucky Day (film "23 Hours' Leave"); days at 9 a.m. and 2.45 pm. The Mood That I'm In-Carral Giband Pridays at 11, p.m.; reproductions "In England Now"-Ôn Tuesdays bons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans on the same days at 8.45 pm, and on
Tangos-Carino Gaucho: Mllonguita Orquesta Tipica Francisco Canaro. Wednesdays and Saturdays at 4.15 Fox-Trots-Cat and Mouse;
and 8 p.m. Quick-
pim orchestra Waltz-You Needn't Have game day at 8.45 pin and on Thurs- allver-Herbert Kuster and His Plano
"Matters of Moment"On Wednes. days at 11 pm; reproductions on the Kept It A Secret; Fox-Trot-Moon at days at 12.30 am, and 4.15 8.m Sea-Ronnie Munro and His Orches (Aim. Walter Wanger's Vogues'); Re on Fridays at 9 a.m. and 2.45 p.m. tra. Fox-Trots That Old
"Background to the News"-Ca Feeling Thursdays at 11 p.; "reproductions member Me (alm Mr. Dodd takes the Air)-Roy For and His Orchestra.
"World' Anairs"-On Fridays at 9.30 p.m.; 7.00 B.B.C. Recording "Ours Is Ajat 2.45 am, and on Baturdays at 12,30 m; reproductions on the same day Nice Hour Our Is."
p.m.
A Radio Romp devised by Clarkson
"London" Log"-On Saturdays at Rose, with Music by Conrad: Leonard 3.30 p.m.; reproductions on the same and Produced by Gordon Crier... | day at 11 p.m. and 6.45 am, and on
7.30 London Relay The News
8.00 Local Time Signal,, Weather Report and announcement.
Sundays at 12.30 p.m.
P.EL
"Five La France”—On Thursdays at 9.30 p.m.; reproductions on the same. day at 2.45 m., on Fridays st. 11.45 am, and on Mondays at 2.45 pm. 8.03 Richard Tauber (Tenor)" and "Political India"-On Wednesdays Leslie Jerries and His Orchestra. at. 7.30
38 p.m.; reproductions on Thurs
and The Frolicscime Hope?: Dance of the Icicles from 215 m.
Hare
on Saturdays at (Ashworth days at Suite "The Wooing of the Snowflakes"
"From the Western Fronton Russell)-Leafle Jeffries and His Sundays at 9.15.a.m., 3.45
p.m., and Orchestra. Let Me Awaken Your 1.45 am Tauber 'Heart (im Heart's Desire)-Richard
RELIGIOUS SERVICES Religious services are broadcast on Orchestra
Further to Friday's Information to the Press, the Consulate- General for the Netherlands in Hongkong, now states that, "accort- ing to telegraphle information received from the Minister for For- eign Affairs at The Hague, through the Royal Netherlands Legation in London, whateyer may be the fate of the Netherlands in Europe, the Governor-General of the Netherlands Indles, as well as the Gov-
C. Cairns, D G Cairns, ernors of Surinam (Netherlands Guyana) and Curacao (Netherlands West Indies), are not only entirely competent, bat also able to con
VHW. Chittenden, B. H. Church, A G. Clarke, W. H. E. Colledge, J. tinue their administration in these parts of the Kingdom and to maintain interior and exterior pablle order.
Davidson, J. Dickson, A. B. Dids- bury, D. C. W, Fitches, H. G. Fuller, Consequently any intervention, The Act concerning the Transfer O. Fitz, W. Hamilton, W. G. Hicks, of Third powers is being declined of, the" Seats of Limited Liability W. R. Hillyer, T. E Jackson, J. by the Netherlands Government. Companies has come into force. Jolly, E. Lloyd Jones, W. Aneurin The Netherlands Indies, Surinam The Legations and Consulates of Jones, K. Keen, D. Kossick, W. O. and Curacao form, according to the Netherlands, anywhere except Lambert, H. A. McKay, W. L Mor the Dutch Constitution, as well as in Germany and non-Netherland rison, A. J. R. Moss, A. G. Parker, Musical Comedy Gems Intro: If I Sundays at 430 am 11.30 am, and the Netherlands in Europe, territories occupied by that coun- H. V. Pearse, A. L. Powell, R., Ros- am dreaming (The Dubarry'); Salz 3.30 nm. and on Mondays at 11 am. separate parts of the Kingdom, so try; will continue to function nor-kryge, W. Sweet Smith, C. G, Sollis, kammergut (White Horse that the occupation of a larger or mally, even in
day at 8.45 p.m. smaller area of one of those parts Kingdom in Europe would be ne- rove, HG. Wallington, J. R. Jeremiah, Esq. (Quaker Girin March Charming Westher (Arcadians'); Mr. has no legal consequences afect- cupled.
Primate Christopher· William Whitefeld, D. N. Wills and J. R. of the Vagabonds (Vagabond King'); Seetham of the 1st Battalion, The ing the other parts.
G. Wyatt.
Serenade (Student Prince"); Only
Seaforth Highlanders, who escaped Rose (Vagabond King) Barbizon In the Netherlands Overseas cao have now authority indepen-
Quaker Girl')Lexile Jeffries and from the detention camp in Tieng The corrected copy of Part 1 and His Orchestra. My World Is Gold Road, Shanghai, on April 7, was Territories, measures have been dently to issue instructions to Part II of the Register of Medical Because You Love Me (fim. Heart's arrested on April 24. Seetha will taken to prohibit the commercial Ministers and Consuls abroad, Surgical Practitioners qualified to 'Heart's
Desire All Hope is Ended (film be tried, in accordance with the and financial relations with the concerning matters pertaining to practise in this Colony is publish- Tenors with Orchestra. Hey Gypsy normal procedure of British Mill- area occupied by Germany in the their territories. European Netherlands.
Play Gypdy (from Countess Maritza'tary Law.
MEASURES TAKEN
(Tenor) with
case, the entire G. Swan, T, Tallon, R, A, Treng-f Lover come back (The New The Eoflogue is. broadcast every Bum-
The Governments of the Nether- lands Indies, Surinam and Cura-:
ed in the Government Gazette,
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Desire')Richard Tauber
Lowry, Myreme Court
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