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BARDARA GILMAR (SOPRANO) -FROM THE STUDIO
Rachmaninoff Concerto
12.15 p.m. cession.
Short Service of" Inter-
12:30 "The Gay Nineties." A Medley of old time musical hall songs sung by Frank Luther with Zora Layman and the Century · Quartek -
12.30 Concert Waltzes
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Springtime Waltz (Composer. Un- known); Farmyard Waltz (Folk Tune)
Novelty Continental
Orchestra. Woodland Joy (Schlesinger) —Colum- bia Salon Orchestra
1.00
Local Time Signal and Wéa- ther Report.
Obory, hopears.
COMING EVENTS
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18 Tides: High 639 am and 7.10 pánu“ Low: 28.12 sm. and 168 pm.
Sunrlus:-X41. x.m.; Bunset: 6.37 p.m. Thought for Today: It isn't the man who knows the most. but the man
that knows the best, that's
Claims against
catates of Cooke and Helen Motras Blanche Dods due.
· Insest.—AmJA,
Orchestra. Fox-Trot -- Run, Rabbit. Run! (from The Little Dog Laughed"); Quickstep The Girl Who Loves A Soldier (from *The Little Dog Laughed")-Jack Hylton and His Or chestra. Waltzes Where Are The Bongs We Bung (from "Operette"); Dearest Love (from 'Operette)—tat":{ ming Gala.
Gibbons and the
Hotel Fox-Trot-White Balls:
Savoy
Orpheans Slow Fur-Trot - Moon Love - Hylton and His Orchestra Tango Noche De Reves; Che Papusa Oli- Geraldo and His Gaucha Tango Or chestra. For-Trots Me and Brother Bill; Savoy Blues-Louis Armstrong &
Entries close for YMCA, Swim-
St. Mary's School: Physical. Train- ing Display, 4 pm.
Dance in aid of B.W.OF. and Chinese Kowloon Tong Club: Buffet Supper-
War Relief Funds, 9 p.m.
Criminal Sessions open. 10 am. CM8. Heep Yuan School Anniver-
His Orchestra. What Shall I Say?sary Celebrations. 3 p.m.-8 p.m Slow Fox-Trot:
rot: Waltz-I Paid for the Lie That I Told You-Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra, Slow Fox-Trot Good-Night Children, Everywhere-Bully Cotton and Hk | Band.
REW.O.'s and Bergta Mess, Whist Drive and Dance, 8.30 p.m.
12.00 midnight Close dow
TOMORROW
SCHUBERT SYMPHONY NO.
THE "UNFINISHED”. Studio Talk
11.00 am. Relay of Morning Ser- vice from St. John's Cathedral.
12.15 The Band of HLM. Coldstream Guards.
19-Tides: High 720 am, and 820 pm, Low: 12.55 am, and 2 poz
Sunrise: 5.41. x.m.; Bunset: '657 p.m. Thought for Today: Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glority your Father which is in Heaven.-Matthew 5:16.
Model "Aeroplanes B-Annual Con- test, Waterloo Road, 11.30 am.
Cathedral Women's Fellowship Mahjong Drive. Cathedral Bail.
HE and Lady Northcote leave. Hongkong. 9.45 a.m.
Charity Soccer Match: Eastern v. Combined Services. 4.30 p.m.
1.03 Dance Music by Ambrose and
Y.M.C.A.: Mixed Bathing. 9 a.m.; His Orchestra. »
Discussion Group. 9 p.rp."--- Speaker:" ~Fox-Trol-Looking Around - Corpèrs
Morning, Noon" "and" Wight – Over-Rev-J.-R.–Saunderson, Ph.D... For You (film Head over Heels').ture (Suppe, Sousa Medley - Intro: Rumba--Ain't Cha Comin' Out? Fox Chorale from The White Man'; Sem- Trot My Prayer. Quickstep-ing per Fidelis-March; Hands across the Song of Sunbeams (from East side of Sea--March: King Cotton-March: Heaven' Slow Fox-Trot That Sly The Invincible Eagle March; Old Gentleman (from East side of Capitan-March: Sabre and Spurs Heaven). Fox-Trot-Adolf: Quickstep
March: Her Majesty the Queen from -Kiss Me Goodnight. Sergeant Major. At the King's Court. The Bells of Fox-Trots I'm An Old Cowhand St. Malo (Rimmer). (from "Rhythm on the Range"); Einoty Saddles from Range'):
Rhythm
on
the
12.30 Selections from Light" Opera. Countess Maritza-Selection (Kal-
20-Tidea: High 8 a.m. and 921 p.m.: Low 1.33 mm and 2.49 pm.
Sunrise: 3.40 a.m.; Sunset: 6.58 pară. Peak Club:
Mah- Bridre and Soneg Drive in ald of BW.O.P. 3 p.m. Shek-O Development Co. Ltd: An- derwriters. Ltd. 3.15 p.m. nual M
Meeting.
at office of China Un-
Cheero Club Dance, 830 p.m Crown Land Sale, P.W.D.. 3 pm. YM.C.A: War Work; Camera Club Meeting. 8 pm; Flag Whist Drive. 8.30 ani.
21-Tides: High 839 am, and 10.15. p.m.; Law 2.10 sm. and 3.34 p.m.
Sunrise: 540 a.m.; Sunset: 6.58 p.m.
130 Beater & Rugby Press Wea-man-Grand Symphony Orchestra, Les Cloches De Corneville-Overture ther Forecast and Announcements.
(Planquette); La Fille De Madame Angot — Cherture (Lecocq) - Viera Symphony Orchestra cond. by Paul Kerby. "Chu Chin Chow Vocal Flotary Club *Tinia Meeting, 1 Gems (Norton-Light Opera Comp pany with Orchestra. Merrie Eng- land"Selection (Edward Germany) — New Symphony Orchestra cond. by Dr. Malcolm Sargent.
1.43 Compositions of Lehar, "Merry Widow" Selection-Marek Weber and His Orchestra. Love's Me lody (from the film); Look and Love (film Love's Melody-Marta Eggerth (Soprano) with Orchestra. Stay With Me For Ever (Gluditta'); My Lips Are Made For Klæng (Giuditta - Marck Weber and His Orchestra Thë Land of Smiles Selection-London Theatre Orchestra cond. by Ernest
Irving
3.15 Close down.
Verdi's "La Traviata" Act II. 6,00 With Lionello Ceeft, Mercedes Cap- sir. Ida Cqati, Carlo Galeft. Baccaloni, Villa, Nessi, Baracchi and Pull Chorus of La Scala. Milan with Orchestra
1.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
HK International Medical Relief Committee Meeting at Chinese Mer- chants' Club-Speaker: Bishop Y. Y. Tsu. 5.30 p.m.
YMCA Bridge Class 10 8.2: Badminton and Mixed Swimming, d
1.03 Studio Another "Musical | P.M. Cocktail" by Erich Porges (Piano)
from Jimmy's Kitchen),
L2
Organ Interlude.
The Lost Chord (Sullivan): Cloister Shadows (Hope)-Reginald. Foort at the B.B.C. Theatre OrgaN.
130 Reuter & Bugby Press, Wea
7.60 Closing Local Stock Quotather Forecast and Announcements. tions.
7.02 Marek Weber and His Orches tra.
Mighty LE A Rose (Nevin). "Salut D'Amour (Elgar: I Kiss Your Lips
Rudolphé).
7.10 Studio Recital by Barbara | 2221 Gilmar (Soprano).
1. Grosy Violin (from Venus. In Silk Stolz); 2. The Heights of Tatra (Dvorak. Op. 55, No. 3. I Love Thee (Grieg); 4. Love Went A-Riding
Bridge).
7.30 London" Belay-The News. 8.00 Local Time Signal and Wea- ther Report.
22-Tides: High 9.19 a.m. and 11.08 p.m.; Low 2.45 sm, and 1.19 p.m.
Sunrise: 5.39 a.m; Sunset: 6.59 p.m. Canton Insurance Office. Ltd.. Annual Meeting. (Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd), 12 2000.
YMCA: Gramophone Recital, p.p.: Swimming Committer Meeting. 6 p.
23--Tide: High 9.56 ami; Low 3.21 am. and 5.02 pan.
Sunrise: 5.39 s.; Sunset: 6:59 pmn. Diocesan Old Boy's Assn.
of
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AR-
1.45 Verdi's "Alda" Act II. Characters and Soloists in order of appearance: Marla Capuana (Mezzo Soprano)-Amperis, Pharoah's daugh ter; 0, Amugi-Lombardi (Soprano)nual Meeting. 5.30 p.m. Dey Alda: Arnoldo Lindi (Tenor)--Fhada-
estate Claims against
Dame Warrior; 8. Baccaloni Mary Ann Ackroyd due. mes, young (Bass)Pharoah: Armando Borgioli
TM.C.A.: Games Morning, 10 am, (Baritone) — Amoùaaro, King of Ethiopa; Trancred! Pasero (Bass) Ramds, High Priest and Pull Chorus of La Scala, Milan, with Orchestra.
2.30 Clows down.
1.00 Compositions of Cesar-Franck Redemption The Lamoureux Or chestra. Paris, cond, by. Albert Woʻff. Prelude, Chorale and Fugue-Alfred Cortat (Piano).
130 London Belay-The News. 8.00 Local Time Bignal and Wea ther Report.
Compulsory Service Tribunal, 415
p.m.
24-KC.C. to present "Orders Are Order" 9.15 pm.
YMCA: Business Girls' Swimming 5.30 pm: Mixed Swimming 8.30 p.m.; Badminton 6 p.m.
25-YMCA. Swimming Gala, 9
pm.
E.C.C. to present "Orders Are Or ders." 9.15 p..
HK Jockey Club's Sixth Extra Pace Meeting, 2 p.m.
8.03 Latest Dance Music & Variety. Fox-Trots-Out Of Nowhere; That's All, Brother-Ella Fitzgerald with The Chick Webb.. Orch. Vocal-Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider (Leonard; Start The Day Right (from 'Haw Haw)-Bing Crosby with Connie Boswell and Or chestra. Pano · Kunz Revivals No. 13-Intro: When I
hen, I grow too old to dream; The Bridal Waltz: One Night Shall Be The King Of My Heart Sports Meeting. of Love: My dance: In the merry (Stolz). month of May: The [g!• with the
Exhibition of Paintings at Cathedral. 6.01 Marek Weber and His Orches Hall, 16-a.m.-7-p.m.-
tra.
"La Belle Helene"-Selection. You
8.15
London
26-Wah Yan Past Students' Assn.
25
27-China Emporium, Ltd. Annual Relay Starred Meeting, and third drawing for de-
bentures, à pan.
Exhibition of Paintings at Cathedral Hall, 10 a.m.---7 p.kl.
28-Sino-American Inst. of Cultural Relations, Annual Meeting, Chinese Merchants' Club, 5.30 p.m.
eyes-Charlie Kunz. Fox-ots Chamber." dreamy A
My Mind: Boneyard Shuffle The Casa Loma Orchestre. A Play by Noel Coward. A Musical Caricature Phonograph 8.45 Compositions of Schuberi. Record, Player
Piano and Carmen Lombardo (Templeton); Piano-Man. Symphony No. 8 in B Minor ("Tine delssohn Mows En Down (Temale finished") Vienna Philharmonic Or chestra conducted by Brumo Walter. ton-Alee Templeton. Instru-A. C. Q. Strut (Grapoelly); The Man I Love Moment Musical in A Flat Major, Op. (Gershwin)The Quintet of The Hot 4. No. 6 Wilhelm Backhaus (Plano) Club of France with Dlango Reinhardt 9.13 London Eclay--News Summary. (Guitar)
and "Stephane (Granell?
9.30 Studio-Talk by Mrs B. H. Violin) Quickstep-Are You Havin Scott on "Womens' Work In England "Cavalleris Any Pin? from The little Dog in War Time."
Theatre. Lauched'); Slow PT. Where Or When (from "Babeg in Arms") Ambrose and His Orchestra.
945 Chausson-Pocme, Op. th. Yehudi Menuhin. (Violin) and Ör
8:45 London Relay-"At the Black chestre Symphonique de Paris con- Dog."
" Mr. Wilkes at home in his own bar" parlour.
ducted by Georges Enesco.
10.81 Short Choral PrograDINE. Yet Doth The Lord Bee It Not
10.37
Evening
SHORT WAVE
9.15 London Relay-News Summary. Ellah Mendelssohn); Help, Lord! ("Elijah"-Mendelssohn)-Royal Choral 6.30 Compositions of Rachmaninoff Society accomp. by New Symphony Concerto No. 2 in □ Minor, Op. 18 | Orchestra. Psalm 148 (Holst); Even -Sergei Rachmaninoff (Piano) anding Hymn (Balfour Gardiner). the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra 10.37 Stadio -- Sunday cond by Leopold Stokowaki. Prelude, Epilere. Fleading guilty to having had in G Minor, Op. 23. No. 5: Prelude In
Close down. her possion a six-year-C Sharp Minor. Op. 3. No: 2--Boston Court yesterday, on Chan Hol, 40, old ward not registered with Promenade Orchestra cond. by Arthur travelling trader, convicted of hav- the S.CA and admitting
Fiedler. Palichinelle: Prelude In B that Fiat-Leff Poulshner (Piano). ing given false information to the she had beaten the child, a" wo- Police
¦ man named "Shan Pik-lam, 20, Ier. Sub-Insp. L Tyler, prosecuting, was fined $40, or in default, a said that on May 15, defendant month with hard labour, by Mr. reported to the Water Police that Q.AA, Macfadyen at Kowloon he met 10 robbers at Mira Bay in Court yesterday. British territory and they had rob- Defendant said she had to bed him, of 79 plculs of Chinese punish the girl as she constantly medlenes and $275 in Chinese ran out into the street, without currency.
.permission, where she was in
10.17 Violin Solos by Albert Sand-
Call G.A.G G.N.A.
Grinzing (Benatzky); Remembrance
·(Melf)assiated by Jack Byfeld (Plano), and Reginald Kilbey. (Cello). G.S.H. Extase-Reverie (Canne); O Sole Mio Di Capua)-assisted by Samentini (Cello) and Byfield (Plano).
0.3.0.
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- Wm. Powell, Ltd. Annual Meeting, 8. Des Voeux Rd., 12.15 p.m.
Exhibition of Paintings at Cathedral Hall, 10 am-7 pm.
29-Choral Group 20 present Rusticana" at King's
H.K. Anxillary of the British and Foreign Bible Socity, Annual Meeting, Cathedral Hall, 5.15 p.m.
The Empire at War"--(ɔn Mondays at 11 p.m.; reproductions on the same day at 2.45 m. and on Tuesdays at
p.m. and 2.45 pm.
"Cards on the Table"---On Tuesdays 9.30 p.m.; reproductions on Wednes days at 9 am and 2.45 p.m.
In England Now?-On Tuesday's and Fridays at 11 pm: reproductions on the same days at 0.15 pm and on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 4.15 pm, and 8 pm.
"Matters of Moment"On Wednes days at 11 p.m.; reproductions on the same day at 6.45 p.m. and on Thurs- days at 12.30 am, and 4.45 sm.
"Background" to the News"----Ori 17.7pb0. (16.06ms.Thursdays at 11 pm: reproductions
A on Fridays at 9 am and 248 pm.
"World Affairs"-On Fridays at 9.30 pm: reproductions on the same day at 2:46 am, and on Saturdays at 12:30 p.m.
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NEWS IN ENGLISH 10.30 Light Orchestral Concert with Transmisstan I--News Buin-
mary Charles Kallman. (Tenor).
Pub Bulletin
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Les Saltimbanques-Overture (Gan-„Trans. II & III--News Bum- The Police investigated the re- danger of being run over by pas-ne) Orchestre Symphonique Du Lu-
mary port, and having reason to believe sing cars. She thought she had to tetla Wagram. Lover, Come Back To Pull Bulletin
Me (from New Moon"; Rosa Maria. that it was false, questioned de- teach the child a lesson.
same) Charles Kuliman fendant, who later admitted that; Inspector HW, Fraser,
of: the (from
with Orchestra. William Tel * he had fabricated the story in de-¡S.CA, sald that the girl had
Andante (Pastorale) (Rossini been examined by a doctor, and Walter: Traumerei (Schumann - 377. hors (Weathery & Adame); Beauti Walter)-Massed Orchestra of Cellos. ful Garden of Roses (Dempsey and Schmid)-Charles Kullman (Tenor) with Orchestra. Polka Frieda Jakov Berebroft's Russian Orchestra.
tall
What had actually happened numerous bruisge were found on was that he met the robbers in her arms and legs. Chinese territory and had been
robbed of his medicines. On re
arr. Transmission V-News Sum-
Full Bulletin
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"London Log"-On Saturdays 3.30 pm reproductions on the same 4.00 pm. day at 11 pan. and 8,45 am, and on
Bundays at 12.30 pln.
6.46 pin. 7.20 p.m.
"Vive La France On Thursdays at 9.15 p.m.
9.30 pm: reproductions on the same 12.00 m14 day at 2.48 am, on Fridays at 11.45
night 4. and on Mondays at 2.45 p.m.
"Political India"On Wednesdays at 7.30 pm; reproductions on Thurs days at - p.m. and on Saturdays "at- 2.45 0.
8.30 .m
SHORT TALKS FROM B.B.C.
"From the Western Front—on Bundays at 9.15 am, 3.45 pm, and 1.45 am
RELIGIOUS SERVICES porting the loss to his master, thought that the police would be
(An Hongkong Time) -
Religious services are broadcast 'en however, he claimed, he was more likely to immediately inves-
11.00 London Relay-London Log.'
"under. Nazi Rule"-On Mondays at | Bundays at 1.30 am., 11.30 am, and structed to inform the Police the tigate the robbery if it was res
1118. Dance Music.
9.30 pm: reproductions on Tuesday's robbery was in British territory,ported as having occurred in Bri-Fox-Trot Gypry Tears; 3/4 Quick-at 4.15 am and 145 · Da, and
His master, he explained, had tish territory..-
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3.30 p.m., and on Mondays at 13 mm. The Epilogue is broadcast every Sub- day at 6:45 pm.
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1940. -PAGE 3
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