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SEVENTEEN
OTTO KRUGER. BETTY MORAN
„Directed by LOUIS KING
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A HEW UNIVERSAL FICTURE
COMING EVENTS
MAY
1
22-Tides: High 9.19 am and 11.08 p.m.; Low 245 am and 4.19 p.m.
Sunrise: 3,40 am; Sunset: 6.59 p.m. Canton Insurance Ofice. Ltd. Annual Meeting. (Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd.). 12 noon.
H.K. Students Relief Assn. Welcome to British Relief Unit to China, at St. Francis Hotel,
Entertainment
p.m.
to British
Unit to China Chinese Merchants' Cub, 5 p.m.
GENERAL
Radio Programmes
HONGKONG
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On Wavelengths of 355
metres (845 ko's) 31:49
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metres (9.52\megaqyolas),
DVORAK'S "DUMKY" TRIO FROM THE STUDIO
Canton University Students Con- ference at Ying King Restaurant 13 noon.
Y.M.C.A.: Gramophone Recital, # p.m.: Swimming Committee Meeting. 6 p.m.
Cheero Club Dance, 8.30 p.m.
Ladies' Working Party (8.W.O.P.), Govt House, 9 am-13.30 p.m.
St. Andrew's Working Party (Med--| cali, 10a.m.
Kowloon Union Church Women's Guild, 10 a.m.
S. and 8. Home: House Committee Meeting. 5.30 p.m.
Retreat by Royal Scots Band at HK.C.C., 6.15 p.m.
at Exhibition of Paintings
St. John's Cathedral Fall, 9 n.m.-7 p.m. Cathedral Women's Pellowship Hal. 10 Working Party. Cathedral
Garrison Bergts. Mess: Whist Drive 9 p.m.
a.m.
23-Tides: High 0.58 a.m.; Low 3.21 am, and 5.03 pmn.
Sunrise: 3.39 a.m.; Sunset: 6.59 pun. Diocesan
Old Boys' Assa
nual Meeting, 5.30 p.m.
Claims against estate of
Ап-
Dame
Mary Ann Ackroyd due.
Colony Chess Championship. FM.C.A.: Games Morning, 10 am. Compulsory Service Tribunal, 4.15
p.m.
Cheero Club Bridge and Mahjong. Ladies' Bible Study. 216. Nathan Rond, 10.30 am.
St. Andrew's Women's Fellowship. 2.30 p.m.
H.K. Y's Men's Club Tin Mts,
St. Francis Hotel 1 p.m.
24-Tides: High 12 midnight and 10.31 am. Low 3.55 am and 5.45 p.m.
Fr. Byan on Spenser
9.05 English Ballads.
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Thank God for a Garden; Homing Those Flero); O Dry
Song
(Teresa del
(Teresa del Tears; Happy Riego). 1 Still Love Mary (Slevier & Ramsay)The Hon. W. Brownlow (Baritone) with Orchestra
9.15 Lendon Ralay-News Summary. 8.30 Magazine Feature PrograKUND No. 3.
Recording of taiks by A South African doctor with a balloon bar- rage by skipper who fought of Nazi bombers, and by trawler ex- pert who discusses war on the Bri
12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter-tish economic front. ccasion
12.30 Terence Casey at the Organ.
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12.41 Alfredo Campoll and His Or chestra
9.45 An Irish, Programme.
Rose of Tralee (Spencer & Clover); } In A Bird Store (Lake); In A Clock Macushia (Rowe & Macmurrough)- Store (Orthi. Waitaland Intro: John McHugh (Tenor) with Orches- The Ould Plaid Shaw! (Fahy & Could you be true to eyes of blue; tra Somewhere the
shining ..is
Hayneal; Green Tale of Erin (Bing- There's a long, long trau; When Ir
Cam & Roeckel)- -Michael O'Higgins lost you; Beautiful garden of roses: (Baritone) with "Orch. Ned O The I'm forever blowing bubbles: Let the Hill;
Limerick
erick Beautifu-Seamus great big world keep turning: Some O'Doherty (Tenor) with Orchestra. day I'll make you love me! Det me The Maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe call you sweetheart; Three o'clock in (alt. Josephine Smith) Seamus the morning.
O'Doherty (Tenor) with Orchestra. Let Erin Remember the Days of Old (arr. Gilford Page)-George OBrien (Tenor) with Orchestra, The Stir of
Hughes) the County Down (arr. John McCormack (Tenor) with Plano accomp. by Gerald Moore .10.13 Dance Music.
Quickstep--Goin' Down To Samla Fe. Town: Slow Fox-Trot-Rollla! Plains from
Bil the Alm)-Big 103 Dance Music by Jack Hylton Campbell and His H
Billy Band and His Orchestra.
Fox-Trots-Candy Lips: Nobody But Fox-Trots-Moon or no Moon film My Baby-Louis Armstrong's Original 'Gangway"); - Gangway
the Washboard Beaters.
Quickstep
Later On (Grimshaw): Serenade cut of the Night (Spoliansky). Tan go Habanera (Payan, arr. Hartley) Under the Balcony (Heykers); Parade of the Pirates (Bratton).
1:00 Local Time Signal and Wea- ther Report.
(from
Alm). Fox-Trots There Isn't Any You're an education: Tango-My lost Limit To My Love (from This make love Maxwell Stewart's Ballroom you whistle); This Make You Melody, Quicksteps Swingin' In The Whistle from the dim).
Walt
Corn
(alm Radio City Rerels'; Who Love, Live For
Ever and Rule My Stole The Jam? (film Sally, Irene Heart (Operette Parahini': Fox-Trot and Mary)-Nat Conella and Fils Girls Were Made To Love and Kiss Georgians. Pox-Trots Chorus of the
Fox-Trots "Paganini").
Bymohonists. Rumahs
Clocks: S.Lars-Otte Dobrindt
Operette One, Two. Butter Your Shoe film. And His Fenales from Heaven"); Penn'er La Cucaracha; Tango - A Media from Heaven (from the dim). Fox- Luz-Orquesta Tipies Roberto Firpo Quicksteps-King Porter Stomn: San AreTrot-Timber...
Sunrise: 5.38 a.m.; Sunset: 7 p.m. EMPIRE DAT. K.C.C.
present "Orders Orders." 9.15 p.m.
to
Y.M.C.A:: Business Girls' Swimming' 5.30 p.m.: Mixed. Swimming 6.30 pm.: Badminton 6 p.m.
Cheera Club: Darts, Table-Tennis & Billards.
Ladies' Working Party (B.W.O.F.), Govt. House, 9 am-12.30 p.m.
Service for reung people. St. John's Cathedral Hall. § a.m.
25-Tides:
With 12.50 m. and
11.08 a.m. Low 4.29 am and 630 p.m. Sunrise: 5.38 a.m. Sunset: 7 p.m. T.M.C.A. Swimming Gala, ୫
p.m
E.C.C. to present "Orders" Are Or ders." 9.15 p.m.
H.K. Jockey Club's Sixth' Extra Race Meeting, 2 PE
Exhibition of Paintings at Cathedral Hall. 10 am-7 p.m.
p.m.
H.F. Police Res Chinese Company dinner dance, Pen, Hotel,
26-Wah Yan Past Students' Assn. Sports Meeting.
27-China Emporium, Ltd. Annuit Meeting and third drawing for de- bentures, 4 pm,
Exhibition of Paintings at Cathedal Hall, 10a.m.-7 p.m.
28-Sino-American Inst. of Cultural Relations. Annual Meeting, Chinese Merchants' Club, 5.30 p.m.
Wm. Powell. Ltd. Annual Meeting. 6. Des Voeux Rd., 12.15 pm.
1.30. Reater and Rugby Press, Weane Strut-Harry Hoy and His Or chestra. Waltz-The First Quatre- ther Forecast and Announcements:
Henry Jacques & His Correct Dance Tempo Orchestra.
1,45 Haydn-Symphony No. 93 In D Major.
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11.09 London RelayMatters of Sir Thomas Beecham conducting | Moment." the London Philharmonic Orchestra. 11.15 Close down.
2.15
6.00
fred,
The
Close down.
-
Schumana Overture "Man- Op. 115,
BB.C. Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.
-
SHORT WAVE
6.14 Schumann-Trio la D Minor, Calls Op. 53...
G.S.G Cortot (Piano), Thibaud (Violin); G.S.B. G.S.H. and Casals ("Celio),
6.45 tions
Closing Local Stock Quota-
6.47 Bongs Bizabeth Schumant (Soprano).
The Bird In The Forest (Taubert, adapted by Karl Alin); What Have (Bavarian Folk Song--Bahn) -with Orchestral accomp. (arr. Lane Wilson); My Lovely Celia (arr. Lane Wilson)-with Piano ac- comp, by George. Reeves.
Pastorale
2.00 Albert Sandler and His Or chestra.
Prelude, (Haydn Wood); For Love of You (from the film). The Second Serenade (Heykens); Bong of the Nightingale (Hudson and About). The Land of Smiles Patently Smil- ing (Lebar)-You are My Heart's De-
Exhibition of Paintings at Cathedralight (Lebar), Trouble In Paradise "Hall, 10 am-7 pm.
to
present
29-Choral Group "Cavalleria Rusticana"at--King's Theatre.
HK. Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, Annual Meeting, Cathedral Hall, 3.15 p.m.
30-Choral
"Cavalleria Theatre.
Group to Rusticana" at
(Schwartz and Others); Yvonne (Nicholls), Maruschka (De Leur). 7.30 London Relay The News. 8,00 Local Time-Signa),—Weather Report and Announcements.
0.5.0.
DAVENTEY
Wavelength 17.79b.4. (16.86m.) 9.51mo.. (11.54m.)
21.47ma
(31.97m.)
15.13.0. (19.72m.)
NEWS IN ENGLISH Transmission I-News Bum-
mary
Full Bulletin Trans. II & III-News Sum-
Full Bulletip
mary
do.
Transmission V-News Sum-
mary
Full Bulletin
1.00 p. 5.00 p.m.
6.45 p.m.
1.30 p.m.
0.15 pm. 12.00 mid- night
7.30 8.01. 8.30 4.0L
SHORT TALKS FROM B.B.C.
(All Hongkong Time) "Under Nazi Rule"-On Mondays at 9.30 p.h.; reproductions on Tuesdays at-4.15 am. and 243 pm, and Wednesdays at 11 p.m..
"The Empire at War on Mondays at 11 p.m; reproductions on the same day at 2.45 am, and on Tuesdays at.
8.03 · Orchestrál Selections, * Legende (Dvorak, Op. 59, No. 3)-8 pm. and 2.43 p.m. present
"Cards on the Table"-On Tuesdays Sir Thomas Beecham conducting "the" King's London
on Wednes- Philharmonie Orchestra. 9:30 pm. reproductions
at 9 am and 3.45 pm. Slavonic Dance No. 14 in B Flat Ma-day jor (Dvorak); Slavonie Dance No. 15
Indo-China 8.N. Co. Ltd. Annual Meeting, 12 noon.
Hat-Year General Meeting of HK. Jockey, Club, 5.30 p.m.
31-R.A.Q.C Monthly. Dinner- Epeaker: Major R. D. Walker EX plosives and Their Uses."
Cheero Club: Grand Variety Enter- tainment; 9 pm.
estate of Paul
Claims against Jerome Todd due..
Congregation of HK University, Great Hall, 6.30 p.rp.
Recital for Two Pianos, Peninsula Hotel, 9.30 p.m.
".
in C Major (Dvorak)—Czech Phy and gland Now"-On Tuesdays
at 11 p.m.; reproductions harmonic Orchestra cond. by Taciarn the same days at 6.15 p.m. and on- Wednesdays and Baturdays at 435 Talich
p.ro, and
p.m.
8.14 Studio-The Tonoff Trio play- Matters of Moment"-On Wednes |ing Dunky Trio, Op. 90 (Dvorak). days at 11 p.m.; reproductions on the
1st Movement: Lento inaestoso; same day at 445 pm. and on Thurs 2nd Movement: Andante: 3rd Move-days at 12.30 am.” and 4.45 am.
"Background to the News"-On ment: Andante moderato: 4th MarE- ment: Allegro; 5th Movement: Lento Thursdays at 11 p.m.; reproductions
on Fridays at 9 am and 2.45 pan. maestoso
"World Affairs"—-On Fridays at 9.30 Rm. reproductions on the same day at 2.45 am. and on Baturdays at 12.30 p.m.
8.45 Bladio-Toets"-1: Spenser. The first of a new series of talks by Father Ryan, B.J.
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"London" Log"-On Saturdays at 3.30 pm; reproductions on the same day at 11 pm and 6.45 am, and on Sundays at 12.30 pm.
"Vive La France On Thursdays at 9.30 p.m.; reproductions on the same day at 2.45 am.. on Fridays at 11.45 a.m., and on Mondays at 2.45 p.m.
"Political India" On Wednesdays at 7.30 p.m.: reproductions on Thurs days at 2 p.m. and on Saturdays at 2,48 pm.
"From the Western Front"On Rundays at 9.15 a.m.. 3.45 p.m. and 1.45 a.ra.
"'"RELIGIOUS". BERVICES
Religious services are broadcast on Bundays at 430 am, 11.30-8.m. and 3.30 p.m. and on Mondays at 11 a The Epilogue is broadcast every Sun- day at 6.45 DIE.
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According to Ele communique issued by the Director of Medi- Cal Services, the number of re- fugees and destitutes accommo-
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day when Universal's "The Under- In the Kam Tin rural areas, Fup",,opens today at, the King's Bondi, Margaret there were 2,204 while in the theatre. Argyle Street camp for soldiers
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Lindsay, C. Aubrey Smith, Billy Gilbert. Ray- She is Gloria Jean, an eleven-mond Walburn, Paul Cavanagh the number was 710 besides 21 year-old whose coloratura volce Frank Jenks, Ernest Truex and
and natural appeal dominate a Samuel -8. Hinds in.. hospital.