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THIS WEEK
RADIO
STORY OF TWO PLAYFUL PROGRAMMES PORPOISES: WHY THEIR
VISIT TO "HONGKONG
Continued from Page 3
With Annamite music and songs. 7.15 New Mayfair Orchestra.
"Song of the Drum" Selection (Ftack and Eilis). Milestones of Med-
ley-fatro: Knightsbridge March (Coates): Missouri Waltz (Logan) I'll sing thee songs of Araby (Clay); Pink Lady Waltz (Cary); Belleve me if all those endearing young charms; Valse Bleue (Margia): All through the night; "Faust-Ballet Music": Soldiers in the Park (Monckton).
130 London Relay The News. 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements,
8.03 Magyar Imre and His Bun- carlan Gypsy Orchestra.
BY "FEE LO”
Now we are getting some of the fun, and about time, too. What with all the news about the war and the possibility of having, to do extra work, bo'ying with the rush of cables from abroad, I feared that it would mean more work and less pay. However.
wee and
boatwomen. You see, it all started like this, beatmen After having caused enough armed with anything they could trouble" in the Cheung Chau iny their hands on, from bamboo waters (good word that, waters), poles to teaspoons, went out in Where they set of a few of our their little boats, trying to corner mines in the best style, two the two gambollers. frolicsome porpolses took it into Everything went their heads to honour us with a including, a buxom wench" of a boatwoman, who in her anxiety
swimmingly.
I Was Roving About: The Barrack visit.
On Wednesday they, quite to harpoon one of the two par- Roof is Being Shingled: One On My Orave; Song of the Elder. Once I rightly for the first day of their polses, lost her balance. Had A Dear Mother: The Sun Is to visit, decided to entertain mem There was a sudden rise in the Love With The Moon; The Acacia bers of the Hongkong Club, sotide... Blossoms Twice: More Stars Than There are in the Sky.
4.15 An hour Arthur Askey, Others.
Variety
they confined their activities to with that area usually roped off for! of
annual and the Anish of the Fields
harbour swim.
Gracle
»
FACTORY HOLIDAY!
In conclusion it would perhaps cross be--pertinent to ask what the tai
pan of the tobacco factory down that end of the town thought
ONCE UPON A TIME...... Comedienne - Your Dog's "Come Home Again (Harrington); K All The
I tried to find out why even about members of his stan, spend- World Werc
Mire: (Farr-Davies) as can be snobs. I was told that ing the moming out of "their Gracie Pleids. Vocal-Woof! Yap Bow-Boa-Wow! (Tisicy & Others: they did this in memory of a windows instead of being at their Have A Bit Of Pity On The Crooner local talpan who decided to enter desks.
Re made. But then, porpoises are për- (Askey-Parker) Arthur Askey with for the Harbout Swim. Orchestra and Piano
Cinema Organa mistake and started off from poises, work or no work, Want To Be Snappy - Intro: the Hongkong Club end of the
mont
to be happy: I'm in love with Harbour (and not from Holt's FIRINGTMTMTM PRACTICE
you; Varsity drug: I got rhythm: My
Heart stood still; Bambalina Sydney Wharf
and so successful were
Torch. vourites (arr.
the "Pictures from across the other side, this Sketch Going to
ney Kids Ethel Revnell and Gracie
Light gun firing practice will be Duet Italian Fa his efforts, that when the other carried out between the hours of 6 p.m. and 12 midnight on May
Hamars)-The Hodiars entrants had finished their swim
Reynell and West)The Two Cock-worthy was still making frantie 27, 28, 30 and 31. 1940. Firing West). Vocal Sleepy Head film efforts to finish his first ten yards. Area "E" will be affected. Operator
ator 133: Put On Your Old Grey He had, by this time worked Bonnet Murphy and Wenrich)--The himself up to fever pitch, ond
Mills Brothers (Four Boys and a Gui- annoyed. because he could make CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
tar), Plano Gershwin Medley-In-
tro: Rhapsody in Blue: Lady be appreciable headway, did a Good: That certain feeling: "Looking series of somersaults in the water. for a boy; Wait a bit, Susie: I'll build not unlike a clumsy porpoise. a stairway to Paradise: The man I Of course the fact that he wore love-Renara. Duetlists Afraid to a striped bathing "costume rather Dreant (Alm You Can't have every gave the game away. Im Vo
People thing?: That Old Feeling
was no ordinary gues of 1938)-Molly and Marie with knew that it Orchestra. Vocal My Swiss Elly porpoise, though they wondered Buy (m Lovely to look at"; } what the bulge was that kept There's A Gold Mice In The Sky popping up out of the water at
Kenny) The Three Musketeers with regular intervals! ·
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Orchestra. Comedienne-Walter, Wal- ter (film "We're going to be. rich"):: The Trek Song (füm We're going to be rich-Gracie Fields with Orches
NEXT WEEK.
tra
NEXT WEEK..
VISIT TO WANCHAI Anyway, to go back to our two latest visitors. Having entertain- ed the high and mighty for
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THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
THE S.S."
AKRIVED BONG KONG
From LONDON, STRAITS
AND KOHSICHANG.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being
9.15 London Rehý--News Summary: fully half-a-day, they decided landed at their risk into the hazardous 930 London Belay~"World Affairs." It was time to amuse the not-so-nd/or extra kazardous Godowns of the 8.45 Amy Woodforde-Finden's "Four high-brows, and they picked a HornG KONG AND KOWLOOM WHARF AND Indian Love Lyrics" sang by Nelson fine place for it too. Eddy (Baritone),
EARLY JUNE
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LOS ANGELES. and PANAMA...... THIS WEEK
CALCUTTA
BOMBAY
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EARLY JUNE
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Telephone 22221. General Passenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINK
KING'S BUILDING.
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cbtained.
So yesterday morning, just off from the whares Delivery may be No. I-Temple Bells: No. 3-Less the praya, near the coal dump in. Than the Dust: No. 3-Kashmir the Jardine district, Porpoise No. Goods have left the Godowns, and
No. Claims will be admitted after the Song: No. 4-Till I wake.
I engaged in a series of hop-step-Booda remaining undelivered after the 9.58 A Dance Programme.
and jumps while the other mem-30th May, 1940, will be subject to rent. Fox-Trots I've Got A Date With Aber of Porpoise Ltd.. held the 'Dream (from My lucky Star'); This
stage with
May Be The Night (from My tucky Star-Henry King and His Orches tra. Rumba-Let Me Whisper, I Love You: Conga-La Conza Blicati-Don Marino Barreto and His Cuban Or- chestra. Fox-Trota Most of Evry Day: I Travel Alone-Jack Jackson & His Orchestra Tangce Callecita De Mi Novia: Olvidame Orquesta Francisco Canaro.
what resembled catch-me-if-you-can act.
All Claims against the Blommer
t
be presented to the Undersigned on or
ค
before the 13th June, 1940, or they will not be recognised.
All the boatmen and their
To comply with the General Bonded wives. not forgetting the little Warehouse Regulations, consignees
Tipica tra. Fax-Trots-The Spider and the Fox-Trot We Fly: Howay. Cloudy Morning? Nas Speak of You Often: Waltz Little Sir Gonca and His Georgians. Comedy Echo Guy Lombardo and His Royal Waltz All Over Italy: Fox-Trot Canadiana Pox-Trots-Got No Time Seven Years with the Wrong Woman (from "The Cotton Club Parade"); I'm-Ray Noble and His Orchestra. For Gonna Put You In Your Place Trots-I Ups to Her and the Ups to "Fata" Waller and His Rhythm. Tan- Me: Day After Day-Barry Wood and
His Music. 808--Tango Apasionado: Granada
11.00 Juan Llosses and His Tango Orches
Close down.
Dust have a Bavonne Oficer in attend- ance when damaged dutiable goods
are examined
All broken, shaded and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns," where they will be examined on the 28th May: 1910, at 9 am, by Mears, Carmichael & Clarke
No Fire Insurance has been effected Bill of Lading will be countersigned by W. R. LOXLEY & Co. (CHINA) LTD.
Agents Hong Kong, 23rd May, 1940.
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FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1940. “—PAGE 11)
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10 am. May 23: Barometer at sea level). 29.81 Ing. Temperature, 78 F. Humidity, 74 per cent. Wind Direction, B/N" Wind Force (Beaufort), 3.. Temperature; maximum yesterday.
76 F.
Temperature: minimum last night,
73 F.
Raffall for 24 hrs., ending 10th
today, nil...
Total rainfall since January 1st
25.91 ins.
Against an average of, 18.80 ins, Bunset tonight, 7.p.m
Bunrise tomorrow, 5.40, a.m.
4 p.m.. May 23.
Barometer (at sea level, 29,78 ins. Temperature. 78 F. Humidity, 79 per cent. Wind Direction, ESE Wind Force (Beaufort), 5 Maximum temperature, 83 F.
Minimum temperature, 73 'F.. Rainfall, ǹfl.
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