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AUGUST
15-Tiles: High 7.10 am, and '9.89 jm Low XR11 am, and 2.19 p.m. Smartse: 8 am Sunset: 455. p.m. Feast of the Assumption, "of “ Our Lady
Chun Shing Benevolent
Swimming Gah.
Society
HK Y's May Club Tihin Moeting.
St. Francis Hotel, 1 p.u
GENERAL
Radio Programmes
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Cheero Club, Darts & Table Tennis.
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Compulsory Service Tribunal, p.m. Crown Lands Sale.
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Land Offico.
Ping Shan. 11.30 am.
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Victoria Chess Club, Gloucester Ho- tel 5 Pattia
Kowloon Chess Club, Peninsula Ho-] tel. 5.30 P.M.
Catholic Cathedral, Ordination Ser vice, 7 am
Craigengower 0.0.. Weekly Whist Drive, § pa
metros (54) kan) ILU
metres (9.53 magneyalos).
FLUTE AND BASE-RECITAL FROM THE STUDIO
Variety Programmés 12.15 pun. Short Service of "Inter-
Cathedral Wamen Fellowship cession. Working Party, Cathedral Hall, 3.30 p.m.
St. Andrew's Ladies Working Parby (Medical), 10 àme:
YMCA) Tennis. and: Swimming. 16-Tides: High at 801 am and B40 pm. Low at 1.09 km, and 2.36 ipan,
“Tonight at 810"- Scenes from
“Shadow : Play”—Intro: Then, Flay Orchestra play: You were there the Gertrude. Lawrence and Noel Coward with Orchestra. "Words and Muse*** Something to do with Spring; The Party's Over Now-Noel Coward (VG- cal) with Orchestra, "Cavalcade"
Sutte (Prologue Times of 1899 — 1030-Epilogue)-Noel Coward (Talk- Ing) and New Mayfair Orchestra. Words and Muslo": Let's Bay Good bye: Mad Dogs and Englishmen --- Noel Coward with Orchestra.
7:30. London Relay The News. 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcementa.
12.30 Variety, with Gracle. Fields,
5.03 A Short Mozart Programme. Michael Moore and Others.
Adagio and Fugue in C Minor Comedienne Life's Desire (Har The Adolf Busch Chamber Players. greaves); They "All Make Love But Overture "La Finta Giardiniera" — Me (Evans)-Gracie Pields "with Or Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra cond chestra. Impersonator - Film Fans by Bruno Walter. Pare (Impersonations of famous Fin
8.15 Stadio-Concert by Walter H.
Piano.
with John Smith at
the
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Stars) Michael Moore with Effects. D. Teh (Finte) and T. K. Sza Sunrise: 6.81 a.m.; Sunrise: 654 pm Comedienne Whiskers and All Wes Bas The Star Ferry Co., Ltd. Interim (ton): Can't Remember (Berlin) Dividend payable."
Gracie Pields with Orchestra.. Vocal Vocal
1. Concerto No. 2. in D Major (Mo- Ladies Working Party (B.W.O.P.).—Put On Your Old Orey Bonnet Oort. House, 9 am-12 noon.
Murphy and Wenrich); Sleepy Head zart): 1st Movement: Allegro Aperto Volunteer Nursing Detachment, Lec-taim Operator
13)
with Plano. The
Mas-Walter Yeh, (Phite) ture on First Aid, Cathedral Hall, Brothers (Faur boys and a guitar). 3. (a) Si. Tra i Ceppi (from "Bere- -Handel: (b) I Lacerato Vocal Ride Tenderfoot Ride (film nice" Kowloon Union Church Club Meet-Romance and Rhythm') Les Allen Spirito (from "Simons Boccanegra".
Verdi)-Y. K Sze (Bass) with Plano. ling. 8, pam.
15.30
P.M.
Cheero · Club. Darts and Table
Tennis.
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with Novelty, Accompaniment.
3. Polka Caprice (Terschak)--Walter | 1.00 Local Time Sigual and Wea-Yeh (Flute) with Plano. 4. Song of the Volga Boatmen (Trad. — arr. Chaliapine)- K. Sze (Bass) with Plano
Y.M.C.A.: Tennis Badminton and ther Report. Swimming.
17-Tides: High at 846 am, and 19.11 D Low at 157 am and 123
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1.03 Charlle Kuaz at the Plano. Kunz Revivals, No. 13-Intro: When I-grow too old to dream: The Bridal Waltz; One Night of Love: My dar
8.48 Studio-Local Newsletter. 9.00 Landon Relay The News &
Sunrise: 6.41 a.m.; Sunset: 6.54 p.mxling: In the merry month of May: Topical Talks. “ Lawn Bowls League.
Y.M.C.A.: Tennis and Swimming. 18-Tldes: High at 9.26 2m and 10.38 pm. Low at 241 mim, and 3:34
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Sunrise: 60% LL; Sunset: 653 pm Baseball League, Lawn Bowls League." Queen's Theatre HK. Commercial Institute, "ath Commencemen: Exer cises and Concert," 8.30 amh
TM.C.A.: Discussion Group, 9p.m.; Tennis and Swimming.
19-Tiden: High at 10:01 am. and 11.04.pam. Low at 3.26 am, and 42 p.m.
Sunrise: 6.42 x.m.; Sunset; 6.52 p.m. St. Andrew's Fellowship Official Opening.
St." Andrew's Clubs Moonlight Excur- alon, 8.30 p.m.
|
..9.45
The ght with the dreamy eyes, Kunz
"Stagers on Parade" Plano Medley No. D. 3-Latro: In
Sam Costa, Helen Clare, Paula an 18th century drawing room; Faith- ful forever: It's a Hap-hap-happy day. Green, George Barclay. Pat Hyde, Al
Stedefard. Bowlly, Marjorie
Jack 1.13 Hawalan Selections,
Plant Dinah Miller, Dan Donovan, Fox-Trots-Smoke from & Chimney: Alice Mann and Jack Cooper accom- Ray panied by Felix Mendelssohn & His Smeck and His Hawaiian Serenaders | Örchestra. with Vocal Chorus. Drifting and Dreaming (Gillesple); Waita Chi- quita (Wayne)-Perera and
Bay Hawaiian Guitars).
Moonlight on the Highway
Fax-Trots
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wes ther Forecast and Announcements.
LAS Dance Music.
10.00 An hour of Dance Music. | Fax-Trot-Yours and Mine (Alex Your Broadway Melody of 1938');
Flat
You're Laughing at Me (from On Broadway and My Broadway (lm the Avenue'); This Year'S Kisses Broadway Melody of 1938)--HAITY from On the Avenue)-Roy Smeck Roy and His Orchestra Swing Step and His Hawaiian Serenaders with
You showed Me The Way Slow Fox-Trot-Where Are You
(im Top Vocal Chorus.
of the Town')-Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orch. Waltzes --Bay That You Will Not Forget (Bim Lullaby Sweet Mary Rose-Bern- hard Ette and His Dance Orchestra Fox-Trots-Let the Curtain Come Fox-Trots - The Only. One Who's Ladies' Working. Pay (B.W.OF.. Down: Rainbow Valley-Jack Payne
You (fim Band Wag- Govt. House, am-12 noon.
and His Band Slow Fax-Trot-Indian Pimcult Is Crown Lands Sale, F.W.b.-9 pm.
Summer; Fox-Trot-My Capri
(film Band Sere gon'); Melody Maker Y.M.C.A: Lecture on Water-Polo, nade Ambrose And His Orchestra Waggon) Jack Hylton and His Or 7:30 p.m.; Tennis, Bridge, Whist and ou
chestra. Tangos El Rayaso Del Quickstep Walkin' Thru' Games, pm: Water Polo Practice. Bird Lane: Comedy For Trot Me Victor Silvester and His
Mockin
Carazon Partido: Le Tue Carezze
Ballroom and the Moke and -Jack Payne orch The Corrigan Hop: Rumba- 20-T: High at 10.36 am and and His Band. Slow Fox-Truts-No 11.26 p.m. Low at 4.04 am and 4.53 Souvenirs; I'm Fraging Tonight for Ain't Cha Comin' Out? Nat Gonella and His Georgians." Fix-Trots-Well the Old Folks At Home-Geraldo and Remember: Lords of the Air - The | pum.
Sunrise: 6.92 a.m.; Sunset: 6.51 pm. His Savoy Hotel Orchestra. Criminal Sessions, 10 a.m.
6 D..
R.A.O.C. Monthly Meeting-Speaker:
Mr. Fei cala chua on "Things Chinese
2.15 Close down.
Organ; The Dance Band and Me. Swing Fox-Trots That Da Da Strain: Someday. Sweetheart Muggoy Spanier and
Ragtime Band.
6.00 An hour of Variety. Vocal Mr. Whittington - Jack Span Claims against estate of William Carroll Gibbons and John Green stTro-Lilacs In The Rain-Hair Roy Buchanan and Fisie Randolph with Tangos- Paciencia; El Adios - Or- questa Tipica Francisco Canaro. Far- Chatham due.
H.K, Rotary Club Tin Meeting, 1 the Plano and Their Boy Friends and His Orchestra.
Vocal-Sally The Circus Cieen (Wes pmSpeaker: Mr. Ellery Denison on
11.00 Close down, The Pictorial Issue of the British ton-Lee);The Legionales (Wazzer- Empire" (Philately).
Darnell) Warner and Darnell. Vo YMCA Tennis Badminton and cal-Im Sending A Letter To Cania Swimming: Y Chess Cub Night, 6.10 Want To Go Home (from
Bangi I Claus Williams); Crash!
Black tp.m.
Velvet-Phyllis Robins with Orches 21-Tides: Bigh 11.06 a.m. and tra Comedian- Ding Dong Bell 11.47 p.m.
Low 4.44 3.m. and 5.28 p.m. (Askey); I Pulled Myself Together Sunrise: 6.02 a.m.; Sunset: 6.50 p.m. (Askey) Arthur Askey with Fiano, Calls Ladies Working Party (B.W.O.F.), Humorous The Crazy Gang at Sea
G.S.G Gort, House, a.m-12 noon.
YMCA Water-Polo Match. p.m.; Swimming.
22-Tides: High 11.32 mm;
Low
3.25 am and 5.52 p.m.
Sunrise: 6.03 am, Sunset: 6.50 p.m. H.K. Y's Men's Club Tin Meeting, St. Francis Hotel..
SHORT WAVE
DAVENTRY
Wavelength 17.990.0. (14.8613.)
1514 (XLAKL) 11472C (31.87m.) 15.18mm.«.^= {19.59m.)
NEWS IN ENGLISH
Transmission I-News Sum-
(Crazy Gang and Will Wise)- -Nervo G.3.B. 7|and Knox; Flanagan und Allen; G.SH Naughton and Gold." Comedian 4.5.0. Just Another Bally (Carlton); The Christmas Dinner (Miler)-Max Mi- ler, Vocal-Alice Delyga Memorles- Alice Delysia (Boprano) with Orches tra Humorous Monologue--Peter at the Pictures - William McCulloch. 23-Tides: High 12.08 am, and Vocal Cuckoo In the Clock (Mercer); 11.56 am. Low 6.68 a.m, and 6.19 p.m. Patty Cake, Patty Cake Waller and Sunrise: 8.6% a.m.; Sunset: 649 pm. Others) The Merry Mecs with Ladies Working Party (B.W.OP, Instrumental Accomp. Govt House, 9 a.m-12 noon.
7.00 Closing Local Stock
24-Tides: Eigh 12.29 a.m. and tions.
DALIS
Full Buletin Trans, II & III-News Sum
4.00 pm 5.00 p.m.
8.45 p. 7.30 p.m.
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Full Bulletin
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9.15 pm.
do.
Quota
12.00 mid- night
Tranamisión V-News. Sun -
DALY Fun Bulletins
738 827.
8.30 1.76
12.26 p.m. Low 637 a.m. and 6,40 p.m. 7.02 Excerpts from Noel Coward's
Sunrise: 601 am; Sunset: 6:48 pm. |Shows. 25-Tides: High 12.39 am, and 1.13
[p.m. Low 204 him and 6.30 p.m.
Sunrise: 601 am.; Sunset: 647 p.m. Claims against estate of Jean Filo. mene Sales due at French Consulate, Shameen
26-Tides: High 144 am and 234 pan. Low 918 am, and 1.91 p.m.
Sumrise: 804 am:: Sunset: 6:48 pm. Government Trade School, Entrance |Examination.
Ladies' Working Party (BW.OF); Govt. House, 9 am-12 noon.
Solation No. 681
CROSSWORD NO. 682
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Miss Gurle, a native of plyn., N. Y.,” was taken to at the age of 11 months.
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