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COMING EVENTS
AUGUST
16-Tlues: High at KOL am, and 9.10 p.m. Low at 109 mm, and 1.50 Phatth
Sunrise: 6.01 a.m.; Sunrise: 6.54 pan, The Star Ferry Co., Ltd, Interim Dividend payable.
GENERAL
Radio Programmes
HONGKONG
Volunteer Nursing Detachment. Lec tufe on First Ald. Cathedral Hall, 5.30 p.m.
Ladies Working Party (B.W.OP), Govt. House, 9 am-12 noon.
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On Wavelengths of 358
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Kowloon Union Church Club Meet- ing, 8 p.m.
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motres (545, kov) ILU,
metros (9.53 megacycles)..
Cheers Club: Darts and Table
Y.M.C.A: Tennis Badminton and Swimming.
Тепия
Pack
Sunrise: 6.02 am: Sunset: 6.53 p
CHOPIN CONCERTO NO. % IN E MINOR, OP. 11
“World Affairs" IX.15 pm Short Service of Inter cesalon.
bert Eisdell (Tenor) with Plano. The "Sleeping Beauty"-Walts (Tchalkow- sky); Hungarian Dance No 6 in F Sharp Minor (Brahms)-Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Garden,"
7.30 London Eclay-The News. 8.00 Local Time. Signini, Weather Report and Announcements
1.03 A Variety Programme.
Our Amateur Laughter Sketch- Night (Weston and Lee)-The. Regal Radio Party. Comedian. Ophelia; Down In The Valley Max Miller with Orchestra. Comedienne-Bangi
Carter and Van Thal Bang! Bang! Let's Have A Tiddley At The Mik Bar (Gay)-Nella Wallace with. Or chestra. Humorous Sketch --- Harold Entertains Cintor and
and Bentley)
Diggers
17-Tides: High at 8.45 ain, and 10.11 p.
Low at 157 am and 3.23
Buniter: 6.01 am; Bunset: 6.54 p.m. Lawn Bowls League,
12.30 Dance Musia by Jack Hylton YMCA: Tennis, and Swimming, and His Orchestra.““ International Baseball in aid of ¦ S.C.M.P. War Fund, Britain Portu- Fox Trot Scatterbrain Midway Ivor Vintor assisted by Mally Vyvyan Rhythm: Quickstep, Johnny and Ann Gordon. Vocal I'm Goin gal, Caroline HIL
Waltzes-The Umbrella Man (from Shoppin' With You (from Gold Dig 18-Tides: High at 9.26 3m, and These Fooilah Things'); Ferdinand gers of 1935); Lullaby of Broadway 1038 pm. Low at 241 am and 3.54 the Bub (from the film), Quicksteps (from 'Gold
of 1935'-Dick Rumorous Love Makes the World Go Round Powell with Orchestra. from "These Foolish Things'];
The Fou
Fourth Form at St. Michaels Chestnut Tree. Slow Fox-Trot Hay-Will Hay and His Scholars Moon Lore: Fox-Trp-White Sais. Vocal-Isn't This A Lovely Day (from Quickstep Good Luck Until We Meet Hat: No Strings (from Top Orchestra Hat-inger Rogers Again."
Humorous
Old Monologue The School Tie (Western)-The Western Orch-Love Is Love, Any- Brothers. where: Let's Fall In Love (both from the film Let's Fall in Love"-Carroll Gibbons Piano) and His Boy Friends. - One Night of Love Comedienne
from the Alm)-Gracie Plelds with Orchestra.
9.00 London Relay The News, 9.33 London Belzy "World Affairs" By Wickham Steed.
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1.09 Local Time Signal and Wes- ther Report
103 Charles Kulman (Tenor) and The New Mayfair Orchestra.
Baseball League; International Game in aid of S.C.MP. War Fund, China v U.S. Caroline H. 10.30 am.
Lawn Bowls League. Queen's Theatre HR Commercial Institute. 8th Commencement Exer- cises and Concert." 8.30 a.02.
YMCA: Discussion Group, @ pm; Tennis and Swimming,
19-Tide: High at 10.04 am and "Lilac Time" Selection (Schubert, 11.04 p.
Low at 3.24 in. and 4.21 Arr Clutsam)-The New Mayfair Or chestra. Still As The Night (Bohm): Love Thee (Cirieg) - Charles Krill Sunrise: 6.02 a.m.; Sunset: 6.52 h.m.
with Orch. A Musical Andrew's Fellowship St.
Official man (Tenor)
Comedy Switch fart. Hall)-New May- Smilin' Through fair Orchestra.
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Opening.
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St. Andrew's Club Moonlight Excur-(Penn) Charles Kullman (Tenor) sion, 8.30 p.m.
Ladies Working Party (EWOF),
Gort, House., 9 am-12 DOON:
Crown Lands Sale, P.W.D. 3 pm. Y.M.C.A.: Lecture on Water-Polo. 7.30 p.m.; Tennis, Bridge, Whist and Games, p.m.; Water-Polo Practice. 6 pm.
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with
with Orch Leve Tales (Selection of ,,5.45 Derek Oldham (Tenor) and celebrated Love Songs)-New Mayfair Marek Weber and His Orchestra. Orchestra..
Bless You (Iver Novello): For You (Cech) Derek. ..Oldham (Tenor) with Organ accomp.
Life In
Whester.
135 Beuter and Bugby Press, Wea-Along ther Forecast and Announcements.
1.45 Excerpts from Gilbert and The Vienna Prater (Translateur); Sullivan
Drink, Drink, Brother Drink Walls (Bendix)-Marek Weber and His Or- 20-Tides: High. at 10.36 am and
"Trial by Jury"; Hark, the Hour of
Can I 11.28 p.m. Low at 401 am, and 4.35 Ten is Sounding-George Baker and
I Forget You (from Wide and Handsome'); För Chorus. Is This the Court of the
You m Let's make a night of Sunrise: 6.02 am: Sonset; 6.51 pm Exchequer? - Derek Oldham and it-Derek Oldham (Tenor) with Or Criminal Sessions," 10 a.m.
Charis. Wher First My Old, Old chestra. Paithful Jumping Jack (Hey- RAQC. Monthly Meeting-Speaker: Love Derek Oldham, George Baker
Standchen (Heykens)-Marek | Fel
kens); anh
chua од Things and Chorus. All Hail! Great Judge Weber, and His Orchestra Chinese
The Pirates of Claims against estate of William zance; A Rollicking Band of Pirates 10.10 Chopin-Concerto No. 7 h F Chatham due.
We-Leo Sheffield and Male Chorus Minor, Op. 21. IK. Rotary Club Tiffin Meeting. with Cat-Like Tread-Stua
Alfred Cortet (Planó) with Orches- Robert- p.m.-Speaker: Mr. Ellery Denison on son and Male Chorus. Bush Bush1tra conducted by John Barbiroll
The Pictorial Issue of the British Derek Oldham, George Baker and Empire" (Philately).
10.43 Royal Command Performance, Chorus. Softly Sighing - George YMCA Tennis Badminton and Baker and Male Chorus Now What 1938. Swimming: Y Chess Club Night, 9.10 Is This And What Is That? George
Mr.
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-Chorus.
Pen-
To Heart-Easing Mirth. (Pursell- Baker, Derek Oldham. Elsie Grims Davies)--Isobel Baillie, Eisle Sudda 21-Tides: High 11:06 am and and Pull Chorus. To Gain A Brief by, Astra Deamond and Chorus The 1147 p.m. Low 4.44 am. and 526 pm. Advantage-Leo Shemeld. Peter Daw-Claud-Cap't Towers (Stevens)-Mars-
Sunrise: 6.02 a.m.; Sunset: 6.50 p.m. 3on, George
Baker. Elsie Grifin, ed Choirs cond. by Sir Hugh Allen.
Ladies Working Party (B.W.OP.), Dorothy Gill and Fall Chorus. Govt. House, 9 am-12 noon,
Y.M.C.A.: Water-Polo Match. 7 (p.m.; Swimprning.
Police Recreation Club-Govt, Lawn Bowls Competition Meeting. 6 p.m.
22-Tides: Bigb ̧ 1132' amı; 'Low 5.25 am and 5:52 pm
Sunrise: 603 am; Sunset: 4.50 p.m. H.K Y's Men's Club Tiffin Meeting.
St. Francis Hotel.
2.15 Close downsid
150
Y Bor Glas (Welsh Folk Song)-Mar-
garet Rees and Welsh Chorus
Twankydule (English Folk Song)
6.00 Brahms Quartet in A Minor, Robert Easton and English Chorus:
Op. 51, No. 4. *
Lerier String Quartet. 630 Bralus Songs.'
Wuuast' Ich Doch Den Weg Zuruck, Op. 63, No. 8; Vier Ernste Gesange, Op. 121, No.. 3: 0 Tod, O Tod. wie bitter Alexander Kipnis
23-Tides: High 12.0% 4.m. and (Bass) with Gerald Moore, at the
11.56 am. · Low 6.08 a.m. and sis p.. | Piano.
Sunrise: 6.03. am.; Sunset: 6.49 pun. Ladles Working Party (B.W.OF.), Gort, House, am-12 noon.
24-Tides: High 12.29
England (Parry)-Mary Jarred and Massed Choirs. Jerusalem (Party);" National Anthem (Final verse) Massed" Cholms.
11.00
Close down.
SHORT WAVE
6.40
Closing Local Stock Quotz-
Moos.
Calls
and
6.42 LuiginiBallet Egyption, Marek Weber and His Orchestra.
G.S.G
4.3.8.
G.S.HL
0.55 'An Orchestral Concert with 0.3.0.
1226 p.m. Low 6.57 a.m. and 640 pm. Sunrise: 6.03 a.m.; Sunset: 848 p.m. Catholic Cathedral, Requiem Mass Vocal Items by Miza Korjus and
for the late Governor of Macao, 0 jam.
44
25-Tides: Xigh 12.58 am and 1.13 p.m. Low 504, aim and 6.56 pnja
Sanrise: 6.09 am; Sunset: 6.47 pm. Claims against estate of Jean Flo- mene Sales due at French Consulate,
Shameen
Hubert Elsdeli.
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DAVENTRY
Wavelength 17.30h.a. (16.38mm) 1.511.6. ($1$3m.) ZLATALA (11.97m.) 13.13.0. (19.7921.)
IN
NEWE" IN SENGLISH
Korjus (Soprano) with Orchestra.
Serenade. Moeckowsky) - Miliza Transmisston I-News Sum Merry Wives of Windsor Overture (Nicolai)-Sir Thomas Beecham con- Trana, II & I-News Sum-
Pull - Bulletin ducting the London Philharmonic Or chestra. The Maiders of
{fiber) Marze Korjus calz (De-
with
Full Bulletin
da
do.
26-Tides: High 144 a.m. and 2.34 Orch. Moto Perpetuo, Op. 11 (Paga p.m. Low 938 am and 107 p.m. nini) NB.C. Symphony Orchestra
Sunrise: 6.04 a.m.; Sunset: 648 p.m. cond, by Arturo Toscanini. Thinkin' Transmission V-News Buro- Government Trade School, Entrance Of Mary (Steindale Bennett); Always Examination.
Ladles Working Party - (B.W.OP), Govt, Bouse, 9 am-12 moon, *
27-Tides: High 2.38 a.m. ariel 4.57 p.m. - Low: 11.11 am and 7.28 pm,
Sunrise: 8.04 sum; Sunset: 645 p.m.
D.ML. Black-Out Exercise from
HK Land Investment and· Agency Co., Ltd, Interim Dividend payable. He said that more funds were HK. Rotary Club Tin Meeting.
being spent on education this year
than ever before, while legitimate trade unions, with a recognized leadership, were, being encouraged to promote the standard of living SINGAPORE, Aug. ម The
of the masses. The cooperative Colonial Eecretary, Mr. E. Wels- berg, emphatically denounced to movement was also being fostered. the United Press today rumors he said.
that the Dutch East Ladies might Mr. Welsberg claimed that one of be incorporated into the British
the Manila Bulletin.
1 pm
28-Tides: High 2.44 a.m, and 6.55 P. Low 12.14 am and 847 pm.
Sunrise: 804 am; Sumet; 6:44 p.m. Ladies Working Party (B.W.OF.),
t. Homes,...) am-12 noon. YM.C.A. Hockey Club Annual Meet- ing, 6 p.m.
As I Close My Eyes (E," Coutes)—Ku-
Full Bulletin
CROSSWORD NO. 683
ACROSS
5 In Asia 8 Trodden down
9 Reason 10. Sloth
sites. He 11 Sober
the defects of the Singapore labor the land, for possible Commonwealth of Nations, reports movement was the irresponsibility travels alone by car and when ne 14 Insect
of its leaders, and pointed out sees a piece of likely country he 16 Animal that the strike at the Goodyear pulls up... Mr. Welsberg asserted that Bri-plant here was fostered by such
food
.f
....
tain has no territorial ambitions elements. Labour; he declared. Getting out of hts car, ne pro- 17 Scottish
Islands here whatever, but simultaneously would be permitted to organize if seeds to "prospect." Kern nb- declared that she would not heat-unions were headed by responsible
servers have spotted his suspi-18 Ga wrong tate to defend the interests of
cious movements and reported 20 Bira them.
24 Block
her allies...
The Colonial Secretary express
men.
SUSPECT
·NOW, CARRIES HIS PASSPORT.
ed his belief that the rumors re- MR. A. P. F. CHAPMAN One observer, after giving the police the "spp's" exact where- garding incorporation of the East
abouts, accurately described his Indies was probably inspired by "wishful thinking" on the part of Discharged from the Army on build and clothing, but was, a bit Dutch residents who would feel the ground of physical unfitness hazy about the colour of his pRIT. more secure under the protecting Mr. A. P. F. Chapman, England's Another not only described his arms of Elther England or the former cricket captain, is now en-build and height but gave the United States.
zaxed on "work of national im-make, number and colour of his A third had noticed his Discussing the administration of portance." British Malaya, Mr. Weisberg said Zeat on the part of those look sports shirt and the colour of his tras England's program regardlessing for spies or Fifth Columnists eyes
25 Pollte
26 Functions Mary
27 Wild.
animal
DOWN
Manner
2. Material
Backbone Individual
6 Hated
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Attacked 12 District
13 Act of
SOLUTION: TOMORROW.
ACROSS 3, Smelt: 8, Billy; 9, DOWN
qf the war was to continue as caused him to be stopped and The result was his being stopped Error: 10. Scene; educating and promoting self interviewed by the police as mane and interviewed by police officers smack 14, Eri reliance of the natives in order as five times in one day in three counties Mr. Chapman Glat
that they could participate more Part of his duties consists of is now carrying an officially vind Sere, 28. Trick, in the political and Industrial life visiting wild stretches of country passport in addition to his usual Keats 30. Time: 3 jor Malays
In the Home Counties spying cut! tidestion papers
sticking 14 Exist 15 Height 19. Einut
21 Tarnish
22 Clear
Not new
Solution No. 682
Liver: 2
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