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COMING EVENTS
SEPT.
16Tides: High .34 am, and 3.49. pu. Low 237 am and 3.15 p.m.
Sunrise: 6.10 am; Sunset: 6.26 p.m. Chinese Moon-Cake Festival. Ladles Working Party (B.W.OF).
Govt. House. 9 am-12 noch.
Meeting of All Cricket Clubs, Urban Council Chamber. 5.15 p.m.
China Underwriters, Ltd, call on | shares payable.
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Kowloon Union Church Club Meet- ing, 8.30 pm.
St. Andrew's Fellowship of Youth, 6.15 p.m. Speaker: Mr. Gordon Gardiner on "Should We Pray for Victory."
17-Tides: High 9.49 am, and 10.11 p.m. Low 3.18 am. and 1.44 pm.
Sunrise: 6.11 a.m.; Sunset:"6.23 p.m.)- H.K. Rotary Club Timon Meeting, 1| pm. Speaker-Major J. L, Wilcocks on "What Can We Do With the Fri- soner"
Swimming Championship Hents at V.R.C.
p.m.
GENERAL
Radio Programmes
HONGKONG
On Warelengths of 33
B metros (845 Hex) #14 W❘ metres (9.52 megacycles).
BOCCHEBINI CONCERTO IN B FLAT MAJOR
Dance Musi 12.15 p.m. Sbort Service of Inter cession.
1230 Plano Duets by Ivor More con and Dave, Kaye.
Bons ol the Sea-Peter. Dawson (Bass-Raritones W. Orch. Christmas -Overture Symphony Orchestra. Unmindful of the Roses; Thou Hast Bewitched Me, Beloved; This ..Is
The Island of Gardens-Arthur Reckless (Baritone) w. Orch. Four Charac teristic Valses-New Light Symphony Orchestra. Life and Death Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone) w, Orch.
7,30 London Relay-The News. 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 Thh week's programmes,
B07 Luclenne Bayer - (Vocal) and the Orchestra Mascotte.
"Waltzes-Song of Hawail:
Dream
Mas-
Waltz (Millocker)-Orchestra cotte. Tourne Et Vire Tranchant): Four Hands on a Piano (Moreton Mol J'Orache Dans L'Eau (Iran- Criminal Sessions Open, 10 a.m. HK. Y's Men's Club Social and Ad-(Chase, Tin Pan Alley Medley No. Orch.
Midnight In Mayfair chant-Lucienne Boyer (Vocal) with and Kaye);
Waltzes lattergeister (Joh. dress Chinese Recreation Club, 5.30 Intro: You're looking for Romance: Strauss); Delirien (Jos. Strause)— Keep Calling me Sweetheart; The Orchestra Muscotte. Chez Mei (Miz- Crown Land Sale. District Office You and Me that used to be; So rak); En Se Regardant (Delettre)- South, Talpo, 11 am,
Boyer with Orchestra. Kowloon Chess Club. Peninsula Ho-Rare: Home Town: Smile when you Lucienne
Cavalier Waltz say Goodbye... tel, 5.30 pm.
12.40 Mantovani and His Orchestra. Mascotte. Coronation Waltz .(Kennedy). Slow Fax-Trots There's Rain In My Eyes: The Red Maple Leaves Quickstep- Could. Be: Slow Fox-Trot-Hurry Home.
St. Andrew's Church, War-Time In- tercession. Service, & p.m.
5. and 8. Home: Prayer and Fel- lowship Meeting. 8.30 p.m.
Cheero Club: Whist Drive. &30 p.m. 18-Tides: High 10.24 0. and 10.27 pm, Low 3.55 am and 4.14 p
Sunrise: 6.11 a.m; Sunset: 6.24. p.m. Ladies' Working Party (B.W.OF.)_{ Govt. House, 9 a.m.-12 nocn
Swimmin Championship Heats at V.R.C
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1.03 London Palladium Orchestra.
(Nedball-Orchestra
4
8.35 Excerpts from Ivor Novello's "The Dancing Tears"
My Life Belongs To You-Dunstan Hart and Mary Elis with Ivor Novel- lo at the Plaño and Orchestra. My
100 Local Time Signal and Weather Dearest Dear-Mary Elits and Ivor Novello, Waltz of My Heart Mary Report.
with Ivor Novello at the Piano Ealis and Orch. I Can Give You The Star- Paladium Memories. Intro: The Ught-Mary Bills. Primrose Roma Fleet's in Port Again; Hometown: Beaument with Ivor Novello (at the Kay for Sound etc. These Foolish Plano): The Wings of Sleep-Mary Things Selection. In The Moonlight Elis and Olive Gülbert with Ivor (Ketelbey); Wedgewood Blue (Ketel Novello (at the Planol. Three Ballet bey) The Phartom Melody (Ketel. Tunes-The Drury Lane Theatre Or-
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, An- nual Meeting. Club House, Keliet Island, 5.45 p.m.
HE the Acting Governor presents
bey). Long Service Medals to members of the H.K.YD.C.. Headquarters, 5.48
p.m.
Meeting of Free Frenchmen, Pẹnin- sula Hotel, 5.30 p.m.
Cheero Club: Dance, 830 p.m. 19-Tides: High 10.51 am, and 10.44 pm. Low 4.33 am and 4:42 pm Sunrise: 6.11 a.m.; Sunset: 6.23 p.m. Swimming Championship Heats at
V.R.C.
HK Hockey Assa. Annual Meeting. St. Andrew's Hall, pin.
Entries close for South China A:A. Swimming Championships, 7.30 p.m.
H.E.
(First Class) to
1.30 Reuter and Ragby Press, Wea- ther Forecast and Annommcements.
1.45 Conchita Supervia (Mezzo- Soprano) in a'Spanish Programme.
La Rosa Oriental (Espigul); Tamen-
chestra.
9.00 London Belny The News and and Topical Tälks.
9.45 Boccherial-Concerto in B Flat Major.
Pau Casals (Cello) and The Lon-
W
to Borincano (Hernandez)-Conchita don Symphony Orchestra cond by Supervia (Mezzo-Soprano) with Or-Sir Landon Ronald chestra. Tangos--Malinconia (Caslar); 10.10" Some songs from Handel's Elegante Papiruss (Roccatagliata) Oratories. Bernardo Alemany and His Orchestra.
"Israel in Egypt”—The Lord Is A Danza No. 5 (Granados)-Conchita
MC- Supervia with Piano. Cordoba (Al-Man of War-Duet: Malcolm benis); Granada (Albeniz)-Orquesta Messiah" He Shall Feed His Flock
Eachern and Harold Williams, "The Innamorata
Essle Ackland (Contralto) with Orch.
Natake BE58)
Orch. **The Messiah"-And The
Glory of the Lord Hallelujah Chorus Royal Choral Scelety and London Fhilhar-
(Dc
the Acting Governor presents Odeon. Zingarells Insignia of the Order of British India: Martino-Nisa): Senorita Innamorata "Honour and Arms"-Samson-Oscar
Subadar Mejor (Redi-Nisa)-Livi Emilio (Tenor) with Rahim All, O.B.L, 10M. 5/6 Rajpu- Orch. tans Rifles (Napier's), Hankow Bar- racks, 7.30 a.m.
2.15 Close down.
with
10.30 Bax-Tintagel
10,44 Dellus-Over The Hills and
6.00 An hour of Dance Music, Cheero Club: Bridge and Mahjong. 20-Tides: High 11.25 ..
Fox-Trots Patty Cake. Patty Cake; monic Orchestra, and 1104 pm. Low 514 am and 5.06 p.m, Boogy Boogy Boo-The Six Swingers
Sunrise: 6.11 a.m; Sunset: 6.22 pm Fox-Trots-Song of the Wanderer; New Symphony Orchestra conducted Raub Australian Gold Mining Co, South Rampart Street Parade-Bob by Eugene Goossens. Ltd. second interim "dividend payable Crosby and His Orchestra Waltz to shareholders on registers in Bris I'm In Love For The Last Time: Slow Far Away, bane and Singapore.
Fox-Trot So Deep is The Night Ladies Working Party (Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Govt. House, 9 a.m.--12 noon.
Swing Fox Trois-Lying Cheero Club: Darts & Table Tennis.n The Hay; Oh! Johnny Ohi 21-Tides: High 11.55 am and Johnny,
and Oh!-Arthur Young Hatchett's Swingtette featuring 11.27 pm. Low 5.56 am and 5.27 p. Stephane Grappelly and Beryl Davis. Sunrise: 6.11 am Sunset: 6.21 B. Tango Fox-Trot-Don't Play With HK.F.A. League, First Round starts Fire: Fox-Trot My Little Buckaroo H.K. Jockey Club's Seventh Extra
Orchestra.
London Phliharmonic " Orchestra contacted by Str Theras Beecham.
11.00Close down.
SHORT WAVE
Race Meeting at Happy Valley. 2 p.m. (film. Strange Laws)-Bert Firman CallsTM South China A.A. Swimming Cham- and His Orchestra. Comedy Fox-Trot G.S.G plonships 2.30 pm.
NEWS
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-Row Ashamed was; Quickstep---| G.S.B. We Must All Stick Together-Geraldo G.S.H. HE the Acting Governor present) at Races, 2 p.m.,
and The Bavoy Hotel Orch. Waltz G.8.0. There's Danger In The Waltz: Blow 22-Tides: High 12.37 p.m. Low Fox-Tool-I Never Knew
Heaven 6.42 a.m. and 5.42 p.m.
could speak Victor allvester and Transmission I- Newà Bum- Sunrise: 6.12 a.m.; Sunset: 6.20 p.m. His Ballroon: Orchestra. Tangos- YM.C.A.: Discussion Group, 9, p.m. Retintin; Lorenzo Orquesta. Tipica Fall Bulletin 23-Tides: High 12.02 am and 1.40 p.m. Low 138 a.m. and 5.54 `p.m.
Sunrise; 4.12 am.; Sunset: 6.19 p.m. Ladies' Working Party (B.W.O.F.), Govt. House, 9 am-12 noon.
St. Andrew's Club annual mts., 9
p.m.
St. Andrew's Fellowship Weekly Meeting. Church Hall, 81s p.ai, Speaker: Mr. Gordon Gardiner on "Should We Pray For Victory."
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TO-MORROW
A Columbia Picture
Bobby BREEN ESCAPE to
PARADISE
with KENT TAYLOR - MARLA SHELTON - ICYCE COMPTON
·PEDRO DE CORDOBA
Francis Lederer
RKO RADIO Picture
“LONE WOLF IN PARIS
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'AT QUEEN'S
GRAND OPENING TOMORROW"
American
and Oriental Stars will be featured in the mystic revue "A TRIP TO HADES" which - will be staged at the Queen's Theatre from tomorrow, at 9.30 p.m.
Prancisco Canaro Fox-Trot-Rosita; trans. I & III-News Sum- Rumba Fox-Trot-The Gaucho Sere Mary nade-Ambrose and His Orchestra. Waltz-The Little Golden Ring-Billy Thorburn and His Music.
Full Bulletin
►
do.
do
7.00 Closing local' Stock Quotations. Fransmission 7--News Sum-
mary 7.92 Compositions of Coleridge Tay-
lor.
Full Bulletin
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Mystify
4. Get back 7. Make
comments
9 Beginner
10 Direction 11 Salute
13 Wish
14. Sudden
pain
15 A sport.
At the head of the Company La Chang, "Miracle Man," -who, since leaving New York, has. ap- peared with his Company in many countries including South Ameri- ca, Portugal, South Africa, New 17 Gaudy Zealand, Australia, India and Ma- 19 Test laya.
20 Certain The original production was 22 Tribe played-at-the-Roxy-Theatre, New-23--Disease- York, the largest theatre in the
24 Confides world, and many of the Broad-
25 Rest way girls who appeared in the
DOWN New York production are coming to Hongkong to play at the acterization of the woman-hating Queen's Theatre. bachelor, who battles, with him. It is said that the extravagance self to keep from falling in love of the West and the atmosphere at the same time he is battling of the East are brought together the jungle to keep alive.
for the first time in. "A TRIP TO
"GREEN HELL” Hollywood has made a jungle picture In which the Jungle is not the star, but rather the
Joan Bennett has, an acting part HADES." background for magnificent acting. It is a story of seven men, and worthy of her great dramatic one woman pitted against Nature
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1. Made
much or 2 Nothing
3 Whole
BRILLIANT DANCERS' Prominent among the American eight artists
NO. 709
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Glatter-
5 Look
6. Stinging plant
7 Kind of.
puzzle
8 Keenly
11 Animal's
nolse SOLUTION TOMORROW
4.00 p.m.
5.00 p.d
6.45 p.m.
1.30 p.m.
9.15 p.m.
1200 mid-
night
7.30 ..
12 Material.
15 Reddish
brown
18 Vege-
tables.
17" Quicker 18. American 21 Features 22 Cut
Solution No. 108
8.30 1.175.
heritage. And she more than
scenes, breathtaking. in ACROES: 1. Usage: 4. Stops; 10, and, at times, even against each lives up to her role.
are Joanga and Beth their beauty and extravagance, East; 11. Pale; 13. Export: 14, James Whale has done an ex- Claire, brillant dancers, who are climaxing with the presentation Skewer: 15. Mean 17, Let: 18 other.
celicat job of directing, achieving ure to captivate the hearts of of a beautiful old Chinese legend, Cloister; 21, Crotchet; 23, Ode: 25. That, is "Green Hell, Famous a maximum of suspense
and thousands whilst in Hongkong. "THE LEGEND OF PRINCESS Code: 27. Excise: 30. Angles; 32, Productions new Douglas Fair-action from Frances Marion's With an original musical score SAN LI TAY."
Ache; 33, Fall; 34. Bylph: 35. Leaps. banks, Jr.-Joan Bennet picture powerful story, the first to be by Ernesto Lecuona, the orchestra On the mystery side of the DOWN: 2, Bouk; 3, Grew; 3. Top: which opened yesterday at the produced by Harry Edington's will be under the baton of Jimmie show will be the appearance of 6. Permit, 7, Sate 8. Stone: 9. King's Theatre,
Fampus Productions for Universal Lucas. The scenery has been ghosts and spooks. It is said Derelict; 11, Psalm: 12, Letter: 16. Young Fairbanks comes through release. And Kart Freund's photospecially designed by Silvo. Ber- that these fantastic figures ac- Lifeless, 19, Pretic: 20, Levee 22, with an intensely sympathetic, re-graphy la of the same artistic mejo. of New York.
Atually appear in the theatre Openly; 24, Cleft: 28, Daig, 28, strained and yet forceful char- calibre that won him two awards. Altogether there are twenty among the audience!
Cape: 29, Bhip 31 Lop
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1940. —PAGE 3
AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
DARING TRAIL BLAZERS
Defying the deluge
of death that struck like a thunderbolt!"
DOUGLAS
•
JOAN
FAIRBANKS BENNETT
in
GREEN HELL
with
John HOWARD - Alan HALE George BANCROFT-Vincent PRICE
George SANDERS
Ą JAMES WHALE Production
Original Story and Screenplay by Frances Marion
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