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MADELEINE
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PAULETTE
GODDARD
PRESTON
FOSTER
LON
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COMING EVENTS
JAN.
11-Tides: High 9.07 am and 737 p.m. Low #2.27 a.m. and 1.08 pan.
Sunrise: 1,06 am: Sunset: 5.57 *p.ru Entries close for Hongkong. Jockey Club's Annual Race Meeting. 3 p.m.
Cottage Club, Paper Hunt, Fanling Village. 4 p.m.
Northumberland and Durham Assn.:
Lawn Intra-Association
Bowls, Kow loon Dock R.C., 2.30 p.n
Universal Week of Prayer, St. John's Cathedral 3.30 p.in.
Wah Yan Post Students' "At Home.' Wah Yan College,, 3 pm,
Y.M.C.A.: Hockey, Swimming. Ten-
nis.
War Dept. Chinese Staff R.C., en- nual meeting, 37, Hernessy Road, 2.30
p.m.
12-Tides: High 9.39 am, and 8.17 0.11. Low 3.06 am, and 1.52 p.m.
Sunrise: 7.06 a.m.; Sunset: 5.58 p.m. Y.M.C.A.: Discussion Group, 9 p.m.
GENERAL
Ubrary Supreme Court
Radio Programmes:
HONGKONG
Z❘ On Wavelengths of 355 B 2 metres (845 k.e's) 31,49
W "metres (9.59 megacyelas).
TODAY
REQUEST VARIETY & DANCE PROGRAMMES
12.15 p. cession.
London Relays,
Dee
Lovely to Look At im Roberta??
Pianu Irene Dunne, with Orchestra.
Rose Marie Selection - Par Rastborough, Vocal-remember Me, Hère Coines, the Sandman tboth from Mr. Dodd takes the Air'] --Elsie Carlisle; Vocal-Keep It Under Your Hat (from Under Your Hat')-Cicely Courtneidge, Jack Kuberl, and The Rhythm Brothers with Orchestru. The Empire Depends on You from Under Your Hat') Cicely Court- neidge with Orchestra. Comedian -
Song Chirrup (Blain); The (Blain) Arthur Askey with Plano. Vocal-Dancing on the Ceiling (film Short Service of Inter-Evergreen") - Jessie Matthews (So- prano) with Orchestra. Orch.-"Fire- 12.30 Vivian Ellis (Plano) and Roy Ay"--Selection (Friml and Others)
Louis Levy and His Gaumont-British Fox and His Orchestra.
Alexander's Ragtime Band (Berlin) Symphony with Vocal Refrain by Eve Becke and Gerry Fitz Gerald Voca! -Roy Fox and His Orchestra. "The
-Adam and Eve (Granati); TI-Pi-T{~ Combined Service at English Town Talks" Piano Medley (318) Leveen-Grever) The Duncan Sis Methodist Church. 8.30 p.m.
Vivian Ellis (Piano). Fox-Trots
Vocal-Moon for Sale (Trevor Softball League.
I Feel Like A Feather In The and Others)-Robert Ashley (Tenor) 13-Tides: High 10.11 a.m. and 35: Breeze: Lafe Begins When You're in with Orchestra. Band - Policeman's pum. Low 3.41 mm. and 239 pm.
Love-Roy Fox and His Orchestra.
Holiday One-Step (Ewing) The Sunrise: 1.06 a.m.; Sunset: 5.59 p.m. "On the Avenue"-Piano Medley (Ker-Band of EM. Coldstream Guards, YMCA Whist Drive. 8.30 p.m., [lin)-Vivian Ellis (Piano),
(Alm 'Sen Francisco'); Women's War Work, 9 am-12 noon; (Would You
11.00 London Belay-Talk: In My
[Swimming and Tennis
My First Love Song (im Queen of Opinion.
11.15 Request Dance Programme. Ladies' Working Party (B.W.O.F.). Hearts')-Roy Fox and His Orchestra. Govt. House, 9 a.m.-12 noon.
100 Local Time Signal and Wea-
Fox-Trot -There's A Small Hotel (from 'On your Toea') Jack Hylton 14-Tides: High 18.44 a.m. and 9.39 (her Report pan. Low 4.17 a.m. and 3.12 pim.
and His Orchestra. Slow Fox-Trot-
Town")-Victor Silvester and His Bail-
Waltz Blue Hawaii room Orchestra.
Speaker Mr. P. H. Samuel on Boys' Club Work in the United King- dom,“
ward Lindsell due.
11
H.K. Rotary Club, Tiffin Meeting.
D.EL.
Y.M.CA. Mixed Swimming: llards' Match Night: Badminton.
15-Tides:
"
1.03 Variety.
Waltzes--
Comedienne
ters.
Sunrise: 7.06 a.m.; Sunset: 5.59 p.m. Vocal Let's Face the Music and Where Are You? (fm Top of the Claims against estate of Roger Ed-Dance (lm Follow the Fleet); Alone
film 'A Night at the Opera")-Sam Ho Havaian Orchestra. Pox-Trot Browne with Orchestra.
-Across the Great Divide-- Maurice -Humpty Dumpty (Ray); The Sun Winnick and His Orchestra.
Rumba. Bil-shine Cruise (Ray and Others) —
-Mario La O-Lecuona Cuban Boys Cicely Courtceldge and Orchestra. Slow Fox-Trot-South of the Border High 11.20 a.m. and Vocal-We Were Dancing (from ToHenry Hall & His Orchestra. Fox- 10.23. p.m. Low 1.56 am and 3.54 pm. Night at 830 Coward): Parisian Trot The Woodpecker Song-Gleen Sunrise: 1.06 am Sunset: 6 p.m. Pierrot Noel Coward)-Noel Coward Miller and His Orchestru. "Waltz - Ladies' Working Party (B.W.O.P.).with Orchestra. Vocal-I'll Stay with Masquerade-Albert Sandler and His Govt. House, 9 ́a.m.--12 noon.
You (from There Cloes the Bride'); Orchestra. Swing Fix-Trot -- Smoke Chinese Estates Ltd., Fourth In-One Little Kiss from You (from "The Gets In Your Eyes-Tommy Dorsey de terim Dividend Payable.
Midshipmald')—Jessie Matthews with His Orchestra. Fox-Trot Penny Y.M.C.A:. Women's War Work, 9 Orchestra., Duettisis Looking for a Berenade-Mantovani and His Orches a.m.-12. noon; "Chess and Draughts Little Bit of the Blue film
Road tra
Slow Fox-Trot-Over the Rain- Night; Swimming.
House")--Layton and Johnstone with bow--Billy Cotton and Fis Hand HE the Acting Governor to visit Piano.
Polka Beer Barrel Polka-Harry Roy- R.K. and Whampoa Dockyard. 4 p.m.
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wea-jand His Orchestra. Waltz Blue 16-Tides: High 11.58
and ther Forecast and Announcements. Danube-De Groot and The Piccadilly 11.07 p.m. Low 5.32 am, and 4,37 p.m.
1.45 Old Dance Favourites.
Orchestra. Fox-Trot-Goodnight, My Sunrise: 7.66 a.m.; Sunsel: 6.01 pmL,"
Love (flm Stowaway")-Jack Hylton HK. Y's Men's Club Tiffin Meeting.
Fox-Trots - Darktown Strutters'
and His Orchestra. 1 p.m.
Ball:: A Broken Doll Darktown Waltz That Naughty Strutters. Waltz-Victor Young and His Orches
Auxiliary Nursing Service: Lectures on Home Nursing commence at Kow. loon Hospital, 5.30 p.m.
YMCA Squash: Hockey: Swim ming.
tra
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Fox-Trots - Temptation. Rag: Somebody Stole My Gal The Bally- hooligans. Slow Fox-Trat-Just One 17-Tides: High 12.37 p., and More Chance: Quickstep My Blue 1156 p.m. Low Sil am and 526 p. Heaven-Josephine Bradley and Her Ballroom Orchestra. Waltzes-Char- Sunrise: 7.06 am; Suviet: 8.01 pmaine: What'll I Do-Josephine Brad- Ladies'. Working" Party (EWOF),
ley and Her Ballroom Orchestra. Govt House, 9 am-12 noon.
2.13 Farewell Reception to Miss E. F.
Close down! Sutton, 157, The Peak. 4.30 p.m...
YMC.A.: Mixed Swimming: "Bad- minton.
prt
-
12.00 midnight. Close down.
Continued on Page 8
SPECIAL CENTENARY
PROGRAMMES
SATURDAY, JAN. 18
|8.03~~12,00 midnight
Talks by:-His Excellency The Act- 5.45 Indian Programme
ing Governor, The Post Master Gen- 6.32 Turner Layton (Vocal) ander, Sir Robert Kotewall on "Anglo- Duke Ellington and His Ürchestra. Chinese Co-operation Past, present 18-Tides: High 124.p.m. Low G4B
Fax-Irots-Snow Boat Shutte; Ia ajand Puture", The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo. and €21 p.m.
Sentimental Mood-Duke Eungton on "Progress of Sport Ameng Chinese Sunrise: 7.05 a.m.; Sunset: 6.02 p.m. as Orchestra. When Mammy Smiles in Hongkong". Mr. C. B. Brown, on H.E, the 'Acting Governor to Broad-| (Hodges)--Turner Layton (Vocal) at "Racing in Hongkong", Mr. R. P. cast on Colonial Centenary. 8.03 p.m.. the Piano. Fox-Trots I'm Saustied;Morris on Communications."
19-Tides: High 12.19 a.m. ani Sump'n 'Bout Rhythm-Duke Elling- Recitals by Hal Lorenzo, Toby 2.12 p.m. Low 727 amizand 1.29 p.m.) won;udu na Úrcnestra.. Heart of Gold Gray and 'Lancs', Captain Thompson Sunrise: 7.05 a.m.; Sunset: 6.03, p.m. | (from) (All Alright at Oxford Qurzus");}|(Bass), H Talbot (Baritone) with -4. Y.M.C.A.. Discussion Group. 9 pm The Wind and the Rain (Layton) -T. Lay. The Paradise Islanders. Macao Jockey Club, January Meet Turner Layton (Vocal) at the Fiano. Fox-Trots - Jazz“ Convulsions! Moon
11.00 Over Dixie-Duke Ellington and His Orch.
ing.
20-Tides: High 1.54 am. and 3.08 p.m. Low E11 am and 0.11 p..
Sunrise: 7.05 aan.; Bunsel; 8.83 p.m. Y.M.C.A.: Whist Drive, 830 p.m. Ladies' Working Party (BW,O.FJ Govt. House, 9 am-12 noon.
POLICE REPORTS
7.00 London Relay-The News, 7.15 London Relay -- Questions of the Hour,
SUNDAY, JAN. 19
12.15 p.
Special Centenary Service from St. John's Cathedral: Address by The Dean.
7.30-10.45 p.m.
Talks by:-Sir Robert Ho Tung on 730 Varlety with Quentin Maclean,
Early Reninspences of Hongkong", Len Green and The Mills Brothers,
Mr. P. 8. Cassidy on “Gruwin DA Cinema Memories Intro: Theme Trade in Hongkong, Mr. C. Champ- Songs from: Orphans of the Storm: kin on "Early Days of the Hongkong Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; A.D.C.", Reading of talk by The Rev. Mr. F. J. Anslow, store super-way Down: East; Dorothy "Verror, of K. Mackenzie Dow Upon this Rock" visor of the Police Headquarters. Haddon Hall, La Rosita; Robin Hood; reports that between Jan & and Charlie Chaplin's Theme; The Gold Jan. 9. some one stole 18 mattress Rush; Way Down East; The Covered covers, valued at $50, from under-Wagon: What Price Glory: The Sing neath a staircase of the Police ing Fool-quentin Maclean at the Headquarters.
Organ Solitude (Ellington and Others) - The Mills Brothers (Four Boys and a Guitar). Melodies of the
Recitals by Father O'lara (Barı- one) and A. T. Tay, The Choir and
Piano and Solo Recitals by Harry Ore and John Smith including some of their own compositions.
Organ of St. Joseph's Church, Two
MONDAY, JAN, 20
8.03-11.00 p.m.
7
Yau Yuek-chau has reported the Month, No. 15-Intro: These foolish theft of money and jewellery to things: Would you? Poor Little Ange the total value of $138.80 from his line; The Glory of love: Lovely lady Message of Felicitation". Mr. R. H Talks by:Bir Shou Sam Chow "A house at No. 1, Chinese Street on Melody from the sky Len Green Hancock, Mr. J. P. Braga, Mr. E. C. Jan. 9.
(Piano). Rhythm Saved the World Macnamara on Law in Hongkong": (Cabn, Chaplin); Shoe Shine Boy The Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields
"Yachting.""
Chau King, of No. 36. Gilman's (Cahn, Chaplin)--The Mills Erothers Street, reported that on Jan. 9.(Four Boys & a Guitar). Little Dol- someone broke into his shop and ly Daydream (Stuart); Lily of Laguna stole a quantity of coconut oil, (Stuart) Quentin Maclean (Organ).
8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather valued at $40.
Report and Announcements.
!
Lau Fo, master of trading junk No. T905H, has reported that on Juri, 2 at 3 pm, while he was two | miles south-west of 8am
Customs Station, 2
Mun
8.03 London Relay Music Hall.' 9.00 London Relay The News and News Commentary.
Recital by:-Y, K Sze (Bass), Gas- ton D'Aquino (Tenor), Elvie Yuen and A. E. Nobbins (Baritone). (Soprano) E O'Nell Shaw (Piano)
Poems by Oscar Eager.
SHORT WAVE
9.30 Request Variety Programme... Japanese Orch. - Chanson Bohemienne (Bol patrol boat seized his junk and di); On A Dreamy Summer Night Latis took off $8,481 worth of cargo, Krome)-De Groot and His Orcher G.S.G. two cannons, rifles and 150 rounds tra. Vocal-Lover. Come Back to Me; G.S.B. ammunition before allowing Wanting You (film "The New Moon' GS.H. -Romberg), Lawrence Tibbett (Bari-G.8.0. him to proceed on his journey,
tone) with Plano acc. Orch-By the Eleepy Lagoon (Eric Coates) --Eris Conber
DAVENTRY
Wavelength 17.79b.c. (16.88mm.) 9.51mi (31.35) 2147ELG. (1970) ....15.18m.a. · (19.78m., NEWS IN ENGLISH ** and. Symphony Orchestra. Transmission T-News Sum- Vocal — Thinkin' Of Mary (Sterndals
MATY
HEALTH RETURNS Bennett) Hubert Eisdell (Tenor) Full Bulletin
The following is the Return of with Plano Orch.-Balalaika" SelecTransmission V-News Sum-
tion (Posford) — New Mayfair Orch, notifiable diseases: notified 2.3
Violin and Vocal An Old Violin
having occurred in the Colony (Taylor and Fisher); Looking for You during the 24 hours ended at (Taylor and Banderson) - Albert midnight on Jan, 9:- Diphtheria. Sandler (Violin and Olive Groves
mary
*Full Bulletin
do.
six cases; Enteric Fever: two (soprano) with Jean Melville at the Trans. II & III-Newa Buni- cases; Measles, five cases; Tuber Piano. Cinema Organi–Lionel Menck- culosis, 35 cases.
|ton. Melodies-A1 Bollington.” Vocal---
Full Bulletin
4'00 p.m 6.00 p.m.
6.45 p.m.
7.30 p.m.
9.15 p.m.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1941.-PAGE 3
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