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FRED
BENNY · ALLEN
in
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
4 SONG ***
A Peramount Pietatem mutiki
MARY MARTIN Verree Teasdale The Harry Macs-Virgin Dale ROCHESTER Froduced and Directed by MARK SANDRICH
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COME...AND HOWL!A
WILLIAM
MYANA
POWELL · LOY
I DOVE YOU AGAIN
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Mam Goldwyn-Mayes netuka
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WINCHELL-BERNIE FAYE
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European Fined $300
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Fines totalling $300 were imposed on E. J. K. Wicksteed, a European, in the Traffic Court, Singapore,・・ when' he pleaded guilty to two charges of "driving a motor car in so negligent a manner as to endanger the safety of others, and did therebr cause grievous hurt to Lám Kang, and cause burt to Bank Tes Chee."
GENERAL
Radio Programmes
HONGKONG
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B
On Wavelengths of 255
motres (845 ka's) 31.48
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meizes (3.53 magsapaisaj.
BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 4 IN B FLAT MAJOR
"Against. Everest":
12.15 p.m. ccasion.
អង្គរជ
Roses (Rutherford & Haydn Wood Roses of Picardy (Weatherly Haydn Wood) -Hubert. Eisdell Tenor with Orchestru.. Bird Songs at Eventide (Eric Coates) Albert Sander and His Orchestra.
COMING EVENTS
FED.
26-Tides: High 14.29 n.m. and 9.58 p.m. Low 3.42 ).m, and 3.14 p.m.
Sunrise: 8.47 a.m.; Sunset: 626 p.r. Ladies' Working Party (B.W.O.F.), Govt House. 9 am--12.30 p.pl.
Annual Meeting of HK. and Shai Banking Corporation, noon.
Colony Chess Championship, Penin- sila Hotel.
Lenten Mission, "The Way of the Local 8.00
The Sigual, Weather Cross" Catholic Cathedral, 5.30 p.m. Report and Announcements.
8,0$
27-Tides: High 10.53 am, and Beethoven-Symphony No. 1-10.33 p.m. Low 4.13 a.m. and 3.54 p.m.
in Flat Major, Op. 60.
1st.Mov: Adagio-Allegro vivace; and Mov: Adagio: 3rd Mov: Allegro vivace and Trio; 4th Mov: Allegro na non The BBC Symphony Or conducted by Arturo, Tos-
Short Service of Inter- troppo
ྂ༔*
(2.30 Gracle Fields and Sandy Po well in Variety.
Vocal--An Old Violin (Taylor and Fisher); The Dicky Bird Hop (Gour- 1-Gracie Fields with Orch,
+
chestra canini
8.34 Studio-British Prose Writ ers": No. 3: Gibbon.
Talk by Father T. Rrán, S.J. 8,55 Elleen Joyce (Piano) phying
Licbestraum."
9.00 London Belay-The News.
Sunrise: 0.47 a.m; Sunset: 626 pum HK Y's Men's Club Timlin Meeting. 167.
HK. Philatelie Society Meeting. CM. Post, 5.15 pm.
Te Men's Club, St. Francis Hotel 1-1.
Victoria Cheero Clb HÀ Hatel
5 pm,
Kowloon Chess Club. Peninsula Ho tel 5.30 p.m.
Annual Children's Sports. Southor: Playground, 2. p.m.
Canton Women's Intl. Club Meet-
Banjo Duet Popular Party Fits Intro: Liszt' Here we are Again; Knees Up Mother Brown: Tipperary: Soldiers of the; 9.13 London RelayQuestions of 2. H. Women's Intl. Clubrooms, King-Morgan and Hadley with Orthe Hour." chestra. Comedy Sketch-Sandy Wins
9.30 Victor Silvester and His Dall room Orchestra.
the Football Pool-Sandy Powell and Company. Piano-It Don't Mean A
Tangos Payaso Del Corazon Thing: Happy Feet: Everybody loves Partido; Le Tue Carezze, Quickstep my Baby: I Got Rhythm; Memories Thisting My Luck (film Baillas For You: Rain: Goodbye Blues-Harry Along; Slow FoxTrot Why Talk Roy and His Tiger-Ragninuns. No About Love? (film The Joy Parade'). velty-Rex Cavalcade of 1937 intr-waltz-Giannina Mia (film Firefly'); ducing famous artists compered by stow Fox-Tret-Once in a While. Gracie Fields and Sandy Powell.
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea ther Report.
1.93 Derek Oldham (Tenor) and Light Symphony Orchestra.
9.45 News in French Wave Only). --
9,50 Variety.
fon Short
Gloucester Bldg., 3.30 p.m.
28-Tides: High 11.17 m. and 11.07 p.m. Low 4.42 a.m. and 4.33 p.m.
Sunrise: 6.16 mm; Sunset; 5.27 pim Kericon Residents' Asson... Annuni Meeting. St. Andrew's Hail. 8 p.m.
Ladies' Working Party (B.W.O.F.), Govt. House, 9 am-12.30 p.m.
Vocal Recital by ¥ K SIL, Peninsula Hotel, 9.15 p.m.
Star Ferry Co. Ltd., Annual Meet- Ing. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Office),) il a..
Compulsory Service Tribunal, Coun cil Chamber, 3 am. MAR
Descriptive Sketch — Clapham and Dwyer on Hobbies Clapham auc Mary, My Mary Lestle): 1,1 Might Dwyer. Piano - Taggin' Along with
1-Tides: High 11,412m, and 1131| Only Come to You (Squire) - Derek You-Quickstep; With All My Heart pm. Low 5.12 am, and 5.13 p.m. Oldham Tenor) with Plano accompFox-Trot (film 'Her Master's Voice")
Sunrise: 6.45 am; Sunset: 6.27 p.m. Bal Masque Fletcher); Mon Reve-Gerry Moore. Vocal Heart and
HK Jockey Club's Annual Meeting. (Waldteufel) Light Symphony Or Sour (from A Song is born)-Connie Last Day, 2 p.m. chestra. Turn Ye to Me (North, arr. Boswell with Orchestra. Guitar Solcs Moffat)--Derek Oldham (Tenor) with
2-Tides: High 11.58 a.m, and 11.57. -Peckin' My Way: Feeling My Way-p.m. Low. 5.39 am, and 5.57 p.m. Orchestra Concert "Waltz-Joyous Eddie
Lang with
Guitar.. acc. Sunrise: 6.45 a.m.; Sunset: 8.27 pm. ness" - (Haydn Wood); Hömaze March Humorous Monologte The Anti-
Band Concert, Peninsula Hotel (Haydn Wood-Light Symphony Or Arson Squad (Tilley) John Tilley Lounge, 9 p.m. chestra cond. by Haydn Wood.
Orgaa-Blaze Away March; With
1.30 Center and Rigby Press, Wea ther Forecast and Announcements.
143 Latest Dance Music. Blow-Oltane Carmen, Carmela; Fox-Trot. Danse Gitane-Orchestra Manolo Bol and His Muchachos, Fox- Trot The Breeze and I; Waltz -- When Shall We. Two Meet Again -- Sydney Lipton and Fis Grosvenor House Dance Orchestra. Slow-Gitane
Ya No Te Quiero; Paso Doble - Coplas Orchestra Manolo Bel and His Muchachos. Fox-ITots-Alovette. School Days-Horace Heldt and His Orchestra..
2.15
Close down.
5.45 Indian Programme.
6.30 Closing Local Stock Quota- Lions.
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6.32 A Light French Programme | with Lys Gauty and Maurice Cheva lier.
Tzinga Doodle-Day: You Look So Sweet, Madame (both from "The Be loved Vagabond')-Maurice Chevalier (Baritone) with Orchestra. Dis-Mai Pourquoi (film 'La Goualeuse'); Le Bocheur Est Entre Dans Mob Coeur (film La Goualeuse') - Lys Gauty (Vocal with Orchestra. La Fule De Levy: Couches Dans Le Foin-Pills et Tibet with Piano arc. Valse Musette -Reve Secret: One Step - Parade D'Oiseau L'Accordeoniste Alexander
et son Orchestre.. Pigeon Vole-Char-
les Trenet and His Orchestra.
1.00 Londen Relay-The News
1.15 London Relay From the old- enontry."
Talk by Robert Donat.
L
1.30 Eric Contes Cinderella' Sulte
and Songs by Hubert Eisdell.
COMEDY
Sword and Lance - March-Reginald Dixon. Vocal Yodelling Hobo: The Sunset 'Trall. The Hi Billies with Their Own Novelty Acc.
10.30 London
Relay Everest."
On the 1833 Expedition. 31.00 Close down
'Against
SHORT WAVE
Calls
G.S.G.
G.S.B.
G.S.H.
G.8.0.
DAVENTRY
Wavelength
(1620
17.790.c.
9.51mLL
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21.4'
(3197m.) .15.1bn.c. (19.79mm.j
NEWS IN ENGLISH Transmission I-News Sun-
mary
i
Full Bulletin Transmission V-News Sum-
mary
4.00 pm 5.00 p.m.
6.45 p.m.
Fall Bulletin
do.
Go.
Trans. 14 & III—News Suin-
mary
Pall Bulletin
9.00 p.m.
6.08 am and 6.43 pm.
3-Tides: High 12.16 p.m. Low
Suarise: 644 am; Sunset: 6.28 p.m. Crown Land Sale, P.W.D.. 3 pan. 4-Tides: High 1221 p.m. and 1239 2. Low 6.28 m. and 737 p.mL
Sunrise: 6.42 am; Sunset: 6.28 p.m. Entries Close for Fanling Hunt and Race Club Meet at Kwanti: Entries for Race 3 close on March 11.
5-Tides: High 1.02 pun. and 15 a.m. Low 644 a.m. and 3.57 p.m.
Sunrise: 6.42 a.m.; Sunset: 6.28 p.m. 6-Tes: Digh 2.05 p.m. and 2,00 aja. Low 654 a.m. and 10.3 p.m.
Sunrise: 6.40 am; Sunset: 6.29 pm, 7.Tides: High 1.30 p.m. al 3.14 a.m. Low 6.52 nm. and 11.54 p.m.
Sunset: 6,40 a.m.; Sunset: 629 p.m. Auxiliary Nursing Service Dance, Peninsula Hotel, 9'p.m.
After evidence of taentification,
7.00 path the inquest on Harold H. L. Har- 12.00 mid- risca. 48. of Lelgaroad, Canvey night Island. Clerk to the Canvey Urban District Council, and a member of 7.30 am, the Home Guard, was adjourned. 8.30 am. He was found shot at his home.
Boxing Promoter's Case: Further Evidence
He had known of cases of boxeri having four managers in some parts of the world, the boxers receiving only 10 per cent. of the purse, bat in this case he had paid Young Frisco 50 per cent.
This was
part of the
evidencr the time. Frisco was called out by
men-
Come, Sing to Me. (Thompson); Sing Me To Sleep (Bingham and Eiven by Mr. C. M. Houghton una member of the Board and he Greene-Hubert Elsdell (Tenor) with der cross-examination at the re-heard Mr. Hock Chye telling him Orchestra. Cinderella A Phantasy sumed nearing in the High Court to go to his office the following (Eric Coates)-Eric Coates and sym-in Singapore of the case in which morning and that he would be phony Orchestra. Love's Garden of he is suing Messrs. FW. Brewer paid there. There was no
and Mr. Cheong Hock Chye, pres!- tion of any advances-even the dent and honorary treasurer, re- sum of $500 was not mentioned. spectively, of the Singapore Boxlay Witness went on to say that he Board of Control, for the return disclosed to Mr. Hock Chye about or a sum of $1,937 he had depo- Frisco's obligations to him the sited with the Board of Control next morning, but not on the night "Private Affairs," the new Uni-Young Friseo and Flashy Sebastian arose between promoter and boxer test which he promoted between Dr. Withers-Payne: If a dispute versal film starring Nancy Kelly at the Happy World Stadium on is it not the duty of the Board to Robert Cummings, Hugh Herbert and Roland Young, at the Majestic May 10 last Theatre. is a comedy of bright contrasts.
ROMANCE in connexion with a bazing con- of the boxing."
The case is being heard by Mr. No. Justice A. K. a Beckett-Terrell and
Messrs. Brewer and
pay the boxer his full amount?—
Continuing Mr. Houghton. "Bald at the end of today's hearing that he did not ask for the repay. Modern and breezy in spirit, its further hearing was postponed un-ment of his deposit that night. action is played in counterpoint t Wednesday next.
To another suggestion by coun- against a background of Boston s Stald Back Bay, where traditiori Hock Chye are defending the ac- Mr. Hock Chye was going to take Cheong sel that on the night in question holds sway and family sometinies tion on their own behalf and on out the estimated amount due to means more than reality,
behalf of all the other members Frisco out of the gate proceeds, Roland Young. long famed as
of the Boxing Board of Control. the familiar
Mr. Houghton 'replied that he was "Topper" of that Outlining the facts, inspector. The bus was pushed " forward
RECEIPTS COUNTED popular dlm series, wins new
not entitled to do that. A. H. Frew said that at about with some degree of force, and on faurels in a sympathetic role that 9.15 p.m. on Jan. 8 last, motor pulling up, the driver got out and Bads him as an estranged member Withers-Payne, who is ap by counsel Mr. Houghton said that bus carrying five passengers in-found his conductor and the child of a Boston clan who chose to be pearing for the defendants, Mr. the only reason why Frisco was cluding a child aged four, was trapassenger lying on the road, in- "black sheep" rather than be Houghton stated that on the night not paid that night was because velling along Telok Blangah Road jured
dictated to in his choice of a bride, of the fight he went into the Mr. Hock Chye said that he would Board room and found the gate not pay until he checked the gate receipts being counted and ready receipts.
from Pasir Parijanɛ.
BEHIND BUS
In answer to questions by Dr.
for payment. The boxers were
In answer to another question
On reaching the Junction of "It is suggested that the detezi- Bukit Chermin and Telok Blangah |dant was travelling” si a high Road the bus conductor, who was speed behind the bus, and that he $250, or two months ample ini; then called out by Cheong Hock Mrs. Jennie Adamson, Socialist standing on the "steps behind the was unable to pass the bus be-prisonment on the first charge. Chye and were paid the money M.P. for Dartford, 18 to take over bus, signalled the driver to stop cause 01 ал oncoming vehicle, and $50. or one month's simple due to them after certain dedac special work relating to the provi as a passenger wanted to alight. His speed was such that he was imprisonment. on the secondtions.
Sedon of pensions for women - and At the moment the bus was unable to stop without colliding." charge
When the payments were going slowing down, continued the in-added Inspector Frew,
Wicksteed, who appeared on a on he was sitting at the same children in need. She has been ap
pointed an addit!mal Parliamen- spectar, it was struck in the rear Mr. C, H Whitton, the Trattic summons, also had his licence en- table with Mr. Hock Chye. Mr. tary private secretary to Sir Walter by the car driven by the accused Magistrate, fined the defendant dorsed
Brewer was also in the room at Womersley. Minister of Pensions,
"
Ubrary Sipreme Court
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1941. -PAGE 3
KING'S
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Thestra frush from reform school... muncă Freaker in military schossilta che lasERAL repping cadem-corps
ace "Brer Ra:" ..and the cast wory of character budding
tince "Bors Tamans
"SO DIS IS DE
ARMY, EH? WELL, WE
DON'T LIKE IT!"
THE DEAD END KIDS
"ON DRESS PARADE"
JOHN LITEL FRANKIE THOMAS - CISSIE LOFTUS
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Original Serie
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A fast-moving comedy action picture, about musical gangsters with song writing ambitiona who resort to strong arm methods to gain publicity for their songs and the fun is fast and furious throughout,
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I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE BABY
with Broderick CRAWFORD PEGGY MORAN JOHNNY DOWNS
Gertrude MICHAEL
Warren HYMER
"I WANT A DIVORCE'
11 JOAN BLOEDELL
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* ROLAND YOUNG
Private Affairs
Auth
Montagu Love G.P. Huntley, Jr. Dick Purcell
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