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That Song In My Heart (Film: The Gang Show) (Jack Hylton and His Orchestra).
11.00 Close Down,
DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES
The following, wave-lengths and tre-
Hurried preparsilous are being made, for the housing of the large number of refugeen wlio are expected
Money" (King's Theatre, Modrid, Aug. 17. within the next few days from to-day),—Fasi-talking Ross Alexon-quencies are used by Daventry:
A meefing was held der has a role perfectly suited to his Heavy fighting raged throughout Shanghai. yesterday on the northern front, ne-yesterday, and the Refugee Com- peculiar abilly as an actor in this
militer was formed.
cording to a Santander message.
It la chimed that the Government troops offered stiff resistance to the Insurgent advance, particularly out side Reinosa.
picture, and he doesn't lose a single opportunity of making the most of An official communique stated: Government has been notified of } iì, The film is good fun, with a spate the intended evacuation from Shang- of laughs and it spice, of drama, hal this week of approximately 900 British subjects as a result of the
"Wing Over Honolulu" (Queen's
present crisis, and has been requested Theatre, to-day). One of Holly- to make arrangements for their wood's periodicnt spectacle pictures. accommodation, and I appears pro-It is packed with dramatic setion, bable that further large numbers will and there are aeronautic sequences arrive In the Colony In the near which leave one breathless. Coin- future.
petent acting by Wendy Barrie, Ray Milland, Kent Taylor and others.
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motres 31.65 metres 31.30 metres 23.62 metres 25.30 metres 10.82 metres 16.10 metres
13.977 metres 10.00 metres 13.223 metres
GUA
Sign Frequency Wavelength
6,600 k.c. 49.59 0,010 ke
Cyc
0,635 *.C.
OSD
11,750 X.c
GSE
11.003 k.c.
GHF
15,140 ko.
080
11,790 k.c.
сян
GSI
21,470 k.c. 15,200 k.c.
G91
21.630 k.C.
GUS
6,110 k..
40.10 metres
G90
15,150 .c.
17.70 metres
GUP
35.310 k.c.
19.00 metres
Transmission 1
(G.SI, G.9.0, 0.9.0.)
Ep. g Den. Urteg's Chamber Music
1.33 p.m. Talk: 'World Affairs."
1.50 p.m. Vielar Silvaster and his Ball-
rouni Orchestra.
23 pm The News and Announcements.
Greenwich Time Signal at 220 pm.
Transmission 2
(GAI, GS.G.. G...)
8.43 pan. Dir Ben. Talk: World Affairs."
pm. The Alfredo Campoli Trio, 7.30 p.m. Hyde Park."
pan. The Coventry Sliver Band.
Hitle and machine-gun fire took a heavy toll of the advancing waves of Insurgent infantry, and the famous dynamiters wrought havoc among the tanks-Reuter Bulletin.
STRATEGIC VICTORY
Madrid, Aug. 17. Government is now making pre- it is unnounced that the Luyalists parations to accommodate in suitable have gained a strategie victory on the vacant Government bulldings s "Loves Of A Dictator" (Alhambra Tereul front, occupying the village many as possible of those who will Theatre, to-day) One of the most of Zafrilla as well as important posi-be unable to find nccommodation Interesting points about this picture Ilons in the Zatilia mountain, elther in hotels or in the houses of is that the cast includes Emlyn Wil-243 m. Mountain of Light. United Press.
friends and relations, but the shortage Hams, the clever playwright who was BRILLIANT COUP
of accommodation is nevertheless responsible for "Night Must Fall". Salamanca, Aug. 17.
fikely to be acute.
In this flm he handles a delleate role Nationalist Edvices state that 15,000
It is thought that there are
in a most polished manner. Featured Loyalists have surrendered and that would be both able and willing to line Carroll. It is a British picture,45 pm. The Cafe Colette Orchestra.
number of Hongkong residents who players are Clive Brook and Made the Nationalist Leglonnaries have assist in this mutter by receiving directed by Victor Saville,
8.30 pm. The News and Announcements. occupied San Miguel and Augunyo,refugees in their houses
Greenwich Time Signal at 0.45 pm. as guests, capturing Important war matrial. either on a paying or
"Internes on non-
Transmission_3 The coup is regarded as the most paying basis. Residents desiring to brillant during the Nationalists' en-co-operate with Government In this northern campaign.—United way are therefore invited to send their names and addresses and par- ticulars of the accommodation which they are prepared to offer, to the Colonial Sceretary's Office for regis- : "USSR Of To-slay" (Majestic Thica- Iration. Such registration will entall tre, to-day).--The significance about no obligation to accommodate guests this picture is that it is the frst ather than those who are acceptable Russian film to be shown in Hong- as silch.
Icong. It has a fine dramatic sweep, with brillant photography and a general excellence in production qualities. It is a pictorial story of life in Soviet Russin to-day.
tire
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Chairman, Mr. W. Carrie; Accommodation, Catering, Trans- port, Equipment, Mr. J. H. Taggart; Reception, Dr. T. W. Ware (Port Health Officer), and Mr. R. E. Marks (Police);
Welfare, Ladies Committee to be nominated;
Hospital and Medical Inspector, Dr. T. W. Ware;
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3. Major (Poller),
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FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS
(G37, GS.G., GSM, GAJ)
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Sydney
Can't Take Money" (Oriental Theatre, to-day),-Behind 10.15 p.in. Dig Den. The BIC Empire the scenes plcture of a medical studente hospital. Leading parts 11.15 p.m. Muste all, with
Daynes and lils Orchestra. well neted by Joel McCren and Bar-
12.35 am. The News and Announcements. bara Stanwyck.
Greenwich Time Signal at 13.30 haul. 12.33 . Violoncello Recital by Antonia
Builer,
"Nancy Steele Is Missing" (Star Theatre, to-day).—This very fine dramu brings together a collection of outstanding; personalities in Almdom, including Victor McLaglen, Peter Lorre, Walter Donnelly, June Long, and Robert Kent.
CORRESPONDENCE
To Philatelists
To the Editor.
Hongkong Telegraph
THIS COULD BE DONE TO-MORROW
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a pint per day, and in thousands of the poorest homes no fresh milk is ever drunk at all-not even by the young children.
There is an inmacose surplus of milk in this country, but it remains too expensive for the people to buy, Faithourth the health of the race is being irreparably damaged for Juck of the nutrition that milk would give.
The Children's Minimum Coun- jeil, which with the Labour women and vorlous working-class and women's organisations, succeeded, after a tremendous struggle, in so curing cheap ink for gebool-children. Is demanding that the Government Sir,-I am interested in the shall provide liquid milk at 14d, hobby of philately, and would be
instead of 3d. a pint for all ex- with some young chap similarly in pectant and nursing mothers and all young children, and that free milik clined, with a view to mutual as-
shall be given in every ense where sistance Ini exchanging stamps the expenditure available for food is generally and "Coronations" in par-insulelent for full health. ticular.
Pressure of public opinion could STEWART A. Matheson,
secure this Lo-morrow.
The River Conservancy Bureaut for Kwangtung Province unies the following report on water levels, in metres, for the glad if you could put me into touch
West, North and East Rivers:
Highest Lowest 1001 l'ince of
Un on WI.. WI Observation record record 10/0 17/0 Zen River 41.
Wuchow 424,20 -0.78 20.24 +10.00 West River at
11.43
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Shiubing 12.30
North River di
Teingyuen 9.28
North River at
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Shainehu 0.41 1.52 7.47 47.80 Easy Hiver at
Sheklung 4.72 -0.03
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