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Treskin, Charles Arnold Waller, Nowell Bernard White,
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Truck Drivers
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of Chinese volunteer
vices to the Combatant Group in the truels drivers (1,500) desired for the Hongkong Defence Reserve:
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Ceorge Gosling George
James The Police have requested the William James Iles, Alfred Inson, Albert William Johnsford, and other heavy motor vehicles, to owners of motor-trucks, motor-lorries, Alfred Henry Johnson, Francis Joseph hanki over duplicate ignition keys of Jorge, Nicholas Michael Krasnoperoff, their vehicles, the convenience in the George Thomas May, Felix Hurley event of the authorities requisitioning Mody,
James Morris, John De Walter Denman Murphy. George William such vehicles.
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Beethoven Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Op. 21
1.0 Local Time Signal Weather Report.
(Coates) Alfred Plecaver (Tenor)
with Piano accomp.; Serenade Out of the Night (Spollansky); Later. On |(Grimshaw), Alfredo Campoll and andlits Salon Orchestra.
Nothorlands Relief
The Olymple Circus gave a benedt performance and auction of a
Mongkok.
8.37 Morton Downey, The Three Shetland pony in aid of the Nether 1.03 Seymour Hicks, Stanley Virtuosos, The Three Musketeers and lands Relief Fund on Saturday at Holloway, Wish Wynne and The The Bickershaw Colitery Band,
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0.0 London Relay The News and y Press, Tropical Talks. Announce
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1.45€ Beethoven - in Ü Major, Op. 21.”
Shony No. "1
9.45 Light Opera.
10.0 11.0
The BBC. Symphony Orchestra. conducted by Arturo Toscaninį.
2.15 Close down.
0.0 *For the Children”
6.30 Emil Roors and His Orches-
6.45 A Variety Programme,
8.0
ring Anna Neagle and Ray Milland.
"free" is a musical comedy, star-Report and Announcements.
An hour of Dance Musle. Close down.
FIRING PRACTICE
Throughout the entire evening laughter and applause prevalled, testifying to the audience's oppre elation of the acts presented. The grand finale was the "Human Can- non Ball in which Mr. Gombar was shot out of a huge cannon,mounted on a truck.
It is noted that ring practice will be carried out between
The auction of the pony lasted tho hours of 0 am, and 4 pun, un Julyļabout 10 minutes and realised $180, L'Alternative date July 3. Mrs. D. G. E. Middleburg, wife of Ficing Area "D" will be affected. the Acting Consul-General for, the Light gun Bring practice will be Netherlands, won it.
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7.30 London Relay The News,
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8.03 This week's programmes, It was produced by Herbert Wilcox, Orchestra
8.07 Alfredo Campoll and is carried out between the hours of 9
and famous British producer. All the (Tenor)
Alfred
and 4 p.m. on Piccavera.m.
July 2 Alternative date July 4, popular songs, such as "Alice Blue Gown," "Irene"
Cavatina (Baff)~dı
anzonetta
Firing area. "E" will be affected. Dreams have been retained in this His Orchestra: Love Sends a Little and "Castle of (D'Ambrosio), Alfredo Campoll and film verslon, which has been brought Gift of Roses (Openshaw); Beauty's up to date. A fashion parado Eyes (Tosti), Alfred Plecaver (Tenor)
Hora with Piano; La Caprieciosa (Ries): At to-morrow's meeting of the North, and Mrs. North, the Com- Alfredo Campoli (Violin) with Plano will be Rotarian R. P. Morris, and his T. H. King, and Mrs. King were (Dinicu-Heifetz), Hongkong Rotary Club, the speaker missioner of Police, the Hon. Mr. accompa Hear You Singing subject "Television."
scated, in the offlelal box. A
quence in the film is in technicolour."
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