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ZBW, 355 metras (645 k.c.) and 3145 metres (0,520 kilo-cyclan) Haydn Farewell Symphony No. 45 in F Sharp Minor
Radio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of 846 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per
Mesars. Linstead & Davis have notified The Hongkong War Effort Committee that the prizes for the following winning numbers, in the sand 8-11 p.m. at
recent rame, havo not yet been claimed:
THE HONGKONG NATURALIST, Vol. X nos. and 4 Price $4 (postage extra), Now on sale Bouth China Morning Post, Ltd.
Housewife's Letter To The Queen
2876, 310, 2730,
4005, 4232, 4500, 5400, 5367, 7602, 10003, 11653, 11883, 12602, 12047, 14885. 13807, 10044, 10260, 10703,
18030. 19188, 20070, 20382, 20764, 22044, 22975, 23048, 25081, 25887, 28348, 27838, 28131, 2017
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55171 65341, 56307, 55503, 55001 THE Queen has received_a67740, 50036, 50469, 50020, 00409,
03808. 04449 letter from an ordinary New 83390, 03305, 03532..
26 88139, 93052, 85400, 00619.
08500, York housewife, Mrs John F.
71672, 71758, 68790, 71364,
72975, Joyce, who lives in the homely 73695, 74607, 74744, 75068, 75073, residential quarter called the 79700, 80771, 81033, 81038,
82841, 83097 84025, 85197, 80345, Bronx.
87572)
Mrs Joyce is the woman who won the raffle for the gold-and- enamel cigarette-case sent to America by the Queen.
Her husband Is Trish. He, she, their 22-year-old son, are a keenly
no-British.
ifer letter to the Queen says:- "When
saw your Majesties at the World's Fair, 1 never dreamed I would sometime have in my posses- Hjon a present selected by your Majesty personally. Everyone who saw you here in America loved you ...We in America are deeply touched by the gallant fight your people are making....
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12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cession.
12.30 Light French Programme. 1,00 Local Time Signol.
1.01 Dance Musle.
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press and Announcements.
1.45 Anton and the Paramount Theatre Orchestra with Ronald Mur- gatroyd and Jessica Dragonelle.
Orchestra
The and Organ-In Shadows (Finck); Valse Septembre (Godin)...Anton and the Paramount
Theatre Orchestru; Vocal-Love, Forever 1 Adore You (Miller and de Michell); In Your Arms To-night (Lockton and Gethi)...Ronald Mur-
with Violin
and gatroyd (Tenor) Parto; Orchestra, selection; "Sally" Teacher, Swing"--Selection; Irene and Mary" Selection....An- ton and the
Or- Theatre Paramount chestra; Voenl-Through the Door- way of Dreams (Robin, Wh
Whitting).
with (Soprano) Jessica Dragonette
EGRAPH
May 1941
UFS
SENIORS-Only three members of President Roosevelt's original cabinet remain in the third term
Administration. - They aro... from left: Labour Socrotary Perkins, Interior
Secretary Ickes and State Secretary Cordell Hull.
Shing Mun Philharmonic Society
Shooting
Unable To Give Show
It is announced that the Hongkong its Philharmonie Soclety. will hold annual meeting next Thursday in the
Hotel, át G.30 p.m. The report for last year states:
Hongkong Weather
Orchestra; Orchestra and Organ- Miner Killed When Sepoys Jacobean Room of the Hongkong Coldest April Day Ever
"The Life of the Party"-Selection; "Lovely to Look at Selection.... Orchestra, Anton and the Paramount Theatre
2.15 Close Down, 6.45. Indian Programme,
0.30 Closing Local Stock Quota lians.
0.32
Haydn-Symphony
No. 45
"I remain, with greatest respeel. with a statement of Accounts for 1 ("Fareweli") in F Sharp Minor.
"Gladys W. Joyce."
the year ended the 31st December, 1910,
Mrs Joyce had three dollar tickets In the raffle. She "know" she was going to win it, having found a 5-leaf
The Share Register and Trans- clover some time before and given it away quickly, apparently a lucky | fer Books will be closed from the 7th May to the 21st, May, 1911, that to do,
both days inclusive.
The cigarette-case travelled from to New Washington
York by at first armoured car. Mrs Joyce kept it under her pllow then in a hat-box, then behind the kitchen stove; has now lent it for exhibition; refuses to sell it.
Dosen't Know Country Is At War
My Mother bids me bind any hair
Elsie Suddaby (Soprano), 7.00 London Kelay-The News. 7.15 London Relay "Questions of the Hour."
Open Fire
An inquiry into the death of Pun The income and expenditure ac2 Yul, 34, miner, as a result. of being count reveals an excess of expendi- shot by a patrol of sepoys from the tore over income of $114.23 on the Rajputana Regiment in `n defence area ut Shing Mun was opened be- year's ivorking, fore Mr Sheldon at Central Magis tracy yesterday.
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The Royal Observatory reports that the weather during April temperatures. From the 1st to the mainly unsettled, with very variable
5th it was fair and rather warm, but a renewed onset of the N.E.
monsoon The Committee have to report that on the evening of the 5th caused a owing to the prevailing conditions fall in tomperature of 30°F. in 24 Mr J. P. Murphy, Crown Solicitor, they found it impossible to proceed hours, and the minimum temperature Sir Henry Wood conducting the conducted the inquiry, assisted by Sgt with a production this year. They on the 6th was the lowest ever re-
June 10 discusa Macpherson, Mr D. B. Evans watched met early in
this corded in April. The next few days chuen, London Symphony Orchestra.
the interests of the milltary authori- matter, and it was agreed that as were mainly cloudy, with 6.56 A Haydn Song.
tles. The Jury comprised Mr E. M. letters were so long in transit and the rain or drizzle and occasional except Raymond (Foreman), Mr S, Hamp- last one to NO.D.A. had remained thunder. There was a short spell of den Ross, Mr Ngan Shing-kwan. unanswered, they should cable Feld-warm fair weather from the 13th to
Mr Sheldon sald Pun and three ronns direct to ascertain if
if they were the 18th, but the remainder of the men were mining for wolfram in a in a position to supply vocal scores month was cloudy and very unsettled, and some heavy stream near Shing Mun and were and band parts of n proposed produc- with much rain 7.30 State Opera Orchestra with returning about 11, pa. At a fork tion. Whilst the Committee were thunderstorms. `JARDINE, MATHESON & Beniamino Gigli (Tenor),
In the path they found a party CO., LTD.
The
of Nuremburg Indian soldiers Mastersingers
taking fright
of notion with these friends, the
from Hongkong of
of women
mean temperature for the -Overture
State Opera turned and (Wagner)...St
When the soldiers and children took place. This meant month was 69.5 F. which is 1 below by Leo Blech; O Orchestra cond.
saw two heads peeping over the hill the departure of a prospective indies normal. A maximum of 85.0 was Hour The Dream
the
non-commissioned officer
In chorus
chorus and possible principals;
and
recorded on the 18th and 21st; the Massenet): I still seem
en charge challenged them and the man further calls upon the men of the minimum of 60 occurring on the 6th to hear ("The Pearl Fishers"-Bizet) with
started running. He called "Halt!" Colony, for volunteer training duties was a record for April. The mean improbable that the Society relative humidity was 84%, which is Le Prophete-Coronation
so he ordered the troops to fire.
be able to get together male normal. March (Meyerbeer)....State Opera Seventeen rounds were shot and Pun
rc- Sunshine amounted to 83 hours, Orchestra; La Donna E Mobile
was picked up with leg wounds but quired approximately a cast of sixty nguinst a normal of 115 hours. Rain- ("Rigoletto"Verdi); The Stars died on his way to hospital.
people and an orchestra of twenty, fall was above normal for the fourth were shining ("Tosca"-Puccini), Dr. H. H. Thye said death was due they found it impossible to proceed, successive month, the total being 8.80 Beniaming Gigli (Tenor) with Or- to gun-shot wounds and haemorrhage. and the idea of a production was inches against a normal of 5.20 Inches chestra: Waltz ("Eugen Onegin" There were four wounds, caused by therefore abandoned for the time The total rainfall since January 1 is Tchaikowsky)...State Opers Or- two bullets, one on the thigh being being.
how 25.06 inches. 邮 five inches by two.
General Managers, The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 30th April, 1941.
NOTICE
DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940
The following rates will be MRS Eliza Kirk, of Ownby, charged for malling single copies near Market Rasen, who is Lin-of the following nowapapers culnshire's oldest inhabitant, re-
abroad:- celebrated cently
her 103rd birthday without knowing there is a war on.
Only once has the sound of a heavy bomb been heard in her peaceful home.
But her gasmask, Uke all heremir- ors, is hiden away.
The reason mirrors are banned In Granny's home is because she' has never looked into h, glass slice she was 90, and she is determined not to start now.
They Are Hidden-
She has never seen for herself the wisp of silvery hair curling up from beneath the bluck Jace cap which she. wears when she sits up" to receive -visitors.
Puzzled
"Fifty years ago," she said, "I often got ready for church without looking to see if my bonnet was sirnight, and
I am sure there is no need for me to look at myself now."
One thing that puzzles her is why milk should now be 4d, a pint.
"I have sold gallons of a penny- halfpenay," she said, "and given lots wwny."
Owing to a landslide about seven miles along the Clear Water Bay road, caused by the recent heavy rains, the road is closed to traffic un- til further notice, It was stated by the Kowloon Traffic Once yesterday. It will take several days to remove the debris.
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chestra.
8,00
and
ran,
Gigi (Tenor) wif three times but the men took no hec or chorus. As they
100 Local Time Signol, • 8.01 A Request Programme. It's a Hap-hap-happy Day (film "Gulliver's Travels")..Arthur Askey (Vocal) with
Orchestra Tango- South of the Border....Jacis Harris and His Orchestra, Donkey's Sere- nade (lm "Firefly").. Gracie Fields (Vocal) with Orchestra; Fox-Trols
to Stay; Love is flere to Love Walked In (both from film "The Goldwyn
...]
Harris and His Wanting You (film "The New Moon").....Lawrence Tibbett a Song (film (Barlione): Without a
...Lawrence Tib
Light.
C.
The Prodigy"). "Overtime belt (Baritone)÷- Cavalry" (Suppe) The B. B. Symphony Orchestra; La Paloma (Yradier)... Celestino Sarobe (Bari
Wives tone) with Orchestra; Merry
of Windsor-Overture
Sole
(Nicolai) Sir Thomas Beecham conducting' the London Philharmonic Orchestra; Serenade
Enrico Caruso (Tenor); Mia...er
(Schubert)... Groot (Violin), Gibrilare the
Sameh- (Plane), (Cello); Sweetly She Sleeps, My Fair (Foster); Jeanie with the
tini
Allee
Light Bro
Brown Hair (Foster)....John (Tenor); Ave Maria
(Schuber
Salon Orchestra.
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Dol Dauber and His
London Relay The News
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9.15 Fred Stein (Plano) and Kenny Baker (Tenor).
9.45 The Hill Billies.
9.45-10.00 News in French ton Short Wave Only),
10.09 10.09 London Relay--"Correspon- dence Column" by Slaney Horniblow
10.15 Dance Music, 11.00 Close Down.
Mr Forrest Leaving
Invalided Out of Service After Long Career
MY R. A. D. Forrest,, Immigration Ofeer, has been invalided out of the Government Service, It is learned officially yesterday morning.
Mr Forrest, who has been in III- health for some time, will be leaving for Australia later this month. He had the misfortune to become afflict- ed suddenly and seriously with nephritis (kidney trouble) three weeks ago and he has been in Queen Mary Hospital. He will require pro- longed treatment.
· ́Barrack Madness' under consideration by Government,
Of Nazis
The frigid nititude of the Nor- wegian people and the severo climate are affecting, the health of, tho' Gor- Watch for further announcements. according to the Norwegian Tele man troops stalloned in the country
"The question of a General Agent for the Immigration Department is still
particularly the agreement between Mr R. A. D. Forrest and Mec E. A. von Kobza-Nagy and how far that agreement is still binding," stated a Government official yesterday,
has already been handed to Govern
The Special Commission's report on the Immigration Inquiry, which
ment, is still under consideration, but Many cases of "barrack madness," I will be made available for pubileu SELEN. due to deep melancholy, are reported.. tion as soon as possible,
graph Agency,
The hearing was adjourned to le- day,
of
EIRE NEUTRALITY OPPOSED
'Opposition to the neutrality Eire was expressed at n crowded meeting in London recently of Irish men and women. It was decided to form an association pledged to sup port the war aims of Britain and her Alles.
The
The prospects of obtaining per- The maximum wind velocity in a sonnel became worse as the year ust was 51 m.p.h, at 9.15 am, on the wore on, and they had eventually to 21st.
give up all hopes of pulting on a (The previous lowest recording for
show for the year.
It is with regret that the Coin- mittee reports the death of Miss Evaļ
April was 51.8, on April 4, 1005.)
Finlay and Mr H. P. Morton; two most generous action in granting the
staunch
facilities of supporters the Society tree storage. Society for many years past.
scenery, etc.
very
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
INWARD AIR MAILS Air Mall by "Pan American Airways
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Monday, May 5
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U.S.A. and Europe vla "Pan ‘Ame- rican Airways and Trans-Atlantio Service."
for
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The accounts have been nudited b The Society is greatly indebted to Messrs. Thomson & Co., Chartered the Management of the Taikoo Dock- Accountants, to whom the thanks of yard and Engineering Co. for their the Society are due.
Rex. Ord.
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May 5, 6-p.m. May 5, 5.39, p.m.
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May 5, 5 p.m.
..May 5, 7 p.m.
Friday, May D
Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A, and Europe via "Tan-Ameri- -can-Alrivays--and--Trans-Atlantic-
K.P.O.
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May 9, 5 p.m.
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Bomber Fund was commenced.
the first week produced over
$1,000,000
will you help
to double that
that figure before
June 17, 1941?. $135,000 is
all that is required •
Donations to Date; $1,865,146.32
Remitted to London: £114,889.19.68
B.W.O.F. ACCOUNTS
Receipts and Payments
During March
The British Wor
Organisation
Fund, Hongkong Branch, has issued ils accounts for the month of March, as follows:
Receipia;
Balance brought forward at March, 1. 1941, 33.592.12; donations and subscrip... tions. March-1041, 30.145.40; Bales:- Central Hospital Supply Service Badges 12. B.W.O.F., stampa 64.00, total $0.60; wool', and woollen yarn, #397.00; Total receipts $77,001.29. Payments:
Remiliance in favour of British Red Cross Society and Order of St John War Organisation, London, 5750 @1/2.31/32 plus stamps, $12,027.85.
Remittance in favour of Royal Alfred Aged Merchant Seamen's "Institution- 4730
plus stamps, $12,027.55; PureGauze, wool, hosptial re- quirements and sewing materials, $1,050.07, Packing, transport, freight, marina and war risk insurance and wool storage, 1930.23.
Office
wages, expenses: Salary and $242; portage, $13.46; stallonery, #1:30: Traveling. $5.00; fumiture, $7.50; potties, $3.70; total $285.07.
Expenditure for March 1941, 220,376.27, Balance, monies in hand on March 31, 1041:Current account, Hongkong and Shanghal Bank, $50,671.33; petty CARI $53.00; total $50,028.02.
..
"Invasion" Bells
Were At Oslo
4
Sitting in a Barnet' (Herts) house recently, a man was startled to hear the loud and persistent pealing of bells.
"That can mean only one thing." ho said, springing to his feet—"In- vasion.".
...
Ho rushed into another room in the house where a man: was turning the knobs of a wireless not.
"Have you Heard any balls zing- Ing?" he demanded breathlessly,~-
"Oh, yes," was the calm reply.. "But they were: in Oslo. I've been Ilatening in to the Norwegian pro- KEMME,"