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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hoag Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres, (845 kc's), 31.49 metres. (9.52 megacycles).

VIOLONCELLO RECITAL BY MADEMOISELLE CLEMENT LONDON PROGRAMME

HIT. PIL.

12.30-213 Enropean Programme. 12.30 The Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Leopold Stockowski

pa-Local: Time Signal

and

Weather Report.

1.03-Tito

Schipa

(tenor)

and

Yehudi Menuhin (violin).

1.30-Reuter Presa, Bugby Press: Local: Weather Forecast, Time and

Announcements.

1.40 Variety Programme.

215 Close Dow

5-8--European Programme.

5-A Relay of Dance Music from

the Roof-Garden of the Hong Kong] Hotel

6-From the Studio.

A Children's Concert

6.30 Lawrence Tibbett (baritone), Rudy Starits (Xylophone) and the Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards. Baritone Solo

"Fast"-Avant de quitter ces

Deux (Gounod).

Band

War March of the Priests

(Mendelssohn), Marche Eeroique De Szabady

(Massenet, arr. Dan Gedfrey). Baritone Solos-

Song of the Flea (Goethe-

Houssorgsky)

Pilgrim's Song, Op. 41, No. 5 Tolstoi-Tchaikovsky).

Band

Floradora-Selection (Stuart). Xylophone Soio-

Rio De Janeiro (de Gredos). Baritone Solo

Lover come back to me

(Hammerstein & Romberg).

Band-

Hiawatha-March (Moret) Liberty Bell-March (Sousa) Xylophone Solo

Dance of the Raindrops (Evans). 715-From the Studio.

As Miss Kathryn Jane Lackey, daughter of Rear Admiral Lackey, cracked the traditional champagne bottle on the vessel's steel prow, the newest addition to the United States' cruiser feet, the Brooklyn (above), slid down the ways at. Brooklyn, N. Y.. Navy Yard. The new ship is 600 feet long, cast U.S. $15,000,000 to build, and will carry a main battery of 15 six-inch runs

BRIDGE NOTES

Amusements

Cinema Notes From The Theatres

"BENGAL TIGER" - KING'S THEATRE

15

The picture is a real circus, pre- senting all the big acts of the main tent together with side shows and the general atmosphere of the cir cus grounds.

-

SHE PLAYS ORGAN AT 75 YEARS

Her Fingers Quite Supple Writing to tell how she keeps her activity, this wonderful old woman states.

"My hands were becoming so crip pled that I had to give up piano and organ playing and almost entirely gave up knitting. I have been using Kraschen Salts for nearly two years, and am very pleased with the result. Last August I played two church ser- vices on the organ, and hope to do so again this August My Singers are pearly straight, and quite supple, and All the thrills and excitement am 75. I have recommended and adventure of a real circus are Kruschen Salts to many people.

AAC found, the plot certuring particu

Kuschen Salts brings quick relief tarly about the big enges of the lions and tigers and other wild from the cutting, stabbing pains of rheumatism because it actually rids beasts with Satan, à man killing your blood of every trace of poisonous Bengal tiger as the big menace.uzic acid. Two of the ingredients of The big specialty circus sds, in Krzschen Salts dull the sharp edges Other fact, are enacted by expert circus of these uric acid crystals, then dis-

solve them away altogether. performers engaged specially for ingredients of these salts assist Na- ture to wash out these dissolved the picture.

Barton MacLane has the lead-crystals through the natural channels. ing role, that of a tiger tamer. who early loses a leg when dawed by Satan, and thenceforth conducts his acts on a peg leg.

fine per June Travis gives a formance as the daughter of the

"

Nor is that all. Kraschen keeps our inside so regular, so free from stagnating waste matter, that no such body poisons as uric acid ever get the chance to accumulate again..

assistant animal trainer, who gave Hughes, Catharine Doucet, Craig P. his life to save his boss. She mar-Reynolds, Ivan Lebedell, G. ries the animal trainer because Huntley, Jr. Hobart Cavanaugh she is grateful to him for help Henry O'Neill and Eddie Acuff.

of trouble, then ing her out promptly falls in love with best friend, the serialist.

bis "MURDER WITH PICTURES” ---

QUEEN'S THEATRE

Finding the two in a close em- brace, although this was a fare

-

The solution of a

perfectly.

By ELY CULBERTSON well kiss, he drags the aerialist to planned murder by the all-seeing

The Come-On Card

When your partner plays a high

WEST

card to your lead to a trick, it does]S-A 8 3 4 3 not necessarily follow that it is H-K 6

an encouraging card. It may be D

the lowest card he holds in the C-10 9 8 5 4

The habit of taking the. suit.

Play of any card like the seven or

A Violoncello Recital by Made moiselle Adele Clement. Lindsay A higher as a definite order to cor- Lafford at the Piano.

1. Prelude for 'Cello alone

2: Ode ...

Satan's cage and hurls him in eve of the camera is the story be- following to let the tiger settle hind this gripping mystery drama.

No

dramatic starring Lew Ayres and Gail Pa climax was ever filmed than this trick

the score

more

EAST S---Q 10 HA 83 D-K 8 3 2

exciting battle in the cage of a man killing beast.

C-A K 7 Z

SOUTH S--7

Abbiate. Tcherepnine.

tinue a suit is widespread, but en- tirely erroneous. Whether a play- er is interested in the continua-

The

E-QJ954- D-AQJ20 9 5 C-6 bidding:

South West North Pass

Pass Pass 3C

Pass 3D Pass Pas Pass Pass Pass

no East's bid of one

trump,

3. Pavane pour une Enfante defuncte tion of a suit and is signalling for East Pavel its continuance is generally deter-INT but the 12NT 4. Danse de Conchita Voormolen.mined in this manner,

Kong

7.30 Closing Local Stock Quota-leader too has a responsibility and Pass

Exchange tions and Hong

that is to determine whether the Dbl. Market Export

senge 3 733-London-John Londoner a card played is in any

some

Satan,

of the

the circus

я

Emest Cossart, a crooked law.

2

Was

Warren Hall, in the role of the frer, is killed in a room crowded

present, including serialist, gives a finished perfor-with people. Suspicion points to mance. Paul Graetz, famous Ger-every one

excellent number of newspaper photograph- man actor, does work as the assistant trainer who ers who came to take pictures, and

beautiful Miss Patrick, who beard to quarrel with the lawyer gives his life to save MacLane. Others in the cast worthy

shortly before his death. special mention are

The girl takes refuge in Ayres" tiger Joseph King,

clown:partment when the police begin owner: Don Barday.

a. plate Gordon Hart, a hospital superin-their search for her. Paul Kelly,

a reporter, gets hold of tendent; and Carlyle Moort, Jr., an taken by Benny Baker, a cab re- porter, which he knows will reveal ambulance driver.

the identity of the slayer. When The begins to "develop a print be too is murdered. Baker, in a dis- tant city, has a print of the plate but does not realise its importance. But his editor does. It is placed

"FLASH GORDON" — ALHAMBRA THEATRE Settings so fantastic that they

Some. 2. An evening with some of signal, for the lowest card in a while not as good as one club, had his many and various acquaintances. hand of a suit is not regarded as for its basic design making it dif-

Local: Time Signal, Weather a signal to continue, regardless of scult for the opponents to get to startie the imagination form the

how high that card may be.

Presented by Pascoe Thornton.

Report and Announcements.

8.03-From the Studio-A Chinese Concert

11-Close down.

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Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Thanks a million---Selection.

Coronado-Selection

Love is love, anywhere.

Let's fall in love.

8.25Music by Light Orchestras. Nicolette (Van Phillips)

Van Phillips and his All-Star

Orchestra

Fairies in the Moon-intermezzo

entr'acte (Ewing)

An hour with you (Eisele)

Joseph Muscant and the Troxy

Broadcasting Orchestra. Ninon (Pepper, Kaper & Jurmann) Love, for ever I adore you

NORTH

SKJ 962 H-10 7 2

D-74

C-QJ3

KING EDWARD VIII

new

STAR THEATRE

broadcast to the world, revealing gether in case they held balanced background for the Universal film

the slayer in the very act of mur- It was an unthinking continua-hands, and thus facilitate the end-/offering, "Flash Gordon,” · with the new Wirephoto Service and.

All the fascination of the mydering the lawyer. tion on the play of an Ace in mis-ing of the rubber. South passed, Buster Crabbe in the title role. 8.05-11. European Programme interpreting the partner's play content to lead his diamond suit thical planet of Mongo, created by from Z.E.. on & Frequency of 640 that permitted Mr. Alfred Shein- against a no trump contract, but Alex Raymond in his newspaper-CRIME AND PUNISHMENT- Kilocycles.

wold to fulfil a contract of three confident that the bidding would strip, is emphasised in this &.05 p.m.-Tunes of Not-So-Long-

Jean Rogers, directed. Ago by Carroll Gibbons and His diamonds doubled on the hand be continue West bid two spades, 3 production, which Frederick Step

In this Columbia production, low-a contract which he had un-game contract, and East, with hani

and Priscilla Edward Arnold plays the starring Boy Friends. Sleepytime down South

dertaken as a defensive measure only two spades, decided to bid Charles Middleton

rele, that of the police inspector. against his opponents' game con-two zo trump. Again South pass-Lawson have, important roles.

ed, and at this point West, with a A city suspended in the sky, a Peter Lorre is seen as Raskolai- tract of three clubs.

55-2-1 distribution, decided kingdom held below the sea, a rock, the murderer. East, dealer.

The story concerns itself with -East and West vulnerable; part-to show his second five-card suit ket ship that shoots through space

by the bid of three clubs North and rays that melt huge steel the cause and effects of the crime, score 60.

and East passed "im turn, and structures provided technical pro-Raskolnívok commits. Having re- cently graduated from a Univer- South, willing enough, to defend blems for the studio experts.

Strange costumes and weird sity, a brilliant student, with a against no trump, felt that he had

defence against make-up, which produce realistic penchant of analysing the crim- practically no

showed his dia-shark-men, hawk-men and lion-al mind, Raskolnăvoi finds him- clubs; hence

men, were evolved after weeks of self at his ideals buffeted. about. monds

planning and experiment. On Ee is ragged, starving, and his be After two passes East doubled, the screen the result is both awe-loved sister is about to marry an and West opened the spade Ace inspiring and grotesque.

obnoxious government official just sus-so that he and his mother will The ten dropped from the East Packed with action and hand, and West, feeling that a

Believing that with his superior screen achievement contains situa- club lead might be presenting the pease in every vital moment, this have money. Edward VIII pottery, flags, me- declarer with a free finesse, led tions which have never been at- mentality, he can commit the per- bidding tempted before in motion pictures. fect crime, he murders a wretched Watch Buster Crabbe struggle hag of a pawnbroker and ribs dais and jewellery continue to be another spade. An-in great demand all over Britain should have convinced him that it

le desiring souvenirs of was East and not South who held against the terrible emperor who her.

The plots to rule the universe with The remainder of the film shows Pu a. Desor King Edward's brief reign have the doubleton in that suit. miere), played by the London beer quick to realise the curio King was played from Dummy, scientific cunning Philarmonic Orchestra. Conducted value of goods originally intend and South's only club discarded. by Antal Durati.

ed for sale at his Coronation. Hum-Following.this, South subsequent 9.40 The First Act of Boheme (Puccini), by Members and dreds of thousands of articles bear-lost one diamond and two ing his portrait and the words, hearts, fulfiling his doubled con- Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. 10 pm London Big Ben

"Crowned" "May 12, 1937," have tracta result which could not 10.13-Ambrose and His Orchestra. been sold curing the past weeic have come had not the West play- more expensive er afforded him a valuable discard Falling Leaves (Kennedy, Carr).

Already the Piccadilly (Meskill, Harvey, Carr). When Day is Done (De Sylva, pieces of souvenir pottery are hard by his second lead of spades.

Successful defence, as well as Katscher, arr. Menro).

to get. Hr. S. E. Dodd, secretary 10.3 Dance Music. For-Trot

Reginald King and his Orchestra. Robeson by Paul 8.42- Songs

(bass).

Go down, Meses (Burleigh). (a) I stood on de ribber, (b) Peter, go ring dem bells

(arr. Burleigh).

and

Shenandoah (arr. Terry). Jes' mah song (Strickland). 8.55- London - News nouncements.

9.15 Le Beau Danube"-Ballet Music, (John Strauss,

At the Cafe Continental.

Breakdast in Harlem

I heard a song fra taxi.

Slow Fox-Trot

Me and the moon.

Comedy Walt

Dandelion, Daisy and Daredil.

Fox-Trot

Sugar Bo

Sing me a swing song.

Slow Fox-Trot

It's a sin to tell a lie.

Waltz Kasic in May.

11 pm-Close Down.

(Continued from next Col)

SOUVENIRS

BIG DEMAND ALL OVER COUNTRY

The

of the British Pottery Manufac-successful attack, requires that turers' Federation, told a repre-player stop look and fisten sentative of "The Daily Tele-every cross-road.

¡graph" that the head of one Lon-

don firm had informed hier that he

had disposed of 10,000 pieces of

the souvenir pottery, and had in-

"THE GOLDEN ARROW_ ORIENTAL THEATRE

why he fails to escape the long arm of the law in the guise of the [relentless yet gentle police inspec

tor.

Marian Marsh is in the femin- ine role and others in the cast Bette Davis, with George Brent are Tala Birell, Robert Allen, Eli- playing opposite her in the mas-zabeth Risdon, and others, culine lead, is now in the fast-

moving First National comedy] “MANHATTAN MELODRAMA“

MAJESTIC THEATRE a drama "The Golden Arrow"

at

In this picture Bettle. Davis

- Versa

| gives a light comedy portrayal with Eed-blooded drama, with the a romantic twist, which involves glamour of New York night like also some dramatic momenta.

as kaleidoscopic background; ro- Brent's role is also largely mance, excitement, and three comedy, he, being a shy young re-great stars together for the first porter whose chief interest is Faltime quiries for a farther 1,000 pieces drama at fast returns to the type book be is writing but who finds That's "Manhattan Melodrama,"

dan New Bush Of Orders

(Continued from last column). GableTM in “Manhattan Melo

When the constitutional crisis of role the fans have 'wanted since time to fall in love with the blonde new Clark Gable Williarn-Powell- A Free Soul-Ee piays a big Bette after a series of misaader Myrna Loy starring vehicle for developed merchants and max 11- facturers of Coronation goods at shot gambler, lucky at cards and

To say that the picture is ex- first feared heavy losses. Now lucky at love, willing to bet standings and flirtatious matangle Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, now show their anxiety has been converted dollar or his life on the tum of a ments which nearly break the ing at the Majestic Theatre.

Other hilarious complications cellent entertainment is merely to Jubilation. Not only have the card -- a powerful and dramatic course of true love. of them have suffered financially-¡threatened losses been in: many??gure of the metropolitan demare caused by the attempt of ajstating the mild truth. To say

Imonde

newly-rich on heiress to break up that it is a modern classic that One man who had 60,000 copies cases averted, but a second rush of a booklet on King Edward's life of orders for Coronation goods Pitted against him is William the love affair and steal her rival's could be expected from the pro- Dancing printed for disposal during the to commemorate the Coronation of Powell as his life-long friend, now lover after her retinue of foreign ducer and director who made Coronation month considered that King George VI, and Queen Eliza district attorney and ambitious princes; nobles and other fortune Dinner at Fight he-would suffer a total loss. Last beth has led to renewed activity for further political advancement. seekers have deserted her for the Lady Eskimo" "Little Women," month he approached the head in the pottery, textile and jewel Between them, lowed by both, is lovely blonde, who is also presum Trader Horn and many other Myrna Loy. It is she who fights ed to be fabulously wealthy hita, is hitting more nearly at an of a London chain-store organs-lery trades.

Eugene tainment qualities. bation, who agreed to place. the While some of the smaller for Gable's life when his pal, Pow-In the cast besides Bette Davis idea of this new picture e enter- books on sale. Already good sales traders have been hard-hit, not all ell, is forced to prosecute him for and George Brent are

Carole (Continued at foot of Col. 5.) Pallette, are reported.

Continued at foot of preceding Col, murder,

Dick Foran,

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