1938-12-21 — Page 3

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

1939 AUTOMATIC

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Radio Programmes

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"THE ORIGINAL AUTOMATIC"

To WINNER of SWISS MISS? Contest

ON DISPLAY

AT THE

KING'S THEATRE there is 0 glass ZENITH RADIO TUBE Alled with rice grains of varying sizes. All you have to do to enter this contest is to

guess the number of rice grains, and submit your guess, accom- panied by the counterfoil of the

ticket to ace SWISS MISS", to the King's Theatre earmark- ed "SWISS MISS" GURSS.. All entries ING CONTEST,

must be in by noon of the day following the termination of the run of "SWISS MISS" at the King's Theatre.

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The first entry received with the correct solution or nearest thereto will be awarded the radio. There will be 10 additional prizes of

pairs of guest tickets to see Matro · Goldwyn - Mayer's pictura "LONE, FINDS ANDY HARDY.

HAL ROACH Proments.

Star LAUREL Oliver HARDY Swiss Miss

with DELLA LIND...... WALTER WOOLF KING

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"UNTO US A CHILD IS PORN" A PAGEANT OF CHRISTMAS New Variety 12-12.20 p.m. Relay of a Service for Intercession from St. John's

Cathedral,

12.30

p.m. Leslie Hutchinson Yocal) at the Plano.

Miracles Sometimes Happen (Murray); No Regrets (Tobias- Ingram); A Foggy Day (film 'Dam- sel in Distress'); By The Sweat" Of Your Brow (Reddie-Blake),

12.42 p.m. Jack Harris and Ak Band.

Rise N Shine Fox-Trot (from. the film); The Hills Of Old Wyomin' Slow Fox-Trot (from 'Palm Springs'; Stars In My Eyes -Waltz (film 'The King Steps Cut'); Amazon Goes A÷Wooing- One-Step; 'Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm-Fox-T1ot. "(film 'Man- hattan Music Box')-with vocal re- frains. I

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1.p.. Local Time Signal and Weather Report.

1.03 p.m. Rale da Costa (Plano) mad Harold Ramsay (Organ),

Famous Marches Medley-Har old Ramsay at the Wurlitzer Or- gan of the Union Cinema, Kings- ton; Butterflies In The Rain (Reaves and Myers): Every-

one Says "I Love You" (film *Horse. Feathers')-Rale da Costa (Piano): Six Great Melodies Harold Ram- say at the Wulitzer Ogan of the Regal Cinema, Kingston; What Are

Your Intentions; I'll String Along With You (Almo 'Twenty Million Sweethearts') - Rale Da Costa (Piano); Six Great Melodies -No. 2-Harold Ramsay at the Wurlitzer Organ of the Regal Cinema, Kingston.

1,30 p.m. Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and An- nouncements.

DAVENTRY.

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Library, Supreme Court,

SERVICE NEWS

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ROYAL NAVY

HAREOUR TRAINING OF, "

CADETS

05 2

The cruiser Frobisher, at present In dockyard hands at Devonport, is to be used

non-seagoing training ship for naval cadets at Portsmouth in place of the moni- tor Erebus. She will be towed to Portsmouth to arrive not later than January 4. During the past two years the Erebus has combin- ed this duty with that of turret drillship.

WEAKING OF HELMETS

In a list of minor amendments to the Uniform Regulations for Officers of the Fleet it is announc- ed that the helmet is always to be worn with white full dress. The senior officer may order it to be worn with any dress should it be more suitable to the occasion. It is also to be worn with any tress when necessary on account of ex- Abroad,posure to the sun. Another amend- ment provides that gloves are not, to be worn with white undress,

ENGINEER-COMMANDER

MCCALLUM

10.00-Recorded Music (A), 10.20 Wheat and G.ain Reports

(A) -

IC.40"At Home and

(A), 11.10-Luncheon Music. (A).' 11 30-Afternoon Musical Proram-

Me (A),

D.m."

3.20 Tiny Tuts' Session (AJ 4.00 Canada Speaks. First hand. account of life and work in Canada by a horse rancher (D1).

"

4.15 Chamber Music of Brahms

by the Canadian Trio (D1).) 4.45--Sporting News and Notes

(A).

5.00--Frank Biffo's Quintet (DI). 5.25 Commentary On News (A). 5.40-"Penal Stations of Old Van Diemen's Land," by WH, Hudspeth (A)

5.50-News (D1).

6.00 "As You Like It." (A). 6.45 "Unto. Us a Child Is Born."

(D2)

8.50-Recorded Interlude-Organ

Music (A). 7.45--Eric Shrimpton (Electric

and Spanish. Guitars) (D2). 8.30-Plancforte Recital by

Dorothea Aspinall "(D2). 8.50-Recorded Feature (A). 9.00-"Empire Exchange." (D2), 0.15 Syncopated

Music

(D2).

Piano

1.40 p.m. Hawalian Selections 9.20-News Brevities (A), with Bing Crosby (Vocal).

9.30-News (D2), Hawaiian Paradise (Owers)10.00--Harold Sandier and His

and

Bing Crosby

Viennese Octat (D3): with Dick Melintire hus Harmony

10,30 "In Town Tu-night." (D3). Hawallans; You're Laughing At Me-Fox-Trot: 11.00-The BBC Empire Orchestra This Year's Kisses Fox-Trot (from

*(D3).

'On the Avenue')--Roy Smeck and 12.00-News \(D3). `·

His Hawaiian Serenaders

with a..

vocal chorus; Samoan Love Song 12.20-Recital of Bomerset Folk-

Alm "Taboo'); Nohes

songs by Norman Stone, I Muolsu (Kal) Andy Iona and His Island-

baritone (D3). ers with vocal refrain; Song Of 12.40-World Atairs." (D3). The Islands (arr, King); Aloha De

DI-Daventry. Trans. 1 Kennedy)-Bing Crosby with Dick

DII-Daventry, Trans. II McIntire, and his Harmony Ha-

DIII-Daventry, Trans. H walians

HI-Holland-India A-Australia

2 p.m. Dance Records, Quick-Step Avalon; Fox-Trot-- My Honey's Lovin' Arms-Val Ros-Debroy ing and

chorus. His Swing Stars: Fox- Trots Body And Soul; A Little Love, A Little Kiss Quintette Of 'The Hot Club Of France. 2.15 p.m. Close down.

Somers) With

The retirement is announced. of Engineer-Commander J. R. McCal- fum. of the Captain of the Dock- yard's Department. Chatham, on his attaining the age limit of 50. He will remain in his appointment for the present.

SURVEYING SERVICE

The surveying ships employed in home waters have concluded their season and are being fald up for the winter. HMS. Gleaner. Com- | mander RM, Southern, will reduce to winter complement at Devon- port, H.M.S. Fitzroy, Lt.-Comdr. K. F. Boxall, will reduce at Chatham; her 0.0. has boen appointed to the Hydrographic De- partment. H.M.S. Jason, Comman- der N. A. C. Hardy, will reduce at Portsmouth.

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Surgeon Commander R. C. May. M.C., late of the cruiser Shemeld, has joined the Admiralty as Assis- tant to the Medical Director- General,

NAVAL APPOINTMENTSTM The following appointments are made by the Admiralty:-

Capts.-H. J. Egerton, G. A. B. Hawkins, M.V.O., D.S.C., C. Caslon, H. G. Norman, W. G. Andrews, E. G. Jeffery, to President for crse. at the Imperial Detence College (Jan. 17).

Cdra.-H. L. St. Fancourt, to Pre- sident for duty inside Admiralty (Dec. 1); A. M. Bingeham, to Hood (Jan. 2); D. H. Hall Thompson, to Nelson (Jan. 3): R. H. V. Buxton. to President for duty inside Ad- miralty (Jan. 9).

Lt.-Cdrs.-S. Francis, to Victory for Sig. School (Dec. 14); R. M. Freer, to Courageous; A. M. Mc- Killop, to Brilliant, in command (Jan 2).

Mid (A)-G. J. B. Pollard, M. 8. vocal T. Broadwood, to rank of Act, Sub- Lt. (A) (seny respectively Dec, 2. and 5)."

8.30 pm. Alberi Sandler (Violin). Allegro (Flocco, arr. Bent and O'Neill); Pale Moon (Logan, arr. Kreisler).-With Jack Byfield at Piano. Spanish Serenade

the

6 pm. Bach-Sonata No. 3 In E Isolde Monges (Violin) and Har-Heykens); The Child and His old Samuel (Piano).

Dancing Doll (Heykens)-With J. Samehtini ('Cello) and J. Byfeld

RETIREMENT. Le G. E. W. Adams, placed on the Retd. List (Dec. 2).

THE ARMY

BATTALION COMMAND

The mechanization of the Army calls for many garages and fuel depots in this country, and provi- sion will be made for their rapid construction during 1939. A new type of garage is to be used, with doors which rise, to a horizontal position level with the root.

6.17 p.m. A programme of Eng (Piano). lish Music.

8.43 p.m. Webster Booth (Tenor) The Wreckers Overture (Dame and Essie Ackland (Contralte)." Ethel Smyth)-Dame Ethel Symth Q Peaceful (from "Merrie Eng- conducting the British Symphony land"-German); Serenata (Braga) Orchestra cond. by Lawrence Col--Essic Ackland with Orchestra. Ingwood under the supervision of Sweet Melody of Night; My Love Sir Edward Elgar: Patrol Marchand I (film "Give us this Night") To The British Grenadiers Stanford Robinson)-The Theatre Orchestra and Chorus: Crown Imperial (Walton) | Dawson, -The B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra 9 p.m. London Relay-"Empire half this sum for increased accom- conducted by Sir Adrian Boult Exchange.”

(arr. Webster Booth with Orchestra. B.B.C.Sanctuary (Hewitt)-Essle Ackland Revue with Organ accomp. by Herbert

with Berkeley Mason (Organ); Points of view by travellers from England, My England (A Pageant the Dominions and Colonies. of National Songs)-Massed Sym- 9.15 p.m. Regimental Band of phony Orchestras cond, by George H.M. Grenadier Guards. Walter with Dennis Noble (Bari-1 Suver Trumpets-Grand Proces- sional March (Viviani, arr. God- tone) and Organ.

frey). The Grenadiers Waltz (Waldteufel. arr. Winterbottom); Acclamations Waltz (Waldteufel

6.45 p.m. London Relay “Unto | Us A Child Is Born”

A Pageant of Christmas. De-Conducted by Capt. George Miller vised and produced by Robin Whit- worth. With BBC. Chorus, and News. Orchestra.

.7.30 p.m. Closing local Stock Quotations.

9.30p.m. London Belay-The

9.50 New Variety.

The artillery is to have new quarters for troops and equipment at a cost of about £5,000,000. Anti-aircraft units will take about

modation at Aldershot and Lich- field, a school in Norfolk, a camp in Berkshire, and semi-permanent camps in Pembrokeshire. Somerset, and Norfolk.

About £1,000,000 will be spent on new quarters for field artillery at Larkhill, Ewshott, Brighton, Edinburgh, and Newcastle. The big new artillery mess will be at Larkhill, Salisbury Plain, and not at Woolwich, as has been stated. NEW LIEUTENANT-COLONEL

Heutenant-colonel in the Royal Major G. H. H. Lee is promoted Engineers at the age of 42 and after 23 years' service:

Dance Orch-A Gipsy Told Me Fox-Trot him "Happy Landing"); 7,32 p.m. Musical Comedy Selec-When They Played The Polka tions.

Fox-Trot-Horace Heldt and His *The Girl Friend "Vocal Gems Alemite Brigadiers' with vocal (Rodgers); "Peggy Ann"-Vocal chorus. Vocal-Love's Longing vocal refrain. Vocal-Red Maple Gems (Rodgers)-Light Opera Co. (film "The world belongs to the Leaves (Kennedy-Grosz),— Betty "Sunshine Busle"-Medley. Rate young"),-Joseph Schmidt (Tenor) Driver with Orchestra. Male Voice CAS BOLS Da Costa and Harry Jacobson with Orch. Dance Orch-Retin--Woodcutter's Bong (Knorr, Plano Duet). "Viktoria and, Her, tin-Tango; Lorenzo Tango. Becce).-Comedy Harmonists with Hussar"--Vocal. Gems (Abraham). Orquesta Tipica Francisco Canaro, Plano. Vocal-I am a Voice (Igel- -Light Opera Company. The Big! Vocal-Ou Soleil Dans Ses Yeux hoff-Schwenn). —–—– Zarah Leander Broadcast-Selection. - Debroy! (Gaston Claret)-Damia with Wal- with Orchestra. Bomers Band with the Carlyle Berg and His Orch. Humorous 10.30 p.m. London Relay-“In Cousins and Dan DonOVRIL

She Was, She Was, BheWas | Town. Tonight.” 8 p.m. Local Time Signal, Wen-| (Miller); Just In Fun (Miller), Introducing unusual stories from ther Report and Announcements, Max Miller, Dance Orch-A Little į every walk of life, flashes from the 8.03. p.m. Debroy.Somers Band Kiss At Twilight-Fox-Trot (alm news of the week, and "Standing Memories of Haratio Nicholls: "Give me a Sailor"): What Goes on the Corner" (interviews with Ballroom Memories--Waltzes; Me On Here in My Heart-Fox-Trot the man in the street),-Produced and My Girl Selection; What's] (Alm "Give me a Saflor"--Dick by C. F. Meehan. Yours?-A Convivial Medley (arr. Jurgena and His Orchestra with

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