1939-11-24 — Page 3

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The MAGNIFICENT FRAUD

A Paramount Picture

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9-20

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AKIM TAMEROFF-LLOYD HOLAN PATRICIA MORISON-GEORGE ZUCCO

treated By Baker Meny - A Format Prapan

SUNDAY

11

'ISLAND OF "LOST" MEN"

with ANNA MAY WONG

STAR

TODAY ONLY

Laurel Hardy

BOL, BORCH

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OUT

TO- MORROW!

WEST

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6 REELS OF LAUGHTER! THEIR FUNNIEST FULL- LENGTH FEATURE

with

SHARON LYNNE JAMES FINLAYSON ROSINA LAWRENCE

“NAUGHTY MARIETTA’

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M-G-M PICTURE

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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY!

M-G-Ma daring, intimate revelation of the loves... the lives... of four beauties who became "women in waite" The story of what might happen when a Helen of Troy decides to become a Florence Nightingale!

GIRLS WHITE

with

Florence RICE

Una MERKEL

Aan RUTHERFORD,,

Mary HOWARD

and Alan MARSHAL 177

*Mano-Gatleys Hycznena

TO-MORROW – SUNDAY - MONDAY Leslie Howard with Wendy Hiller în

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW'S

"PYGMALION""

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picturs

"Penny Clubs" ANNIE LAURIE

For Mothers

MAN'S SONG

"I do not like these mixed sec- tions. I would prefer to have one for women and crie for men,” said SHOPPING HINTS

Mr. James Brash, music adjudica- BY VILLAGERS

tor, at South Street competitions., Social clubs, where tea and Ballarat, when giving his awards reading rooms are provided, are in the national song for men or being opened by Women's In women, stitutes in rural areas to help evacuated mothers to pasa the time cheerfully. The membership fee for these clubs is a penny a meeting, including the cost of a "sit-down" tea

If I were a vindictive man, I would have ruled out the winner (Miss Kathleen Cón- greve, of Chatswood, N.S.W.), because she sang a man's sorg

Annie Laurie,

Melba and other great singers

The first of these clubs has been opened in Harwell, Berks, Town have certainly sung Annie Laurie,, and country women work together but a man ought to sing it." making clothing for evacuated children out of grown-ups" - EATS | Z ments, knitting blankets making gas-mask covers.

and

More than 300,000 village women are acting as friends in need in various country areas to evacuated women and small children, an official at the London headquar- ters of the National Federation of Women's Institutes sald recently.

Oxfordshire, London mothers are going back to school to learn from women how best to shop and cook in the country, Lessons on fruit preserving are an important feature. Make-and-mend parties re being held at Haddenham,

Bucks

One of the most enterprising FILM SHOWS ARRANGED

̈and succesarul ventures is at West- In Downley, Bucks, entertain- Wycombe.⠀⠀⠀ Bucks,

where & ments are being organised for "Fathers' Club" for husbands who mothers. Fm shows are being ar- visit their wives and children at ranged at Chiddingley, East week-ends has been opened in a village ball. A canteen for light At Chalfont St Giles, Bucka, refreshments is being run for the

· Ü MENEK, --

- canteen lunches are being provid- benefit of the fathers by local

U.S. Girl Stays-To Knit For Soldiers

Most American tourists visiting England for their summer holidays have left for home, writes a Home correspondent.

But, of the remaining few all seem to want to stay, most want to help and at least one is sitting in her expensive sulte ät the Dorchester .. knitting scarves for the Tommies at the front.

Another

"Nobody's comments. frightened. nobody's boastful nobody's even bitter."

Patricia Wilder, well known to American Tadlo listeners,

has coined a phrase during her stay at Grosvenor House. It isn't our policemen that are wonderful

Its:

"Your

black-out's

| powerful wonderful,”

wonderful,

...

“AWFUL QUIET"" "When I get back to America." she said to me, "it's going to be awful quiet and dull And after this black-out, well, I guess I' maybe have to wear dark glasses walking down Broadway.

"I'm not used

to bright lights ||

Twent-two-years-old' Patricia is disappointed: "first, because, she has an American radio contract to full; secondly, because there Is a boat to take her back to it.

"I love England." she says, "and I just wish I could stay here and

any more."

help fight this war."

But she will take back with her a tailored khaki coat and skirt she has made and the "Hang ing Dut the washing on the Siegfried Line" words and music. She hopes to be able to sing that song on her programme.

PREFERS TO HELP

Aline Khonde Is a young. attractive New York artist who can go back to America whenever she wishes, but prefers to stay and help.

GENERAL

Radio Programmes

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On Wavelengths of 155"

...metres (945 kơr) 11.4

matres (8.53 megacycles),

RECITAL BY NURA KANIS FROM THE STUDIO London Relays

Short service of Inter-

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1

Variety) by the NAAPI. from Drury Lane, 9.05 Events.

Studio-Comments on Brcent

3.15 London Relay-New Summary, 9.30 Hany Roy's New Stage Show, Harry Ray and His Orchestra (Re corded at the actual performance...at the Holborn Empire. London).

9,45° Reginald. Dixon at the Organ. Chorus Gentlemen. Fiesse"-lu- tro: Hunting we will gop Sally in our Alley: John Ped; Oh Dear what can the matter be; Londonderry Air There's a' Tavern in the Town: Men 15.15 p.m. ecision

of Harlech; Drink to me only; British Grenadiers: The Minstrel Boy: Bir 12.30 Henry King and His Orches Roger de Coverley: Auld Lang Syne. tra with Les Allen (Baritone).

Dixon

It's Hits No. 25 — Intro: Fax-Trots Say It With Music (from d'loverly: There's rain in my eyes; 'Alexander's Ragtime Band'); Easter Everyone must have a sweetheart. Parade (from Alexander's Ragtime Waltz Selection-Intro: I'll See You Band-Henry King and His Orches Again: Falling in Love Again; Love tra. Musical Comedy Requests-Intro: will and a way: The Desert Song: One Alone

(Desert Song);

Who? Deep in my Heart; Dream Lover. (Bunny); Indian Love Call (Rose -10,00 An hour of Dance Music, Marie); Deep in My Heart, Dear

Fox-Trots-You Couldn't Be Cuter (Studen: Prince); Tes for Two (No calm Joy of Living): Just Let Me. No, Nanette): Lover. Come Back to Look At You (alm The Joy of Liv Me (New Moon)-Les Allen (Baritone) and His Canadian Batchelors with Slew Fox-Trot-I Let A Song Cho Out ing-Bert Block and His Bell Music.

Orch. Fox-Trots-Make Believe (fim Show Boath; Ol' Man River (Almof My Heart: Walt The Whispering Waltz-Henry Jacques and His Strict Show Boat-Heary King and His Dance Tempo Orchestra. Fox-Trot Orchestra. Seein' Is Believin' (Adams There's A Little Irish Colleen Ou and Ager); Rehearsing a Lullaby Broadway: Quickstep The Highland

And Others)-Les Hoffman

Allen Swing (from Happy Returns')--Hany (Baritone) with Carroll Gibbons Roy and His Orchestra. Fox-Trots - (Piano) and Els Boy Friends.

FOX Remember Me? (films Mr. Dodd takes Trot-To You, Sweetheart Henry the Afr: Here Comes The Sandman King and His Orchestra,"

Mr. Dodd takes the Air)-- 1,00 Local Time Signal and Wes-Harry Ray and His Orchestra. Tan- ther. Report.

gos-Cabecita; la Ultima Cancion --- 1.03 Lucleane Boyer (Vocal)

Huppertz and His Orchestes. and Heina he the Orchestra Mascotte.

Fox Trot-Star Dust On The Moon:

Waltzes — Caresses (Lanner, arr.Quickstep-Turn off The Moon inim Hobne); Blue Like A Cornflower Jus same)--Len Newbery and His Casca- senhoven-Schlosser) Orchestra Mas-des of Rhythm Quickstep - Where Is Our Blue Bird Of Melody Lane: cotte. L'Hote! Du Clair De Lune Waltz-Sweethearts (from the film) (Biminot

and Gerard) Lucienne Victor S1rester and Fils Ballroom Or- Evening Stars Lanner, arr. Hohne); Boyer (Vocal) with Orchestra. Waltzes chestra. Slow Pox-Trot Rollin' Good-Night (Wood and Others)-Or- Goin' Down To Santa Fe Town Big

Plains from the film); Quickstep chestra Mascotte. Sans Tol (Scotto): Bill Campbell and His Hill Billy Band.

Claret)-Lu- St Petite Bayle and

Slow Fox-Tret-Heaven Can cienne Boyer (Vocal) with Orchestra: Quickstep Sing A Song Of Sunbeams Walt: waltzes--Espana (Waldteufel): Die

Eastside (film Werber Lanner-arr. Echne)-Orches Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra. of Heaven"-Victor tra Mascotte.

Waltz Paid For The Lie That I Told You-Henry Hall and His Or chestra.

130 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wes- ther Forecast and Announccinents,

1.45 Dvorak-Quartet in A Flat Ma- jor, Op. 105.

Prague String Quartet. 215 Clost down.

6.00 Noel Coward E Musical Comedy.

11.00 London Belay-"In England Now."

11.15 Close down.

SHORT WAVE

"Cochran's 1931 Revue"-Any Little Fish (Noel Coward)-Noel Coward Already she has been helping to

(Baritone) with Orchestra. Tonight evacuate cripples and offered her A 8.30"-We Were Dancing (Noel ... services in ambulance driving. Coward) - Noel Coward (Baritone) Calls When I saw her at the Dorchester with Orchestra "V

"Words, and Mude": 08.G Selection (Coward)-New Mayfair GBB she was busy knitting khaki wool

Orchestra. "Operette"

(Coward); GS.B. supplied by the Red Cross into where are the Songs We Sung: The G.S.O. same semblance of a scarf.

Stately Homes of England-Noel Co-

with Oh, and

(Baritone) Miss Rhone also ward

Orchestra. "Conversation Piece"-Selection (Co- thinks:

ward) Charles Prentice and His Or "Your R. A. F. uniforms are chestra. "Words and Music-Mad wonderful."

COMING EVENTS

NOV.

·

24-Tides: High 7.37 am" and 7.30 p... Low 146 am. and 119 pm.

Sunrise: 641 am.; Sunset: 5.38 pm Claims against estate of Edward Osborne due

Dogs and Englishmen" (Coward) - Noel Coward Baritone) with Orches-

tr.

6.33 Closing Local Stock Quots- tions.

6.35 New Mayfair Orchestra. Jubliee Dance Memories--Intro: I'm afraid to go bome in the dark; Alexander's Ragtime Band;, Oh, you beautiful doll; Get out and get un- der: Underneath the Stars: Hello! who's your lady friend, etc. Bongs H.K. Reel Club, Annual Dance, Peneverybody Blug-Intro Live, laugh Insula Hotel, 9 pm.

and love; By the fireside; He played Sino-British Cultural Assn. Mtg his Ukulele: One more kiss; Some- Dr. G. AC Herklotk body loves you; Dick Turpin's Ride to Contribution to English Gar-You: What makes you so adorable Back again to happy-g-lucky days. "Bweet Adeline"---Selection (Kern);

dens."

Y.M.C.A.: Badminton. htt Inter-Regimental Polo-2.30 p.m. HK. Union Engineering Society: Lecture by Prof. Y. M. Wong "The Processes of Manufacturing Con Brisquettes and Their Piring Charao- teristics," 8.30 p.m.

Crown Land Sale, D.O. South. 11

Union Church, Jumble Sale, 2.30, p.m.

Union Church: Wedding-Thomson- Seth. 3 p.m

Lotoma Kidergarten Mtg. for Par ents, St. Andrew's Hall, 8.45 p.m.

Christian Fellowship. Helena May Inst., 10.30 kn.

Toe EL, St. Andrew's, 8.45 pm, Cheero Club, Darts, Ping-Fong, Bil- Hards

25-Tides:

High 8.20 am. and 754 Low 2.25 .. and 1.45 pm, Sunrise: 641 a.m.; Sunset 527 pa R.RO.C.A. Supper Dance. Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

t.

Andrew's Church: Day of Pray.

er and Gifts.

לי' י'

St. John's Cathedral Fair. Vohteer Hqra, 2.46 p.m.

REW.O. and Serata. Mess, Whist Drive and Dance, 8.30 p.m.

Kowloon Bowling Green Club, Clos ing Day, 2 p.m.

C.R.C. Tennis Final: At Home, 2.30 p.m.

Wah Yan Past Students Assn. Ån- nual Mtg.....and Dinner, 620 p.m.-

D.G.S. Plannd Dance, 9 pm. Presentation of Insignia, Govern ment, House, “11,30 a.m...

26-HKRA. Shoot m Golf-First Round of Club Cham plonship.

Open Mixed Doubles Tennis Tourney Finals

Softball League.

Violet Capell Dancing Display, Be hearsal at King's Theatre, 10 am

Cottage Club, Panling: Winter Rid ing Season Opens with Paper-Hunt,

p.mp

Mtz.. Sandilands Hut, 10.30 a. m.

27 Gin Chrides Annual General

Football Referees Assn., Annual Mtz 8pm.

H.B. Art Club Annial Exhibition.

pin..

John's Cathedral Hall, 20tion,

At Andrew's Club. Badminton Crown Land Balt. P.W.D., 3 pm. 28-H.K. Bingers Annual Concert in aid of St. Dunstan's, University Great

Hall

"Boberta"-Belkation (Keya),

7.00 Variety with Bing Crosby, Bobby Breen, Jack Buchanan, and The Hill Billies.

Vocal-Hang Your Heart On A Hickory Limb (film East side of Heaven')-Bing Crosby with Orches- tra. Vocal-Blue Italian Waters (Alm 'Pisherman's Wharf'); Pisherman's Chantie (film Fisherman's Wharf')— Bobby Breen with Organ accomp. Vocal-Where I Ain't Been Before (Film Wells Fargo); The Cowboy's Dream

(arr, H Blies)-The B Billies with Their Own Novelty Ac- comp. Vocal So Green (film That's a good gin: 00: La! Let (alm "That's a good girl-Jack Buchanan with Orchestra Vocal Climbing Up The Golden Stairs (arr. Hill Billies); In The Moonlight's Głów (Hill Billies)— The Hill Billies with Their Own No- velty Accomp.

7.39 London Relay--The News, 8,00 Local Time: Signal, Weather Report and Announcements. -

8.03 Next week's programmes, 8.07 Studio-Plano Recital by Nura. Kanis.

it

Beethoven Programme 1. Sonata "Pathetique": 2. Ecossaise.

8.30 Orchestral Interlude by Marek Weber and. His Orchestra,

DAVENTRY

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Wavelength 17.790.6. - (16.96%) 9.51in.c. (31.55m.) 2147mo, (31.97m.) 15.18.6. (13.79m.)

NEWS IN ENGLISH Transmission I-News Bum-

дагу

4.00 pr.

Full Bulletin Trans. II & III-News Bum-

5.00 p.m.

WATY

6.15 p.m.

Full Bulletin

do. do,

Transmission V-News Sum

mary

Fall Bulletin

7.30 pm. 9.15 para: 12.00 mid-

night

7.30 8.11. 8.30 a..

SHORT TALKS FROM B.B.C.

(All Hongkong - Time)

Mondays —— Background

to the News................ 11.00 p.m. Tuesdays ---- Background

to the News

8.15 am

In England Now 11.00 Cards on the Table 8.00 pm. Wednesdays - In Rog

land Now.....

6.45 B

Cards on the Table 8.15 km. Matters of Moment 13.00 p.m. Thursdays-latters

Moment Background.. to the

News Fridays in England

Now Saturdays—In England

Now

London Lor London Log

$45 B.m.

11.00 pm.

11.00 pm.

5.45'

3.30 p.m. 11.16 p.

Sundays--London Log 8.45 R.m)

“CAPTAIN" FURY” AT MAJESTIC TOMORROW

“Captain Fury" which co-stars Brian Aberne. Victor : McLaglen and June Lang opens at the Majestic Theatre tomorrow. The picture also features in supporting character

Indra Walls (Operette in the roles such outstanding players as Realm of Indra”—Lincke)..--

8.35 London Relay "For

Troops"

| Paul / Lukas, John Carradine the George Zucco, Virginia Field. Douglas Dumbrille and Mary. Gor- don.

"Captain Fury," which unfolds 29-KKRA Shoot-145 p.m. its story" with lightning speed, Chinese Youth Medical Heller Asuspenseful adventure and swift Dinner and Dance, Peninsula Hotel,

Violet Capell School of Dancing drama, was given both the pro- Presents "Woodland Idyll," King's duction knowledge and the mas Theatre, 5.20 |pm|

terful direction of Hal Roach per- 30 St. Andrew's Society Concert sopally. ! HK Hotel

KK. Jockey Club, Hall-Yearly Gen. The story is laid in the pioneer

of Voting Members, Club House, days of Australla, when the coun-: plenam pint Central

British Association Dance was an open frontier land, Theosophies Bosley: Spesies grabbed up by robber barons who O'More="Tas: Philosophy of Jafa, were stealthly building huge of Andre Maurola"

fendal estates and administering them with all the horror and cruelty of mediaeval tyranny.

Elly

St. Andrews Club, Oven Night."-- Ladies Golf: Einstrien eldse for-Tag=

tá at 3-3 head, and at Wargrave, Women's Institute members, de la H.K. Rotary Club Timo Mtg. I p.m. | gart Guo Competition.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1939. -PAGE

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KCİHİDNIE “SCATDAVIS JANE BRYAN-EDDIE ALBERT RONALD REAGAN • JANI WYMAN »HENEY ONEILL, Ohamad By WOLLIAM KESOMLET · Franaand by WARNER BRCK,

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THE FIRST PICTURES OF ACTUAL WARFARE ON THE WESTERN FRONT!

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Bombing of the Siegfried line Duke of Windsor at the front! British troops and R.A.F. in France! French troops advance with tanks and artillery!

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