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11-Tides: High 10.38 am, and 934 p.m. Low 3,49 am, and 2.37 pm
Sunrise: 651 a.m.; Sunset: 5.39 p.m. H.K. Society for Protection of Children. Annual Mig... Helena May Inst.. 5.30 p.m
GENERAL
Radio Programmes
HONGKONG
On Wavelengths of 355
YOU'VE LOVED ITS SONGS ALL YOUR. LIFE!
Crown Land Sale, P.WD, 3 pal YMCA: War Work, 10 a.m.; A.D. O. Rebearsal, 7-p.m.; Whist Drive, 8.30 p.m.
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"THE RETURN OF SCARLET PIM: ERNEL
with Barry K. Barnes A United Artists Release
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A Riot of Laughter, Excitement and Suspense !
HAL ROACH presents.
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OLIVER HARDY HARRY LANGDON BILLIE BURKE ALICE BRADY
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TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY
The Most Ingenious and Thrilling Mystery-
Romance of 19391
MELVYN DOUGLAS LOUISE PLATT
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in A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
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THE LATEST AND GREATEST OF THE HARDYS SERIES. EVEN FUNNIER THAN "LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDYS" ! SEE! Mickey Rooney as a rootin', tootin' terror of the range
...you'll bowl as he meets his match
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
HATWZUNO NEWSI Asscher....
and comfennler..edrechzre of that Hardy
Lamily you love! Go West with thun, for
a bowl-tour of the great open spaceSİ
OUT WEST HARDYS
WEDNES.
FOX Picture
WITH THE
***Lewis STONE - Mickey ROONEY
Cecilia PARKER Fay HOLDEN
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HEIDI”.
12--Nomination of J.P.'s represen- tative on Legislative Council.
Kowloon Chess Club, Annual Dio- ner. Peninsula Hotel, 8 pm
H.K. Rotary Club Tinn Mta. 1 p.m. YM.C.A.: Bridge Class, 16 Badminton. 6 p.m.
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Old Marburian Dinner. 13-EKRA. Shoot, 1.45 p.m. Queen's Theatre: No! No! Nanet- te" 9.30 put
YMCA: Badminton; A.D,C. Re- hearsal,
p.m
Taikoo Club Lawn Bowls, 3.15 p.m. Polo: Kildare Cup Tournament. 3.30 p.m
14-Queen's Theatre: "No! Nol Nanette. 9.30 p.m.
H.K. Chinese Women's Club, Chari- ty Dance, Peninsula Hotel
Election of J.P.'s representative on. Legislative Council
Royal Hongkong Golf Club, Annual Meeting. Jardine, Matheson and Co.'s office, 5.15 p.m.
First Church of Christ Scientist. Lecture by Mr. Colin Rucker Eddison, HK Hotel p.m.
Theosophical Society: Speaker---Mr. Wel Tat "Some More Thoughts on Ancient Chinese Wisdom."
YM.C.A.: Games Morning, 10 a.m.; Women's Section Committee Mtg.. 10.30 am.; AD.C, Rehearsal. 7 p.m.
Meeting of Court of University of HK, Fung Ping Shan Chinese" Ll- trary, 6.30 p.m.
15-Queen's Theatre: No! Nol Nanette 8.30 p.m.
Central British Ass Dance. University
Women Undergraduates Club Concert in Great Hall, 8.45 p.m.
ELK. Football Referees Assn. An- rival, Dinner.
Raub Australian Gold Mining Co. Ltd., third interim dividend payable.
ER. Chamber "Music Club Concert at Govt. House, 9.30 p.m.
Heep Yunn Girls School Speech Day, 5.30 p.m.
7.M.C.A.: Badminton, 6 p.m. Social Evening at Police Recreation Club, Happy Valley, 8.30 p.m.
Servicemen's Dance, S. & 8, Home, 8.30 p.m.
13
Bad His Orchestra,
Fox-Trot-Gyyay Violin; Tango- Caramba-Mantovani and His Tipios :Orchestra. Fox-rots Let 'Er Go: The Snake Charmer-Nat Gonella and : His Georgians Walk-Alice Blue Gown; Rumba-El Capulito De Aleli -Henry Jacques Fox-Trots Swinging Em Down-Fred die Jenkins' Harlem Seven; Star Dust arlo. Tangos-- -Coleman Hawkins Trio. La Pumalada. So Lo Elevaro-Or- questa Tipica Francisco Canaro, Pox- Trois-Swingin' On The Moon; Sing. Baby. Sing (from the Alm)-Bob Howard and His Orchestra, Waldk.... Moon of Manakoora (lm "The Hur-
and Fi 12.15 pm Short Service of Ia- ricane")-Henry Jacques
Strict Dance Tempo Orchestra..
11.00 Close down.
FEODOR CHALIAPINE IN A RUSSIAN PROGRAMME
tercession.
Talk from Studio
12.30 Carroll Ġlbbons (Piano) and His Orchestras.
SHORT WAVE
George Gershwin-Medley; Jerome Kern Medley Carroll Gibbons and (With The Savoy Hotel Orpheans Vocal Chorus). Nymph Fran-Selec tion (Cole Purter); There's A Ring Calla Around The Moon (Green)-Carroll a 9.0 Gibbons and John W. Green (Two G.S.B. Planos) Accompanied by Their Boy G.SH. Friends. You're Here, You're There, G.S.O. You're Everywhere Kahal and Loeb); Poolin' Myself
DAVENTRY
Wavelength 17.758.6. (1436m.) 8.51m (1.55r.) 2147me. ($1,9701.) 15.18m.c. (19.79m.)
NEWS IN ENGLISH (Lawrence and Tin- turin)-Carroll Gibbons (Piano) and Transmission `I-News Sum- His Boy Friends On Your Toes-
mary Selection-Carroll Gibbons and the SAVOY Hotel Orpheans with Jack Whiting.
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea- ther Report.
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1.03 Lucienne Boyer (Vocal) . and the Orchestra” Mascotte.
It Happened In Vienna-Waltz (Ferry, Murh); Castaneta Waitz (Willy Richartz)-Orchestra Mascotte, La Voyageuse (Delettre); D'Amour En Amour (Dalettre) Lucienne Boyer (Vocal) with Orch. From Near and Par Waltz Melodies (arr. Hohne)- Orchestra Mascotte Les Prenoms. Enaces (Tranchant)-Lucienne Boyer (Vocal) with Orch. Lebar Waltz Pot- pourri (arr. Robrecht) -- Orchestra Mascotte.
1.30 Repter and Rugby Press, Wea- ther Forecast and Announcements.
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eugene GooSSETS.
2.15 Close down.
6.00 "For the Children"
"The Adventures of Careless Carrie and Wilful William": (a) .The Bochams Party, (b) Topsy Turvy Town-Uncle Charlie and Company with Orchestra and Effects. Uncle 16-HK. Jockey Club's 13th Extra Peter's Children's Party. Intro Girls Meeting. 2 pm
Queen's Theatre: "No! No! Nanet- te"-9.30 p.m.
St. Stephen's Girls' College: Sale of Work in ald of War relief and local charities, 11 pm.
p.m..
Y.M.C.A.:
Exhibition by Erne Friedlander. St. Andrew's Hall. 9. a.m-6 p.m. 17-HKRA. Shoot. 9 am. Golf-Club Championship. Final. Exhigition by Erne Freedlander. St. Andrew's Halli p.m.- P.I.
A.D.C. Rehearsal, 8.30
18-Claims against estate of Thomas Meek and Edward Tucker due.
Cheero Club, Gala Christmas Dance, 8.30 pm.
Sandakan Light and Power Co., Lid, Annual Mtg., Bank of East Asia Bldg., 12 noon.
An-
H.K. Yorkshiremen's Society, nual Meeting, H.K. Hotel, 5.45 pm.
Busy Bees Working Party Final Bridge and Mahjongg Drive, Cathe. dral Hall, 3.p.m.
19-Claims against estate of Gaston
Desmuller due.
HK Horticultural Society, Annual Mtg. Jardine, Matheson's Board Room, 5.15 p.m..
20-HX.RA. Rifle Shoot, 1.45 p.m. Peak School Prize Day, 5.13 p.m.
Second and Third Rounds of Ladies Tennis Championships due to be com- pleted.
Y.M.C.A. Pantomime, 5 pm,
5 pm
and. Boys come out to play; Oranges and lemons: Old King Cole: Pop goes the Weasel; Baa, baa,,black sheep; Hickory, Dickory Dock: A Frog he would a-wooing go-Peter Dawson (Vocal) with Orth. Studio--Story by Doodle; Aunt Susan Polly
Wolly Candy Big Rock
Mountain-The Rocky Mountaineers accomp. by the Bunk House Boys. Slumberland (Lambert and Others)-Les Allen (Baritone) with Orchestre.
6.30 Closing local. Stock tions.
Quots-
6.32 Feodor Challapine (Bass). In a Russian. Programme.
Full Bulletin Trans. II & III—News Sum-
mary
Full Bulletin
do.
do.
Transmission V-News Sum-
mary
Full Bulletin
4.00 p.m.
6.00 p.m.
4.45 piz
1.30 p.m.
9.15 p.rs. 12.00 mid-
night
7.30 AJ 8.30 a.mx.
SHORT TALKS FROM B.B.C.
[All Hongkong Time) Mondays - Background
to the News
11.00 p.m. Tuesdays—Background
to the News
8.13 A.J.
11.00 p.m.
In England Now Cards on the Table 8.00 pm. Wednesdays In Eng-
land Now
Moment AROZE
8.45 am. Cards on the Table 8.15 8.. Matters of Moment 11.00 p.m. Thursdays Matters of
6.45.m.
11.00 p.m.
11.00 pm
Background to
News Fridays
Now
the
In England
Saturdays--In England
Now
London Log London Log
8.45 8.
3.30 p.m
11.15 pm.
Sundays-London Log ·6.45 a.m.
INCREASED STORAGE
OF WATER
The water returns for the month
- November show that total
The Old Corporal (Dargemwijsky)-- Feodor Chaliapine (Bass) with Or- chestra. The Fight Of The Bumble 0 Bee (Rimsky-Korsakov); Khovants storage in the Island reservoirs on china-Interlude Act 4 (Moussorgsky December i was 1,809.34 million
Rimsky-Korsako7) EIAR Sym-
gallons compared with 1.089.45 phony Orchestra, Turin. Capriccio Epagnol, Op. 34 (Rimsky-Korsakov) mlion gallons for the correspond The Lamoureux Orchestra of Paris ing period last year. Chanson Indoue (“Sadko”—-Rimskyr- An estimated population of 900,- Korsakov)-Amelita Gall-Curci
(80- prano) with Orchestra. The Golden total of 47.75 million gallons as 0000 (including villages) consumed a Cockerell-Wedding March (Rimsky- Korsakov)--The Lamoureux Orchetra compared with 350,000 and a total of Paris, Rondo of Parlaf (Patter of 340.07 million gallons last year. Song "Russian and Ludmila" Act The Mainiand storage 2 Glinka) Arla of the Miller
Was
"Roussalka" Act 1-Dargomwizhsky) 3,068.47 million gallons as against (Bass) with 2,053,69 million gallons for Feodor Challapine Orchestra Serenade (Moussorgsky the same period last year. Reginald Foort at the B.B.C. Theatre Organ 7.15
21-Launching at Kowloon Docks Night-Ride and Sunrise."..Op. 55.
Sibellus - Symphonic Form
7.30 London Relay-The News. 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
*8.03 Studip—Talk Mine."
St. Andrew's Club Carnival Dante, e p... due.
Cheera Club Christmas Dinner, 7.30 p.T
TM.CA. Pantomime, 9 pm.
по
"Magnetic
An estimated population of 890,- 000 consumed 354.00 million gallons. as compared with 500,000 and a total consumption of 239,51 in November last year,
Total rainfall recorded at the Royal Observatory from January 1 to November 30 was 88.705 inches 825 Variety with Gracia Fields, as compared with 55.348 inches for Children's Fancy Dress Party, Pen- The Gay Nineties Singers, Max Miller the corresponding period last year. insula Hotel, 4 p.m.-6.30 pm:
and The Rockey Mountaineers 22-Bino-British Cultural Assn. Muk,
Comedienne The Clockwork Court- Speaker: Mr. J. E Witham "China's ship (Rayners). Pass Shoot, Goal! Tea Trade."
and Others) Gracie (Hargreaves Fields with Orchestra. Vocal--Botany Bay (Traditional; The One-Horse Shay (Traditional)-The Gay Nineties Bingers with Orchestra. Comedien Appearing before Mr. R. Edwards Maria Fell For Me (Miller); No. No, at the Central Court on Saturday (Miller)-Max Miller with Orchestra. charged with unlawfully collecting
Nobody's Biz'nIERS
China Light and Power Co., Ltd. Annual Mtg.. 12 noon.
Claims against Enemy firms (Vince Singer and Wilhelm Maler and Co. 23-Y.M.CA. Fantomime, 3 p.. 24-Christmas Eve.
25-Christmas Day.
26-Boxing Day.
R.E.O.C.A "Fancy Dress" Pentazula Hotel.
YM.CA Pantomime, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.
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30-Claims against estate of Leung Chan Tak Yan due.
Vocal-It
Ain't
COLLECTING FOR CHARITY
MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1939. —PAGE
KING'S
SHOWING TODAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P. M.
| CAGNEY RIDES....... SHOOTS...KILLS!
The hustiest spirit of America's stormiest days rides with 'The Kid'
JAMES CAGNEY
OKLAHOMA KID
HUMPHREY BOGART - ROSEMARY LANE
Also Broadway Brevities in Technicolour⚫ "SWING TIME IN THE MOVIES"
A Warner Bros, Pleture
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SHOWS
DAILY 2.30-5.15 7.15-9.30
"THE KID FROM KOKOMO”
WITH PAT O'BRIEN * WAYNE MORRIS · JOAN BLONDELL
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LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY
THE BIGGEST LAUGH HIT OF THE CENTURY ! Most famous fansters in flm history in a great novelty picture that's "a riot of laughter..
JUST ARRIVED ANOTHER UNIVERSAL EUROPEAN WAR NEWS SPECIAL SHOWING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HONG KONG.
WC.FIELDS
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
New
Edgar BERGEN
Charlie McCARTHY
UNIVERSAL Picture
TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY
A STORY THAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU! A POWERFUL HUMAN DRAMA.
LET US LIVE
MAURION
HEKET
BALEN
O'SULLIVAN - FONDA • BELLAMY
MATINEES: 20c.-30c - EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-502-702-
HOLIDAYS FOR
NEXT YEAR
The following holidays will be observed as Government holidays in 1940: January 1, February 8 and 9, March 22, and 25, May 13,
King), July 1, August 5, Beptember 2, October 10, November 17, December 25 and 28.
FIRST RUSSIAN BAZAAR HELD
Proceeds To Build New Church
of The Ladies' Committee the Russian Orthodox Church, In Hongkong held their first Kazaar on Saturday in aid of the building fund for a Hussian Orthodox Church in the Colony.
TOW
What I Do: Oh Busannah; We'll Rest money for charity, an aged chi- Dance. At The End Of The Trail--The Rocky nest, Li Kwan, and his son, Li June 13 (birthday of HM the
Mountaineers accompanied by the 'Wal, were each fined $5.
Orch. Harry Fanling Hunt and Race Club Meet- Bunk House Boys.
! Sgt. Blackburn, who prosecuted, ing at Kwanti
Roy New Stage Show-Harry." Roy
told the Court that as he was and His Orchestra.
9.05 Studio Comments on Recent conducting a raid for unlicenced H. E. the Governor has been hawkers, he saw the two de- pleased to exclude Magistrates from the operation of the Holidays 9.15 London Belay-News Summary. fendants amidst a large crowd out-
Ordinance on January 1, February - 9.30 Patricia Bossborough and side the World Theatre, «
St. Andrew's Church Hail, kind- Robinson Cleaver (Piano and Organ).į
9, and 23. March 25, March 25, May The defendants were selling pre: 1.13, July 1, August 6, September 2,ly loaned for the occasion, received served olives and were holding a November 11 and December 26.
a steady stream of visitors shield alleged to have been given by the "Kung Cheung Yat Po,"
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31-New Year's Eve. - Football Shleit, First Round. YMCA. Pantomime. 9 p.za, Theosophical Society: Speaker-Mr. Percy Chen "The Rebirth of Nationa*
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
Events,
JP
The Bells of St. Mary's (Adame) By The Waters of Minnetonka (Lleu- rance); Bird. Bongs at Eventide (Eric Coates) Parlez-Mol D'Amour (Lenoir); Trees (Rasbach).
945 Jack Buchanan, and Randolph in Musles! Comedy.
Ten
The Imports and Exports Departhroughout the afternoon.
per cent, of the proceeds are being for collections for Chinese wound-ment will be open for the purpose donated in aid of the British War of Revenue collection and issue of Elaiced soldiers.
Organisation Fund. Pleading gulity, the defendants permits only from 9 am to noon on all the above days except Bun- That's a good girl" (Braham and said they gave fifty. per cent. of days. Chinese New Year's Day, Furber). Now That I've Found You: Fancy Our Meeting-Jack Buchanan the collections to charities.
Good Friday, October 10 and and Elise Randolph (Vocal) with
Christmas Day. The Tbe Aly Orchestra, "Music
Appearing on remand before Mr. Himsworth at the Kowloon Court on Saturday on a charge of
Selection (Hammerstein 2nd" and Sir F. Vernon Thomson, chairman manslaughter, Wong Chau, 23, was Kern)-New Mayfair Orchestra. "Mr. of the Union-Castle Lane, has been committed to stand trial at the Whittington Selection Jack
Criminal Bessions,
Buchanan and Elsie Randolph with appointed principal adviser and Carroll Gibbons and John W. Green Controller of commercial shipping Yeung Hing, 23, who appeared at two planos accompanied by Their and Sir Cyril Hurcomb. Director- Jointly on the same charge, was Boy Friends The Dancing Years"- discharged owing to insuficient The Leap Year Waltz
Theatre Orchestra. evidence.
The defendants were alleged to
have attacked Liu Yuk-chi, who later succumbed to his injuries."-
10.12. Dance Music.
The Drury
General of the new Ministry of Shipping. Secretary of the Minis try will be Bir E. Jullan Foley, director of military sea transport Waltz You Needn't have kept it a Secret; For/Trot Moon At Sea Ronin the Ministry of Shipping of the inte Munro and His Orchestra. Blow last war.
COLONY HEALTH
RETURNS
The Bazaar was declared open in a short speech by the Rev. Father Uspensky. The speech was follow- ed by a benediction. There was a wide variety of goods on sale, and the stalls displayed an assort- ment of articles from objects d'art. paintings and jewellery, to a selec- tion of very good embroidery' work
ST. PAUL'S BAZAAR
A successful bazaar was held Twenty-eight cases of tubercu-yesterday at St. Paul's Boys losis," three of dysentery, and one College by the Hongkong Combined earth of diphtheria, measles and Chinese Protestant Churches. The chicken pox were notified to the function was in aid of the Honge Health Authorities on Friday.
keng Diocese fund
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