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GEO. BRENT-HUMPHREY BOGART GERALDINE FITZGERALD. RONALD REAGAN

HENRY TRAVERS

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CORA WITHERSPOON Screen Play by Casey Robinaci

A Pics National Picteru

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"SECRET SERVICE OF THE AIR"

A Warner Bros. Picture

“GONE WITH

THE WIND"

A HOLLYWOOD "PRE - VIEW” “.

The film Gone With the Wind. for the reception of which the public has been prepared by # tornado of puolicity, was shown on Dec. 12 to the Press at Hollywood.

The showing was a pre-view, nos the "world premiere” which ly to be the forerunner of innumerable other gala Aràt nights, That will be held at Atlanta, the scene of the novel from which the picture was made, and the home of. Margaret Mitchell, the author of the book,

In preparation for the great day the Mayor of Atlanta has proclaim- ed a four-day celebration durmy which both Confederate and American flags will be flown from all principal buildings, and omnĺbug' and tramear conductors, waitresses, and other employees in'i the downtown section of the city will wear Contederate uniforms and costumes of the Civil War period, Many business buildings Are mounting false fronts representing Atlanta In the sixties.

Crities seemed to have liked the picture, which runs for nearly four hours. They agreed that Vivien Leigh. the English actress. the

WLA properly cast In role of Scarlett O'Hara, though somewhat too restrained at times, and, that Clark Gable WHA "perfect Rhett Butler. -The "Times.

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WILLIAM POWELL' WEDS AGAIN HOLLYWOOD, Jan, 6 (Reuter)— William Powell; famous screen actor. noted for his work in "The Thin Man," today married the ac- tress, Diana Lewis.

Cinemas to the value of £3,000, 000 changed hands when Mr. Oscar Deutsch, of Odeon Theatre. and Mr. David Rose; of Paramount, signed contracts whereby Odeon Theatres take over seven important cinemas

GENERAL

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A photomontage of the stars, action and spectacle that is "Dodge City." Warner Bros. Technicolour eplé showing today at the King's Theatre with Errol Flynn. Olivia De Havillarid and

Ann Sheridan,

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THE TOWER" ORCHESTRA FROM THE STUDIO

Brahms Concerto

8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 Stadio-Concert by the "Tower" Orchestra conducted by Robert Mon- cur.

1(a) March-San Lorenzo (Silva); (b) Valse Nights of Gladness (AN- cliffe), (c) Fantasie-Three Days (Lot ter). Interlude.

2. (a) Excerpts from "The Lilac Domine" (Cuviller), (b) Valse-Eton Boating Song (Kaps), (c) Selection from **The Dubarry" (Millocker). Signing-Of Tune "The Lady of the Towe" (art. 8. Weller).

9.05 Studio Comment ou Recent

12.15 pm. Shart Service of Interces-Events. slop

9.15 London Relay-News Summary. 9.20

Fox-Trots-Goona Goo; Big Chief "Swing I" (Alm The Jog. Parade").

A Short Violin Concert by Fox-Trots-Yès, There Ain't No, Moon-Yehudi Menuhin. the World. Quickstep Step Beatin" -De light: If you Were The Only Girl Da Danse Espagnole ("La Vida Breve" Falla-Kreisler) Minstrels (De Round The Mulberry Bush. Fox-Trot bussy Flight of the Burable-Bee

-Don't Cross Your Fingers, Cross (Rimsky-Korsakov - Hartmann), Your Heart Quicksteps-Who Stole Chasse (Cartier-Krefaler).

Turkish The Jam? (film 'Sally, Irene and March (Beehtoven-Auer),' Romance Mary"); Swingin In The Corn (flm In A Major, Op.94, No. 2 (Schuman Radio City, Revels"). Fox-Trot-Cock- arr. Kreisler) with Plano accompant- tail Swing.

ment.

1.00 Local Time Signal and Wear ther Repot,

His

9.40 Ilayda-Quartet In B Major, Op. 76, No. 4.

10.00 Songs by Elisabeth Schumann

163. George --Boulanger" and Orchestra with Richard Tauber, (Sopano).

COMING EVENTS (Tenor).

JAN.

Standchen, Op.17, No. 2, '(Strauss)— Hungarian March Potpourri (Pecs with Orch, accomp. Morgen, Op.27, Prichystal) George Boulanger and No. 4 (Staruss) with Violia Obligato His Orchestra You Mean The World by Isolde Menges and Orchestra. The To Me (from The Singing Dream"- Little Sandman (Brahms)—with Pisao Richard Tauber (Tenor) with Orch, accomo. by Gerald Moore. Com-R

8-Tides: High 945 am and 834 p.m. Low 336 am and 2.20 p.m.

Sunrise: 7.05 am: Sunset: 5.54 p.m. Universal Week of Prayer mences Daily Services at St. John's Cathedral, 5.30 p.m

Auxiliary Nursing Service --- Home Nursing Lectures, Commence at Queen Mary Hospital. 8 p.m.

FL.K.F.A. Council Meeting, 5.30 p.m. Referees Assn Mtg., 8 p.m.

Kowloon Hospital, Home Nursing Lecture. 5.30 pm.

Crown Land Sale, P.W.D., 3 p.m. Taiping Theatre: Chinese Perform- ance in Ald of B.W.OF. 9.30 p.m.

9Entries cicse for Colony Chess Championship.

Entries close for Fanling Races, 12 DOOD

HK, Rotary Club Tin Mtg., 1 p.m. HK University Arts Assn. Gen. Mtg 8.30 p.m.; Speaker Capt. A. E. Whitman "A Year in the Arctic Re- giona."

play. 5.10 pm

HKRA Shoot.

St. Andrew's Women's Fellowship Party 8

pm

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men

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Every

10.10. Brahms Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Og. 15.

You Passed Me and His Orchestra.

Artur Schnabel (Piano) and the Thought

One MY

Desire

(from London Philharmonic Orchestra con- Gluditta-Lebar) Richard Tauber ducted by George Szeli. (Tenor) with Orch. Cancasian Suite 11.00 Close down. (Ippolllow-Iwanow). Village Scene Entry of the Sidar-George Boulanger and His Orchestra.

and Rugby Press,

1.30 Renter Weather Forecast and Announcements.

1.45 Mendelssohn-Velet In E Flat

Major, Op. 21.

International String Octet.

2.15 Close down,

6.00 "For the Children.”

A Selection of Walt Disney's Silly

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Symphonies tarr, Muno). Intro: The Transmission --News Sum- wise little hen; The grasshopper and the ants; Peculiar Penguins; The flying mouse Ambrose and His Or 10-King's Theatre-Dancing Dus chestra with Vocal Chorus. Donkey's Serenade (im Fredy')-Gracie Fields (Cocal) with

with Orchcestra

Studio Story by Aunt Susan. Rhythm. In Nursery Rhymes 8am Browne (Vocal) with The Rhythm Sisters. Transmission Y-News Buro-

The Pussy Cat" (from The Owl and The "Three Nonsense Bongs) - Stuart chestra. Old Folks at Home (Tradi Robertson

(Bass-Baritone) with Or

tional-art. Bruce)--Paul Robeson (Bass) with Orch. Slumberland (Lambert and Other)-Les Allen (Baritone) with Orch,

Women's A.R.P. Union, Bandaging Class reopens at Helens May Inst

9.30 am

Exhibition of Chinese Art at Fung Ping Shan Library, 1 p.m.-7 pm

11-King's Theatre: Dancing Dis play. 6.10 p.m.

St. Andrew's Club, Scavenging Hunt, 8.30 p.m.

Y.M.C.A. Fantomine Social, '9 p.m. 12-Old Cheltonians Dinner, 8.15 p.m.

St. David's Society, Annual Mig.. Supreme Court Building, 530 p.m.

13-HKRA. Shoot,

6.30 Closing local Stock Quotations, 6.32 Reginald Dixon at the Organ Dixxon Hits No. 4. Intro: Call me Sweetheart; When I grow too old to Dream; Rehearsing a Lullaby; In a little Gypsy Tea Room; Me and the Old Polks at Home: The Oregon Trail. Dixon Hits No. 1. Intro: Is it True what they say about Dixie? Sweet- 14-Semi-final of G. M. Young Golf | heart Let's Grow Old Together: The Cup due for completion.

Entries Close for H.K. Jockey Clubs Annual Race Meeling, 3 pm,

Macao Races.

Touch of your Lips: Lost: Lovely Lady: The Glory of Love.

Ladies Colony Tennis Champion- 645 Variety with Murgatroyd and ships: Doubles Bemi-anals, U.B.R.C. Winterbottom, Norman Lang, Frances Courts. 3 p.m.

Day, Fred Stein and Geoge Scott- Whist❘ Wood.

18-St. Andrew's Club, Drive (open to public).

17-HKRA Shoot. 19-Central British Assn. Dance. 20-HKRA shoot.

REO.CA Supper Dance. C.B.A, and C.BE. Reunion Cabaret Supper Dance, H.K. Hotel, § p.m.

21-Fanling Hunt and Race Club, Kwanti Races..

22-First HKVD.C. Camp Starts at Fanling.

Bt. Andrew's Club,

Evening.

24 HARA Shoot.

$.rb.

Hotch-Potch

Vocal-Swing film Public Nuisance No. 1; Me and My Dog (film 'Public Nuisance No. 1)-Frances Day' (Bo- prano) with Orchestra. Entertain-it Wouldn't Have Done for The Duke, Sir Round The Quses (Burnaby Long)-Norman Long at the Plano. Piano Accordian The Big Broadcast of 1936? Selection-George Scott-Wood

ested by Guitar, Bast aceiated

and Drums. Me-WRIM Close To Plano Stay (Fim "Mazurke') Love's Romance-

Stein Glow Fox-Trot-Pred Humorous Music (Orick and Others). Grub Grick and Others)-Murgatroyd and Winterbottom (Two minds with not

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SHORT TALKS FROM B.B.C.

(All Hongkong: Time) Mondaya - Background

to the News...................... 11.00 pum Tuesdays - Background

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8.15 am In England Now

11:00 p.m. Cards on the Table 800 p.m. Wednesdays -- In Eng-

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6.45 8.3. Cards on" the Table 8.15-a.m. Matters of Moment 11.00

26.45.2.m.

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11.00 .m

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Thursdays-Matters of

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NOW ... Saturdays-in England

Now

London Log London Log Sundays-London Log

CHINESE ART EXHIBITION IN

: MOSCOW

CHUNGKING, Jan. 5 (Central)

single thought) with Monte Crick at-After long preparation, the Chi-

CBA. "Hot Russian Dinner, 8.30 27-Third Round of Stabbs Shield at the Piano. Piano-Accordian-Stars nese Art Exhibition was formally

Over Devon

(Flynn and Ezan)- opened in the Museum of Oriental Golf Competition due to be complet George Scott Wood assisted by Gultar. Culture in Moscow, on Jan 3, says

Voca-X Little. Bese and Drums. FKRA. Bhout

White Room (from: Floodlight report, and 28-H.K. Riding School Gymkhana, Nichols)-Prances Day and Johri Ms Among those present at the with Ophestra ATL1ficial Flowers opening ceremony were General

ed.

HKRA. Shoot,

(from Flood!läht-Nichols)—Françes

30 Second HKV.D.C. Camp Starts Day with Orchestra Plano Jarle Yang Chieh, Chinese Ambassador pura Film Melodies Fréd Stein. to the Boviet Union; and. Soviet

7.30 London Relay The Nowa

artists and cultural leaders,

at Fanling.

31-HKRA, Bhoot

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"WIFE, DOCTOR AND NURSE"

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