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“INVISIBLE · MAN”

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Gloria Stuart Claude Bains

FAMOUS CLOWN EARL'S SON KILLED

DIGS ROADS

IN AIR CRASH"

"The Hon. William Drogo Sturges Coco the Clown, who has Montagu, younger son of the Karl tumbled about the Bertram Mills of Sandwich, Lord Lieutenant of Olympia circus ring for the last Huntingdonshire, was killed in a ten years, is forgetting the sound flying accident. He was 32:

Mr. Montagu married in 1931 of a laugh.

Coco 15 a Latvian, now aged Miss Guinness. The marriage was 40. whe has clowned his way dissolved in 1935, and he married round the world since he was in the same year Hon. Mrs. Janet Ave.

Gladys Campbell, only

daughter

He should have been at of Lord Beaverbrock. She obtain- Olympia last Christmas, but ed a decree mis last year... there was no circus. The' war! cancelled it. Coco has a wife and

a young family of five to feed, He left the court with an order and since the war broke out he to pay 13. a month, and went has tried to keep them by being home to write some more letters

Night porter at an hotel for, in search of work. 258, a week;

Road labourer for £2 115. week;

Music-hall clown; and

Pantomime clown.

-circus.

COMING EVENTS

MARCH

18-Tides: High 5.20 x.m. and 3.36 p.m. Low 7.15 am and 11.59 p.m.

·Sunrise: 630 am: Sunset: 634 pan. Crown Land Sale, P.W.D.,. 3 p.. YM.C.A.: War Work 9 am, Whist Drive, 8.30 p.m.; A.D.C. Rehearsal," 9 p.m.

Ladles Working Party (B.W.OF});} Clovt. House, 9 Bm--1 pas,

St. David's Society, Informal Mtg.. HK. Hotel, 5.30 p.m.

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St. Andrew's Club, Mystery Night,

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8.30 p.

Catholic Cathedral · Lenten slon, m

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St. John's Cathedral, Devotional Service and Address, 5.18 p.n

Military Police Mass, Whist Drive. 8.30 p.m

- St. Andrew's Working Party (Med- call, 10 am; (B.W.OF.), 6 pm.

Colony Tennis Championships con- tinued

-19-Tides: High 6.40 xăm. and 5.02 p.in. Low 9.30a.m. -

Sunrise: 6.30 a.m.; Sunset: €34 p.m. Cherro Club,. Ladies' Advisory Committee, Bridge- zad Mahjongg Drive. 3 p.m.

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Central British School, Physical Display. 6 p.m.

H.F. Automoblie Asst.. Annual Mig. Linstead and Darts Office, 6.30

p.m.

HK Rotary Club Tiffin Mtg. 1 p.m. Claims against estate of Alfred Ed- mund Hatch due.

YMCA. Bridge 10 am- Badmin- ton 6 p.m.; Mixed Swimming. 6 p.m.

Ladies Working Party (B.W.OF.), Govt. House, 9 a.m-1 p.m.

Colony Tennis Championships con- tinued.

Sunrise: 6.29 am: Sunset: 835 pm. FK Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Artual Mig., 10. Des Voeux Rd

C. 11.30 am.

GENERAL

Radio Programmes

HONGKONG

On Wavelengths of 355 motres (8-15 kou) 31.49 »

metres (9.5% megacycles).

Ibrary, Supreme Court

Fox-Trot-How'dija Like to Love Mo? (flm Swing Teacher: Swing')—Jack White and His Collegians Quickstep Somebody's Thinking of You Tonight; Waltz-Am I The First Onet--Victor Silvester and His Ballroom, Crch. Fox-Trots Sunday The Park: Meet Me Down In Sunset Valley- Mantoval and His Ochestra. Tangos

Olvidame: Call

Callecita De Mi Novia

Canara Orquesta Tipica Francisco Fox-Trot-Procession of the Sirdar (from

Caucasian Sketches"); Sym- phonic Fox-Trot-Samum Sydney Kyte and His Band. Blow Fox-Trots I Won't Tell & Soul; Two Shadows (from the flim)--Roy Fox and Fis Orchestra. Fox-Trois-A-Tisket A- 12.15 pm. Short Service of Inter- Tasket: I Can't Remember Her Name

-Billy Cotton and His Band. cesison..

London

LISZT CONCERTO NO, 'I IN

E FLAT MAJOR

Talk on Ballet-S.

1:

12.30 Schumana -- Concerta la Minor, Op. 34.

A

9.13

магу...

Alfred Cortot

and The London Philharmonic Orchestra con ducted by Sir Landon Ronald.

(Piano)

The

2nd

Jack

at

Relay-News "Sum-

9.30 Landon Relay-"This Freedom" 9.45 Compositions of Liszt,

Concerto No. 1 in E Flat Major-

don Ronald Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 Grind Symphony Orchestra Waldesrauschen Louis Kentner (Piano).

1.00 Local Time Signal and Wes-Mischa, Levitzki (Piano) and the Lon- ther Report

Randolph and 1,03 Elle Buchanan in Musical Comedy.

Fancy Our Meeting (from "That's a

-10.15 A Light Orchestral Concert good girl; Now That I've Found You (from "That's a good giri)Elsie Dr Marek Weber and His Orchestra Randolph and Jack Buchanan with with Martha Eggerth (Soprano) and Orchestra. "Music In

Air Derek Oldham (Tenor). (Hammerstain Sélection

2400 and A Longing Fiercely Burns Me (m Kern)-New Mayfal Orchestra, Mr. Always when I am happy'): Vienna, Whittington"- Selection-Elsie RAD Where The Waltz Was Born (Alm 20-Tides: High 7.23 a.m. and 6.20 dolph and Jack Buchanan with Car-Always when I am happy'--Marta p.m. Low: 12.55 am, and 11.55 a Fianos accompanied by Their Boy "Maren"-FO) with Orchestra.

roll Gibbons and John W. Green

Eggerth Friends. "Bend

(Massenet, BIT. Over

Heels"-Selec-Tavan)-Marek Weber and His Or- (Gordon and Revel)-Louis Levy chestra. You Will Remember Vienna tion and His Gaumont-British Symphony (Hammerstein and Romberg); Under with Vocal by Janet Lind.

The Lilac Bough (Lilac Time'-Ross- Oldham (Tenor), 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wes-Clutsam-Deres ther Forecast and Announcements. with Orchestra and Male Chorus. 145 Dance Music by Roy Fox and "toria and Her Hussar Selection |(Abraham) —Marek Weber and His His Orchestra,

Orchestra Love's Melody (from the Fox-Trots So Rare: My Cabin of him)-Marta Eggerth (Soprano) with Dreams. Slow Fox-TratWhat Is Orchestre, Dream Waltz (Millocker) Romance (from No sky so blues"):-Marek Weber and His Orchestra. Quickstep-The Chocolate Soldier's

Turn Ye To Me (North, arr. Mofät) Daughter. Fax-Trots There's A

A GoldDerek Oldham (Tenor) with Orches Mine in The Sky: True Confession tra Maidens of Baden Waltz (from the film). Waltz Seal It with (Komzak)-Marek Weber and His Or A Kiss (alm That Ghi from Paris'); chestra Fox-Trot The Night Is Young, and You're So Beautiful. Fax-Trots- Whispers In The Dark (film 'Artists and Models'); Stopl. You're Brenk- film *Artists and ing My Heart Models").

Peak School, Annual Sports, 2.45 p.m.

Y.M.CA Badminton from 10 am: A.D.C. Rehearsal 6 pm.

Ladies Working Party (B.W.OP.). Govt. House, 9 am-2 ptth

H.K.FA: Management Committee

Mtg.

...

Colony Tennis Championships con- thued.

21-Chess Championship Con-

tinued.

R.K. Electric Co., Ltd., Annual Mtg, 11 am... Extraordinary Gen. Mtg.' 11.15 am.

Kai Tak Airport Dance, Peninsula. Rotel

Vagabond Rotarians Mig. Cafe de Chine. 1 pm,

King's College Annual Sports, Caro- line H, 1.30 p.m.

Chinese Estates, Ltd. Annual Mtg.. China Building. 12 moon

Passiontide Music.

St. Andrew's Church 8 p.m."

F.M.CA Games Morning 10 a.m.; AD.C. Rehearsal. § p.m.

Diocesan

Girls' School, Annual Sports, King's Park, 2 p.m.

Interport Hockey Trial, Navy Ground. 5.15 p.m.

Colony Tennis Championships con- tinued.

22-Good Friday.

United Service of Christian Witness in Kowloon, 11.30 am.

.2.15 Close down.

6.00 "For The Children."

...

11.00 Close down,

"Now We Are Six" (Fraser-Slason Poems by AA Milne); (a) Down by the Pond. (b) Twice Times-Mimi Calla

(Soprano) Crawford

with

G.S.G Plano. John Peel (Trad.) Harold Williams G.S.B and The B.B.C. Male Chorus. Dance G.S.B of the Raindrops

(Evans)-Rudy G.8.0. Starts (Xylophone) with Piano and

Studio-Story by

AUDE Saxophone. Pat Beer Barrel Folk-The Flehal Brothers (Harmonica Duet, with Guitar and Bass accomp.). Studio-- News of Children at Home and in the Empire. Songs of the Sandma Wilfred Thomas (Baritone) with

St. Andrew's Club. Whist Drive, 8.45 | Plano,

:

Golf: Happy Valley Golfers v. Kow-

loon Golfers.

Claims against estate of Herbert Eatch due.

HE Referees Assn. Dance at Hotel Cecil, 8.30 p.m..

Passiontide Music, St. John's Cathedral, & p.m.

6.30 Closing local Stock Quotations. 6.3% Excerpts from Wagner's' Operas.

"Tannhauser"Elisabeth's Prayer; "Lohengrin” — Eisa's Dream Marla Jeritza (Soprano) with Orchestra. The Fring Dutchman”—Overture- Buno Warlter conducting the Royal

Y.M.C.A.: Badminton 6 p.m.: Mixed File Ochestra. "The Master-

Swimming. 6 p.m.

23-Portuguese Company of H.K. VD.C., Annual Dinner, Club Lusitano, 7.30 p.m.

HK. Jockey Club, Second Extra Race Meeting, 2 p.m.

YMCA: American Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament at King's Park, 2 .p.m.

All Saints Church, Bazaar, Kow- loon, 10 am

Yes

Tis You Love-Ger

maine Martinelli and Georges Thill with Orchestra. The Prize Song→→ Georges Thil (Tenor) with Orches tra..

1.00 Studio-Third Talk on Ballet Mustrated by records.

7.30 London Relay-The News, 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 This week's programINES. 8.07 Ivor Novello-The Miracle of Nichaow-Temple Ballet Music from "Careless Rapture"

I

24-Easter Sunday.

Visitors' Golf:-Shanghai

Cup: semi-fzal of Mixed Foursomes due to be completed; first round of Adamson Cup due be completed.

Interpart Soccer: Macao v. Hong. | ducted by Charles Prentice: kong: Interport Dinner, Hotel Cecil.

25-HR. Jockey Club, Second Ex- tra Race Meeting. 2 p.m.

Entries Close for Kowloon Mara- thon Race.

Drury Lane Thestre Orchestra con-

International Soccer. Final 28-H. Whampoa Deck Co., AD- nual Mt 12 noon.

Busy Bees Working Party. Bridge & Mahjong Drive, Cathedral Hall, 3 p.m. Weet Country Society Supper Dance, Peninsula Hotai, 8 p.m.

27-Dalry Farm Ice & Cold Storagę, Co. Ltd. Annual Mtg. 12 noon.

Cheero Club, Gala Dance,, 8.30 p.m. HERA Prize Meeting.

China Entertainment & Land In- vestment Co. Ltd; Annual Mtg.. King's Theatre Building, 12 noon.

28-Chess Championship Con- tinued.

T.M.C.A.: A.D.C. To Present “House- master," p.m.

H.K.R.A. Prize Meeting. Peninsula Hotel, Harp Recital, 9.15

pm.

"Everyone is so kind and

Chins Provident Loan & Mortgage a patienthe landlord, the Co., Ltd, Annual Mig. HK Hotel, 12

butcher, the baker," he said:

"I should have been at Olympla. now. The war was a terrible blow. Now he is looking for another I had such a large family, and I job-any job that comes along. had saved no money.. but preferably job in

↓

"I heard there was the

á night parter's job going at an Aldershot The tale of Coco's lean days was hotel. I took it. told at Windsor County Court by "Then the Bertram Mills com- Mr. Nocolat Pollakoff, of New-pany gave me four weeks' music- -road, Ascot, Mr. Poliakoff knows hall work in London. I was out all abou, Coco's hardships. For of work for weeks after that, until I got a job with a gas com- he is' Coco.

"EVERYONE IS SO KIND"

pany, digging up roads all day | He appeared on judgment sum- and putting in pipes. It lasted monses for £14. He told the court three weeks. the black-out had driven the

"My nex; job wag entertaining circus "out of business. He said he children at a soldiers camp-two had writsen his life story, which days work for 103. Then I got a was to be published soon, and he few weeks work with a Reading would use the first royalty to dis- pantomime, and that finished last

week." charge the debt-

noon.

29---Institute of Engineers: Lecture on "Chemical Warfare" by Wing- Com. A. Steele-Perkins.

HK. Police Dance in aid of B.W. OF Peninsula Hotel,

urd

Annual Colony Marathon, Kowloon, 5 p.m.

St. Andrew's Church Hall, Mahjong Drive in aid of D.G.S. Bitilding Fund. Y.M.C.A.: AD.C. Presentation of "Housemaster," S

HKRA. Prize Meeting. Mtg.. Lo & Lo's Office, 5.30 p.m.

Diocesan Old Boys Aem. Annual

A.B. Watson and Co., Ltd, Annual Mtg., HK, Hotel, 11.30 8.00,

30-YMOA:, A.D.C., Presentation

of "Housemaster," 9'p.m.

HKRA Prize Meeting. Th Annual Children's Sports, Southern Playground, a p.m.

820 Violla Solos by Albert Bandler. The Phantom Melody (Ketelbey); Algerian Scene (Ketelbey) with Piano accomp. by The Composer. Extase. Reverie (Ganne)-assisted by Bameh- tini (Cello) and Byfield (Piano),

8.33 Dance- Matlo,

Swing Fox-Trot-Lullaby In Rhythm -Harry James and His "Orchestra.

A VOICE WENT ROUND WORLD

British scientista, listened to a volee which had gone out from Daventry and had been picked up after going round the world.

They heard a radio announce- ment on two beams--one picked up in London. after travelling |

other directly there and the which bad circled the globe,,,

It was the same man speaking, saying the same. words,

HEARD ECHO

SHORT WAVE

||

NEWS

DAVENTRY

Wavelength 17.7.0 (16.58m.) 9.51m.6. (31.551.) 21.47mo. (31,57m,) 15.18m.. (19.79m.)

IN ENGLISH -

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Full Bulletin Trans, II & III-News Sum

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Transmission V—Naws, Sum-

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Full Bulletin

MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1940.—PAGE 3

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(All Hongkong Time) MondaysBackground

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"Crammer" Of Churchill,

Gort Dead

Mr. F. 8. Henwood, the best- known "crammer" in London and the man who helped the First Lord of the Admiralty and both Britain's Commanders-in-Chief through, their Service examina- tions," was found dead in the bathroom of his home in Lexham-gardens, W.

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"Hundreds of famous soldiers and sailors passed through his The demonstrator was Bir Noel hands," one of Mr. Henwood's Ashbridge, Controller of Engineer friends said.

But the listeners heard an echo, It seemed as though two people were making the same announce- ment, one a split second after the

other...

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Ollver

of the Royal Institution to show Stanley, and some of the biggest what great developments had names in recent military history taken place - in short-wave crammed under him.” broadcasting.

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