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THE EMPRESS DOWAGER

STARRING

TAM LAN HING

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A Entirely New Copy of the Most Timely Re-Issue ! THE MIGHTIEST EPIC OF THE AIR FORCE EVER PRODUCED!!!

Brought Back Because No Other Saga of the air Has Been

Made To Equal, It Is

Clark GABLE

Wallace BEERY HELL DIVERS

IN

COMMENCING FRIDAY

THIS YEAR'S GREAT GOLDWYN PICTURE!

SAMUEL GOLDWYN

Gary COOPER THE REAL GLORY

"COMING EVENTS

MARON

38. Tides: High · 12.50 -1.8%, áud 12.00 pm: Low 8.33 km, and ? p..

Sunrise: 630 am: Sunset: 639 p28. Chess Championship Continued. Legislative Counell, 230 pm. YMOA: AD.C. To Present “House-"

GENERAL

1Beery, Sprane

Radio Programmes

HONGKONG

9.15 Lendors Rolay--New Summary. 9.30 London Relay

France

master," pan.; Badmintoni,

B.K.RA. Prize Meeting.

Peninsula Hotel, Hard Recital., 9.15

Z

p.m.

French Convent: Charity Perform- ance, 3.30 pri.

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W

On Wwvolengths of 355

zdedzés (245 km) $1,49

metres (9.43 songsayales).

The art of a series on the Life of the Windh Artay and Próple.

with ..9.45 A French... Programme¦

(Tenor) Georges Thill

and Jano Bathari (Mexió-Soprano).

China Provident Loan & Mortange Co. Ltd, Annual Mtg.. EX. Hotel, 13

noon.

HK Police Inspection by E.E the Governor, 4.45' p.m.

Cheero Club, Contract Bridge. Kowloon Tong Garden City Assn. Annual Mig. 8 pm.

Sports Club, Annual Meeting, 5.30 p.m.

HB. Club, Extraordinary General

5.30

p.m.

HK.Lawn Tennis Assn. Annual Mtg.. Supreme Court, 6.30 p.m.

Bociety of St. George, Annual Meet- ing, H.K. Jockey Club Board Room, 5.15 p.m.

Ladies' Working Party (B.W.07.), Cort House, §' aim-1 pa

Cathedral Women's Fellowship Working Party, Cathedral Hall, 3.30 p.i

Social Service Centre, Annual Mtg. St. John's Cathedral. Han, 5.30 p.m.

Colony Tennis Championships. Entries Close for H.E. Jockey Club's Third Extra Mig., 12 noon.

R.K. Ye Men's Club Mtg., 1 p.m.- Speaker: Mr. S. 8. Lien on.."China's Economy."

HERBERT

♣ BERNHARD BUFF FROM · THE STUDIO

Children's Hour

March, Lorraine (Gianne)—La Garde Republicaine Band. Oute Tou Coeur (Bizet: Nuit D'Espagne (Mis with senet)-Georges. Thill (Tenor) Maurice Paure at the Piano. L'Arle | sienne Suite No. 2 (Black)-Bir Thomas Beecham conducting the

Philharmonie Fed (Catulle. Mendes Bad

12.15 p. Shart Service of Inter-Londe cession.

12.30 A Russian Programme. Prometheus (The Poem of Fire),

Op. 50 (Scriabin)-Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra with Sylvan Levin at the Plane and the Chorus from Curtis Institute Music. Aria of the Miller, (from "Rous zalka")—Dargowishsky) Theodore Chaliapine (BLS) with Orchestra. Prelude In B Flat (Rachmaninof); Polichinelle fRachmaninoff) ---- Lef Poulshod (Piano).

Clair De Lane (Verlaine and Faure) Jane Bathor (Mezzo-Soprano), ac- Werther Nature Pleine De Grace companying herself at the Plano Georgs Thill (Tenor) with Orches tra. La Marseillaise-La Garde Re- publicaine Band.

1615 BBC. Recording-"Over the Garden Wall"

A Sketch.

10.30 Dance Music,

Swing Fox-Trota Miss Annabelle 1,00 Local Time Signal and Wex-{Lee; Runnin' Wild-Quintette of the ther Export.

(Alm

Hot Club of France, Slow Fax-Trot 1.03 Jack Hylton & His Orchestra”----Old Pal of Mine: Waltz--Dance In Dance Music.

The Moonlight Walts with Me-Man- Fox-Trots Fox-Trots Cabin On The Hilltop tovani and His Orchestra, Fox

-Star Dust

Dust on the Moon: Turn Off "Walking on Alr: Mendel's Devonian's Supper Dance. Penin- Forgotten S6 Boon; Fox-Trot-Did range

Son's Swing Song. Waltz-Have You The Moon (from the film)-Lan New- Rhythm and "Il Cascades of

Hear My 15ọng, dbye Tangos-Jealousy: You Mean Fox-Trots Goodbye, Violetta-Robert Renard Dance Or Little Dream. Goodbye: "When

chestra. Pat Trots - The Trouble man Smiles Quickstep Love Makes with The World Go Round (from These with Me is You Calm With Love and

Kisses'): Goodnight To You All Foolish Things). Fux-Trots-Don't Let That Moon Get Away film 'Sing George Brick and His Swing Music you Sinners'); Why Doesn't · Bome-

sula Hotel

Ladies Bible Study, 216, Nathan Road, 10.30 am.

H.K. Philatelic Society, S.C.M.F., 6.30 p.m.

St. Andrew's Women's Fellowship. Trio to Fanling, 2.30 p.m.

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body Tell Me These Things.

Busy Bees Knitting and Bandage Making, Central Fire Station. 8.30

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wea- Demonstration Blackout Mether Forecast and Announcements.

of thods at A.R.P. Hqrs, 3 p.m.

R.N.Y. Police Recreation Room "Whist Drive, 8.30 p.m.

"

29-Tides: High 1.33 a.m. and 12.50 PJTL. Low 6.00 nm. and '800

p.m.

Sunrise: 6.20 am: Sunset: 640 pm, of Engineers: Institute

Lecture 品 "Chemical Warfare" by Wing- Com. A. H. Steele-Perkins.

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

"French Convent: Charity Perform ance, 5.30 p.m.

Annual Colony Marathon. Kowloon," 5 p.m.

St. Andrew's Church Hall, Mahjong Drive in aid of D.G.S. Building Fund. Ladies' Working Party (B.W.OF.), Govt. House, a.m.-i p.m.

Y.M.C.A.: AD.C. Presentation Housemaster." 9 pm: Games Morn ing. 102 8.11.

B.K.R.A. Frize Meeting.

of

Diocesan Old Boys' Ass, Annual Mtg. La & La's Once, 8.30 p.m.

A.S. Watson and Co., Ltd., Annual Mtg, HK, Hotel, 11.30 am..

Cheero Club, Darts. Table Tennis and Billiards.

Hongkong Club, "Annual Mtg." 5.30

p.m.

HK. University Alumni Assn., An- nual Mtg.. Gloucester Building, 5.30

yard

HK Lawn Bowls Assn. Annual Meeting.

|

1.45 Patricia Romborough (Piano) and Robinson Cleaver (Organ),

Poet and Peasant (Suppe); Zampa (Herold). The Wedding of " the Painted Doll, Intro: The Doll Dance (Brown); Nola (Arndt).

2.00 Selected Waltzes.

Makers

11.00 Close dowi

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CHUNGKING BROADCAST

Operating on 31.1 meters or 9.65 megacycles, XGOY in Chungking will present on Friday, Mar. 29, Chimese, Revolutionary, Martyrs' Day, Mr. My Darling Waltz ("The Gipsy Chen Li-fu. Minister of Education. Baron' — J. Strauss) —Berlin State and the Opera Orchestra. Volga-Waltz perimental Singing (Composer Unknown); Gypsy-Waltz. | 10.11 (Composer Unknown-Russian No Manila) Time. Mr. Chen will speak velty Orchestra.

2.15 Close down.

5.45

Studio--Children's Hour.

p.m.

Education Motion at

Shanghal (Hongkong.

In Chinese to be translated fmme- diately afterwards into English while the songsters will render a few selec

of popular Chinese patriotic

tions

6.45 Closing Local Stock Quota songs

tions.

Dog on 19.75 meters or 15.2

6.47 Dance Musia.

XGOX win present on Fox-Trots My Pay Bay; Horsey, Sunday, March 31, Dr. Joseph Beech, Keep Your Tall Op Preddle retiring Chancellor of the West Chins "Schnickelfritz" Fisher and His Band. Union University in Chengtu, who farewell message to Slow Fox-Trot-The Day We Meet will deliver a Again; Fox-Trot The Man With The Chinese people in English at 9.45- Mandolin Geraldo and His Orches 10.00 a.m. Hongkong (Shanghai, tra Tangos Se Lo Llevaron: La Manila) Time. Punalada Orquesta Tipica Francisco Canaro. Fox-Trot-We've Come A Long Way Together Novelty Dance

The Handsome Ter Cotton and His

Teritorial

Swing Fox- Trots Undecided: The Lady's In Love With You

like (film 'Some It

Hot') Calls Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, 0.8.0 Waltz Don't

n't Forget The Old Folks G.8.B At Home: Fox-Trot--80 Many Memp G.8.FL

SHORT WAVE

0.8.0.

DAVENTRY

Wavelength 17.79h.a. (18.86YS.) 9.31m. (31.55m.) 3147ma (#LATIO,) 15.18m.. (19.78m() Fox-Trot Broken-Hearted Slow

IN ENGLISH Clown: Fox-Trot Why Can't We Transmisaton I-News Bur Make Love-Harry Roy and His Or chestra

St. Paul's Annual Sports, 1.30 pm.rles Billy Thorburn and His Music Colony Tennis Championships. Kowloon

Union Church, Jumble Sale.

R.A.O.C.W.O.'s and Sergts' Club Monthly Dinner, Gloucester Hotel,-9 p.xn.

REO.CA. Special General Meeting, Wellington Barracks, 630 pm.

30-Tides: High 3.14 a.m. and 142 p.m. Low 6.33 a.m. and 8.28 p.m.

Sunrise: 6.19 a.m.; Sunset: 6.41 p.m. YMOA: A. D. G. Presentation of "Housemaster. 9 p.m.; American Tennis Tournament at King's Park.

2 p.m.

HERA Prize Meeting,

Annual Children's Sports, Southern

"DEAD END” KIDS "THE REAL GLORY" Playground. 2 p.m.

AT THE KING'S

More sympathetically presented 'than they ever have been before. the "Dead End" Kids are the cen-

characters of "Hell's Kit trai chen." the Warner Bros. picture which opens today at the King's Theatre.

"

an

The story is also unusual in that it includes as a foll for the adult bolsterous youngsters character who is in effect, just such a kid grown much older, wiser and much tougher. rauch This character is played by Stan- ley Fields,

Bre

AT MAJESTIC TOMORROW

drama

Fast-moving action, suspenseful and red-blooded romance are in store for moviegoers when they witness the showing of

Goldwyn's Samuel

"The Real Glory," which will be screened at the Majestic Theatre tomorrow and which co-stare Gary Cooper, An- drea Leeds and David Niven.

Cooper plays the type of out- door role which has made him one of the screen's top-notch" stars, -portraying a doctor who has join-

Lawn Bowls: U.S.R.CY Club de Recrato, Club de Recreto, 8:30 p.m.

Football Club Dinner and HK Danan

HK. Hotel.

Soccer

Shield Final. Cottage Club Mounted Treasure Hunt, 3.30 p.m.

RAM.C. Ass Grand Dance, Pen- insula Hotel. 8.30 p.m.

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

8.03 Studio--Two Plano Recital by Herbert and Bernhard Buff (From the Gloucester Hotel).

8.23 Variety with Gracle Fields, Arthur Askey, Zora Layman, and Others.

ל.

TOB

Vocal-Why Did I Have To Meet You? (dim 'Queen of Hearts')-Gra- cle Fields with Orchestra, Comedian Ding Dong Bell (Askey); I Pulled Myself Together! (Askey) Arthur Askey with Plano accomp. Захо- phone-Some Of These Days (Brooke) -Coleman Hawkins with The Ram- and Vocal blers Dance Orchestra Chorus Vocal-The Beautiful Beard ed Lady (Luther): Don't Go In Lion's Cage Te-Night (Luther)--- Zora Layman and The Hometowners with Orch. Humorous "John Henry'a R.A.O.C.W.O.'s and Sergta' Club

Night Out Henry) John Henry, as Monthly Meeting, 11.15 am.

31-Tides: High 4.47 .. and 3sisted by Gladys Horridge. Cinema Organ The King Steps Out Med- p.m. Low 7.15 am and 8.52 · p.m.

Sunrise: 6.18 a.m.; Sanset: 642 p.m. ley (Kreisler)-Reginald Foort. Come Kowloom

dian-The Wedding of a Gigolo (Nes Bowling Green Club,

bitt and Others); I Want To Be A Redemption of Debentures,

Nudist (Nesbitt and Others)---Eddie Band Concert, Peninsula Hotel

Vocal-Poor Pola with Orefiestra. Lounge. 9 pm-11 p.

Me. Poor You (McConnell & Others); Fiddler

Joe Tendon & More)- Gracie Fields with Orchestra. Vocal

H.KR.A. Prize Meeting.

International Softball Series start,

P

ed the army and come to work in CBC.C. Mixed Doubles American Night Nursery (Kelly and Arundale);

J:

The other leading roles

Lindsay, the Philippines to sharpen his ex- taken by Margaret Ronald Reagan, Grant Mitchell perience. and Frankie Burke, the erstwhile Cagney impersonator being in this instance added to the "Dead End" KADIK.

The screen play was based by Crane Wilbur and Fred Niblo, Jr..

Opposite Cooper, Miss Leeds and David Niven turn in capital per-" formances, the brunette beauty as a visiting American, and Niven as one of Cooper's buddles. Other frst-rate portrayals are handled

on an original story by Wilbur, by such, outstanding players as

and the production was directed by Lewis, Beller and A. E. Dupont in collaboration.

AN OLD AXIOM REFUTED

Reginald Owen, Broderick Craw- ford, Kay Johnson; Vladimir 60- koloff, Russell Hicks and Henry. Kolker. Brilliant sets and excel- lent photography mark the pro- duction throughout, and special words of praise are due Paul Wid- lieska and James Basevi for the Ruthentic settings and special,

LONDON, Mar. 27 (Reuter) The Times remarks that the re-effects. 'commendations of the Royal Com. mission on the West Indies, the Government chief of which the has stated it will carry out, réfute the old axiom chat the Colonies are only retained as a source prant for Government powers.

of

The proposals were well receiv-

ed in both the islands themselves

and a home, where the British

DANISH · CITIZENS SENTENCED FOR

ESPIONAGE

Tennis Tournament. 230 p.m.

Y.M.CA.. Discussion Group: 9: p.m. Speaker: Mr. A. T. Rees on "Is Scouting Losing Its Influence?"

Lord Mayor's Fund Reaches £1.260,000

£18,000 INCREASE OVER HOLIDAYS LONDON, Mar, 27 (Beater) The Lord Mayor's Red Cross and Saint John Fund for sick and wounded in the war now stands at £1,260,000, representing an in- crease of £18,000 over the Easter holidays.

The

INDIAN DONATION".

State for Secretary of COPENHAGEN, Mar. 21 (Reuter)India has forwarded €7,600, re- taxpayer will have to providea-Five Danish citizens have been presenting the sterling equivalent substantial stim, the main portioir sentenced to varying terms of of two sums of 50.000 rupees, con- of which will go towards health, imprisonment for eanionage and | tributed by the States of Dhar and

Barwam for seven ambulances. education and housing schemes. attempted espionage.

The Village That Nobody Knows Simpson-Haydn Wood)-Turner. Lay- ton at the Piano.

CHIN

MEDICAL SOCIETY

KUNMING, March 77 (Central) The ith annual meeting of the China Medical Society will, open for a three-day session here on April 2, it was announced here today...

NEWS

Full Bulletin Trana, II & III-News 'Sum-

mary Full Bulletin

do.

do.

4.00 pm. 5.00 p.m.

6.15 p.m. 7.33 pun 9.15 p.m. 12.00 mid- -night

7.30 4.

Transmission Y-News Slim-

mary -Full Bulletin

8.30 m..

SHORT TALKS FROM B.B.C.

(All Hongkong Time) Mondays — Background

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

to

the News

In England Now

Carda

8,15 6.m. 11.00 p Cards on

on the Table 8.00 p.m.9 Wednesdays In Eng.

Innid Now

4.45 a.m. on the Table 2.15 a.m. Matters of Moment 11.00 p.m. ThursdayMatters of

6.45 am. Moment... Background to News

11.00 pm Fridays --- In England

(11.00p.m. Now

the

Saturdays In England

Now

6.45 6.32. London Log

330 pm London Log

11.15 p.. Bundays—London. Log „8.45 1.3.

GAOLER AND PRISONERS

GERMAN REICH AND ITS PEOPLE

With the exception of those who

LONDON, Man 27 (Renter)—– are already here, a large number The Brussels paper Peuple, com-

of the members of the Society are menting on the latest sinking of on their way to Kunning. It is German ships by British · sub- expected that more than 300 marines, writes: "Dr. Goebbels ser- members will be on time to attend vice has not judged it opportune to...communicate these events to the opening session.

the German public." This discre Gen. Lung Yun, Chairman of tion confirms two things: the Yunnan Provincial Govern-

(1) an abyss separates the Gez- ment, will be honorary chair minn people from Its Nazi Govern- man of the meeting.

ors, whose relations resemble those Iri addition to the regular or a gaoler and prisoner; members, two American experts (2) the Reich does not dare in- from the United States Health for the pubile of its reverses and Board and many prominent consequently has only limited con- doctors from French Indo-China fidence in the solidity of the will attend the meeting.

peoples' morale.

THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1940.-PAGE 3

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MARGARET LINDSAY RONALD REAGAN - STANLEY MELDS

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