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GIRL FLYER CRASHES MIDST GUN- RUNNERS IN SOUTH SEAS JUNGLE!

ISLE of DESTINY

Starring JUNE}|LANG

with WILLIAM GARGAN,

WALLACE FORD, ! GILBERT ROLAND, ETIENNE GIRARDOT, KATHERINE DOMILLE.

-A FRANKLYN WAINSE PRODUCTION, Directed by ÉIMER CUFTON. Screen Play by Arthur Hoel, MC Websier, Roban Uvaly, from original story by Aior Yougha Eltion A FINE ARTS PICTURE Diribed by RKO RADIO PICTURES, Inc

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COMING EVENTS

APRIL

22-Tides: High 9,08 sim. and 19.12 p.m. Low 2.48. à‚m. and 3.38 p.m.

Sunrise: 5.59 a.m.; Sunset: 6.47 p.m. ! Union Waterboat Co., Ltd. Annual Meeting, 11 a.m.

St. Patrick's Hall, Garden Road: Lecture by Rev. W. P. MacDonagh "The Middle Ages" 5.30 p.m.

Crown Land Sale. P.WD. 3 p.m. Badminton Singles Anals, Club de Recreio, 8.30 p.m.

GENERAL

Library, Supreme Com.

Radio Programmes

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St. Andrew's Church Hall, “Movie Shots of England and America.” 9.15 p.m. (for Members and friends of t Andrew's Club).

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On Wavelengths of 355

metres (845 cm) 31.49

metres (9.52 magasyalas).

Entries close for H.K. Tennis Les- gue.

H.K.

University: Exhibition of Paintings 10 am-8 p.m.

YMCA.: W& Work, 10 am 1, Drive. 5.20 p.m.

Whist

Cheero Club Dance. 8.30 p.m. Military Police Mess, Whist Drive,

p.z

BIZET'S SYMPHONY NO, 1

IN C MAJOR

Variety Programmes

12.15 p. Short Service of

ccasion.

12.30 Henry Jacques and His Dance Tampo Orchestra Leslie Hutchinson,

Ladies' Working Party (B.W.O.F.).rect Govt. House. 9 am-1 pm.

St. Andrew's Working Party '(Medi- call. 10 am: (B.W.O.F.), 6 pm. Colony Tennis Championships, 23-Tidew: High 8.41 am, and 11.05

Low 3.24,a.m. and 4.23 p.m. Sunrise: 5.58 m; Sunset: 648 pm Army Inter-Unit Athletic Meet Polo Ground, 3.30 p.m.

1.1.

Inter-School Sports. Caroline H DOBA Annual Mig., 5.30 p.m. Ladies Golf: Scotland v. Rest, Fan- ing.

St. John's Cathedral Hall: Dioce san Conference. 5.30. p.m.

Opening of New Building of HK Red Swastika Society, Eastern Ter- race. Causeway Bay, 3 pm

R.K

University: Paintings. 10. B

Y.M.C.A.:

Exhibition

ming Section 6 p.m.; Badminton and

po

Fox-Trot--Music, Maestro,

Sat.

"Dorothy" Sleection

Selestion (Cellier). Wilfred Sanderson's Songs Intro: Drake goes West; My dear Boul: Captain Mac: The Com- pany Sergeant Major: Friend o' mine; Up from Somerset; Until

10.03 BBC. Recording-"The Or beddy's Chiting."

A Sketch.

10.17 Al Bollington at the Organ, Bell Medley. Intro: Bells ACTOSS the Meadow: Monastery Bella: Voice of the Bells; Fire Bell: Legend of the Bells: The Bells of St. Mary's—with Anton and The Paramout Theatre Orchestra. Medley of Serenades. In Inter-tro Serenade "Prasquita". (Lchar); Serenade (Heykens); Serenade (Schu- Cor-bert);" Serenade (Toselli); Second (Heykens); Serenade with Serenade.

('Student. 'Prince-Ramberg).

Music by Boy

Go Slipping esile Hut Someting In The Morning

Fox

Revue

10.30 Dance Flease (from These Foolish Things') Waltz and His Orchestra.

The Sweetest Song In The World Fox-Trots-They Can't Take That (film "We're going to be rich")—Henry || Away from Me (alra 'Shail we Jacques and His Correct Dance Tem Dance"). Let's Call The Whole Thing

Orchestra.

Would You? (Alm On (fim Shall we Dance). Waltz- Francisco'); I Nearly Let Love No More (C.B. Cochran's

My Fingers Home Lad Beauty'); Fax-Trot-Sing (alm 'It's Love

(from chinson

(Vocal) at the Piano. Waltz *Horie and Beauty'). Fox-Trots- Golden Heart-Henry Jacques and Where Are You? film Top of the His Correct Dance Tempo Orchestra Town): Carelessly. Waltz Beaut!-"

I Wasn't Lying When 1ful Lady In Blue Fox-Trot-Moon Quickstep-I Said "I Love You"; Waltz-On, Mr. for Sale. Fox-Trots-On the Trail Man in the Moon-Henry Jacques Where The Sun Hangs Low; What and His Correct Dance Tempo Or Will I Tell My Heart, |chestra.

+

1100 Close down.

SHORT WAVE

12.52 The Columbia Vocal Gem

-6 p.m.

Company la Drinking Songs.

"Convivialits". Intro: There Contract Bridge Class, 10 am. General Meeting of Swim- Tavern in the Town: In Cellar Cool; Little Brown Jug: Drinking Song (Student Prince"): What Shall We do with a Drunken Sailor?: Drink to Me Can Only: Another Little Drink: Drink G.3.0. Drink, Brothers Drink: Drinking G.S.B. Song (La Traviata); Here's a Health G.S.H. unto His Majesty.

Mixed Swimming.. DID.

HK. Rotary Club Tiffin Mtg.. 1 pm: Speaker-Dr. J. H. Montgomer: "Home Leave via South Africa."

Ladies' Working Party (B.W.O.P.). Gort House, 9 am-1 p.m.

Colony Tennis Championships. 24-Tides: High" 1026 a.m.

and 11.39 Pais. Low 3.55 a.ix. and 5.10 putti

Sunrise: 3.33 a.m; Sunset: 6.43 p.m. Army

Inter-Unit Athletic Meet, Polo Ground, 9.30 a.m.

1.00 Local Time Signal and Weather Report

1.03 Film Selections.

St. Paul's Girls' College Anniver-es sary Celebrations, 5 p.m.

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Macao Electric Lighting" Co., Ltd., Annual Mtg. Lowe, Bingham and

H.K. University: Exhibition Matthews. 11.30 am. Paintings. 10 a.m. p.m.

YMCA: Badminton (all day). Badminton

Doubles and Mixed Doubles finals, K.C.C., 8.30 p.m.

Ladies' Working Party, B.W.O.F.), Govt. House. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Colony Tennis Championships. 25-Army Inter-Unit Athletic Meet, Foto Ground, 2.30 pm.

HK. Eugenles League, Annual Mtg. Gloucester Bldg., 6 pm.

01.3.0.

DAVENTRY

Wavelength 17.7Vha. - (16.96m.) 1.51016. (XLISM.) 21.474. (11.97m.) 18.18.0. (19.7906)

NEWS IN ENGLISE

Transmission I-News Bum-

mary

4.00-15.00.

5.00 p.m.

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Full Bulletin

mary

Pull Bunetin

do do,

Filse

Shine-Selection; Stars" and Over

Broadway-Sélection-Sydney Trans. II & III-News Sum Kyte and His Piccadilly Hote! Band Everybody Six-Selection-Louis Levy Orchestra with Vocal by His and Gerry Fitzgerald and Eve Becke. Gulliver's Travels Selection. The Organ, The Dance Band and Me with Vocal Refrain Swing Time-Selec tion--Geraldo and His Romance In Rhythm Orchestra with Vocal Re frain.

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wea ther Forecast and Announcements.

145 Laters Variety."

A

FK., Canton and Macao Steam-tions-Florence Desmond at

boat Co., Ltd., Annual Meeting. 12

noon.

H.K University: Exhibition of Paintings, 10 am-6 p.m

YMCA.: Games Morning. 10 am.

Legislative Council Meeting, 2.30

p.m.

Ladies' Working Party (B.W.O.F.), Govt. House. 9 am-1 p.m.

Colony Tennis Championships. 26-Softball League Night Dance.

Presentation

Inter-School Sports (Finals), Care- line Hill

er:

Referees' Assn. Dance, Hotel Cecil. RA.O.C. Monthly Meeting-Speak-

Mr. Justice R, E. Lindsell on "Meanings of Place Names in H.K.

Diocesan Old Girls Assn. General Meeting and Dinner. 230 p.m.

Cheero Club: Concert $ pro.

Orth and Focal-We'll Remember Novello): Hands Across the Sea- Lawrance and His Waltz-Brian Lansdowne Orchestra

Impersona

Re- hearsal for the Troops-Florence hearsal Desmond with orchestra. Organ and Vocal Lords of the Air (North and Burnaby): There'll Always Be An England Sidney Torch and Raymond Newell Vocal-Please Leave My But

(Mins-Nicholls): All Through Glass of Champagne (C.

A B. Cochran's Revue Lights Up')- Arthur Askey with Orchestra, March- ing Songs The Daughter of Made moiselle fron

Armentieres; The Washing on the Siegfriend Line→→ Harry Roy and His Orchestra.

2.15 Close down.

ter

Alone

6.00. "For the Children"

Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me A Bow- wow (Tabrar) The Maestros (Vocal Quintette) with Plano. Wedding of the Painted Doll (film) 'Broadway

James Melody')-Leslie

(Organ) of gir by

Story by Aunt Susan The Litle Silkworm (from First & Giri-Jesale" Y.M.C.A.: Badminton and Mixed Matthewk (Vocal) with Orchestra. Swimming from 6 p.m.

F.K. University: Exhibition

Paintings 10 am-6 pm.

Annual R.A. Golf Meeting at Fan- ling.

Victoria Recreation Club, Annual Meeting, 6 p.m.

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

Colony Tennis Championships.. 27-R.B.O.CA. Social Evening. St. Andrew's Club Hockey and Badminton" Dinner Dance, St. An- drew's Hall, 7.30 pm.

"St. Andrew's Club, Mixed Sever-A- Side Hockey Tournament,. King's Park, 2.30 pm.

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HK. University: Exhibition Paintings, 10 am-6 p.m3.

Mountain Lodge:" Entertainment to Girl Guides Association, 3 p.m.

28-AK Golf Club, Adamson Oup Final due to be completed.

X.0.0. Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament, 1.30 p.m.

Six-a-Side Hockey Tournament.

Patrick's Hall, 29-st Road: Lecture by Rev. W. P. Mac- Donagh "The Faith in Europe."

Here Comes the Sandman (aka Mr. Dodd takes the Air)-sle Carlisle (Vocal) with Orchestra. Sweet and Low (Barnby)-Essle Ackland (Con- iralto) with. Plano and Organ.

local 6.30 Closing

Block tions.

6.32 Bizet-Symphony No. 1 in C Major.

Orchestra

Quota.

London Philharmonie conducted by Walter Goehr.

7.00 Stadio Talk op "Nijinsky, the Gerilux of the Russian Ballet.""

lustrated by records.

7.30 London, Belay-The Nows, 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

Transmission V-News Sum

METY.... Full Bulletin

6.45 p.m. 7.30 p.m. 9.15 p. 12.00 mid-

night

7.30 am. 8.30 ..

SHORT TALKS

FROM B.B.C.

(All Hongkong Timel MondaysBackground

to the NewB Tuesdays Background

to the News

11.00 p.m.

8.15 2.7.

In England Now ... 11.00 p.m. Cards on the Table 8.00 pm, Wednesdays -- In Eng-

land Now

9.45 att Cards on the Table 8.15 am. Matters of Moment 11.00 pm. Thursday-Matters of

6.45 ..

moment

Background to the

Nows NOWD Friday Now

- In England

Saturdays-In England

Now

11.00 p.m.)

11.00 pm.

6.45 am. 3.30 p.m.

London Log London Log Bandayr-London Log

11.15 p.m.

6.45 8.m.

1940 WAR

MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1940. --PAGE 3

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Clarence E. Mulford's

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WILLIAM BOYD

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CHARLOTTE. WERNERS

A HARRY: SHERMAN PRODUCTION

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RALPH FORBES In

The PHANTOM

INVENTIONS BROADCAST

CRAZE

War stimulates inventors, crack- brained and otherwise, During 1914-18 thousands of schemes" poured into the various war de- partments, but only a handful were put to any practical use,

THREE CLASSICS

Three classic proposals were: (a) train seagulls to perch on submarine periscopes; (b) freeze the clouds and mount machine- guns on them to combat Zeppel- ins: and (c) teach cormorants to 8.07 An hour of Dance Music and peck the mortar out, of. Krupps Variety...

munitions works.

8.03. This 'week's programmes,

Recently, a few 1940 inventions

Humorous-Lord Haw Haw of Zeesen (Western Bros); Bad Show Garden Chaps (Western Bros)The Western were revealed. Designed by an on traditional barrel- Brothers. Two Pianos-Rockin' Chair: Italian, Georgia On My Mind: Lazy Day; organ lines,' was a machine which Sweet Sue, Just You; Heeme Jeebles: fings out a stream of dise grena-

Is Wonder Where My Baby

des when the handle is turned.

30-AK Telephone Co., Ltd., An. nual Mtg 12 noon.

13 going to happen as a result of the decline in the birth-rate are very exaggerated, Mrs. Normanton said: "Why woziy about what is is going to happen in 19557 For

HK Agency for Netherlands In- God's sake let us worry about surance Co., Ltd., to be discontinued.. wha; ls happening right now. We don't want it to get out that this Women argued for and against country stands for the wholesale

Increase in the birth-rate supply of cannon fodder." recently when

M. What we have to do is to look Hubback, on behalf

the ahead, and as women we have that 01 executive Committee, moved

an

M78.

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1:

a

resolution at the annual meeting

in London of the National Council

To

#ght?-Harry Roy's Tiger Razam Friction against a roughened sur~ |

NOTE!

released

Ang Comedienne-Blueboard A

Bed

before they are Time Story (Wynne)-Wish Wynne face Novelty Fox-Trot-If A Grey-Haired ignites the grenade fuses. Lady; Blow Fax-Trot-Ridin' Home

Someone else suggested an in-: and Fla Jack

Hylton and Hila Orchestra. Vocal-I'm Sending A

Letter

To genious steel "grocodile": "guaran- Barita Claus (Rogers- Williams): teed to pierce the toughest bar- Crash Bang; I Want to go Home bed-wire entanglements, Other

with Orchestra...... Humorous We Must

INAUGURAL DINNER AND DANCE The inaugural dinner dance of (from Black Velvet')-Phyllis Robina notions included. radio-controlled responsibility, said Mrs. Hubback the newly-formed Chinese Aus- All Stick Together Butler Wallace and decoy lights to deceive raid-

It maters very much what" la tralasian Association, of which Good Luck (adapted from, the going to happen in 30 years' time, Mr. Choy Hing is president, held 'Colonel

Bogey

-Murgatroyd 500ing aeroplanes, and it is because in this country at the Hongkong Hotel on Batur Winterbotton with Orchestra. Sow we stumble along and do not see day night, was a great success. Fox-Trot-] Between A Kiss and A

for Equal Citizenship urging that there should be a campaign to check the declining population. our difficulties und we are up Mrs. N. Shackleton, Liverpool against them, that we are in our said that they should make use of present position. the schools to bring home to girl's their responsibilities 83 future citizens.

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Gerry

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tanks, anti-aircraft chain, shot

Quickstep-Shut-eye-

The death is announced of Mr. Sigh;

Instru (Plano). There was a large attendance. Moore

-Dancing | George Boolsen, for 40 years, a Cabaret entertainment was given with Tears In My Eyes-Waltz; Lover, resident of the Far East, and until

Come Back To Me ilm New

departure from Shewell (Theremin) his

Shanghai -Lennington "I wan; to remove the joke by Mrs. Percy Chen, Miss Bonnie Com

Ching, Miss Gloria Yee, Miss with Piano. Vocal Sweethearts (film a short while ago, manager of the about having a large family, for If a couple do have a large family Doreen Ma, Miss Frances Lee and Life of Victor Harbert'); I'm Falling Shanghai branch of the Hamburg

In Love, with Someone (Alm Life of

Abe Of Amerika Linie. Mr. Boolsen, died today they are laughed at.”

Messrs. Thomas Lee, Herbert Tong.

Victor Herbert-Allan Jones with Orchestra Humorous-Is An at Honolulu on April 8 according The resolution was carried by 29 George Chow and Teddy Y.p. votes to 12

Part of the evening's proceeds Aussie, Lizzie. In

Jetsam): Hella

Flotsam and and Mr. Jet- sam with Piano. Vocal-My Heart Keepa, Cryin' (Lamour-Grode); Corges, Love (Brown-Tobles)-Dorothy Lam our with Orchestra.

On the question of national will be given to charity and part retsam)-Air, At Plotsain and to a telegram received in Shanghai

Mrs. Helena Normanton, the barrister, said that she distrusted the proposal terribly. This resolu- tion was in line with what Hitler and Mussolini wanted. She had physique, the Council passed a re- been in the drilling. grounds of solution urging the Government to Italy Boys of ten were given real call emphatically upon local machine gung with which to authorides throughout the country practice, and boys of three were to construct or make available

hall large enough to given toy muskęta.

modate health exercise classes for TAVERY EXAGGERATED

All these prophecles about what women.

accom-

to Association funds..

Mrs. Evans, wife of Mr. A, JA Evans, H.M. Consul in charge of the Shipping Office, Shanghai, has returned from a lengthy holiday spent in Great Britain,

· are

on April 10,

civilians "It British slaughtered and their cities laid waste there will undoubtedly be a 8.15 London Belay-News Summary: powerful reaction in this country. 9.30 London Relay "Under Naal

It could be strong enough to Rule".

8.45 The Regimental Band of HM, sweep us into war"-Boston Post, Coldstream Guarda..

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