1940-04-26 — Page 3

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"THE LIGHT THAT FAILED

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WALTER HUSTON

IDA LUPINO MURIEL ANGELUS DUDLEY DIGGES A FARAMOUNr biciuma Producen und Directed by:-- WILLIAM A. WELLMAN

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MUTINY OF MURDERERS ON THE ISLE OF

THE DAMNED!

KING OF THE DAMNED

with CONRAD VEIDT

HELEN VINSON

Scenario and Dialogue by Sidney Gillist Director, Walter Forde

PRODUCTION

Added Attraction:

LATEST MOVIETONE" NEWS:

Directly After Showing At The King's Theatre!

COMMENCING TOMORROW THE SCREEN'S GREATEST STORY - ITS OWNI Romance of Movies Filmed In Colour!

“HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE”

ALICE FAYE DON AMECHE CAST OF 1000! 20th Century Fox TECHNICOLOUR Production

EXHIBITION OF

PAINTINGS

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Dr. Ho Bhih-cheng, former, pre- sident of the Provisional Court, and Mr. Chen Chung-fu, have

to the The exhibition of paintings by written

Tamelwanpao Mr. Lin Fon-ming, which is now denying their connexion with the on at the Hongkong University, "People's Mass Party" which has

and which has been so well attend-

tional).

Joined ed during the past few days, is Council"

be extended until Apr. going to

The keen appreciation by Hongkong connoisseur of the

20.

artist's works will be gathered from

Political

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HONGKONG

GENERAL

Programmes

Z On Wavelengths of 355

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metres (845 ke'u) 31.49

W metres (9.53 megacycles).

M.C.L. WORKERS THANKED

Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra GOOD YEAR DESPITE

conducted by Leopold Stokowski.

8.40 Studio-Labs Shaftab (Piano) playing An Arrangement of Beetho ven's "Kreutzer" ́ Sonata.

HEAVY CALLS

The twentieth annual meeting of the Hongkong Ministering Chil-

9.15 London Relay-News Summary.dren's League was held at the 9.45 Dance Muslo by Jay Wilbur &

Helena May Institute yesterday. FIts Band.

Mrs. D. L. Newbigging, president of Novelty Fox-Trot-Dancing Moth;

the League, was in the chair, 'as Fox-Tret-I Need You. Quickstep- sisted by Mrs. Womack, Hon. Secre- It's A Hap-Hap-Happy Day (Aims 'Guitary, and Mr. D. Kelvin-Stark. liver's Travels'); Slow Fox-Trot - Faithful Forever (in Gulliver's Tra- veis). Fox Trots-Dream Time: Lost Fox-Trota-The Glory of Love: Hold. Short Service of Inter Me Tight I'm Falling. Fox-Trot

| That Old. Peeling (from Vogues of on 1938).

RECITAL BY LUBA SHAFTAIN

FROM THE STUDIO

Beethoven Symphony

12.15 pm.

cession.

13.30 Rachmaninoff-Rhapsody

a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 4%.

Sergi Rachmaninoff" (Piano) and Leopold Stokowski and the Philadel. phia Orchestra.

Eileen Joyce' (Piano).

1.00 Local Time Signal and Wen- ther Report.

his Orchestra,

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10.20 Gino Berdin and His Ha- walians.

10.30 Jack Hylton and His Orches

Hoa Treasurer.

CONTRIBUTIONS REDUCED

Addressing the meeting, the pre- aldent sald:--

to

It is very satisfactory to record 10.310 Arthur Askey (Comedian). thu in spite of the disturbed con- Crash! Bang! I Want To Go Hamedlions during the year involving (The Black-Out Song from Black heavy calls on the generosity of, Velvet'); Willow, Tit Willow (Phi Park-Farr Davies). F D. R. Jones

the public, the sum of $7,725 has 12.54 Rachmaninoff-Prelude in D (Rome)-with Jack Hylton and Some

been made available for allocation. Flat Major, Op. 32, No. 13,

of His Boys.

Our two permanent yearly com- mitments, £60

the Meath Home. Ottershaw Surrey, fox Waltz → Delllah (Nicholis), Ha the maintenance of TWO chil- 1.03 Dance Music by Harry Roy & Wallan Berceuse (Bordin): Tears of dren, and $1,000 to the Nether

| Love' (Bordin),

sole Hospital for the upkeep of a Cot in the children's ward, have been met as usual, but I regret we were compelled to reduce our con- tribudlong to the other charities who are dependent on us for as- sistance.

I can assure you that this is in activity on the part of the various no way due to the decreased

branches of the M. C. L and I should like to take this opportunity of thanking the branch secretaries for the splendid" work they have done during the year,

Fox-Trots I Can't Get You Out of My Mind; We Speak of You Often. Quicksteps-Mama, I Wanna Make Fox-Trots Mendal's Son's Swing Rhythm (film *Manhattan

Music Song: Cabin On The Hilton (Am Box"), 0.0.0.0.0.0.-Oh, Boom! Far-Walking on Air) Waltzes-The Um- Trots-Your Broadway in My Broad. brella Man (from These Foolish way (film Broadway Melody of 1338'); Things): Ferdinand The Bull (from Fox-Trots When A Wo- Yours and Mine (nim Broadway Me the film). lcdy of 1938).

Comedy Waltz-Heman Smiles: Goodbye. Little Dreap Wooed Her. And Wooed Her, And Trot-I Go For That (alm St. Lou's

Goodbye.

Quickstep-Shut-Eye: Fox- Woord Her: Fox-Trot - We're Gonna Have Smooth Salling. Rumba-When Blues). Waltz-Have You' Porgotten A Cuban Says "I Love You”

So Soon; Fox-Trot-Did You Mean It

11.00 Close down.

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, · Fea- ther Forecast and Announcements.

1.45 Frances Langford (Vocal) and Quentin Maclean (Cinema. Organ).

Calls

SHORT WAVE

DAVENTRY

HON. SECRETARY THANKED “ Wavelength

I cannot close this report with- 17.796. (18.8670.)

out referring to the excellent work *1.51m.c. (31.55m.) 21.47m.c. (31.37m) done by our Hon. Secretary, Mrs. 15.38m.. (18.79m.) Womack, who at all times, no NEWS EN ENGLISH

matter how inconvenient has been Transmission I-News Bum-

mos; efficient and helpful

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Vocal Then You've Never been Blue (Fio Rito and Others); Hurry Rome (Meyer and Others) Frances GR.G Langford with Orchestra. Organ-It G.S.B. Was So Beautiful (Freed and Barris) GS.H

Quentin Maclean with Vocal Chorus by Dan Donovan

van Vocal-Little Fra- ternity Fin (from Varsity Show') Once In A While Edwards Green Frances Langford with Orchestra. Organ--The Gold Diggers of Broad- way Selection (Burke)-Quentin Maclean with Regal Cinema Orches- tra.

2.15 Close down

4.00 Dvorak - Quartet In A Flat Major, Op. 105.

Prague String Quartet.

6.27

tions.

6.29

Closing Local Stock Quola-

Verdi's "Rigoletto" Act III Characters and Soloists in order of appearance: Gilda, daughter of Rigo- letto Mercedes Capiir(Soprana); The Duke of Mantua-Dino Borgiolo (Tenor); Rigoletto, his tester-Riccar do Stracciari (Baritone); Späräfucile, a bravo-Ernesto. Dominic (Bass); Maddalena, sister of Sparsfucile-AD- na Masetti Bassi (Contralto) and The Milan Symphony Orchestra.

*05 The Orchestre Raymonde. Berceuse (Jarnefelt) A Night On The Waves (Finnish Waltz - Kos- kimas): Electric Girt (Helmburgh- Holmes). Orient Express (Mohr); Taming the Tiger (La Rocca). Chan- son D'Amour (Suk); By The Sleepy Lagoon (Bric Coates). Polonaise Militaire (Chopin, arr. Walter,

7.30 London Relay-The News. 8,00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements."

8.03

Beethoven-Symphony No. 7

In A Major, Op. 92.

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Full Bulletin

4.00 p. 5.00 p.m.

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Our thanks are due to MIS. Kelvin-Stark who came 6.45 p.m. rescue when Mrs. Nicol had to 7.30 p.m. resign from

the post of Hon 9.15 p.m. 12.00 mid Treasurer last year-also to Messrs.

night Lowe. Bingham and Matthews for.

again auditing our accounts and 7.30 a.m.

to the Press for their help on all 1.90 m.

occasions.

SHORT TALKS

FROM B.B.C.

(All Hongkong Time) MondaysBackground

to the News. Tuesdays Background

to the News

11.00 p.m.

10

8.15 0. England New

11.00 DJ. Cards on the Table 8.00 pm. Wednesdays in Eng

land Now

6.45 2.0. Cards on the Table 8.15 am. Matters of Moment 11.00 p.m. Thursdays—Matters of

6.45 4.10.

News News Fridays

стажун In England

Now

Saturd

rdays-In England Now

London Log

London Log Sundays London Log

11.00 p.m

12.00 p.m.

8.45 a.m.

3.30 p.m. 11.15 p.

6.45 8.0

Preparations For Golden

Gate Exposition At San Francisco

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COMMITTEE ELECTED

The following members of the commitee were elected en bloc:- Patroness: Lady Northcote: Hony Vice-Presidents-Lady Mac- Grgor, Lady Ho Tung, Mrs. 8. W. T'so; Local Council:-Mrs. Eu Tong Sen, Mrs. Gockchin, Mrs, M. K. Lo. Mrs. H. 8. Mok: President-Mrs. D. L. Newbigging: Vice-President Mrs. H. R. Butters; Hon. Treasurer -Mrs. D. Kelvin-Stark: Gen. Hon. Secretary. Mrs. O. C. Womack.

COMING EVENTS

APRIL

and

26--Tides: High 12.53 a.m. 11.30 am. Low 4.58 am, and 6.48. p.zi. Sunrise: 5,56 am; Sunset: 648 pin. Softball League Presentation Night Dance.

Inter-School Sports (Finals), Caro- Bine Hill.

er:

Referees' Assn. Dance; Hotel Cecil. R.A.O.C. Monthly Meeting-Speak. Mr. Justice R. E Lindsell on "Meanings of Place Names in HR.

Diocesan Old Girls Assn. General Meeting and Dinner, 7.30 pa

Cheero Club: Concert, 9-p.m.. HK University: Exhibition Paintings, 10 am-6 p.m.

of

off. with

YMC.A.: Badminton and Mixed Swimming from € p.m.

Hag

and

WITH MAY 25, OPENING DAY OF THE 1940 ́ GOLDEN

EXPOSITION,. only GATE" INTERNATIONAL

month activity on Treasure Island has reached high pitch, hundreds of workers engaged in plastering. landscaping general refurbishing in anticipation of the event. Portugal has signed up for par-, week on the Temple of Religion ticipation in the 1940 Exposition and Tower of Peace, which is to season, being the second mator be entirely remodeled for the 1940 European nation to arrange for season. Dr. Richard E. Shields, of representation on Treasure Island. San Francisco, has been appointed Previously Italy had agreed to executive director of the temple participate this year. Other major and is in charge of a large crew nations of Europe were expected of workers.

Annual EA. Golf Meeting at Fan-

Victoria Recreation Club, Annual Meeting. 8 p.m.

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

St. Andrew's Working Party (Medi- call, 10 a

Colony Tennis Championships. Helena May Inst: Christian Fellow- ship; 10.30 am,

Sino-American Inst. of Cultural Re ations, HK, Hotel. 12.45 p.m.

27--Tides: High .1.55 am, and 12.06 p.m. Low 5.30 p.m. and 740 p.m.

Sunrise: 556_a.m.; Sunset: 648 p.m. REO.CA Grand Cabaret Dance, 8.30 p.m.

St Andrew's Club Hockey and Badminton Dinner Dance, St drew's Hall, 7.30 pm.

to announce their participation. The building will be entirely re- MORE EXHIBITORS -decorated" and the grounds about It newly landscaped. Dr. Shields At the same time the list of

announced that vesper. services large exhibitors Was increased

will be held every Sunday at 5 during when Westinghouse Elec-

p.m. during the 1940 season.

St. Andrew's Club Mixed Beven-A- tric and Manüfacturing Company

Major development in the enter-Bide. Hockey Tournament, King's signed contracts for exhibit space tainment held during the past

430 pm. Park, in the Palace of Electricity and week was the preparation of a

FLB

University:** Exhibition of Communication. The corporation contract for the Billy Rose Aqua-

Paintings, 10 am-6 pm.

Mountain Lodge; Entertainment to which was a 1939 exhibitor, is in-rade, feature attraction at the Girl Guides Association. 3 p.m. creasing its space by 25,000 square New York World's Fair of 1939, feet,

Rose anticipates remodeling In- The Westinghouse exhibit will

ternational Hall for an Aquacade include "Willie Vocalite," a per-pavilion and Installing a

huge forming electrical man: television tank. The work probably will be demonstrations, a motion pleture started within the next week or. theatre and new action displays of

ten daya, industrial and home appliances.

Announcement also was made

of Boy Scout Day, to be held July

ANIMAL SHOW Negotiations also are under way

6. The day will be sponsored by for the Clyde Beatty Wild Animal the San Francisco Council of the Show, declared to be the most Boy Scouts of America, which is sensational show of its kind in

the fact that over $1000 worth of The American feet exercises on the pictures has been sold. Mrs. the Pacific since the beginning of arranging for an elaborate display the entire world. Lin, who is responsible for the whole last week are now paying atten- in the Vacationland Palace. The These two, combined with display will feature the activities "Americal Cavalcade of a Nation," of the Boy Scouts of the far The Folles Bergere, and the Hol- Western states, being devoted to lywood Show, depicting, in detail the making of a modern motion picture production, assure a sea- RELIGION & PEACE

son of entertainment such as few Work was started during the Expositions ever have had,

arrangement in the exhibition intion

slitation la the "the absence of the artist, who is Netherlands Indier, which Japan in Chungking, has made it known wishes "to afford protection" that half of the proceeds from the should the Netherlands be in- "sales of the "last day will be devolved in the European war, "ac- voted for war reflet purposes both cording to naval circles in Shang- in England and in China.

hai, (International).

every phase of scouting.

28-Tides: High 3.05 a.m."and 1949 p.m. Low 6.04 s,m, and 243 p.m.. *. Sunrise: 5.55 a.m.; Sunset: 649 pani FLK Golf Club, Adamson Cup Final due to be completed.

"Terumis

KOC Mixed Doubles Tournament, 2.30 p.m.

Military Band Concert at PeninsulS Hotel

Six-a-Side Hockey Tournament. Y.M.C.A.: Discussion Groun. 9. D.M.:

1

Speaker-Mr. W. J. Ashton "The Red Triangle."

29-Tides: High 4,2% ́am, and 1.50 p.m. Low 645 am, and 8.52 p.m.

Bunrise: 5,55 a.m; Sunset: 6.49 p.m. St. Patrick's Hall, Garden Road: Hey, W. P. Mac- Lecture by Donagh The Faith in Europe."

Cheero Glub: Galy Dance, 6.30 pm

· An- Children's Playgrounds' Assn.

Ji nual Mig. 6.18 pm.ger

YMCA: War Work, 10 am: Whist Drive, 830 p.m. /

Colony "Tennis Singles Final. 4,30

p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 26,

1940, -PAGE 3.

ING'S

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SHE BROUGHT OUT THE West IN HIM!

He was a Bad Man... full of Brimstone until he met a Sagebrush Strani

MAE

W.C.

WEST FIELDS My Little Chickadee

JOSEPH CALLEIA · DICK TORAN

DONALD MEEK - FUZZY KNIGHT

· Original screenplay by MAR WEST and W. C. FIELDS Directed by EDWARD CLINE ↑ Produced by LESTER COWAN

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