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HONGKONG BAILY PRESS

QUEENS THEATRE

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FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY

The Biggest Emotional Drama of the Year!

Drama that touches the firing. guising heart of Broadway!

"THE NIGHT OF NIGHTS"

starting

PAT O'BRIEN

OLYMPE BRADNA - ROLAND YOUNG

TO-MORROW

Directed by Lawis Milestone

A PARAMOUNT PICTURI

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BOY TROUBLE

CHARLIE RUGGLES MARY BRLAND

DONALD O'CONNOR

Jorce Mathews Duty Leg

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Sorson Play by Zen Kidna

Directed by Richard Thorps

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COMING EVENTS

MAY

16-Tides: Bigh 510 ani and 426 p.m. Low: 10.29" am, and 11.25 p.m.

Sunrise: 14 am: Sunset: 6:58 pm. Thought For Today: Grinose the best way of life and bella will soon make pleasant for you—Pythsjèras, Concert by Mome. Francesca Denies st. Peninsula Hotel, $30 pr.

Cathedral Women's Fellowship: Mahjong Drive. Cathedral HAI. 3 p.m.

YM.C.A: Games Morning. 10 wm.; Services Concert. 8 p.

HE and Lady--Northcote-to-dina- with HE Admiral Sir Percy Noble and Lady Noble at Admiralty House, 8.15 pm.

St. Andrew's Working Party (HW. O.F.). 3 p.m.

R.K. Unfen Church Working Party. Church Hall, 2.30 p.m.

Entries close for HK. Jockey Club's Sixth Extra Race Meeting, 13 BOOD

HKs Men's Club Tian Mt. St. Prancis Hotel, 1 pm-Speaker: Mr. Leung Blu-cha

Lecture: World Brotherhood" by Mr. R. P. Woodrum, 6 p. at Manuk Lodge

"1A Chater Rd.

Ladies Bible Study. 116 Nathan Road, 10.30 am.

Chess Championship continued. St. Andrew's Women's Fellowship, 1.30 p.m.

St. Andrew's Club Committee Mtg.. 8.30 p.m.

Cathedral Women's Fellowship Working Party. Cathedral Fall. 3.30

D.D.

RNY. Police Recreation Room, Whist Drive, 8.30 p.m.

Cheero Club Bridge and Mahjong. 17-Tides: High 5.55 a.m. and 5.52 put. Low: 2.63 a.m

Sunrise: 542 a.m; Sunset: 636 p.m. Thought for Today: Adversity" re- minds men of religion.-Livy.

Chinese Industrial

Co-operti-

tives Dinner Dance and Cabaret. Peninsula Hotel plm.

GENERAL

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THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1940. —PAGE 3

KING'S

SHOWING TO-DAY

James' Cagney and Sammy Cohen hit the hilarious highspots as the two rawest recruits in that fightin' Irish brigade, "The Fight- ing 69th." in the picture of that'namè which is currently pack- ing them in at the King's Theatre. And just in case you're won- dering what Sammy's doing in the Shamrock regiment, he'll an- swer that for you himself in one of the funniest scenes to hit the screen in la! these many months, Starred with Carney in

the film are Pat O'Brien and George Brent.

2.30

YMCA

HKVD.C. Smoking Concert and Prize-Giving, 9 p.m.

H.K. Referees' Ass Whist Drive, Hotel Cecil 8.30 p.m.

Jamble and White Elephant Sale by Girl Guides Asen at Sandilands Hut.

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Camera Club Meet

ing, 8 p.m.; Badmintoo e p.r.: Swim- ming for Business Girls. 6.30 p.m.: Mixed Swimming. 6 p.m.

Christ Church Concert, St.An- drew's Hall, 845 p.m.

Radio Programmes

HONGKONG

On Wavelengths of 353 metres (345 ke's) 31.49 metres (8.52 megacycles).

A FATHER BROWN STORY BELAYED FROM LONDON'

The

Lions' Den (Duncan Bisters- Granatt) The Duncan Sisters with two plano accomp. Vocal Gems — Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs, -Chorus and Orchestre directed by Jay Wilbur, Comedienne Florrie Forde Old Time Medley-Plorrie Forde with Chorus

and Orchestra. Orch. Wir You Remember-Waltz (film Maytime): Swing High Swing Low (from the Aim)-Louis Levy & His Gaumont-British Symphony with Vocal Refrain.

Vocal Congo Lullaby (film 'Sanders of

Love the River): Me A Little Today (Herbert and Brodszky)- Comedy Harmonists with Humorous Monologue - The 12.30 Dance Music by Bob Crashy Oliver Wakefield,

Voice of Inexperience (Wakefield)-

Comedians "Bg" and His Orchestra.

and Stinker's Parlour Games (Askey" Fox-Trots-Dixieland Shunie; Mus- and Murdoch)-Arthur Askey

and krat Ramble. Blues Wolverine Richard Murdoch. Blues; Swing -Akaters' Waltz "In 9.15 London Relay-News Summary. Swingtime. Fox-Trots When

the 9.30. London Relay "Fire, la. Red, Red Robin of

Comes Bob, Bob, France." Blanche Cooke and Helen Moist Novelly Fat-Trot Big Chief De So and Finale.

Bobbin' Along; Them There Eyes. 9.45 Cesar Franck-Prelude. Aris

Intercession Service at St. John's Cathedral, 5.30 p.m.

18-Tides: High 6.39 a.m, and 7.10 p.m. Low: 12.12 am and 106 p.m.

Sunrise: 541 am; Sunset: 6.57 p.. Thought for Today: It isn't "the man who knows the most, but the

man that knows the best that's Insest.-Anon

Claims gainst estates

Doda due.

Entries close for YMCA, Swim« ming Gala

St. Mary's School: Physical Train- ing Display, 1 pr.

6:16.

19 Tides: High 120 am, and 82. p.m. Low: 12.58 am, and 2 p.m.

Sunrise: 5.41 a.m.; Sunset: 6.57 p. Thought for Today: Let your light 80 shine before men., that they may see your good works, and glarity your Father which is in Heaven.-Matthew

Cathedral

Fellowship Women's Mahjong Drive, Cathedral Hall.

20-Peak Club: Bridge and Mah- Jongg Drive in aid of BW.OF. 3 p.m. Shek-O Development Co., Ltd.. An- Dual Meeting, at office of Chịm Up- derwriters. Ltd.. 5.16 p.m.

Crown Land Sale, P.W.D., 3 pm.

"THE FIGHTING 69TH":

Children's Bour

12.15 pm Short Service of Inter-Plano cession

to. Fox-Trot-Cross Patch. Fox-Trot Alfred Cortot Plano). -Oh! You Crazy Moon

10,08 Compositions of Sibelius, 1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea-Leopold Stokowski and the Phila- Tone-Poem "Finlandia," Op. 28. 'No. ther Report.

L03 Variety with Vivian. Ellis. Al Bowlly and Allce Faye

Chec

Op. 36, No. 4; Filckan Kom Ifrah Sin delphis Orchestra. SAT, SAT. BURA.

Alcklings Mote - Marian Anderson Floodlight" - Plano A Little White Room (Contralto) with Plano: Valse Triste"

Beverley Nichols)

Kuolema-Chicago Symphony Or Nichols) - Vivian Ellik "Floodlight"- Medley (Beverley Suite Alla Marcia Op. 11- cond. by Frederick Block Vocal - I't Swell of You (Alm Wake Up and Symphony Orchestra cond, by Prof. Live); Never in

Mulon

Years Robert Kajanus." faim "Wake Up and Live) Alice 16.30 London Relay — "Eye of Faye with Orchestra.

Vocal Miss Apollo." You In The Morning (Leslie-Burke);

A Father Brown story by Q, K. Violin In Vienna (Strauss-Dale)-A1 Chesterton Borily with Orchestra." Plano "Go" 11.00 Close downL,”.

4

ing Places" Medley (E)-Vivian Ellis. Vocal-There's A Lull In My Life, film Wake Up and Live" - "Alice Faye with Orchestra.

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wes- ther Forecast and Announcements,

1.45 A-Programme of Popular Bal- G50

lada.

G.S.H

SHORT WAVE

DAVENTRY

- Wavelength 17.7952) (1086m.)

2147me. (01.91m.) 15.18m.6. (19.79m.)

NEWS IN ENGLISH

"The Fighting 69th." ..a.. 11 Warner Bros. film starring James Cagney, George Brent and Pat O'Brien, will be the next feature attraction at the King's Theatre. The hilarious, excitement-cram- med flm will open on Thursday.

Headed by the three stars, the cast includes a long roster of well- known players such as Alan Hale, Jeffrey Lynn, Frank McHugh, Piano accomp. Bird of Love Divine Dennis, Morgan. Dick Foran, Wil- (Haydn Wood-Marit Bennett (80- Ham Lundigan, and Guinn" "Big prano with Plano Boy" Williams

Crown of the Year (Easthope Mar-G3.0........ tin); Hatheld Bells (Easthope Mar t-Percy Heming (Baritone) with Plano accomp. Coming Home (Wil-Transmission I-Newa Bunt" mot-Willeby); Eoming Del Riego) - ETILTY Essle Ackland (Contraite) with Trans II & III—News Sim-

Full Bulletin® Or.. gan accomp. Music of the Night

The ups and downs of training camp life are viviasy depicted in the fim-the human interest drama of the adjustment of raw recruits from every walk of lite to the discipline of life in the army...

Cagney, as the tough guy who stubbornly resists falling into line with the military rules and re- gulations, provides the main thread of the story. In spite of the efforts of O'Brien, as the kindly and humane priest, and Brent, as the hard-bitten, but un- derstanding colonel, he refuses to conform until events piace. him in a position where there is a true test of his mettle, and he comes through with flying colours:

“JUAREZ”

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(Black-Eric Coates): A Bong Remem bered (Barrie-Eric Coates) John Mc- Cormack (Tenor) with. Piano accomp. My Old Shake (Earren & Trotere): The Windmill (Longfellow & Nelson) Transmission V-News Sum-

Malcolm McEachern (Bass) with

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Studio-Children's Hour, 6.45 Closing Local Stock tions

6.47 Hawaiian Selections.

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SHORT TALKS FROM B.B.C.

(All Hongkong Time)

*FUR-Trot Moon Over Miami "Under Nazi Rule"-"On Mondays at (Burke, Leslie); Waliz-Song of the 9.30 p.; reproductions on Tuesdays Islands (King) Roy Smeck and at 4.15 am and 246. pm, and on His Serenaders The Moana Bere Wednesdays at 11 p.m. naders. Hawaiian Fox-Trots-Hono- lulu Stars and Hawallan Guitars.

"The Empire at War"-"în Mondays Little Rendezvous In Honolulu Roy day at 245 am and on Tuesdays at af 11 p.m.; reproductions on the same Smeck and His Hawaiian Serenadera 9. pm and 3.45 pm.

7.00 Dance Maslo.

"Cards on the Table”-On Tuesdays Fox-Trots She Shall Have Music 9.30 pm; reproductions on Wednes (from the film): Do The Rimaround days at B.m. and 2.45 pm. (alm She shall have music”)—Jack Hylton and His Orchestra.

"In England Now On Tuesdays Quick-and Fridays at 11 p.m.; reproductions teps-Many Happy Returns of the on the same days at 6.45 part. and on Day (Alm Music Bath Charms): I'm Wednesdays and Saturdays at 435 Feeling Happy C Music Hath

Charms The BBC, Dance Orches tra.

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"Matters of Moment" On Wednes Tangos Song of the Best days at 11 p.m.; reproductions on the Champagne Bubbles Jose M. Luc same day at 6.45 p.m. and on Thurs chest and His Orchestra. Fax-Trnts days at 13.30 am, and 4.45 sm,

Tiger Rag: Bngle Call Rax-The Background to

the News"--On Ballyhooligans Waltz The Family Thursdays at 11 pm; reproductions Album (from "Tonight at 8.30-Noel on Fridays at 9 a01. and 2.45 p.m. Coward): Pox-Trot You Were There "Porta Akairs"--On Fridays at 9.30 Tonight at 8.30 Coward) The p.m. reproductions on the same day Phoenix Theatre Orchestra. London. at 2.45 am and on Saturdays at 12.30

7.30 London Relay The News,

p.m. 3.00 Local Time Signal, Wenther London Log On Saturdays Resort and Announcements.

13.30 p.m.; reproductions on the same 2.02 Carroll Gibbons. (Plano) and day at 11 pun, and 6.45 am. and on Trim Fine Friends,

Sundays at 12.30 p.m.

You Never Looked So Beautiful! (Dim

"The Great Ziegfeld"; You 2.30

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Vive La France On Thursdays at

Pursuant with their course, of presenting entertainment of the highest calibre, the Majestic Thea- tre will have as their feature at- traction, starting * tomorrow Warner Bros." magnificent new historical drama, "Juarez," star- ring Paul Muni and Bette Davis, Fall In Love (from the film): Love ... and on Mondays at 2.45 vm. and a supporting cast which truly Is Love, Anywhere (1)in Let's Pall "Political India" On Wednesdays deserves the much-abused term in Love", Coromada Belection: at 7.30 p.m.; reproductions on Thurs

days at 2 Thanks a Million-Selection

2 p.m. and on Saturdays at "all-star"

R.ZZ Variety Pmerainme with |2,45 "pan. Arthur Asker, The Duncan Sisters Sundays at 9.15 m., 3.45 pm, and "Prom the Western Front" OD Florrie Forde and Othert

1.45 TL

film The Great Ziegfeld'). 'Let'wder; reproductions on the SETLE

"After two goaths of careful planning and selection, another month during which some seven- ty camera tests were made, di- rector Willkún Dieterle fially chose the forty-three players to support Paul Muni and Bette Davis,

at 2,45 s.rh., on Fridays at 11.45

Vocal-Oh." "Ain't Tt firand to be In The Navy (from "All at Bea'i? Down

HELIGIOUS SERVICES At The Hole In The Wall Tviton Religious services are broadcast on (Chéin)- Arthur Ankey with Jack Sundays, at 420 am, 11.30. ard. Ind Hylton and Buse Of His Bork Voral 3.30 pm, and on Mondays at 11 am. —Sweet "Onian Thais In Bermuda (The Epilogue is broadcast every Bun-

Denn Sisters-Coxlow): Daniel Inday at 845 p.zn.

PAT

O'BRIEN

A great seidler in a plach

casă great gay scython?

...AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15, & 9.30 P.M.

JAMES

CAGNEY

Fists like cobblestones... hom he loves to wae **?

GEORGE

BRENT

Bis mon trenit Jaliou klan anywhert...tual thơy dhi!

THE FIGHTING 69

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**** JEFFREY LYNN - ALAN HALE - FRANK MCHUGH - DENNIS MORGAN-DICK FORAN Weliam Lundigan - Buma. “Big Bay” Wilhams

WILLIAM: KEIGHLEY

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TWO GREAT STARS IN THE GREATEST HISTORICAL DRAMA OF THIS OR ANY YEAR ! THEY LIVED THE STRANGEST STORY AN ALL HISTORY!

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