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A Sock Like A Mule!
And
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Kid Nightingale
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JOHN
JANE
PAYNE WYMAN
WALTER CATLETT · ED BROPHY
Directed by GEORGE AMY
A WARNER BROS. PICTURE
Screen Play by Charles Bakden and Raymond Schrock a From a Story by Lee Kat
TO-MORROW AND SATURDAY
The Story Of The Most Amazing Man-Hunt The
BORIS KARLOFF in
World Has Ever Seen・・A,
"BRITISH INTELLIGENCE "
A Warner Bros. Sensational Drama
FASTER ARMY EXPANSION
1914 RIFLES FOR RECRUITS
MISSION PREMISES
BOMBED
KIAN, "Aug. 6 (Central) -The premises of the China Inland
COMING EVENTS
AUGUST
-Tides: · High 11.29 MM, Low |4.39. a.m. and 6 pm,
Sunrise: 6.47 aim; Sunset: 1.01 pan. Chalms against estate of George Nechaal dua.
Cheers Club Dance, 8.30 pm, Kowloon Union Church Club Meet- ing. 8 p.n.
GENERAL
Radio Programmes
HONGKONG
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Volunteer Nursing Detachment. Practical Class, Military Hospital. 4.30
Z
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On Wavelengths of 183
mastros (848 kan) KLAS
p.m
YMCA: Ladies Working Party, 9.30 am to 12 noon.
Chung Shing Benevolent Society : Swimming Gala, 7.30 p.m.
8-Tides: High 12.25 sim. and 12.34 p.m. Low 5.50 am and 6.37 pm.
Sunrise: 3.57 a.m.; Sunset: '7 pza. ARP. Lecture at ARP. School. St. Andrew's Working Party (Medi-
10 - Ladies' Working Party Volunteer Hors, 9 am, to 13 moon.
call
St. Andrew's' Club Meeting. p.m. Victoria Chess Club, Gloucester Ho- tel. 3 p.m.
W Į metres (9,53 inegstycles).
12.15 p.m. cession.
Toys (from Babes in Toyland'-Her- [bert).
8.15 BB.C. Recording-Musia Hall Memories."
A talk by George Robey,
8.215
Old Music Häll and Variety Favourites.
Florrie Forde Old Time Medley - Florrie Porde (Comedienne) with Chorus and Orchestra. The Naughty "MATTERS OF MOMENT BY Nineties Intro: Maiden's Prayer;
HERBERT MORRISON
Wille London's Fast Asleep: Two Lovely Black Eyes; As Your Her "Dvorak Quartet
Grows Whiter: Glorious Beer - Old Short Service of Inter.Timers Sketch Company with Fred Hartley Quintet. After the Ball (Har ris); Two Little Girls In Blue (Gra- 12.30 Lucienne Bäyer, (Vocal) and ham)-The Old-Time Singers with Or the Orchestre Baymonds,
chestra. Good Old Songs Medley By The Sleepy
(Eric Intro: Daisy Bel Lagoon
Bell; Nelle Dean; The at Monte Coates); Chanson D'Amour (Suk) Man who broke the Bank at Kowloon Chess Club, Peninsula Ho- Orchestre
Foort Raymonde. Embrase-Moi Carlo - 1
(Organ). tel. 5.30 p.m.
Old-Time Medley Cathedral
(Tabet) — Lucienne Boyet' (Vocal) Vesta Visiald Fellowship with Orchestra. Dance of the Merry Intro Waiting at the Church: Be Working Party, Cathedral Hall. 3.30 Mascots (Ketelbey); Love is My Life
Calls me Own Grace Darling; It's
Time: Waltz (Strauss Walter) Orchestre all Right to the Summer Volunteer
Detachment Raymonde Nursing
Lea Prenoris Braces I have to Call Him Father: Examination. ARP. Hara, 5.45 p.m.
(Tranchant); Estampe Marocaine Cheero Club, Bridge and Mahjong. (Bos)-Lucienne Bayer (Vocal) with Bow-WowVesta Victoria and Craigengower C.C. Weekly Whist Orchestra. Taming, the Tiger (La with Orchestra. Alice Blue Gown Drive, & p.m.
Rocca): Orient Express (Mohr)-Or. McCarthy, Tlemey) Jessica Dra
Good chestre Raymonde.
gonette (Soprano) with Orch. Old Songs 1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea-Intro: Meet Me Tonight in Dream
of the Good Old Days
ther Repor
land: Hitchy Koo: You Made Me 1.03 BBC. Recording--"London." Love You: Evry Little While; Never A somewhat mis-conducted tour of Mind: Good-bye-ee-The Old Timers the Capital of the British Empire with Orchestra. written and produced by H. L. Mor-
..
Women's
9-Tides: High 1.09 a.m. and 1.29 p. Low 6.54 a.m. and 7.15 pm
Sunrise: 5.58 a.m.; Bünset: 1 pm. 10-Tides: High 256 am, and 4.18 p.m. Low 9.51 'am, and 847 p.m.
Sunrise: 5.38 a.m.; Sunset: 8.59 pm V.R.C. v La Tsun Swimming Gala
at VRC. 8.15 p.m.
Triangular Swimming Gala at TM. G.A. Pool, 9.13 p.m.
row.
Now
MA John: Daddy wouldn't Buy Chorus
Foor
Me a
1.30 Renter and Rugby Fress, Wea- 15ther Forecast and Announcement Dance Music.
11-Tides: High 2.56 am, and pan. Low 9.54 am and 8.47 pm.
Sunrise: 5.38 am; Sunset: 658 p.m. H.K. Electric Co. Ltd, Interim Dividend payable.
CHINESE WAR
FILM
1.45
Fox-Trots Sing Me A Swing Song: A Little Bit Later On-Chick Webb &
His Orchestra. Tangos - Jurame;
Como Tu Y Yo-Jose Mojica and His Orchestra, Fox-Trots Rose Marie (from the film): Indian Love Call (film 'Rose Marie')-Ray Fox & His
Orchestra. Fox-Trots Dixieland Shuffle; Muskrat Ramble-Bob Crosby and His Orchestra,
2,15 Close down. 6.00
9.00 London Relay-The News. 1.30 London Relay "Matters of aroment."
Tulk by Mr. Herbert Morrison. Min- Ister of Supply.
9.45 Moussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition.
Boston Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Serge Kaussevitsky.
10.17 The Don Cossacka Choir. Three Folk Songs (arr. Dobrowen);
How Greatly Our Lord is Glorified (Bortnjansky).
10.27 Dvorak-Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 51.
Lener String Quartet. 11.00 Close down.
SHORT WAVE
YULIN, SHENSI, Aug. 8 (Can- tral-"War Clouds on the Fron-
An hour of Variety, tier" a war film, has been com-
Comedian-On Behalf of the Work- pleted, by the North-west Motioning Classes-Bily Russell (An actual Picture Section of the National Theatre recording), Organ- "Pinoc- Military Council after over three chio" Selection Harline, arr. Zalva) months work in Inner Mongolia."Reginald Foost Comedy Sketch
Miss Lily L1, the famous Chinese Sandy Powell and Company. Harp Call
Sandy's Happy Home (Powell-Thomas) motion picture star, plays the lead-and Orch-Cocktail-Intro: Nattal-G.S.G ing role in the picture.
le del Pierrot:
Sumors, Glas- a.8.H...
Noia. G.S.HA Waltz Medley-intro: ness Destiny Waltz: Voices of G.8.0. Spring: Santiago Harry Chapman Hup) and His Music Lovers... Vocal
First Victim To Mail Censorship
DAVENTRY
Wavelength „17,796.0. (18.86m.) 9.51mA (KL.551.) BLATms. (81.07m.) 18.18m.6. (13.79m.)
NEWS IN ENGLISH
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TYRNATTLİKSİOn V-News 'Sam
Mary
-Little Brown Jug (adapted by Transmission I-News Sum- Frank Crumi); Granny's
's Old Art- Chair-Frank Crumit with Orchestra. "Pull Bulletia Novelty Grade's and Sandy's Party Trans. It de M-News Bum- -Gracie Fields and Sandy Powell en- tertain: Charlie Kunz: Joe Peterson: Full Bulletin Reginald Dixon; Jay Wilbur, Larry Primo Scale. Vocal-Let The CHUNGKING, Aug. 6 (Central)——
Sing (Cochran's Rerue Lights One of the victim to the Japanese Up-Evelyn Laye (Soprano) with mail censorship In Shanghat is Orchestra and Chorus Comedian- Vie Oliver Goes Naughty (Oliver) `---- one Mr. Yang, 2 Cantonese, Vic Oliver Butting In (Oliver) - Vic dwelling in North Szechwan oliver verstis Gloria Day. Brass Road, Hongkew, Shanghai, who Quintette Teddy Bears' Picnic (Brat has been arrested because of a ton); Mighty Lak A Rose (Nevin)-
Frank Biffo and His Brass Quintette. letter written to him by his son
7.00 Closing Local Stock Quota- studying in reference War.
making tions. Chungking
to the Sino-Japanese
Full Bulletin
e Course
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1940. —PAGE 3
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Sh! HOW ONE SMART
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BREATHLESS ADVENTURE OF A DARING CHINESE GIRL!
4.00 p.m.
4.00 pm,
6.45 paza
SPECIAL FOR TO-MORROW
7.30 PES
9.15 p.m. 12.00 mid- night
7.30 am.
ZBW REPORT FOR JULY
The broadcasting report for July, 7.02 Dance Music by Henry Jac. 1940, states that actual hours of ques and His Correct Dance Tempo transmission totalled 440) of which
His house was searched but Orchestra. nothing of significance was found,
CONSULAR CONFAB
IN SHANGHAI .. CHUNGKING, Ang, 6 (Central) Mr. Y. Miura, Japanese Consul General in Shanghal, called on
Slow Fox-Trot - Moonlight and 223 were devoted to European Roses; Quickstep- Something tells programmes, and 217 to Chinese me. Waltz-Tis Better to have Loved programmes as follows:- and Lost: Fox-Trot I Can't Remem ber Her Name. Tango My Lost Love. Fox-Trots-Star Dust: Chinatown, My Chinatown: Slow Fox-Trot-In The Chapel In The Moonlight; Waltz - Golden Heart...
7.30 London Relay The News,
ZBW (EUROPEAN) Morning transmission 714. "Evening transmission 152,
During the month apart from recorded programmes the follow- ng items were broadcast: Studio recitals 5, studio talks 11, studiu relay to Manila 1. recorded talks 8.03 The Columbia Symphony Or3, local relays (including Church services) 8, children's concerts 1, chestra.
Bunday evening epilogues 4, Da- Spring Song (Mendelssohn); Pan American (Herbert March of the ventry relays (including news) 74,
relays from Manila 2.
Mr. Richard T. Butrick, acting 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather U S. Consul General in ShangReport and Announcements. hal, yesterday morning when they conferred fox about one hour.
The nature of their talk
not been divulged...
has
CROSSWORD
ACROSS Skin
hunter
6 Guard
8 Sweet-
heart
.9 Unpless-
ant
Mission in Klan were complete 10 Consume ly wrecked as a result of Japanese 12 Enigma air raide on August 3 and 4.
15 Go back
10 Go up
17 Slender 19 Name for
A British missionary has sent Army - expansion is proceeding a telegram to the British Consul- at a more rapid rate. In areas General in Shanghai asking him where units are below their auto lodge a protest with the Jap- thorised establishment men who anese in regard to the bombing Cupid volunteer are medically examined, and also to demand an indemnity. attested and bosted to a squad for drim within a few days, says the Daily Telegraph.
NO.
675
20. Enthu-
siast-
2 Bitter
$ Bottles
4 Wrath
17. He with- holds
labour
5 More
Bath take the 303 small arms 22 Rescue ammunition,
23 Bobbed Thest conditions apply more
The provision of battle dress down particularly to the infantry where may be delayed but this will not 28 Short equipment is available. The Army interfere with preliminary train-
sleep Twas a good stock of rifles since ing..
ย
28, Surpass
at
two patterns are in use. Before The acceleration of registration 30 Arrive the war, thousands of 1914 Pattern and calling-up has greatly in- Tifles were stored.
¡creased the demand for uniform" 31 Sofas This rifle has longer and and supplies are coming forward slightly heavier barrel than the earlier than had been arranged so. short Lee Enfield which is the that men now joining the Colours Service arm. In some respects the will not have long to wait for their 1914 rifle is better weapon, clothing,
DOWN
1 Royal
Line"
palat- able.
7 Tomboys
11 Man's name Animal mother
14 Bkin
trouble
SOLUTION TOMORROW
18 US
Btate
19 and 80 on
20 Summit 21 Vent 24 8. Afri
can hill 25 Actions 27 Vege-
ables
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ZEK -(CHINESE) Morning transinission 62.
Evenling transmission 155, During the month apart from recorded: programmes the follow- Ing Items were broadcast: Studio concerts 22, studio talka 23; chil- dren's concerts 9.
New licences issued during July, 1940 210
Renewals of licences during July, 1040: 478..
Total licences issued during 1940, 10,175
SOCIAL SERVICES
IN BRITAIN LONDON, Aug. 6 Reuter)A quarter of a million old age pen- sioners
yesterday received creases. In many cases they are getting 9. 6d. more than they are used to get.
In-
There has been no neglect of social services in Britain despite the war load.
Solution No 674′′** ACROSS: 1, Forecast; 5, Cool; 8; Diabolic; B, Stun; 11, Fell; 13, Hates; 16, Idea; 18, Unmask; 20, Truism: 21, Tern: 23 Posse 24, Hack 28, Ball; 29, Etcetern; 30, Dane: 31, Amethyst.
DOWN 1, Fade 2, Real; 9. Chose: Shield; 6, Outstrip: 7, Lonesome 10, Chield; 6, Outstrip:
7. Lonesome; 10, Chart 12, Like: 14, Purposed 15, Omission; 17, Etna 19 Stew; 22, Rhythm 25. Cheat, 28, Rely; 27, Mast?
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