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KAY FRANCIS * IAN HUNTER JOHN LITEL A Warner Bros. "Romantic Drama
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COMING EVENTS
AUGUST
27-Tides: High 248 am, and 4,57 |p.m. Low ILit:am, and 7.28 - p.os.
Sunrise: 6.04 m.; Sunset: 6,45 p.m. | Confucius "Day celebration, King's ('Theatre, - 8.30 Km.
Black-Out Exercise from 6.45 pm. HK. Land Investment and Agency Co. Ltd., Interim Dividend payable.
Khi Rotary Club Tiên Megell 1 p.m.: Speaker-Dr. Gordon King "Chopin and H Music" (Piano Recital).
Kowloon Chess Club Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 p.m.
Soldiers' Guild of: AN George Scandal Point Hall. 7.30 p.m.
H.K. Union Chirch HAI Week. Night Meeting, 7.30 p.m.
St. Andrew's Church: War-Time Intercession Service, 6. p.m.
9. & 8. Home: Prayer and Fellow.
ship Meeting 8.30 pm.
Volunteer Nursing Detachment.
GENERAL
Radio Programmes.
HONGKONG
Shine Boy, Lost, Would You, Goody Goody-The Four Aces. Banjo Bolos -White Rose; Tony Olly Oakley. Vocal-You've gotta eat your Spinach, Baby; Oh My Goodness-Rae Questal, Organ Solo-Sleep, My Little One Reginald Foort.
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On Warslangike of Siz -metros (245 klaw) 11.49 makram. (9.53 magacycles),
6.55 Hons.
A B.B.C. BECORDING OF "I REMEMBER"
Dvorak Concerto
12.15 p.m. cession
Closing Local Stock Quota-
7.00 Stadio Talk on Ballet illustrated by Records,
1.30 London Relay-Ebe' News.
8.00 Local Time Signal and Wel ther Beport.
Short Service of Inter- 8.00 BB.C. Recording "I Remem-
ber."
12.30 Borodla-Quartet in D Major A Programme of Musical Entertain-
¡ment of forty or fifty years ago.
First Aid Practical Class. Helens May-Pro Arts Quartet- Inst. 10 am-12 noon.
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea ther "Report.
1.03 Songs of the Sea.
Urban Council Meeting, 4.15 p.m. 28-Tides: High 3.46 am, and 6.53 p.m. Low 12.14 a.m. and 847 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:04 am; Sunset: 844 pm Ladies' Working Party (B.W.O.P.). Gort House. 9 am-12 noon.
7.M.C.A. Hockey Club Annual Meet- (Portsmouth). Ing. 6 p.m.
8.33 Compositions of Sir Edward Elgar.
Serenade in E Minor for Strings. Whisky Johnny, Sally Brown, Lettre
Op. 20; London Philharmonic Orches the Bulgine
conducted by the Composer, Boys, Billy Boy, Blow the Man Down, Baritone)
Run Blow my Bully Speak, Music Peter Dawson (Bass- Rio Grande Royal Naval Singers and 2-London Symphony Orchestra Bavarian Dances Nos 1
conducted by the Composer. 1:11 Band of H.M. Coldstream 6.00 London Belay-The News and
Topical Talks.
Auxiliary Nursing Service. Home Guards. Nursing Lecture, Queen Mary Hospi Marches Hands across the Sea (Sousa): Under the Double Eagle Cheers Club Dance, 8.30 p.m.
(Wagner). Overtures - Pique Dame Volunteer Nursing Detachment (Suppe) Morning Moon and Night Compulsory Drill and Lecture, St. (Suppe). Wartime March Medley --- John's Cathedral, Hail-3.30 p.m. for Intro: Tipperary, Quand Madelon. non-office workers and 5.15 p.m. for Wish me Luck; etc. once workers.
Y.M.C.A. Ladies' Working Party, Demonstration of Bandage Practice, 9am-1013,""
9.45 Dvorak Cello Concerto in B
tinor.
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Polonaise-Fantaisie
Cosals and the Czech Philharmonie Orchestra.
10.23 Chopin No. 7 in A Flat Major..
ther Forecast and Annoucements.
| 1:30 -- Reuter & Rugby Press, Weas Arthur Rubinstein (Piano);
1037 Dennir Noble, and the New 1.46-Dance-Muslo-by-Ambrose and Light Symphony Orchestra. British Medical Assn. (HK. and his Orchestra.
Nirvana (Adams)-Dennis Noble. --Aļ China Branch) Meeting at QuSEN Poxtrots If I didn't Care: Wish-e on the Ocean (Nautical Selec Mary Hospital, 8.15 - p.m. — Speaker: Ing. Rumba-Ain't cha Comin' Out?on-The Orchestra. The Trumpeter Prof. Gordon King on "The Cinical Foxtrot My Prayer.
Blow Foxtrot (DX) - Value of Utero-Tubal Insuftiation.”
That Shy old Gentleman; Quickstep 29-Tides: High 4.57 a.m. and 7.36-Sing & Song of Sunbeams. Rumbas chestra.
Creole Lady. Two Hearts in Cuba. 2.15 Close down.
p.m. Low 102 am, and 1127..p.m.
Sunrise: 6.04 a.m.; Sunset: 643 p.m. Claims against estate of Thomas Bradford (Fisher) due.
6.00 A Variety Programme.
(Liszt)
11.00
Dennis Noble. Liebestraum New Light Symphony Or
Close dowIL,
SHORT WAVE
G.SEL
DAVENTRY
Wavelength 17,79km (19.867.) $.51m.c. (31.5871.) 2147mL. (81.37m.) IKI8m.6. (19.79m.)
St. Patrick's Night Paddy O'Brien) Auxiliary Nursing Service, First Aid gives a party. Instrumental-Teddy Lecture Kowloon Hospital (for Bear's Picnic; Mighty Lar A Rose laltials A to D),
Frank Bio's Quintet Vocal-Polly Calls Exhibition of Films of Australia, Wolly Doodle; Big Rock Candy Moun- G.B.G YMCA. 9 p.m.
tain: Underneath the Old Pine Tree; G.§.B. Cheero Club, Bridge and Mahjong.The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton Rocky
Billy Mayerl's 0.5.0. and Lady Layton and Sir Archibald Own Selection--Billy Mayer (Piano), Clark Kerr due to arrive in the A Burlesque Fantomime "Claderelis" Transmission I-News Sum- Colony.
Ele Atherton, Bertha Willmott malay R.K. Ys Men's Club Tiffin Meeting, Leonard Henry and Company. "Melo-
"Full Bulletin dy Trainps No. 2 Intro: Is It True Trans II & III-News Sum- I p.th
what they say about Dixie; Shoe
30-Tides: High 6.02 am, and 8.01 p.m... Low 1.42 pm.
Sunrise: 6.03 am; Sunset: 8,42 p.m. Ladies' Working Party (B‚W.O.F.), ~~~t-House, 9 am, 12 noon.
Diocesan Boys' School-Test for new boya, 9 a.m
Auxillary Nursing Service, Pirst Aid; Lecture, Kowloon Hospital for initials M-to-Z)—–—
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Mountaineer,
COMET OVER BROADWAY
"Comet Over Broadway." Faith
Kowloon Football Club. Annual Baldwin's Cosmopolitan Magazine Meeting. 6 p.m..
story comes to the Majestic
R.A.O.C. Monthly Dinner, GloucesTheatre tomorrow with Kay Fran- ter Hotel 8.30 p.m.
els in the starring role supported
NEWS IN ENGLISE
mary
Full Bulletin
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Transmission--News-
MATY
Full Bulletin
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4.00 p
6.45 p.m.
7.30 p.m.
9.15 pm.
12.00 mid-
might
1.30 am
8.30. 1.10.
ILK. POLICE RESERVE
Cheero Club, Darts and Table Ten-by. Ian Hunter, John Litel, Donald Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King,
nis.
Crisp, Minna Gombel, Sybil Jason, 31-Tides: High 7.93 a. and 8.37 Ian Kelth and Melville Cooper | T.: Low 12.43 m. and 221 p.m.
Tax.
from the
Commissioner, of Police CHANGE OF TITLE "In accordance with the revision Sunrise: 0.05 a.m.; Sunset: 6.41 p.m.j The story carries Kay from a of Section 4 of Ordinance 24 of Final Date for Payment of Property stage struck girlhood in a small 1927 (Police Reserve Ordinance) middle western town through dis- the rank of Deputy Superintèn- Kowloon Golf Club Annual Meeting heartening years of playing in dent, Police Reserve, is cancelled and Prize Distribution, 6. p.m.; Four- travelling tent shows, burlesque and the rank Deputy Commission- Ball Match, President's Team v Cap and vaudeville, then recounts her tain's" Team.
er, Police Reserve, substituted. first moves toward success" in the
CHINESE COMPANY more respectable stratum of the
Strength: The following have theatre; next covers an interlude | been taken on the strength of the In England, during which she be Chinese Company, "as Comes a relgning stage favourite dates shown against them:
Constables R33 Leung Shiu- there, and finally shows the night
R64 16, 1940: 17,f her first great triumph-where cheong-August
she is destined to become a Henry Chan Wah-goon--Atigust | "Comet Over Broadway,"
18, 1940; R172 Chot Chlew-seng- At the time of her greatest auc-August 16, 1940 and A121 Pun cess professionally, she learns that Ying-kit-August 19, 1940. her husband's release from jail Commendation: Constable R131 DOWN: 1, Hides; 2. Riser: 3 can be effected, if she can ratse Lum Kwok-tai is commended by Zouave; 4. Note: 5. Jibbed; 6.
the necessary sum. The decision the Commissioner of Police for Seaport: 7. Scented; 11, Bright; that the anally makes forms the zeal and vigilance on duty on July 13, Ink; 14 Ermine; 17, Captain; potent dramatic climax of "Comet 16, 1940 in securing the arrest of a 18. Ringlet; 19, Spy: 20. Bolted; 21. Orator; 24. Idiot; 25, 'Greed; 27, Glow.
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Solution No. 691 ACROSS: 1, Horizon: 5, Jests; 8, Disgust; 9, Brave; 10, Ebb: Strive; 15, Resort; 18, Nereld; Cork; 10, Stud; 20, Bishop; 22: Pinion; 23. Trying; 26, Leg; 28. Allot: 29, Lattice; 30, Noted: 31. Worsted.
Over Broadway,”-
CROSSWORD.
NO. 692
ACROSS
↓ Army.
musician
5. Incite 8 Answer 9. Fall
11. Deer.
13 Comical
18 Cosy
18 Recoil
20 Bitting
21 Island
23 Bird
24 Unem-
ployed
28 Rear
29 Dish
Bed (two
words 5, 8).
30 Twilight
31 Obati
nate con- tender
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Head- land
3 Fat 4Allot 6 Steals 7 Driven
back. 10 Border 12 Invites
SOLUTION TOMORROW
14 Attri
buted
15 Narrow
cracks Not Dew 19 Number
Shelinah 25 Shrub 25 Clem
27 Build
Chinese male who was subsquent- ly sentenced to 4 months hard labour for House Breaking.......
Patrol Duty: Patrol duties will be carried out as ordered,
INDIAN COMPANY » Promotions: 'The following pro- motions to date from August 15, 1840 have been approved:
ALSR. 245 Gopal Chand to Lance Sergeant, and ALSR. 253 Mohamed Ahsan to" Lance Ser- geant.
Patrol Daty: Patrol duties will be carried out as ordered,
* FLYING SQUAD
Patrol Duty: Patrol duties will
be carried out as ordered.
EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE "Recruits Training: Training Courses, Parts I and II will be carried out at No. 2 Police Station for Recruits on Wednesday, and Friday, August 28 and 30 at 17,20 hours.
| N.C.O's. Meeting: N.C.O's meet- ing will be held at No. 2 Police Station on Tuesday, August 27% at 17.20 hours. A
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1940-PAGE 3
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MARY BETH HUGHES DANA ANDREWS EVELYN VENABLE CHRIS-PIN MARTIN
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THURSDAY
M.Q.M. PICTURE
4 SHOWS
DAILY 2.30-5.15
7.15-9.30
...It's dynomite action drama of the northwasti
Richard ARLEN Andy DEVINE
MAN from MONTREAL
Anne Gwynne Kay Fulton,
Jerry Mazlowe Addison Richards
CONGO MAISIE
NIVLESAL
Ann Sothern Robert Young
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TOWN MAKES ITS VANS
"NAMELESS
Caterham (Surrey) Urban Coun- cils, especially in small towns, are
ell are now obliterating the name being requested by the police to Revolver Shooti Apractice "Caterham" from the sides of delete names on vehicles which shoot for Squads 1 to 8 will be their vehicles to battie enemy normally stand for long periods in the town or operate solely with- held at King's Park Revolver parachutista,
The name had remained on in its boundaries writes one Even Range on Sunday, September 1 at
several of their lorries and vana ing Standard reporter,. 10.00 hours.":\
This, generally, does not apply Leave: Constable R464 G. 8 till recently. Their ARP com- Ford has been granted leave of mittee contended that local au- to fire engines which, unless a absence from August 29, to Bept thorities were under no obligation tending a fire, are normally under
to remove it. 30 1940
Patrol Duty: Patrol duties will be carried out as ordered,
Coverag
But couneli officials decided to Thousands of tradesmen, whose obilterate the names just the same, delivery vans are usually operat- and it is now being done, é ing within or near a town, have D. C. F(R)IE POLICE REQUEST.EE bad to paint out their addresses
I understand that local coun- on the sides of their vehicles"
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