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"O'HARA-HAYWARD

LUGIRL BALL.

DANCE, GIRL, DANCE

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VIRGINIA FIELD - RALPH BELLAMY

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The Life of Emile

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GALE SONDERGAARD - JOSEPH SCHILDERAUT Cloris Haidan • Dnosić Crizs Er OBrien hécors •Hɛary O'Hall • Louis Calbers Marky - Directed by Wm. Baterie dostate For by Mama Bally Balers Metan Muris mi Dore Kuma

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THE STORY OF TEN YEARS THAT PACKED THE THRILLS OF A CENTURY !!!

SHOCK CRAMMED DAYS THAT

G-MEN TOOK TEN

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TO LICK!

"with

JAMES

CAGNEY

in his most perfect role

PRISCILLA

LANE

"More wonderful

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THE ROARING

TWENTIES

HUMPHREY BOGART EGLADYS GEORGE

JEFFREY LYNN

FRANK MCHUGH -PAUL Directed by RAQUE WAISK

A WARNER BROS. Picture

Kotley by Jerry Wild-Rihard Macaskey and Roland "forceme

Written by the ̈

man who knew it best

„MARK HELLINGET!

From Original Story by Shark Malin yo

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A Thrilling Story Of The Heroes Of The Air !

"20,000 MEN A YEAR”

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A 20th Century-Fox Picture with

PRESTON FOSTER · RANDOLPH SCOTT MARGARET LINDSAY

MOTHER HAD TO SLEEP

IN TUBE KILLED

HER

An ARP worker walked into a London police station and, "It is alleged, 'confessed to strangling his 75-year-old mother.

"I did it to save her being dragged round to the shelters." The man. James M'ler, aged 45, of Durant-street. Bethnal Green, appeared on remand at Oid-street charged with murder- ing his mother, Ann Elizabeth Miller.

Miller, who pleaded not guilty! He had been taking his mother and reserved his defence, was sent to the tube or some other shelter for trial at the Old Balley.

Granting legal aid, -Mr. F. 0. Langley, the magistrate, re marked, "It is a strange case."

and had apparently been worried about her not getting any sleep.

On the night of October 17-18 Mrs. Miller went to a shelter with

Mr. H. A K. Morgan, prosecut-[two other sons, who took her back

COMING EVENTS

JAN.

18-Tides: High 1.24 p.m. Low 648 a.m. and 681 pm.

Sunrise: 1.05 a.m.; Sunset: 602 pun, H.E the Acting Governor to Broad- cast on Colonial Centenary, 8.03 p.m.

EK Rotary Club, Dinner Dance. Peninsula Hotel, 6 pm.

HK. War Effort Committée. Flaj Day.

at the

Octave for Churches.

Reunion

King's College Concert. 7.30 pm, 19-Tides: High 12.49 a.. and 2.12 p.. Low 727 .. and "7.20 p.m.

Sunrise: 1.05 a.m.; Sunset: 6.03 p.m.! Y.M.C.A.: Discussion Group, 9 pun. -Pim Evening.

Macao Jockey Club, January Meet-

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GENERAL

Ubrary, Supreme Cosi?

Radio Programmes

HONGKONG

On Wavelengths of 353

metres (843 k.e's) 31.49

metres (9.42 meganyoles).

TODAY.

HONGKONG CENTENARY

COMMEMORATION

Racing in Hongkong." BEK Morris on Communications."

Interspersed with Recitals by:-

(Bass) Captain, Thompson

and H. Talbot Baritone) with A. T. Lay at the Piano. Hal Lorenzo and Lancs'

Two Pianos).

A. P.

23.00 A Light Orchestral and Vocal Programme English Music.

“Cavalcaɖė“ — Suite (Prologue * -- Tunes of 1899-1930 — Epilogue)-Noel Coward (Talking and New Mayfair Orchestra. Good Green Acres DI Home (film 'Sweet Music)-Peter Dawson Bass-Baritone) with Orch. Talks and Recitals

and Chorus. Knightsbridge Marra Short Service of Inter- (Eric Coates-Philip Green and His Orch. I See You Agala (Crain Bit- ter Sweet' Noel Corrard) -- Anne 12.30 Compositions of Liszt.

Ziegler and Webster Boell: with Or- Benediction De Dieu. Dans La Soli-

chestra. "The Dancing Years" Selec tude-Louis Kentner (Piano).

Polo. naise No. 2--State Opera Orchestra. Theatre Orchestra cond. by Charles tion (Ivor Novello)-The Drury Lane

Louis Kentner Brentice.

Golf: Junior Championship-First · 12.15 pr.

Round.

+4

cession.

Special Centenary Service St.

bi John's Cathedral. 11 a.m.

Memorial Service to Late Chief Scout. St. John's Cathedral, 3.30 p.m.

Bethel Mission's Special Service in Waldesrauschen Mursing College. Kowloon City. 10.30 (Piano).

S.IT.

annual

1.00 Local Time Signal and Wen--Light ther Report.

103 Quentin Maclean at the Organ.

Chinese Recreation Gub, meeting. 4 p.m.

20-Tides: High 1.54 aan. and 3.08 p.m. Low 8.11 am and 211 p.m.

Sunrise: 7.05 a.m.; Sunset: 6.03 p.m. YMCA.: Whist Drive, 8:30 p.m. Ladies' Working Party (BW.OR), Govt. House, 9.8.m.-12 noon.

Crown Land Sale, P.WD. 3 p.m. Salyingpun Vernacular School for Boys, Prize Day, 11 am,

HK. University, Congregation and losses-Juan Llosas & His Tengo Orchestra. Romantique-Waltz (Lan- Court. 5.30 p.m.

ner);

21-Tides; High 3.22 2m, and 4:09 p. Low 8.56 am. and 11.07 p.m.

Sunrise: 705 a.m.; Sunset: 6,04 pad. HK. Rotary Club Tiffin Meeting,

p.m.

Entries close for Fanling Hunt and Racc Club's February Meeting. 12

noon.

"The Maid of the Moun- tains" Vocal Genis (Fraser-Stinson) Opera Company with Or chestra "Chu Chin Chow" Selec- tion Norton) - The tandon Palin- dium Orchestra. Rose of England (from 'Crest of the... Wave") — Edgar The Song of Songs (Moya); Sein-Elmes (Baritone) with Orchestra nade Heykens). Free from O-Kay Male Chorus, Bells Across the Mes-] for Scund").

dows (Albert Ketolbey) - Albert Ketelbey conducting His Concert Or- chestra. The Keys of Heaven Tarr. Broadwood and Maitland)--Dora Lab- bette and Hubert Eisdeli with Piano. Sanctuary of the Heart (Albert Ketel- bey)-Albert Ketelbey conducting He Love Is My Life Waltz Efects).

Concert Orchestra (with Choral There'll Always Be An (Strauss)-Orchestre Raymonde.

England (Parker and Charles)-Den- 1.30 Beuter and Bugby Tress, Weanls Noble (Vocal) with Piano. 1ther Forecast and. Announcements.

1.45 Variety.

1.78 Tangos and Waltzes. Acceleration-Waltz Joh. StraUSS -Orchestra Mascotte. Tango Ap sionado lossns); Granada -- Tanco

SHORT WAVE

12.00 midnight. Close down. The News from London will be re Vocal I've Got You Under My layed as usual between 9 and 930) Skin (Alm Bom to Dence'); Easy to pm Love (Alm Born to Dance"--Frances Day with Orchestra. Voos)--PleasZ Let Me Sleep On Your Doorstep To- night (Western and Lee-Billy Ben- nett and His Kerbstone Kwartette Calls with Banjo and Piano. Humorous G.S.G. Monologue Christulas Day In The GS.B. Beneft Performance at King's Theatre in aid Kumming Mission Plano and Orch--Eugar Rose (Wal-| G.8.0. Cook, House (Bennett)-Billy Bennett. GS.H. Hospital. 9.30 pm.

Her): Breakin' In A

22-Tides: High 4.58 am, and 5.10 p.m. Low B.56 am.

Sunrise: 7.05 m; Sunset: 6.05 p.ru. Ladies' Working Party (B.W.O.P.), Govt. House, 9 am-12 noon.

23-Tides: High :610 am. and 642 p.r. Low 11.37 a, and 11.02 p..

Sunrise: 7.05 m; Sunset: 645 pm. B.K. Y's Men's Club, Tin Meeting.

1 p.m.

24-Tides: High 864 a.m. and 7.07 p.m. Low 1.37 am and 1207.p.m.

Sunrise: 7.05 am Sunset: 806 p.m. Ladies' Working Party (B.W.O,FJ, Govt. House, 9 am-13 acon.

Pair of Shoes

(Stept)-Carroll Gibbons (Hano) and

H's

Boy Friends Vocal Irin Alexander's Ragtime Band (from, the At: Dinah Akst and Others)~~Th Boswell Sisters with Guitar accomp.

2.13 Close downl.

5.45 Indian Programme.

DAVENTRY

Wavelength 17.796.0. (16.88m.) 9.51m. (31.35m.j 21.47m.c. (319 m.) 13.18m.c. (19.79m.; NEWS IN ENGLISH Transmission I-News Sum-

mary

"Pull Bulletin Eransmission V-News Sum-

mary

Full Bulletin

do.

6.30

Closing Local Stock Queia-.

ao.

Jona

6.32 Strauss La Beau Danpherana 11 & -News Bum- floor,Ballet Music.

Full Bulletin

Asia Lands. Ltd.. annual meeting. Mercantile Bank Bldg., 2nd Club, 8.16 p.m.

London Philharmonic" Orchestra

·Old Cheltonian annual dinner, HK, |conducted by Antal Dorati. Queen's College, Frize Day, 11 am. 12.30 p.m.

d

7.00 London Belay-The News, 1.15 London Belay Questions of 25-Tides: High 9.06 am, and 7.58 the Hour." p.m Low 2.24 a.m. and p.m.

Sunrise: 7.01 a.m.; Sunset: 6:07 p.m. Queen's College Prize Day, 11 am. St. Andrew's Society, Burns' Dinner. Peninsula Hotel, 7:45 p.m.

26-Tides: lgh 9 am and 845 p.m. Low 3.04 m. and 1:47 pm.

Sunrise: 7.04 a.m.; Sunset: 6.08 p.m. Claims against estate of Charlotte Elizabeth Hastings due.

mary

4.00 p.m 5.00 p.m.

6.45 p.m.

7.00 p.m. 9.00 pm

13.00 mid-

night

7.30 am 8.30 a.m

'ROARING 20S

Time nas been doing a backṇip at the Wamer Eros.' studio, and 1.30 Variety.

the result is. "The Roaring Twen- Humorous Ain't It Gorgeous ties, at the Majestic Theatre.. (Western) - The Western Brothers. Talking and Staging-Band Waggon story of an era that is still strong It is a dramatic and compelling (An actual broadcast recording) -- Arthur Askey, Richard Murcoch and in the minds of most of us-those Company. Comedienne A British fabulous years that mark-the span Mother's Big Fight" (from 'Stream-from the end of the World War. iine-A. F. Herbert)-Florence Des- to the great market crash mond

1929, powerfully told

of

the

Y.M.C.A.: Discussion Group,, & p.m. 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weatheri medium which is best equipped to. 27-Tides: High 19.27 a.m. and 9:27 Report and Announcements.

tell it the screen. p.m. Low 3.39 am and 2.36 pm.

8.03 Studio Sunrise: 7.04 am; Sunset: 609 p.m. Programme."

- Special Centenary

A perfect broduction job has been done-and that takes in re- Y.M.C.A.: Whist Drive, 3.30p.m." Ladies' Working Party (B.W.O.F.),

Talks by:His Excellency the Act. rearch, Sets, costuming and cast- Govt. House, a.m.-12. noon.

Governor. Lleut.-General E. F. Nor- ing with James Cagney and Pris- ton, CB, D.S.O. M.C. The Post cilla Lane in the starring roles. 28-Tides: High 11.03 a.m. and Master-General and Chairman of 10.08 p.m. Low 4.13 am and 3. p.m. Broadcasting, Mr. E. Wynne-Jones.

Sunrise: 7.04 a.m.; Sunset: 6.09 p.m. The Hon Sir Robert Kotewall, Information, states in

Mr. Duft Cooper, Minister of HK. Rotary Club, Tiffin Meeting, 1 [OMG., II.D. or "Anglo-Chinese Co-

written Operation, Past Present and Future." reply that a film is being made 29-Tides: High 11.36 am. and The Hon. Mr. M. R. La on "The showing how in this country 10.42 p.m. Low 4.47 a.m, and 3.57 pm Growth of Sport Among the Chinese America is helping us in Red Sunrise: 7.04 3.m.; Sunset: 6.10 p.m. in Hongkong." Mr. C. B. Brown on Cross and relief work generally. Ladies' Working Party (BW.O.F.),

| pam.

Govt, House. 9 am-12 noon.

HK Committee for Student Relief Charity Bazaar, St. Paul's College. Pedder Ell.

30-Tides: High 12.08 .m. and 11.14 pm. Low 5.17 am and 4.29 p.m Sunrise: 7.03 a.m.; Sunset: 6.11 pm

·HK. Y's Men's Club, Tiffin Meeting, 1 p.m.)

HK. Committee for Student Relief, Charity Bazaar,. St. Paul's College. Pedder Hill, 31-Tides:

High 12.38 p.m. 1142 p.m. Low 5,48 am and 5.23 p.m

Sunrise: 7.43 a.m.; Sunset: 6.11 p.m. Ladies' Working Party (B.W.O.F.), Govt. House, 9 am-12 noon.

Kowloon O.C. Extraordinary erel Mtg., 6.30 pm.

Gen-

CROSSWORD

NO. 809

1

ACROSS Subdue

5 Banter

8 Suffer

9 Scent 10 Prophet 12 Occur-

rences

15 Sacred H.K. Committee for Student Rellef

song Charity Bazaar, St. Paul's College.

16 Consuming Pedder H.

Calms against Sander, Wieler and 17 Perused Co. (in liquidation) due.

19 Gun Entries close for Junior Chess 20 Wild Championship.

32 Dog

length of wireless aerial. Then he went round to Old Street Bolice station and gave hip- self oo.

ing, said Miller was a most devot- to their home and left her alone James was worried by his mother's ed son. Apparently his work in in the house at about 8 au

a rescue squad had preyed on his

mind.

Miller apparently came Am

with and strangled her

Arthur Miller said his brother

health. which suffered through ber having to sleep on the steps In the tube.

23 Pressing

23 Fluid

28 Tree

29 Mis-

..chievous

30 Furiously 31 Stood

DOWN

1 Cosmetic

2 Chaplain

3 Mistakes

4 Foot

covering

5 Bird note

6. Not the Bame

7 Overseer

11 Carriage

13 Boy's name

SOLUTION MONDAY

14 Tension

17 Platform 18 Let

19 Pray

20 Thin

31 Upper air

25 Played"

27, Limb part ›

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1941.-PAGE 3

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EDWARD ARNOLD-LLOYD NOLAN

CHARLEY GRAPEWIN - LIONEL ATWILL Directed by Henry Hathaway

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