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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPIL BATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1938,

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B.B.C. Takes Up A Suggestion We Made To Z.B.W. Authorities

By "FIRST. NIGHT".

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·LAST year Entertainment Page urged the Hongkong Broadcast- ing Committee to issue questionnaires to all fisteners, naking for views on programmes, suggestions for future.

When suggestion was ignored, "Telegraph" conducted its own quest, rercived views from 600 listeners that indicated dissatisfaction with existing programmes, naked for several improvements. None, apparently, are being put into effect.

Since H.K. broadcasting policy is said to be modelled on B.B.C.

Perfectly policy at Home we may, however, see Entertainment Page's year-

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old suggestion adopted soon.

At Home, BBC, has staff member known as Public Relations Officer. He has announced that BB.C. is to svek views of all British steners concerning programmes. Steps are to be taken this month to find out just what they think of them.

Method will probably be that urged by "Telegraph" for local sur- vey of publie opinion. Every brond- east receiving licence will have of reverse side, listeners will be asked to fl in and return to B.B.C.

Broadcasting on September 24, Captain Crell Graves, B.B.C Con- of Programmes, explained B.B.C. programme plans, urged lis teners to send him their views and nnnounced that he would reply to them over the microphone a fort- night Inter.

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OTTEN news for Ballroom Dance faus To-night's appearances in Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden and Gripps will, with exception of to- inorrow's R.G. Ten Dances, be fare- wells for World's Champion 'striein Sykes and equally popular partner, Jimmy Andrew.

Shanghaiwarding by

They are Tatsula Maru on Wednesday, will demonstrate in northern city before continuing trek to Japan.

To-night's appearances will be in both Roof Garden (until 2 a.m.) and Gripps (1 a.m.). Bob and Bertie Bellman will delight top-side, while orchestra will be in Gripps. You can take your plek.

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haven't yet erased being amazed al astonishing endurance. of Bob and Bertie Hellman, whose continu- it two grand performances planus in Roof Garden are remark- able feats.

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There seems to be no end to their repertoire. and Bertha ("Bert" you) was telling me the other night that so far they've been stumped by most of only one request. Since

their programme is made up of in- voluntary requests from audience this is, as they used to say when Little Tich was around, no mean feat.

1.K. Hotel Management made a substituting Bold experiment in planists for orchestra in Roof Garden and deserve plenty of kudos for the success that had followed it.

TROUPER. No. 1 in Hongkong at present is Queenie, who paved the way for the rounds of applause that greeted_the_Hawatians at the Gloucester on Saturday, Wednesday.

Tho three lithsome girls can wriggle and twist more than a lesser Government official trying to get out of the clutches of Interview-seeking pressmen, and they know how to put it across. But Queenile, with her running commentary and breath- taking burlesque of the hula, is the real star of the piece. I threw in n few extra claps for her when I applauded the Hawnlinns at their

TESTS ANSWERS

two shows this werk. They're on again to-night and next Wednesday, with Nina and Jost, Mexlean tan- goists who have already been sub- ject of delighted comment of this Page.

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in Roof muster expected Garden of Hongkong Hotel at to-morrow's ten dances when Anals of Colony Dance Championship for 1937 will be decided by Andrew and Sykes, la addition to providing Hongkong with real umeinily TC- rognised Dance Champion (both Andrews and Sykes are approved ndjudicators in British Dance con- tests), Championships and con- sequent demonstrations by Andrew and Sykes have served to popularise Tea Dances, which lagged during summer months.

FLASH: Variety, world's leading claema

that authority, reports alliance between Gattmont-British, Twentieth Century - Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, is ready

for signature, and adds that coun- ter alliance will be hook-up be- tween British International. IKO- Radio and Columbla,

CHANGHAI can show ZBW some

points in programmes for and by children. Up north, they've organ ised a kiddies club, known as Aerial Amateurs, sole object being to pro- vide Juvenile talent for broadcast- ing stations. Thirty members-none uver 18 years of age are providing Shanghailanders with some of the finest juvenile programmes heard in Far Eastern loud-speakers. Staccess of Juveniles lins decided adults to try same scheme-now they've form- ed another club-members aged from 15 to 25-to provide more kober entertainment,

NEW Empire Broadcasting schedu- Jea aru announced 25 from September 30. They are: Transmission

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GSC, GSF

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GSO, CSB

10 p.m.-1 a.m.

1.15-4.40 a.m.

GSD

1.15-4.25 a.m.

FSG. GSE, GSB

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4.40-0.45. a.m. 7-9 a.m. GSP, CSD, GSC GSF, GSC 10 a.m.-Noon. Frequencies, wave-lengths of the Empire Transmitters are:

Frequency

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· 6.05

49:50

GSB

9.51

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0.58

31.32

GSD

11.75

25.53

GSE

11.88

26.20

GSF

15.14

19.82

GSG

17.70

14.06

GSII

21.47

13.97

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GSI

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19.00

GSJ

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13.03

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2 (11)

2 (21)

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0.11.

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23,38

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1 (12)

4 (22)

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GSO

10.18

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3 (13)

5 (23)

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5 (14)

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4(18)

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Answers to

NEWS FROM THE LOCAL AMATEUR FRONT

ACTIVE rehearsal of A.D.C.'s "Night Must Fall" has commenced,

with E.G. Smith-Wright in charge of production. Despite fact that rehearsals have reached second weelt, A.D.C. has not finally decided upon ultimate cast, has made several changes and will probably make, more.

Play will be produced next month, will be followed by two others before end of season.

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MUCH hard work is going into rehearsals Thursday nights in St.

John's Calliedral Hall for Philharmonic's "Maid of the Moun- taina", case for which was exclusively announced in these columns fortnight ago. Producer Cyril ("Padre") Drown returns from boll- day trip to Japan next week, will then take over from Assistant Producer R. J. Shringley.

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Entertainment, Page apy reports that Philharmonic bucked about things in general this year that they may produce two plays this season. Rev. Cyril Brown is said to be much token with scripts of "Street Singer" and "Trial by Jury", so maybe if "Maid of the Mountains" is 08 successful us this Page predicts we'll have further fenst before next summer.

Girls and Boys' Corner

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Dear Children,

As I expected, you all liked last week's Colouring Competition. Cinderella certainly looked very smart in the pic- tures which you sent in. The colouring in some of the entries was really beautiful. With the standard so high, it has not been easy to pick the winners, but, taking age and correct colouring into account, I have decided to award the Senior Prize to:-Margie Xavier (aged 10), 17 Jordan Road, whose work was really splendid.

The Junior Prize goes this week to:-Norah Farmer (aged 5), Shamcen, Canton.

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Specially commended for good work aro Joan Dredge, Pauline Strange, Suen Mo-lak, Margaret Choa, Arthur Crimmit, Marlor Deacon, to Shuk-chun, Fernande Alves, Celeste Marques and Manuel) Sarrazali among the Benlors; and the following. Juniors: Jeremy Bray, Elmo Leon, Joan Gulmgam Doreen Andrew, Angela King Maisle Reis, Teddy Shuster, Cecilia

Charlie -Chura, Gomez, and Helen Loran.

Junior Winner Well, children,, I wonder how you will like this week's Com- petition? It's something. new. You may not have seen an animal anything like the one in the sketch, which looks like a comic creature in a circus or pantomime,

Jean Welghi Senior Winner

What you have to do is to decide the correct names for the seven parts of the animal, and to fill in the numbers in the spaces given. To help you, let me say that the seven animals are included In the following list:-Camel, cow, elephant, reindeer, cat, lion, bear, giraffe, horse, zebra, goat, kangaroo. Now, see if you can get the various parla correctly.

There will be two prizes-one for children from 10 to 14; and the other for those under 10. Send your entries to Uncle Eddie, c/o Hongkong Telegraph," so as to reach him not later than 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Don't forget to mention your age.

UNCLE EDDIE.

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