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December 13, 1939.

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Festive Season Plans VAT

LOCAL DANCES

DESPITE the present troubled times in Europe these days there will be millions upon millions of people all over the world celebrating the festive sea- son this year.

And Hongkong will not lag behind in enjoying the custom- ary Christmas and New Year festivities.

Already the lending hotels aid clubs in the Colony have arranged- for gala dances, parties and various entertainments,

those

The Hongkong Hotel are holding! onl dinner dances and gola nighis December 23, 24, 26, 30 and 31. The

The Bix Gripps Graces, an attractive leam of European dancers from cabaret to be presented on

Shanghai, who open a Christmas season at the Hongkong Hotel on Salur- nights will include a special floor-day, December 23. The flourshow will alsa include June West and Kay. show attraction by the "Six Gripps and the scroballe daneer, Mignone. Graces" and other items by June West and Kay and the nerobatic) dancer, Mignone.

DIARY OF EVENTS

Here is a list of dances and parties) which have been arranged for the coming festive seas.

Saturday, Dec. 16:-Children's an- mical

Kowloon Christmas party. Bowling Green Club, 230 p..

Tuesday, Dec. 18--Christmas Gala Dance, Cheero Club, 8.30 pm.

Thursday, Dee. 21: Carnival! Dance, St. Andrew's Club, 9 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 22:-Claristmas dinner and party, Cheero Club, 7.30 p.m. St. Andrew's Wolf Cub's Christmas party. 5 p.m.

World Broadcasts

THIS is the best time of the year for Hongkong radio listen- era to receive programmes from stations all over the world.

Local listeners shwuld clip nut the following list of stations for refer eter

PARIS-Frenel: Gavernment Shortwave

Station 10.66 m. 15.243 Kc.-Opens with leading press articles at 6p. m. signs off of 100 p. m.

AT THE LOCAL

CINEMAS

Queen's: When Comics."

Albambra: "Our

Nayy."

To-marrowy

Fighting

Majcalle: "Tell No Tales." Oriental: "Let Us Live." King's:

"Blondie."

"No, No Nanette'

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BERLIN-Gerinan Shortwave Station Saturday, Dec. 23:-Central Beltish DIN 31.45 m. 9540 e DJB 19.74 m. 11200 Ke. DJQ, 18.63 m, 1280 K.; DIE School Students' Dance, St. Andrew's 10.69 47000 Kc.; DJH, 1681 m. 27045 Church Holl: Dinner Dance at Ke DJS, 13.99 in, 2:450 Ke-On the air "Gripps Carnival Dance, Gloucester at 6:30 p. in. with news in German, 8:00

3. -News in English, and band con-monic Society's Christmas Hotel.

certs from leading German cities.

LONDON ROC Emoire Broadcasting-entertainment

THE Hongkong Philhar-

"No, No

Sunday, Dec. 24:-Dance, Club del GSY, 17.81 Mc/s. (10.04 m.):43 p. 11. Recrelo: Carnival Night, Gloucester News summary, 7:30 pm new Nanette" will be presented bulletin. :15 p m-New in French Hotel: Christmas Eve Gala Night, 836 News in German. 6:45 pm for the first time at the "Cripps Christmas Eve Gala Dances News in Italian. 9:15 p. m-Full News

Repulse Bay and Peninsula bulletin. 10:00 P in--News in Spania. Queen's Theatre_to-night 10:15 p.m.-Bellous service, 12:03 and will run until Saturday

at

bulletin.

Dance. 3.4 m. 11810 Ke, or 16.83 in. 17820 ke

night.

Hotels.

ROME-Italian Shortwave Broadcast- Tuesday, Dec. 20:-Tea

7:09 to Biz5 p. m. Craigengowor

Regarded as one of the most Cal

Children's

TREASURE ISLAND, Ban Francisc©--- Sports, Civil Service Club: Gala KGEI-Brandcasts from 10:00 am to successful musical comedies pro- 1:00 p.m. and from 6:00 pm to 1:00 duced within the past fourteen Night, "Gripps."

a. m, on a frequency of 9530 KG. of 3144

Friday, Dec. 29-Carnival Dance, INDIOVEN, Holland-Phillips Station years, "No, No Nanette" has a POI-On the air on a frequency of bright and entertaining plot sel 10.00 m. or 17.77 Me, from 0.40 to 10:00 Saturday, Dec. 30: Carnival pm, and on 19.71 ft. At 15.22 Mc. from off with musical numbers which

are known to everyone. Dinner, 10:30 to 12:00 p. 10.

China Light Club.

Dance,

Gloucester Hotel:

Dance, "Gripps."

PITTSBURGHWEXK-Dial 10 m. 11210

Ich before 8:00 a. m. and 25 m. 11.870 Ke.this musical comedy has been pro- The Philharmonie presentation of Sunday, Dec. 31:-Dance, Kowloon after 8:00 a. m.

SAIGON-Radio Saigon 23 or 1duced by Mr.-W. Robertson,-who-has- Cricket Club President's Dance, 11700 Ke-733 s. mitebroadcast of in

many loval Craigengewer Club: Carnival Dance, formation from Paris-Mondial, 7:43 a. m. been connected with

in the Gloucester Hotel: Dance; Club Lusi--French news from London, 1:00 p.m.-stage successes

past. The French variety. 1:05 p. m.-Rice news Royal Scots band, augmented by tano: Gala Dances at "Gripps," and quotations. 7:00 pm-Engilah placal musicians, is directed by Surg. Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels.

gramine. 8:43 p. m-French broadcast. 0:00 p. m.News. 11:30 p.m.-American Capt. G. V. Hobbs, R.N. hronderst

Christmas Broadcast By The King

outs sistert

CHUNGKING, China-XRVG, Voice of Many well-known local residente portant parts in the produc- China) 11410 Ke-1:00 p.m. to 1:25 pm. have important par -National anthem, Chinese music. news ton. Jean Greig and Harry Cocklų in Cantonese, western music, news in give

performances and Japanese and Chinese muste. 0,00 p. m. to 0:43 p. m.-National anthem. news in are capably

by Anne Parkes, English, news in French, western music Willy Simpson, Nina Valentine, Peter and nows in Mandarin.

Sharp, Doris

Blair. WELYANG, China Kras, 6.380 - Wilson, Pers

and Janie Weller.

excellent dancing: numbers presented MELBOURNE Australia-VK, SMF, 3.5 by Peggy Scotcher and Pexay Stone-

On the air from 7:30 am to 11:11 10:35 Special mention must be made of the

on week days, and from 2:00 p. m, to

p. m. on Sundays.

m.

510 Ke-875 pan, to 8:23 p. m.

Tune in with these stations after 630

p. m. for delightful programmes: SUVA.

Afaria Station

man who lead the "flapper" chorus,

Fiji Islands, VPD2 533 Ke, and DATA comprising Mary Sterling, Rhexie THE King will broadcast tu | VIA, Java, 24 and 30 m.

Stalker, Dorcen Robertson, Elsie Hunt, Alles Dedear and Margaret his people on Christmas Day at

All Manila stations are received well in Gemmell. the conclusion of a "Round" the Hongkong. They broadcast as follows:

Others in the cast include

Non __KZRM; Long' 483 m—618 kc. Short Empire" programme.

31.35 70570 ke. 330 am- am: noon Moodle, Dorothy Shaw," Sheila Baskett, Vivian Beaumont, June Plans are already being work-10pm; p.m.-11.30 p.m.

KZRF Long 343 -700 kc, Bhort tu.00 White, Olive, Barbara and

Mobel ed out by the B.B.C., and it is 140 kc, 5.30 am-midnighi.

KZIB: S.W.

Simpson and 40.01 m-0041 ke. L.W. Redwood, Barbarn hoped that despite the difficul-433.5 m-e ke. S.W, 31.50 m-5000 ke Messrs. Howard Morton, Ken Forrow, tles of radio communication in7am-7.45 p.m.

KZIUI: L.W. 110, ke-4215

Aice Gratton, Colin McEwan, Gilmore in. S.W. Godfrey, Cyril Sills und Lewin Benn. warlime, it will be possible to take 9000 ke-30.90 m. 6 a.m.-11 p.m. all the Dominion and Colonial con- tributions to the programme direct without using recordings.

are

to

bc

On this special occasion a message. from our ally France may be included,;

Various all-star programmes and world-wide relays (apart from the! Empire programme) arranged for the Christmas broad- casts. Shirley Temple, for example, will be heard by British listeners for the first ilme probably in the Chil- dren's Hour.

CHORAL

Leading Lady In Chaplin's "Dictator"

PAULETTE Goddard is again Charlie Chaplin's lead- ing lady-the first actress to have that distinction twice in succession since Mr. Chaplin launched out as an independent producer.

CONCERT THE Joint Choir of the Christ Church and the Hop Yat Church will

It has never been cleared up, present a choral concert at the Hon however, whether or not Miss Yat. Church in Bonham Road on Saturday, commencing at 0.30 p.m. Goddard is Mrs. Chaplin, though The programme will be in two parti, a Hollywood 'editor wrote that the first comprising selections from the comedian had introduced her

Creation by Haydn, and the second, to him under that title.

a variety of Christmas Carols.

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The same reellal will be repented

on Wednesday Dec. 20 at the St.

Andrew's Church in Kowloon.

Poppy Growers

Arrested

What does appear clear is that Miis.

Goddard is an ambitious and energe- tie young woman and that the huk done what she can to keep him to his picture plans,

The

Dletato:," called, in the Chaplin studio fashion, Production. No. 6," is sold, nt any rate, to be pro- ceeding actively, In addition to

MONTREAL. Three men are Paulette Goddard, the company in PAULETTE GODDARD serving six-month jail terms here for eludes the London arter, Henry "ambitiour, energetic young woman." cultivating oplum-poppy on a farm Daniell (now, one of Hollywood's

near St. Jerome. The field, believed most,polished villains), Mattice Davidson und Bernard Gorey, brother- Emma Dunn, Neille of the tight-lipped Clorcey of the 1o be the first ever found In Canada, Moscovitch, was burned by police."

Nichols, Esther Michelson, Max Dead End Kida

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