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ENTERTAINMENT PAGE Why

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 leading hotels and clubs in the Colony have arranged) for gula dances, parties and various! entertainments.

The Hongkong Hotel are holding dinner dances and gala night on December 23, 24, 28, 30 and 31.. The cabaret to be presented on those nights will include a special loor- show attraction by the "Six Gripps Graces" and other items by June

the West and Kay and dancer, Mignone.

DIARY OF EVENTS

aerobatic

Here is a list of dances and parties; which have been arranged, for the! coming festive season.

Saturday, Dec. 18:--Children's an- nund Christmas party, Kowloonj Bowling Green Club, 2.30 pr.

9000

The Six Gripps Graces, an alirantive feam of European dancers from Shanghai, who open a Christmas season at the Hongkong Hotel on Satur day. December 23. The floorshow will also include June West and Kay,

and the acrobatle dancer, Mignone.

World Broadcasts

THIS is the best time of the year for Hongkong radio laten-

Tuesday, Dec. 18:-Christmas Gala ers to receive programmes from Dance, Cheero Club, đo p..

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

stations all over the world.

AT THE LOCAL

CINEMAS

Queen's: When To-morrow Comes."

Allambra; "Our Fighting Navy."

alajestle: "Tell No Tales." Oriental; "Let Us Live," King's: "Blondie."

"No, No Nanette'

99.

Local listeners should clip out the following list of stations for refer- Friday, Dec. 22:Christmas dinner ene

TAU18-French Government Shortwave und party, Cheero Club, 7.30 p.m. Station-10.08 m. 15-4 Re-Opens with St. Andrew's Wolf Cub's Christmas, leading press articles at 6:00 pm, elges

off at 10:50 p.m. party, 5 p.m.

Shortwave Station BERLIN-German Saturday, Dec. 23-Central British -DJN, 31.45 m. Usto Ke.; DJD. 10,74 m. 10200 KC.; D34, 19.03 m. 15280 Ke.: DJF. School Students' Dance, St. Andrew's 10.30 m. 17600 Ke. DJH, 16.81 m. 17845 Church Hall: Dinner, Dance at Ke DJS, 13.09 m. 21459 Ke-On the air "Gripps:" Carnival Dance, Gloucester, at 5:30 p. an, with news in German 3:00

m-News in English, and band conmonic Society's Christmas Hotel.

certs from lending German cities.

"No, LONDON-BBC Empire Broadcasting-entertainment Sunday, Dec. 24:-Dance, Club de aSV, 1781 More. 116.54 m.)-0:45 p. in.

bulletin. 8:15 p. m.-News in French.

THE Hongkong Philhar-

No

Recreio: Carnival Night, Gloucester News summary, 7:30 p.m.-Ful news Nanette" will be presented Hotel: Christmas Eve Gain Night, p. m.-News In German. 8:45 pm-for the first time at the "Gripps;" Christmas Eve Gala Dances News In Italian. 9:15 p. m.-Full news

m--News in Spanish, Queen's Theatre to-night 10:15 pm-Religious service. 12:00 pm and will run until Saturday Peninsula, bulletin. 10:00

Full news bulletin,

HOME-alian Shortwave Broadcast

uk Repulsc Hotels.

Bay and Tuesday. Dec. 20:-Tea Dance, 254 m, na Kc. or 18.03 m. 17030 Knight. Crulgengower Club:

Children's 7 to 8:25 p. m.

TREASURE ISLAND, San Francisco Sports, Civil Service Club: Gale KGEI-broadensis from 10:00 am to successful musical comedies pro- 4:00 p.m. and from 8:03 pm to 10duced within the past fourteen Night, "Gripps."

4. on a frequency of 9530 Ke.

Friday, Dec. 29--Carnival Dance, China Light Club.

Saturday, Dec. 30: Dance, Gloucester Hotel: Dance, "Gripps."

314 m.

Regarded as one of the most

HINDWOVEN, Holland-Phillips Station years, "No, No Nanette" has a Proti-On the air on a frequency of bright and entertaining plot set 10.08 m. or 11.77 MG, from 5.40 to 10:00 off with musical numbers which Carnival p. m. and on 19.71 m, or 15.2 Mc. from

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

PITTSBURGH-W8XK-Dini 19 m. 11,310)

The Philharmonic presentation of Kc. before 8:00 a, m. and 25 m. 11.870 Ke.

this musical comedy has been pro- Sunday, Dec. 31:-Dance, Kowloon' after 8:00 a. m.

SAIGON-Radio Saigon-25 or 40 m. duced by Mr. W, Robertson, who has Cricket Club-President's Dance, 11700-Ke-735-ebroadcast of been-connected with many local Craigengower Club: Carnival Dance, formation from Paris-Mondial 2:45. in.

in the past. The Gloucester Holek: Dance, Club Lusi-French news from London. 1:00 p. m-stage succcnses

French variety 3:03 p. m.-Rica news Royal Scots band, augmented by, Lano: Gala Dances at "Grippy," and quotations. 7:00 pm English pro- local musicians, is directed by Surg. Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels. #ramme. 8:43 p. French brandcast.

9:00 p.m.-News, 11:30 pm-American Capt. G. V. Hobbs, R.N.

Many well-known local residents CHUNGKING, China-XRVG, Valee of have important parts in the produc- Citins) 11.410 Ke-1:00 p. 2110 C, Pews tion. Jean Greig and Harry Cockle In Cantonese, western music,

in give outstanding performances and Japanese and Chinese music. 9:00p.m.

Christmas Broadcast

By The King

THE King will broadenst to his people on Christmas Day at the conclusion of a "Round the Empire" programme.

broedcast.

-National anthem, Chinese music,

news

p.. m.

to 5:43 p. m.-National anthem. news in are capably assisted by Anne Parkes, English, news in French, western music Willy Simpson, Nina Valentine, Peter

and nows in Mandarin.

KWEIYANG, China XPSA, 6000 KC.-

On the air from 7:30 a. m, to 11:10 D. m.

Wilson, Peggy Sharp, Doris Blair. Betty Richards and Janle Weller. on week days, and from 3:00 p.m. to 10:07 Special mention must be made of the p. m. on Sundays.

m. 9.810 Ke-3:20 p.m. to 8:23 p. m.

excellent dancing numbers presented MELBOURNE Australia SME 31.0 by Peggy Scotcher and Peggy Stone- Tune in with these stations after 6:30 man who lead the "apper" chorus, p. m, for delightful programmes: SUVA,

Manila Statione

A kalends, VPD2 9538 Ke, and BATA- Sampen Mary Sterling, Rhoxle Doreen Robertson, Elaic VIA, Java, 25 and 20 m.

Hunt, Alice Dedear and Margaret All Manila_stations are received well in Gemmell. Hongkong. They broodcast as follows: Others in the cast include Non Dorothy Shaw, Shella Baskett. Vivian Beaumont, June KZRF: Long 363 m-100 ke. Short 48.86 White, Olive, Barbara and Mabel m010 ke 6.30 am-midnight,

Barbara Simpson and K2IB. 8.W, 40.17 m-6041 kr. Lw.Redwood. 3333 m-100 kc. 8.37. 3150 m-500 kc. Measrs. Howard Morton, Ken Forrow, Alec Gratian, Colin McEwan, Gilmore KZRI; L.W. 710 Ke-422.5 in. 3.W.Godfrey. Cyril Sills and Lewin Benn. 99 ke-30.30 m. 8 a.m. p.m.

HZRM: Long' 485 m-018 ko. Short 315 m-0570 kc. 339 a.ra.: Boon Moodic, Plans are already being work--10pt; & pm-11.30 p.m. ed out by the B.B.C., and it is hoped that despite the difficul- ties of radio communication in wartime, it will be possible to take all the Dominion and Colonial con- tributions to the programme direct without using recordings.

On this special occasion a message from uur ally France may be included. Various all-star programmes and world-wide relays (apart from the Empire programme) arc to be arranged for the Chrisimas, broad- casts. Shirley Temple. for example, will be heard by British latenera for the first time probably in the Chil- dren's Hour.

CHORAL

CONCERT

Chriat

7 -7.45 p.m.

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.

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

It has never been cleared up. present a choral concert at the Hop Yat Church in Bonham Road on however, whether or not Migs! Saturday, commencing at 8.30 p.m. Goddard is Mrs. Chaplin, though | The programme will be in two parts, a Hollywood editor wrote that the first, comprising selections from the comedian had introduced her! 'Creation' by Haydn, and the second,

a variety of Christmas Carols.

The same recital will be repeated Wednesday Dec. 20 at the St. Andrew's Church in Kowloon.

сп

Poppy Growers Arrested

to him under that title,

What does appear clear is that Miss Goddard is an ambitious and energe- Be young women and that she has done what she ran to keep him to his pleture plans.

the The Dictator called, in Chaplin aludio fashion, "Production No. 6." is said, at any rate, to be pro- In addition to ceeding actively.

PÄULETTE GODDARD

MONTREAL. Three men are Paulette Goddard, the company in

the London actor, Henry serving six-month fall terms here for cludes cultivating oplum-peppy on a farm Daniel (now one of Hollywood's "ambitious, energetic young woman,”. villains), Maurice Davidson and Bernard Gorcey, brother. near St. Jerome. The field, believed most polished. to be the first ever found In Canada, Moscovitch; Emma Dunk, Neille of the tight-lipped - Gorcoy of the was burned by police.

Nichols, Esther Michelson; Max Dead End Kids.

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