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December 13, 1939,

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Festive Season Plans

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 ing behind' in enjoying the custom- nry Christmas and New Year festivities.

Already the lending hotels und) clubs in the Colony have arranged for gala dances, parties and various entertainments.

The Hongkong Hotel are holding dinner dances and gala nights on December 23, 24, 26, 30 and 31. The cabaret to be presented on

those nights will include a special cor- show attraction by the "Six Gripps Graces" and other items by June West and Kay und the acrobatic danger, Mignane.

DIARY OF EVENTS

Here is a list of dances and partles which have been arranged for the coming festive season.

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Saturday. Dec. 16:-Children's an- Christmas party, Kowloon Bowing Green Club, 2.30 p.m.

The Six Gripps Graces, an attractive team of European dancers from Shanghat, 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, Migncine.

World

Broadcasts

AT THE LOCAL

CINEMAS

Queen's: When To-morrow Comes,"

Alhambra: "Our Fighting

THIS is the best time of the

Navy." year for Hongkong radio listen- Tuesday, Dec. 18-Christmas Gala, ers to receive programmes from Dante, Cheero Club, 80 năm..

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

Dinner Dance

stations all over the world.

Local stoners should clip out the following Hst of stations for reter- eres,

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

"No, No Nanette"

Friday, Dec. 22:-Christmas dinner

PARIS-French Government_Shortwave and party, Cheezo Club. 7.30 pm Staffet-10.68 m, 15211 Ke-Opens with St. Andrew's Wolf Cub's Christmas, leading press articles at 6:00 p. m. signs party, 5 p.p.

off at 10:50 11, m.

BERLIN-German Shortwave Station Saturday, Dec. 23:-Central British 15200 KG DJQ. 19.03 18, 15200 KE: DJE.. DJN, 3145 m. 0340 Ke DJB, 19.74 m. School Students' Dance, St. Andrew's 0.09 m. 37060 KC.; D/11 16.83 m. 17849 Church Hall;

at Ke DJs, 13.00 m. 21450 Ke-On the air "Gripps." Carnival Dance, Gloucester at 5:30 p. m. with news in German, 8:00

B. mNews in English, and band con-monic Society's Christmas Hotel.

certs from leading German cities.

LONDON-BIC Empire Broadcasting-entertainment

"No," No Sunday, Dec. 24:-Dance, Club de' GSV, 17.01 Me/s, (16.04 m.)-0:45 p. m. Recreio: Carnival Night, Gloucester News summary, 7:30 p.m.-Full anws Nanette" will be presented bulletin. 8:15. n. m-News in French. Hotel: Christmas Eve Gala. Night, 830 D. m.-News in German. 85 p. m. for the first time at the "Gripps:" Christmas Eve Gola Dances Newa in Italian. 9:15 p. 1.Full news

THE Hongkong Philhar-

at Repulse Bay and Peninsula bulletin. 10:00 P -News in Spanish. Queen's Theatre to-night 18:13 p.m.-Religious service. 12:00 pm and will run until Saturday

Hotels.

Full news bulletin.

ROME-lialian Shortwave Broadensk..........

Tuesday, Dee. 20:-Tea Dance, 254 m. 11810 Ke. or 1.83 m. 17020 Ke-night. Craigengower Club: Children's 7:00 to 8:23 p.. 000 Sports, Civil Service Club: Gala

Night, "Gripps."

CHINA EMPORIUM, Ltd.

"The Store of Christmas Spirit"

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TREASURE ISLAND, SAN Francisco-

Regarded as one of the most KGEI-Broadcasts from 10:00 am to successful musical comedies pro- 1:00 p. ht and from 3:00 p.m. to 100duced within the past fourteen

am, on a frequency of 3530 Kc. 31.48 m.

Friday, Dec. 29:-Carnival Dance, FINDHOVEN, Holland-Phillips Station years, "No, No Nanette" has a Chinu Light Club.

Piton-Un the air on a frequency of bright and entertaining plot set 16.88 m. or 17.77 Me. from 8.40 to 10:00 off with musical numbers which Saturday, Dcc. 30: Carnival p. m. and on 19.71 m, or 15.22 Mc. from Dance, Gloucester Hotel: Dinner 16:30 to 12:00 p. m.

'are known to everyone. PITTSBURGH-WERK-Diat 10 m. 11.210 Donee, "Gripps."

The Philharmonic presentation of Ke. before 0:00 n. m. and 20 m. 11.070 Kc.

this musical comedy has been pro- Sunday, Dec. 31:-Dance, Kowloon after 6:00 a. m.

BAIGON-Redio Salzon-25 or 40 mduced by Mr. W. Robertson, who has Cricket Club: President's Dance, 117m Ke-735 . T

7:45-m

Cralengower Club: Carnival Dance; formation" from Paris-roadcast of in-been-corrected with many--Incal

Gloucester Hotel: Dance, Club Lust Lano: Gala Dances at "Gripps, Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels.

Christmas Broadcast By The King

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

Fretich news from London. 1:00 p.m.

successes in the past. The French variety. 1:05 p. mice news Royal Scots band, augmented by and quotattend. 7:00 pm-English pro local musletons, is directed by Surg. grammo. 6:45 p. m.-Frenely broadcast. 5:00 pm--News. 11:30 p. m.--American broadcast.

Capt. G. V. Hobbs, R.N.

Many well-known local residents

CHUNGKING, China-XRVG. (Voice of China) 11.416 HCC.-1:00 p. m. 10 1:29:p. have Important parts in the produc- -National anthem, Chinese, muste, newa

Jean Greg and Harry Corkle

In Cantonese, western music, news

Japanese and Chinese music. 9:00 p.m. give outstanding performances and assisted by Anne Parkes,

to 9:45 p. m-National anthem, news in roimpson, Ninu Valentine, Peter

Engilsh, news in French, western music and news in Mandirin.

KWEIYANG. China. XPSA, 0.000 ke-

On the afe from 7:30 a. in. to 11:10 p.m. on week days, and from 2:00 p. m, to 10:55 P. m. on Sundays.

Willy

Doris Blair.

Wilson, Pegisy Sharp, Betty Richards and Janie Weller. Special mention must be made of the MELBOURNE Australia-VK, SME, 31.5 Cxcellent dancing numbers presented m. 0.510 Ke-5:25 pm, to 0:25 p. m. by Peggy Scotcher and Peggy Stone- Tune in with these stations after 30 man who lead the "Copper" chorus, pm. for delightful programmes: SUVA compricing Mary Sterling, Rhexie Fill islanda, VPD3 9333 Ko. and DATA-Stalker, Doreen Robertson, Elsic

VIA, Java, 25 and 30 m.

Magija Ballons

| Hunt, Alice Dedear and Margaret

All Manila stations are received well in Geminell. Hougkong. They broadcast as follows: Others in the cast include Non

KZRM: Long 455 18 ke. Short 31 32 -0570 KC. 5.30 mm a.m.; Hoon Moodle, Dorothy Shaw, Shella Baskett, Vivlan Beaumont, June

KZRY: Long 385 m-780 kc. Short 48.00 White, Olive, Barbara and Mabel

40 ke 8.30 am-midnight. KZIB: S.W. 49.67 m-2041 ke. L.w. Redwood, - Barbarn Simpson and 4333 m-000 kc. 3.W. 31.56 -0500 ke Messta, Howard Morton, Ken Forrow, KZAN: LW, 718 sc. 42. m. 6. Godfrey, Cyril Sills and Lewin Benin. Alre Grattan, Colin McEwan, Gilmore

Plans are already being work.-1.30 p.m.: 6 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 7.45 p.m. wartime. it will be possible to take all the Deihlon and Colonial con- tributions to the programme direct without using recordings.

are

be

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)

to arranged for the Christmas broad- chats. Shirley Temple, for example, will be heard by British listenera for the first time probably in the Chil- dren's Hour,

CHORAL

1600 ke-30.08 m. 6 a.m.-11 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.

CONCERT THE Joint Choir of the Christ Church and the flop Yat Church will It has never been cleared up. present a choral concert at the Hop Yat Church in Bonham Road on Saturday, commenting at 6.30 p.m. The programme will be in two parts, the first comprising selections from Creation' by Haydn, and the second,

a variety of Christmas Carols.

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

Poppy Growers Arrested

however, whether or not Miss Goddard is Mrs. Chaplin, though Hollywood editor wrote that the comedian had introduced her to him under that title.

What does appeer clear is that Mias, Goddard tv nu ambillous and energe tie young woman and that he has done what the can to keep him to his picture plans.

"The Dictator," culled, in the Chaplin studio fashion, "Production) No. 6. Is sald, at any rate, to be pro-j |ceeding actively. In addition to

actor, Henry "ambitious, energetic young woman." of. Hollywood's

MONTREAL. --- Three men are Faulette Goddard, the company in- PAULETTE CODDARD

the London serving six-month jail terms here for cludes cultivating opium-poppy on a farm Daniell (now, one near St. Jerome. The field, believed most polished villains), to be the first ever found in Canada, Moscovitch, Emma was burned by pallce,

Nichol; Erther

Maurice Davidson and Bernard Gorcey, brother Dunn, «Nolllojet, the tight-lipped · ·Gorcey of the Michelson, "Max Dead 'End: Kids, 20

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