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Truck Drivers
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William Lodge Alexander, Francis jobtained. George Bird, William John Durling.
Paul Andrew Elms,
There is still a lack of despatch William Edwin riders, and Chinese who own motor Funnell, Geoffrey Fitzgerald Gilbert, cycles are invited to offer their ser- Gerald Archer Goodban, Richard vices.
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Stanley
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more
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Film For The
B. W. O. F.
RKO Radlo Pictures are releasing "Irene" this week and a special show will be given on Saturday at 9.30 p.m. in bath the Queen's and Alhembra Theatres, the proceeds to go to the B.W.OF.
1.0 Local Time Signal and Solon Orchestra, Weather Report.
5.37 Morton Downey, The Three 103 Seymour Hicks. Stanley Virtuosos, The Three Musketeers and Holloway, Wish Wynne, and The The Bickershaw Colllery Banıl, Western Brothers.
0.0 London Relay-The News,and Tropical Talks,
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forceast and Announce- ments.
146 Beethoven-Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21:
The BBC. Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini,
2.10. Close down.
6.0 "For ito. Children," 6.30 Emų Roosa and His Orches
0,45 A Variely Programme: 7.30 London Relay Tho News, 6.0 Local Time Signal, Weather
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9.45 Light Opera.
10.0 11.0
An hour of Danco Musto, Close.down.
FIRING PRACTICE
OLYMPIC CIRCUS
POST OFFICE
for
Charity Performance For Europe by Pan-American Service to
Netherlands Relief
'The Olympic Circus gavo a benefit performance and suctioni of a Shetland pony in aid of the Nether lands Relief Fund on Saturday at Mongkok.
Now
Air mail letters will be no cepted
transmission
York and onward thence by en, at $2.00 per half-ourice for tho air transport, plus 10 cents per ounce to British possessions and 25. cents. per ounce to foreign countries. In respect of sea transport. Europe via United States of America An experimental air sqrvice for and Trans-Atlantic Service has also been introduced, the charge being Throughout the entire evening 95 per half ounce for letters and laughter and applause prevailed, postcards $2.50 each. An approxim testifying to the audience's oppre-, ate estimate of the limo occupied in
this transmission is clation of the acts presented. The from the date of departure of the:
twelve days grand finale was the "Human Con- Clipper from Hongkong. non Ball" in which Mr. Gombar, was The postage rales via the revised shot out of a huge cannon mounted Imperial Airways Service aro
changed, on a truck.
It is notified that firing practice
The auction of the will be carried out between the
pony listed hours of D. a.m. and 4 p.m. on July about 15 mļaules and realised $185. 1. Alternative date July 3,
Mrs. D. G. E. Middleburg, wife of Firing Area "D" will be affected, the Acting Consul-General for Light gun firing practice will be Netherlands, won it. carried out between the hours of D Wilcox,
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ed to close at or before 9 am re- the ministering the Government, 11on. Mr. N. L. Smith, Mrs. Smith
gistered and parcel malls are closed and Misa R. Smith, His Honour the
it 5 pm. on the previous day. When ends are advertised to close after Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, and Lady MacGregor, the acting, Registered and Parcel malls Colonial Secretary, the Hon, R. A. C.
closed at 6 p.m. At to-morrow's meeting of the North, and Mrs. North, the Com- Alfredo Campoli (Violin) with Piano will be Rotarian R. P. Morris, and his T. 1. King, and Mrs, King,
Staccato (Dinicu-Heifetz), Hongkong Rotary Club, the speaker missioner of Police, the Hon. Mr. Air Mail. by, "Imperial Airways.
"Service" [accomp.; I Hear You Singing subject "Television."
"Irene" is a musical comedy, star-Report and Announcements, ring Anna Neagle and Ray Milland'
6.03 This week's programmes. It was produced by Herbert
8.07 Alfredo Campoll and His famous Britlalt producer. All the
Orchestra and
i aliqrd - Flecaver (Tenor). popular songs, such as "Alice Blue Gown," "Ireno"
Cavatina (Ra); Canzonetta and "Costle of Dreams" have been retained in this is Orchestra; Love Sends a: Little (D'Ambroslo), Alfredo Campoll and alta version, which has been brought Gift of Roses (Openshaw); Beauty'? up to date. A fashion porade quence in the film is in technicolour. with Plano; La Capricciosa (Ries); |Eyes (Tosu), Alfred Piccaver (Tenor) It is hoped the bands of the Royal Scots and Middlesex Regiment will play at the special performance.
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