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12.30 A Variety Programme from Musical Comedy.

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In exercise of powers.conferred by section 10 of the Volunteer Ordin- ance, 1933, the General Officer Com- manding the Troops, with the proval of the Officer Administering the Government after consultation with the Commandant of the Hong- kong Volunteer Defence Corps, hins amended the Volunteer Regulations, the following proviso being added ni the end of Regulation that, dig the

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collected at the reduced rate of period that the provisions of the $1.50 to equal Gold Franc 1,00. Compulsory Service Ordinance, 1939, continue in force, and notwithstand- Tho British Empire Rates ing anything contained in the fore-jremain unchanged. going paragraph, all members, of on Auxiliary unit shall attend such drilla and instruction purades as moy be ordered by the Commandant will the approval of the Governor and the General Oficer Commanding the Troops.

Regulation (4) is amended by the substitution of the words "forty-six years" for the words "forty-one years" in both cases in which the latter words occur. This brings into effect the decision to include men up to 40 years of age in the compulsory service scheme.

Enrolled As Combatants

It is notified that the following

Treskin, Charles Arnold Waller, Nowell Bernard White,

The following persons have been re-assigned from the Key-Poste

Group to the Combatant Group:

Frederick Arthur Milburn, Elliott, william Thomas Johns, John Farrar Macgregor, James Willian Thirlwell.

Mr. William, Guerin Fitz-Gibbon has been re-assigned from the Gen. eral Group for Essential Services to. the Key Posts Group:

Messrs. Harold Guard and James Robert Johnstone" hove been

per- mitted to quit the Hongkong Defence Reserve.

Truck Drivers

persons have been ro-assigned from The Army authorities report that the General Group for Essential Ser-the number

of Chinese volunteer

vices to the Combatant Group in the truels drivers (1,500) desired for the Hongkong Defence Reserve:

Auxiliary. Transport Service has been William Lodge Alexander, Francis obtained. George Bird, William John Burling,

There is still a lack of despatch Paul Andrew Elms, William Edwin riders, and Chinese who own motor Funnell, Geoffrey Fitzgerald Gilbert, cycles are invited to offer their ser Gerald Archer Goodban, Richard vices.

Ceorge Gosling George

James The Police have requested the William James Iles, Alfred Inson, Albert William Johnsford, and other heavy motor vehicles, to owners of motor-trucks, motor-lorries, Alfred Henry Johnson, Francis Joseph hanki over duplicate ignition keys of Jorge, Nicholas Michael Krasnoperoff, their vehicles, the convenience in the George Thomas May, Felix Hurley event of the authorities requisitioning Mody,

James Morris, John De Walter Denman Murphy. George William such vehicles.

Pearson, Alexander Porter, Alun

Nursing Detachment

more

Stanley Polter, Charles Frederick The Adjutant of the Voluntcer De- Frognell, Albert George Frith Prew, fence Corps advises: "No Joseph Leslie Quie, Leslie George mobile members can under any cir Edgar Ramage, Alfred Walter Williaincumstances be accepted in the Nurs- Salter, Harry Sando, Vladimir 1.ing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C."

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B. W. O. F.

RKO Radio Pictures are releasing will be given on Saturday at 9.30 p.m. In both the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres, the proceeds to go, to the B.W.OF

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Op. 21

1.0 Local Time Signal Weather Report.

(Coates) Alfred Plecaver (Tenor)

with Piano accomp.; Serenade Out of the Night (Spollansky); Later. On |(Grimshaw), Alfredo Campoll and andlits Salon Orchestra.

Nothorlands Relief

The Olymple Circus gave a benedt performance and auction of a

Mongkok.

8.37 Morton Downey, The Three Shetland pony in aid of the Nether 1.03 Seymour Hicks, Stanley Virtuosos, The Three Musketeers and lands Relief Fund on Saturday at Holloway, Wish Wynne and The The Bickershaw Colitery Band,

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0.0 London Relay The News and y Press, Tropical Talks. Announce

1.30 Reuter Weather Forecast ments,

1.45€ Beethoven - in Ü Major, Op. 21.”

Shony No. "1

9.45 Light Opera.

10.0 11.0

The BBC. Symphony Orchestra. conducted by Arturo Toscaninį.

2.15 Close down.

0.0 *For the Children”

6.30 Emil Roors and His Orches-

6.45 A Variety Programme,

8.0

ring Anna Neagle and Ray Milland.

"free" is a musical comedy, star-Report and Announcements.

An hour of Dance Musle. Close down.

FIRING PRACTICE

Throughout the entire evening laughter and applause prevalled, testifying to the audience's oppre elation of the acts presented. The grand finale was the "Human Can- non Ball in which Mr. Gombar was shot out of a huge cannon,mounted on a truck.

It is noted that ring practice will be carried out between

The auction of the pony lasted tho hours of 0 am, and 4 pun, un Julyļabout 10 minutes and realised $180, L'Alternative date July 3. Mrs. D. G. E. Middleburg, wife of Ficing Area "D" will be affected. the Acting Consul-General for, the Light gun Bring practice will be Netherlands, won it.

Air mail letters will be ac cepted

for transmission

New York and onward thence by sea, at $2.00 ́per, half-ounce for the air transport, plus 15 cents, per sunce to British possessions and 35. cents per ounce to foreign countries in respect of sen transport.. Europa via United States of America An experimental air service for and Trans-Atlantic Service has also been introduced, the charge being. $5 per half ounce for letters and postcards $2.00 each. approxim ato estimate of the time occupied in- this transmission is twelve daya- from the date of departure of the Cipper from Hongkong.

The postage rates via the revised. Imperial Airways Service -ard un- changed.

Small Packet Post to all countries. ús suspended.

* OUTWARD MAIL TIMES. closed 15 minutes earlier than the- Registered and Parcel Mall are

ime given below. unless otherwise

His Excellency the Officer Ad-stated, and where malls are advertis-

the ed to close at or before & am. re ministering the Government, Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, Mrs. Smith gistered and parcel malls are closed, and Miss R. Smith, His Honour the 5.p.m. on the previous day.. When alalls are advertised to close after Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, 3 pan., Registered and Parcel malls and Lady MacGregor, the acting Colonial Secretary, the Hon. R. A. C.

ero closed at 3 pm.

7.30 London Relay The News,

Local Time Signal, Weather:

8.03 This week's programmes, It was produced by Herbert Wilcox, Orchestra

8.07 Alfredo Campoll and is carried out between the hours of 9

and famous British producer. All the (Tenor)

Alfred

and 4 p.m. on Piccavera.m.

July 2 Alternative date July 4, popular songs, such as "Alice Blue Gown," "Irene"

Cavatina (Baff)~dı

anzonetta

Firing area. "E" will be affected. Dreams have been retained in this His Orchestra: Love Sends a Little and "Castle of (D'Ambrosio), Alfredo Campoll and film verslon, which has been brought Gift of Roses (Openshaw); Beauty's up to date. A fashion parado Eyes (Tosti), Alfred Plecaver (Tenor)

Hora with Piano; La Caprieciosa (Ries): At to-morrow's meeting of the North, and Mrs. North, the Com- Alfredo Campoli (Violin) with Plano will be Rotarian R. P. Morris, and his T. H. King, and Mrs. King were (Dinicu-Heifetz), Hongkong Rotary Club, the speaker missioner of Police, the Hon. Mr. accompa Hear You Singing subject "Television."

scated, in the offlelal box. A

quence in the film is in technicolour."

It is hoped the bande of the Royal Scots and Middlesex Regiment will play at the special performance.

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and Manila (San Francisco

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Tuesday, July 2

Manila, Batavia and Sourabaya

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| Mauritius and Lourenco Marques

1-30 p.m. M Manila

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