(1) "The Indian Love, Call."
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8 p.m. Evening Programme. (HM.V. Records supplied through the courtesy of Messrs. S. Moutrie & Co.)
"The Merry Widow" and
"The Waltz Dream," Vocal Gems,
H.M.V. Light Opera Company. "A Curtain Lecture" and
"Joe Murgatroyd Says," Humorous, John Henry, "He Heard The Great Sea Calling"
and
"Devon, O Devon," Baritone,
"Wings" and
"My Angel,"
De Groot & The Picendily Orch. "We're Living At The Cloisters" and "So Tired," Comedienne,
Gracle Flelda. "Just Like Darby And.Joan" and "Love Lies," Organ Solo,
Reginald Foort.
"My Old Shako" and "Cloze. Props," Bass,
"La Source Ballet,"
The Band Of H.M. Coldstream
"Prophecies" and
Harry Dearth.
Guards.
Norman Long.
"1'm Elasé," Humorous,
"So We'll Go No More A-Roving"
and
"Love, Could I Only Tell Thee,"
Tenor, Derek Oldham "Dreams Of Yesterday" and "Was It A Dream?", Organ Solo,
F. Rowland-Tims.
"Ohloe" and "Garden In The Rain," Tenor,
George Metaxa. "Faust," Ballet Music,
Royal Opera Orchestra,
Covent Garden. "Half-Past Nine" and "Geranium," Comedienne,
Nellie Wallace. "Lorraine, Lorraine, Lorrée" "and. "The Delaware's Farewell,"
Bass-Baritone, Peter Dawson. "Cavalleria Rusticana" and, "Barcarolle,"
HM.V. New Light Symphony Orch. "Mountain Lovers" and
Nirvana," Tenor,
John Turner.
"My Ohio Home" and "Ee, By Gum!" Comedienne,
Gracie Fields, "Fancy Our Meeting" and "The Beggar," Soprano,
Lillan Davies. "Symphony No. 5" (Widor),"
Organ Solo, G. D. Cunningham. "Captain Harry Morgan" and "Cargoes," Bass-Baritone,
Peter Dawson. 10.10 p.m.News Bulletin," "L'Arlesienne" (Bizet), Prelude, Royal Opera Orchestra,
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Royal Opera Orchestra,
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46 HOLIDAYS.
SYRIA HOLDS WORLD'S RECORD
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Syria seems to hold the world's record where holidays are concern-
ed.
No fewer than 46, days will this year be observed in that country as bank and public vacations. On the other hand, Nyasaland will have the least release from toil, only 7-days | having been listed as national holl-
days.
This information is given in an Interesting booklet published by the London offices of the Guaranty Trust Company of New York, en- titled "Bank and Public Holidays Throughout the World."
!
In Grace, 84 days are announced as holidays, most of them being re- ligious occasions. Perala is well "supplied with 88 holidays; while Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Epsín, and Roumania" are among the countries with more than
France, a country that is general- ly thought to have many holidays, has only 12 listed; Great Britaiz, Holland, the Azores, Bermuda, and Togoland áll have fever than: 8 Hófficist holidayë, “A
SAMOAN There are no national legal holi-
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