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April
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Reg.
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G.P.O.
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FRIDAY
Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with the "British Overseas Airways."
THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 6, 1941.-
RADIO
6.45 p.m.-Indian Programme.
0.30 pm. Closing Local Stock Quota-
tions.
*0.32 p.m.-Compositions of Delius.
and 'Fennimoro Intermezzo from
Gerda....Lundon Philharmonic Or
chestra,
To the Queen of my Heart: Love's Philosophy... Heddle Nash (Tenor) with Gerald Moore (Piano). Koanga-Closing Scene
Philharmonic Orchestra
cond.
London by
Sir Thomas Beecham. Caprice....Beatrice Harrison ('Cello)
with Orchestra
Summer Night on the River .... Sir Thomas Beechan: cond. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
7.00 p.m.-London Relay-The Nows. 7.10 p.m.-London Relay Most Uncle Sam'. Edwin Murrow InterviewB Alistair Cook,
7.30 p.m.-Dance Music by Harry Roy
and Mia Orchestra. Fox-Trots-They All Laughed:
Gol Beginner's Luck 'Shall we Dance').
Quicksteps-Milenberg
Foot Stomp.
I've (both from
Joys; Sugar
Fox-Trots-Here Comes the Sandman; Remember Me" (both from 'Mr. Dodd takes the Air) Waltz A Gift from Heaven. Rumbs--Spanish Jake (from "Trans-
atlantic Rhythm')
to
Fox-Trot-It's the Natural Thing Do im 'Double or Nothing') 8.00 p.m.Local Time Signal, Weather
Report and Announcements 8,03 p.m.-Reginald Foort at the Organ.
The Whistler & His Dog (Pryor, th
The Blue Hawanan Waters Kelel bey: The Vision of Fuji-San (Ketel bey),
8.15 p.m.-Studio-Local Newsletter. 8.30 p.m.--Variety with Fred Astair and
Ginger Rogers. Vocal I Used to be Colour Blind (t
"Carefree") .. Fred Astaire with
Orchestra
1-11
(Released by The Bell Lyndie
The gay young blade saya without feminine figures on the rink to him ice skating would be the zero hour.
ATHENIA SINKING INCIDENT
The Swiss newspaper "Gazette de Lausanne"
Barrel-Organ-Water. Candy and Berlin correspondent
quer (Spanish Bargee's Song). Zubaleta
Vocal The Picentino (llin “Top Hat')
Ginger Rogers with Orchestral
Barrel-Organ - Life in Spain (Nict
Zabaleta
Vocal Ballerina (Bootz),
Bassoon (Ashlyn)
made the unexpected announcement yesterday that it was a German sub- ola marine which sank the The There Athenia.
The
Musketeers with Piano acc Clarinet-Somebody's Wrong (Ursell
He adds when at the outbreak
Ern Petauffer with Piano & Gut-of war, the Athenia was sunk it
British the neighbourhood of the Isles, the reaction of the United States to this event was awaited with some nervousness.
WITH
tar. Vocal-Isn't This a Lovely Day (from
"Top Hat')...Ginger Rogers Orchestra, Vocal-Bojangles of Harlem (Mim "Swing Time').... Fred Astaire with Orchestra and Plano.
9.00 p.m.-London Relay-The News. 9.15 p.m.London Relay-'Questions of
the Hour'.
9,30 p.m.-Dance Music.
Fox-Trol-1 Concentrate on You: I've Got My Eyes on You (both from 'Broadway Melody of 1940).... Les Brown & His Orchestra Tangos-Trapo Viejo, Horas Fugaces
Orquesta Tiplea. Fox-Trol-Fools Rush In: Slow Fox- Trul-Arin in Arm........ Ambrose B His Orchestra Fux-Trot-April Played the Fidd
(film 'If I had my Way').... Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra Fox-Trot-I'll Never Fail You: Waltz
-Lilac of Louvain.. Jack White & His Band.
Nothing happened.
The torpedoing, which was the work of a German submarine, was one of those maladroit acts which the Third Reich has been
very. careful to avoid ever sir ce.
German propaganda then caused it to be understood that the sole
the responsibility for catastrophe was Mr. Chur- chill's.
Reason was that Germany was not then disposed to amass declar- alions of war, as was the case in the last war, and though well aware of the sympathy for Britain
the part
of the governing classes in the United States; the Germans were anxious not to fan
on
9.45 p.m.~Newa in French (on Short the flame.-Reuter.
Wave only).
10.00 p.m.-London Relay-'To Talk of
Many Thinga".
10.15 p.m.-Billy Thorburn at the Piano, Waltz Medley. Intro: Whispering Waltz; You got the best of the bar-
gain; Am I the first one? Fox-Tret Mediay." Intro: Little old Lady: Please remember: So many Memories.
Waltz Medley. Intro: Clangina Mia; Don't forget the old folks at home; When I heard the Organ play.
HARVEST BEFORE
MILITARY SERVICE
No one will be called up from farms for military service until after the harvest.
This was announced by Mr. R. S. Hudson, Minister of Agricul- 10.25 p.m.-Musical Comedy 'Yes, Mature, yesterday. He said the an- Binnie Hale. Dobby Howes nouncement was made in view of and Company with the Hippodrome the importance of food production Theatre Orchestra cond. by Joseph during the next few months.
dam?"
Tunbridge.
11.00 p.m.-Close down,
Reuter.
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