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RADIO
12.10 p.m.-Short Service of Interces-
gion.
12.30 p.m.-Bizet-Symphony No. 1
C Major.
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1st Mov Allegro vivo: 2nd Mov.: Adagio; 3rd Mov.: Allegro vivner: 4th Mov Allegro vivace Philharmonic Orchestra
1.00 p.m.-Local Tune Signal
London
Gilbert and 1.01 p.m.-Excerpts from
Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance". Dismal Fate Oh, Men of Dark and
George Baker & Full Chorus: You May G. For You're at Liberty
Full Company; Oh, Dry the Glist'ning Tear Elsie Grief & Chorus of Guls, Then, Fred'fic. Let Your Escort. Ton-Hearted
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Baker & Derek Oldham, When the Forman Bares His Steel
Leo Shefeld, Elsie Grito. Nel lie Briercliffe & Chorus: Ah. Leave Me Not to Pine Elsie Griffin & Derek Oldham, No, I Am Brave
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 29, 1941.
LAST DUTY-TO OTHER WOMAN
AFTER MANY YEARS of married life, a man left his wife, who had no children, to live with an- other woman by whom he had two children. When he came to make his will
he eventually commit- ted suicide he found himself in a dilemma be- tween the claims of his wife and the claims of the mother of his children.
woman and children, his lawful wife
He made the will in favour of the other the other woman and her two even although children. And Mr. Justice Far- would have to live on what little well, in the Chancery Division, income she had. considered the man's financial The Judge also ruled, to pre- problem and decided that he had vent the provision for Mrs. Man- Bisie Griffin, Leo Sheffield & Male chosen rightly. that a moral dutyning and her children being re- Chorus. When A Felon's Not En-
Male might outweigh a legal obligation. (duced by the costs of these pro- Shefeld & Raged
The Judge dismissed an ap-ceedings, that the application Chorus, To Gain a Brief Advantage
Dawson, plicution by the wife, Mrs. Elt-should be dismissed Shefield. Peter Lem
with costs. George Baker, Elsie Griffin, Do-zabeth May Joslin, of The Retreat, In the circumstances the proceed- rothy Gill & Full Chod us
| Bickington, near Barnstaple, who lings should not have been brought.
asked that reasonable provision
1.30 p.m.--Renter & Hugby Press and should be made for her mainten-
Announcements,
ance under the Inheritance (Fami- ly Provision) Act, 1938, from the 1.49 p.m.--Nat Gonella and His Georiet estate or her husband, Fre- ¡derick John Joslin, who committed
giana. Fox Tool Ten Pretty Girls, Fox-Trot
Oh. They be Tough-Mighty Tough suicide in November 1939,
The woman with whom Joslin
Hot.
in the West. Slow Fox-Trot - Makin'! A Fool of Myself: Quickstep--Get lived was Mrs. Hilda Manning. Fox Trot Wor 1s Me; Fox. The will was made in her favour Mama Don't Allow It. Quick with reversion to the two children, The Gypsy in My Soul: Fox His real estate was estimated for Trot Let Us be Sweethearts, Over, probate to be worth £2.758 and
trot step
Agam, Fox-Trot Peckiu'.
2.15 p.m.Close down.
5.45 p.m.-Indian Programme,
6.30 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-
1005
6.32 p.m.-Aldershot Tattoo, 1938, Mass. ed Bands of the Aldershot and East- ein Commands.
the personal estate £191, but, after payment of expenses and mortgage charges, the estate was now estimated to be £373.
Wife To Pay Costs
Giving judgment, Mr. Justice Farwell said that Mrs. Joslin had a very small income, but Mrs. Manning was penniless. In these circumstances the hus- band was in a dilemma.
6.50 p.m.-Sea Shanties and Songs by
Portsmouth Royal Naval Singers. Sea Shanties--Intro. Billy Loy, John- ny Come Down to 1ilo: I'll Go No more A Roving, Rio Grande. Sen Songs--Intro, Jolly Roger; Sal- tions.
lor's Chorus,
7.00 p.m.-London Relay-The Nowa. 7.15 p.m.-London Relay "Questions
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8.02 p.m.-Gertrude Lawrence & Noo!
Coward in Varlety.
Where Are the Songs We Sung....
Noel Coward (Baritone). "Crest of The Wave"-Selection....The Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra, The Physi clan; Experiment (both from "Nymph Errant")....Gertrude Law- rence (Vocal), Conversation Plece --Selection (Noel Coward),...Char- les Prentice & His Orchestra, Mad Dogs & Englishinen; Let's Say Goodbye {both from
"Words 4x Music'') ... Noel Coward (Vocal). 8.30 p.m.-An Eric Coates Programme, Four Way's Suite Northwards (March): Southwards (Valse): East- wards (Eastern Dance); Westwards (Rhythm)....New Light Symphony Orchestra. Bird Songs At Even- tide. Richard Crooks (Tenor). London Bridge March....New Light Symphony Orchestra. The Fairy Tales of Ireland.... Essie Ackland (Contralto). By The Sleepy Lagoon .... Eric Coates & Symphony Orch. 9.00 p.m.-London Relay-The News. 9.15 p.m.-"'The Hope of a New World" No. 1: "What Is Wrong with the Old World", Recorded talk by the Arch- bishop of York.
9.32 p.m.--Magyar! Imre and His Mun-
garlan Gypsy Orchestra.
Far Goes The Crane; Down It Pours in the Puszta; You Were Unfaithful To Me: You Left Me, Don't Come Back; Out in the Puszta 1 Plough & Sow: It's A Great City; You Gave Me The First Kiss: - In the Cafe with Glittering Mirrors. 9.45 pm-Some Scottish Songs,
Sing to me the Old Scolch Songs (Leeson); Ye Banks and Braes (arr. Lees)....Joseph Hislop (Ten- or), Tam Glen (arr. Stephen B Burnett); Deirdie's Farewell To Scotland ("Songs of the Hebrides") ....Jean Day (Soprano). An Eris- kay Love Lilt ("Songs of the He- brides")....Joseph Hislop (Tenor). 9.45-10.00 p.m.-News in Franch (on
Short Wave only). 10.00 p.m.-Studio — “China Produces for Resistance". Taik by Hewi Alley. 10.10 p.m.-Hawaiian Selections with
Bing Crosby (Vocal).
Fox-Trots-A Song of Old Hawali: South of Pago-Pago........Ray Kinney & His Hawaiian Musical Ambassa- dors. Aloha Oe; Song of the Islands ....Bing Crosby with Dick McIn tire & His Harmony Hawaiians. Fox-Trot-Hawaiion-Hospitality.... Ronnic Munro & His Orchestra. Hawallan Paradise (Owens)....Bing Crosby with Dick McIntire & His Harmony Hawaiians. Fox-Trots--- Hawaiian Ripple; Dreams of Aloha ....Nol Lane's Hawaiian Orchestra, 10.35 p.m.-Dance Mualo.
Fox-Trot-When You Wish Upon a Star: Quickstep —— Glyc a Little Whistle (both from film "Pinoc
chio")....Geraldo & His Savoy
Hotel Orchestra: Tangos-Clasico; Llorar Y Reir...Juan Llosses & His Orchestra-Fox-Trot-My-Capri Serenade; Waliz—Who's Taking You Home Tonight?........Maurice Win- nick & His Orchestra: · Fox-Trats-- Down The Trail of Dreams; Faith- ful Forever...The". Organ, "Fre
· Datice Band & Me.---
.11.00_pim:—Close down.
The Judge said he did not think it right in these cases to take into consideration only legal obliga-
A man in such a dilemma- which was not less difficult be- cause he had created it himself was entitled if he thought fit to decide that his duty was to make what little provision he could for
ON LEAVE AS BOMB
WIPES OUT FAMILY
SAILORMAN LESLIE GEORGE HOOK, HOME ON LEAVE, WAS WARMLY WELCOMED BY HIS WIFE DORCAS, AND THEIR THREE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER DELPHINE IN A SOUTH-WEST COAST TOWN.
Then the town had a short but sharp raid as the Young father was emering from his front door.
Rescue parties found him dead outside his home. There was no sign of his wife and daughter-until the morning, when salvage workers discover- ed the body of Mrs. Hook, with little Delphine clasped in he arms, on the roof of a house on the opposite side of the road. Hitler's bombs had hurled mother and baby to death, By their side were Mr. F. Field, Mrs. Hook's father. Mrs. Field, too, was killed,
The family's house was the only one to receive a direct hit.
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