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"THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 1, 1941-
RADIO EXPLOSION DEATHS:
6.43 p.m.-Indian Programme..
6.30 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-
tions.
8.32 p.m.-A Dance Programme.
Quickstep-Good Evenin', Good Look- in': Rumba-This In the Kiss of Romance....Henry Hall & his Orch. Fox-Trots-The Spider and the Fly;
Jump Jump's Here...The Milt Herth Quartet. Quickstep-Honey-
OFFICER CHARGED
IT WAS ALLEGED at an Aldershot court-mar- tial that an officer's conduct and omissions resulted
suckle Rose: Slow Fox-Trot-Sou in an explosion from which three soldiers died and venirs...The Quintet of the Hot several were injured.
Club of France with Django Rein. hardi (Guitar) and Stephane Grap- pelly (Violin). Fox-Truts-Let's Stop the Clock; There's a Ranch in the Rockies....Geraldo & his Orch. Waltz-Dreaming....Alex Moore & Mantovani's Orchestra for Dancing. 7,00 p.m.-London Ralay--The News.
The officer, Second Lieutenant Anthony Ellis Simons, of the Royal! Engineers, pleaded not guilty to two charges of prejudicial conduct In ordering a corporal to clear gelignite from an iron tube in
In-
ENCOUNTER
OVER
7.15 p.m.-London RelayQuestions which it had stuck without BREST
of the Hour". 7,30 p.m.-Compositions of Ketelbey.
structing him how to do it or war-
Betis across the Meadow... The Lonning him of the danger of the operation, and allowing him to clear the tube in close proximity to other soldiers.
ה
Reginald
don Palladium Orchestra In Monastery Garden Foort (Organ). In the Moonlight |
Some days ago а bomber was
The London Palladium Orch. He also pleaded not guilty to a Hampden Algerian Scene: The Phantom Melo further charge of neglect in fall-taking part in a raid on dy. Albert Sandler (Violin), Sane-ing to ensure that the tube con-
Orchestra
nouncements
tuary of the Heart; The Sacred taining gelignite was safely handl- Brest, which the Germans Hour. The London Palladiumed and stored during the night, are now using as a naval
Major Norman Parkes, 8.00 p.m.-Local The Signal and An-secuting, said Simons was in char-base. It was a night of Be of a section practising de- thick and low lying cloud, and the pilot of this bom- ber was not fortunate enough to meet with any patches of clear sky.
8.02 p.m.-Liszt-Mefisto" Waltz No. t. Serge Roussevitzky and the Buston
Symphony Orchestra
8.15 p.m.-Studio-Local Newsletter. 8.30 p.m.-Dohnanyi-Quartet in O Flat
Major, Op. 15,
1st Μου Andante Allegro, Znel Muv Presto accincento; 3rd Mov Molto adagio Flonzaley Quartet 18.55 p.m.-A Song.
My Dearest Heart (Sullivan)
Vane (Supranol
Doris
9.00 p.m.-London Relay-The News &
News Commentary.
9.15 p.m.-Selections
from
Comedy, "Home and Beauty" (C B Cochrant |
Magda Nerigl. JACE Lind & Webster Booth "Charlot's Mas.
. New querade" Selection
May- fair Orchestra, The Middle Scene
molition. Some gelignite became stuck in an iron tube which was being used for blasting.
Simona ordered Corporal Roach, who was in charge of one party, to get two sappers to at
tempt to clear the tube, but did not tell him how the operation was to be done. Roach failed to clear the tube.
Next day the section returned to the same place and Simons. Musical again told Roach to detail two sappers to clear the tube.
Roach found an iron bar, which he pushed down the tube while two sappers held it.
There was an explosion, which (from "Swing Along Leshe killed one man and injured several Henson, Fred Emney and Richard others Hearne Bridge of Lovers-"Care whom died afterwards. Jess Rapture“ Ivor Novello) .. Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra, sole Olive Gilbert Musical Comedy- Selection -- Intro.: The Mounties (Rose-Marie); Merry Widow Waltz Merry Widows: Spread a Little Happiness (Mr. Cinders: Roll away Clouds (Virginia)....Garda Hall & George Baker.
9.45 p.m.--Charlle Kunz (Piano) and
Clapham & Dwyer (Comedians). Kunz Revivals, No, 17-Intro: Love is everywhere: Every single little tingle of my heart; Roll along. prairle noon; The wheel of the wagon is broken; Love me forever; It's an old Southern custom. Charlie Kunz (Piano),
Golf Clapham and Dwyer, 9.45-10,00 p.m.-News Short Wave only).
in
French
Lon
standing
near, two
RUNAWAY
SEES RED
-PULLS UP
of
A runaway horse stop- ped suddenly at traffic lights in Salisbury. The 10.00 p.m.-London Relay "To Talk of lights had changed from
green to red.
Many Things". 10.15 p.m.Sidney Torch at the Organ. Torch Parade, No 2--Intro: The Woodpecker Song: Tuo Romantic; A Nightingale XBOX in, Berkeley Square: Arm in Arm (Just you and me): If I should fail in love again; You gorgeous dancing Doll. There'll Always Be an England (Par
ker & Charles)...with Raymond Newell (Vocal).
The horse had bolted from Salis- bury goods station while the cart was being loaded.
The driver, Mr. Tom Rusher, was flung on
his back in the open cart. Car drivers seeing the approach- ing horse, with the cart swinging Fux-Trots-You're Dangerous; You precariously behind it, pulled into
Lucky People. You (both from film the side. **Road to Zanzibar'*} ... Tommy |
10.25 p.m.-Now Dance Music.
Cyclisty hurriedly dismounted Dorsey & his Orchestra. Fox-Trot and joined pedestrians on the
-Sing 'em Low: Rumba-Danza Lucumi....Artle Shaw & his Orch. Fox-Trole-It's Always You; Birds of a Feather (both from film "Road to Zanzibar'')....Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra, Waltz- Always Love You....Sydney Lipton & his Grosvenor House Dance Orchestra. Fox-Trois-I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (film "Ziegfeld Girl"); Keep an Eye on your Heart....Joe Reichman & his Orchestra, Rumba -I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi: Fox-Trot-Good Night (both from film "That Night in Rio")....Leo Reisman and his Orchestra
11.00, p.m.-Close down.
FACTORY HIT
BUT WOMEN
WORKED ON
MANY WOMEN
WERE EM. PLOYED AT Α YORKSHIRE FACTORY PRODUCING AN ARTICLE URGENTLY NEEDED BY THE R.A.F.
The factory roof had been des troyed in a raid and the girls and women went straight back as soon as their machines could be clear- ed.
an
enemy
He decided to dive through the clouds: he found their base at turget 3,500 feet, but to see his more clearly he came down an- other thousand feet or so. In spite of a fierce barrage from both sides of the harbour, and though our bomber was firmly held in the beams of three searchlights, the pilot was just about to make his attack when he saw fighter he could not be sure of its type-a thousand feet above and immediately in front of him. Our bomber must have brilliantly lit by the searchlights, for the enemy at once went into a dive and began a head-un at- tack. The rear gunner saw tracer bullets flying past him on both sides, but his pilot made a steep turn to the right, then lost height, and made a steep turn to the left; to by these tactics he appears have shaken off the enemy which made no attempt to follow when its dive had carried it past our bomber.
been
Our aircraft had lost so much height while avoiding the enemy that it was now flying at about 1,500 feet; the pilot made a second run over the target. He saw the dry dock plainly--the alr very clear below the clouds-and dropped a stick of bombs right. across it.
was
He then turned his gun against one of the offending searchlights which had pointed him out to the enemy fighter and a short burst immediately put it out.
All the while, and even during the fighter's attack, the enemy Germans had been putting up a heavy barrage. Our bomber was hit by a shell. When it had reach- ed home a tear was found in the port side of the leading edge of the tail 'plane; but it takes more Mr. Rusher held on for
than that to keep our life as the horse swung through the main gate and headed towards from their targets. the city centre at a fast gallop.
pavements.
dear
the He did his best to get to reins as the cross roads drew near, but each time a jolt flung him back.
He was prepared for the worst when the traffic lights at the cross roads changed.
The horse immediately checked and stopped at the white line.
to
Mr. Rusher did not wait see if the horse would start off again at the green light.
aircraft
WHERE YORKSHIRE LEADS
Fighter pilots from almost every county in the British Isles have
He gathered the reins and led been decorated for brilliant work
the horse to a safe place.
LOCAL MEDICAL REGISTER
The question of permitting qualified medical practitioners. who do not possess qualifications normally acceptable for local re- gistration, to register in Hong Kong for. the duration of the war has been carefully considered by local medical, organisations.
The Hong Kong, Chinese Medi- cal Association expressed itself as unanimously opposed to the sug gestion,
in actions over Britain and abroad; but Yorkshire, Surrey and Lan
the cashine have easily taken lion's share of the awards.
Yorkshiremen, officers and air- men, in daring attacking and de- fensive engagements have carried off at least 20, awards for gallan- try, followed by Surrey and Lan- cashire with 11 each; London and the counties comprising Greater London-excluding Surrey---share 48 between them.
ANTI-INVASION
DEFENCES ALERT
"They sat in the open and finish ed that order, so that delivery might take place and the work
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAILL) Following a series of blows of the Air Force not be impeded. This story, Illustrating the wil-
which put Britain's anti-invasion defences on the alert German lingness of British workers for war service was told by the Minis- A majority of the Hong Kong planes on Tuesday/Wednesday ter of Labour in a broadcast to and China Branch of the British night heavily raided the south- Canada
Medical Association also opposed west coast of England for the
*** second successive night and "It is a splendid thing, he the proposal said, "to see, the men in the work. In view of this very definite ex-ped bombs over wide, coastal areas, shop carrying on while the planes pression of opinion against the ex-Britain's defence forces have zoom overhead and week by week tension of the local register, the reintensified their ceaseless vigil helping the war effort by buying Medical Board, by a majority, de- against a possible invasion, at- Savings Certificates. It makes cided that the matter should not tempt;nternational News Ser-
vice [ you feel very proud of the people.??” be pursued further,