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12.15 p.m.-Short Service of Interces
sion.
12.30 p.m.Póputar Dance Tunes.
Fox-Trots-Ma (He's Making Eyes At Me): Playmates (Dowell).Dick. Robertson; & his Orchestra.. Fox-Trots-Ole King Cole (Clinton.. Kay & Schuster); Swance (Gersh- win)Teddy Foster & his Kings of Swing.
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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 21, 1941.
WINTRINGHAM
RESIGNS FROM H.G.
TOM WINTRINGHAM, expert in modern war- fare and military correspondent of the “Daily Mir- ror," has resigned from his post of lecturer and adviser to the Home Guard Training School, be- (Lawrence)....Benny Goodman &cause he feels that "the War Office cannot develop the Home Guard to the full strength that is possible and necessary.”
....Glenn Miller & his Orchestra, Fox-Trot-Yea, My Darling Daughter
his Orchestra.
Swing Fox-Trots-Lying In The Hay (Rober.s, Pepper); Oh Johnny
Ola Johnny, Un (Rose Olman).... Arthur Young & Hatchett's Swing- tette.
The present policy of the War Office, he de- 1.00 p.m.--Local Time Signal and Pro- clares in his letter announcing his resignation, "starves the Home Guard of man-power and mate- rials and treats as relatively unimportant all those
gramme Summary.
1.02 p.m.-Songs by Leslie Hutchinson
at ine Plano.
My Romance from film "The Hui-
beri Fullies" Hart, Rodgera); ideas of modern training tactics that I have been
You're
Breaking My Heart All
Over Again (Cavanaugh): Back To Those Happy Days (Nicholls). 1.12 p.m.-Hawaiian Selections.
advocating."
Here are the reasons for his is not Houheno Kela No Beauty (The Beauly resignation
Hula-Almeida-Noble); Palms Of Paradise (from film Typhoon" gives in the
Office.
Loesser-Hollander)....Johnny
Pinneapple &
nohi Islanders.
Кло Native his
Qua, Qua: Tomi, Tomi....Kanui &
Lula.
Mr.
possible to forecast which Wintringham Slater's career in the Army. But War his commanding officer has been letter to the
told about his qualifications, and if he proves worthy he will be The failure of the War Office | sent to an officers' training corps."
to use two of properly
his Associates, Hugh Slater, military Tom Wintringham in his letter strategist, who helped Wintring- to the War Office describes Ro- ham to found the first Home land Penrose, who will be called Guard school at Osterley, and Ro-up shortly, as "the best lecturer Home Guard." land Penrose, camouflage lecturer available to the Carlyle, to the Home Guard.
Alamo March; Honolulu Sweetheart
of Mue-Waltz Charles Kama &
is Moana Hawaiians.
1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press and
Announcements. 1,48 p.m.Variety
with the
Cousins. Vocal--America Calling-Intra: Dear Old Southland; Bam Bam Bammy Shores; Charleston Back To Char- leston: St. Louis Blues; An 'Orange Grove In California: Broadway Melody: Chicago: Beautiful Ohio; Avalon; On The Mississippi....The
Carlyle Cousins with Quaglino's
Quartet, Organ-Free (from "O-Kay For Sound"-Kennedy & Carr).......... Quen- tin M. Maclean. Vocal-Where Do You Keep Your
Heart? (Stillman-Ahlert)
Dick Todd with Orchestra, Banjo Medley-Popular Party Hits-- atro: Here We Are Again; Knees Up. Mother Brown; Tipperary: Soldiers of the King: There's A Tavern In The Town; Daisy Bell; Waiting At The Church; Come, Landlord, Fill The Flowing Bow! .... Morgan & Hadley with Orch. Vocal-The Big Broadcast-Selection ....Carlyle Cousins & Dan Donovan with Debroy Somers Band, 2.15 p.m.-Close down.
6.00 p.m.-Indian Programme. 6,48 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-
tions.
8.47 p.m.--A Spanish Programme.
The decision of the War Of. fice, despite the lesson of Crete, to close down recruiting for the
Home Guard.
The lack of a strong framework of full-time officers and instruc- tors below the age of 40 for the Home Guard.
Wintringham
states that the action taken in Slater's case 1: "due to political prejudice which is harmful to the military safety of this country,'
Slater, who was Chief of Staff of the International Brigade in the Spanish war, was conscripted as a private in March, on the eve of his being gazetted as a major in the Home Guard.
His job at Osterley was the training of Home Guard officers.
When the War Minister was asked in the House why he had
Spanish Serenade (Blzet) New been called up the reply was, "At this early stage of his training it
Light Symphony Orchestra.
Les Pecheurs De Peries-Cavatine De
Leila (Bizet)
Ninon Vallin (Soprana) with Orchestru. Carmen Fantasy (Bizet, arr. Fran- cols Borne] Marcel Moyse (Flute Solo) with Plano.
The Fair Maid Of Perth-Suite (Bizet); Prelude-Aubade; Seren- ado-March-Gipsy Dance....The London Philharmonic Orchestra cund, by Sir Thomas Beecham, 7.17 p.m.-Lou's Levy & His Gaumont-
British Symphony
and Greta Kellar
(Vocal). Empire Builders -- March (from "Rhodes of Africa"H, Bath:: Music From the Movies-March (Louis Levy)... Louis Levy & The Gaumont-British Symphony.
A Little Ramble in Springtime With You (Rutter, Sarony)........Greta Keller with Orchestra.
Wil
You Remember-Waltz (from film "Maytime"-Romberg); Swing High, Swing Low (from the Alm- Freed & Lanc)....Louis Levy & his Gaumont-British Symphony. You Leave Me Breathless (from flim "Cocoanut Grove"-Freed); So Lit- tle Time (De Rose, Hill)....Greta Keller with Orchestra,
7.40 p.m-Max Miller in the Theatre Again. Recorded during an actual performance at the Holborn Empire, London.
8.00 p.m.-London Relay-The Now. 8.15 p.-London Relay War Com-
mentary:
8.25 p.m.-London Relay — “Listening Post". Examination of Points in Dally German Propaganda. 8.30 p.m.-Programme Summary. 8.32 p.m.-Mozart-Concerto In E Flat
Major.
Ist Mov: Allegro; 2nd Mov: Andante; 3rd Mov: Rondo" (Allegro)............. Artur Schnabel & Karl Ulrich Schnabel (Two Pianos): & The London Sym- phony Orchestra cond. by Adrian Boult,
9,00 p.m.-Local Time.Signal and -An-
nouncements,
9.02: p.m.-Studio-To-night | WePre- sont". A Review of New Records. 9.45.10.00 pm-News In French (on
Short Wave only be MOREL 9.45. p.m.-Some Welsh Songs.
David Of The White Rock (from Songs of Wales"-Richards).... Paul Robeson (Vocal) - with Plano.. All Through The Night-Old Welsh Air My Little Welsh Home ("Songs of the Welsh Mountains William) Lolla Megane : (Contralto) || with Piano, ON
Song Of The Flood (Gwilym Hiraltkog & Ap: Fychan). William Edwards
(Tenor) with Harp.
10,00 «pilm.--London - Relay-The News Band News Commentary, kone 10.18 pm Dance Muslo, I
Fox-Trots-Turn On The Old Music BoxI've Got No Strings (both from "Pinocchio) Bob Chester & his Orchestra. RASKER Argentine Tangos-Ambiente Pam- pina; Renacimiento Juan Llosans & his Tango Orchestra. Fox-Trots Jimtown Blues: Big Bad Bill. (Is "Sweet William' now),1; The Casa, Loma Orchestra, 200 Fox-Tro-Dark "Eyed "Hula Lou;
and says he is "clearly of more value to the nation than he would be as a private or a full-time fire- man."
Of Crete Wintringham states that like millions others
it has impressed upon him the need for a stronger Home Guard.
Visiting Lecturer
"I believe that a national re- crulting campaign would give a great Increase in numbers," ha
"and
that these In- stalco, creased numbers can be effec- tively trained. Whether they oan be effectively armed to-day I do not know; but I do know that if steps were taken simi- lar to those taken in Spain thesa men can be armed within a few months."
that
Wintringham declares
industry and every every war Ministry, except the War Office, can retain thousands of key men below the age of 40.
Regretting that he feels he must resign, Wintringham adds: “Clear- Swing Hula-The Beach....Walkikily I can do less to influence and Swingsters... Fox-Trots-Drummer Boy (from film "Strike Up The Band 1: The Little Man Who Wasn't There... Bob
Crosby & his Orchestra. Quick-Step I Haven't Time To Be A Millionaire from flm "If I Had My Way Slow Fox-Trot-Imagin- ation...Jay Wilbur & his Band, Fox-Trot-Watcher, Me Old Cock Sparrer; Waltz-Don't Ever Pass Me By....Jack Payne & his Band. 11.00 p.m.-London_War Correspon-
dents"-Edwin Ward. 11.15 p.m.-Close down,
improve the training of the Home on with these Guard by going lectures than I can do by getting changed the policies and the politi- clans that at present hamper and stultify that training."
Wintringham says he is willing to act as "visiting lecturer" to the schools if required.
The War Office has accepted Wintringham's resignation.
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