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5-7: D.M.--
A relay of the Dance Orchestra from the China" Emporium Res- taurant by courtesy of the Mana- gement (During the intervall recorded mude will be broadcast from" the Studio) 7-7.45p.m. Concert.
Orchestral-Bird Songs, at Even-
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Song--Wine, Women and Song
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though a great improvement on earlier ideas, WRA not. proof against coins of the correct size and weight. Beneath this forbid- Captain James Rodney, one of ding face was a broad iron chest the victims of the fire at Milld with the desired packets, the McCormick's. Hampshire house, drawers and slots forming a belt was a keep ying man. He was round its mighty waist. The eyes closely Identified with the Han- became illuminated with electric worth Club, and was the first adoy whenever sixpence went into intant to, the No. 800 Auxillary its digestive "system. Squadron.
TOSCANINT'S RECORD FEE"
He was a member of Harris and
I Hear that London, will not ace Dixon, the shipping firm, of which hipper tår," Iver Quest, is vice- | Toscanini for the present. He has been conducting in Paris and Vienna, and was approached with a view to his appearing again in London
of hav
rs Rodney were one Joking married couples
Tar. TTB SCOTLAND The Duc de la Tremoille, who was only 23, was the premier Duke
of France.
His family goes back to the Crusaders. An ancsetor. Georges de la Tremoille, was the cunning and powerful Minister of the Dauphin in Joan of Arc's time. He was responsible for introdue ing the Maid to the heir to the French throne.
(Strauss); Song-The Doll's Song ("Tales of Hofman" - Offenbach) - Mavis Bennett (Soprano). Octet Memories of Johann
Strauss (arr. Willoughby)-J.” The family seat at Serrant, one H. Squire Celeste Octer of the finest chateaux of Anjou, Song-Vienna, City of my has curious history. It belonged Dreams (Lockton and Secayn- at one time to Francis Walsh. He was a brother of that Anthony Walsh, a Nantes ship-builder, who financed the 1745 "Rebellion and escorted Bonnie Prinée Charlle to Scotland.
ski).
Bong-Les Millions D'Arlequin (Sangwin and Drigo)--Charles Kullman (Tenor): Violin Solo Walta in C Sharp
Minor (Chopin), 2 Violin
Bolo La Capricieuse (Elgar)-Bronislaw Huberman. -7.46-8.15 p.m. From the Studio. 8.p.n. (Local. Time and Weather
Report)."
The Walshes married into the Tremolle family, who thus came into possession of the château.
In the library there is a fine portrait of Anthony Walsh and Charles Edward standing together.
which risked their all for him.
Jazz Plano Selections by Pomp-It was the Stuart's gift to a family
ing Vila...
..Programmt.
1.12th Street Rag..
2-From Me to You.
4.--Stormy Weather
3. Welcome Little Stranger.
5. Whispering.
AMERICAN-HOST".
Mr Leander James McCormick. the nost, belongs to the well-known American millionaire family, who
But his demaned for six rehear- sals for each concert made the financial problem insoluble. In Parla he was paid the equivalent of £700 for each concert. Tais is said to be the highest fee ever received by a conductor.
Singers however, have often done far better than that. Chaliapin, for instance, received £4,500 for his two well-remembered performances Rimsky-Korsakov's Mozart and Salleri" at the Albert Hall.
and Instrumentalists,
A EXTRAVAGANT CUBA Even this handsome figure did not reach the truly fantastic sums- which the South Americans were happy to pay in the palmy days just after the war.
Caruso's fee of £4,000, at Cuba in 1919, is said to have been the high-water mark of this extrava- In the same year, at gance. Buenos Aires. Titta Ruffo was the most generously rewarded baritone in the world. Vet
EPPING, BY EPSTEIN Whatever Epstein sets his hand to reflects his vigorous and original personality. The series of water- colours of Epping Forest, which be on view at Tooth's Galleries from Wednesday onward are no excep tion to the rule,
Mr. Eptein has a summier retreat near Epping. This year, though
6-Maybe I Love You Too Much control the International Harves- he had never painted a landscape
7: What's the Use? 8.-Moonstruck.
8.159 p.m-Orchestral
Star Without Words (Tschal- Kowsky) - (In, 4. Minor)-Leo- pold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra Bavarian Dance, Op. 27, No. 1
(Elgar)
Bavarian Dance, Op. 27 No. 2 (Elgar) London Symphong Orchestra.
La Valse (Ravel)-Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoirs, Paris A Night at the Hungaria (arr. Colombo)-Colombo with "the Tigane Orchestra. Elegiac Melody (Chieg)-Willem Mengelberg and His Concert gebouw Orchestra. 9-9.30 pm. "A Scottish National Programme" written by Christine, Orr, and produced the by Gordon Gildard în Edinburgh atudios of the Bri- tish Broadcasting Corporation, 12 midnight-Close Down.
Should reception prove satisfac tory, the programme between and 8 p.m. will be replaced by a relay from Daventry.
ter Company. Mr. McCormick before, he set out, in the intervals reprenfi, the fan in this country. | between his sculptural work, to Bu vita, whom the married less capture the beauties of the tress the Comtesse de Fleurizu. She is and glades within this historic no relation of the former French woodland. The result is a collec Ambassador 'in" London.
tion of some thirty-five paintings of remarkablé strength and brill- ance.
ROYAL MATCH REFUSED
Lady Rosslyn, who died yesterday at the age of 94, had a romantic
career.
Without, apparently, any preli- minary drawing, the paint is swept on in direct, bold brush- strokes. When one sees his rich As the future Lady Warwiek's sense of colour, it is not difficult mother, by her first marriage, she to understand his admiration for had the unusual experience of another distinguished contempor refusing Queed Victoria's request Smith of whose work he is an ary English painter Matthew for her daughter's hand for the
eager collector. Duke of Albany,
The suggestion came to Queen Victoria in the first place from Disraeli. The Queen, who, despite her widowhood, appreciated the charms of beauty and youth, wrote 8 formal letter proposing. the match
"UMBRELLA."
In nis earlier days, before he embarked seriously on his multitu- dinous travels, Mr. Harry de Windt, who just died, had racing am- bitions.
He had a fair chance of winning. The offer was refused because the Grand National in 1885 with the Countess of Rosslyn dreaded Lang Syne, but the mare finished for her daughter what she called the course riderless..
In those days he owned a won the "dreadfully miserable formE)-
All relays from the Hong Kong Hotel are by courtesy
of the Management and during the in-young. tervala recorded music will be broadcast from the. Studio.
1-2 p.m.-European programme. 1 p.m.--Local Time and Weather
Report.
13 pm-Recorded music. (1.20 p.m. Rugby Press Newa, etc.-
1.30 pm. A relay of the Rotary Club Timin Speech from the
Gloucester Restaurant.
2 pm (approx:) Close Down.
Relay from the Eo Shing Theatre to-night.
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5-8 pm-European programme. 6-6.40 p.m
A belay of the Hong Kong Hotel Dange Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden by cour...” tasy of the Management Wuring the intervals recorded music will be broadcast from the Studio.) " arena. Hora, | 8.40-7.30 p.m-Concert Items. ***
7 pm (Closing Local Block Quo-
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A FRIEND OF DISRAELI
ity " of the Victorian Court, derful pony called Umbreliz, which though the reason given was that he bought from a gipsy for 80 the proposed bride, who, inciden-guineas. She won over £1,500 for tally, was not consuled, was too him in matches and stakes.
AN ECCENTRIC WATCH
Hanging above Lord Lonsdale’T Lord Rosslyn was a noted withead as he sat in the chair at the and social figure, who also had Eccentric Club dinner was a watch political ambitions.
which is probably one of the strangest in the country. only figures it bears the XII and III
He was an intimate friend of Disraeli, who had few men friends, and lady Rosslyn was a great friend of both Disraeil and Glad- stone,
Lord Rosslyn, at whose stones courtiers trembled while Queen Victoria laughed, used to complain that Lady Rosslyn was the only person who could not appreciate his sallies reproach she slaway accented philosophically/
CIGARETTE ROBOT
Some Londonera had an amusing hal hour to-day when a new kind of cigarette machine- was tested at a West End, hotel. It was robot of remarkably human as pect, being made in the form of a metal apparition with a most ferocious countenance. Apparent ferocious countenance. Apparent
The
The watch is similar to the clock which hung in the premises of the Eccentric Club in Denman-
street forty-three years ago, and is still to be seen in its new home In Ryder-street:"
The singularly bare face is ad- counted for by the fact that the Eccentric Club used to open wat noon and close at four in the morning.
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THE MAPAAS
Bir Clive Morrison-Bell is a dru believer in maps. His tarif walls map was renowned among politicians so was his model illus trating the success of the National Government in 1931, to nam Now, on a map, he has worked out a scheme for the reform of
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Baritone) Violin Solo Caprice No 24 (Variations in A* Minor). (Parmiiy-Joseph Szigeti).7% Bong-The Floral Dance (Mora), SongThe Lute Player, (Aliftsen) DAWA (Bass-Bari-
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