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TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMMES
Broadcast By Z.B.W. On 555 Metres
12.30-2.10 p.m.-European Pro- | 6.55 p.m.--Stock quotations, through
gramme,
PREMIER AND DANGER OF MOR DEMANDS
the courtesy of Swan, Culbert Why He Refused To
son and Frits. ·
12.30 pm-Impressions d'Italie
(Charpentier played by Or-7 p.m.-Tirso's Mabuhay Orchestra. chestre Symphonique.
7.30 p.m. To be announced. 7.45 pm-Alma Corro, Charmain Boomer, Billeoe (Chain KZEG). 8. p.m.--Studio' Music.
12.55 p.m.Bedouin Love Song
(Pinsuti) by Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone).
1 p.m.-Local: Time Signal and 8.10 p.m.-Radio Crusaders, con-
Weather Report
1.03 p.m.-Dance Music.
125 p.m.-Reuter PressRugby
ducted by Bernie Nolasco. 8.40 p.m.-Casaje Optical Informa-
tion
See Marchers
"TO DO SO WOULD BE COWARDICE**
It would have been an act of cowardice to have consented in receive a deputation from the un- employed marchers.
Press, Local: Weather Fore- 8.45 p.m.-Stock quotations and
local market reports. p.m.-Stock quotations in Span-Mr. Baldwin made in the House Such was the declaration which
cast, Time and Announce«. ments.
1.40 p.m.-A Relay of the Rotary Club Tiffin Speech from the Roof-Garden of the
Kong Hotel.
3.15 p.m.-Close Down.
Hong
4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7-11 p.m.-European Programme. 7pm-
!
Joe Loss and His Orchestra, 1.30 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quotations and Hong Kong Exchange Market Report.
7.35 p.m.-
Three Songs by Enrico CaruSO
(Tenor) Strange
(Puccini);
Harmony **Tosca"
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Woman 19 Ackle "Rigoletto"
(Verdi)...
My Sunshine (0 Sole Mio!,
(Capurro),
7.45 p.m. London-A. Running Commentary by George A. Allan, and Lt.-Com. J. Man- nin-Crane on the launch by Mrs. Irvine"Geddes, wife of the Chairman of the Orienti Steam Navigation Company, of T.S.S) "Orcades." From Vick- ers Armstrong Shipyard, Bar- row-in-Furness.
pm-Local; Time Signal, Wea- ther Report and Announce- ments.
8.03 p.m.-
Vocal-Take
Keller.
my heart-Greta
Kunz
Piano Solo "Words and Music"
Medley-Rale da Costa. Vocal-Heart of Gold--Turner
Layton Vocal-Alone Turner Layton. Plano-Accordeon Solos An! Sweet Mystery of Life, Song or Songs-George Scott-Wood. Humorous-Albert comes back--
Stanley Holloway. Piano Solos Chatile
Piano Medley, No. R10 Char- He Kunz Vocal-Lost' my rhythm. last my music, lost my man. I'm a fool for loving you-Dinah Miller. Double Plano Solos-Fox-Trot
Medley-Harry Roy's Tiger Ragamuffing. Instrumental Some of these days, St. Louis Blues-Eddie Peabody..
Vocal When you've got a Hitle springtime in your heart, (a) Tinkie, tinkle, tinkle; ibi Over my shoulder-Jessie Matthews (Soprano).
9 p.m.-London-News and
nouncements.
9.20 p.ta.
An-
Selections from Opera. "Der Frelschutz" (Weber). "Tales of Hoffmann" Vocal
Gems.
"Pagliacc!"-Selection.
9.40 p.m.-
From the Studio.
A Light Programme by William Gifford (Baritone) and Nura Rants (Planoforte),
- 1 Sỏngs--There's a land, a dear
land-Francis Allitsen. God send you back to me. Em- tnett Adams.
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'TRANSMISSION I. GSO 15.18 Mc/s (19.76m. GSB 851 Mc/s (31.55m.) (Greenwich M.T.) 2.0 m-Bg Ben. The Beggar
Student,'*
A Corale Opera Music by C. Miliöcker. English.
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recently in answer to Socialist
criticisms for rejecting the mur
chers' request for an interview. states the "Dally Te.cgraph"
He warned the House of the danger that might arise it vasi mobs had ever to be faced ce. manding what they had falled tu get by the "ballot.
His decision. he explained, 'ww.
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9.15 am-Beethoven's Sonatas for Violin and Pianoforte-3. Adila
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principles or consequences. He claimed that the marchers should be heard by the Cabinet or at the Bar of the Enure.
MR. ATTLEE'S CASE There was very little vigour in the statement. Mr.
Attlee did not seem to like his rest.
The lack of enthusiasm on ben- ches by no means fall behind him suggested that his party were un- comfortable about it. He pleaded that, as members of Parliament
were
(Violin). Kathleen Long (Pianoforte). Sonata in fellows, people must come and not listened to by their
F major, Op. 24: Allegro speak for themselves. The Un- Adagio
molto. espressivo: employment Assistance Hegulations Scherzo, Allegro mo'to; Rondo,
were having an effect which the Allegro ma non troppo. 9.40 a.m.-The News and Announ-rhers should be allowed to explain House did not realise, so the mar-
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FUELLING IN THE AIR EXPERIMENTS BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
Imperial Airways hope shortly to make experimental transatlan- tic flights,
This was announced by Sir George Beharrell at the annual meeting of the company recently, states the "Evening Standard."
Sir
George read the speech which Sin Eric.
chalinan. should have delivered. Under doc- tots, Sir Eric was not able to at- tend. In the speech he said:
"We have been officially inform- ed that the Government have de- cided to entrust to our company the development of an air ser- vice across the North Atlantic.. No operating agreement has yet been discussed with the Government, because there are still too many unknown factors attached to the techairal side. the problem.
NEW OPERATING COMPANY "We have agreed with the Gov- ernments of the United Kingdom, Canada, Irish Free State, and Newfoundland certain principles under which the route will be developed."
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When Mr. Baldwin gave 00%. reasons for his resolute refusal the discomfiture of the silent Socialists was obvious.
The argu ment could not be countered.
To break down the precedent that marchers should not be re- ceived would. the Prime Minister suld be to leave situation of many great difficulties to his successors of either side.
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In many countries since the war there had been civil strife, while we were singularly free, Represen- tatives of the extreme Right and the extreme Left in this country were just as anxious to use force as those abroad. The procedure of both. was the same-to cause trouble and to fight with the police, "This is the way in which civil strife begins. and a civil strife may not end until it is divil war. We have no right to play with these things.”
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•If there were # departure, through sympathy ör other mo- tives, from our Constitutional re- presentative Government. What- ever elements in this country were on the look-out for trouble, and those outside who sought it would Our Philatelic Correspondent be on the alert to use the opening, writes (states "The Times");
WHEN SOCIALISTS REFUSED Like the rest of the Dominionis, He was thinking just as much ́of | Australla is preparing a new issue future Governments na of this. of postage stamps. The values To do what the marchers asked | most used for ordinary postal pur- He stated that a new operating would, in the present state of the poses will carry a bust of the company was to be formed at the world, be very dangerous,
King, and the work of preparing instance of Imperial Airways, na' -Sir Stafford Cripps then "gung the designs and engraving the 3. Song Ninvanci Stephen Company to be nominated by the taunts on the old text of "one law. necessary dies is now being car
Adams.
Canadian Government and a for the rich and another for the ried out by the Commonwealth company to be nominated by the boor."
Stamp and Bank Note Printer Irish Free State. Of the capital. Mr. AT. Lennox-Boyd, in a
Melbourne $1 per cent, was to be subscribed very forcible little speech, retorted
The new stamps will be uniform by Imperial Airways, who would that Sir Stafford Grippe and other in size with those of the present nominated three of the nine dir present leaders of his party were British issue, and all denomina- managing director. ectors, including the chairman and members of à Socialist Coverurienttions are to be produced by the
which refused to receive marchers Têçênú (dry plate) printing pr
2. Plano Bolos
4. Plano Solo.
10 pm-London-Big Ben. Talk: "Foreign Affairs" by Sir Fre- derick Whyte, KCB.L. LLD. 10.16 p.m.-
The New Mayfair Orchestra. Selection of Bing Crosby Num-
berx.
when degreenton was far worse;
WIRELESS STATIONS "Out: company expects to re- The best interests of the depress celve very shortly from the Uniteded areas would be served not from "Once upon a States Government landing rights by marches but by Parliamentary
Selection from "Roberta" Selection from "Sweet Adeline," Selection time." lip.m.-Close Down.
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the
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cess on. Hoe rotary machines spe.
cially Imported from London. The perforators are of a type new to Australia, automatically perforat- In New York for the Transatlan" discussion to touse the conscience ng 320 stamps at a single, opera- tie service. These rights are, of of the nation. An attempt to use on, and the gauge will conform course, to be transferred to the misery for political propaganda that of the present British new operating company. J...
issue. A new and improved type was mere lip service, ** "As soon as the necessary ground
of watermark if it is inder- The Socialist motion on wireless stations and meteorolo-question of the marchers
stood also be introduced. The 5.30 am-Breakfast Hour of News gical services are ready, we shall rejected by 237 votes to 119.
date of sue will probably coin- and Music-English and Span be in a bosition to carry out, some
cide with the Coronation, but no ish Current Events and Vau-experimentsi Atlantic lights, and
special commemorative stamp is deville of the Air, conducted by we have every reason to hope that zer machine. He said that the' to be printed on this occasion. Don Alva
these will not be long delayed. two machines being used for this
It la: announced, for the bene "We have been collaborating were both approaching com- at of philatelists, that certain cur- with Bir Alan Cobham in carry-
pletion and experimental Sying rent atid obsolete stamps of the ing out research and expert should begin within the next few Australia Commonwealth are ments in fuelling while flying. months
available at face value of applica- These researches show thắt this
When the new Empire scheme tion to the Director-General of method of economically incréas- was in full operation there would Posts and Telegraphs, Postmaster- ing the range of aircraft has be five services weekly to India, General's Department, Central 'great promise.
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7 a.m.-Sign Off.
6.30 a.m-Nielson Financial Review
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11.15 am 8ign Of
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3.45 pm Sign OF, M
6 p.m.-Song and Movie Magazine of the Alf, sponsored by the Literary Song-Movie Magazíné. 6.15 pm-Spanish Informational
Bit Eric also stated that Tm perial Airways are taking an in- terest in the Mayo composite air- craft device for launching á 635 pm-English Informational fast, heavily-loaded reaplane in
Period.
Period
The first of the "Empire" type of flying boats had completed the Air Ministry trials with outstand-
mid-air from the back of a far-ing sucÇESEL.
There