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1 p.m.-Local: Time signal and 8.15 p.m.-Concert of Light Music
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2.10 p.m.---Close down.
4 to 7 p.m.-Chinese programme. 7 to 11 p.m.-European programme. 7 p.m.-
Light Orchestral Concert
Liebestraum, Nocturne NO.
(Liszt).
3
Petite Suite de Concert (Cole-
ridge-Taylor).
Saschinka (Potpourri of Russian
Gypsy Songs and. (Schirmann),
Dances),
7.30 p.m.-Closing local stock quota- tions and Hong Kong exchange market report.
7.35 D.-
Les Allen (Baritone) and Gracie Fields (Comedienne)
Les Allen-Seein' is believin':
Rehearsing a lullaby. Oracle Fields-Erbert 'Enery 'Epplethwalte: You and the
music
Les Allen-Mine alone; Moon for
sale.
Gracie Fields-Flim Waltz Songs
-Medley, Look up and laugh- Medley.
8 p.m. Local: Time signal. wea- ther report and announce- ments...
8,03, p.m.--
Primo Scala's Accordeon Band "On with the Show" Selection. Six Hits of the Day.
You can't pull the wool over my
eyes.
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When the swallows nest again. The Duck Song.
Riding the Range in the sky. In a Gypsy Caravan. 8.30 p.m
!
Scottish Music Orchestra-Foursome, Soprano Solo-Wee Wille Winkie
(Robertson)-Boyd Steven.” Band-Medley of Scottish Airs. Tenor Solo-An Eriskay Love Lilt (Kennedy-Fraser)-Joseph Hislop.
Band Highland
Eghtsome Reel
Schottische,
Tenor Selo-Bonnie Wee Thing-
John Edington.
9 p.m.-London: News and
nouncements.
An-
9.20. p.m.-The First Cricket Test Match. Austraila v. Eigland. Ar account of the fourth day's play by Alan Kippax, from Brisbane (Electrical Record- ing)
9.35 p.m.-
From the Studio
Hawaiian-Moana Beach Boys
1. I want to learn to speak Ha-
wallan.
2. Kalus.
3. The Nanakuli bula
4. Hawaiian Paradise.
5. Aloha means I love you.
6. Then ' be salling home to
you.
10 p.m. London: Big Ben. A talk: "Imperial Affairs" by H V. Hodson.
10.16 p.m.-Dance music.
BERLIN PROGRAMME
1.05 pm. Call DJA, DJB (German,
English),
German Folk Song.
1.10 p.m.-Musical Miscellany.
2 p.m.-News in German.
2.15 p.m.-Musical Miscellany (con-
tinued).
2.55 p.m.-Greetings to our listeners
in New Zealand
3D.m.-News and Economic Review
in English.
3.15 p.m.-To-day in Sound Pictures.
Germany..
in German and Call DJQ. 9.15 p.m.-Eternal Germany. Music and poetry of our classical
masters.
A
10 p.m.-News and Economic Ro- view in English on DJE, DJQ ia Netherlandish on DJA, DJE 10.15 p.m.-To-day in Germany.
Sound Pictures.
10.30 p.m.-A little German Reader. 10.45 p.m.-The story of the Christ-
បាន Tree. A play on the origin of the Christmas cus- toms.
THE BANK'S FIRST CASH-BOOK
Shown In Business Archives Display
£20.000 CHEQUE PAID
TO MACAULAY
The first cash-book used at the Bank of England was included in the collection of business "archives shown recently to guests at the British Records Association's To- ception at Marchant Taylors' Hall.
The collection was arranged by the Council, for the Preservation of Business Archives.
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The drst entry in the cash-book. which has been lent by the Gover- nor and Company of the Bank of England, records the payment of £300,000 by the commissioners ap- pointed for receiving subscriptions 11.30 pm-Solo Concert; Siegfried
to the new bank, The list tor Borries, violin. Sonata in a major inaugurating the bank were open- by Beethoven; Rondo brillianted on June 21, 1894, in the Mercers' by Schubert.
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Teak and Iron Bedsteads with Mattresses, Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables. Side. Chapel. The entry shown in the boards, Dinner Waggon, Dining 12 midnight.-Sign off DJA, DJB, cash-book represents the amount Tables, Armchairs, Chairs, Chester
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also
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and Musical Varieties.
7 a.m.-Sign Oft.
11.15 am-Sign Of.
and Musical Varieties.
From the same company come their original agreement with Thomas Moore for
2.30 p.m.-Nielson Financial Review the publication of "Lalla Rookh"
and Moore's receipt for £3,000.
The oldest business document in
3.45 p.m.-Sign Off.
6 p.m.-Song and Movie Magazine of the Air, sponsored by the Literary Song-Movic Magazine. 6.15 p.m.-Spanish Informational
Period.
6.35 p.m.-English Informational
Period.
6.55 p.m.-Stock quotations, through the courtesy of Swan, Culbert- son and Fritz. p.m.-Tirso's Mabuhay Orchestra 7.30 p.m. To be announced. 7.45 p.m.-Charmian Boomer and
Bill Coe (Chain KZEG).
8 p.m.-Programme Previews. 8.05 p.m.-Records.
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3.10 p.m.Ladies' String Quartet, with Jose Carreon, pianist, 8.40 p.m.--Casaje Optical Informa-
the collection is the account-book of Henry Tooley, an Ipswich mer- chant It covers the years 1521- | 1550. The Hudson's Bay Company has lent a minute-book of the Governor and Committee for 1879- 1884, during part of which time Prince Rupert was Governor. An- other Hudson's Bay document is the Journal of Peter Fidler, a sur- veyor, describing his journeys in Western Canada between 1793 and 1800
Instructions. dated 1721, to the commander of a ship plying along the coast of Africa, indicate the value of men, women and chi- dren as slaves reckoned in terms of guns, powder and knives. Of the archives lent by Hoare and Bankers, one, kept by Str Richard Hoare from 1710 to 1718. 9 p.m.-Stock quotations in Span-is solely devoted to the account of
tion.
8.45 p.m.-Stock quotations and Co..
local market reports. 11
ish, through the courtesy of L Lady Masham, Keeper of Queen R. Nelson & Co.
9.05 p.m.-"Sampaguita," conduct-
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8.45 am.-A Programme of Military
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"A Policeman's
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9.40 a.m.-The News and Announce-
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10 a.m.-Close down...
IF GERMANY
DICTATES THE
NEXT TREATY
"Worse Than Versailles'"
Sir Norman Angell, speaking in Leeds recently, declared that talk by Germany and Italy about the imperative need of colonies for raw materials was absurd. ·
"When Germany had her colo- | 4.30 p.m.-The Night of the Greates they did not prevent the North-Light. Ballad by Helna War," he said. "As a matter of Oskar Wattig: Music: Karl fact, there were more Germans
3.30 pm-Orchestral Concert.
Knauer.
Anne's Privy Purse.
HERBERT SPENCER BOOK
Other noteworthy documents in- clude:
The original 1st of the London Assurance for £1,200,000 for as- suring ships and merchandise at sea (1719),
The Day Book (1708-73), o John Murray, publisher.
Daily time book kept by Her- bert Spencer in 1838, when he was a surveyor for the Birming- ham and Gloucester Railway Co. Among the many archives re- lating to companies which still ex-
"and
One Pianola and Rolls of MURIC
One Kelvinator
One Baby Pathe" Projector and
Accessories
One Radio Gramophone A Selection of Out Glass Ware.
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British soldiers are to be grant- Soldiers, when nos detalled for ed more freedom when off parade, any, particular. duty, may leave and, while necessary discipline barracks on the conclusion of each will be maintained, petty restric-day's duty, and remain out until tions may be removed at the dis l'am.. without a pass, cretion of Commanding Officers, it "It has sometimes in the best is officially announced.
been the ease that petty restric- earning their living in Lancashire These new. "orders were clr-tions have existed' for the contin- 5.15 p.m. - Hitler Youth Pro- and Yorkshire in July, 1914, than culated to Commands recently, uance of which there should be gramme: That is the Hitler there were in all the German colo- In the opinion of the Army no Justincation to-day with the Youth (Germ, Engi).
nies put together."
Council, states the War ofice, the average well-conducted soldier, it 5.30 pm-News and Economic Re- "You may take it as fact," con high standard of general be- is added.
view in German,
tinued, Sir Norman, "that if the hayiour of the troops in recent The Council are averse from next treaty is dictated by Germany years is considered to be such as restricting the discretion of Com- it will be infinitely worse than the to merit recognition.
manding Officers in the malriten- Treaty of Versailles, Almost cer- The new orders provide thay a ance of disciplize, but they con- tainly, in addition to the return of N.C.O. not below the rank of ser- sider that unis standing orders her colonjes, she would demand,geant may leave barracks on the should be the subject to periodical the mandate of Palestine, as the conclusion of each day's duty, and review in the light, of altered cir ang country which has demon may remain out of barracks until cumstances, such as, for example, strated the ability to deal with the again required for a specific duty, may occur when a ant changes
etation." without a pass.
5.45 pm-Little German Reader. fp.m-Advent Bonga.
Agnes Schulz-Lichterfeld.
4.15 p.m.-Bign of DJA and DJB
(derm, Egl
6,55. p.m.-Call DJA. DJB. DJ
(German, English), German Folk Song.
öf Light, Music,