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view in English on DIE DIN FRENCH PLANE FAILS
DJQ in Netherlandish on DJA. DJB. 1.
10.15 pm-To-day in Germany.
Sound Pictures............ 10.30 p.m. We turn back the
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News reel of the happenings of
·· 1936.
11.45 p.m.-Little Folk Music, 12 midnight-Sign off DJA, DJE,
DJN, DJE, DJQ.
Mile. Maryse Hiss the well- known French airwoman, had to leap for her life by parachute when attempting to beat the women's world speed record of 445 kilo- metres an hour (approximately 273 miles an an hour).,
Before she new the plane, the French speed king. Delmotta, I toolk it up to try it out, and achieved a speed of 401 kilometres an hour. RADIO MANILA
Mlle. Hilst then took his place at the controls, and made an EZRM-618,5 ke-185° Metres," | cellent take-off. Owned and directed by Erlanger and Galinger, Inc.
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isa Current Events and Vaude- went up in planes in search of TEEMS-OH ON DELIVERY ville of the Air, conducted by | her.
Don Alva. Morning Exercises by An hour later it was learned that Prot. G. T. Suva of the Insular Life Assurance Company.
the plane had fallen in a lake at Fos-sur-Mer and that Mile Hilma had leapt out and come down by
Lone Prairie-The Kill Billies. 7 a.m/Sign öft.. Vocal-Lights out-Greta Keller. | 9.30 am-Nielson Financial Reparachute. Vocal-Let's sing again-Bobbie view and Musical Varieties.
11.18 am-Sign off.
Breen. Duet-Oh Sarahi On "Enery.”—230 p.m.-Nielson Financial
Tommy Handley and Jean Allistone. 7.50 p.m.
From the Studio Harry G. Aston and his Plano- Accordeon:
South American Joe. Poema.
Donauwellen.
Moonlight in Rio de Janeiro.
6 p.m.-Local: Time signal, weather report and announcements. 8.03 p...
The New Light Symphony Orchestra
Light Cavalry-Overture (Suppe) Buffoon (Confrey).
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She fell in the lake hear the PUBLIC AUCTION.
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6.55 _p.m.-Inglish. Informational
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6.55 p.m.---Stock quotations, through the courtesy of Swan, Culbert- son and Frits.
| 7 p.m.-To be announced.
taken to a nursing home at Mar- sellles. Her condition is less grave than was at first thought,
"I was actually beating the re- cord when the plane crashed," she said when picked up. "I estimate that I was dying at more than 450 kilometres an hour
"I am not even adre thif I jump- ed out-it is possible that I was
thrown out by terrine wind susts, but my parachute opened in
7.25 p.m.- Question Box Reporter. 7.30 pm-Jerry and His Roman-mediately.
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7.45 p.m.-Elizalde y Cia. Pro-but I was dragged up with con-
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Jazz Nocturne (“My Slient Love") 8.05 p.m.-Xispania.
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From the Stadio
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"When I struck the water I sank,
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across the lake until a daherman
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A Recital by Mae Eng Bunn (pianoforte), Elvie Yuen (30- prano) and Arsenio Tobias | 9 p.m.-"Hollywood Latino."
(violin),
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5. Pianoforte Solos-Volles; Miris-
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9.15 pm "Lohengrin"-Prelude, Act. 3 (Wagner), played by London Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Albert Coates. 9.20 p.m.--
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10.30 p.m.-Australasian News Sex-
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STRANGER IN EDINBURGH
Is "Fleeced" of £7500
The machine, she said, was caught in the mistral, the violent northerly wind that blows in these areas, and nose-dived. She cut out the throttle and the machine righted. She opened the throttle, was caught again in the mistral," and the machine made another nose-dive to earth,
The plane is lying in ten feet of water and is believed to be totally wrecked.
KING'S SILVER
SOLD
Haile Selassie's Treasures
Bilyer accumulated by the Em peror of Abyssinia and brought to Britain when Halle left his country was sold on December 21, at Put tick and Simpsons, Leicester Square London.
There were many hundred- weights of it, including plates of all kinds. The royal palace cer- tainly lacked nothing in the way of silver splendour.
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A Quantity of Valuable Miscella neous Goods.
TERMS 1-CAsh on DeliveRY.
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"THE MINT"
There was no spectacular bid Mr. James Maxton's
ding, as silver is sold by the ounce.
and sentiment counts for little,
( among buySIE.
A NEW OWNER
ed down for £3 15s, and the Em- peror's dozen Anger-bowls with his Scotland Yard are trying to elaborate mond ram had found a trace three men who are stated new owner.
Privilege...
Mr. James Marton, M.P., is one
In a few bids "Lot 1" was knock-of the few people in England who have read "The Mint, Lawrence of Arabia's book which cannot be published until 1950 and on which the Americazi publishers have placed a price of £100,000 per copy to protect the copyright.
to have "fleeced"- ex-Police In-It was the plated goods which spector Charles Mille, D. CM, now were bringing in small prices. Four living near Bournemouth, of £7500 | lots had gone in a minute. over an alleged deal in gold mining The royal cake baskets went for shares. Mr. Mills first met one of 24 57., and a tea and coffee ser the men in Edinburgh,
vice, with um, lamps, and pots, Mr. Mills, who is over 60; was for was sold for £11. many years in the Shanghai
The royal loving cup, engraved Municipal Police. He won
the with the crown, went for 125, an DCM in France during the Great ounce about £10 in all-and a War.
prize cup embellished with the Lion of Judah was sold at 108, an ounce, or a total of £18.
"I have lost every penny I had." said Mr. Mills to a reporter.
BROUGHT £500.
The plates mounted with gold and sliver coins brought in a total
Two Ethiopian plates bearing many gold and silver coins led the way with 244 and 246 respec- arely
They have taken everything except my small pension." Mr. Mills was in Edinburgh on bus nest about three months ago. A of £507-108 casual inquiry from a stranger as to the way to the Wallace Mo- Re-morial led to the meetingiga
Subsequently two other men came into the story, and all three It was the number of gold coins stayed near Bournemouth for which determined the value. --- time and frequently met Mr. The Brazil plate brought in £22. Switzerland" 227, and the United States 293:~
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7 pm-Concert of Light Music,
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Eventually, an alleged tranmic- tion over the shares, of which one on the men is said to have owned about £21,000 worth, took place at the Langham Hotel London, and Mr. Mule was induced to part
The money is understood to have included several #100 hótes.
Some years ago Mr. Maxton and Mr. Ernest Thurtle. M.P., were asking questions in Parliament about reports this Lawrence had been acting as a spy" in. Afghanistan. Lawrence arranged to meet them and went to the House of Commons in his aircraft- man's uniform."
He told them that the stories were rubbish, and said he would let them read a book he had wilt- ten as proof of his statement
The book arrived in typescript, and Mr. Maston read it
In Mr. Maxion's view it does not reach the literaty standard of the "Seven: Pillars of Wisdom.
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