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TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMMES
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HONG KONG
Z.BW. on a Wavelength of 355 metres (645 kos), $1.49 metres
(9.52 megacycles). 12.30 to 2.15 p.m.-European pro- gramme.
12:30 pm-Variety and Dance .Music.
1 pm-Local: Time signal and Weather Report.
1.03 p.m.-The-Regimental Band of HM. Grenadier Guards.
1.25 p.m.-Reuter Press, Rugby Press; Local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.
1.40 p.m.-A Relay of the Rotary Club Timin Speech from the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel
2.10 p.m.-Close Down.
4 to 7 p.m.-Chinese programme 7 to 11.05 p.m.-European Pro- gramme.
7 p.m.-Marek Weber and His Orchestra.
7.30 p.m. Closing local stock quotations and Hong Kong ex- change market report.
7.35 p.m. From the Studio: Recital for Two Planos by H. L Ozorio and Pomping Vila
A
8 p.m.-Local: Time signal, wea- ther report and announcements.
8.03 The London Plano-AC- cordeon Band
A
8.15 p.m. From the Studio: Light Saxophone Recital by L Palapo,
8.30 German Music..
8.55 p.m. London: News and announcements. «
0.15 p.m.-FromI the Studio: Dina
(Dramatic Notargiacomo Soprano).
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9.30 New Gramophone Records.
p.m.-London Big. Ben. "World Affairs.” A talk by. H. Wickham Steed.
10.12 p.m. London Marks."
11.05 p.m.-Close Down,
DAVENTRY
Calls
G.S.G.
G.9.0.
G.S.H.
"Hall
Wavelengths 17.79m.c. (16.86m.) 15.18m.c. (19.76m.)
G.S.B....... 9.51m.c (31.55m.) 21.47m.c. (13.97m,)' G.S.F."...... 15.14m.c. (19.82m.) Trans. 1 (G.S.O., G.S.G., G.S.B.).
3.p.m. Big Ben; Students' Songs. 3.30 p.m. Talk: "I Was There." 3.45 p.m. Variety. A Commentary on a Boxing Match. 4.40 pm. The news
and announcements.
Trans. II (G.S.H., G.S.G., G.S.B.).
7 p.m. Blg Ben; "The River Tweed" 7.50 p.m. The BB.C. Em- pire Orchestra. 8.55 p.m. The news and announcements. 9.15 p.m. Re- ginald Dixon, cinema organ. 9.27 p.m. Boat Building." 9.45 p.m. Close down.
Trans. I (G.S.H., G.S.F., G.S.B.).
10 p.m. Big Ben; "World Affairs,' 10.20 p.m. "Hall Marks." 11.05 'p.m.
The Torquay Municipal Orchestra. 12 midnight. A Commentary on a
and announcements: 12.50 a.m. Dance music.
FIRST COINS OF NEW REIGN
Boxing Match. 12.30 am. The news Gifts To Aged Poor
BERLIN
DJ.A. 31.33m. (95.80 k.c.) D.J.B. 19.74m. (15.200 k.c.) D.J.E....... 16.89m. (17.760 k,c.) D.J.N. 31.45m2 (95,40 kc.) D.J.Q....... 19.83m. (15.280 k,c.)
p.m.
off
As Maundy Money
The first coinage of the new reign will, it is learned, be seen on March 25 at the distribution of the Royal Maundy, states the "Daily Telegraph."
The Maundy service and · dis-
The service will be aimtlur to that held in previous' years.
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LAMMERTS AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION
THE Undersigned have received
instruction
TO SELL BY
PUBLIC AUCTION
ON
THURDAY, MAR. 18, 1937 COMMENCING AT 5.15 P.M.
AT THEIR SALES, ROOM, DUDDELL STREET
A VALDABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS
་
The new coins are
now being struck at the Royal Mint When he was at Sandringham at Christ mas the King gave aittings to the Ox VIEW FROM WEDNESDAY,
the Royal portrait modellers to
THE 17TH MARCH. 1985. Mint, Mr. P. Metcalfe and Mr. »J. E. Paget.
Prized By Collectors The coins distributed on Maundy Thursday are silver penny. two- penny, threepenny and fourpenny pieces specially struck for the oc- casion.
1,05 p.m. Call DJA, DIE (German, tribution will be held at St. Paul'a English). German Folk Song. 1.10 Cathedral this year instead of at Concert of Light Music. `Westminster Abbey, because of | p.m.
2.15❘ the Coronation preparations, 2 p.m. News in German.
Concert of Light Music This course was followed in the (continued). 2.55 p.m. Greetings year of the Coronation of King to our listeners in New Zealand. George V 3" p.m. News and Economic 4.16 3.30 pm. Light Music,
road- P.. Singing along the sides. 5 p.m. Bolo Concert. 5.30 p.m.
News and Economic Review in German. 5.45 p.m. Little German Reader. 6 p.mi. Folk Song Singing by the Hitler Youth.
6.15 p.m. Sign DJA and DJB (German, English). 6.55 p.m. Call DJB, DJN. DJE (German. English). German Folk Song. 7 p.m.-Concert of Light Music. 8 p.m. News in English. 8.15 p.m. Concert of Light Muite (continued) 9.65 p.m. Greetings to our listeners in the Netherlands E. Indies. 9 p.m. News and Econo- mic Review in German and Call of the realm, they DJQ. 9.15 p.m; Aboard the Ether-into general use, as collectors pay bus through Germany. 9.45 pm. considerably more for them than Sonata in F sharp majer by Beet their actual value. hoven. Mara Kremer at the piano.
The recipients are old, poor sna 10 "p.m. News and Economic Infirm men and women. There Review in English on DIE, DJN, DJQ in Netherlands on: DJB. 10.15' p.m. To-day in
Ger many. Sound Pictures. 10.30 p.m. A little German Reader. 10.45 p.m. Melodies from the operetta "The Mikado" by Sullivan. 11.30 p.m. Solo Concert: Paul Grummer, cello, Midnight, Sign off DJN, DJE; DJQ. DJB (German, English).·
chestra.
MANILA
TERMS: Cash on DelivENT.
LÄMMERT BROS.. AUCTIONEERS
Although they are current coin PUBLIC AUCTION.
do not pa.55
are as many of either sex, as the years of the King's age. As the King is in his 42nd year, there will be 84 recipients this year.
THE Undersigned have received
instructioni
%
TO SELL BY
PUBLIC AUCTION
งา
MARCH. 17, 1997.
COMMENCING AT 2.30 P.M
The number of Maundy “pence" which each of them receives is WEDNESDAY, also equal to the King's years.
the pensioners receive addition
£1 for the redemption of the Sovereign's gown on the day of distribution, and. £1 10 in Leu of provisions. There are also allowances of £2 5s for each man. and 1 15s in place of the former, gifts of clothing.
His Majesty will not be present the service. The Maundy
AT THEIR SALES ROOM, DUDDELL STREET
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLO FURNITURE
Comprising
K.Z.R.M-618.5 k.c-485 Metres. Owned and directed by Erlanger · and Galinger, Inc. 5.30a.m. Breakfast Hour of News at and Music. 6.55 am. New York money will be distributed by the Arch- stock quotations--Swan, Culbertson | Lord High Almoner, the
Rattan Ware, Teak Drawing Room and Fritz. 7 Tirso's Mabuhay Orbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Lang and Bed Room Furniture, Dining 7.45 p.m. Alma Corron The Bishop of London, Dr. Win-Room and Office Furniture, Carpete, and the Magic Strings (Chain nington Ingram, will attend the Rugs, Porcelain and Glass Ware, KZEG). 8 p.m. "Sampaguita"-service. Tagalog Programme. 8.35 p.m. Last year the distribution was Casajo Optical Information. made by King Edward VIII. The 8.40 pm. Manila stock quotations coins, however, bore the portrait and local market reports. 8.55 p.m. of King George V. Btock quotations in Spanish- L. R. Nielson & Company. 9 p.m. Mandaluyon Estate Programme. 9.30 p.m. Recorded Varieties. p.m. Sign off.
"ALL-AIR" TO AFRICA
Another Milestone In Air Transport Progress
A VISIT TO THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
10
Brass and E. P. Ware, Enamel and Aluminium Ware, Ornaments, Booke, Clocks, Cutlery, Filters, Pictures, Enamel Baths, Commodes, Coir Door Mats, Electric Table Lamps, Gramophones and Records, Sewing Machine, Radio Sets, Typewriters, Bronze Figures, etc., etc.;
also
Africa, India, or Australia, as the case may be. In such cases a tele-
A FEW PIECES OF cord dictaphone device, connected BLACKWOOD FURNITURE to the long-distance telephone circuit, prints on its wax cylinder
and
a record of the conversation. Type-One Upright Piano by "STORY written copies of imessages are
thus not only readily available in
& CLARK"
the London office, but can also be One Grand Piano by "IBACH" sent out to whichever station the Une Camera & Projector' Traffic Manager may have been Two "G. E." Refrigerators ringing up, thus giving them their 'One Austin-7 Motor Car (2 senter) record of what has been said.
In the operation of a great mo- dern airway those at the central control-point are dealing constant- ly with traffic. unita in or on three different elementa-air, sep, and land. In this wonderful transport- system, are even motor-coacher
in cunning order
ON VIEW FROM TUESDAY, THE 16TH MARCII, 1837,
which take passengers to and from TERMS: CASH on Delivery. charts in the Operations Depart- land-dromes; the special Pullman- ment in London.
Leaving Southampton recently being recorded on one of the big on her maiden flight. 'Cassiopeia, seventh of the new 'C' class flying- boats to be delivered to Imperial Airways, carried the first passen- gers and mails to be flown on an 'All-Air journey from England to South Africa, eliminating the em- train ployment of the Europeani link.
LAMMERT. BROS..
AUCTIONEERS
JAPANESE AIR PROGRESS
cars which convey travellers by "In this Operations Department ruil to the marine air-port' at motor: une can now see at a glance the Southampton; and the
maintain COM- positions of a great feet of air launches which
the flying- craft operating over nearly 30,000 munication between miles of air-routes. By wireless boats at anchor and the shore, Nor of and cable messages stream in, should one forget the fleet
con- Across Africa, above India, and on motor-vans which operate 'Cassiopeia' carried a crew of six, eastward to Malaya, and Australia, stantly between Croydon, alr-port,
The Japanese authorities are thirteen passengers. freight, and big mall-planes are in fight. In the London railway-stations and
now credited with big plans for baggage, and nearly three-quar- the Operations Department every other points, collecting and de-
air transport services between Ja-. ters of a ton of mall. Reachink stage of an Empire air journey is livering urgent, air-borne freight
pan and the many Pacific islands. All the ramifications of this Marseilles on the afternoon of her plotted out on the charla. Differ-
Hitherto under her jurisdiction departure from Southampton, she ent colours are used to distinguish great network have to be welded such communications have been arrived at Brindisi on the 27th. particular machines, and to indi-into one rapid, smooth-working established by subsidised surface and Alexandria on the 28th, at
cate any special feature of an in-system-system which
craft, but it is now considered that the speed of transport by air that the task should be under- which point passengers and, malls dividual service.
shall be associated always with taken on a definitely commercial were transferred in the usual way,
Everything eliminating so far as possible the the highest factors of reliablity; basis by transport aircraft of ault- risk of human error. Sitting at With the utmost personal comfortable types, his desk in London the Trafe and convenience-in the air and on Manager can follow the progress land and water-for those utilising of each service, and the exact the service. point reached by èvery unit of the Company's feet. Sometimes, in
for their voyage. by land-plane
across Africa.
*
systematised.
ensures
FOUR DUCHESSES WANTED
While they are in the air the fying-boats of the 'C' class send out messages at regular intervals by short-wave wireless, reporting their speed and progress. Such signals keep the Operations De connection with some particular Durban's Flying Port-Captain
Four Duchesses will be required to hold the canopy poles at the partment of Imperial Airways in-service, or in regard to some spe- formed not only as to the position.cial aircraft, he may find that he
Captain N. R. Cook, recently ap- Coronation of the Queen, states. of a flying-boat from hour to hour, needs to speak. as soon as possible pointed Assistant Port-Captain the "Evening Standard" but also of the expected time of by telephone to one or other of (Flying) at Durban, in connection It
be decided her arrival at her next, port of the many air-stations dotted about with flying-boat aspects of the whether they shall be tall, short- along the main Empire routes. harbour's activities, has been at-or of medium height. For reasona All Arough her fight to Mar- If some specially-important mat-tached temporarily to the Imperial of balance they must be more or selles, for example, 'Cassiopeia ter has to be discussed, it may be Airways air-port at Alexandria, in less of the same height.
Since the Queen is not tall it, is was reporting speed, height, and found desirable to have a record order that he may make a practical other detalls and within a minute Immediately available not only of study of the work of handling assumed that her canopy beatera or so of the signal that the aying the words spoken by the Tramc marine air traffic on Mediterran- should not be too tall, in order to boat was about to alight at Mar- Manager in London but also of ean sections of the Empire, air preserve an appearance of pro- Belles, Cassiopeia poartion was the replies coming from Egypt, rout
call.
portion.
remains to