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TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMMES
HONG KONG
ZBW, on, s Wavelength of 355 metres (845 kcs.), 31.49 metres (9.52 megacycles). 13.30 to 2.15 p.m.-European pro-
gramme.
..12.30 p.m.-The Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
1 pm-Local: Time signal and
MANILA
K.Z.R.M-618.5k.c.485 "Metres. Owned and directed by Erlanger
and Galinger, Inc. 5.30 a.m. Breakfast Hour of News and Music 6.55 am. New York stock quotations Swan, Culbertson and Frits. 7.am, Sign off. 9.30 am. Nielson Financial Review and Musical Varieties. 11.15 am. Sign
RUSSIA MAKES RUBBER
Activities Of Treugolnik
STABILISATION
OF GUILDER
Business Demand To Be Guide
During the first half of 1936 In its reply to the First Chan- output at the rubber factory ber's report on the Budget, the Krasnie Treugolalk was 99.1 per Dutch Government declares that cent of the amount which should it cannot yet commit itself re- have been manufactured accord-garding the level at which the 1.30, p.m.-Reuter Press, Rugby | off. 2.30 pm. Nielson" Financial | ing to the programme for this guilder will be stabilised.
Weather Report.
1.03 p.m.-Light Concert Itema.
Press: Local: Weather Forecast. Time and Announcements.
1.40 Dance Music.
215 p.m.-Close down
4 to 7 p.m.-Chinese programme. 7 to 11 p.m.-European pro-
gramme.
7. p.m.-Irish Music.
7.30 p.m.-Closing local stock quotations and Hong Kong ex- change market report.
La Insular presents "Aires FU- pinos." 7.30 p.m. Question Box Re- porter. 7.35 p.m. Studio Music, 7.45 7.33 p.m.-Paul Whiteman and p.m. Elizalde y Cla presents Jerry His Concert Orchestra.
7.50 From the
"St. Studio: Patrick." A Talk by R. M. O- Dobbs.
8 p.m.-Local: Time signal and weather report.
It will be guided by the demuna of business and the financial posi tion of the country.
There are definite signs, the re- ply continues, that Holland can now successfully compete in the international market partly be- cause of the favourable results of the policy of adaptation.
Employment, the Government says, again is near the pre-de- pression normal, from which it may be gathered that the pre-. sent unemployment is, to a con- siderable extent,
Review and Musical Varieties: 3.45 period p.m. Sign öff 6.00 p.m. Song The small difference as against Movie Magazine of the Air.
the planned output was caused 8.15
Spanish p.m.
Informa
during the first quarter of the tional Period. 6.35 p.m. English
year and was chiefly due to hit- 6.35 p.m. Iuforinational Period.
ches in the supplying of materials New York stock quotations-Swan,
to the factory. Compared with Culbertson and Fritz. ཝཱ p.m.
the first half of 1935, however, there was an increase; the out- put in that period represented a value of 208,123,200 roubles against 227,127,800 roubles in 1936. The use of reclaim during the
to be attributed period under review also fell below the amount scheduled, 8,300 in-
to the increase of population and stead of 9,100 tons; nevertheless to the further progress of me- there was an increase as compar- chanisation. The development re- ed with 7,798 tons used in the Arst venue gives rise to satisfaction. half of 1935. In line with the pro
The Government will see to it con- that what has gramme there has been a
been achieved in siderable increase of late in the regard to adaptation to the in- percentage of reclaim used in var-ternational price level shall not be ious types of goods, and in the nullined by an unwarranted rise case of footwear. soles, and cer of the domestic costs and prices.
and his Romancers. 8 p.m. Klim Milky Way. 8.30 pm. Records. 8.40 p.m. Manila stock quotations and local market reporta. 8.55 p.m.
quotations in Stock
Spanish
L. R. Nielson & Company. 9 p.m.
8,03 p.m.-Planoforte Recital by NEF.A. Programme. 9.30 p.m Manila Hotel Orchestra. 10 p.m. Ignaz Friedman.
8.18 p.m.-The London Palla-Sign off. alum Orchestra.
p.m.-From
8.40
the Studio: Recital of Irish Songs by Molly Portallion.
8.55 p.m.-London: News and announcements.
9.15 ́p.m.-A Variety Programme. 10 p.m.-London Big.. Ben. Dance Music.
10.30 p.m. Lohdon-"The Lin- rolnshire Handicap." A running commentary from the Lincoln
Race Course.
10.50 pm-London --The Band of His Majesty's Irish Guards.
11 p.m.-Close down.
Calls G.S.G.
G.5.0.
G.S.B.
G.S.I.
DAVENTRY
Wavelengths 17.79m.c. (16.88m.) "15.18m.c. (19.76m)
9.51m.c. (31.55m.) 21.47m.o. (13.97m.) G.S.F........ 15.14m.e. (19.82m.) ̧. Trans. 1 (G.8.0., G.S.G« G.S.B.).
3.00 p.m.-Big Ben; A Program-
me
for St. Patrick's Day: The B.B.C. Empire Orchestra 3.55 Dra-World Affairs." 4.10 p.m. Irish Variety. 4.40 p.m.-News and Announcements.
BADGE FOR AIR-RAID WORKERS
Design Approved By The King
tain technical goods, the proper-
tion of reclaim is now much lar-
ger than that of fresh rubber, al- auto covers entirely of synthetic though in the earlier months of rubber.
the year the proportion of reclaim to fresh rubber in these goods had averaged about 50.50.
Big Increase. The King has approved of a de
The development in the use of sign for an official badge to be synthetic rubber is also marked worn by trained volunteers under Whereas in 1933 an average of the air-raid precautions scheme only 3.8 per cent. of synthetic rub- states the "Times." The badgaber was successfully Incorporated will be made of silver and will in rubber compounds, this per- consist of the Royal Crown with centage increased to 17.1 in 1934. the letters "A. B. P." underneath. to 36.9 in 1935, and in June, 1938, It will be issued to local authori- to 58.9. ties for presentation to men and women who volunteer for service under the scheme and who undergo the necessary training.
Members of the following "ser-
vices will be eligible for the badge provided that they are serving on a voluntary insie in time of peace, have served for at lease one month, and are, in the opinion of the Trans. 11 (G.S.II., G.S.G., G.S.B.). local authority, efficient members 7.00 p.m.-Blg. Ben: Variety, 7.32 of the branch or organization to p.m"World Affairs," 7.47 p.m. which they belong:-First aid or A. Recital of English and Welsh medical services, rescue or demoli- Song", 8.15 p.m.-"St." "Patrick's tion services, decontamination of Day." or "The Scheming Lieuten- materials, air raid wardens, and ant." 8,55 p.m.-News and An- gaz detection officers (when organ- nouncements. 9.15 p.m.-The Bir-ized). Police officers, special" con- miningham Hippodrome Orches- stables, and members of the public tra:
"¡ fire brigades" will not be eligible Trans. (G.S.H.. G.S.F., G.S.B.). for the badge in these capacities.
10. p.m.-Big Ben; Talk "I Was The badges will remain the pro- There." 10.17 p.m.-A Light Or-perty of the Home Secretary, and chestral Programme. 10.30 p.m. local authorities will be expected The Lincolnshire Handicap 10.50
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Defective Goods.
From this report it is evident that considerable headway is be- Increasing output ing made in but it is frankly admitted that the quality still leaves much to be desired and the proportion of defective goods is too large, des- pite all efforts at Improvement." This condition appears to be due to the poor and extremely variable quality of the basic raw materials entering the factory.
A considerable proportion of According to the plan for 1838, the chemicals, for instance, is al-
been 41,3 per cent should have
ways below standard; thus in the used over the first quarter of 1936 first quarter of 1936, 100 per cent. and 56.4 per cent over the second. | of the zinc white was below stan- Actuaily Treagolnik has now dard, in May, 1936, however, only changed over to "synthetic rubber 6.1 per cent; 39 per cent of the In the manufacture of a number sulphur was below standard in the of articles, including inner tubes, first quarter of 1936, 62.4 per cent certain truck tyres, molded galo in April, and 23.6 per cent in May. shes hose, ebonite battery faxa. This necessitates constant chang- pressed soles, cycle pedals, rubber-ing or formula; in January, 1936, ized cloth, accessories for sugar for "example, 40 per cent of the actories, pressed sheet for tech-formulas had to be changed, in nical purposes, aprona, and var- February 97 percent. Mach 61 lous technical and electrical per cent, and May 82 per cent. Or goods. The firm expects in a course, unceasing efforts are made short time to manufacture. all to improve these conditions.
Bride-To-Be Was Man's
Half-Niece
A Young man returned to Glas-
Both children had never met.
had a half-sister.
p.m. The Band of His Majesty's to keep a full record of each per son to whom the badge is issued. Irish Guards. 11:30 p.m.-A Plano The badge may also be issued, to gow after being abroad in the Indeed, Hugh never knew that he Recital. 12. p.m.-Irish Variety
Army for a number of years. 12.30 pm The News and
any person who is a member of An- nouncements. 12,50
public air-raid precautions service found that his father was dead p.m.-Danca
thought he had no rela- which is being organized on a na- Music
tives, and obtained a job to the tional scale or otherwise than by a
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KOW).
local authority, and to any other city, states the "Bulletin," (Glas- person who in the Home Secre tary's opinion is a fit person to receive it.
"RIGHT TO DIE FOR FRIENDS"
ن السيارة و
Years passed. Hugh saw ser- vice in the war, but rejoined the Army in 1918, and was sent to India.
When he returned to Glasgow he discovered that his father was dead. He obtained a job in a large steel works.
He made the acquaintance of another man... visited him at his nome... was introduced to other members of the family. and be: AD WENT AS LODGER
One day. Hugh met another man came very friendly with the man's
called Laverty, and secured a job! sister.
Then to his surprise, he disor him the steel works Then covered that the mother of the Hugh went as a lodger to the girl and of his male acquaintance Laverty household, and for the
Arst time he discovered that! was his half-sister, of whose ex-
Laverty's mother was his half-sis- istence he had never been-inform-
ter, Mary. This actually made Hugli bhe half-uncle of the man Laverty.
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Counsel pointed out that Hugh Dempsey appreciated that there was, some relationship between- himself and Laverty's sister, Eliza- beth. but neither of them appre- elated that it was within "the pre- scribed degrees that they could
D.J.A...... 31.38m. (95.60 k.c.) D.J.B. 19.74m. (15.200 kc) DJ.E....... 18.89m. (17.760 k.C.) D.J.N. 31.45m. (93.40 k.c.) DJ.Q....... 19.63m. (15.280 k.c.) 1.05 p.m. Call DJA, DJB (German, English). German Folk Song. 1.10 p.m. Concert of Light Music. 2 p.m. News in German. 2.35 p.in. Concert
of Light Music Polar hero, Captain, Oates, who <continued).. 2.55 p.m. Grectings died for his friends in an Antarctic ed.
APPEARED IN COURT to our lateners, in New Zealand, blizzard, was quoted by Sir Wil
p.m. News and Economic liam Jowitt, K.O., in the Court of
The man Hugh Dempsey (25) Review in English. 3.16 p.m. To- Appeal as a case of a very gallant appeared in the dock at Glasgow day in Germany, Bound Pictures. gentleman who had deliberately High Court. recently alongside 3.30 p.m. Children's Hour: Who can killed himself, states the "Daily is half-niece, Elizabeth Laverty do it better? 3.45 pm. Special Mirrow **
125), The charge preferred against 'Opera Concert. 5 p.m. Trio in
Extending the analogy in the them was one arising out of their major Op. 87 by Brahms, shot Major's £50,000 insurance relationship as a result of which 5.30 p.m. News and Economic case, Bir William said: "I supa child was born to the female sc- not marry Review in German. 5.45 p.m. Press Review. 8 pm Sonata in pose one might say that a captaincused. sharp major by Beethoven Mara who refused to leave his. sinking
ship committed suicide, Kremer at the piano, 6.15 p.m. Sign off DJA and DJB (German, Eriglish). 6.55 p.m. Call DJB, DJN. heard in the appeal and cross- DJE (German, English). German appes" arising out of the suicide Folk Song. 7 p.m. Concert of Light in August, 1934, of Major Charles Music 8 p.m. News in English. 8.15 William St. John Rowlandson, who p.m. Concert of Light Music shot himself in a taxicap about (continued). 9.55 p.m. Greetings three minutes before his life insur to out listeners in British ance policies for £50,000 expired. India. 9 p.m. News and Econo- In answer to the Master of the mie Review in German and Call Rolls, Sir William said, his im WAS BOARDED-OUT, DJQ. 9:15 p.m. Topical talk. 8.30pm pression was that Major Rowland-
Counsel stated that Patrick Trio in C major Op. 87 by Brahma con would have shot himself i Dempsey-father of Hugh Demp 10 p.m. News and Economic there had been no insurance policy. seywas inarried to a woman Review in English on DIE, DIN "Fraud has never been alleged in DJQ In Netherlands on DJB this case," he said, 10.16 p.m. To-day fn Ger- The Royal Insurance Company, All types of people of yesterday Ltd., against whom judgment had and to-day fr15 pm. Women's been given for £24,109, have con- Hour: Health for you and your tended that as the Major felonious child. 11.30 p.m. Two Years of the ly killed himself the jury having German Army, 11.45 p.m. Press found he was sane at the time it Review Midnight. Sign off LUN, was against public policy to pay DJE, DJQ, DJB (Germ., Engl.). on the policies.
The two accused were on very "It all sounds like a novel," de-friendly terms and they finally clared counsel for the defence, determined to get married in a
Further arguments were being when outlining the facts before perfectly open manner. Elizabeth..
many. Sound Pictures; 10.30 p.m.
Lord Robertson".
Dempsey, counsel pointed out, was the son and Elizabeth Laverty was the grand-daughter of the same man, Patrick Dempsey, who had been twice married. In the special circumstances he asked that no sentence should be passed against the accused.
Laverty left her employments for the purpose, and was given a send- on by her fellow-employees.
CHURCH REFUSED When the couple gave notice of their intending marriage at a Ro- man Catholic Church, however. they were told that as Hugh had already been married and divorced they could not be married in that church.
They made Inquiries about a
made ingu civil marriage, but when the child
In 1879, & child, Mary Dempsey, was born they were informed that being born in 1888. Mary's mother they could not be married: died and she was boarded out by Lord Robertson, who admonish- her father, who remarried in 1892ed both the accused, said that in Hugh Dempsey was born of this certain circumstances it would union in 1901, but Hugh's mother have been his duty to impose a died while he was a baby, and sub-heavy penalty for this crime, but sequently he, too, was boarded out the circumstances in the case were in the sanie way as his half-sister exceedingly special It Mary.
strange history,
was