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of Johann Strauss: "The Gipsy Week - end (Schubert) played by Ethel Le- ginska (Pianoforte): 1.15 p.m.- Baron"-Overture.-Bruno Walter Recital by Stuart Robertson (Basa- and the Symphony Orchestra; "Die
SATURDAY 12.30-2.15 p.m.--European gramme 12.30
News In
ROYAL AIR FORCE
New Fighter Squadrons
Air Ministry Orders issued notify 1.05 p.m. Call DJA, DJB (German, the formation of two new units in English). German Folk Song. 1.10 the Fighter Command, in No. 11. p.in Week-end Music.
2 p.m. (Fighter) Group, on March 15. German. 2.15 p.m. No. 73 (Fighter) Squadron formed
Music (continued).
at Mildenhall, and will move Inter 2.55 p.m. Greetings to our sten- ers. 3 p.m. News and Economic to North Weald, Epping. No. 87.
(Fighter) Baritone). 1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press, Fledermaus-Vocal Gems Grand Review in English. 3.15 p.m. To Tangmere and will move later to Squadron formed at
Martlesham Heath Woodbridge, Suffolk.
day in Germany. Sound Pic- Rugby Press; Local: Weather Fore- Opera Company; When the Lemons
3.30 cast, Time and Announcements. Bloom-Waltz-Johann Strauss &tures.
p.m. Military Con- 4.15 p.m. Dance Music 1.40 pm. Variety and Dance Symphony Orchestra; Wine, Wo- cert.
This completes the formation of News and Economic Music. 215 p.m.-Close Down. 4-7 men and Song.-Mavis Bennett 5:30 p.m.
new units within the financial year German. 5.45 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7 p.m. (Soprano). 1.30 p.m. Reuter Press. Review in
p.m.
ended March 31, which was the From German Folk-lore: Ger- 1215 a.m.-European Programme. Rugby Press; Local: Weather fore-
criginal date for the completion of 4000
280. years
6.00. 7 p.m.-Régimental Band of HM. cast, time and announcements. 1.40. many..
the expansion programme. The p.m. Goethe songs by Relehardt. Grenadier Guards. Ruy Blas Over-p.m. A Violoncello Recital by Pablo
number of new squadrons to be ture Mendelssohn). Tom Jones- Casals. 1.53 p.m. Marek Weber and Werner Gisevius, Baritone. 6.15
p.m. Sign Off DJA and Ddded to the Metropolitan Alf Selection (German). Old Folks at his Orchestra with John McCor-
mack (enor): Home and in Foreign Lands (C. J.
Orchestral Songs (German, English). 6.55 Call DJB. Force was 71, which with the 53 already existing before exparston Roberts). Marching with Sousa.
without words. Potpourrt: Tenor DJN, DJE (German, English), Ger- 7.30 p.m.-Hong Kong Stock Ex-Solas-Shannon River (Egan-Mor-man Folk Song. 7 p.m. Concert of began would have given a total of 124. A more comprehensive change Summary and ́Exchange gan), I met an Angel (Slevier- Light Music. 8 p.n News in Eng scheme of expansion, covering a Market Report, 7.35 pm-Recital] Morgan); Orchestral-"Merry Wi- liah. 8.15 p.m. Concert of Light longer period,
Greetings
in
(continued). 8.55 p.m.
to our Listeners the Netherlands East Indies. 9 p.m.. News and Economic Review in German and Call DJQ. 9.15 p.m. Lovely new gramophone re- Compositions cords. 9.45
was subsequently adopted, and it will not be until the summer of 1937 that these 124
squadrons will be ready. with an 1,500 aircraft. Later the size of approximate first-line strength of
squadrons will be increased to give. a total first-line strength of 1,750
by Richard Crooks (Tenor) anu do Selection (Lebar); Tenor Music
Tenor Solo-Now sleeps the crimson petal Fritz Kreisler (Violin).
(Quilter); Orchestral Love's Sotos If I should send a rose (Shayon, Shilkret). Open your
dream after the Ball (Czlhulka); Tenor Solo-A Song Remembered window to the morn (Royden, Phillips). Violin Solos-Marguerite (Barrie Coates); (Rachmaninoff,
Love's "Old Sweet Song (Molloy), art. Kreisler).
the harmonium. played aircraft. 2.30 p.m. Close down. 4 to 7 p.m. Chinese programme. 7 to 10:30 p.m. by Ernst Schauss. 10 p.m. News European programme.
7 p.m. An and Economic Review in English ön
Serenade (Lehari. Tenor Solos Songs by Mother taught me (Dvorak), Mother of mine (Tours).
Orchestral
for
p.m.
The number of new squadrons now formed is, 50, making a total
Violin Solos-Tambourin 'Chinois/Hour with Debussy (1862-1918): DJE, DJN, DJQ in Netherlands on of. 109. This is three more than (Kreisler), Caprise Viennois (Kreis- Pianoforte Solo-Sulte Bergamas- DJB. 10.15 p.m. To-day in Ger- the 100 home squadrons antici...
que-Walter Gleseking; Orchestral many. Sound Pictures. -Dances-Leopold Stokowski and Goethe Bongs by Reichardt.
ler). 8 pmLocal: Time Signal, Weather Report and Announce- ments 8.03 p.m.-Charlie Kunz at the Plano Charlie Kunz Piano
10.30 p.m.
the Philadelphia Orchestra: Piano- Werner Glaevius, Baritorie. 10.43 forte Solos The Children's Corner | p.m. "One takea
que
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A
pated in the White Paper recently issued, The new units include 28. bomber squadrons (nine heavy. nine medium, and 10 light bomber
Medley No, R. 22. Charlie Kunz f -Suite.-Alfred Cortot; Violin Solo merry concert with all sorts of units), 11 fighter squadrons, five -La plus lente Waltz verses favoured by Otto Wollmann. of general reconnaissance aircraft, A Variety Programme. Vocal Heifetz; Pianoforte Solo-Arabes-11.45 p.m." From German Folk- two of flying-boats, one of torpedo que No. 1 in E, Arabesque No. 2 in lore: Germany 4000 years ago, bombers. and three belonging to (The Kiss)-Deanna Durbin. B-Q-Marguerite Long: 'Cello Solo-Midnight. Sign off DJN, DJE, DJG the Auxillary Air Force.
and announcements. 8.03
p.m.
The Philadelphia Symphony Or chestra. Choral Prelude-Christ lay
DAVENTRY
DJB (Ger., Engl.).
SUNDAY
FAR EAST COMMAND Headquarters of the Far East 1.05 p.m. Call DJA, DJB (Germ. Command were moved yesterday Engl.). German Folk, Bong. from the aerodrome at Seletar to Outstanding Broadcasts, of
the Slogapore. Correspondence for this Week. 1.10 p.m. Light Music. command is in future to be ad- 2 p.m. News in German. 2.15 p.m. dressed to the A.O.C., RAF, Far Light Music (continued). 2.55 pm. East, Union Building, Collyer Quay, Greetings to Our Listeners. 3 Singapore, Straits Settlements. p.m. News and Review of the Week in English. 3.15 p.m. A merry hour for young and old!
Plano Medley No. R. 23. 8.15 p.m.
Someone to care for me, I Bacio hari's Lanient, Orchestra Cockcha- Local: Time signal, weather report Menuet-Pablo Casals, 8 p.m.
fer. yellow cockchafer-Magyari and His Hungarian Gypsy Orches- tra Vocal I'm still in love with you, I'm just beginning to care- Turner Layton. Organ Solo With Eric Coates thre' London Quentin Maclean. Humorous, Tennis, Clap- ham and Dwyer. Vocal, Ellaline Terriss and Seymour Hicks, Medley. Band, Dark Eyes (Russian Gipsy Air), Rode and His Tziganes. Voca.. I once had a heart Marguerita, Turner Layton. Accordeon, Mimile's Valse, "The happy whistler, Bijou Accordeon Orchestra. Vocal Duet, A Fine Romance, Dixie Lee Crosby and Bing Crosby. 9.10 p.m.-Lon- don-News and Announcementa. 9.30 p.m.--London "Responsibilities of Empire"-A talk by the Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin. M.P.. (Electrical Recording, 9.45 p.m.-Hawaiian
German Folk Song. 7. D.. firm these allegations. Kinney, with Dick McIntire's Har- Rispah Good-acre, contralto. 3.25 Concert of Light Music. à p.m. Hawalians. Samoan Love P.m.-"Responsibilities of Empire News in English. 8.15 p.m. Concert
He added in reply to another
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Wavelengths 17.79m.c: (26.86m.) 15.18m.c. (19.76m.) 9.51m.c. (31.55m.) 21.47m.c. (13.97m.), 15.14m.c. (19.82m.) 19.52 megacycles) SATURDAY
Ing
4.45 p.m. Who is laugh- FRENCH VOLUNTEERS there? 5.00 p.m. String Quartette' Op. 18 B flat major
by Beethoven. Prisca Quartette 5.30 p.m. News and and Review of the Week in German. 5.45 p.m. Hitler Youth Programme:-
London, April 15. Asked whether he was zware that 'French volunteers and muni-
lons of war were still being sent. to Spain to assist the Valencia Government, Lord Gratoorne told
Trans. I (GS,O., G.S.G., G.S.B.).
2 p.m.-Big Ben; "The Strange Adventures of Mr. Penny"-2.17 8.15 p.m. Sign off DJA and DJB the House of Commons that the "Clubs" Tell Their Tales.
p.m.-The Empire Follies, in "Lon-
don Calling!" 2.47 p.m.-A Recital / (German, English). 6.55 p.m. Call Foreign Secretary had received no Melodies. Papalina Lahilaid, Ray by Berkeley Mason, organ, and DJB. DJN, DJE (German, English).mcial reports which would con-
mony
or
3.40 p.m.-News and Announco-
of Light Music (continued). 8.85 question that so fAT AR
ne was ments.
p.r. Greetings to our. Listeners.
aware, no communication alleging Trans II (G.S.H., G.S.G., G.S.I.). 7 p.m.-Big Ben; Reginald Dixon, Week in German and Call DJQ Russia had been made to the in- 9 p.m. News and Review of the violations of the non-intervention
agreement by either France at the organ of the Tower Ball-9.15 p.m. A Sunday Evening Pro-ternational committee by the Ita- room, Blackpool. 7.30 p.m.-"Mr. gramme. 9.30 p.m. Dancing
Kan Government.- B.B.C. hither and thither! Programme British Wireles
Penny"--7.45 p.m.-The
Song, Nohea I.Muolau Lani, Andy Iona and His Islanders. On the beach of Waikiki, Hilo Hanakahi, Waikiki Stone-Wall Boys, 10 p.m. -London Big Ben. Relay. of the Dance Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill-Room. 11.25 p.m.
London-Victorian Melodies-A Dance Orchestra, 8.10 p.m.The of Folk-Songs with Old Tunes Musical sequence produced and Empire Follies, in "London Cali-arranged by Helmut Baensch. conducted by Mark H. Lubbocking!" 8.40 p.m.-For the Children:
10 p.m. News and Review of (Electrical Recording. 12.15 am 9.30 pm-News and Announce the Week in English on DJE, DJN,. p.m. Studio Music. 7.30 p.m. Manila Close Down. 4.30-0.15 p.m.-Addi-ments. 9.30 p.m.-"Responsibilities DJQ in Dutch on DIB. 10.15 p.m. Trading Centre Musicale. 8 pm..
of Empire"-A talk by the Rt. Hon. Compositions by Peter Tschaikow Catholic Hour. 8.15 pm. Studio tional programme from 2.EK. on on a frequency of 640 kftocycles Stanley Baldwin
sky. Violin, concert in D major. Music. 8.30 p.m. Mummers of the and from 2.B.W...on 31.49 metres Trans. III (G.S.H., G.S.F., G.S.B.). | Symphony No. 6 in . minor. Air, conducted by Bert Avellana. 9. (0.52 megacycles, A Running Com- 10 p.m.-Big Ben; The Coventry K.WS. orchestra conducted by p.m. Filipinas Compania de Seguros mentary by Frank V. Read on the Hippodrome Orchestra; 10.30 Werner Richter-Reichhelm. Soloist: Presentation. 0.15 p.m. Symphony. first division Football Match be- p.m.-Variety, 10.55 p.m.-"Modern Edmund Metzeltin 11.45 p.m. Let Concert. 11 p.m. 8ign off. tween South China "A" and Kow- English Composers," a recital by us sing a Folk Song together. loon Football Club, on the Kow- John McKenna, 11.25 p.m.-"Vic- Midnight, Sign off DJN, DJE, DJQ, loon Footbal Club Ground.
torian Melodies." 12.15 p.m.-"Re- | DJB (Germ.,' Engl.), sponsibities of Empire" - 12.30 p.m.-News an Announcements.
SUNDAY
in the Bonds of Death (Bach, arr. Stokowski); Fugue in Ġi Minor (The "Little". G minor Fugue), | 1250 p.m.-Dance Music. (Bach); Toccata and Fugue (Bach); "Carmen"-March of the Smugglers, Boldiers Changing the Guard--(Bizet). 8.30 p.m. From the Studio: Trio in G Minor. Op 15 (8metana) by Prue Lewia (Vio-" In), Ellda Arnold ('Cello) and E. O'Nell Shaw (Pianoforte). 9 p.m. Reuter Press. 9.10 pm. The Light Symphony Orchestra:, "The Three-
Trans, 1 (G.8,0., G.S.G., G.S.B.).
2 p.m.-Big Ben; Scotland v. England. An eye-witness account by George F. Allison, of the inter-
national Association football
match. 2.10 p.m. Recital by
Pianist 2.35 p.m.-Bells, and an Mary Crawshaw, New Zealand
Newsletter, Sports Summary, and
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Announcements. Greenwich Time Signal at 3.30 p.m.-3.50 p.m.-The Celebrity Trio.
1 p.m. During the afternoon" re- 5.30 am. Breakfast Hour of new corded music will be interspersed and music. 6.55 am. New York with race descriptions. 5.30 p.m. stock quotations Swan, Culbertson Close. and Fritz. 7. a.m. Sign of 9.30 News.
7 p.m. Chimes. Sporting 7.20 p.m. National News Musical Varieties. 11.15 am. Bign Bulletin. 7.40 p.m. Symphony Or off. 6 p.m. Pioneers of
the chestra. 8 p.m. Celebrity Concert." Philippines. 6.15 p.m. U.P.
9.10 p.m. Play The Pioneers." 9.50- Educational Programme: 6.30 p.m. Spanish Informational Period. 6.30 bourne Studios. 10.30 p.m. Aus- p. A programme from the Mel- pm. English Informational Period. tralasian News Bervice, including 7.15 p.m. New York stock quotations market and stock exchange reports. Swan, Culbertson and Brita, 7.15 Sporting results. Mall Bag. 10.45 p.m. Jerry and His Romancera: 7,45 pm. Studio Music. 8 p.m. Melody P. Dance Muste. 11.30 p.m. Close. Moments Phillips · Orchestra, 8.45 p.m.-Manila stock quotationa
from "Wood Nymphs" (Eric Coates); Like to the Damask Rose, Queen Mary's Song (Elgar, arr. Haydn Wood); The Shepherd's Song: (a) Rondel (b) Mina (Eigar,
Trans. II (G.S.H., G.S.G., G.S.B.).
6.45 p.m.-Big Ben; "The Vale of arr. Haydn Wood), 9.40 p.m. A Re- cital by Beniamino Gigil (Tenor); Evesham" 8.30 pm. Troise and Panis Angelicus (Gazzera-Grosat, his Mandollers, with Don Carlos. Franck); "L'Elisir d'Amore" (Doni-9 pm-A Short Religious Service, zetti)-Down her check a pearly from the Studio. 9.20 pm Scot tear; Forbidden Music (Gastaldon), land v. England. 9.30 p.m.-Weekly If my Mother only knew (Nuttle); Newsletter, Sports Summary, and Swan, Culbertson and Britz, 8.50 6 p.m. Chimes, Children's Bession. "Lullaby" (Senatra - Echubert Announcementa.
p.m.: Local market reports: 8,58 | 8.30pm: “ Takk="A "Bermon for Mellchar)-Mille Cherubini in Coro.
p.m. Stock quotations in Spanish those who may not like Germans." 20 p.m. London-Big Ben; Excerpts.
LR. Melson & Co. 9 p.m. Man-0.45 p.m. "Random Pages"--A from La Traviata" (Verdi) by Labourne Municipal Orchestra, under hatian!! Merry-Go-Round," 9.30 Piano Miscellany: T pin Gems Scala Opera Company, Milan. 10.30. | the direction" or "H' G."Amers;" 11 pjn. Cañaspirina Cabaret. 11 p.m. from Favourite Operas. ··** Tann=" p.fi. Close down.
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