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TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMMES
HONG KONG
ZBW. on a Wavelength of 355 metres (845 kox.), 31.49 metros
(9.42 megacycles),
(Hong Kong Time) COMMENTARY ON ARRIVAL OF THE CHINA CLIPPER Chinese Choral Society
11.30 to 2.15 p.m. European Pro-
gramme.
11.20 a.m. A Relay from Kal Tak Aerodrome. A Commentary on the Arrival of the China Clipper by K. Stuart Smith "late R.F.C.).
12.15 p.m. Grand Opers.
1 p.m. Local; Time Signal and
• Weather Report.
1.03 pm. Planoforte Recital by Wil-
helm Backhaus.
1.20 p.m. Three Songs by Webster
Booth (Tenor).
1.30 p.m. Reuter Press, Rugby Press: Local; Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements,
1.40 pm. The London Palladium
Orchestra..
2.15 p.m. Close Down.
4 to 7 p.m. Chinese Programme.
7
to 11.45 p.m. European Pro-
gramme.
7 p.m. Irish Music.
Contralto Solo-The Fairy Tales or Ireland (Eric Coates).-Essle Ackland, Accordion Solo Rakes of Clonmell-Jig."Frank Murphy. Tenor Solo-When Irish Eyes are Smiling (Ball).— Morton Downey. Orchestral- Irish Rhapsody (Herbert), er New Light Symphony Orches- tra. Tenor Solo-The Rose of Tralee
(Glover), Morton Downey. Orchestral Irish Washerwoman (arr. Sowerby); Turkey in the Straw (Gulon).---- New Light Symphony Orches- tra. Tenor Solo-The Moun- tains of Mourne. (French),- Morton Downey..
Rate da Costa (Piano). "Brewster's Millions." - Jack Buchanan and Geraldo and His Orchestra.
10.15 p.m. London-Big Ben,
Dance Music
DIARY OF LOCAL
EVENTS Voigtländer
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28 Anniversaries and
Holldays:-
St. Paul of the Cross. Mutiny of
the Bounty, 1789.
Auctions.-Leasehold
Property. Hughes and Hough's
Cinemas.
.'
King's: "On To The Races." Queen's: "The Beloved Vaga-
bond."
Fox-Trots The Wanderers; You
do the darndest things. Baby; at Messrs. Eany Meeny Miney Mo; The Sales Room, 8 Des Voeux Rd., Cu.. Changing of the Quard: Har-3 p.m. bour lights: Rhythm saved the world; Sing. sing, sing. Waltz -You're my gift from Heaven. Fox-Trots Here's love in your eyes; You can't pull the wool over my eyes; You gotta know how to dance; Let's call a heart a heart: On a typical tropical alght; Smoke Dreams; There's that look in your eyes again; She shall, have music; Do the Runaround. Rumba-Spanish Jake; Waltz-A gift from Heaven
Oriental:-"Down The Stretch." World: Chinese, Ricture." Ainamora:-"William Tell" Majestic:-"In Callente." Star: Peg Of Old Drury." Dances.-Cheero Club Dance 8 p.m.; Steel Coulson's Billards and Snooker League Annual Dance, at Chinia Fleet Club, 8.30 p.m.
Lectures-Father O. Byrne on "Man the Unknown." H.K. Univer- alty 8.30 p.m.
11.35 p.m. London-The Inter- national Six Days' Motor- Cycling Trial. Behind the scenes in a Midland Motor-
Meetings. Kowloon Union Cycle Factory. Peter Cham Church Women's Guild, 10 a.m.; berlain (of the A.C.U.) and Annual of the Mirilstering League. Graham Walker will describe at Helena May, 10.30 a.m.; Annusi the preparation of men and of China, Provident Loan and machines (Electrical Record-Mortgage Co., Ltd., in Jacobean ing).
11.45 p.m. Close down.. 4.30 to 5.45 pan. (approx). Add
tional European Programme from ZEK. on a frequency of 640 kilocycles, and on ZEW. on a frequency of 31.49 metres (9.52 m.c.'s)..
A
Running Commentary by Frank V. Read on the Open Singles Tennis Championship of the Colony · Semi-Finals, between E. C. Fincher and 8. A. Rum- Jahn, on the Stand Court of the Hong Kong Cricket Club.
(By Courtesy of the Committee of the Hong Kong Cricket
Club).
DAVENTRY
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G.S.G.
G.S.O.
G.S.B.
G.S.H.
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Wavelengths 17.79m.c. (18.86m.) 15.18m.c. (19.76m.) 9.51m.c. (31.55m.) 21.47m.c. (13.97m.) 15.14m.c. (19.82m.)
1.30 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quo- tations and Hong Kong Ex- change Market Report. 1.35 p.m. The BB.C. Wireless Mil-
tary Band. Slavonic Rhapsody (Friedemann, arr. Winterbottom). "Faust" Ballet Music (Gounod), "Wood- land Pictures" Rural Suite 2 p.m.-Big Ben; 'World Affairs,” (Fletcher). (a) Romance-"Ana talk by H. Wickham' 'Steed, "2.15 Old World Garden," (b) Intro- duction and Dance-"In the Hayfields," (e) Humoreske
"The Bean Feast”
Trans. I (G.S.O., G.S.G., G.S.B.).
CAMERAS
FILMS
Yoigo Ender
LENSES
FOR SECCESSFUL PHOTOGRAPHY
BRITISH ROPES LIMITED
1230 Increased Profits: Favourable
Outlook
Old
Room, Hong Kong Hotel, p.m.; Apnual, of Diocesan Girls' Assen.. at Messrs. Lo and and Lo's Offices. Alexandra Bldg.. 3.15 pm: General Committee. at S. and S. Home, 5.30 p.m.
Sports-(See Page 10). Moon.-II Moor, 18th. Day. Sunrise.--5.54 am. Sunset-6.49
p.m.
Tides-High at 10 06: Low at 4.02 and 17.35.
THURSDAY, APRIL 29 Anniversaries and Holidays: Birthday of Emperor of Japan, 1901. 33rd Day of Omer. St. Peter, Martyr. General Boulanger born, 1837. Sir T. Beecham born; 1879.
Cinemas. • King's:- -“Craig's Wife." Queen's.The Beloved Vaga
bond:"
Oriental Down The Stretch." World:"Chinese Picture." Alhambra "North Of Nome." Majestic: Adventure In
Manhattan"
Star: "Peg Of Old Drury." Lectures.-Theosophical Society,
The 15th Ordinary General Meeting of British Ropes Limited was held on March 31 in. London.
Mr. Herbert Smith (the chair-- man. in the course of his speech. sald:
The profits for the year showed a further increase as compared with the previous year and, before. providing for Income Tax, amòunt- ed to £231,575, which was con- sidered satisfactory in view of the disastrous fire which practically destroyed the whole of the Com- pany's very extensive Hemp Fac- tory. at Leith.
The improved profits have been brought about by the general im- provement in trade within this country coupled with the extensive programme of reorganisation which was commenced in 1929, embracing not only the actual Works of the Company but, also, the Commercial and Selling Or ganisations.
1
There is little doubt that the p.m.-"The Pride of the Regi-6 p.m.; Toc H. Supper Meeting at
time and consideration given to ment," or "Cashiered for his Cour-Seamen's Institute, 7.30 p.m.
the reorganisation and re-equip try." the BBC. Revue Chorus and Meetings. # K Philatelic
ment of the Company has been the B.B.C. Empire Orchestra, 3.15 Society, "B. C. M Fost" Board well worth while, and in the event 8 pm. Local: Time Signal, Weatherp.m.Crowning the King" 3.30 Room, 5.30 pm; Victoria Chess of any serious setback in trade its Report and Announcements. p.m.--The News and Announce- | Club, at Gloucester Hotel, 5 p.m. position will be very much stron- 8.03 p.m. A Variety Programme. ments. 3.50 p.m.-The B.B.C. Miscellaneous.-Claims against ger than when the last period of
Instrumental-Souvenir de Sicile'] Dance Orchestra, directed oy the Estate of Alfred Samler Brown adversity had to be faced..
-Maria B. Scivittaro (Mendo-Henry Hall
1. due: St. Andrew's Club "Open The Home Trade has shown
Night," 9 p.m.. :.
line). Vocal-When my Dream- Trans, II (G.S.H., G.S.G., G.S.B.).
considerably greater expansion boat edmes Home-Turner 6.45 p.m.-Big Ben; The New Social-Reception at Japanese than the export Trade and to some Layton Hayaflan-Rock me Victoria Cinema Orchestra, 7 Consul's Residence, 7 Condult extent, the rearmament program-` in a cradle of Ralua-Frank p.m.-Speeches at the Ceremony of Road, noon to 1 p.m.; Civil Whist me of the Government must be Ferera's Hawaiian Trio. Vocal Conferring the Freedom of the Drive, 9.20 p.m.; Cheero Club Con- regarded as having given a stimu- Sketch-Knock, knock-who's City of Edinburgh on H.R.H the tract Bridge and Mah Jong Drive, lus to the Home Market. there?-Vic Oliver with Sarah Duchess of Gloucester. from the 8 p.m.; Women's "Quild Games Churchill,
Accordeon Solo Usher Hall, Edinburgh 7.35 p.m. afternoon. In St. John's Cathedral Ma Petite Java-Gigetto Cas- "Mid-week Variety." 8.15
p.m. Hall, 3.p.m. toncelli. Vocal-Would you? An Organ Recital 9 p.m.-Variety. Take my heart-Greta Keller. 9.30 p.m. The News and An- Organ Solo-Eric Coates Med-nouncements." ley.Sydney Gustard. Vocal-Trans. D (G.S.H.. G.S.F., G.S.B.). P.. (a) Oh Susannah; (b) We'll
10.15 p.m.-Big Ben, The B.B.C.
Sports-(See Page 10). Moon-III Moon, 19th Day. Sunrise. -5.53 a.m. Sunset.-6.40
Tides.-High at 00.24 and 10.31; ment,
Prelude "WATCH THE B.B.C."
rest at the end of the Trail-Empire Orchestra; 11.15 p.m.- Low at 04.25 and 18.20. The Rocky Mountaineers, In-The International Six Days Mo- strumental-Three little words. tor-Cycling Trial" (see Transmis- -Len Fills (Banjo). Vocalston 1). 11.50 p.m.-The B.B.C The wind and the rain-Turn- Dance Orchestra, 12 p.m. er Layton. Vocal-You and the to Cricket" (see Transmission ?): night and the music. Gracie 12.30 pm-The News and An- Fields. Vocal-Tiger Bag-The nouncements. 12.50 p.m.-The
B.B.C. Dance Orchestra. "
Mills Brothers. F
8.45 pm. Concert: Waltzes.”
Tales from the Vienna Woods (Strauss)-Marek Weber and His Orchestra. Rosenkavalier Waltzes (R. Strauss)-Bruno Walter and the Berlin Phil- harmonic Orchestra."
9 p.
FROM THE STUDIO.
A Redițal of Part Songs and Folk Songs by the Hong Kong Chi- nese Choral Society, conducted - by Lindsay A. Lafford. "Irene
Lum at the Piano.
BERLIN
TO-DAY
X1.38mm. (95.60 k.m.) 19.74m. (15.200 .c.)
Hints Of Dictating Public Opinion
Lady (E.) Simen, the Manches. ter educationist, at the annual conference of the Institute of Handicraft Teachers at Bath; re- ferred to "the mass-made opinion of the dictatorships and the free public opton of democratic coun- ties."
"I do not thing," she said, "that there is much danger of dictatorial mass opinion in this country, but there have been one or two hints.
The Export Trade has, for some years past, been disappointing. but care "has been taken to main- tain the Company's extensive ex- port connection which will un- doubtedly be of great value upon. any international trade Improve-
Erection of Works in South Africa The Company had considerable manufacturing interests in the Dominion of Canada and it had been decided to proceed with, the erection of an up-to-date Wire Mill and Wire Ropery, at Germistori.: Bouth Africa, close to the big con- suming district of the Rand. -----
The recent 'additional issue of share capital was influenced by our decision to erect this new plant and to ensure an adequate working capital for the company's Home operations and to finance certain other developments, chiefly in the United Kingdom, which we con- sider will be of considerable ad- vantage to the Company.
The outlook at the present time was very favourable, and he had every hope that the progress which the Company had made during the
A dividend.at the rate of twenty- ave per cent per annum, less tax, on the Ordinary Shares was ap-. proved and a further £25,000 placed to General Reserve.
The report was unanimously adopted.
DJA. D.J.B. D.J.E. 16.89m. (17.760 k.č.) DJN. .............. 31.45m. (95.40 k.8) D.J.Q....... 19.63m. (15.280 k¿) 1.05 p.m. Call DJA, DJB (German, English). German Folk Song. 1.10 1. Part Song-Rolling down to p.m. Musical treasures. 2 p.m. News
Blo. German. 1. Old Scottish, in German. 2.15 p.m. Musical The BBC. tells us how to pro-last two years would be more than Cradle Sorig-O can ye sew treasures (continued), 2.55 p.m. nounce words. This would be a maintained during 1937. cushions?-arr. Granville Ban- Greetings to our Listeners. bad thing if carried too far, and tock. 3. Part Song-The Trac- 3 D.m. News and Economic tion Engine.Marchant 4. Review in English. 3.15 p.m. To tired of the southern accents of I. living in Manchester, get very Welsh Folk Bong-All through day in Germany. Sound Pictures. the announcers.. the night-arr. "Chambers." 5. 3.30 p.m. Children's Hour: Ques-
"If the B.B.C.., tended to suggest English Folk Song-Early one tion-marks from an old puzzle-to us what to think it would be 's morning. arr. Dunhill. 8. Į box! All children take part. Somerest Folk Song-O, No 3.45
very serious matter." p.m. Concert of Light John!-arr. Eric. Thiman..... Music. 4.15 p.m. Solo-concert: 9.15 p.m. Overture “Manfred," Op. | Li Stadelmann, cymbalo. 4.41 v.mn.
115; (Schumann), played by The Good. evening, dear listener! mic Review in German and Call B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra, 5:30 pm News and Economic DJQ. 9,15 Stuttgart
it conducted by Adrian- Boult. Review In German. 5.45 pm and
is. Sound pictures from 9.30 p.m. London-News and An- Press Review. Editor in Chief Has the town of the Qer-
nouncements.
Fritzsche. 8 p.m. Women's Hour: mars abroad (Ausland-deutsche).
Rome, April 26. 9.55 p.m. Screen and Theatre Me-Spring is coming! Reports from the 10 p.m. News and Economic General Gegring visited the Its-
mories...
textile and fashion-school. 6.15 pm Review in English on DJE" DJN, lian Foreign Minister, Count Clano," "Give me a Ring I only want Bign of DJA and DJB (German, | DJQ, in Dutch on DJB. 10.15 p.m. this afternoon and was icceived by: one boy-Margaret Banner- English), 6.55 p.m. Call DJB, DIN, | To-day 17 Germany. Sound Signor Mussolini later on in the man (Soprano) Broadway DJE (German, English). German Pictures. 10.80 p.m. Lovely Gramo- day. The latter conversation last Melody"Wedding of the Folk Song. 7 p.m. Concert of Light phone Records 10.45 pm. The ed forty minutes though no state Painted Doll-Lealie James Munic 8 p.m. News in English. &15 two misers. Opera by Gretty ment was tasted at the end of it (Organ) "Over the Garden P. Concert of Light Music 11.45 pm. Press Review. Editor General Goering will leave to Wall Wrap yourself in cotton (continued). 8.55. p.m. Greetings in Chief Hans Fritzsche. Midnight, monow morning and will return tez-
Bobby Howes (Came to our listeners in British Sign on DJN, THE DJQ, DJB Germany by air vis Florence - dian). Monte Car
Indies. 9 p.m. News and Econo2' (Germ. Engl.).
Transocean News Service.
GENERAL GOERING IN ITALY