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Z.E.W. on Wavelengths of 355 metres (845 kc.'s), 31.49 metres (9.32 m.¿'s). (Hong Kong Times) CHILDREN'S CONCERT FROM THE STUDIO ZEK Programme 12.30 to 2.15 p.m. European Pru-
tramme.
12.30 pm. A Variety Programme. 1 p.m. Local; Time Signal and Weather Report.
1.03 pan. The New Light Sym- phony Orchestra.
1.30 p.m. Reuter Press, Rugby Press; Local: Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.
1.40 p.m. Joseph Hislop (Tenor), Amelita Galli-Curci (Soprano) and Maurice Marechal ('Cello).
2.15 p.m. Close Down.
5 to 8 p.m. European Programme.
5 pm A Relay of Pance Music from the Roof-Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel.
6 p.m. From the Studio.
A Children's Programme.
6.30 p.m. Variety.
Piano Solo Have you forgotten? --Billy Mayeri. Vocal-The Sunset Trail-The Hill Billies. Hawaiian Mauna Loa-Kanut and Lula. Or- chestra-Love me, or leave me Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. Vocal-I never realized-Bing Cros- by. Orchestra-La Paloma-Mag-
yari Imre and
his Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra. Band-Back in those old Kentucky days.-London Fiano-Accordeon Band Vocal When did you leave heaven?--Les Allen. Vocal-La chanson des rtes -Jean Sablon (in French).
7 p.m. Joseph Muscant and the Troxy Broadcasting Orchestra.
March of the Caucasian Chief (Ippolitax-Ivanov). The Juggler (Goltzsch). An hour with you (Risele), Fairles in the Moon-In- termezzo entr'acte (Ewing).
9.55 p.m.-Rale da Costa Mem- ories
my
"Viktoria and Her Hussar-Med- ley. "Say it with music"-Medley,
Words and Music"-Medley.
10.15 pmLondon-Big Ben... Dance Muste Waltz-Vienna, City of dreams; Blow Fox-Trot-Poor But terdy: Fox-Trot-Crying my heart out for you; Fox-Trot-Until to morrow; Fox-Trol-Poor Dinah; Fox-Trot-Sugar Rose; Fox-Trot I don't want to make history; Fox-Tro-There isn't any limit to my love; Fox-Trot-It's been so long: Fox-Trot - Goody-Goody; Waltz Espana: Waltz Throw open wide your window; Fox-Trot ---Sing something in the morning; Waltz-No more.
11 p.m.-Close Down.
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i. p.m.-Big Ben; "British Light The B.B.C. Empire Or- chestra 1.40 King." 2.25 p.m.-News and
p.m.-"Willow the
An ed Music, 2.55 p.m.-"Behind the nouncements. 2.45 p.m.-Syncopat- Scenes at the Coronation."
"THE EMPIRE'S HOMAGE"
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Pictures, etc., etc.
clal microphone at Buckingham The King will speak into a spe-
Palace, as his father talked to "my beloved people" in his memorable Christmas Day broadcasts.
ON VIEW FROM THURSDAY, THE 6TH MAY, 1937,
Trans. I (G.S.H., G.S.G.. G.S.B.). wolds" 7.15 Rm.-The Trocadero 6.45 p.m.-Big Ben; "In the Cots- Cinema John
Orchestra. 7.30 p.m. Londoner at Home"-18. 8 p.m.--Beethoven Plario Sonatas 3: Vera, Moore, New Zealand plan- ist. 8.30 p.m.--"Behind the Scenes Variety. 0 pm The Glens of ginald Hildyard, Governor of the at the Coronation" 8.50 p.m.- by Lieutenant-General Str Re- Antrim." 9.30
and Colony. Announcements. Trans. It (G.S.H. G.S.F., G.S.B.). 10.15 p.m.-Big Ben; the Bourne-
With its impressive list of names. the roll of members of the Colonial TERMS-CASH ON DELIVERY. Empire will be called, and this part of the Empire will also have its direct representation in a mes- sage to be broadcast from Bermuda
P.M.News
7.13 p.m. "Escales" (Ilbert), play-mouth Municipal Orchestra. 11.45
ed by Orchestre des Concerts Straram.
p.m.-"A North-Country Note- book," a talk by Major J. Fairfax- Blakeborough. M.C. 12 "p.m.-
7.30 p.m. Closing local Stock Quotations and Hong Kong Ex-Music of the North of England.”
change Market Report.
7.35 p.m. Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano) and Mischa Levitzki (Pianoforte).
Planoforte Solo-La Campanella Paganini, arr. Liszt). Soprano Solos-Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel (Schubert),
Fisher-Ways (Schubert). Pianoforte Solos-Pre- lude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5 (Rachmaninoff), Marche Militaire Schubert, arr. Tausig), Soprano Solos The Bird in the Forest (Taubert-Alwin), What I have (Carl Bohm), ·
8 p.m. Local: Time Signal, Wea- ther Report and Announcements.
8.03 p.m. From the Studio. A Chinese Concert. 11. p.m. Dance Music. Fox-Trots--Bye, Bye, Baby; Until to-day: The Martins and the Coys; When a Lady meets a Gentleman
An-
12.10 p.m.-The News and nouncements. 12.30 p.m.-Dance Music.
12.40 p.m.-Bransby Wi- liams.
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"One of the most serious pro- blem with which the Church la confronted to-day is the question of holding the interest and loyalty of her young people," the report stated.
"Never an easy task, the difficult- les have been greatly increased by 'the modern passion for liberty of
English). German Folk Song. 1.10 1.05 p.m. Call DJA, DJB (German,
p.m. Gay music-making. 2 p... News' in German. 2.15 p.m. Gay music-making (cont.) 2.55 p.m. tralia.. 3 pim. News and Economic Greetings to our listeners in Aus Review in English. 3.15 p.m. The new German Book. 3.30 p.m. "Now down South; The old oaken bucket; I will ascend quietly into the There's something in the wind: Heavens." Music and poetry on Just dance. Waltz Dandellon. Ascension Day. 3.45 p.m. Rendez- Daisy and Daffodil. Fox-Trots-vous of North, South, East and Old Sailor: Nun-Yu and Sun West. A competition of gay com- Yuff. Tangos- Balalaika: Aloha, panions. Direction: Lydia Binder. easter, and the attempts of some Marimba! Fox-Trots-Every time 4.45 p.m. Request concert: Hallo. of the denominations to hold their
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I look at you; It's "been so long: hallo. The scene changes; I'm a learner 5.30 pm. News
You wish and we play! young people by competing with in love; So do I; One, two, button Review In
and Economic
the cinema and dance hall by pro- German. 5.45 p.m. viding amusement in their own your shoe; Magnoilas in the moon- German Reconstruction (English). halls for their own youth, are not light. Waltz-Follow your heart. TEL. 80251..
12.05 am. A Special Broadcast by 6.00 p.m. Variations on
The German University in Berlin.kely to be successful.
a Nor- The sacred and the sccular do the National Broadcasting Com-wegian Melody by uileg. Erwin pany of New York's Broadcast Hansche at the piano.
not harmonise readily, and the Church had better adhere to her Writer. Mr. "Carlton Morse. (By
Sign of DJA and DJB (German. own function, and retain her old special arrangement with the National Broadcasting Company of DJE (German. English). German ing to the rising generation."
English). 6.55 p.m. Call DJB, DJN, and tried methods of administer- New York, this talk over 2BW will Folk Song. 7 p.m. Concert of Light The Presbytery approved the re be linked up with the wireless net-
Muslč 8 p.. News in English. 8.15 | port. work of the United States of
p.m. Concert of America).
Light Music (continued). 8.55 p.m. Greetings to our Listeners in the "Far
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Preliminary bookings for this Ascension Day, year's
Royal Caledoniari Ball, 9.30 p.m. Hitler Youth Programme: which will be staged at Grosvenor When the **Malgraf "** 10 p.m. News
calls: House, Park Lane, on May, 28, in- and Economic dicate that it will be the most bril- Review in English on DJE, DJN. Hant of the long series. A thou- Hong Kong, 28th April, 1937 DJQ, in Dutch on DJB. 10.15 p.m. sand guests are expected to attend. The Kaleidoscope of Opera. 11.30 and many visitors from the Do- Coronation.-1. Three talks in pm. Guitar music of the past and minions and Colonies who claim
DUKE ARRIVES AT which representatives of those of the present, whose names are not in the news Neemann. 11.45 p.m. German Re- to be present at one of the most Played by Hans Scottish blood or amnities intand
CHATEAU CANDE papers, but who are carrying on construction (English). The Ger- colourful events of the London so- behind the scenes the essential man University in Berlin. Midnight cial season. For these cousins from Chateau Cande near Tours and
Paris. May 4: work of preparation, will describe sign of DJN, NJE. DIQ, DJB overseas it will be the culminating joined Mrs. Simpson. The Orient The Duke of Windsor arrived at their joba. Embroidering Her Ma- (Germ., Engl.), jesty's Train' by one of the Em-
spectacle of a memorable visit to Express carrying the Duke stopped the Home Country. A feature of at the little town Verneuil near broideresses from the Royal, School
the evening will be the displays of Tours, where the former King and of Needlework. (Electrical Re- cording).
Highland dancing given by the his retinue left the train and Atholl Highlanders and the Lon- don Scottish Regiment, while there will also be an unusually strong contingent of pipers to accompany the traditional reels and mings,
AUSTRALIA
3L.E-Wave Length, 31.34, metres; Power, 1 Kilowatt; Frequency,
8.50 p.m.-Symphony in D (No. 2), (Beethoven), played by The London Symphony Orchestra, Con- |
9.88 megacycles, dueled by Bir Thomas Ececham. 8 p.m. Time Signal 6.01 p.m. Parts 1-(a) Adagio; 2-Allegro Music. 6.15 p.m. News, markets con 'brto;
3.--Larghetto: -- and weather for the countryman. Scherzo; 6--Allegro'molto.
6.40 p.m. Sporting notes. 7 pm.
tet.
9.24 p.m. Virtuoso String Quar-End of Session 7.20 pm National chestra. 9 p.m. Talk from the Byd- News Bulletin 7.30 p.m. Victorian from the Melborne Studios. 10.30 Cavotte ("Mignon"), (Thomas), News Bulletin 7.35 p.m. Lyre Bird.ney Studios. 8.15 p.m. Programme Orientale (Glazourlov)-
7.40 p.m. A Symphony Explained-p.m. Australasian News Service. 9.30 pm-London:-News and Lindley Evana 8 p.m. Celebrity 10.45 pm. Jim Davidson's AB.C. Announcements.
Concert-Lotte Lehmann, with Or- Dance Band. 11.30 p.m. Close..
motored to the Chateau. A repre- sentative of the British Embassy was present at Verneuil
Shortly after his arrival, a state- ment was issued to newspapers; that the Duke intends to stay at the Chateau a few days.
Informed quarters state that the wedding will take place at the chateau and that the honeymoon will be spent at the Dalmatian. Coast Tranacean News Cervin