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HONG KONG
1.
ZEW. on Wavelengths of 355 metres (845 .c.'s), 31.49
metres (9. m.c.'s). (Hong Kong Times)
p.m. A Recital by Zaza. Nelson, Canadian collist. 1.30 pm. Neusel v. Farr or Baer, a commentary on · the boxing match, from Harringay Stadium, London. 25 p.m. Variety, Anona Winn and her Winners. 2.35 p.m. News and Announce-
A VARIETY PROGRAMME FROM❘ments.
THE STUDIO
Italian Opera 12.30 to 2.15 p.m. European Pro- gramine. 16
12.30 p.m. A Military Band Con- cart.
1 p.m. Local: Time Signal and Weather Report.
1.03 pm. Raie da Costa (plano) and Jessica Dragonette (Soprano) 1.30 p.m. Reuter Press, Rugby Fress: Local: Weather Forecast,
Time and Announcement.
1.40 p.m. Geraldo and His Or chestra.
7 to 11 p.m. European gramme....
Pro-
2.45 p.in. Schumann's Chamber Music-1: The Norbert Wethmar Piano Quintet.
Trans. II (G.S.H., G.S,G., G‚S.B.).
8.46 p.m. Big Ben; "Love in Greenwich Village." 7.45 p.m. The AB.C. Dance Orchestra 8 pm The Strango Adventures of Mr. Penny" by Maurice Moiseiwitsch. 8.15 p.m. Friday Midday Concert, under the direction of Johan Hock,
from
Queen's College Chambers Lecture Hall. p.m. Fred Hartley
p.in.
12.30
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· NIGHT FLYING aying without navigation lights Pilots are warned that night will be carried out by R.A.F. air- craft within a radius of three miles. from Fort Monckton in co-opera- tion with the School of Electric Lighting, Royal Engineers, Gosport, on April 20, 22,, 28, 27, and 29, from | 9.15 to 10.30 p.m. Flying will take
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and his Sextet, with Brian Law- rance, Australian vocalist. 9.30 pm. News and Annouricements. Trans, IIT (G:S.H., G.S.F., G.S.B.).
7 p.m. Itallan. Opera.
10.15 p.m. Big Ben; the Carlton "Madame Butterfly" (Puccini)- Hotel Orchestra. 10.45 p.m. A Re-place between 5,000ft. and 7.000ft.. Farewell, on happy home-Ales-cital of Cavaller Songs. 11.30 p.m. sandro Valente (tenor). "Falstaf" The Heather Sextet. 11.50 (Ver) From
БЕСТЕС caves and Neusel v. Farr or Baer. 12.10 am. bowers, "La Sonnambula" (Bel- News and Announcements. In-Could I believe Toti Dalam. Reginald King and his Or- (Soprano). "I Pagliacci" chestra. 12.40 a.m. "Behind the (Leoncavallo)A word allow mel scenes at the Coronation." A song of tender memories--Apollo Granforte (Baritone), (Veri) Ave Maria Margaret Sheridan (Soprano). "Rigoletto" | (Verdi)-Woman is fickle, "Tosca" (Puccini) Strange Harmony -- Jussi Björling (Tenor).
Monte
"Othello"
7.30 pm. Closing local Stock Quotations and Hong Kong Ex- change Market Report.
.7.35 p.m. Three Light Songs by Mary Kay (Contralto).
A Brown Bird Singing (Wood). Danny Boy (Weatherley). My Ain Folk (Lemon, Mills).
7.45 p.m. Chiema Organ Melo- dles by Quentin MacLean,
Cinema Memories. "Parade of Parades" Selection.
BERLIN
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FRANCE'S POLICY
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1.05 p.m. Call DJA, DJB (German, English). German Folk Song. 1.10 p.m. Light Music. 3 p.m. News in German. 215 p.m. Light Music (continued). 255 p.m. Greeting to our listeners in New Zealand. 3 pm News and Economic Re view in English., 8.15 pm. To- polley with respect to the Spanish
Moscow, May 5.
An article criticising France's
B p.m. Local: Time Signal. day in Germany. Sound Pictures. civil war, and casting doubts upon Weather Report and Announce-13.30 p.m. Military Concert. 4.46 the usefulness now to Russia of the
ments.
A Night on the Wave (Koskimas)
Holmes). Romantique (Lanner,
p.. Chamber
in
5.30 Franco-Soviet pact, Concert.
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8:03 p.m. Orchestre Raymonde. p.m. News and Economic Review "Izvestia," an official Government PUBLIC AUCTION. German 5.45 p.m. German news organ to-day, on the second Electric Girl (Helmburgh 0 Law. Dr. Fritz Schwiegk. 6 pm: anniversary of the signing of the
Guitar music of the
mutual assistance agreement. by
trations.
past
arr. Walter). Love is may life and of the present. Played the French and Russian adminls
(Strauss, arr. Walter), Glow Worin -Intermezzo (Linoke), Indian Mail -Descriptive (Lamothe). Gounod in Vienna (arr. Walter). The Dan- cing Clock (Ewing).
8.30 p.m. From the Studio.
A Variety Programme
The article declares that the Western European powers, by their waverings and readiness to make deals with an aggressor, have dealt collective security blow after blow.
by Hans Nemann 6.15 p.m. Sign-off 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... Concert of Light Music
"Izvestia" asserts that the So- 1. Accordion Solo-Violin Tziga-
(continued). 8.55 pm Greetings vlet's armaments can now undoubt no-John Clayton. 2. Pennies from to our Listeners in the "Near edly secure victory for the country Heaven-Bob Xavier. 3. The world
and assure the East."
9 p.m. News and Econo- against any for is waiting for the sunrise-The
mic Review in German and Call annihilation of her attackers. Victorians: 4. Song-Selected-
DJQ. 9.15 p.m. A thousand merry, It adds that the rebutt receivea Jack Grenham. 5. Stardust-
notes. 9.45 p.m. The new German by Fascism in Spain" will delay Doreen Ma and H. L. Ozorio. 8.
Book. 10 p.m. News and Economic future wars and rational policy One, two button your shoe-Bob
Review in English on DJE, DJN. must take advantage of this situa- Xavier and Doreen Ma (Vocal DJQ, in Dutch on DJB. 10.15 p.m.
"tion and consolidate the develop- Duet). 7. Ukulele Lady-The Vic-To-day in Germany. Sound Ple-
ment and organisation of peace torians, 8 Accordion Solo-Blue
the Franco- Heavan John Clayton. 9. Here's tures. 10.30 p.m. Variations on a which is latent in
Norwegian Melody by Grieg. Erwin | Soviet treaty.- love in your eye-Bob Xavier. 10. Hansche at the piano. 10.45 p.m. Reuter. It's a sin to tell a He-Doreen Ma Rendezvous of North, South, East and H. L. Ozorio (Double Planes) and West. A competition of gay
Song-Selected-Jack Gren-
11.
compansion. Direction: Lydia ham. 12. Accordion Solo-Danube Binder. 11.45 p.m. German Law, Waves--John Clayton. 13. Russian
Dr. Fritz Schwiegk. Midnight. Lullaby-The Victoriaris. 14. Bo do I-Doreen Ma and H. L Qzorio Sign off DJN, THE, DJQ. DJE
(Germ. Engl.), (Duet). 15. Harlem-Doreen Ma and H. LOzorio (Double Pianos). 9.15 p.m. Band of H. M. Cold- stream Guards.
AUSTRALIA
NEW CATALAN GOVERNMENT
Perpignan, May 5,
War March of the Priests (Men- delssohn). "Swan Lake"-Ballet | 3L.B.-Wave Length, 31.34 metres; (Tchaikovsky). Liberty Béll March (Sousa).
An adherent of the Anarcho- Syndicalists announced over the Barcelona radio that a new Pro- vincial Catalan Government had President been.. formed under Companys. This Government is suld to be composed of representa- 9.58 megacyclës.
tiver of the 4 Catalan left wing 6 p.m., Time Signal. 5.01 parties,
#the
Byrdiclcalist trade Music.
6.15 p.m. News, markets union party, the social- democratic 9:55 pm A Recital by Malcolm and weather for the countryman trade union. the Catalonian and
9.30 p.m. London--News
Announcements.
McEachern (bass).
and
Power, 1 Ellowatt; Frequency,
6.45 pm. Sporting notes. Tp the petty farmers party. Never-
Of the following Valuable Leasehold roperty situate at or near Victoria, in the olony of Hong Kong, being All that. piece or parcel of ground registered in the Land Office Inland Lot No. 4715, together, with the mesuage erections and buildinge thereon known as No. 8, Wing" Wo Street, Victoria aforesaid.
Area 606 Square feet.
Annual Crown rent 814.00.
"To be Sold.
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In Praise of Ale (Sharpe). Gen-"Current Books Worth Reading theless this party does not seem tions of Bale, Apply to:- tlemen, good-night (Lockton and MI. Vance Palmer. 7.20 pm to enjoy the full support of all Longstaffe). My Old Shako (Bar- National News Bulletin. 7.30 pm left wing parties and it will be ron and Trotter). The Windmill Victorian Newa Bulletin. 7.35 p.. noted that the Communists are (Nelson). Speed: (Flotsam and Lyre Bird. 7.40 p.m. Programme not represented Later on, the Jetsam), Old Stay at Home (Flot-from the Melbourne Studios. 8 sam and Jetsam).
10.15 p.m. London-Big Ben.
Viennese Waltzesi Potpourri of Waltzes (Robrecht)
--Marek Weber and His Orchestra,
Potpourri of Waltzes, No. 3 (Rob- recht)-Marek Weber and His Or- chestra.
10.15 p.m. Dance Music, Fox-Trots-But Definitely. When I'm with you. Pagan Love Song. Come back, sweet Papa. You, A pretty girl is like a melody. Good- night, my Love, Timber: Down in Waikiki
B
Waltz My Hawaiian Song of Love.
11 pm. Close Down.
DAVENTRY
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G.8.0:
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Wavelengths 17.78m.c. (16.88m.) 15.18m.c. (19.78m)
9.51a.e. (31,55mm.)
G.8.EL
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Trans 1 (G.8.0., G.B.G., G.S.B.).
same
station reported that the p.m. A programme of Brass Band Anarchists had triumphed, having Music. 8.30 p.m. Continuation of
got the upper hand over the de- Programme from the Melbourne studios.
posed Catalan Government 9.30 pm. A Programme Transactan News Service from the Adelaide Studios. 10 p.m. A programme from the Melbourne Studios 10.30 p.m. Australasian! News Service. 10.45 p.m. Dance}] Music.
STAGE SETTINGS
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REPORTS OF SHOOTING
Salamanca, May 5. Crepecce given to reports Hong Kong, 28th April, 1937. emanating from deserters of the Aragon front, which speak of shooting Government officials in the part of Aragon under red rule. ? Strong detachments of Anarcho- Byndicalista are said to have left the front line and are marching London, May 5.
on Barcelona in order to join the Dr. Emil Pretorius, one of Ger- nghiting going on there. This in- many's leading stage artists, re- tention has, however, been partly cently delivered a lecture in Ox- frustrated by the fact that the ford on the subject of theatre de- railway lines leading to Barcelona corations. Dr. Pretorius, who is have been destroyed in many responsible for the setting of the parts.- Bayreuth stage, will carry out the scenery for some of the plays to be performed during the Corona- tlan peried. In his lecture he compared the perfect stage setting with the merely decorative one, and said that the latter fulfilled its purpose only if it sufficiently
1 pm. Big Ben, The Strange illuminated the surface it decorat. Adventures of Mr. Penny" Episode ed
5. by Maurice" Molsélwitsch 1.15 Tranioccan News Service.
Transocean New. Service.
HITLER YOUTH INVITATION
Koblenz, May 5 Some 600 British schoolboys ar- rived here on an faltation tended by the Build Youth
-
Rotterdam, May 5. German tankship. builders have: in "hand orders for 43 vessels," amounting to 372,000 tons-in all. only four of the orders are from German Arms, and this may be explained by the fact that there are few. German tramp and tank. enterprises
fransocean Nsus Service.
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ganisation. They were received at the Town Hall in a most hearty manner, and in the speeches made.. the value of International peace- and füderstanding of such change vatte was unphasised. Transocean News Service.n