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RADIO PROGRAMMES
HONG KONG
Z.B.W. on Wavelengths of $55 metres (845 k.c's.), 31.49 metres (2.53 mognoveles). Hong Kong Times) VIOLIN RECITAL FROM THE....
STUDIO
"London Merry-Go-Round” 12,30 to 2.15 p.m. European Pro- gramme.
12.30 p.m. Geraldo and his Or- chestra.
Swing Time-Selection.Intro: Pick yourself up; A fine romance; Never gonna dance. Bonjangles of Harlem; The way you look to- night; "A waltz in Swingtime. The Never-To-Be-Forgotten
Melody-
| Fox-Trot (Film "Seeing Stars"). The Gaucho-Rumba (Film "Under the Pampas Moon). You've Got Dust On Your
Coat-Fox-trot. Does Your Heart Beat?--Fox Trot,
12.50 p.m. Songs, by Alfred Pic- caver (Tenor),
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Beauty's Eyes (Tasti).
Love Sends a Little Gift Of Roses (Open- shaw). Love Is Mine (Gartner).'
1 p.m. Local: Time Signal and Weather Report.
1.03 p.m. Musical Comedy Selec- tions.
The Lilac Domino (Charles Cu- villler-Frank Westfield's Orches- tra.. "Sunny Side Up "- Vocal Gems:-Intro: Sunny Side Up; I'm a dreamer, aren't we all; Turn on the Heat; If I had a Talking Pic- ture. "The Love Parade"--Vocal Gems: Intro: My Love Parade: Dream Lover; Nobody's using it now: March of the Grenadiers.----^! Light Opera Company. The Du- barry-If I Am Dreaming (Millock- er arr. Mackeben). Helen-The Shepherd's Song (Offenbach arr. Korngold)--Heddle Nash Tenor). From Erik Charell's "White Horse Inn."-Intro: The White Horse Inn: Your eyes: My song of Love; You too. Country Dance; Good- bye; It would be wonderful; Finale.
The New Mayfair Orchestra. 1,30 p.m. Reuter Press; Rugby Press; Local: Weather forecast and announcements.
leading artists. Come to the finest cabarets. The Programme devised and presented by Pascoe Thornton. 8.40 p.m. Studio Concert by Prue Lewis (Violin) accompanied by E. O'Nell Shaw,
Romance in A Major Max Bruch), Maluguena (Krkler). Gen- tle Malden (Cyril Scott).
9 p.m. Three songs by Elisabeth Schumann.
Litany (Jacobi-Schubert). Love's Message (Rellstab-Schubert). Cra- dle Song "The Kiss" (Smetaran),
9.10 p.m. Vienna Boheme. Or- chestra. i
Hydropathen Waltz (Jos. Gung!). Wolga, Wolga! (Walter Noack). Die Hochzeit Der Winde, Waltz (3. T Hall. Valse Romantique (Max Heinecke),
9.30 p.m. London Relay The News and Announcements.
9.55 pm. Wagner-Siegfried Idyll. Played by the Philharmonie- Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini.
10.11 p.m. Excerpts from Wag- ner's Operas (Vocal).
DAVENTRY
CAILA
Wavelengtha G.S.Q...... •
17.79m.e. (16.88m.) G.S.0...... 15.18m.c. (19.76mm.) G.S.B.
9.51m.. (31.55m.) G.S.E ...... 21.47m.c. (13.97m.) G.S.F....... 15.14m.e." (19.82m.) Trans, 1 (G.S.O., G.S.G., G.SI).
1 p.m. Big Ben. Cinema Organ Recital 1.30 p.m. Talk: "World Affairs. 1.45 p.m. Dance Music.
1.55 p.m. "It's in the Gards.". A new twist on the old deal. 2.25 p.m. The News and Announce- ments. 2.45 p.m. Mozart's Cham- ber Music-1. 3.15 p.m. Cicse down.
Trans.,' II (G.S.H., G.S.G., G.S.B.)
6.45 p.m. Big Ben. Talk: "World
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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. Anniversaries and Houdaya.P P. and O. Line Centenary. Jacques Curtier died, 1557. S. Coleridge Taylor died, 1912. St. Giles Cinemas-(See Page 5). Commercial-Hong Kong Ex- gineering and Construction Co. Ltd.. fourth Call of 50 cents per share ro New Issue Shares, due for payment.
Dances.Cheero Club Ladies' Committee Dance, 6 p.m.. at the Club.
Lectures. Anti-Gas, at St. John Ambulance Headquarters, Tal Hang Road, 7.30 p.m.
Mails-(See Page 16). Meetings-Kowloon Union Church
Women's Guild Monthly Business. 10 a.m.
Miscellaneous Opening of Emer- gency Unit Reserve Headquarters at 20 Ice House Street. 6.30
p.m.
Affairs. 7 p.m. The BBC Scottish Orchestra; leader, J. Moaland Beg- ble: conductor, Guy Warrack. p.m. "London Merry-Go-Round." 8.30 p.m. The Coventry Hippodrome Orchestra: conductor. William Pethers. From the Hippodrome Theatre. Coventry. 9.10 p.m. "The Twilight Serenaders." 9.30 p.m.. The News and Announcements. 9.55 p.m. Close down.
Social. Whilst Drive and Tom- Trans III (G.S.E., G.S.F.. G.S.B.)
bola, Garrison Sergeants' Mess; 10.15 p.m. Big Ben. The BBC Queen's Road. 8.30 p.m.; R.E.C.C.A. Empire Orchestra; leader, Daniel
fortnightly Whist Drive and Tom- Melsa; conductor, Eric Fogg. 11.15
bola in Garrison Lecture Hall, 8.30 p.m. Scenes from "Richard II" by p.m.; Prison Branch Ministering William Shakespeare. The depos-League Mah Jong Drive, at Stan- ing and death of the King. 11.45ley, 3.30 p.m. p.m. Organ. Recital by Clifford Melchoir Ten.. Roberts, from the Chelsea Parish Schorr-Bar.. Parr-Con. Williams Church of St. Luke. London. 12 Ten, and the London Symphonymidnight. The News and An- Orchestra. "Tannhauser "--Dich,nouncements. 12.30 am. Dance
Halle. Kirsten Flagstad Music. 1 a.m. Close down... (Soprano). O Star Of Eve. Gaz- ing Around-Gerhard Husch (Bari- tone).
Nurn-
"Die Meistersinger von berg."-Aha! Da Streicht Die Dene Schon Um's Haus. Friedrich Schorr (Baritone). Selig, wie die Sonne melnes Gluckes.-Quintet Schumann-Sop.,
Teure
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BERLIN.
DA
31.38m. (95.80 kéz D.L.B. 19.74m. (15.200 kc.) NE
16.89m, (17.760 .c.) D.J.N. ............... 31.45m. · (95.40 k.c) D.J.Q....... 19.63m. (15.280 kč.) 1.05 p.m. Call DJA. DJB (German,
10.31 p.m. Milestones Of Melody. Intro: Knightsbridge March (Coates); Missouri Waltz (Logan); I'll sing thee songs of Araby (Clay) Pink Lady Waltz (Caryl). Believe me, if all those endearing young charms; Valse Bleue (Mar gis); All through the night; Faust-English) German Folk Song. 1.10 Ballet Music (Gounod); Soldiers in p.m. Musle making. 2 p.m. News in the Park (Monckton).-New May-German. 2.15 p.m. Music making fair Orchestra.
10.37, p.m. Dance Music,
You? (Film "Top of the Town"); Carelessly.-Roy Fox and his Or- chestra. When Is A Kiss Not A Kiss (Film "Champagne, Waltz"). Gone Film "Love on the Run").
Slow Fox-Trots-Goodnight My Lucky Day (Film 234 Hours" leave); The Mood That I'm In.. 1.40 p.m. Variety Programme. Carroll Gibbons nd the Savoy Hotel Two Pianos-Tin Pan Alley Med-Orpheans. Fox Trots-Where Are ley-No. 2: Intro: Goodnight my Love: So do I: 1 Need You, Boo- Hoo; Love Marches On; What will I tell my Heart.-Ivor Moreton and Dave Kaye. Vocal-Lovely Like The Dawn Of Spring: My heart Is Yours Film "The Blond Carmen"). -Marta Eggerth (Soprano). Slow Fox-Trot-Just Remember.-Gerry Moore (Piano). Comediennes-- Gert and Daisy Make A Christmas Pudding.-Elsie and Doris Waters. Vocal-Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life (Herbert); Say That You Are Mine Lockton-Kerrich)-Webster Booth
(Tenor); Organ-Medley.-Intro: Ca c'est Paris; Harbour Lights: Massed Bands of the Guarda, Boo- Hoo! Little old Lady of Poverty Street: Red, White and Blue Robinson Cleaver.
2.15 p.m. Close down.
4 to 7 p.m. Chinese Programme, 7 to II p.m. European programine 7 p.m. Dance Music. Fox-Trots You Came To My
Rescue Talking Through My
Heart Film "The Big Broadcast of 1937")-Henry King and His Or- chestra, Fox-Trots-Let Me Dream of Havana; I Dream of San Marino. Ronnie Munro and his Dance Or- ehestra. Fox-Trots-When A Lady Meets A Gentleman Down South; Tain't No Use. Teddy Foster and his Kings of Swing.
Roy Fox and his Orchestra. Was It Rain? (From "Hlt Parde"). On A Little Dream Ranch-Jay Wilbur
and his Band..
Call-letters
PARIS
Wavelength: 25.24 m.-11.885 Kc.
7 a.m. Radio-Journal of France (French News). 7.20 a.m. Gramo- phone Records. 7.30 am. Leading Press Articles. 7.45 am. Gramo- phone Records. 9am. News in French. 9.30 a.m. News in English. 9.40 a.m. News in Italian. 9.50 a.m. Gramophone Records. 10 a.m. Close
down.
Wavelength: 19.68 m.-12.243 Kc.
(continued). 2.50 p.m. Greetings to our listeners In Austraila. 3 p.m. News and Economic Re-
view in English. 3.15 p.m. To-day
ها
Sports-(See Page 10).. Moon.-VII Moon, 27th, Day. Sunrise.-6.06 am. Sunset: 6.41
p.m.
Tides. High at 05.40 and 20.25; Low at 13.22. I
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2.
Cinemas-(See Page 5). Nails.—(See Page 16). Sports-(See Page 10). Moon.-VI Moon, 28th. Day.
Sunrise.-8.04 a.m.
p.11.
Sunset.-6.45
Tides.-High at 00.11 and 13.04;
Low at 06.37 and 18.25.
Centenary Of Buckingham Palace
| Soprano:- +8.15 Dam. Sign off
DJA and DJB (German, English), romantic
10:30 pm. Short Compositions by Great Composers. 11.45 pm. Press Review. Editor in Chief Hans Fritzsche. Midnight. Sign off DJA,
DJB, DJÑ, DJE, DJQ.
AUSTRALIA
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Germany. Sound Pictures. 3.30 p.m. Variegated music. 4 p.m. Telegrams. A musical chat with Oone hundred years ago Queen verses by Otto Wollmann. 5.00 Victoria, three, weeks after she be- p.m Concert of Light Music. came Queen, drove from Kensing- 5.30 p.m.
News" and Economic ton Palace to her new "Palace of Review 16 German.
5.45 p.m. Pimlico." Press Review. Editor in Chief A few weeks later the "Palace of by Hugo Wolf. Margarete Wetter," Palace, Hans Fritzsche. 4.00 p.m. Songs | Pimlico" became Buckingham
Buckingham Palace has had a History. It Owes ita 6.35 p.m. Call · DJB, DJN. DJE | existence to George IV., for, on (German. English). German Folk finding the Royal residences cf Eong 7 p.m. Concert of Light his time too small and incon- Music. 8 p.m. News In English, venient, he conceived the plan of 8.15 p.m. Concert of Light Music | creating home fitting to the Wavelength: 19.68 metres T P A 2.
the Station:-(continued). 8.55 p.m. Greetings dignity of a British sovereign. Wavelength: 25.24 metres TPA 3 India.
to Our listeners in British Several sites were nominated, Wavelength: 25.60 metres TPA 4 Review in German and Call DJQ. | Park, Green Park and Kensington. 9 p.m. News and Economie among the Regent's Park, Hyde
0:15 p.m. Magazine Review. 9.30 p.m. but George TV, declared that the Solo Concert: Luise Willer, Alto. most suitable. was Buckingham 10 p.m. News and Economie Review House and its grounds, then in English on DJE, DJN, DJQ in mulberry tree garden. The garden Dutch on DJB. 10.15 pm. To-day was founded by James 1, who Germany. Bound Pictures hoped to create a flourishing silk industry. His Scheme WAR 2 failure, and the house with its grounds passed into other hands.
Lord Goring leased it, and gave it the name of "Goring House." while in 1872 the Earl of Arling- ton secured it from the Crown, un a 99 years' lease. The house was destroyed by fire, and "Arlington House" was built. This became the property of the Earl of Graf- ton, and eventually passed to the of Buckingham, who added wings, Earl of Musgrave, afterwards Duke Me-Sydney Lipton and his Gros-1 p.m. Concert Relayed from Mont-The venor House Band. Fox-Trots-pellier. 1.30 p.m. News in French. Signal. Victorian News Bulletin, which exist to a large extent-to-
day. Crazy With Love (Film "This'li | Colonial Market Prices. 2 p.m. 1.05 ́p.m. Interstate Weather Notes. make you whistle"); Magnolias in Economic and Social Talk by Mr. 1.15 p.m. Music. 3 p.m. Chimes, lived at Buckingham House, form
George H. and Queen Charlotte the Moonlight. (Film. "Follow your
Qualid. 2.10 p.m. Theatrical Talk Musical and Sporting Programme.ing the nucleus of the art pieces Heart."-Roy Fox and his Orches- by Mr. Pierre Bcize. 2.20 p.m. 6 p.m. Close. 8.30 p.m. Chimes, which Queen Mary has done so tra.
Gramophone Records. 2.30 p.m. Music. B.45 p.m. Sporting News Concert, Mr. Rene Chedecal (Vio- and Notes. 7 p.m. Chimes. Talk: much to preserve.. lin). 3.55 p.m. Rates of Exchange "The American New Deal
When the property came to and French Stock (Rentes). 4 p.m. Agriculture," by Professor E. Brun- George IV... alterations and im 1.35 p.m. Variety.
Close down.
ner. 7.20 D.m. National News Provements were begun and the Orchestral-Six-Eight
Wavelength: 25.24 m-11.855 Kc. Bulletin. 7.30 pim. Queensland and King was frequently in collision Intro: Valencia: Ca Cest Paris; 5.15 p.m. News in French, Market North Australian News Bulletin. with his Exchequer over funds. Picador; Barcelona, Rio de Janeiro, Prices, Rates of Exchange. 5,45 7.40 p.m. News, Markets and Wea-At the time of his death £650,000 Cassablanca. Harry Roy and his p.m. News in Arabic. pim. Con-ther for North Australia. 8 p.m. A had been spent, and during the Orchestra. Vocal-Don't Let Your cert Relayed from Montpellier. programme by the National Mi- reign of William IV. another Love Go Wrong; Why don't you 6.30 p.m. Gramophone Records. tary. Band. 8.30 D.m. Topical $100,000 became necessary. He Practice What you Preach-The 6.50 p.m. Who's Who To-day by Mr. Revue. 9 p.m. A travel Letter from died before the work on the house Boswell Sisters. Novelty The Der-F. Pottecher, 7 p.m. Relay of Denzil Batchelor. 9.15 p.m. Pro was completed, and so Queen by (Descriptive) Part-1-On. The | Radio-Journal of France (French gramme trom the Melbourne Victoria became the first Sovereign Road.-Intro: Knock'd 'em in the Newa). 7,30 p.m. News In French, Studios. 10.30 p.m. Australasian to live at the Palace in Its new Old Kent Road, Molly O'Morgan, | Rates of Exchange. 8:10 p.m. News | News Service, 10.30 p.m. Medita- | phase as à State residence. Gertie the Girl with the Gong, in English. 8.20 p.m. News in tion Music. 11.30 p.m. Close. Policeman's Holiday, Oh Fred, Tell || Italian. 8.30 p.m... Relay. 10.30 Them To Stop; „Part 2-On The. p.m. Colonial Market Prices. 10,45 Coarse-Intro: Down at the Old | p.m. News in Portuguese. 11 p.m. Bull and Bush, John Peel, Posthorn Galop. Dance of the Cuckoos, My Old Dutch, Home James.—With The Singing Pearly Kings. Xylo-
11 a.m. Concert Relayed from Lille. 11.35 a.m. Gramophone Re- | cords. 11.45 am. Talk on Current French, Events (in Russian). 12 noon. News in English. 12.15 p.m. Concert Relayed from Rennes, Front Page News; Waltz-Close To 12.45, p.m. Talk on French Eventa. 12.45 p.m. "At Home and Abroad"
Fox-Trot--
1.30 p.m. Closing local Stock Quotations and Hong Kong Ex- change Market Report.
Medly.
Close down.
Wavelength: 25.60 m.11.720 Rc.
11.15 p.m. Gramophone Records. 12.15 a.m. News in French, Market
| phone Bolo-The Punch and Judy || Prices, Rates of Exchange. 12.40
Show-Rudy Starita
8 p.m. Local: Time signal, Wea- ther report and Announcements.
8.03.p.r. London Relay Merry-Go-Bound.”
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3LR-Wave Length, 31.34 metres; Power. 1 Kilowatt; Frequency, 9.58 megacycles.
Watchman. 1 p.m. Time
PERAK SCOUT TOUR TO HONG KONG
MURDER IN
PLANTATION
London, Aug. 30.
The proposed Perak Scout Tour to Hong Kong at the end of this A German, von Lodenbausen, a.m. News in Spanish. 12.50 a.m. year is not materialising. It is was found murdered in a planta- News in Portuguese. 1 a.m. Gramo- understood the Commissioner for tion in Mombasa, Kenya Colony. phone Records. 1.15 am. Close Malaya has 'not approved of the according to reports received from London | down. 3 am Gramophone Re-tour because first of all the con- Berlin to-day. Another man, the cords.....4. a.m.. News, in French. tingent is not an official one and director of the plantation, was also Market Prices, Rates of Exchange.secondly the tour is not being found, done to death, but so far 4.30 am. News in English. 4.45 sponsored by Malayan Headquar- no light has been thrown on the a.m. News in German. 6 2,1 Close ters. Further no Invitation has crime.AT down.
been received from Hong Kong. Transocean News Service.
Walk up Walk up! Walk up! All the fun of the fair, and ail free! Listen to scenes from West- End Shows, played by London's