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PROGRAMMES
ZAB W. on Wavelengths of 335 matres (845 k.c.), 31.49 metres (9.53 m.c.'s). (Hong Kong Times
RELAY OF THE H.K. HOTEL DANCE ORCHESTRA
"London Log" 12 noon to 12.20 p.m. Relay of Special Service from St. John's Cathedral.
12.30 p.m. Songs by Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone).
Good Green Acres of Home (film "Sweet Musle"). The Drums Are On Parade (Neville). Tramping Through the Countryside (Allison).
12.40 p.m. Alfred Campoli and hix.
Orchestra
Why? Because (from "Two Love
Sonnets"-Gader. Cavatins (Raff),
Canzonetta (D'Ambrosio), Penny
in the Slot (Ashworth-Hope); The Fiddler's at the Forge (Ives). Ro- mance in Moonlight.
1 p.m. Local Time Signal and
Weather Report.
1.03 p.m. London Piano-Accor- deon Band directed by Scott Wood. Rosalle (Thomas and Engleman); Our Days Together (Kennedy and Carr). Wine Song; Happy. I'm Happy (flm Caravan "Heyman and Kahn).
9 p.m. Local Sport Results. 9.10 p.m. Gracia Fields (Vocal) and Sandy Powelt (Comedien).
Sandy Ques Courting-Sandy Powell and Company: One of the Little Orphans - of the Storm; Queen Of Hearts (film 'Queen of Hearts')-Gracle Fields; Gracle's And Sandy's Party-Gracie Fields and Sandy Powell with popular, artists
9.30 p.m. London Relay-The News and Announcements,
9.55 p.m. Relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Grill-Room of the Hong Kong Hotel
1. It Looks like "Rain in Cherry | Blossom Lane, 2. Fifty Million Ro- bins Can't be wrong, 3. Easy on the Eyes, . Old Southern Custom 10.10 p.m. Interval of recorded 'dance music from ZBW; 10.15 p.m. 5. Girl on the Pink Police Gazette. 8. He Aint Got Rhythm, 7. This Year's Kisses. 8. Siumming on Park Avenue; 10.30 p.m. Interval of re- corded dance music from ZBW; 10.40 p.m. 9. On Blue Venetian Wa- ters, 10. Vienna, City of my Dreams, 11. Speak to me of Love, 12. Medley of old Fashion Waltzes: 10.55 p.m. Interval of recorded dance music from ZBW; 11 p.m. 13. So Rare, 14. Caravan, 15. Blue Hawaii, 16. Jam. Session; 1.16 p.m. Interval of re- corded dance musle from "20W; 11.20 p.m.. 17. Adios Argentina. 18.
1.15 p.m. Roy Fox and his Or- 'I Kiss chéstra.
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German. 2.15 p.. Concert (continued). 2.50 p.m. Greetings to our Lis- teners. 3 p.m. News and Economic 3.15 p.h. To- Review in English. day in Germany. Sound Pictures. p.m We announce 3.30
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your Hand. Madame, 19. Greetings to Our Listeners. Havana Hannah, 20. Sibony: 11.359 p.m. News and Economic Review Fox-Tro-You (lm "The Great. p.m. Interval of recorded dance in German. 9.15 p.m. Seamen's Ziegfeld"). Waltzes-Would You music from ZBW; 11.45 p.m. 21. Bongs from Every Land.
Concert
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Alm "San Francisco"); My" First Let's Call the whole thing off, 22. hour. 10 p.m. News and Economic PUBLIC AUCTION,
Love Song (film "Queen of They can't take that away from Hearts"). Fox-Trots-An Old Ha-me. 23. Moonlight and Shadows, 24 wallan Guitar; On the Beach at Bog-Hoo. Ball Bali.
1.30 p.m. Reuter and Rugby Press; Local Weather Forecast and Announcements.
1.40 p.m. Variety.
Harp w. Orchestra-Cocktail:- Intro: I Natalie del Plerrot, Hu- moreske, Nola.-Harry Chapman. (Harp) and his Music Lovers.
Lancashire Comedien "The Toreador: The Window Cleaner.- George Formby and his Ukulele.
Vocal-Many Happy Returns of the Day (Alm "Music Hath Charms"); Love Is Like a Cigarette (Kent and Jerome)-Kitty Masters I'm Bettin' the Roll on Roamer; The Return of Abulbul Amir. Frank Crumit (Tenor)
Humorous-John Henry's Ghost, --John Henry assisted by Gladys Horridge. Plano Charlle Kunz Piano "Medley No. R.10.-Charlie Kunz.
2.15 p.m. Cluse down.
4 to 7 p.m. Chinese programme.
7 to 12 midnight. European pro- gramme.
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12 midnight: Close down.
G.S.G.
G.5.0:
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Wavelengths 17.79m.c. (18.88m.) 15.18m.c. (19.76m.)
G.S.B.
9.51m.c. (31.55m.) G.S.H ....... 21.47m.c. (13.97m.) G.S.F.
13.14m.c. (19.82m.) Trans. 1 (G.S.D., G.S.G., G.S.B.).
2 p.m. Big Ben; "London Log" 2.10 p.m. by Walter Fitzgerald. "The Twilight Serenaders," a fan- tasy in music and story. with Clarence Wright and his Trio, and Tom Purvis. Vietor Utting. and Stearn Scott; the story written and told by Ian Grant; production by F. H. C. Piffard. 2.30 p.m. "Chil- dren's Corner."
The B.B.C. Empire
Review in English and Dutch, 10.15 p.m. To-day in Germany, Sound Pictures. 10.30 p.m. Overtures-
A variety pro-H Waltzes-Marches. gramme. 11.45 p.m. The produc- tion of To-day in Germany." Midnight. Sign of (German. Eng- list).
MANILA
Owned and directed by Erlanger K.Z.R.M-6.18.5 k.c.-485 Metres.. and Galinger, Inc. 5.30 a.m., Breakfast Hour of News and Music. 6.50 a.m. New York stock quotations-Swan, Culbertson and Fritz. 7 a.m. Sign off. 9.30 a.m. Nielson Financial Review and 11.15 am. Sign Musical Varieties. off. 8 p.m. Gospel Singers.' 6.20 p.m. Local Market Report. 6.25 p.m. Spanish Informational Period. 8.35 p.m. English Informational
Period-Local News. 6.55 p.m. Pro- gramme Resume. 7
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Teak Dining Room, Bed Room, Orchestra leader, Daniel Melsa). People's Hour. 7.45 p.m. Studio Drawing Rosu and Office Furniture, conducted by Clifton Helliwell: Muste. 8 p.m. Phillips Melody Ornamente, Glass & Porcelain Ware. Glyn Eastman. barytone. 3.25 p.m. Moments. 8.30
rass and E. P. Ware, Gramophones p.m. Symphonic The News and
Announcements. Interlude. 8:50 p.m. Tabacalera's & Records, Clucks, Pictures, Cutlery,
etc., etc. 3:45 p.m. Scots Concert: Findlater Overseus News Period. Macdonald, barytone, and Basil N.E.F.A. programme. 9.30 p.m. Gray, reader.
7 p.m. Light Orchestral. Traumere (Schumann-arr. Wal- ter): William Tell-Andante (Pas- torale) (Rossini-arr. Walter). Massed Orchestra of Cellos. Songs Without Words--Potpourri.-Marek, Northern Orchestra. 7.30 p.m. "The" Weber and his Orchestra. ~~
Trans, II (G.S.H., G.S.G., G.S.B.
6.45 p.m. Big Ben; The B.B.C
Saturday Game," a sportive musi- cal broadcasting affair, written and 7.14 p.m. Musical Comedy. "Please Teacher" (Weston, Lee, composed by Ernest Longstaffe; by various Waller and Tunbridge)-You Give additional numbers Me Ideas: Whispering Trees. Look composers: orchestrations by Harry ing Through the Window: The Bidgood. 8.30 p.m. "London Log." Music Master: Mind How You Go by Walter Fitzgerald. 9 p.m. "For Across the Road. Sepha Treble, the Children." 9.30 p.m. The News Winifred Izard, Bobby Howes, Wylle and Announcements. Watson with the London Hippo-Trans. III (G.S.H., G.S.F., G.§.E.) drome Chorus” and Orchestra.
7.30 p.n. Closing Local Stock Quotations and Hong Kong Ex-
change Market Report..
9 p.m.
Tour of Manila's Night Clubs-- Manila Hotel and Ronda Grill. 11 p.m. Sign off.
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A FEW PIECES OF BLACKWOOD FURNITURE
and
Three Radio Seta
Call letters: PHI. Wavelengths One Electric Refrigerator 16.88 in. and 25.57 m.; Frequencies 17770ke, and 11730kc.
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Wavelength 16.88 m. Phohi-programme for the Netherlands Indies.
13.25. National anthem and open- ing announcement,
13.30. News about the stock-ex-
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10.15 p.m. Big Ben; Sousa Mar- chest. 10.30 p.m. Arsenal v. Man-change by Mr. S.. G. Appeldoorn. chester City; A running commer-
13.45. "Serenades-Parade." tary by George F. Allison on the 14.20. Meeting of the Phohl-Club. 7.35 p.m. Elisabeth Schumanu
14.40. Daily News Bulletin. second half of the Association foot- (Soprano) and Kreisler (Violin).
from
14.50. ball match.
the Arsenal
"The Southern Stars" Lullaby, Op. 49, No. 4 (Brahms);
Stadium. Highbury, London. 11.30 (dance-music). Ever softer grows my slumber
15.00. Close down and national i p.m. The Victor Olof Sextet. 12 Schu- (Lingg-Brahms)-Elisabeth mann; Dance Of The Marionette midnight. Dance Music: Ambrose anthem. (Winternitz): Polichinelle Serenade and his Orchestra. 12.10 p.m."am. The News and Announcements. (Kreisler-Kreisler; Be praised.
12.30 am. Dance Music: Ambrose thou peaceful night (The Vaga and his Orchestra, continued. bond'-Ziehrer); O Vienna, my ber, loved Vienna (The Tourist Guide'; -Ziehrer)-Elisabeth Schumann; Serenade Espagnol (Glazounov, arr. Kreisler); Jota (De Falla)-Kreis-
ler.
8 p.m. Local Time Signal, Wez- ther Report and Announcements.
8.03 p.m. Levitzki (Plano). Hungarian Rhapsody No.
(Liszt).
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the Station:- Wavelength: 19.68 metres TPA 2. Wavelength: 25.24 metres TPA 3. Wavelength: 25.60 metres TPA 4.
EL.R-Wave Length, 31.34 metres: | Wavelength: 25.24 m-11.885 Ke.
Power, 1 Kilowatt; Frequency,
7.m. Radio-Journal of France 9.58 megacycles:
(French News). 7.20 am. Gramo- 12.45 p.m. Music. 1 p.m. Time phone Records. 7.30 a.m. Leading Signal. Victorian News Bulletin. Press Articles. 7,45 am. Gramo- 9 am, News In 1.05 p.m. Interstate weather notes. phone Records. 1.15 p.m. A description of the French. 9.30 a.m. News in English, Victorian Racing Club's Meeting at 9.40 a.m. News in Italian. 9.50 ain
10 Ma Brane Flemington. by Jim Carroll, inters-Gramophone Records. " 2.m.
persed with a programme of te- Close down corded musle. 5.30 p.m. Close. 6.30
8.11 p.m. Tino Rossi (Tenor). Bella Ragazzina: Loln Des Gul- tares; Chanson Pour (Film 'Au Bon Des Guitares'),
8.21 p.m. The Ballyhooligans.
Quick-Steps-Canadian Capers; Raggin' The Scale: Medley Fox Trot-The Ballyhooligans Make Whoopee.
8.40 p.m. Light Orchestral,
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AIR RAID OVER CANTON
London, October, 1. Shortly after the air raid alarm at 6.50 a.m. the din of aerial war- fare broke out east of the city. It is believed in the neighbourhood of Tungshan. The hum of the planes was also distinctly audible. A foreigner phoned Reuter from Whampoa stating that he witness- ed five Japanese planes Hying over the harbour on their return journey but dropped po bombs there. At present all is quiet and the "all clear" was sounded at 8.45 a.mi.
It is rumoured that the Chinese p.m. Chimes. A Summary of To-Wavelength: 19.68 m.--15.243 K.
11. a.m. Gramophone Records. authorities have blocked the Pear! day's Markets. 6.45 p.m. Sporting 11.45 a.m. Talk on Current French River but reliable confirmation is News and Notes. 7.10 p.m. New
Events. (In jugo-Slav) by Mr. still lacking, Zealand Mail Bag. 7.20 p.m. Na--
Dragul-Nicolitch. 12 noon. NewB It transpires that In the first 8.30 London Relay London Log tional News Bulletin. 7.30 p.m.
in English. 12.15 p.m. Concert raid this morning three seaplanes by Walter Fitzgerald, "
Queensland and North Australian Relayed from Grenoble. 12.45 D.m. dropped bombs apparently on the News Bulletin. 7.35 pm Sporting Gramophone Records. 1. p.m. Con- aerodrome in the vicinity of Shek With A Song In My Heart-Sym- Highlights of the Week.
8 p.m.
cert Relay from. Marseilles. 1.30 pal, but the aerdrome was empty, phonic Rhapsody (R. Rodgers, arr. "Dance Music of the Great Com-
News in p.m.
French. Colonial A foreigner witnessed the ma Eric Coates) Court Symphony Or- posers." 8.30. p.m. Musical Inter- chestra conducted by Eric Coates: lude. 8.40 p.m. Programme by the Market Prices. 2. p.m. The Meschines circling and power-diving before dropping several bombs. Pan Americana (Herbert); March ABC. (Adelaide) Concert Orches-sage from Paris by Mr. France's Porche. 2.10 p.m. Judicial Talk by
The damage, however, is 'alleged Of The Toys (Habes in Toyland' tra. 9.39 pm The Comedy Har- M. Henri Delmont., 2.20 p.m. to be very slight, The "all clear" Herbert) Columbla Symphony Or- monists. 10.30 p.m. Australasian Gramopt ze Records. 2.30 p.m. chestra directed by Robert E. News Service. 10.50 p.m. Austra Concert; the Do-Bol Quintet, Mme. Bowers; Dream Of Autumn' (Joyce) lastan Mall Bag. 11 p.m. Old-time -London Novelty Orchestra.
Dance Music. 12 p.m. Close.
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Reuter.