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TO-DAY
HONG KONG
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3.53 Wavelengths of metrox (845 k.c's.), 31,49 metres (9.53 marecycles). (Hong Kong Timeal CHINA IN TRAVAIL "—APPEAL
BY DR. T. C. NOE Studio Recital
RADIO PROGRAMMES
9.15 p.m. Gerry' Moore at the
Plano,
Dream Awhile-Slow Fox-Trut Mereer-Chman); Keep a Twinkle 1a1 Your Eye Quickstep 1 from Blackbirds of 1038". Slow Fox-
PARIS
of the
Jį
Call-lettern
Station:- Wavelength: 19.68 metres TPA 2. Wavelength: 25.24 metres TPA 3. Wavelength: 25.60 metres TPA 4 Trot Medley: I've Got Two Lips-Wavelength: 25.24 m-11.885 Kc. | Quickstep (Feather. An Evening With You-Slow Fox-Trot (alm "Colleen").
12 noon to 12.20 pm. Relay of Special Service from St. John's Cathedral.
12.30 D.m. Three Songs hy Band, Frances Langford..
"Anything
Goes
9.30 p.m. Landon Relay-The News and Announcements.
9.50 pm. B.B.C. Wireless Military Vanity Fair-Overture (Fletcher) It's Like Reaching for the Moon
Woodland Pictures-Rural Sulta (Lewis-Sherman-Marquese). Sweet Fletcher): 1. Romance An Old Heartache; Was It Rain? (froin | World Garden"; 2. Introduction "The Hit Parade")."
and Dance "In the Hayfields"; 3. 12.40 pm. Jack Hylton and His | Humoreske—"The Bean Feast." Le Orchestra.
Reve Passe (Krier and Holmer): ...Selection Hungarian Dance (From Foreign (Cole Porter), There's A Small Parts") (Moszkowskt, arr. Sommer). 10.10 p.m. Songs by Evelyn Laye (Soprano)
and (Tenor). ↑
The Night Is Young: When I Grow Too Old To Dream (Alm "The Night Is Young").--Evelyn Laye. You Must Have, Music; Heaven in Song (film **Land Without Music").-Tauber. Nobody Could Love You More: Love Never Comes Too Late (Operetta "Paganini")- Evelyn Laye and Tauber.
Hotel-Fox-Trot; On Your Toes-- Fox-Trot (from "On Your Tões"). Love Live for Ever and Rule My Heart Waltz: Girls Were Made to Love and Kiss Fox-Trot (from "Paganini").
1 p.m. Local Time Signal and Weather Report.
|
a
ME
Richard Tanber
1.03 p.m. "Songs by Tino Rossi. Tant Qu'il Y Aura Des Etoiles (Hornez-Vendresse). Un Violon Dans La Nuit: La Serenade a Lenn (from the Revue "Parade · Di
10.30 p.m. Dance Music. Monde"),
Fox-Tro-Black Beauty: Slow 1.13 pin. Continental Orchestras. Fox-Trot-Black and Tan Fantasy. Granada
(Albeniz), Orquesta-Duke Ellington and His Orches- Odeon Napoll-Tarantelle (Mes- tra. Tangos-Aloha, Marimba! 0
Balalaika-Mantovan! Tipica Orchestra. Get a Kick Out of You; Anything
sacapo); Chant De.Sirene (F. Vol- patti, jr.-Orchestre Napolitain. Lysistrata-Waltz Lincks):
Bail Sirens-Waltz Tunes ("Merry, Widow"-Lehar).-Orchestra Mas
cotte.
1.30 p.m.
Reuter and Rugby Press; Local Weather Forecast and Announcements,."
and HIS Fox-Trots - I
Goes (from same).-Ambrose and His Orchestra. Timber: Goodnight, My Love (film "Stowaway")-Jack Hylton and His Orchestra. Waltz Salling With the Tide: Fox-Trot --In a Little English Inn-Jack Jackson and His Orch.
11 p.m. Close down.
Calla G.S.G.
G.S.O.
G.S.B.
G.S.H
DAVENTRY
Wavelengths 17.79m.c. (16.86m.) 15.18m.c. (19.76m.) 9.51m.c. (31.55m.) 21.47m.c. (13.87m.) G.S.F.
15.14m.c. (19.82m.) Trans. 1 (G.S.O. G.S.G., G.S.B.).
(French News). 7.29 a.m. Gramo- 7 a.m. Radio-Journal of France
Press Articles. phone Records. 7.30 a.m. Leading
7.45 am. Gramo- phone Records, 9 a.m. News In
"
[DIARY OF LOCAL
EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13 Anniversaries and Holidays St. Edward the Confessor. Gen. Sir. Isaac Brock died, 1812. Canova died, 1822.
Cinemas. (See Page 3). Dances. Cheero Club Dance, 8.30
p.m.
Lectures.-Professor Hsu Ti-shan on "Wu Shunn, the Great Beggar French. 9.30 am. News in English, and Promoter of Free Education, In Union “Assembly Room, HK University, 8.30 p.m.
9.40 a.m. News in Italian,
Gramophone Records.
Close down
9.50 a.in
10 a.m.
Wavelength: 19.68 m.-15.243 Kc.
12
Mails. (See Page 16).
Meetings.—Mamak Tournament,
omen's Guild, 10'
Kowloon
Lille. 11:35 a.m. Gramophone Re-Union Church
11. a.m. Concert Relayed from in St. Andrew's 6 p.m. Kowloon
cords. 11.45 a.m. Talk on Current a.m.; V.D.M.A. Committee Meeting" French Events (In Russian). Roon News in English. 12.15 p.m. in the Vicarage 8.15 p.m.; H.K. and Farewell to Miss J. M. Smith, Concert Relayed from 12.45 p.m. Talk on French Events. Kowloon. 7 pm.
Rennes. Students Relief Assen., at Y.MC.A..
1. p.m. Concert Relay from Mont-
Miscellaneous.-Fourth Colonial Market Prices. 2 rellier. 1.30 p.m. News in French.
(Garrison) Wolf Cub Pack's Annual Economic and Social Talk by Mr. Parents' Evening, in Union Church Qualid. 2.10 p.m. Theatrical Talk Hall, Kowloon, 5.30 p.m.; Exhibi- by Mr. Pierre Sclze.
tion of "H.K. Telegraph's" Photo- 2.20 p.m.
graphic Competition, id "S. C. M.. Gramophone Records. 2,30 p.m. Concert: Mrs Clavius-Marius: 3.55 Post" Board Room 9.30 am to 6 p.m. Rates of Exchange and French P Stock
Moon.-IX Moon 10th. Day, (Rentes), 4. p.m. - Close Down.
1.40 p.m. Variety. Orchestral-At Dawning. The Land of the Sky Blue Water (Cad- man); Allce" Blue Gown (Tierney, McCarthy)-Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians. Piano Rhythm of the Rain; I Was Lucky film "The Man from Folles Ber- gere "Renara. Humorous-John Henry's Night Out.-John Henry assisted by Gladys Horridge. "Electric." Guitar-Mood Ruby (Len Fillis).-Lèn Fillis. Vocal-
3 pm. Big Ben: Esta Stein and They're Always Together; The
her Yiddish. Chauve Souris Com- Vegetable Blues Crumit and pany, in a programme of Music and Klein). Frank Crumit (Tenor). Sketches. 3.25 p.m. "World Affairs." Orchestral-Out of the Rag Baga talk by JL. Brierly, OB.E... Medley-Harry Roy and His Or chestra.
2.15 pm. Close down.
4 to 7 p.m. Chinese programme. 7 to 11 p.m. European programme 7 pm, Dance Music. Fox-Trots - You Started Me Dreaming; The Glory of Love- Billy Cotton and His Band. Waltz -Coronation Waltz; Tango Questa Notte TI Diro-Mantovani and His Orchestra.
Chichele Professor of International Law, Oxford. 3.40 p.m. The Sym- phonies of Beethoven: the B.B.C. Empire Orchestra. 4.10 p.m.
| Plano Solos (Music by Chopin)
4.20 p.m: The News and Announce- ments. 4.40 p.m. "Green Fleida and Pavements "-2. 4.55 p.m. In- terlude of Popular 'Melodies played or Two Planos.
p..
p.m.
Rehearsals. HK. Singers, in Union Church, Kennedy Road, 5.30- P... Mozart's "Requiem" and El- gar's "For the Fallen."
Social-Whist Drive and Tom- bola in Garrison Sergt's.. Mess, Queen's Road, 8.30 p.m.
Wavelength: 25.24 m-11.885 Kc.
5.15 p.m. News in French, Market Prices, Flates of Exchange. 5. p.m. News in Arabic. 6. Concert Relayed from Strasbourg, 6.30 p.m. Gramophone Records. 6.50 p.m. Who's Who To-day by Mr. F. Potterher. 7. p.m. Relay of· News), 7.30 p.m. News in French. Radio-Journal of France French pm.
Rates of Exchange. 8.10 p.m. News(10.28... 17 English. 8.20 p.m, News in Italian. 8.30 p.m. Relay. 10.30 p.m. Colonial Market Prices. 10.45 ·| pim. News in Portuguese. 11. p. Close Down.
Wavelength: 25.60 m.-11.720 Re.
11.15 p.m. Gramophone Re- cords 12.15 3.m. News in French, Market Prices. Rates of Exchange. 12.40a.m. News in Spanish. 12.50 a.m. News In Portuguese. 1. a.m. Gramophone Records, 1:15 B.. Close Down. 3. a.m. Gramophone Records. 1. a.m. News In French, Market Prices, Rates of Exchange. 4.30 a.m. News In English. 4.45 a.m. Gramophone Records. 5.45 a.m. News in Ger- man. 6. a.m. Close Down.
BERLIN
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16.89m. (17.760 kc.) $1,45m. (95.40 k.c.) D.J.Q....... 19.43m. (15.280:ke) 1.95 p.m. Call (German, Eng sh). German Folk Song
1.10 Music Making. 2 p.m Trans. H (G.S.H., G.S.G., G.B.B.! News in German. 2.15 p.m. .6.45 p.m. Big Ben; Beethoven's Music Making (continued). 2.50 Sonatas for Cello and Piano-3. p.m. Greetings to our listeners.
p.m.
Sports. (See Page 10). " Sanrise.8.19 a.m. Sunset.-5
Tides-High at 01.18. Low
at
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14
Cinemax-(See Page 5).
Malls. (See Page 16). Moon.-IX Moon, 11th... Day, Sunrise.-6.18 a.m. Sunset-6.01
p.m.
Tides. High at 00.25. Low at 09.18.
Sports. (See Page 101,
MANY MORE BABIES
Population Up By 45,000
There were over 6000 more.bables. born in the second quarter of this.. year than in the corresponding quarter of 1938: The total was 183,867 and the increase 6125, and the birth rate was 16.1 per 1000 of the estimated mid-year population. 7.14 p.m. Musical Comedy.
Of these births 84,023 were males Helen-Vocal Gemis (Herbert
Mildred Lipman, cello, and Frank 3 p.n. News and Economic Review and 79,844 females, or a proportion Ofenback - art. Korngold). - Columbia Light Opera Company. Victoria Cinema Orchestra, Brad-Germany. Sound Pictures. 3.30 p.m. compared with
Britton, plano. 7.15 p.m. The New in English. 3.15 p.m. To-day in of 1052 males to 1000 females-
ΑΠ average of tord. 7.45 pm. Esta Stein. 8.10 Light Opera. Melodies from light 1047 during the preceding ten Scala and his Accordion Band. 9 Hello, hello! You wish we play! Fewer infants under one year p.m. "World Affairs," 9.15 p.m.5.30 p.m. News and Economic of age died, the mortality being Negro Spirituals sung by Paul Review in German. 5.45 p.m.
54 per 1000 births, or..4 per 1000 Robeson 9.30 p.m. The News and Press Review. Editor in Chief Hans below the average of the ten pre- Announcements.
Fritzsche. 8 p.m. Light Music. ceding first quarters.
"Home and Beauty" (CB. Coch- ran's Coronation Revue).-Magda Neeld. Janet Lind and. Webster
Booth.
7.30 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quetalluns and Hong Kong Ex- change Market Report.
7.35 p.m. Variety: Orchestral "Les Cloches De Corneville"-Selection (Planquette) -De Groot and His Orchestra. Vocal-Mon Petit Lit" D'Enfant Depart (Delettre and Aubret) Lucienne Boyer. Orchestral ---- Lamento!-Tango (Muck-Caros); Land of Magic-Tango (Gerhard Winkler)-Heinz Huppertz and his Orchestra. Organ-The Merry-Go- Round Broke Down (Friend and Franklin); Where Are You? (nim "Top of the Town").-Sidney Torch.
-8 p.m. Local Time Signal, Wea- ther Report and Announcements.
ing
8.23 p.m. Studio "China in Travall" an appeal by Dr. Y. C.
p.m. "Dancing Time," with Primo operas. 4.30 p.m. Request-concert!
Trans. 'II (G.S.H., G.S.F., G.S.B.).
second quarters.
7 p.m. Concert of Light Music. The number of deaths registered 10.15 p.m. Big Ben: The Coventry 8 p.m. News In English. 8.15 during the second quarter this Hippodrome "Orchestra. 11 p.m D.m. Concert of Light Music year was 118,524, or 45,178 fewer
Music Hall. 12 midnight. The News | (continued) and Announcements. 12.20 3.m. to
Matters of Moment." a series of talks for listeners in India. 12.35 a.m. "Swift Berenade,"
AUSTRALIA
3LR-Wave Length, 31.34 metres: Power, 1 Kilowatt; Frequency,
8.55 p.m. Greetings than in the preceding quarter and. Jur Listeners in British 1018 fewer than in the correspond- India.
9. p.m. News and Econo- ing quarter of 1936. They com- mic Review in German-9.15 p.m. prised 60,902 males and 57,822.- What one should see in East Prus- females, or 1057 males to 1000- sia. Radio pictures of Germany's females. Eastern Province." 9.45 p.m. Short
NATURAL INCREASE compositions for Cello and Plano. The total deaths corresponded Sigrid Bucco, Helmut Hideghet: to an annual rate of 11.6 per 1000 10 p.m. News and Economic Review of the population, or 0.2 below In English and Dutch, 18.15 p.m.
that recorded for the similar: To-day in Germany, Bound Pictures. period of 1936. 10.30 p.m. Recent Songs. Else The natural Increase of DO- Lampinann will sing. 10.45 p.m.
pulation by excess of births over The Enchantment of Wine. An deaths' was 45,343, 1.6 against. autumn festival in words and natural increases of 37,506, 33,957, music, 11.45 p.m. Press Review. and 38,112 in the corresponding Editor in Chief Hans Fritzsche, quarters of 1934, 1935, and 1938. Midnight. Sign, off (German, Enz- lish).
HOLLAND INDIA
4
The number of persons married In the second quarter of 1937 in: England and Wales was. 159,590, an increase of 18,880 on the num- ber in the preceding quarter, but Call letters: PIL Wavelengths | 40,948 few than that in the corres- 16.88 m. and 25.57 m.; Frequencies sponding quarter of 1936. The 17770kc. and 11730kc.
9.58 mexacycles. 12.45 p.m. "At Home and Abroad" "The Watchman.” 1 p.m. Time 8.03 p.m. Studio-Concert by J. Signal. Victorian News Bulletin. McNaught Thomson (Baritone) ac-1.05 pm. Interstate Weather Notes. companied by Nura Kanis (Piano). 1.15 p.m. Luncheon Music. 1.30 i, The Curfew.-Monk Gould; 2, p.m. A description by Jim Carroll Sink Red Sun-Teresa Del Riego; of the Oaklands Hunt Club's Race 2, Shepherd see they horse's foam- | Meeting, Interspersed with a pro- mane-Francis Korbay; 4. gramme of recorded music. 5.15 Here's to the best of us.-Pat p.m. Close. 6.30 p.m. Chimes. Thayer.
Fifteen Minutes of Popular Müsic. 6.45 p.m. Sporting News and Notes.
p.m. Chimes. Talk-"Explora tion." Burke and Wills Reach the
number corresponds to an annual Guit. By Mr. Frank Clune. 1.20
Wavelength 19.71 m.,
rate of 15.7 per 1000 of the es p.m. National News Bulletin. 7.30
Station P.C.J.
timated mid-year population. The Grasshopper's Dance (Buca pim. Queensland and North Aus~
13.00-16.00 Experimental broad- In Great Britain and Ireland lossi): La Siesta (Barcarolle) (Nor- trallan News Bulletin.
7.40 p.m. cast on behalf of Philipe Radio 200,788. births and 150,030 deaths ton, arr. Lotter): Live, Laugh and News, Markets, and Weather for Eindhoven Holland. Happy pro- were registered in the three months Love (Film "Congress Dances”); North Australia. 8 p.m. Programme gramme. Special broadcast for ended June 30. The increase on Old Vienna Moon (Lebert, Zadow-by the National Military Band, con- Asin. Reports about the reception population owing to the excess of skl, arr. Cardew).
ducted by Stephen Yorke. 8.30 are to be sent to Phohi-PCJ Studio births over deaths was therefore 8.48 p.m. Songs by Paul Robeson p.m. Travel Letter from Denzil Hilversum-Holland.
59,756. The number of persons [Bass].
married was 189,598, All these figures are given in the quarterly return of the Registrar-General for England and Wales.
Hoe.
8.33 p.m.-London Patadium Or chestra.
Batchelor. 8.40 p.m. Programme
Ho! Hol-The Wagon Bong: from the Melbourne Studios. D Climbing Up The Mountain Bouz p.m. Dance music by the National film "King Solomen's Mines. Dance Orchestra, conducted by Al. Love Song: Canoe Song (alm "San- Hammett. 9.30 p.m. Frogramme ders of the River".
from the Melbourne Studiça. .10 9 p.m. London Relay World | p.m. "Comedy and Rhythm," by Al Affairs."
Hammett and the National Dance
At talk by J. L. Brierly, O.B.E., Orchestra. 10.30 pm: Australasian Chichole Professor of International | News Service. 19.50 p.m. Medita- JLaw. Oxford.
tion Music. 11.30 p.m. Close."
DUKE AND DUCHESS OF WINDSOR
Paris, Oct. 10.
The Duke and Duchess of wind- way to Munich. It is understood or left Paris to-day for Berlin. that his stay in Munich will be
Colonel Lindbergh left the Eng- a short one
lish Airport, Lympre, to-day, on his Traniockan.