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HONG KONG
PROGRAMMES
of 355
on Wavelengths -metres (845 h.c's.).. 31.49 metres
(9.53 megacycles). Hong Kong Timea) BROADCAST TO EMPIRE BY
H.M. THE KING - Christmas Ellpogue
11-12.15 p.m. Relay of Christmas Morning Service from St. John's
Cathedral
12.15 p.m. Interval,
Of A Cage, I Was Anything But Sentimental (flm "Take my tip')
TRAFFIC TIME AT CENTRAL
-Cicely Courtneldge and Jack Hul-Black-Out" Offence
bert: Orchestra-Suu More Old Songs Jack Hylton and His Orch. 9.30 p.m. London Relay-The News.
9.50 p.m. Puccini's 'Madam But- terug' Act. I
1:
Sung by Sheridan (Soprano),
Mannarini (Medto-Soprano), Cecil (Tenor), Pula! (Tenor), Weinberg (Baritone), Gelli (Bass). Masini (Bass) with Members of La Scala 12.30 p.m. Carols and Christmas Orchestra and Chorus, Milan, Con- Musteal.
ducted by Carlo Sabajno.
10.40 pm. Marek Weber and His Orchestra.
"..
Ball
11 p.m. London Belay-Elis Ma- Jesty The King Broadcasting a Message to Empire.
Ring Out, Wild Bells (Fletcher): Good King Wenceslas; The First Nowell Legend (Christ In His Gar- Vienna by Night (Komzak), den) (Tchaikovský)—Royal Choral Love's Dream After The Society cond. by Dr. Malcolm Sar- | (Czibulka); Potpourri Of Waltzes gent; Pastorale (from Bach's (Robrecht).
Christmas Oratorict-arr. Lucas)--- Wilhelm Backhaus (Plano): Bil "Night, Holy Night (Gruber): Christmas Hymn (Traditional)- Maartje Offers (Contralto); God Rest You Merry Gentlemen; I Saw Three Ships (arr. Stainer(; · The Holly And The Ivy (arr. Stainer) See Amid The Winter's Snow (arr. Goss) Royal Choral Society.
1 p.m. Local Time Signal and Weather Report.
1.03 pm. Light Orchestral, Christinas Overture (Coleridge- Taylor) Symphony Orchestra cond. by Dr. Malcolm Sargent; Savoy Christmas Medley (arr. De- broy-Somers)-New Mayfair Or- chestra; For Your Delight (Seren- | ade) (Eric Contér)—Light Sym- phony Orchestra; Schubert Waltzes (Schubert) - Symphony Orchestra cond. by Walter Goehr; At The Tchaikovsky Fountain (Urbach)~~~
Marck Weber and His Orch. 1.30
p.m. Reuter and Rugby Press: Local Weather Report and Announcements.
*
11.15 p.m. Vronsky and Babin (Two Pianos).
Suite No. 2 For Two Planes. Op. 17 (Rachmaninoff); Waltz From Suite For Two Planos, Op: 15 (Arensky).
11.40 p.m. Christmas Epilogue by the Bishop of Hong Kong.
12 nicbtnight: Close down.
SUNDAY
SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS REGIMENTAL BAND
Lindsay Lafford
11. noon to 12.15 p.m. Relay of Morning Service from St. John's Cathedral.
12.15 p.m. Saint-Saens Compasi. tions. "Concerto in G Minor, Op. 22.- Arthur De Greef (Plano) and New Symphony Orchestra cond. by Sir Landon Ronald. Softly awakes my heart ("Samson and Dalila"-- Maria Olczewska (Contralto). In- troduction Et Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 23-Renee Chemet (Violin with plano accomp. by Harold Crax
1.40 p.m. Walter Glynne (Tenor) The Valley Where Wishes Come True (Eatherley-Elliott); I'll Walk Beside You (Lockton-Murray); Old Rustic Bridge By The Mill (Skelly),
1.50 p.m., Cesar Franck-Sym-ton. phonic Variations,
Played by Alfred Corto (Plano) and The London Philharmonic Or- chestra conducted by Sir London Ronald
บ
2.06 p.m. Alfredo and His Or- chestra. with Peter Dawson (Bass- Baritone)...
The
Danse Macabre. Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia. 1 pm. Local Time Signal and Weather Report.
1.03 p.m. Light Orchestral Selec- tions.
Polonaise Militaire in A Major [Chopin, ari. Glazounov); Waltz {from "The Sleeping Beauty" Old Bohemian Town (Marsden Ballet, Op. 66. Tchaikovsky).-- and 'Kennedy): Carla Mia (Sievier Boston Fromenade Orchestra cond. by Arthur Felder. "Caliph of and Prisker) Orchestra; Silver Patrol (from same); So It Bagdad"-Overture (Boleldieu.......... Goes On ("Swing is in the Air); Berlin State Opera Orchestra cond. Red, White And Blue (Swing is in the Air)-Peter Dawson: Russian alpsy Sketch (Ferraris). Gipsy Caprice (Ferraris); Wanderlust Waltz (Smith)-Orcsi 2.
2.30 p.m." Close down,
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme, 7 p.m. Variety. ..
by
Clemens
Schmalstich. Les Saltimbanques Overture. (Louis Ganne). Orchestre Symphonique Du Lutetia Wagram cond. by Fernand Heurteur. Old Friends- Potpourri arr. Herman Finck).- Tom Jones and his Orchestra.
1.30 p.m. Reuter and Rugby Press;
nouncements.
Organ-An Organist's Yuletide-Local Weather Forecast, and An- Quentin M. Maclean; Vocal Ses Winds (Askew-Harrison) Full Sall
Graves-Bucky Peter, Dawson. (Bass Baritone); Orchestra
A traffic summons arising out of a fallure to dim the headlights of
a car during the recent "Black
LABELS
FOR R.A.F.
PILOTS
FLYING SPECIALISTS
Reversal Of Service
Tradition
Out" was heard by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, at the Central Magistracy yesterday. B R Irance, well- known local cricketer, pleaded guilty to driving his car, No. 382, The day when the pilot of the at 8.05 p.m. on December 9 with Royal Air Force might be required his headlights, on, contrary to to fly any type of aeroplane used "Black-Out" regulatons, and was in the Service, is over. During the fined 25. On an additional sum- past few months a new system. mons of driving without a valid designed to produce specialist licence he was fined. 22 Traffic-plots, has been in operation. Its Inspector S. C. Saunders said de- broad effect is to determine a fendant had renewed his licence pupil's future at an early stage in in May, shortly, before the renewal | his flying training and to abolish time for 1937-38, and thought it the tradition that every officer was valid for 12 months.
should be fit to serve in any type of unit. Officers now in training will not only be labelled for the
In other cases. four Europeans were fined, for parking offences. Colonel E & Doughty, Mrs. A Tobias and Mrs. J. W. Platt were fined $3 each for parking three hours. two hours and one hour respectively in excess of the time limit allowed in Pedder Street Mrs. A. H. Potts was fined 84, her excess time being four hours.
A summons against T. A. Ellis for driving at 10.45 pm, on cember 11 at Douglas Street while under the influence of drink was adjourned to January 6. 1938. Mr. H. A. de B. Botelho appeared for Eills and pleaded not guilty."
rest of their Service careers, but they may be allotted permanently to particular squadrona.
The older system could not have been abandoned while the Force was maintained at so low a strength as it was between the end of the War and the beginning of 1935; it is doubtful whether the De-system could have been preserved with efficiency when the fast and rather complicated deroplanes of to-day come into general use. Hence the change which marks a reversal of established custom and which promises partly to meet the longstanding criticism that in the R.A.F. there might be esprit de corps, but there could not be the equivalent of regimental pride. The pilot, trained for duties in all types of aircraft, could not ex- The Royal Engineers Old Com-pect to serve for any length of rades Association are holding a Fancy Dress and Carnival Dance at the Peninsula Hotel, on Mon- day, December 27, dancing from 8.30 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Y
R.E.O.C.A. TO HOLD DANCE
time with any one squadron and could not come to regard any squadron as especially his own.
Music will be provided by the the numbers of pilots of the various Band of the 1st. Bn. The Sea- forth Highlanders, (by kind per- mission of Major. Wolfe-Murray. D.8.0., M.C., and Officers)."
Prizes will be given for:- 1. The best dressed lady. The
best dressed gentleman.
"
SPECIAL APTITUDES The method now is to specify
classes which the flying training schools must supply. The schools in their turn look for special aptitudes in their pupils and pro- ceed to earmark, the trainees for fighter, bomber, Army cooperation. general reconnaissance, and tor- pedo-bomber duties. The subee- quent training is. influenced by this selection and the pilots are
2. The most original lady. The
most original gentlemen, 3. The best dressed couple. There will be carnival novelties passed on to the appropriate units
with a
fair knowledge of the and spot prizes.
aircraft those units use and of the Mrs. L. C. Reid, the wife of Chairman, Lt. Col. L. C. Reid M.B.E. M.C., RE, together with a committee of RE Ladies, have kindly consented to judge the fancy dress costumes at 11 p.m.
The cast of the Y.M.C.A. Pan- tomine are attending after their performance, which will add to the galety of the evening.
general work of the squadrons to which
they are allotted. Once posted; a pilot may expect to remain in the same squadron for at least three years.
For those officers who take short-service commissions-at pre- 'sent about half the total of serving officers--the system should secure stability throughout the period of Tables may be reserved on ap-
their service with the Colours. 1.10 p.m. Songs by Elisabethplication to the Secretary, Tel.
first They spend the
year in Schumann (Soprano).
Military, Kowloon 25., or the Hotel. Tel. 58081,, at the usual rates, training and only three years are left for service with a squadron which includes refreshments.
before they are, transferred to the Late ferry arranged. Tickets from dance committee.
Reserve. Officers with permanent commissions cannot be quite so conveniently disposed, though they too became specialist pilots in the early part of their service. The further specialization which normally required of them tends to give a new direction to their work at the end of about two years with a squadron. They are
then to
take specialist likely courses in subjects like navigation or signalling. They become eligible also for promotion,
Bist Du Bel Mir (Bach). Ave Maria (Schubert). On Wings of Nights At The Ballet-Symphony Song (Heine-Mendelssohn); Spha- Orchestra Cond. Walter Goehr;
renklange (Knepier-J. Strauss, arr. Once I Had A Dear Mother; The
Mittler). Sun Is In Love With The Moon; The "Acacia Blossoms Twice; More Stars Than There Are In The Sky -Magyari Imre and His Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra. "
7.30 p.m. Albert Sandler and His Orchestra.
Trouble In Paradise (Wever. Ager and Schwartz); Ÿvonne (Nicholls); The Land Of Smilles (Lehar), You Are My Heart's Delight, Patiently Smiling; Gipsy Moon (Borganoff),
7.45 p.m. Sea Shanties and
Choruses.
1.50 p.m. Schubert-Trio No. 1 in B Flat, Op. 99. Casals (Instrumental Trio).
Played by Cortot, Thibaud and
2.30 p.m. Close down.
4 to 7 p.m. Chinese Programme.
p.m. Beethoven-Quartet in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131.
Played by the Busch Quartet. 7.40 p.m. Kirsten Flagstad (So- prano),
Creation's Hymn (Gellert-Beet- hoven-Op. 48, No. 4); I.Love Thee (Herrosen-Beethoven), Plano ac- The Sailor Jikes Eils Bottle-O: comp. by Edwin McArthur. Clear The Track. Let The Buligine 746 p.m. Studio Maria Barreto Run; Sally Brown: Hanging John-at the Piano. ny; Whisky Johnny, (arr. Terry): 1. Nocturne In A Minor (Faure): One More Day; On The Banks of 2 Concert Etude (Pierne). Sacramento (arr. Harris); A Dollar And A Half A Day: The Hog's Eye Man (arr. Terry); Storm Along; Roll The Wood-Pile · Down (arr. Harris)—Jcha Goss (Baritone) and Cathedral Male Voice Quartet.
8 p.m. Local Signal and Weather Report.
8:03 p.m. Relay of Lindsay A. Lafford at the Cathedral Organ. with Era Turner (Soprano) and Gaston d'Aquino (Tenor),
THEFT OF MEDICAL GOODS
Yeung Wal, 27, store coolle employed by
the Royal Naval Hospital, appeared, before Mr... A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy yesterday 00 two charges of larceny from his em-
ployers. The first charge was in Such Influences and the lengh of respect of a large quantity of their service conspire to prevent medical and other suppiles, and
their remaining infallibly in the the second of two empty bottles squadrons to which they were and a pair of scissors. Sentence first posted or in the same type of of four weeks' hard labour on each squadron, and as higher ranks are chaize, consecutively, was passed. reached the older system of ex- perience with all types of aircraft to reassert itself.
"Iolanthe" (Sullivan); 2. Overture "Vanity Fair" "(Fletcher); 3, Two Cornet Solos: (a) Because (Guy D'Hardlot) (b) "The English Rose" (German). - Bololst-L/Cpl. A. Meek: 4, Valse"Nights of Glad- ness" (Ancliffe); Interlude: Two
Baritone)-Fret-Foot (Barzan-Mc" Call), The Builder (Foley-Cadman,; 5. Bong "The Lost Chord" (Bull- van): 6. Selection of English Melodies "The Rose" (Myddleton)--, Garb of Auto Gaul, Blue Bonnets over the Border, Rule Britannia, Scotland for Ever.
8 p.m. Local Time Signal, Wea- 1. Overture in D Minor (Handel ther Report and Announcements, arr. Elgar-Ellingford)-Organ; 2.
8.03 p.m. Military Bands.
Every Valley ("Messiah"-Handel. Review Of The Troops'-Band of —d'aquino; 3. Intermezzo from H.M. Welsh Guards; Entry Of The Sonata No. 6 (Rheinberger) songs by Peter Dawson (Bass- Boyards March (Halvorsen, arr. Organ; 4. Duets by Eva Turner and Winterbottom); Swastika March Gaston d'Aquino; 5. Chorale Pre- (Klohr)—The Band of HM. Coid=lude "Schmucke dich, o llebe Beele" stream Guards; · Belphegor-March | (Karg-Elert)-Organ; 6, Solo by (Brepsant); Wellington March Eva Turner (Soprano) 7. Organ (Zehle) Massed Military Bands. Concerto No. 2 in B Flat (Handel,
8.23 p.m. Grand Variety, Novelty-Peter: Dawson's Christ- mas Party Peter Dawson and His Friends; Hamorous-Joe Murga
Organ 8.40 p.m. B.B.C. Symphony Orches
tra,
Prelude "The Kingdom," Op. 51 Overture "Masantello"
"..
troyd's Letter (J. Henry)-John (Eigar); Henry and 'Blossom"; Vocal-Old | (Auber). Song Memorles--Westminster Bal- 9 p.m. Reuter and Rugby Press: lad Singers; Plano Words And Local Weather Forecast and Ao- Music' Medley-Rate Da Costa; nouncements, Vocal-Billy Merson Memories 9.10 p.m. Relay of the Regimental Billy, Merson and Chorus: Come-Band of the 1st Bn. The Seaforth dienne--The Wind's In The West Highlanders,
My Wild Oat (from Aunt Bally) By kind permission of Major R.A. Cicely Courtneldge; Organ-Medley Wolfe-Murray, D.B.O., MC, Con- -Robinson Cleaver; Humorous ducted by Mr. 2. G. Baker, A.R.C.M. Another Day's Broadcasting-Clap-
English Night ham and Dwyer; Vocal-Birdie Out March of the Peers from
10 p.m. Songs by John Brownlee (Baritone),
Berenade (Lockton and Ravint); Benorita (Spoliansky and peris)..
Wim-
expect
may
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ILL-TREATING
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Medical evidence was given at the Kowloon Police Court before Mr. K. Keen in connection with the ill-treatment of a ten-months old infant, by a coolle, Wong Tak chuen. residing at No. 31, Woo Sung Street. 1st floor.
Dr. C. S. Wel, medical officer of the Kowloon Hospital stated that he examined the child brought in to the hospital by the' 8.C.A. and he, found bruises on the forehead and burn marks on the side of the face.
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AGED WOMAN ATTACKED
A particularly cowardly attack on an aged woman whom, accord- Ing to the alleged miscreant's own story, he had known for years, was described at the Central Magistra- cy yesterday when Lau Hon, 43. was brought before Mr. E. A. D. Forrest in a committal case, char ged with robbery with violence from the person of Wu Choy, a 74- year old woman doctor.
Detective Sub-Inspector W. N.
Parkin. prosecuting. said on Au-
gust 29, complainant was return- in to her home at No. 303 Hen- nessy Road with her grandson when defendant, whom she knew by Eight. came to her and asked
her to go with him to see a pa- tient, She went with him to No. 276 Hennessy Road and when ther came to the Arst floor. defendant whistled into a crack in the door. Complainant told him the correct thing to do to gain admission, was
to knock.
Accused thereupon pulled a pac- ket of pepper from his pocket and applied it to complainant's mouth. He pushed her and took a ring from her finger. Complainant feil to the floor and fainted.
Medical evidence was given by Dr. P. F. S. Court, and evidence of an identification parade by Mr. F. W. Shaftain, Assistant Director of Criminal Intelligence, Complainant then told her story, and after fur- ther evidence the case journed.
Was ad-
PARKING OFFENCE
L. A. Carvalho of No. 2, United
Keen at the Kowloon Police Court Terrace, appeared before Mr, K.
yesterday on a summons for park- ing his motor cycle. In a street Mr. H. W. Fraser of the S.C.A. at prohibited for parking on Decem- the previous hearing told the
cember 12. He pleaded guilty and 10.10 p.x. London Palladiura Court that acting on, an anony-
was fined $2. Orchestra,
mous letter sent to him he visited Vivienne (Finck); Les Sylphides defendant's address and found a (Cuzsans, arr. Lotter); Moontime
woman, named L King, lying on a (Collins); Childhood Memories bed smoking oplum. Beside her far, Somers); "Peter Pan" Selec- was the child which had the ap tion (John Crook).
pearance of being under fed and the face and other parts, of the hody were covered with bruises
10.30 p.m. Close down
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14 King was also arrested and jointly charged. she had since absconded from her address.
The case was adjourned till De- cember 31.