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Z.B.W. on Wavelengths of 255 metres (845 kcm), 31.49 metres (9.52. mégseyales). (Hong Kong Tiple) ELVIE YUEN (SOPRANO) From the Studio BURNS DINNER SPEECH 12 noon. Relay of Service of tercession from St. John's Cathe~ drak
AUSTRALIA
VLR-Wave Length, 31.34 metres Power, 1 Kilowatt; Frequenoy.
9.58 megacycles.
12.35 pm, Recorded Music 1pm.
Time Signal. Victorian News Bul- letin. 1.5 p.m. Interstate Weather Notes. 1.15 p.m. Luncheon Music. 1.30 p.m. Descriptions of the Aus- In-tralian Tennis Championships, at
DIVORCE LAW CHANGES
NEW PROCEDURE FOR APPLICANTS
"Reconciliation"
For High Court
The new Matrimonial Causes Rules, 1937. forecast as a necessary consequence of the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1937, Mr. A. P. Herbert's measure, recently came into opera. tion on Jan. 1.
These rules are the work of a
LAMMERTS AUCTIONS
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TO BELL BI
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ON
WEDNESDAY,
"
JAN. 26, 1938.
COMENCING AT 2.30 P.M.
At the Premises of The Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Quarry Bay
Adelaide, and Results of the K- More Races, interspersed with 1230 p.m. Scottish Music.
Musical Items. 5 p.m. Close. 8.30 Melodies of Robert Burns-Light P.m. "At Home And Abroad" Opera Opera Company. Deirdre's The Watchman." 6.45 pm. Sport- Farewell to Scotland Kennedy-ing News and Notes. 7 p.m. News. Fraser); Tam Glen (arr. Stephen Markets and Weather from North comittee presided over by the and Burnett-Jean Day (30-
Australia. 7.20 p.m. Overseas News President of the Probate, Divorce prano). Hieland Laddle. New
Service. 7.25 p.m. Commentary, on
and Admiralty Division, Sir Boyd Mayfair Orchestra. The Auld Hoose
Overseas News 7.30 p.m. Queens-Merriman, and including Sir Henry (Nairne); Star o' Robble Burns Bulletin. 7.40 p.m. News in French
land and North Australian News Norbury, the Senior "Registrar. (Booth),-Peter Dawson. Bonnie
The new rules provide a com Scotland-New Mayfair Orchestra.
for listeners in New Caledonia and posite set of machinery for the the New 1 p.m. Local Time Sirnal and
Hebrides. 7.55 p.m. Divorce Division in general, and all Weather Report,
Musical Interlude. 8 p.m. Robert the existing Matrimonial CausEA Burns Anniversary Play. 9 p.m. 1.03 p.m. Musical Comedy Selec- Scotch Programme by the A.B.C.
Rules are replaced. Practitioners 53 Reels Paper itions."
will now have a self-contained (Melbourne) Wireless Chorus. 8.20 code, subject to the old quaunca-41 Bales Paper Travel Letter from Denzel Batche- tion being retalhed-Rule 80 of the 99 Bales Card Board Shelor. 9.30 p.m. Danny Malone. new rules--that where these, rules Tenor-Recital of Irish Songs. 9.45 are silent on any particular point p.m. Comedy Sketch-The" Dum- the court will have recourse to the bles."
10.5 p.m. Dance Moxic. 10.30 rules of the Supreme Court where p.m. Australasian News Service. relevant. News Brevities. 11.30 pm. Close. 10,50 p.m. Dance Music. 11.20 p.m.
"Bow
Bells" Selection New Mayfair Orchestra, "Over Goes" Selection. The Saville Theatre Orch. with Adele Dixon.
1.19 p.m. Military Band Music, "Vanity Fair "-Overture-B.B.C. Military Band. Sambre et Meuse March; Entry of the Gladiators- "March.-Massed "Bands of the
Aldershot Command.
BERLIN
REGISTRAR'S INQUIRY
(For Account of the Concerned)
then at Mesars. Davie Boag Co's godown, Quarry Bay 64 Reels Paper
96 Balen Paper
For people who want divorces be- fore three years after their mar-14 riage, they provide entirely new procedure. Application will be by. originating summons--Rule 2m supported by an affidavit by the applicant stating the grounds on which the application is particulars of the hardship or de- 1.05, p.m. Call (German. Eng-pravity alleged, the names Ush).
and
1,30 p.m. Reuter and Rugby Press; Weather
Forecast and
Announcements..
D.JA DJ.B.
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140 p.m. Relay of the Speech from the Rotary Club Titän. Speaker-Mrs. L. Dunbar.
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Sub-
ject "The International Womens' Club."
.2.15 p.m. Close down.
31.38m (95.60 k.c.) 19.74m. (15.200 k,c.) 16.89m (17,760 kc.) 31.45m. (95.40 .k.c.) D.J.Q....... 19.63m. (15.280 kc)
and afterwards at the premisek of The Taikoo Desk, Quarry "Bay
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made, TERMS:-CAPE ON DELIVAST,
German Folk Song. 1.10 pm. Music for all. 2 p.m. News in riage and where and with whom
ages, of any children of the mar German. 2.15 p.m. Music for all they are living, any attempts at 2.50 p.m. Greetings reconciliation, and exhibiting a
(continued).
copy of the intended petition.
LAMMERT BROS..
AUCTIONEERS.
An appointment with the Re-PUBLIC AUCTION.
6 to 7 pan, Chinese Programme. 7 p.m. Dance Music..
to our listeners in New Zealand. Tango-Caramba; Slow Fox-trot 3 p.m. News and Economic Review -Gypsy Violin.-Mantovani and in English. 3.15 p.m. To-day in His Tipica Orch. "Quickstep-On Germany. Sound Pictures: 3.30 Bistrar will follow, and he will in the Isle of Kitchymiboko; Tango | p.m. An hour with Johann Strauss, the presence of such of the parties My Lost Love.-Henry Jacques with the waltz king. The Otto Dob-
who attend or their solicitors, in- his Orch. Fox-trots-Ridin' Up the rindt Orchestra. 4.30 p.m. Bestde quire into the reasonable probabilTH
THE Undersigned have rod eived River Road; The Simple Things in
the well.. ," Romantle potpourri.ity of reconciliation and report in Life.-Mario Lorenzi and his 5.15 p.m. Brass Band. 5.30 p.m. writing to the Judge. Rhythmics. Fox-trot-Love. Please News and Economic Review in Stay: Waltz One Kiss in a Million German. 5.45 p.m. Light Concert. Henry Jacques and His Orch. 17 p.m. Concert of Light Music. 8 Give My Heart: The Last Waltz- The Cavallers.
7,30 p.m. Variety.
by
The latter will hear the applica- tion in his chambers.
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The procedure on beginning any matrimonial cause shows a marked change in practice. Instead of a petition being addressed "to the THURSDAY, JAN. 27,1 Right Honourable the President," it will be addressed to "the High Court" (Rule 3).
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p.m. News in English. 8.15 p.m. Concert of Light Music (continu- ed). 13.50 p.m. Greetings to our Listeners in the Netherlands East Wrap Me up in my Tarpaulin Indles. 9 p.m. News and Econo- Jacket: The Lancashire Poacher.- mic Review in German. 9.15 pm. Harold Williams and the B.B.C. Musical treasures. Male Chorus. Fourth Form at St. conducted
Arranged and Further details than are required Michaels, Will
Eugen Sonntag. Hay and
now will be contained in the peti- His 10 p.m. News and Economic Review Scholars. Darling. Je Vous aime
tion if the nature of the allegations Beaucoup: For Me. For You. To-day in Germany.
in English and Dutch. 10,15 p.m. calls for it. For instance, to meet Hildegarde with Carroll Gibbons tures. 10.30 p.m. Young Germany the jurisdiction
Sound Pic-Section 13 of the Act relating to and his Boy Friends." At the Close to-day (English). 10.45 pm. Non hear petitions of deserted wives of the Court to of a long long Day. A Melody stop. from the Sky-Les Allen and His Gerinan Short-Wave Station. 11.45 settle abroad, the domicile of the Entertainment hour of 'the whose husbands are deported or Canadian Bachelors. The Phan-p.m. Labour-the ute of our people. husband immediately before the tem of a Song (Henry Hall): Radio
desertion or deportation must be Times-Fox-trot-The B.B.C. Dance
statea, also the date and circum- stances of the desertion of the date
Orchestra.
8 p.m. Local Time Signal and Weather Report.
8.03 p.m. Studio-Elvie Yuen (Soprano) and The Very Rev. Fr. Riganti.
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1. (a) Impatience (Schubert) (b) The Quall Cry (Schubert) (c) All Souls' Day (Strauss).-Elvie Yuen. 2-(8) Melody from Chants du Voyageur (Paderewski) (b) Tarantella in A Minor (Pleczonka). -FT. Riganti. 3.-(a) Non Ja Sospiri (Tosca) (b) Vissi d'Arte, Vissi d'Amore (Tosca)-Elvie Yuen
8.25 p.m. Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.
Pictures of daily life in the New Germany. Midnight. Sign off (Ger-
man, English).
HOLLAND.INDIA
Call letters: PHI. Wavelengths 16.88 m, and 25.57 m; Frequencies 17770kc. and 11730kc.
08.30-10.00 G.M.T. wavelength 19.71 m. 13.25-15.30 GMT. wavelength 16.88 m. 19.00-20.30 GMT. wavelength 31.28 m. Wavelength 19.71 m. " 08.30-10.00 Experimental broad- cast on behalf of Philips Radio Eindhoven-Holland. Happy pro-
of the deportation order.
Not only the date and effect of any previous decree of judicial se- paration must be stated. but also of any order by magistrates and whether there has been any re- sumption of cohabitation.
COMMENCING A 2,30 PM.
1938
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Ox VIEW From WEDNESDAY. THE 26TH JANUARY, 1938.
Where a petition for divorce is based on presumption of death, the last place of cohabitation of the parties, the circumstances in which they ceased to cohabit, and the date when and the place where the respondent was last seen or TERMS :-Usaн or DELIVERY, heard of must be stated.
Carmen-March of the Smug-
CLAIMS TO ALIMONY glers; Soldiers changing the Guard,gramme. Special broadcast for: Hitherto, to obtain alimony pen- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Liszt),
Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Is- dente lite It has been necessary 8.42 p.m. Mozart Quartet in F are to be sent to Phohi-PCJ Studiato le a separate petition, but un- lands. Reports about the reception for a wife petitioner or respondent Major-Played by the Budapest Hiversum-Holland. String Quartet.
Wavelength 16.88 m. Phohi programme for the Netherlands Indles.
der the new rules a wife petitioner may include in the main petition -9.07 p.m. Light Opera..
such a claim, and set out a general "Paganini"-Vocal Gems Light
statement of the husband's incôme Opera Company. The Maid of the 13.25 National anthem and open- and property. Such a claim must Mountains-London Palladium Or-ing-announcement. chestra. "The Arcadians" - The Pipes of Pan; Arcady is Ever Young.-Winnie Melville.
9.30 p.m. London Relay-The News
9.50 p.m. Scottish' Music. Bing to Me the Old Scotch Bongs. Joseph Hislop (Tenor). Always Take Care of Your Pennies; It's A Roon the Toen-Sir Harry, Lauder. My Ain Folk-Mary Kay (Contral to). MacGregor's Gathering: Bon- Inle Wee ThingJoseph Hislop
(Tenor).
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10,10 m. Barn's Night Dinner Speech.
13.30 Stock reporta. 13.40 Actualities,
14.00. Plano-recital Potharst.
by
14.20 Talk.
14.40 Radio-Revuc,
LAMMERT BROS., AUCTIONEERS.
PLANES AND POLITICS
Use of an acroplane on election
be inserted in the prayer at the day to solicit votes had City Clerk end of her petition, and the prayer
James Somers stymied. An auto- must also contain quite a new giro plane whirled over the city Mien claim, if it is sought. for costs.
with a banner reading, "Vote for To reduce
costs and simplify Day for Mayor."" the procedure, Rule 3 provides that
Mr. Bomers said the election act all applications for ancillary relief makes it unlawful to solicit votes 15.00 Close down and national such as maintenance or variation
on election day, but it sets forth anthem.
of settlements shall be by notice
what solicitation is. It reads: "No Instead of as hitherto, by petition.
person on the day of polling shall Every petition in a matrimonial use or deliver to any other person cause requires an affidavit in veri- any card, ticket, leaflet, book, cir- Acation. In
cular or writing... soliciting votes," 10 the petitioner George A. Lobb, who has driven swears to knowledge of the facts new," said Mr. Somers, "It's never "Use of an airplane is something New York City elevated trains a alleged or information about them, distance equal to four round trips land, except in restitution cases,
been done before as far as I can
52 YEARS IN MID-AIR
from the earth to the moon, has that there is no collusion or con- remember."
retired at 73,
nivance.
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Bir Atholl MacGregor introduces.
In 52 years' service on the "El," 10.15 p.m. His Excellency The Mr. Lobb, an employce of the In-be-under Rule 5-supported by an trace the respondent.
Petitions after Jan. 1 next must steps which have been taken to Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote. terborough Rapid Transit Com-amdavit which (a) must deal with Rule 40 provides for
10.40 p.m. London Relay-A He-pany, said he never had taken a
a party collusion, except in restitution for against whom a decree nisi is made cital of Burns' Songs,
drink of liquor or been late to work. confugal rights; (b) where for di- to have the decree made absolute He began as an engine wiper in vorce or judicial separation on the if the other party does not do s0 1885 and within a year was 'fre→ ground of adultery there has been within a reasonable time. This is man on the coal-burning locomo conduct conducing. connivance or a new provision. tives of that dạy.
condonation, and where cruelty is. Another important innovation is the ground of condonation; (c) the right to petition for mainten- where there is a petition on the ance: immediately after the main ground of presumption of death the petiti
petition
Ye Banks and Braes; John An- derson, My Joe. Braw Braw Lads: O whistle and I'll Come to You. My Heart is Safr; Ca' the Yowes to the Knowes; A. Rosebud by my Early Walk.
11 pm. Close down.
In recent years he piloted Sixth Avenue "E" trains more than 100 miles a day
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