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Hotel Orchestra 12 noon to 12.20 p.m. Relay of Service of Intercession from St. John's Cathedral,
12.30 p.m. Paul Robeson (Bass). You Didn't Oughta Do Such Things (film "Big Fella"). The Black Emperor and Lonely Road (Alm "Song of Freedom").
12.40 p.m. Band of HM. Grena dier Guards.
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"At p.m.
Home
And News Abroad.” 1 pm. Victorian Bulletin. 1.30 p.m. Descriptions of the Empire Games in Sydney. 8.34 p.m. "The News Behind The News." 7.55 p.m. Musical Interlude. p.m. Radio Serial-"Into the Light" 8.30 p.m. "Emma and Erbert. 8.40 p.m. Music Hall Progranume, 9 p.m. Topical Revue Clippings the Week's News in Song, Sketch and Story. 9.30 p.m. Instrumental
Ensemble, with Vocalist. 10.30 p.m. Australian News Service. 10,50 The Old Frog Pond, Characteris- tle (Alford). Villanelle (Dell'Acm. The National Military Band. 11.20 p.m. News Brevities. 11.30. qua-Winterbottom); Marche Mil-
Close. taire (Schubert - Godfrey),
Sousa Marches On.
1 p.m. Local Time Signal and Weather Report.
1.03 p.m. Irene Dunne (Soprano! and Harry Roy and His Orchestra.
The Sheep Were in the Meadow Fax-Trot and A Little Co-operation- from You-Fox-Trot (from “Going, Greek"). Six-Eight Medley-Harry Roy and His Orchestra. When I Grow Too Old To Dream" (from "The Night is Young"); Lovely, to Look. At (from "Roberta")-Irene Dunne. Foolin' Myself-Fox-Trot: Old Man Moon (im "Topper"). Yours and Mine-Fox-Trot (Alm "Broadway Melody of 1938").- Harry Ray and His Orchestra. 1.30 p.m. Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.
1.40. p.m. Variety. Comediennes-At The Court. Of Good Queen Bess; Darts, With Gert And Daisy-Elsie and Doris Waters. Orchestra-The Elt Parade-- Film Selection Wake Up And Live- Film Selection-Carroll Gibbons (Piano) and His. Boy Friends.
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Call letters: PHJ, Wavelength 16.88 m. and 25.57 m.: Frequencies 17770ko, and 11736kc.
Surprise Saturday PUBLIC AUCTION.
Meeting
London, Feb. 5.
A surprise Saturday meeting of Ministers was held at the Foreign Once to-day.to consider the recent accurrences In the Mediterranean.
Chamberlain, the: Mr. Neville
not present, Prime Minister was but Sir John Simon (Chancellor f the Exchequer, Mr. Anthony Eden (Foreign Secretary), Lord Hall- sham (Lord Chancellor). Mr. Mal-
colm Macdonald Dominions Sc- Thomas Inskip cretary), and Sir (Minister for Co-Ordination of De- fence), attended.
Dr. Woermann German charg d'affaires, called at the Foreign Office while the meeting was pro- gressing.
NEARLY TWO HOURS
nearly two hours.
The meeting of Ministers lasted
Mr. Oliver Stanley, President cr the Board of Trade. was also pre- sent. while the First Sea Lord, Admiral Lord Chatfeld, was at the
00.00—01.00 G,M,T. wavelength 31.28 m. 13.25-15.23 G.M.T. wavelength
16.58 2 00.00-01.00 Phohi programme (Reuter) for the Western Hemisphere.
Wavelength 16.88 m. Phohi-programme for the Netherlands Indies.
13.23 National anthem and open; Ing-announcement.
13.30 Stock reports. 13.40 Variety programine. 14.00 Talk on sports by Mr. Han Hollander.
14.20 A non-stop revue. 14.50 Daily News Bulletin. 15.05 Meeting of the Phoni-club, «15.30 -Close down and national
anthem.
8.05 p.m. Chinese Programme-
Humorous-Butting In-A Comedy Relay from the Ko Shing Theatre.
Episode-Vic Over versus Gloria Day Vic Oliver Goes Naughty-Vis Oliver. Plano Duet-The Street Singer-Film Selection Rawier and Landauer.'
2.15 p.m. Close down.
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AT H. M. NAVAL YARD, HONG- KONG, AND AT KOWLOON, NAVAL DEFOT
OLD & SURPLUS NAVAL STORES, ETC.. Comprising:
Anchors, Sewing Machines, Hot
Foreign Office during the meeting. Water Radiators,
GEORGE ROBEY
IN DAVENTRY
PROGRAMME
George Robey the famous Bri- tish comedian, will be heard by the BBC's Oversea listeners in this evening's production of Palace of Varietiesa regular feature of the programmes from Daventry.
The circus must be the only field of entertainment that Robey has
Old Tools, Canvas. India Rubber,. Clocks, Leather, Electric Gear, Electric Motors. Lampa, Oari, Gymnastic Gear, Cordage, Firewood, Blankets, Carpets, Rugs. Jersey Green, Cotton Cloth, Furniture, Electric Cable, Oil Drums, Dirty Oil etc, also Old Metals comprising Zinc, Copper, Brass, Iron, Steel, Lead Old, Battery Plates etc.
Lots my be inspected on Wedoesday,
the 16th February, 1938.
yet to enter. After spending four Terms of Sale: As detailed in
years in the engineering profession, II p.m. Close down.
he made his first stage appearance 8.05 pm. Light Orchestral Music at the old Aquarium Theatre, L'don. Petite Suite De Concert (Cole-in 1891, and since then has ap- ridge-Taylor): 1, La Caprice de
peared in variety, In revue, in Nanette; 2. Demande et reponse: cabaret. In straight plays (his 3. Un Sonnet d'amour: 4 Falstar in Shakespeare's 'Henry
Catalogue
LAMMERT BROS.. By Appointment, Auctioneers to the Adm rally.
5 to 8.05 pm. European Pro- tarantelle fretillante. London IV is recent stage history), in ANNOUNCEMENT
gramme.
Symphony Orchestra cond. by Dr. nims, and in broadcasting, both 8.05 to 11 p.m. Chinese Pro-Malcolm Sargent. Waltzes From sound and vision.
Theatre-Land-Albert Sandler and
gramme.
:
In 1927, Robey took his own 5 p.m. Relay of the. Dance Or- His Orchestra. chestra from the Boof Garden af 8.30 p.m. Hubert Elsdell (Tenor).show, Blts and Pieces," to South the Hong Kong Hotel.
5.40
dance
In 1929, the Prime Minister of
Mirth' entertained South African audiences again. ***
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No
Entry To The Western Perimeter
Shanghai, Feb. 5.
an-
Come, Sing To Me (J. Thomp-toed onda in the wing year (3) Good-bye Jonah (b) Re-son); Bing Me To Sleep (Bingham toured Canada in the same pro member Me (c) Harbour Lights (d) and Greene); Good Night (Shelley duction and in In Other Words.". Afraid, to Dream. 5.15 p.m. Inter-and Davis). val of recorded dance music from 8.40 p.m. Natan Milstein (Violin). ZBW. 6.20 p.m. (a) The Door Is Consolation (No. 3) (Liszt) From
The Japanese army spokesman Robey's part in making thos Open Again (b) The Moon got into My Homeland (No. 2) (Smetana).
announced at this morning's presa my eyes (c) May I have the next Polonaise Brilliant In D Major well-remembered revues, "The Bing conference that the area outside
Op.4) Romance with You (d) Old King (Wieniawski -
Romance Boys are Here" and "Zig-Zag," two the western perimeter had been Cole. 5.35 p.m. Interval-of record- (Second Movement from "Conterto of the happier memories of the
thrown open to free entry by both years has No. 2"-Wieniawski, Op.22)-Plano War ed dance music from ZBW,
perhaps over- foreigners and Chinese.
At this afternoon's conference, a p.m. (a) I'm feelin' like a Million accompaniment by Leopold Mitt-shadowed his work at that time
in the Motor Transport Service and representative of the "North China (b) Whispers in the Dark (c) mann.. Jealousy (d) La Cumparsita. 5.55 8.56 p.m. Latest Variety Records. his highly successful efforts on be- Dally News" said that his news' p.m. Interval of recorded
Orchestral Chopin Melodies By half of War charities. They were, paper
had broadcast this musle from ZEW. 6 p.m. (a) Blue The Fireside Romance (Hipp- however, recognised in high quar-nouncement, "and as a result, we Venetian Waters (b) Sidewalks ofmann)-Frederic Hippmann and ters: in 1919 he was created a were besieged this afternoon with New York (c). The Tattooed Lady. His Orchestra. Vocal-Die Fleder- Commander of the Order of the calls from infuriated people who
Brief (Joh. British Empire.
said that when they tried to enter 8.15 p.m. Interval of recorded dance maus-Operetta in
A skilled painter, he has exhibit the area music from ZBW. 6.30 p.m. (a) Strauss-arr, Hohne) Margarete
they were stopped by Rose Room (b) Swingin' the Jinx Slezak (Soprano) and Erich Zim-ed at the Royal Academy. In his Japanese sentries." Away (c) Cotton.
mermann. (Tenor) with Chorus and spare time, he writes books, follows 6.30 p.m. Childrens' Records.
Orchestra from the State Opera, cricket and football, collects stamps Did | and, antiques, and makes violins, Uncle Peter's Children's Party- Berlin Orchestral - Where Peter Dawson. Lubin Loo" (arr. Robinson Crusoe Go With Friday Now sixty-eight years of Chalmers Wood) Jolly Miller On Saturday Night (Lewis-Young- Robey has been making the world (Chalmers Wood) Chalmers Meyer) You Made Me Love You laugh for nearly fifty years, but Wood's Orchestra. Gracie In The (McCarthy-Monaco)-Harry Roy's his retirement is
Vocal Children's Ward Gracle Fields as-Tiger-Ragamuffins.
and ever. To You All
'PALACE OF VARIETIES' Elsted by Jack Jackson and His Plano-Goodnight Orch.
(Denby and Watson) Moon At Sea
In the technique of its produc-anyone going into the district to 6.45 p.m. London Relay "Palace (Pease, Rose and Stock)-Les Allen tlot: 'Palace of Varieties' faithfully heed the orders of sentries, and with Novelty Accomp. (Lauri Day follows the tradition of the Music avoid all possibility of any trouble. Licensee and Manager, Ernest and Jimmy Turnbull an two Hall of yesterday. The acts are
(Router). j Longstaffe. A continuation of the pianos). Orchestral — Cabecita → broadcast under stage conditions series of broadcasts from this Tango La Ultima Cancion-Tango from St. George's Hall, and each popular but Imaginary variety-Heinz Huppertz and His Orches-13 theatre with a galaxy of startra.
of Varieties,'
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The spokesman then said that this morning's announcement was
an error.
The district concerned had been freely opened to Chinese but not
to foreigners,
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Chinese would not require passes, but foreigners would.
The
spokesman
advised
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ALCIRA MASTER
The
“INTERVIEWED
anounced with characteristic "gusto by a chairman. He sits at variety acts, including George 9.30 p.m. London Relay-The a'table in front of the stage, wears Robey, Beryl Beresford, Hughes News.
an old-fashioned dress suit, and is
Barcelona, Feb. 5. and Lever, Reginald Foort at the 9.50 p.m. Songs by Margherita properly equipped with * red
captain of the British BBC Theatre Organ acc. by The Ferras (Soprano).
handkerchief, large watch-chain, steamer Alcira, which was sunk BBC Variety Orch. conducted by
"Die Entführung aus dem Serail”
the indispensable hammer, and a by Insurgent bomber, said in an Erniest Longstane.
Chairman, (Mozart): Ach, Ich Liebte-Mar- foam-crowned quart pot the interview today that the bombe Herman Darewski.
tern Aller Arten.
'foam consisting of cotton wool were dropped from a height of 10 D.IL. London Belay-"Old
On the occasion of Robey's less than a hundred feet.. Folks at Home."
broadcast, Palace of Varieties' will 10.40 p.m. London Relay-For be presented under the chairman the Colonial Service,”
ship of Herman Darewski, the Taika on matters of interest to famous musician, composer, and Government Servants in the Colo-conductor.
7.45 p.m. Light Orchestral Old And New (A potpourri of popular melodies-arr. Finck)
and His Orchestra, Cavalcade Of Martial Songs (arr, Nicholls)---New Mayfair Novelty. Orchestra.
8 p.m. Local Time. Signal, Wea-nial Service. ther Report and Announcements. 11 p.nl. Close down.
SINGAPORE WAR GAMES ENDED
Umpires Express. Satisfaction
Singapore, Feb. 5.
CHI TSUNG-MO RETURNS
Tokyo, Feb. 6.
Every broadcast of "Palace of Varieties contains at least two new acts, and variety artists fruin the Empire. frequently figurs in the bills. Production is in the hands of Ernest Longstaffe, noted in the entertainment profession as a pro- ducer who never refuses to hear a new act
ANOTHER BRITISH SHIP BOMBED
Two of the crew were slightly wounded. The steamer carried a large Unoin Jack, the Mercantille Marine Red Ensign and the Non- Intervention Control Flag, all of which, the captain maintains, must have been clearly visible to the attacking aircraft,
He added that the vessel con- tinually followed the route recom- mended by the Nyon Agreement.
The black crosses on the wings of the attackers were clearly seen. by the vrew of the Alcira, This in the identification mark used by Insurgent planes.--(Reuter)
A Japanese report from Pelping 4ays that Chi Tsung-mo, chief
FASCIST GRAND COUNCIL The manoeuvres ended at 8 executive of the former East Hopel
Rome, Feb. 6. o'clock this morning after the Autonomous Government, has re
The Fascist Grand Council' will attackers, who had successfully turned to the Emelight with le
Barcelona, Feb. 5 meet on March 3, as ordered by: gained B footing on certain appointment to be a member of
Another British vessel (was | Bignor Mussolini,, when the inter- beaches, were driven off. The executive commission of the new ampires decided: "The defensive "Provisional Chinese Government." bombed of Barcelona last night, national situation in Europe and ' operations are considered satisfac The Peiping and East Hopel regime according to an unconfirmed report the Far East will occupy the prin-
ozi the agenda.- fory as far as have been tested. merged with the local government received here. No damage was cipal place
dono.-(Reuter).
(Reuter): (Reuter).
on February 1(Reuter),