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RUTH LITVIN IN A STUDIO PLANO RECITAL
Schubert Quarlet
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12-12.20 p.m. Relay of a Serrier of Intercess.on from St. John's Cathedral,
12.30 p. The Billies and Nat Gonella and is Georgiana
Now Orleans Twist-Fox-Trot: Chicago--Fox-Trot - Nat
Conella
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GENERAL
Library, Supreme Court
NEWS ABOUT THE SERVICES
ROYAL NAVY
CADETS' TRAINING CRUISES H.M.S. Vindictive, cadet training
17.79mc: (16.86m.) cruiser, has returned to Chatham 9.51m.c. (31.55m.) from her autumn cruise to the ... 21.47m.e. (31.97m.) Mediterranean, which began on 15.18m.c. (19.79m.) September 16, This is the last I (G.S.0.. G.S.G., G.S.B.) | cruke under the command of Trans. II (G,S,H,, G.S.G., G.S.B.) | Captain E. J. Spooner, D.S.O., who 'Trans, III (G.S.FL.. G.S.G.. G.S B. | has been selected to command the
AUSTRALIA"
battle-cruiser Repulse. Captain H. C. Bovell, late Deputy Director of Training and Staff Duties, suc- ceeded him on December 17.
Call Sign: VER Wave Length, 31.31 metres Power. I Kilowatt HOLLAND-INDIA Call letters: PHI. Wavelengths 16.88m. and 25.57m.: Frequen- elen 17770ke and 11730k.
and His Georgians: Jump On The 4.K Wagon (Corner and Lisbona); Mea.m
Time
And The Old Folks At Home 10,00-Recorded Music (A), (Towers
and Arden)--The Hill10.20-Wheat and Grain Reports
Billies with Novelty Accompani-
(A)
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(Dec. 12); W.J. Parker, to Repulse Major-General G. J. Giffard, (Dec. 13); P. S. Francis, to Repulse C.B., D.A.O., Inspector-General. (Dec. 18); P. St. P. Woodhouse, to African Colonial Forces, to be Mil- Ark Royal (Dec, 27); D. H. P. tary Secretary to the Secretary of Gardiner, to Drake for RNB. (Jan. State for War. War Office, with the 2: R. C. Beckwith, to Repulse rank of lieutenant-general, in auc- (Jan. 3); T. E. Donkin, to Curacos cession "to Lieutenant-General' W. (Jan. 5): P. van B. Wadlow, to D. S. Brownrigg. Cumberland (Jan. 8).
Temp. Instr. Lt.-L. C. Elphick, to Liverpool (Dec. 43.
PROMOTION
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ARMY CAREERS FOR BOYS ine Regular Army requires about 450 boys for training as black- smiths, coppersmiths, electricians. Surgn. Lt.-Cdr.-C. B. Nicholson, "fitters and turners, Royal Army M.B., to rank of Surgn, Cdr. (seny, Ordnance Corps and general service. Candidates, who must be between Dec. 2).
the ages of 14 and 18 on March 1 next, will be required to pasa an educational examination on Jan- uary 3...
THE ARMY
The next cruise of the Vindictivə will begin on January 12 and will be to the West Indies. She will visit various places in the Grena- The War Office announces that dine Islands Barbados, Tortola the following appointments have and possibly a foreign port, and been approved by the King:- will return to Chatham on April
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SOUTH AMERICA STATION The cruisers Exeter and Ajax, the ment; Let B: Go-Fox-Trot; The 10.40-"At Home and Abroad," (A) former flying the broad pendant of Snake Charmer-Fox-Trot-Nat 11.10-Luncheon Music (A)
Commodore H H. Harwood, O.BE. Gonella and His Georgians with p.m.
Commanding the South American vocal refrain: Susanna From Ala-
Division, has left Port Stanley, barna (Ted and Ezra): The Hilly
Falklands; to continue their pro-2. 1939. Billy Band (Harvey)--The Hill
gramma. Billies with Novelty Accompani- ment; Hury Gurdy Man-Fox-Trot -Nat Gonella and His Georgians with vocal refrain
1 pin. Local Time Signal and Weather Report.
.1.03 p.m. Gerry Moore" at the
Piano.
Jammin'-Quickstep (m· “Turn off the Moon'); Sweet Heartache Slow Fox-Trot (Alm "The Hit Par ade'); Mine Alone-Slow Fax-Trot: Day In-Day Out-Quickstep
1.15 p.m. Reuter and Rugby Pres. Weather Forecast and An- mauncements,
3.20-Tiny Tots' Session (A). 400-"In Town To-night." (D1). 4.30-The BBC Empire Symphony
"Concerts D1). 4.45--Sporting News and Notes
(A).
5.25 Commentary On News (A). 5.40-"The News Behind the
News” (A) 5.50-News (D1). 6.00—The A.B.C. (Melbourne)
Symphony Orchestra (A), 6.45 "Ups and "Downs." (D2);
Christmas Carols from St. Peter's College (A). 7.20-ET Waldtuefel." (D2). 8.15 "The Snowman." (D2); Re-
corded Music (A).
8.45-Dance Music (D2), 8.50 Recorded Music (A), 9.15 Jimmy Donovan and
Saxophone (D3)
1.30 p.m. Dance Music, Fox-Trot Music, Maestro, Please
bolish These
Things') (from Waltz-The Sweetest Song In The World (film 'We're going. to be rich')Henry Jacques and His Strict Dance Tempo Orchestra; Fox-Trot Hadn't Anyone T You-Tommy Tucker and His Or-10.10-Prague Philharmonic chestra.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
CHAIRMAN OF WIRELESS BOARD
Lieutenant-General W. K, Ven- ning, C.B. C.M.G., C.B.E, M.C.. Colonel, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, to be Quarter-Mas- Wing Commander 0. G. W. G. ter-General to the Forces War Lywood. C.B.E, whose promotion to Office, vice General Sir Reginald group captain is announced, is the May, K.C.B. K.B.E., C.M.G., DB.O., chairman of the Wireless Teje- whose tenure expires on February ¡graphy Board of the three-Services. and he also acts as chairman of Lieutenant-Generat W. D. 8 the experimental sub-committee of Brownrigg. CB. D.3.0. Military the board. ACCOUNTANT BRANCH Paymaster Commander E. "s. Secretary to the Secretary of State Duggan, O.B.E, has been appointed for War, to be Director-General of for duty fh the Naval Air Division the Territorial Army. War Office. at the Admiralty and is succeeded vice General Sir Walter Kirke, C.M.G.. D.8.0., Colonel in H.MS. Royal Oak and as squad- ron accountant officer. 2nd Battle Commandant, Royal Artillery, Alde. been promoted to group captain af- Squadron, by Paymaster Com-de-Camp Generay to the King, ter 24 years' service with the RF.C.
and R.A.F mander E E. Brightman, late sc- whose tenure expires in August, countant officer at the Naval Office 1939.
at Colombo.
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SPECIAL TRAINING Leutenant-Commander... D. Kinleen and Instructor-Commander F. C. Sobey. B.A., have been ap- pointed from the Iron Duke to the his Royal Sovereign for duty with the lower deck candidates for com- missioned rank. It is now the practice to afford special training to such candidates in one ship for
K.C.B..
Lieutenant-General R. H. Hal- ning, C.B., D.S.D., General Officer Commanding. the British Forces in
Generat Officer Commanding-in-
Henry D.S.O..
GROUP CAPTAIN HARGRAVE, -Wing Commander W. B. Har- Brave. OBE. of the Directorate of Personal Services, Air Ministry, has
SWITZERLAND
re-
Palestine and Transjordan, to be WARNED BY Chler, Western Command. rice GERMANY Lieutenant-General Sir
Berlin, Dec. 19 Jackson, K.C.B., C.M.G.,
A warning to Switzerland Colonel, The Bedfordshire and
that if she wants to be 9.20. News Brevities (A)
whose Hertfordshire Regiment
garded as * neutral Power 9.30--News (D2).
tenure expires In August, 1939.
she must cease agitation 10.00-"Haunting Harmonies," with
Major General M. G. H. Barker, Harry Gordon and Partner nine months under officers appoint- CB., D.S.O.. Colonel, The York and and propaganda against Ger-
many is contained ed for the purpose, instead of lear-Lancaster Regiment, Director of
In the at two planos (D3).
Oring them to pursue their studles Recruiting and Organization, War
"Volkischer Boebachter", which In Isolated ships in addition to
says: Office, to be General Omcer Com- Jack carrying out their normal dutiesmanding, the British Forces In "Shameless agitation has
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS Palestine and Transjordan (tem-going on for years against The following appointments are (porary) with the rank of lieut-nternal policy of Germany, and
succession enant-general, in
to it has reached Intolerable made by the Admiralty:
Lts. J. D. Gemmill. to Aurora Lieutenant-General R. H. Haining. purtions since the taking over of
chestra (D31,
with Clarke and his Band (D3) 12.00-News (D3)
Rotary 11.15 "Steamboat." 1.40 p.m. Relay of the Tiffin Speech from the Roof Gar- den of the Hongkong Hotel
Speaker: Mrs. D. J. S. Crozier. a.m. Subject: "Children of the Dead 12.20
End."
2.15 p.m. Close down.
6 p.m. Relay of the Dance Ur- chestra from, the Roo! Garden of The Hongkong Hotel..
A
(a) My Own; (b) I'm Gonna lock my heart; (c) You're as pretty as "a picture: (c) Mama, 'I wanna
make Rhythm.
6.14 p.m. Record: Ah! The Moon Is Here! film 'Footlight Parade'); Turn Back the Clock-Paul White- man presents Ramona and Her Grand Piano with clarinet and trumpet.
6.21 p.m. (a) Honey-suckle Rose (b) Mama's gone Bye-Bye: (e Moon Glow; (d) Rhythm Mad
5.25.p.m. Records: River Reveries. -Quentin M. MacLean (Organ); Slow" Fox-Trot Medley-Gerry Moore (Piano).
6.44 p.n."(a) I've got a date with 2 dream; (b) The Yam; (c) Be wildered; (d) Lullaby in Rhythm. 7 p.m. Closing local Stock Quo- .tations.
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And
7.02 p.m. Light variety. Vocal Robins (Burke)-Len. Bermon with Or
Roses
chestra: Vceal No Wonder She's
Music for Dancing." with Mantovani and his Dance Orchestra (D3).
01-Daventry. Trans, 1 DI-Daventry, Trans. ПI DIII-Daventry. Trans. πTI HI-Holland-India A-Anstralia
Schoebel); Moon Glow (De Lange-- Mills-Joe Daniels and His Hot Shots in "Drumnasticks; Vocal- Vocal-Paramania (ilm 'Swing High, Swing Low');On A Tropic Night [Alm "Tropic Holiday"). Dorothy Lamour with Herbie Kay
His Orchestra: Vocal and Ballerina (Bootz)-The Three Musketeers and Rae Jenkins Busk-
eis.
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7.30 p.m. Griez-Peer Gynt Buste No. 2 Op. 55.
New Light Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eugene Goossens.
7.45
p.si, B.B.C. Recording- "Breaking Athletic Records".
A talk by Harold Abrahams.
8. p.m. Local Time Signal, Wea- ther Report and Announcements,
8.03 p.m. Ketelbey-In A Fairy Realm" Suite.
Albert W. Ketelbey's Concert Or- A Blushing Bride (Ukelele Ike chestra conducted by the Com-
her poser.
Mills)-Tessie O'Shea with banjulele and Orchestra; Vocal-~ Riding The Range In The Sky (Carlton); Twilight On The Trail
8.15 p.m. London Relay "The Snowman'
A play for broadcasting. Wrt-
(film "The Trail of the Lonesome ten and produced by Leslie Stokes.
- Plae-Wilfrid Thomas (Baritone)
8.45 pm. Studio-Plano Recital
with The Good Companions; Orch. by Ruth Lit in.
Nobody's Sweetheart (Meyers-
1. Prelude, Op. 28, No. 17: (Chopin); 2. Prelude, Op.' 28, No. 24 (Chopin); 3. Consolation, No. 3
OPIUM TRAFFIC (Lisa); 4. Rhapsody, No. 8 (List).
INCREASE IN SHANGHAI
Shanghai, neo, 19. Authoritative circles here. 10-' veal a great increase of oplum amugglag into Shanghai dur- Ing the first half of December. It is declared that between 50 and 200 pounds of orium' are imported dairy, while formerly. 20 pounds was regarded as an -extremely high figurë,
During November Police" con
9.10 p.m. Military Band Music. Tarantelle Do Concert (Green- Wood air, Godfrey)-Xplophone Solo accompanied by The Band Of HM. Grenadier Guards; The Voice Of The Bells (Luigini, arr. Miller) The Band Of H.M. Grenadier Guard under the direction of Ma- Hungarian Jor George MBler; Fantasy (Figedy)-Band Of The Royal Hungarian "Maria Theresia" Regiment; Palms Of Victory March (Blankerburg) Matsed Military Bands.
9.30 p.m. London Relay-The News.
fiscated 800 pounds of oplum and .9.50 p.m. Songs by Stuart Ro- arrested 100 people, while a search bertso (Baritone),
of incoming ships resulted in Bongs That Everybody Should several large hauls.
Know-with Plano accomp. by Gerald Moore."
10 p.m.
Arrests during the first half of December have exceeded the num- ber of apprehensions during No-Piano. vember, while seizures of opium have amounted to 500 pounds.
Edwin Fischer at the
Sonata In A Malor, K.331 (Mozart) Romance In A Flat
The number of Customs preven- Major, K. Anh, 205 (Mozart). tive officers and French Concession 10.22 p.m. Schubert Quartet No. and the International Settlement 14 In D Minor ("Death and the police has been increased, and a Maiden"),
minimum of two smuggling cases Played by the Roth String are heard daily in the Chinese Quartet. courts.—Transocean.
11 p.m. Close down.
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