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Conspiracy Agents Believed. Known
GENERAL
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SERVICES
ROYAL NAVY
service, who were discharged "free." "by purchase," or "on reduction.".
The ratings initially required will SEAMEN FOR AIR BASES
all be entered as able seamen, and The Admiralty have decided are to sign non-continuous service Institute what is called a Fleet Air
for service engagements
uritil Arm Supplementary Pasty for ser- March 31, 1942, or until they at- 17.79m.c. (16.88m.) Little doubt is officially entar-vice as guards, boats' crews, air-tain the age of 55, whichever is 9.51m.c. (31.55m.tained that the series of synchron-craft hands, parachute packout the earlier. Pensioners will draw 21.47m.c. (31.97m.) ized explosions which took place and the like, at the air bases at pension in addition to pay, but 15.18m.c. (19.79m.in London, Manchester, Birming-Lee-on-the-Solent, Ford, Worthy their further service will not count Trans. I G.S.O. G.S.G.. G.S.B.) ham and other places were the Down. and Dontbristle, which whil for increase of pension or for long
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STUDIO CONCERT BY HARRY
ORE WITH SITSON AND
SI KUI MA
in Town To-night' 12.00 to 12.20 p.m. Relay of Ser- vice of Intercession from St. John's
Cathedral
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12.30 p.m. Damla (Vocal) with Gerry Moore (Plano) and His.Or chestra.
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G.S.IL G.S.O.
AUSTRALIA
Call Sign: VLR Wave Length, 31.34 metres Power. 1 Kilowatt-
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service or good conduct medal or gratuity
In the event of mobilization, men the FAA Supplementary Party will be liable for general naval
ervice.
Trans II (G.S.H.. G.S.G., G.S.B.) | work of members of the Irish Re-shro:tly puss under naval control.
There already exists a Reserve Trans, UI (GS.H.. G.S.G.. G.S B.) | publican Army.
That extremist and irreconcil-Fleet Supplementary Party; which able element, which is sternly dis- provides men for, ships in reserve, countenanced by Mr. de Valera's Enrolment in the new party will Government, has recently put out be open to men of the following ព proclamation demanding the catego:les, who have had previous ANTI-AIRCRAFT RATINGS withdrawal of British troops from service in the Royal Navy in the
A considerable number of vacan- Northern Ireland, and threatening seaman or stoker branches-cies exist, atates a new Fleet Or- measures to enforce the demand. Long-service pensioners under the der. for anti-aircraft ratings, ist It is reasonable to suppose that age of 53: Royal Fleet Reservists, class, and their Lordships attach these bomb outrages, of which Class "B" ex-aval ratings cis-importance to expediting the All- charged "continuous service ex-jing of these vicancles with suitably pired; and other ex-naval ratings, trained petty officers. A special with at least four years' man's return of those recommended is to be made through the usual channels. Candidates must-have more than three years stil: to serve before completing time for pension.
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there was
аге recurrence. fullment of the I.R..'s threat.
promote RECORD
NOT FIRST TIME 4.00-"In Town To-right" (DI). This is not the first time that 1,30--"Ghosts of London," with intimidation by dynamite has been
the BBC Theatre Orchestra resorted to in order to
DIJ
the Irish Republican cause. 5.25-Recital of Rachmaninoff's In the year 1884 a similar cam- Songs by Judith Silver,paign, was carried on, and bombs soprano (D1).
Keep A Twinkle in Your Eye - (from 'Blackbirds of Quickstep 1936); Dream Awlule-Fox-Trol-- | HK. Time. Gerry Moore (Piano)
Strict D.m Dance, Tempo. Complaints De Mackle (Mauprey-Well: Co N Est Pas Toujours, Drole (Paras & van Prays)Damla (Vocal) with Orchestra cond, by Pierre Chag- non. Sung in French)." Quick- step Medley. Intro: I can dream, can't One Song: If Dreams zume true Slow Fox-Trot Med- ley. Intro: Serenade to the Stars: Sweet as song-Gerry Moore (Plano) with drums. Tu Ne Sals Pas Almer Waltz (Aubret and Zo- ka) Damla (Vocal) with Orches-
a
5.40-New Zealand Day, 1939: Message by Mr. W. J. Jorday, High Commissioner (D1). 5.50-News (D1).
·6.45- Music Hall, with the BBC
Variety Orchestra (D2). 7.45. The BBC Military Band
CALLS
FOR SHANGHAI
were even exploded in and about! FIRE BRIGADE
יי
the
ROYAL AIR FORCE
the House of Commons. For a time there was not a little public
The annum) report of agitation, and the events of that Shanghai Settlement Fire Brigade CHANGES IN COMMAND day were made by Robert Louis states that the Brigade responded Group Captain O. C. Bryson, Stevenson the subject of a char to 1,058 fires and special calls dur. M.C., D.F.C., A M., consequent on acteristic "thriller," still a good ing 1938, an increase of 150 calls on his promotion in November last, as new.
1937. This constitutes a record for has assumed command of the The resources and vigilance of the Brigade. the highest number R.A.F. station at Scampton, Lines, 8.25-"Books." Talk by the Rt. the police before long proved previously recorded being 1,000 (in and has been succeeded in the
Hon. Whe Earl of Lotion match for the machinations of the 1934).
command of No. 214 (Bomber) dynamiters; and it is not doubtful
At fires which the 1gade at Squadron at Feltwell, Norfolk, by 8.40--Recital by Dorothy Helm-that they will be found quite as tended within the Settlement and Wing Commander W. Sanderson,
rich, mezzo-soprano (D2).
the Special-Rated Area the total A.F.C. 9.00The BBC Scottish Orchestra
loss was estimated at $2,008,123. (D2). 9.30-News (p2).
tra cond. by Pierre Chagnon). Sunz | .. (D21. m French). Always and Always- Fox-Trot (film Mannequin- Werry Moore and His Orchestra.
1.00 p.m. Local Time Signal and Weather Report.
1.03 p.m. Hawaiian Music. Ciribiribin
(Pestalozzi); Valse
+ D2)
Bleue Margis Gino Bordin,, and His Hawaiians South Sea Island 10.00--"In Town To-night." (D2). Mark (Long:-Blag Crosby (V10:30-11. Robinson Cleaver, at Or- gari of Granada Cinema
cat with Dick McIntire and N Harmony Hawaiians. Lonesome Masters' Woman "(Kahale)-William Eval-
(D2).
Lion Rag: Without My Baby11.00-The Thin Red Line"-The Hawaiians. Beautiful
Somerset Light Infantry
Prince Albert's) (D3).
kio). with Royal Hawaiian Glee 12.00-News (D3).
Club Alohikea)
Jllue (Eulla) Lizzle ju.m
with Reval" Hawalian 12.20 Orchestral Music (D3). ".. Glee Club. My Bouth Sea Sweet-12.30"Afternoon Revue" "At the heart: Rine Sparks Masters'
planos: Alan Paul and Ivor Dennis (D3).
Hawallans.
1,30..m.
Reuter and
Rugby
Press, Weather Forecast and An-'
nouncements.
1.40 p.m. chesim with Lillan Harvey· (50- || prano!.
Alfredo and a Or-
Russian Gipsy Sketch (A. Fer- raris): Tell Me Again (Grosz)-AI-
D-Daventry, Trans, 1 DI-Daventry, Trans. II DIDaventry, Trans. III A-Australia' HI-Holland-India
fredo and His Orchestra with Vo aine (Andolf)-Orchestre Napoli-
6.25 p.m.
London Relay 'Books
equal to the present emergency...
AGENTS KNOWN
A weekly series of talks by The. Right Hon. The Earl of Lytton. K.G. GC.SI, G.SIE
cal Retrain But For You (almal. 'The Only Oirl'); There's Magic In The Air (Älm The Only Girl")—||22. Lillian Harvey (Soprano) with Or- chestra Cara Mia (Slevier and Prisker): Old Bohemian Town Marsden and Kennedy)- Alfredo and His Orchestra with Vocal Re- frain. Just Once For All Time Calm The Congress Dance'). Lillian Harvey (Soprзnal with Or chestra. (In German). Danging Into Heaven With You (Flim 'Di sicben Ohrfeigen) Lullan, Harvey and Willy Pritsch with Orchestra. (Sung in German).. Wedding Dance Waltz' Lincke); Mayar Melodies (Vilmos, arr. Piercy)-- Alfredo and His Orchestra. 2.15 p.m. Close down, 6.00 p.m.
Children.
Stadle - For The
6.45 p.m. London Relay-Music-
Hall.
The agents of the conspiracy are thel: believed to be known, and plans arid movements
be must greatly hampered by the fact that to-day in contrast with 1884, they ean look for very little ald and comfort anywhere.
The use of high explosives in crowded cities is, as Pope said of vice, "a monster of so frightful mien as to be hated needs but to be seen
The hand of the dynamiter is and indeed against every man; equally every decent man's hard is against him.
ATTACK ON PREMIER
Welsh Wizard's" Outburst
MR. LLOYD GEORGE made a bitter attack on Mr. Neville Chamberlain at Llandudno on January 19, accusing the Prime Minister of **eringing and crawling before dictators for months." He declared that his Rome visit had only inten- sifled the world's stark fear of
HEAVY LOSS
Although this represents a de- rease of $9,679,597 on the preced: ing year. It must be borne in mind that the are loss in 1937 was ex- traordinarily heavy as a result of the local nčstilitles, and the damage in 1938 was above the average in normal years.
OC-
This is attributable to several exceptionally extensive fires in the Yangtzepoo area, which was cupled by the Japanese military where conditions, particularly 35 regards means of communication. were not formal; "seven of these Ares resulted in Sun estimated jaggregate loss of over $700,000.
AIR INVENTOR
Waits 18 Months
For Test
Stefan Palvary, young Hun- garian inventor, has waited vainly in London for eighteen months to demonstrate to the Air Ministry his bullet-proof petrol tank for airplanes.
He claims that the tank will help to revolutionise aerial warfare,
8.40 p.m. Folk Dance Music. Flemish Dance: Djatchko Kolo Sarban-Folk Dance Orchestra cond. by Victor Olot. A Sword Dance Suite (Cecil Sharp, arr. Arnold Foster-Folk Dance Or- chestra cond. by Arnold Foster. The Tempest (ar. Vaughan Wil-tion in the international situation sprayed by salvos of machine-gun liams: Thady You Gander (arr. s more fnghtening than anything bullets. Arnold Foster-Folk Dance Band the world has witnessed since the cand. by Ronnie Munro.
8.55 p.in. Studio-Concert by Harry Ore (Flano). Sitson Ma (Violin) and Miss S1 Kul Ma (Plan),
1, Sonata for Violin and Piano
in A, Op. 100 (Brahms). (a) Allegro amabile, (b) Andante
war.
· Airplanes fitted with the Palvary tank cannot, it is claimed, catch "The rapidly growing" deteriora-five even
world way," he said
If the petrol tank is
The Thor Engineering Company, Ltd., private £100,000 company, LEAGUE DISCREDITED was formed in 1937 to exploit the "The League of Nations has been new invention. Capital was raised discredited, disintegrated, and privately, and the public were not broken. A few years ago we had invited to subscribe. fifty-eight nations proud to follow
*MYSTERIOUS HITCH'
our lead in resistance to wrong.
Said M. Palvary, the inventor: "Can you name two who willThere is a myste:lous intton ahmit Life and Soul of the Party) with tranquillo--Viveco, (c) Allegretto stand by us to-day?" he asked. my tank demonstration which I
Including George Doonan The
The B.B.C. Variety Orchestra con- dorted by Charles Shadwell, Presented by John Sharman.
7.45 DID.
Cleding local ̧· Stock Quotations.
7.41 p.m. Excerpts from Gilbert and Sullivan.
grazioso Sitson Ma (Violin) and Harry Ore (Plano.
2. Caprice de l'ep. "Alceste" (Oluck--arr. Saint-Baena) --- Miss Si Kui Ma (Piano).
3. Chinese Canzonotta (Bitson Ma)-Sitson Ma (Violin), !
How can you expect them to do cannot understand. 50? We do not stand ourselves. We
“A year ago I was introduced to have constantly lowered our fasa gentleman who, I was "given to after unfurling it. You cannot fal- understand, was an RAF captain low a flag which is now almost of the Air Ministry. He inspected [permanently at half-mast.
the tank and asked various" ques- "When Mr. Chamberlain shook tions. I was told he was handling 9.30 p.m. London The News, hands so warmly with Mussolini he the matter for the Air Ministry. 9.50 p.m. Faure Elegie, Op. 24.
was grasping in friendship the Serge Koussevitsky and the Bos-hand that practically dropped the ton Symphony Orchestra with bombs that sunk B.itish ships and killed and mutllated British sailors
"The 'Mikado" Behold The Lord Hign Executioner; As Some Day It May HappenHenry A. Lytton and Chorus of Men. Comes A Train Jean Bedotti ('Cello),
Or Little Ladies-Chorus of Girls; 10.00 p.m. London Relay-In "One of these died of his wounds
Three Little Maids-E. Grigin, D. Town To-night.' Hemingway, B. Elburn & Chorus
while Mr. Chamberlain was feast- Edited and produced by C. Fing with the man at whose orders these poor British sailors have 10.30 p.m. Dance Music
been put to death."
or Girls. "The Gondolfers." Thea, Meehan.
Let's Away-Derek Oldham, Geor-
ge Baker, Winifred Lawson, Aileen
Fox-Trots-Reckless Night On
Davies: Then Away They > To Board An Ocean Liner; The Fo- An Island Fair-Derek Oldham. poor Man-Ray Vantura and His Winifred Lawson. Alleer Davies. Collegians George, Baker and Chorus,
with Vocal Chorts. Waltz-Little Anri: Intermezzo-
8.4) p.m. Local Time Signal. Who Cares?--Jungherr's Accordion' Walther Report and Announce- Melodians. Fox Trota - Youve Scents
Gotta Take You Pick And Swing
Turner.
DENIES REMARK
were
"Later he attended a successful demonstration at the West London shooting Grounds. Bullets area into one of my tanks and it did not catch fire.
"Five weeks later, through a member of the Aero Club, 1 ob- tained an interview at the Air Ministry and inquired how the matter of my tank stoop
1 WAS AMAZED' "To my amazement the Air Min- ON HITLER
istry said that they had no know- Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, American edge whatever of my invention. Ambassador to Britain, recently
"I will tell you how the Thor denied a remark attributed to him Company was formed. In August 8.13 p.m. Light Orchestral Con-Film 'Let's make a night of it: when testifying in secret before 1937, soon after I arrived in Eng- I requested a German- cert with Joseph Schmidt and Eva When My Heart Bays Sing (alm the Senate and House Military land,
Let's make a night of it')-Ronnie Affairs Committee on the situation speaking restaurant proprietor to translate for me from German Napoli-Tarantelle (Merzscapo) Munro and His Orchestra with in Europe.
Waltz Dearest Many veralons made his desire into English a letter I had written -Orchestre Napolitain. Love's Vocal Refrain. Longing (film "The world belongs Love (from Operette-Noel Co- for appeasement so great as to to the Air Ministry.
"I believe Baron Brugmann to the young'); The World Belongs ward); Quickstep-In The Btill or make him say that, he would To The Young!-Waltz Song (from The Night (film Roralie-Sole rather see Hitler build a German would help me to get recognition the flim-Joseph Schmidt (Tenor) Porter)-Victor Silvester and His air base in Canada than that the for my tank, but he comes seldom to London. I do not wish to seek with Orchestra (6ung in German). Ballroom Orchestra. Fox-Trots-nations should resort to war.
When this version was brought in Belgium until my permit Vesuviana-Tarantella. (Marchetti) Souvenir Of Love (alm Sailing --Orchestre Napolitain. O Lovely along"); Trusting My Luck (fim to Mr. Kennedy's attention to to stay in England hus expired," Night (Sir Landon Ronald); Good-Balling along)Roy Fox and His requested the Department of State Bye (Tosti)-Eva Turner (80-Orchestra with Vocal Refrain by to give the widest possible publicity possibly be interpreted in such a
to a denial
way," he said. I never prano) with Orchestra. Bouvenir Denny Dennis.
"I never said anything that could thought it.” De Pausilippe-Serenade Napoli-
11.00 p.m. Close down.
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