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By kind permission of
Lt. Col. D. J. McDougall, M., G., and Officers SUNDAY
9th APRIL, 1939, at 9.00. P.M..
Conductor:-H. B. Jord in, A. 8. C. M.
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RADIO & SERVICES
Radio Programmes
HONGKONG
Adrian Ross, Music by Andre Misra- ser, Produced by Gordon McConnel and Rex Haworth.
THE SERVICES
ROYAL NAVY
LIEUT.COM..P. T. DEAN,
V.C., B.N.VE
Lieut-Com Percy. Thompson · Dean,
V.C. RNVR
(retired), who was
9.15 p.m. London Relay The News 2.30 pm London Belay World † awarded the Victoria Cross for con- Affairs.*
spicuous gallantry during the Bt. George's Day raid and victory at Zee-
Z
"On. Wavelengths of 355
B
metres (845 k.e's) 31.49
By H. Wickham Steed. 8.45 pan.
W
metres (9.52 megacycles).
A BBC. RECORDING "MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE”
Children's Hour 12.00 to 13.20 p.m. Belay of Ser- vice of Intercession from St. John's Cathedral
London Relay-Sporis | brugge (April 22-23, 1918) died at his London home, Avenue Close, Avenue
News and Market Notes.
9.50 pam. Patricks Bosborough at | Rosi, N.W., the Plann.
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs --Selection (Morey
and Chrrel. Salling Along Selection; Head Over Heels Selection
18.00 pm. London Belay-Domino. radio play by R P. Hughes, Characters: Big Joe; Nellie; All, ber Friml
12.30 p.m. Compositions of Rudolph husband; Edwards: Archie; Macpher son; Miss Macpherson:" Ist Workinan; Symphony (film 'Pirefly")-Richard 2nd Workman. The scene is laid in Tauber. (Tenor) with Orchestra, Love
a steelworks, and in a house near-by- Everlasting-Ins Sours (Soprano) with Produced by Edward Wükinson Orchestra. Allah's Holiday-The Six
10.35 p.m. Dabon-Music. Swingers directed by George Broth Fox-Trota State And Sing Your Wood. Regimental Song ("The White Cares Away; I'm Singing & Song For Eagle")-Derek O'dham (T-nor) with The Old Folks — The Organ, The Orchestre The Mounties (fim Rose Dance Band and Me (Plano). Fox Marte) Nelson Eddy (Baritone) with Trots-Laugh And Call It Love (Alm Orchestra. The Vagabond Kinging you sinners): On The Dumpy Selection-Drury Lane Theatre Or- Road To Love Teddy Wilson and His chestra cond. by Charles Prentice.Orchestra with Vocal by New mp Rose Marie Rose Marie Love Fox-Trots-Day After Day: Then's A You: Indian Love Cal-Richard Tau- New Apple Tree Jack Hylton and His ter (Tenor) with Grand Symphony Orchestra with Vocal Refrain. Fox- Orchestra (Sar in Oinan).
Trots-George's Cotta Moon; Rhythm Local Time Signal and In The Alphabet-The Six Swingers directed by George Scolt Wood with Vocal Chorus.
11.00 p.m. Close down.
1.00 pm Weather Report. ·
1.03 p..
Anton and The Para mount, Theatre Orchestra” with Doro- thy Dickson and O ́ive Gilbert. -
Medley of Paso-Dob'es-Anton and The
Paramount Theatre Orchestra. London, with Al Bollington at the Organ. "Careless Rapture" (Ivor No- vello): Studio Scene-A bit of Opera Ivor Novello, Dorothy Dickson, and Olive Gabert ace. by the Drury Lane Theatre Orch. Why Is There Ever G.S.G. Good-Bye-Olive Gilbert" (Contralto) G.S.B. acc. by the Drury Lane Theatre Orch. G.S.IL Shirley Temple Memories-Anton and G1.8.0. The Paramount Theatre Orchestra | Trans. with
Calls
SHORT WAVE
IN
Al Bollington at the Oran. Trans. 11 "Swing. Teacher, Swing"-Selection: Trans. "Sally, Irene And Mary--Selection—* Anton and The Paramount Theatre Orchestra with Al Bollington at the Orkan.
1.30 pm. Beuter and Rugby Press, Weather
Forecast and Announce
menia.
DAVENTRY
Wavelength 17.70m.c. (14.86m./ 9.51m.c. (31.55m.) 2147m.c. (31.97m.) ..... 15.18m.e. (19.79m.) (G.S.0. G.S.G. G.S.ILI (G.S.H. GS.G., G.S.B.) (G.S.H. G.S.G.. G.A.BA „AUSTRALIA
Call Sign: VIR Wave Length, 313) metres
Power. 1 Kilowatt - HOLLAND-INDIA
Call letter: PHI. Wavelengths 16.88m. 25.57m.: Frequencies 1777okc. 177Joke.
HK Tine
1.40 pan. Dance Musle and Variety. Cinema Organ - Alexander's Rag time Band Fum Medley-Lovd Thomas, at the Mighty Organ in The Granada Cinema. Tooting. London. Plano-Rush Hour. (Williamson); The
10.00—–Broadcast to Schools-"History Donkey Serenade (flim "Firefly')-Pa- trica
Rossborough Dance Orch.
in the Making." by" Stanley Frutti-Fox-Trot; Jam On Toast 10.20-Waeat and Grain Report (A)."
Lowe (A). Fox-Trot-Gene Krups and His 19.40-At Home and Abroad" (A).
Or chestra. Dance Orch-Never Break A
12 | 11,10—–Luncheon Music (A). Promise-Waltz: Summer's End-Slow Fox-Trot-Mantovani and FL. Or
11.30-Afternoon Musical Programme chestra with Vocal Chorus. Dance Orch. I've Got A Pocketful of Dreams -- Fox-Trot (film Sing you Sinners; Good-Night, Little Skipper -Fox-Trot-Brian Lawrance and His
·Orchestra with Vocal Chorus. D"? Orch.-Show Boat Shuffle-Fox-Trot -Duke Ellington and His Orchestra.
2.15 pm. Close down.
.6.00 pm. 8tudio-Chlidren's Hour. 7.00 pm Closing local Stock Que tations
1.32 TIM. A Variety Programme with Harry Torrani." Trove and his Mandollers, George Formby, Frances Langford and Tammy Tucker's Or- ebestra
Orch. w. Organ-Toy Land Medley Anton and The Paramount Theatre. Orchestra with Reginald Foort at the Organ. Vocal - Long Ago And Far Away (film Three Cheers for Love")-- Frances Ladgford with Victor Tomy and His Orchestra. Dance Orch.- Missouri Waltz (Shannon and Eppel) Victor Young and His Orch. Come dian Blew A Little Blast On My Whistle (Formby): In My Little Snapshot Album (dlm 1 Bee Ice- George Forbby and His Ukulele with Orchestra. Dance Orch. Yes. There Ain't No Mocnlight - Pov-Trot; I Hadn't Anyone Till You Fox-TTOL Tommy Tucker and His Orchestra with Vocal Refrain. Vocal-When Did
(A),
2.30-"George and the Dragon” 3.10 The B.B.C. Empire Orchestra
(D1).
3.20-Tiny Tots' Session (A), 400-News (D1).
4.16-World Affairs." Talk by" H
Wickham Steed (D1).
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS -- The following appointments re made by the Admiralty:
Engr. Rear-Admiral-H. L. Harvey, to Drake for service on staff of C, la C., Flymouth (April 7).
Instr. Odr-W. A Bishop. to Afrikander. (April 7).
Payr. Cdr. 8. Burton, to Durban (April 12).
of act. (Cdr. seny. Peb. 8); J. C Lt-Cdra-S. Brown, granted rank Richards, to Speedy, in command (on commg.).
Bosn. (A/5).-P. H. Gray, to Med- way April 11.
:
THE ARMY
1
APPOINTMENTS IN INDIA...
The Commander-in-Chief in India' has made the following appointments: Lieutenant-Colonel G. A. P. Scones, DSO, OBE, MO. to be 0.5.0.1 m the General Staff Branch to sa new appointment,
Lieutenant-Colonel A. H. Mackin^ay
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RIL 6, 1939 -PAGE 3
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Veuve
Chicoual
Assistant Director of Remounts in the Sole Agents:- DODWELL CO. LTD.
Q.M.U. Branch,
Major R. St. J. Birale to be. Aria tant Military Secretary at Ármy HQ. Major J. G. Bedford-Roberts from officiating as G.S.0.2, Operations and Intelligence, is confirmed in the ap pointment. He will vacate the post on July 1 during his home leave of seven months, which begins on May
Captain A. D. ward and Lieutenant R. B Rainsford are confirmed 85 G.9.0.3. al Army HQ,
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Lieutenant-Colonel A. St. G. Adams, O.B.E.« to be Assistant Director of Supplies, Marther. 'Command:
Lieutena" ? Colonel G. W. C. Hickic, OBE, to be A.D.S. and T., Peshawar District
Breve! Lieutenant-Colonel C. J. Wood, M.C., is confirmed as DAAG, Deccan District.
Major E. R. Byas, M.C.. to bei 'DAQM.G., Lahore District.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
NO. 3 GROUP STAFF Wing Commander J. A. Elfork, who has served in the Signale Branch, Air Ministry, since 1935, has been appoint- ed Senior Personnel Star Oncer with No. (Bomber) Group, Mildenhall, in succession to Wing Commander "R. B. Butherland. DFC who has taken up a similar post in the India Command
4.30 Accent on Rhythm." (D1); Re| UNEMPLOYED YOUTH
corded Music (A)."
4.15 Sports News and Market Notes
(DI).
5.25-Commentary On News (A). 6.45 -The Cedric Sharpe Bixtet (D1):
Violin Recital by Tossy Spiva- kovky (A).
SENT TO PRISON
Appearing before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Court yesterday charged with the unlaw- ful possession of a motor Car screen-wiper, a bunch of keys, screw driver and a spanner, from unemployed youth, Kwong Chol. was sentenced to six weeks' hard
7.00--Brass Band Recital (A). 7.15-Band of HM. Irish Guards
(D2)
738-Vocal Recital (A),
7.15---The Maundy Service
Westminster Abbey (D2).
8.45-Sonata Recital by Eugene labutis.
Nemish (violinist) and, Guy
- Jemson - (p'anoforte) (D2). 9.00-Recorded Feature (A). 9.15-News (D2).
печа
0.20-Summary of the day's 9.30 World Affairs." Talk by B.
Wickham Steed (D3). -9.45—Sports News and Market Notes
(D2), 10.35-Central Band of His Majesty's Royal Air Force (D3)2-2
You Leave Heaven? (film 'Sing. Baby, 12.00--News (13), Sing'); Deep Shadows (Meskill-White) | a.m. -Frances Langford with Victor Young 13.15-Matters of Moment and His Orchestra. Todler-Sitting
Edward Thompson (133),
Talk by
tor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra (E3).
In A Jail House (Torrant); Dan, Din 12.30 "Music for Dancing." with Vic- The Yodelling Man (TĢİTANI)--Harry Torrani accomp. himself on the Quf- tar. Mandoline Orch-Waltz Memo ries Troise and His Mandollers with Vocal by Don "Carlos. Comedian- Trailing Around In A Trailer (Ginförd
12.53-Sports News and Market Notes
(133)
BROADCAST
and Clim: Said The Little Brown CHUNGKING NEWS Hen (Ginard-Clin, Formby)-George Formby and His Ukulele with or chestra. Daner Orch.--Silver On The Sage-Fox-Trot (alm The Texana"); There's A Brand New Picture In My A regular series of short-wave Picture Frame Fox-Trot-Tommy | broadcasts inỷ thự English and other Tucker and His Orchestra with Vocal'|| foreign langungés вяте been in- Refrata.
augurated by the Central Broadcast- 8.00 p.m. Local Tune Birma), Wening Administration, Chungking ther Report, and. Announcements.
Of special interest to Far East
8:09 .. B.B.C. Record ng Mon-listeners are the news broadcasts at alear Beaucaire."
10 am, (HK time) each day on 25.21 Adapted for Broadcasting from metres (11.9 megacycles), Booth® Tarkington's novel and the There are daily broadcasts from 4.15 light opera libretto by Frederick Lansam. to 8.30 am. to European cou? dale, by Gordon McConnel. Lyrics by tries, including Great Britain, France,
AIRPORT NEWS
Imperial Airways,
SOUTHBOUND
Friday: Hanoi, Bangkok,
Dorado 7.30 1.01.
NORTHBOUND Saturday: Bangkok, Hanoi,
kong.
Dorado 4 p.m. A'r Frante
Italy and Germany on 25.51 metres and 31.58 metres; to Amerien between 9.30
and 11.30 am in Chinese and Engilah on 18.85 metres and 19.75 metres; to East and North China and Biberia between 5.30 pm and 7.10 p.m. on 25.51 metres and 31.58 metres in Chinese; to Japan between 7.15 p.m. and 759 pun, on 25.21 metres and 31.58 metres in Japanese; to Bouth China and the South Seas be- tween 8.10 p.m. and 10.30 p.m. on 25.21 Hong-metres and 31.58 metres, including
NORTHBOUND Thursday: France, Hanol, Hong-
kong.
Service-12.30 p.m.
SOUTHBOUND Saturday: Hanoi, France.
Bervice-6,30 am..
Pan American Airways
WESTBOUND
Thursday: Manila, USA.
California Clipper-8:30 a.m.
EASTBOUND,
["news bulletin in English at 9 p.m. "(10 p.m. local time); and to Soviet Rus sla between 11 pm and 11.30 p.m. on 25,21 metres and 21.58 metres in Russian,
PRISON AND CANING FOR SNATCHER Bentence of 14 days hard labour; with eight strokes of the cane, was imposed on Chung Ming- aged 17 when he appeared on remang betore Mr TJ Houston at the Central Court yesterday, on
Wednesday (1213): USA; Manila, a charge of spatching a pair or earrings from a woman on Sunday
Hongkong.AS
Philippine Clipper -12.30 p.m.
last
Kwong was arrested
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