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AIR RAID PROBLEMS
Abraham) with Orch. "Over She Goes”----Selec tion (Eyton, Carter and Mayer})—The Saville Theatre Orchestra with Adele Dixon, conducted by Billy Mayerl.
10.23 A Programme of Dance Music.
-Light Opera Company RELIEF COMMITTEE'S
PLANS
CHENGTU, May 30 (Central) More than '93,000 were recently given by the Americas, British and Sequence Dance-The Park Parade;
Canadian members of the Faculty Slow Fox-Trot-Tears On My Pillow-- Victor Silvester and His Ballroom of the Associated University in Orchestra. Fox-Trota Romany: Chengta for relief of the war re- Lonely-Geraldo and His Orchestra.fugees. This sum is in addition to Quickstep-Why Lan't It You? (from their regular coqtributions. Most Crest of the Wave'); Walte--If You of the high-salaried faculty mem: Only Knew (from 'Crest of the
Wave') Henry Jacques and His Correctbers and the staff of the University 12.00 to 12.20 p.m. Relay of Ser Dance Tempo Orchestra. Fox-Trat set aside from their salaries be- vice of Intercession from St. John's When The Guardaman Started Cathedral
Crooning On Parade Jack Hylton's reller work.
tween $5 and $20 each month for 12.30 p.m.
Coleman Hawkins (Saxo Orchestra. Waltzes That Night In phone).
Avalon; Colorado Bunset-(fim 'Co-
FLORENCE DRAKE (SOPRANO)
FROM THE STUDIO
Children's Hour
After You've Gone (Creamer, Lay- ton); Some Of These Days (Brookes)
Acc. by The Ramblers Dance Orch. Star Dust-Fox-Trot with Django Reinhardt (Guitar) and Stephanie Grappelly (Piano),
12.40 p.m. Primo Scala's Accordion Band
lorado Sunset").Elle Hawaiian Or- chestra. Fox-Trots Pennies From Heaven from the alm); One, Two. Button Your Shoe film 'Pennies from Heaven) Jack Hylton and His cheatro. Tango-Vieja Amiga-Or- questa Tibica Francisco Canaro.
11.00 p.m. Close down.
Medley Intro: Horretown: The greatest mistake of my life; Ten pretty giris; You're here, you're there; Let us be sweethearts over again; Horsey, Horsey You Needn't Have Kept It A Secret (O'Connor and
4:utts Othera): In The Mountains Of The
G.S.G. Moon (Box and Others). Whoops We
G.S.B. Go "Again (Harvey); If the Old River
G.S.H. Thames Were The Danube (Bax and Others),
G.S.O. *1.00 p.m.
Local Time Signal and Trans, Trans. Weather Report.
1.03 p.za. (Tenor).
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Songs by Luigi Fort
"Don Giovann!” (Mozart)-To My Beloved, oh Hasten! "Don Pasquale" Donizetti)-Serenata: Soft Beams
the Light, "Mignon (Thomas)—Fare- well, Mignon; Ay. Ay. Ay Perez and Freire) Sung in Italian with OT- chestra.
1.15 p.m.
Organ.
Ballington at
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Call Sign: VIR Wave Length, 31.34 metres Power. 1 Kilowatt HOLLAND-INDIA
Call letters: PHI."Wavelengths 16.83m, & 25.57m.; Frequencies 1977ake. & 1713oke
Once In A While (Green-Edwarda) Time Lionel Monckton Melodies (arr. Stan-m
ford Robinson), Irving Berlin 10.00-Broadcast to Schools"History
Memories.
1.30 p.m. Benter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce menis.
1.40 p.m. Latest Variety Numbers. Dance Orch. The Lady
On The Second Floor-Fox-Trot; The Same Old Story-Fox-Trot Geraldo & His Orchestra, Vocal-Take My Heart YAhlert, Young); Would You? (from
'San Francisco"-Greta Keller
with Orchestra. Vibraphone and Xylophone -Buffoon (Zez Confrey); Nutty
Woods (Robbins) Harry Robbing with The Four Bright Sparks. Dance Orch. To Mother With Love-Fox- Trot; I Miss You In The Morning- Fox-Trot-Billy Cotton and His Band. Orch. -A Day In Tyrol (Romer and Faun); Swing Me Up Higher (A Fair Ground
Fantasy Mackeber The Bohemians Dance Orch-I Dream Of The Purts-Tango: Do You See The Stars?-Tango Emil Roosz & His Orchestra.
2.15 p. 6.00 p.m.
Close down..
Studio-Children's Hour, 7.00 p.m. Closing local Stock Quo tations.
1.62 p.m. Variéty with Max Miller, Ken Harvey, Lilian Harvey, Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra and Others.
The Boston Tea Party-Fox-Trot; It Ain't Right-Fox-Trot -
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra. Son Re- gard (Jamblan-Michel Emner); C'est Ma Faute (Dawson-Jean Delettre)- Lucienne Boyer (Vocal). Don't Look Now-Pox-Trot: Parade Of The Milk
Max Miller In at the Holborn London)-Max Miller (Talk- and Singing with Orchestra and Guitar Charlie Kunz Plan Medley No. R.7-Intro: Haunting Me: Jump on the Wagon: When Day is done Charlie Kunz
(Plano). There's Magic In The Air (film The Only But For You (film The Lilian Harvey (Soprano)
The Only
with Or- chestra.
Bottle Caps-For-Trot-Jimmy Dor-] sey and His Orchestra The Theatre Actual Performans "ded during an
Empire,
Melodies of Yesterday Intro: Nobody's Sweetheart Whisper ing: Avalon: Margie: China Town; I'll see you in my Dreams; Indians; Somebody stole my gal. Ken Har Tey (Banjo) with Plana. Twenty-Five Years of Populer Song-Vocal Gems: 1910-1935 Columbia Vocat Gem Company with Orchestra.
8:00 p.m. Local Time Signal, Wea ther Report and Announcements.
8.03 p.m. 'Cello Solos by Maurice Mîrechal
Elegte (Gabriel Faure, Op. 24); Gul- tarre (Moszkowski, Op. 45, No. 2)- with Plano accomp. by Maurice Faure. 8.15 p.m. Studio-Concert by Flor- ence C. Drake (Soprano) and Nora Kanis (Piano)..
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in the Making." "by. Stanley Lowe (A).
10.20-Wheat and Grain Report (A), 10.40--"At Home and Abroad” (A). 11.05---Luncheon Music (A). 11.30--Afternoon Musical Programme
(A).
1.00-Ceremonial Opening of the Triennial Conference of
the Associated Country Women of the World (D1). 1.30-The B.B.C. Empire Orchestra, with Hinemoa Rosieur, soprano (DI).
2.30-News (1, 3.45-World Adairs." Talk by H. v.
Hodson (D1). 3.00-Billy Mayerl at the plano (D1). 3.15--Sports News and Market Notes
(D1).
3.30-Young People's Session (A), ̈* 4.30 -Dinner Mudc (A), 6.25-Commentary On News (A). 8.00--Celebrity Artists (recorded>
(A).
6.10-The A.B.C. Symphony Orches-
tra (A),
6.45 Yascha Krein and his Gipsy
Orchestra (D2).
3.00-Music in the Air." Sir Wal- ford Davies, with the BB.O. Empire Orchestra (12). 9.00-Billy Mayerl at the piano (D2);
Recorded Feature (A). 9.15--News (D2).
9.20-Summary of the day's news
(A).
9.30 "World Affairs." Talk by H. V.
Hodson (D2).
9.15 Sports News and Market. Notes
(D2).
Many of the foreign well-wishers or China in Chengtu bave been maintaining a regular correspon dence with friends in their respec tive home countries in order to keep them informed of the situa- tion here. Through the mail, con- tinuous appeals for help on behalf of the Chinese "have been made and donations have been received from abroad from time to time.
Dr. Wallace Crawford, physician- in-charge of the University Clinic and head of the Departinent of Public Health and Hygiene, for example, has been sending letters oh China regularly to 200 of hits trends in Canada.
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Donation of $1,800 He started the correspon→ dence immediately upon his return to Chength from fur- lough in Canada last year.. At that time he brought with him a donation of $1.800 for war relief from Mr. C. R. Bowntree, secretary of Lawson & Jones, Limited. London, Canada. He sent this contribution Madame Chiang Kai-shek who at once sent him a letter of appreciation for forwarding to the donor.
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Mr. Rowntree, according to Dr. Crawford, felt highly honoured upon receipt of the letter and he immediately had copies made for circulation among 200 of friends in Canada. He has been irost enthusiastic in the aid-China movement in Canada.
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RELIEF WORK
IN CHENGTU
Active Interest By Foreigners
his
GENERAL
THE SERVICES
ROYAL NAVY
CHIEF OF STAFF, PORTSMOUTH
Captain Sir Atwell Lake, O.B.E, has become Chief of Staff in the Ports Rear Admiral R. H. C. Hallifax, who mouth Command in succession to has been appointed to command the
Home Fleet Destroyer Flotilla with his dag in the cruiser Aurora.
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FLEET NEWS IN BRIEF yacht, has left Antwerp for Ports HLM.S. Enchantress, Admiralty mouth.
The drst watch from EMS Suffolk, returned from China, proceeded on foreign service leave on May 21.
livered at Chatham from the Tyne on The new flotilla leader Jervis, de May 13, will complete to full crew under Captain P. J. Mack to-day for service in the Home Fleet.
H.M.B. Basilisk, late of the 4th Fio- stoned on March 1 for service sa tilla. Home Flect, which was commis- emergency destroyer at Devenport, will make a training cruise to Torbay and Weymouth.
HITLER BEGINS NEW ARMY PURGE
Mme. Tabouls reports in the "Oeuvre" that Herr Hitler is conducting a pürge of his high military command with a. View to ridding is of all those officers. who are opposed to war against a powerful coalition of the de- mocracies and who are not convinced that the Fuehrers' of a lightning
• conception war" can be made good.
AIRCRAFT FIRMS AND TRE FLEET Arrangements are being made for technical representatives. of Arms manufacturing aircrats and associated equipment for Fleet Air Arm ise to visit for two or three days, aircraft carriers and other ships when operaf- become better acquainted with the re- ing aircraft, in order that they may quirements of the Fleet Air Arm.
THE ARMY
NEW MAJOR-GENERAL The promotion of Colonel (Tempor ary Brigadier) T. C. Newton, D.9.0.. O.B.E.. to be Major-General was ag nounced in the "London Gazette.”
ROYAL AIR FORCE
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FROM CARPENTER TO
SQUADRON leader Squadron Leader M. 9. Keogh, A.M.. list on attaining the age of 50, la one who has been placed on the retired of the omcers who came to the RAF from the technical side of the RN, and RNAS.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1939. -PAGE 3
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I now learn that it will be late July, more probably August, be- fore the Atlantic air mail service starts from the British end, writes a Home Correspondent.
Last February the British Gov- ernment promised the United States that it would start on June 1.
On May 18 the ying-boat Cabot which, with two sister air- "German "Army officers," writes craft, was to start the service; had a Mme. Tabouls. "are under the petrol test at Rochester. "This was constant observation of the bureau į part of the flight refuelling ar- of Herr Hess, deputy leader of the rangement by which she will be Nazi Party, and of the Gestapo. able to cross the Atlantic with a This surveillance leads to penalties plentiful supply of fuel, and even to dismissal in the cases
The test was made with the of those officers whom Herr Hitler dying-boat at reat; 200-gallon and Field-Marshal Goering and to pumps be opposed to their strategic con- take the place of the tanker" was used will
ception of a "lightning war."
aircraft which would normally refuel her in the air,
which
"Thus all those German officers who have more regard for their
TANKS FILLED UNEVENLY professional responsibility than for Her tanks had been found to f their career are being dismissed with petrol unevenly. But this is from the Service without mercy, not the only hitch causing the especially if they have gone so far delay in starting the service. as to declare their fear of the The history of Cabot is one of formation of · AN anti-German unforeseen troubles starting last front disposing of military power September when she came out of superior to that of the Reich." the factory-plus stringent pre-
cautions,
interest in
CHUNGKING, May 30 (Central) "Mr. Loh Kak. Pin, whose mar-
The Chungking International rake with Miss Ang Lay Cheng That American Christian Rellet Committee has took place at the Chinese Metho-south Polar territory has also been prepared a complete set of plans dist Church, Madras Lane, awakened, is evidenced by the
and an organizational framework donated a sum of $1,000 (Chinese fact that President Roosevelt to cope with any problem that fur-currency) to the China Distress approved the recommendation for ther Japanese air raida may bring. Relle! Fund' to commemorate the an appropriation of $340,000 for -The Committee is an Inter-wedding.
an official exploration expedition. national group composed of Ameri- cans, Canadians and Chimese. The Chairman of the conmitten is Mr. 10.00-"Stratford's Diamond Jubilee.tary of the YM.C.A., and Vice- Huang Tzu-han, Executive Secre- Talk by W. Bridges-Adams (DX3)
Chairman is Mr. W. A. McCurdy, 11.00-Recital by the B.B.C. eingers,
an American, Mr. Gordon R. Jones with John Wills at the plane of Canada is the Treasurer and forte (D3). 11.30--"Munic for Dancing,"
Mr. Amold R. Vaught of the Unit- with Victor Silvester and his Ball-ed States is English secretary. room Orchestra (D3). 12.00-News (D3).
Matters of Moment Talk by
Bir Abdul Qadir (13).
12.30-"Brahms," with Marjorie Hay
ward (violon) and G. O'Connor Morris (planoforte) (D3), 12.55-Sports News and Market Notes
(D3).
Five Categories
air raid relief work into five cate- The Committee has divided its
there is a special sub-committee. gories-and foreach category One sub-committee is in charge of immediate relief and the first aid stations at various hospitals in the city. Another has assumed the
CHUNGKING NEWS task or removing the dead and
BROADCAST
broadcasts in the English and other
A regular
series
of short-wave
foreign languages have been in. augurated by the Central Broadcast ing Administration, Chungking
wounded from the debris and fires that usually follow the raids. A third is in charge of the organiza-
from the city. tion and transport of refugees,
eight centres for the immediate One sub-committee will operate
care and feeding of destitute re- fugees until they can be transport- ed to safer and more permanent places elsewhere. The fifth com-
There are daily broadcasts from 415mittee will conduct an information
service in time of raids-telling
1. Down in the Forest Landon of special interest to Par East Ronald); 2. The Star (James Rogers) listeners are the news broadcasts at -Florence C. Drake (Soprano) with 10 am. (HK time) each day on 25.21 Plano accomp. by Nura Kanis. 2 metres (11.9 megacycles). Sonata (Scarlatt!)-Nura Karis the Piano. 4 Vot la Sapete from am to 6.30 am to European coun Cavalleria Rusticana-Mascagnt) 5. tries, including Great Britain, France, Viasi Darte (from Za Tosca-Puccini: Italy and Germany on. 35.51 metres people where to go for rellet and Florence C. Drake (Boprano) with and 31.58 metres; to America between first aid, and supplying any other Piano accomp. by Nura Kanis...
8.45 p.m.
8.30
a.m. and 11.30 am in Chinese pertinent. Information of which Compositions
of Eric and English on 16.85 metres and 19.75 Coates.*******
metres: to East and North China and they may be in need, Cinderella A. Phantasy Eric Biberia between 5.30 p.m. and 7.10 Coates and Symphony Orchestra. 1 p.m. on 25.51 metres and 31.58 metres Heard You Singing-Alfred Piccaver in Chinese; to Japan between 7.15 (Tenor) with Piano. The Lester At p.m. and 7.55 pm on 20.21 metres The Wedding-Eric Coates and Sym- and 31.58 metres in Japanese phony Orchestra. Because 1-Miss Bouth China and the South Bead be You Bo-Hubert Eisdell (Tenor) with tween 8.10 p.m. and 10.30 p.m. on 25.21 Piano. Bird Songs At Eventide metres and 3158 metres, including a Robinson Cleaver (Organ) and Patri- news bulletin in English at 9 p.m. (10 cia Rossborough (Piano).
p.m. local time); and to Soviet Rus 8.15 p.m. London Kelay-The News, a between 11 pm and 11.30 pm 9.30 p.m. London Relay
Russian on 25.31 metres and 3158 metres in
Affairs,
By H V. Hodson.
World
9.45 p.m. London Relay Sports
New and Market Notes.
9.50 p.m. ́ Selections from Musicai Comedy.
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Fall Time Corps....
„Is is planned to have a per- manant full time corpa,of workers as nucleus for the Committee's work, as it has been found rather difficult to rely entirely on volunteers, in times of stress.
The Committee is working in close co-operation with the National Relief Commission which makes sure that there is no duplication In the various en- Capt. S. Burn, 2nd Bn. The deavours of the many groups at Royal Scots, has taken over the present partaking in the tasks of
C. B. Cochran's 1030 Revue Vo- duties of Honorary Secretary, reller and precautions Funds for Cal Gers-Light Opera Company Hongkong Area Sports Board, from the work of the Committee are with Orth "The Student Prince"-- Selection (Romberg) The Vagabond Capt. EH B. Neill, 1st Bn. the supplied partly by the National King Selection (Frial) Drury Lane Seaforth Highlanders. His tele- Government and Theatre Orchestra conducted
partly from by Charice Prentice, "Ball At The Sa phone number is. "Headquarters private sources both in China and VoyVocal Gems (Hammerstein and
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