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RADIO FEATURE
"Hongkong Backstage"
Entertains
The second of an interesting series of talks on "Backstage in Hongkong," was given by Adam Charles over the local radio station last night.
Yesterday's chat was in the form the Colony was born, in July 1841, of an entertaining visit to the Central a typhoon blew down every building Fire Station by "Adam" and "Kate" in the Colony-they were all mat- The talk, in part, was as follows: sheds and there was just time for Adam: A little while ago, when them to be rebuilt before the entire went round to have drinks with Kate and William, some acid remarks on bazaar was burnt out five days later. William's lateness for breakfast that Curiously enough, one of the worst morning uncovered the fact that heres that has occurred in the Colony
walk
very 1937 typhoon. The fire brigade were before breakfast every called out to deal with it at 2 a.m. morning. He Armly excused his Inteness by stating that watching and some of them were working, at in water up to their armpits. tough firemen do violent PT. and we were told about the ways that practising with hoses
and jumping ares can start one of the most usual Into a circular canvas frem enn meat is joss sticks. November to January was more to him than the worst time for fires, and drink-which caused Kate to
most usual time to be called to a fire glance rudely at his figure.
tarted talking about the Fire was between two and three in the Brigade and Kate displayed such a "piercing curiosity" about fires, and so we launched ourselves at the Fire Brigade authorities.
Limex,
morning.
Fire Alarm
5-28
WALT
whole lot were tearing down Des boat b.connected by 'phone to the Voeux Road in 44 seconds.
shore so 'Hat by the time. a'call has
-RADIO-
ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.)`and:31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) "Casual-Like", and Other
accond,
Song
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1....
No. 4 Humo-
Kato: The huge turntable hudder been received and the European had been backed into the yard of the officer has got on board the boat is station and we were given a demon- all 'ready' to 'dash dway'at between, stration of its uses. It is a series of 11 and 13'knots to the scene of the 25. ft. ladders which telescope on to Ore. So far, except for the turnout each other and rest on the top of of the fire-engines from the Central the car. By means of an engine at Fire Station, we hadn't beca. able to the back of the car they are lifted, see the fire brigade at work, but I
7.02 Debosay“Dames" and Other Then a fireman climbs up and stands was lucky enough to be allowed to
Compositions, a little platform and, looking seo a monthly inspection by the
London Relays rather like the demon king in a Chief Fire Oficer, when all the Fire
Sarabande....Boston Symphony Orchestra cond, by Serge. Kousse- Pandem extend. Die van a la satse Engines and crews from each Fire DEBUSSY'S COMPOSITIONS vitsky: La Cathedrale Engloutie, Fro- ladders He has a huge hose station on the island turn out and Radio and a telephone attached to the parade at the Central Fire Station: Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.e's. (Piano); "Danses"; No. 1. Dause Programme Broadcast by ludo No. 10... Arthur Rubinstein Indder and so is able to cope with Now I don't know if almost anything. Once he was up the force with which water is pumped und 8-11 p.m. on 9,52 m.c's, per
you realize and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. Sacree No.
2. Danse Profane..... there we
Leopold Stokowski and the Philadel were shown! the inter- through a fire hose I certainly didn't.
hia Orchestra; Eiude VI Pour Les locking devices and safety
devices Its fascinating to
to watch the hose H. K. T.
Arpeges Composes...Vladimir Horo- which make a sudden telescoping of swelling toppling over of the ladders Im-
the "water possible and this so encouraged along it and, then, as the huge jet of Intercession from
goes tearing
12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service (Cello) with Piano accomp, by N. witz (Piano); Menuet, Pablo Casals Adam that he asked to be allowed to
of water spurts out of the end, you Cathedral.
St. John's
Mednikoff: Arabesque No. make an ascent too.
con realize that the nozzle is apt to kick This happened as I watched, Orchestra Napolitain,
12.30 Tino Rossi (Vocal) and the Mildred Dilling (Harp). Then we
7.33 Philadelphia Symphony Or were taken to BUC the and two bland Chinese walching the
A Frangesal (Mario Costa); Sou-chestra. has the surprising habit of going for in modern times broke out in the supply van which contains foam frej firemen from a second floor window venir. De Pausilippe (Godfroy An-|| Eight Russian Folk Dances (Lia- extinguishing apparatus which is used on the other side of the court got a for light all Arcs such as parafin, momentary and very disconcerting Orchestra Napolitain; La dow); No. 1 Religious Chant; No. 2 These appliances bath untu the fremen quickly get the Parade 2 Monde)....Tino Rossi No. 3 Plaintive Meloding and Biting petrol and so on.
Serenade A Lena (from the revue Christmas Carol Kolyada Maledo; produce a sort of soapy inther which hose under control, ́· blankets the fire from the air and
(Vocal) with Orchestra; Chant Dorous Song-The put it out by cutting off its supply Station for the last time I noticed telle (Mezzacapo)... Orchestra Napo-
Just as I was leaving the C. Sirene (Volpatti, Jr.); Nopol Toran of the Gnat; No. 5 Legend of the of oxygen. Also in apparatuscover a very matty little ingine mounted liain: Aux lies D'Amour Tango Round Danco, No. 3 Village Dance
Birds; No. 0 Cradle
Song: No. 7 A breathing on balloon tire wheels, it was cover Chante (fim Lumieres de should I say-apparati-which cased in exclling looking gadgets which Danzen Rumba Chantec (dim chanale (Saint-Saens); Tales From
And Dellah-Bac able the firemen to go into any som because of my complete Ignorance Lumieres de Paris')....Tino Rossi The Vienna Woods-Waltz, (Johann of atmosphere, no matter how much of machinery, always fascinate me. smoke or deadly chemical gas there
(Vocal) with Orchestra: Vesuviana, Strauss); Blue Danube Waltx When I asked about this is, because each has its own oxygen engine, I was told that it was the
little Tarantella (Marchett); Notte Sui (Johann' Strauss)....conducted by Adam: We were asked it
Mare, Barcarolle (Valente).....Or Leopold Stokowski, first of several that have been order-chestra Napolitain. would like to see what happened supply.
8.09 Time, The powers that be were extremely when there was a fire alarm, and It
ed in connection with ARP. In the 1.00 Time and Weather. kind and invited us all to come and we would like to time how long it Adam: Just by the supply van Colony and that it was hoped to man
1.03 Grieg-Sonata la C Minor, "look over everything there la," but takes the engines and so on to gei were the two magnificent new them with Volunteers. The number
Op. 45. unfortunately William was not able into action. We stood in one corner ambulances which the brigade ac of men required was about 100 and
Sergel Rachmaninoff (Plano) and of the big hall where all the required last year. They are beauti-they were urgently needed to get on Fritz Kreisler (Violin). to come with us.
Kate: Somehow, I'd vaguely appliances swalt any call day and
Vocal Minstrel Memories (Christy fully equipped and I felt that it with and learn their jobs. I dont
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Minstrel Days) you may all was and would almost pleasure to go about what you ar station in Kowloon and one in long- not a man was in sight. The firemen to hospital in one of
about what you are going to do with Weather Forecast and Announce Minstrel Singers with Banjo Band;
ments.. kang, so I was surprised to learn had no warning that an alarm was
Vocal-Giddy Up (Alm 'Keep Smail. Kate: Adam was very keen to regard to A.RP. but if you want a 1.40 14 in the going to be given. The frightening see what he called a firefloat and really fascinating and anything but that there are actually
Winne Melville, Raymond ing'); Swing Your Way To Happiness Fields Chaul and Lantau, and that they deal the stop watch involuntarily, and at tersely hissed in a stage whisper touch with the
with Orchestra, Superintendant of not only with such things as burning once the elim brass pillars, which "Fire engines on the water, you ass" Fire Brigades, whose office is at the webinking Song (Schumann). Sald
Sald. (Magidson-Wrubel); I I Have chimneys, but with explosions, land- descend from holes in the celling, Naturally I didn't believe him until Central Fire Station and he'll let you
and His Orchestra and Male Eyes (film Paris Honeymoon'). slides, burning ships and ambulance were
you Quartet; with wreathed
the
Life's flying
Sunset "Hutch" and His Charm Music: Dance Great Mr. Moss explained that it was really know all about the scheme. They Adams); For England (Brandon Orchestra-Triguenita-Rumba work. By for their biggest job is figures of fremen. Drivers started
u boat and we went to see the are already to start classes now and Murray)....Raymond Newell (Barl-Alfredo not the spectacular dashing through engines. Four firemen hauled
Brito e smaller of the
and His Orchestra: two areficats the are waiting for 28 vojnteers to form the streels to drown fires but the fascinating rope affairs, which swung
the first, class
tone) with Instrumental
Accom- Vocal A Garden In Granada (Vasl olony has the Big one is kept in much more exhausting and humdrum open the huge folding doors of the Kowloon.
Mast
ost of us. I think, have come to paniment; Jollity On The Mountains lescu); Goodbye To Summer (Bot- Inspection of houses, factories and' hall, while the rest leapt into their
(Fetras); Viennese Singing terill-Phillips)....Cavan O'Connor and accept auch
fire services on the..... buildings to see that they were madej places
Birds, (Translateur) on the
It was a trim and sturdy craft and machines. In 10
(The Vagabond Lover) with Orches- and kept are proot, and the approv- seconds from the first clang of the Mr. Moss told us that though this song a matter of course but Marek
one could pump only 2000 gallonscing their organisation here and Sleep On (Helen-Offenbach, arr.
and His Orchestra; tra, ing, or suggesting of Improvements, alarm the engine with the escape
8.45 Chausson-Forme, Op. 25. watching them at work has changed in the fire arrangements the plans Indder, which always goes first, was per niinute the big one could pumpy indifferent acceptance of the Winnie, Melville (Soprano) with Orchestre Symphonique de Paris con-
My Man (Adams). Korngold);
Yehudi Menuhin (Violin) and Or- of new buildings.
way followed by the big 4000! It has three big hose nozzles brigade into an active admiration of on its I learned that Hongkong began its turntable ladder. two pumping en five tra hoses attached to have the service that, by the foresight and chestra: "Count Of Luxembourg ducted by Georges Enesco. fire record early. Five months after gines and the supply van. The
two extra hoses attached to it. The monotonous routine of continual in Waltz (Lchar)....Marck Weber and
Waltz (Lehar); The Merry Widow" 9.02 Next week's programmes. spection
of premises' and by the prompt and efletént coping with any his Orchestra. outbreaks of fire: save the colony tremendous loss of life and millions from the Roof Garden of the Hong- 6.00 Relay of the Dance Orchestra ef dollars each year.
kong Hotel,
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8.15 New Light Variety,
(Gatty)....The
Colony, Including one each at Cheungi clang of the alarm made me start when I enquired what that meant he monotonous job you should get in Newell and Marek Weber and 1 Keep Sung), Grandma
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Indo-China Legislative Council to Meet
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2.16 Close Down.
(a) I Hadn't anyone unt!! you; (b) Miss Anabella Brown; (c) M Re- verie; (d) Listen to the cking Bird.
0.08 Orchestral.
Overture "Masaniello" (Auber)... ..The B. D. C. Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.
9.16 Icndon Kelay. The News. ---- 9.30 -- London---Relay-"More - Food
for Thought",
9.45 London Refay-Sports News and Market Notes,
0.50 Patricia Rossborough at the 0.14 Record: When The Swallows Piano. Nest Again (Stevens and Edmund); Dainly Debutante (C, Scott Wood): Sweetheart, Let's Grow Old Together Domsel In Distress-Selection: Med- (Edwards)....Kitty Master (Vocal toy: Intro: Hometown; Moon at Sea: with Orchstra,
You're here, you're there. (a)
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Change Partners; (b) Your eyes have told me so; (c) of Love; (d) Swingtime In
10.00 London Relay — “Casual-
An informal radio show with Janet Lind: Alee McGill and Gwen Baug-
Hanoi, May 11. By order of the Governor of French Indo-China, the Supreme Economic and Financial Council of French Indo-China, legislative cou cil of the French colony, will meet 0.35 Records: Jammin'--Quick-han; Edward Cooper, Charles Everett, in an extraordinary session for five step (Alm Turn off the Moon'); Sweet Rae Jenkins and His Music. Present days from May 15
it is understood that the session Hit Parade')..Gerry Moore (Plano);
Heartache Slow Fox-Trot (flm 'The ed by Douglas Moodle,
10.30 London Belay-"Dust" will discuss the financial measures Das Gibt's Nur Einmal (Ufa Talkle By W. Graeme Holder (author of the current international Der Kongress Tant')...The Melody The Time Factor, The Wraith, etc.); situation, espacially in the Far East. Gents (Vocal) with Orchestra.
Characters: Clem Farley, an Okla A modification in the working budget 8.44 (a) Heart and Soul; (b) Flat homa farmer; Mary, his wife; Dan relating to national defence will be Foot Floogle; (e) Rhythm; (d) Liza. Catfield, also a farmer; Production introduced during the sexsion.-
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