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November 16, 1939.
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At left, a torpedo-shaped, paravano in towed alongside British mino-sweeper in North Sea. Paravano sovers undor- wator moorings of mine, which bobs to surface and is then exploded by guntiro from ship.
Unique picture taken in New York shows a bombardior, lying on his stomach, on floor of plano, about to drop bomb from Wright attack bomber. He is looking through sight, at loft, at target 10,000 feet below. His right hand is about to release a 1,110-pound bomb.
UFS
Chairman of Finnish 'Do- fenco Council is Field Mar shal Baron Carl Gustaf Man- norheim, above, haro of Fin- land's war of Independence in 1917, again working to protect nation,
Josef Stalin, Soviot dictator, left, shakes hands in good mood with Naxi Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, right, aftar division of Poland. This scono is in Moscow, to which Naxi made two trips.
Awaiting move by Russia, Finland called 250,000 troops.. concentrated on Soviot frontier. This is a Finnish anti- aircraft battery in winter costume; during manoeuvres.
At proving grounds at Aberdeen, Md., United States Army staged its biggest and most spectacular test of war equipment in history. Heavy coast artillery demonstrated its accuracy. Above, one of the 14-inch guns, mounted on disappearing carriago, spoko its might." It hurls 1,560-pound propectile more than 12 milos, to blast target to plecon.
LEAGUE MEETING
London, Nov. 16. ......
PROFESSOR GERRARD
Appointed to Post in Naval
Hospital at Home:
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Official
Yaumati Ferries 32214TM China Lights (Old) $7.50 Electrics $40
Prot, W. I. Gerrard, of the long-Summary Issued yesterday's unys; The Secretary-General of the Lea- gue of Nations, M. Joseph Avenol, has kong University, who is on leave The morning's trado, was quiet and proposed that in view of the circum will not be returning to Hongkong devold of any special feature. stances the Fourth Committee of the for a while as he has been called up
Buyers Assembly rather than the Assembly by the Admiralty as a retired naval Itself, should meal to discuss the bud medical officer. He has been ap-i get, according to an announcement by pointed to take charge of the medi- Mr. R. A. Butler, in the Howe of cat section of the Royal Naval Hos- Commons, Members of the League are pital in Aberdeenshire, a very large considering the proposal, which was civilton hospital, taken over by the (made on the Initiative of certain neu- trals in order to pass the budget Admiralty. A large proportion of fis malo nursing and medical training Mir G. Le M. Mander (Lab, East staff is composed of St. John Am- Wolverhampton) pointed out that it bulance men. CLEVELAND--Tragic Patrolinan is necessary for the Couneli and Ak- Edgar Robinson spent an unhappy, senbly to meet to elect a new Judge terest in the activity of the Hong-
Joke Jailing No Joke
anxious two, hours lt fall hare otë his of the International Court,pse fa wedding day,Fellow patrolman Mr. Butler replied that the Govern
ured him from his bride's home and ment has not last sight of the impor- locked him tip in the prvelnet glation|tance of electing a new Judge on a "charge of "being married." Reuter,
Prof, Gerrard took a grout ins
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·ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Recital by Ruth Litvin
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12.15 Short Service of Intercession, 12.30 Dance Music.
1 Local Time Signal and Weather Report,
1.03 Mozart Song by Lily Pont (Soprano). Ah! I Know It ("The Magic Flute').
1.00 Mozart-Concerto In A Major. Arthur Rubinstein (Piano) and The London Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by John Barbirolli,
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.
1.45 Variety with Fred Stein, Leslie Hutchinson, The Mills Brothers and Others,
2.15
tions.
Close Down..
5.45 Studio--Children's Hour. 6.43 Closing Local Stock Quota-
6.47 Selections from Light Opera. "The Gypsy Princess," "Die Fleder- maus."
7.04 Chopin-Les Sylphides--Ballet Music, London Philharmonic Or chestra conducted by Walter Gochr
7.18 Chausson--Symphony In B Flat Major, Op. 20. Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoirò conducted by Plero Coppola.
7.50 Songs by Ninon Vallin (Soprano):
8. Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 D'Indy-Bulle for Flute, Violin, Viola, Violoncello, and Harp,. Op. 01. Quintette Instrumental De Paris.
8.20 Studio-A Chopin Recital by Ruth Litvin at the Plano-Prelude, Op. 28, No. 20 in C Minor: Prelude, Op. 28, No. 13 in F Sharp Major: Mazurka, Op. 6, No. 1 in F Sharp Minor; Fantasie' Impromtu, Op. CB, In C Sharp Minor; Nocturne, Op. 50, No. 1 in F Minor.
8.4G Studio"Education-in Hong- kong": A Retrosprel.
9.15 London Reisy-The News, 9.30. The Don Cossack Singers. 9,47 Light Orchestral Selections. 10 Dance Music.
10.30 London Kelay-Commentary on Boxing Match by J. Glendenning, 11 London Relay Talk "Back- ground to News."
11.15 Close Down.
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