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HONGKONG TELEGRAPI
RADIO AIRMAN M.P.
ZBW, 855 mètres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Tchaikowsky Concerto No. 1
In
B Flat Major, Op. 23
Radio Programme. Broadcast by and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. Z.B.W. on a Frequency of 845 k.c'k. and B-11 pm. on 9.52 m.ca. per second
1. K. T...
12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cession.
12.30 Borodin-Symphony No. 2 in B Minor.
London Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Albert Coales.
12.57
A Song by Alexandre Wertinsky (Tenor).
Minutotchka (Weriinsky),
Report.
1.02 Vivian Eilla at the Piano, 1.12 Concert Waltzes.
1.30 Reuter & Rugby Press, Wen- ther Forecast and Announcements
1.45. Slager On Parade.
2.0 The Lonilan I'lano-Accordeon Band,
2.15 Close Down.
Soldier Saves Driver 10 Local Time Signal and Weather
In Train Explosion Thought Train Bombed London, Sept. 11.
Glasgow When the morning London L.M.S. express was stopped by a violent explosion near Lanark, ot the Private James Dundas Dr. Don Pitman, Professor of Agriculture at the Utah State Uni-Cameron Highlanders, with other veralty, and well-known soil techno-passengers, climbed out of his com-
bombed. logist, will be spending a few days, pariment thinking the train had been
by In the Colony before leaving plane for Baghdad, where he is to commence a three year teaching and study assignment at Teheran, Iraq nt the invitation of the Government.
6.0 Closing local Stock Quotations. 0.02 Dance Mudio,
7.0. London Relay-Tho News. 7.15 London Relay-Topical Talks, 7.30 A Scotish Programme. Songs of the Hebrides (Kennedy- Fraser), In Hebrid Seas, Kishimul's Steam was pouring from the loco-Galley, Muriel Brunskill (Contralto); Petronelle (arr. Diack); Sirip The motive cab, and Dundon ran forward, forced his way through the steam, willow (arr. Dlack), Scottish Country and came back carrying the Breman.
Scottish Male The explosion was caused by a Vocal Gems, Sea Harry Lauder blow-out in a strum pipe, scattering Singers w; Orchestra; Skye Beat Song (Trad., arr. Malcolm Lawson); red-hot ashes in the engine cab, section of the engloe casing crashed Sound the Pibroch (Trad., arr. Lecs),
Alexander MacGregor (Baritone). 30 yards away.
the train
8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Ending The driver, were unable to make reservallons un
running badly, applied the brukes Report and Announcements. the Clipper, BU
and was blown on to the line by the Lurline to lfawail.
"We had a very pleasant trip over," explosion. Both the fireman and Bald Dr. Pittman. "The only inci-driver are in hospital badly burned, dent was the delay of a day at Wake An official said the defect could not
have been traced beforeland. islang owing to rough weather."
Dr. Pittman, accompanied by hla wife, Mrs. Blanchs Pitman, arrived here by the Philippine Clipper from Honolulu yesterday. They had in- tended to fly from San Francisco, but travelled by the
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8.02 Variety Programme,
9.0 London Relar-Tho News & News Commentaries.
No.
9.45 Tchaikowsky-Concerto 2 in 13 Flat Minor, Op. 23,
Arthur Rubinstein (Piano) and the London Symphony Orchestra.
10.22 Verdi's "Alda" Act IIL 11.0 Close Down.
CAPTAIN DECORATED MID-PACIFIC RESCUE FROM JAPANESE SHIP
Tokyo, Oct. 10. Captain L. E. Hawkins, master of the American Tidewater Associated Ou Company's tanker Associated hos
IS KILLED
MR. PETER ECKERSLEY, Conservative M.P. for Manchester Exchange, has been killed on service.
WAS
serving' 'as lieutenant in the air division of the B.N.V.R. He was 30.
Mr. Eckersley was known as the cricketer airman. When he wa
County of Lancashire explain Cricket Club he often flew bik own plane to matches.
In 1928 he gave up active politics for cricket. In 1935 ho gave up cricket for politics,
He leaves a widow and two sOTA. "LUCKY PETER "
Caplain of Lancashire. from 1928 to 1935 Mr. Eckersley three times led his team to win the.. County cricket championship-- 1920, 1930 and 1934.
They called him latcky Peter" because of the good fortune that attended him when he called "Henda" or "Tatis" as the caco may have been.
tie always used a 4s, picce. This tops once borrowed by an England captain for a Test match, and a tuck held.
Whenever Eckersley went out to inspect the wicket before a game he carried an umbrelin-m symbol of rainy Manchester.
Elected Lancashire captain in 1928, he was contemplating a Par- Hamentary carter. When he re- signed the county job seven yearn later it was to contest a Parlia mentary election.
becin decorated with the Order of the Parrot Imitates Air
Rising Sun, Fifth Cluss, with double
rays, in recognition of the rescue of
end the crew
passengers of the Japanese liner Bolayo Maru, which foundered in Mid-Pacific on July 18, 1939.
Raid Sirens
A Southeast English Town,
Aug. 23.
There's a parrot in this town that will be added to the casu ties of the wor soon.
sent out an Maru The Bokuyo S.O.S. on July 18, stating that the ship was nire at a point 9,500 miles south-east from Muroran, Hokkaido. The parrot has learned to imitate A hundred and ten passengers and air-craft sirens so well, after two 100 crew members were rescued by months of almost daily alarms, that the Associated with the loss of only he makes life miserable for this two of the crew, one of which was owners. He follows up siren noises a woman.-Domes.
with a sort of "bop-bop" noise that approximates the sounds of anti- aircraft guns.
THE WAR FUND
His owners, who say they have worn themselves out running back and forth from air-rald shelters when
A total of $1,301,945.42 was reach- ed yesterday by the War Fund in- augurated by the S. C. M. Post, Ltd., with a solitary donation of $5 from the "strens" sound, are thinking of "A Widows Mite."
turning the parrot into soup.
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