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12.15 p.m.--Short Service of Interces-

sion.

12.30 p.m.-Excerpts from Gilbert and

Sultivan.

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 14, 1941

Flak Like "Roman

Candles"

we dropped our "The 'flak' was intense ed Its peak as,

bombs on the dockyard, the rail- with and fairly accurate." This way alongside and the aerodrome

**Iolanthe"-Tripping Hither, Tripping

of Girls Thither....Chorus Orchestra.

"Trial by Jury"-For

These

Kind phrase has become almost beyond.

"A searchlight stabbed at us. in Swear hackneyed.

R.A.F. Then one gun flashed. In a few

Words: When 1, Good Friends.... Leo Sheffeld & Chorus.

Thous the Jury 1... Arthur Hosking, pilots' reports of bombing seconds the ground seemed alive

George Baker, Derek Oldham, Leo Sheffield & Male Chorus,

on Where Is attacks

with muzzle flashes,

targets in "At such times

the Plaintiff....Arthur Hosking Germany and occupied tracers look like great

France.

George Baker, Winifred Lawson & Chorus of Bridesmaids. "The Yeomen of the Guard" How Say You, Maiden, Will You Wed....

But there is nothing hackney- Arthur Hosking, Winifred Lawson

Ask any of the ed about 'flak'. and I've Jibe & George Baker.

"Tis Done pilots, observers or other mem- Joke....George Baker.

bers of a bombing crew.

I Am A Bride!....Winifred Lawson (Soprano) with Orchestra. "The Pirates of Penzance" - "Ti Mabel1; Poor Wand'ring One...

of Girls. Elsie Griffin & Chorus

To What Ought We

Do. Gentle

Sisters, Say....Nellie Briercliffe & Beautifully Blue the Sky....Elsie Grin, Derek

Nellie Walker.

How

Oldham & Chorus of Girls.

1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Pro-

gramme Announcements.

drome.

the upcoming Roman candles. Balls of fire, gold and rosy tinted, curve over as they reach the end of their trajectory and start dropping, just like a lily stem

the bowed over by weight of the flower. They seem curl to drift sideways as they

Then they snuff out, upwards.

"No one who has not really one by one. seen it bursting around can quite

"Flaming onions' are slightly understand what 'intense' and different. They are bigger and fairly accurate' means," said one brighter fire balls which spiral up pilot who took part in a recent instead of rising in a line. It is raid on Brest harbour and aero-hard, at first. to realise just how

dangerous this “flak' is.

"Jerry seems to be trying out "It was bright moonlight when new coloured varieties of search- We climbed high lights which probe off. we took

the dancing above the clouds, which looked shellbursts.

"There is quite a galaxy like snow-capped peaks. It was so clear that I could almost read colour over Brest and the other

by moon-

nights 'invasion' ports these the instrument dials light.

much more spectacular than at before we

"But this kind of show is best home. appreciated on the way When the final run over the tar- get has been made and the bombs released, and you can turn around and watch it all-then it really looks lovely."

of

1.02 p.m.-Humorous and Instrumental

Variety. Comedian-Are You Havin' Any Fun ([pom "The Little Dog Laughed") Jack Warner & Sonny with Orchestra: Bunger Up Of Rat Oles

Jack Warner & Orchestra, Banju & Guitar Duels Wedding "The flak' started

Chimes (Reser); Medley of Stephen came over our target, but reach any previous stage of the air war.

Foster Bertini

Brothers

Songs...The

Comedienne-A Lady In Waiting

(Park)....Florence Desmond

with

more!

Orchestra. Organ-Place Theatre Medley-Intro: She didn't say "yes" (Cat and the Fiddle); Night and Day (A Gay Divorce): You're the cream in my coffee (Hold Everything); Anything Goes (from same); Bluc Room (The Girl Friend); Tea for Two

(No. No. Nanette)....Reginald

Foort,

Comedian-Big and

Stinker's

Moment Musical.... Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch.

1.30 p.m.-Reuter & Rugby Press and

Announcements.

1.45 p.m.-Rossini--Overture "William Toll''. Boston Promenade Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler. 2.02 p.m.-Plano Duets,

Andantino Varle (In B Minor), Op.

04, No. 1 (Schubert)....Artur and Karl Ulrich Schnabel.

Waltz from Sulte for Two Pianos, Of. 15 (Arensky)...Vronsky & Babin. 2.15 p.m.-Close down.

6.45 p.m.-Indian Programme. 6.30 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-

tions.

6.32 p.m.-A Sibelius Programme.

Festivo (Tempo Di Bolero) (No. 3 of 'Scenes Historiques")... Sir Thomas the London Beecham conducting Philharmonic Orchestra. Humoresque No. 4....Henri Temian-

and ka (Violin)

the Temtanka Chamber Orchestra.

Valse Triste....Barnabas Von (eczy

& his Orchestra.

Romance Op. 24, No. 8....

Elleen

Joyce (Piano). Symphonic Poem "The Oceanides'. B.B.C. Symphony Op. 73...The

by Orchestra cond, Boult.

Sir

Adrian

7.00 p.m.-London Relay-The News. 7.15 p.m.-London RelayQuestions of

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Time Signal, An- nouncements and Programine Sun-

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8.02 p.m.-Popular

Grand Opera.

Mignon-Overture

Excerpts from

(Thomas)....

Vienna State Opera Orchestra,

Woman is Fickle (Rigoletto' Act 3-

Verdi)....Jussi

with Orchestra.

Bjorling

(Tenor)

'Damnation of Faust-Rakoczy March (Berlioz)....Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra cond, by Leopold Stokow- ski.

'Madam Butterfly' Act 2-One Fine Pam- Day (Puccini)....Rosetta

panint (Soprano) with Orchestra. 'Aida Grand March (Verdi)....The B.B.C. Wireless Symphony Orch. *Il Trovatore' Act 2-Look! how the Clouds-Anvil Chorus....Giuseppina Scala, Zinetti and Chorus of La Milan, with Symphony Orchestra. 8.30 p.m.--The Sadler's Walls Orchestra with Violin Solos by Alfredo Campoll. Serenade Espagnole (Chaminade, arr. Kriesler); Guitarre, Op. 45, No. 2 (Moszkowski, Sarasate)....Alfredo Campoli (Violin) with Plano acc 'William Tell'"-Ballet' Music (Rossini) ....Sadler's Wells Orchestra -cond, by Constant Lambert. Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (Saint-Saens, Op. 28)..Alfredo Campoli (Violin); and the London Symphony Orchestra.. 9.00 p.m.-London Relay-The News &

་་་་་། ¡News Commentary. 9.16 p.meTunes of Not-So-Long-Ago.

1921/22-Intro; Ain't we got funt. Coal, Black Marmy; Just for a while; Swanee; Bay it while dan cing: Kitten on the Keys; Omaha Waltz; Shelk of Araby...New May- fair Orchestra.⠀ . Frankie and Johnule... Frank-Crumit (Tenor) with Piano, Guitar and Clarinet, Memories of Horatio Nicholls--Intra

Dream of Delight; Wyoming; Blue Eyes; Delliah; Shepherd of the Hills: Bunabine of Marseilles) Souvenirs: My: Inspiration -da you HING New, Mayfair: Orchestra with

Chloe'

Swamp) weethe Radio Three with Their Rhythmic -Escorts.

1993/94ntror Last night on the bick

porch:

Wondert

What'll 1 do: I love you; Horsey, keep your tail up... New with Vocal Mayfair Orchestra

Refrain

9.42 p.m.-Local sports results 9.45-10.00 p.m.-News

in French

(on

Short Wave only). 9.45 p.m.-L'Accordeonist Alexander at

on Orchestre. Valse-Ma Banlleue; Java-Sous Les Becs De Gaz (both from revue 'Feerie de Paris'); Valsc Musclle- Comme Do Blen Entendu (film 'Circonstances attenuantes'); Valse -Vous Valsiez (Dommel-Himmel); One-Step-Parade D'Oiseau. 10.00 p.m.-London Relay Music Hall'. 11.00 p.m.-Dance Music.

Fox-Trois-Howdy, Cloudy Morning?:

COOLING

-

UNDER FIRE

A South African fighter pilot, in flying over enemy territory

He Eritrea near Massawa found that his engine was heating up.

around for a landing looked The Spider and the Fly Nat ground, and came down to wait his radiator on the ground till cooled.

Seeing

Gonella & his Georgians. Quicksteps Cheerio, I'll Be

You: I Must Have One More Kiss. & his Kiss, Kiss....Jack Payne Band.

Waltzes Oh, Isabella; Mountain Life

....Tessin Band.

When he landed he was fired on by native enemy troops; but he remained on the ground until he was certain that the radiator had and returned safely to his base.

Fox-Trots-A Мал & His Dream cooled enough; then he took off

(from "The Star Maker'); Go Fly A Kite (from 'The Star Maker').... Jimmy Dorsey & his Orchestra. Swing Fox-Trots-I Know That You Know: I Cried for You....Benny Goodman Quintet,

Come An-

Slow Fox-Trot-There'll

other Day; Fox-Trot-I'm Spending Christmas with the Old Folks.... & his Grosvenor Sydney Lipton House Dance Orchestra.

Салаго,

ITALIAN FLAGS IN

R.A.F. MESS

Air A Royal

Force bomber

Tangos Se Lo Llovaron; La Punala- Squadron has in the Officers' Mess, The first was da....Orquesta Tipica Francisco two Italian flags,

captured at Fort Capuzzo when Fox-Trot-Half-Way Down the Street: the squadron was hammering the

Slow Fox-Tro:-I'll Never Smile Italians in At Again Until I Smile

You came from Oscar Rabin & his Band,

pilots were Quickstep I Haven't Time To Be A Millionaire; Slow Fox-Trot-Imagin- tion....Jay Wilbur & his Band. Waltz Lilac of Louvain....Jack

White & his Band, 12.00 Midnight.-Close down.

The second Libya, Koritza where the assisting the, Greek rout the enemy in

to army Albania.

There is plenty more flags Mess.

of room for on the walls of the.

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