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MAIL NEWS FROM HOME TO-DAY'S RADIO

London, Feb. 11.

He must well recall 'Queen Vic-

torta, who described him at the age

PROGRAMMES

LAMMERTS AUCTIONS

tras the King will take an early of four as a delightful child, so Broadcast by Z.B.W. PUBLIC AUCTION

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It is very likely, I understand,

opportunity of broadcasting

Intelligent, niëe and friendly." Iressage to the Nation and the King Edward VII, so sintet with Empire, writes a correspondent. his own sons, was an indulgent

grandfather, Prince Edward held'

No previous British monarch on

his accession has possessed this means of reaching all his subjects, It is natural that the King should make a precedent in this matter.

His voice has not the deep tim bre of his father's, which Mr. Harold Nicolson recently and aptly described as having a slight tang of the sea about it.

It is more that of the average Englishman who has been about the world,

It is marked by a meticulous care. for the consonants, which foreign- era always complain we clip so bad-

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The King also speaks into the microphone with deliberation even greater than that of King George.

KING EDWARDS BEFORE EDWARD L

Edward VII. is actually the eleventh Edward to be King of Eng- land.

The three pre-Conquest Edwards Não

were Kings of all England were Edward the Elder, Edward the Martyr, and Edward the Confessor, It is curious that we should num- ber our Kings from the Conquest, as William the Conqueror claimed the throne of right and not by còn- quest:

In France, on the other hand, though the Capetian dynasty had no connection with the Carolin- gians, its Kings reckoned them in their dynastie enumeration.

On 355 Metres

his tutor, Mr. Hansell, in far 1230 to 2.15 pm-European pro- THE Undersigned bave received

greater awe than he did the King.

On one occasion the young Prince is recorded as having caused King' Edward great amusement.

This was when he broken off a conversation with his grandfather because Mr. Hansell was waiting for him..

RACHELOR KING

gramme.

12.30 p.m.-Recorded music,

1 pm-Local Time and Weather

Report.

1.15 p.m.-Hong Kong Hotel Or-

chestra.

1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins,

Rugby Press news, etc 2.15 p.m.---Close down.

4 to 7 p.m.-Chinese programme. 16 to 6.30pm-Childrens' Studio

Concert.

In the House of Lords yesterday there was a striking evidence of 7 to 11 p.m.-European programine,

17 to 7.30 p the new reign.

j

Instead of the usual two Royal thrones for the King and Queen, with the third for the Prince of Wales, the King's throne stood by itself.

The King being a bachelor, and there being no Prince of Wales, the others had been removed.

LAST DEBATE HE WILL HEAR

The day before the House of Commons rose for the Christmas recess, the Prince of Wales Ustened to the Foreign Affairs debate.

He did so from the seat always reserved for him in the Peers" gall- ery just above the clock.

He sat there for three hours fol- lowing the speeches of Sir Samuel Hoare, Mr. Attlee and Mr. Baldwin. This was thè last occasion on which he will listen to a debate in Par-

liament..

It will be November before the new King visits the Houses of Par-

·lament again. The death of King George V, does not interrupt the

Thus. Charles X. counted himself as the tenth of that name, Charle-Parliamentary session. There will magne being the Arst.

MUCH TRAVELLED

King Edward is the greatest Royal traveller in history, rémark- able though his father's record was. It was estimated that King George had travelled 150,000 miles.

The present King, according to Sir Lionel Halsey's estimate in 1931, 250,000 miles in six years.

His total is probably over 300,000.

He Himself once remarked that knew every British possession in speeches in English, Afrikaans, Swabelt and French.

Africa but one. And he has made

in consequence be no King's Speech until the next session begins in the autumn.

THE NEW COINS

Some months must clapse before coins with the effigy of King Ed- ward are minted. If they are minted this year it will be the first time for over a century that coins of one year have borne the head of more than one Sovereign.

the 1910 coins, and Queen Victoria's King Edward's head was on 'all

on all those of 1901.

The Mint does not issue a whole

A Relay from Daventry

"My Valentine." A sentimental programe for Bt. Valentine's Day, devised by W, "L, Han- chant and John Pudney.

7.30 to 8 pm

From the Studio

A Violin and Pianoforte Recital by Elleen Fitzgerald and Lilian Quinn.

PROGRAMME

1. Violin Bolos:

Czardas.--Monti Bolero-Bohm.

2 Pianoforte Solos: Prelude in G

maninoff.

Minor.-Rach-

Dedication.-Schumann-Liszt,'

3. Violin Solo,

Romance.--D'Ambrosio,

4. Pianoforte Sold: ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄

Waltz in G fat. Chopin.

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One Camera in case

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8.05 to 8.30 pm-Mile, Lucienne

tlona.

Boyer (Boprano),

Lelle Hutchinson at the Piano As long as our hearts are young. Sweet Dreams Sweetheart. Parlez-Mol D'Amour (Speak to

me of love) (Lenoir).

ON VIEW From THURSDAY,

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You and the Night and the

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(Delettre); Solitude (Carcel). 8.30 to 9.30 p.m.--

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have changed since 1928..

In that year the Prince of Wales, as he then was, was returning as quickly as possible from East Air”

ca to King George's sick bed.

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At Brindisi Signor Mussolini had

provided alternative means for him

to reach London." A special traia was waiting, and two large Italian planes were also in readiness.

If the Prince had been free to follow his own inclination he would certainly have down.

But, as I have always heard. he received a message from Mr. Bald win saying that the Cabinet would prefer him to travel by train.

Reluctantly the Prince fell in the views of his father's Ministers."

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POSSIBLE DESIGNERS

On the reverse of the new silver coina issued in 1928. there Is a minute "K.G." at the top by the tail of the lion. The initials stand

and Announcements (Copy- right by Reuter).

9.20 to 9.35 p.m.-

"

Harry Roy's Tiger Ragamuffins' 1. Fox-Trot Medley.

2 Farewell Blues; You rascal

you; Muddy Waters.

3. Shine: My Sweetie went away;

Sweet Jenny Lee.

4. Memories of you; Rain; and

Goodbye Blues.

for Kruger Gray, who designed the 9.35 to 10 pm.

new coinage issued that year.

V

An Old Merchant Taylor, he de- eigned the maces of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and the Arch- bishop of Wales's processional cross.

Mr. Kruger Gray may be give the task of designing the King Ed- ward VIII. coins. Another whose claims must be considered is Mr. Percy Metcalfe, who designed the Jubilee medals sold by the Mint last year,

The King himself will see all the

designs which are submitted. King George and King Edward VII. both took a close interest in the choice.

One thing about the designs can be taken as a certainty. On both our coins and our stamps the King's head will look to the right. This change of direction is made in every reign..

"BLACK" ASCOT

NEO-EDWARDIAN ERA Before the King stepped into his aeroplane yesterday, and so settled the question whether he would con- inue to fy, he had done another

The order issued yesterday that thing to mark the beginning of the Court shall change to half- what we shall call later on the neo-mourning on July 21 means that Edwardian era.

once again the greatest social The clocks at Sandringham, had sporting event of the year Ascot been put back. Previously, they will take place during a period of had always remained half-an-hour full Court mourning the fast in accordance with King Ed- The meeting begins on June 18 ward VII's custom.

and lasts four days.

It owed its origin to the keenness

King Edward VII died in May,

LAMMERT BROS., AUCTIONEERS

"KING EDWARD'S

KEYS"

Tower Ceremony.

London, Jan. 22. "God Preserve King " Edward"" was once again the cry at the Ceremony of the Keys of the To- wer of London last night. The earliest record of the ceremony is

the reign of Edward III, al- though the custom was probably part of the Tower routine centur les before.

· Every night, when the Chief Warder locks the gates, he is chal- lenged at the Bloody Tower by a "Halt!

Vocal Gems Pagliacci (Leoncavallo). Cavalieria Rusticana (Mascagni).sentry with the words, 17. Lily of Killarney (Benedict), ' Who comes here?" "The Kaya," C. B. Cochran Medley.

is the reply, and the sentry asks, 10 p.m.-Big Ben,

"Whose Keys?". Now, after 25 10 to 11 pm-

years, the reply is once again: King Edward's Key" "Pass,

"A

From the Studio

Programine .of Continental King Edward's Keys. All's well," Dance Music played by the Or- says the sentry. chestra of the German cruiser

"Karlsruhe" by kind permission

of Fregatten Slemens.

Kapitaen L11.15 pm-News in German on DJA, DJE, DJN. Close down DJB, -...

PROGRAMME

1. Fox-Trot-Dich, mein Liebling.

Konnt ich nie betrugen

2 8. Fox-Trot-Deine Augen sind

so blau wie das "meer.

3. Waltz-Du Traum, schone Purle

der Sudsee.

48. Fox-Trot-Das

Tanzorchester.

5. Tango-Dort in Hawall

verliebte

6. Fox-Trot-Streichholz-Wacht-

parade.

7. German Waltz-An der schon- ......en bladen Donan...

8. Fox-Trot-Tanzen geben,

11.30 pim-Reports of the Olympic

Winter Games,

12 midnight."A star in heaven

shone"

Bongs by the Voelkner-Duo. 12.15 am-News in English on DJA and in Dutch on DIN. 12.30 am-Clöse DJA, DJN (Germ...

RADIO MANILA

9. 3. Fox-Trot-Hu-hoh, alter 6 pm-Are You Listening? Con-

schimmel.

10. Tango Regentropfen.

11. Fox-TrotDer alter Cowboy.

· 6.30

ducted by Bernie Nolasco.

pm-Spanish Informationak

p.m.---English EnformatioKAS

Period. 6.45 p.m

otations throug

the

12. Paso-Doble - Schone Isabella 640

von Castilleri

of King Edward VIL, when Prince 1910, and Queen Victoria in Janu-11 pm-Close down. of Wales, to get his shooting parary, 1910, Ascot in each case com

tica away in time in the morning.ing within the fullmourning period.

When Summer-time was intro- duced King George kept to "Sand-" ringham time," "Consequently in summer this was half-an-hour Blow.

STEEFED IN TRADITION

At the same time those who look to the neo-Edwardian era as a time of change should remember one

The King has personal recolle tions of his predecessors which no other British Bovereign had pos- sessed for centuries. He can * re- member three reigns. No other British Sovereign has been able to de this cince Queen Anne.

There will, therefore, be no Royal procession at Ascot this year.

JANUARY'S RECORD

Or British Sovereigns King George was only the fifth to die in January.

Like King George, the four others all died in the last eleven days of the month.

were

Henry VIII, January 28. Charten 1 January 30, George III January 29, Victoria, January 22.

BERLIN PROGRAMME”

of Bwan, Calbert:

7. p.m-Plano Stardust by Miguer

Velarder

8.05 p.m. Call DJA, DJB, DJN 7.15 p.m. Music, in the Air" with

(Germ. Engl.),

German Folk Song.

Programme Forecast

Engl) VAS

Mal Faririge,

7/80 p.m-Philco-Frigidaire Pre- (Germ., sentation featuring "Tarzan or

the Apes,"

Letterbox for, the "Far East.”. 9.15 p.m. Let everyone show what

he can dol

|945 ).m.-News in English on DJA:

hand in Dutch on DJB, DJN. 10 pim-Let everyone show what

he can do (contdited) 19.30 P

Country Wedding

17.45 p.m.-Elizalde Cia Pro-

grammer

8 pm Hispania.⠀⠀⠀ 2,30 pm-Welcome Tourist Pro- gramme for passengers aboard the Dollar 88, President. Hoo-

145 pm-Stock Quotations and Afcheerful Folk Boze Play for 9 Local Market ne

Quartet, Rectier and Smail Or-8 pan-Hispania.

chestra by Conrad Scherder R