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PROGRAMMES

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12.30 to 2.16 p.m.-European record-

ed programme

1 p.m.-Local Time and Weather

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

4 to 7 p.m.-Chinese programme. 6 to 8.30 p.m.-Childrens' Studio

Concert.

7 to 11 p.m.--European programme. 7 to 7.30 p.m.---

Selections from Musical Comedy by The New Mayfair Orch. Bow Bells (Sullivan), Wards und Music Coward). Rose Marie (Primi).

Casanova (J. Strauss). ̧

7.30 to 7.50 p.m.-

Cinema Organ Solos

Fim Hits of the Moment-Sidney

Torch."

INFANTRY

Mechanization Of Transport

Landon, Feb. 4.

have Further, decisions

been taken concerning the moderniza- lon of the infantry, and steps to- wards it are now in progress. The complete mechanization of its first line transport involved, horse-

limbers being superseded by 15. cwt. Morris trucks, with oversize tyres, or by armoured carriers, while officers" chargers are being

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replaced by light cars or motor-The Steam Launch Ab Sun" cycles. The provision of mechan- ized vehicles for the infantry of the 1st and 2nd Divisions ur Alder- shot will be completed before the summer training begins; the 3rd and 4th Divisions." it is expected, be supplied next winter.

This mechanization is acaba- panted by a reorganization. The rifle battalions, as has already

Mississippi-Selection-Reginald been made known, will be similar

Dixon,

Parade of Parades--Selection.

Quentin M. Maclean, Nola (Arndt)-Sydney Gustard. 7.50 to 8 p.m.---

From the Studio

"Book Reviews", by A.D.

8 p.m.-Local time and weather re-

port, closing local stock quota

tions

8.05 to 8.18 p.m.--

A Recital by Charles Kullman (Tenor)

1. I Love thee (Grieg).

2. Still as the Night (Bohm). 3. Serenade (Ravini),

4. Come Back to Sorrento (Cur-

tis).

to the experimental pattern tried last summer, with a light ma- chine-gun to each section of seven

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machine-guns altogether in battalion, as well as a platoon of four mechanized mortars. The machine-gun battalions. however. are to be somewhat different from the experimental pattern tried with the 6th Infantry Brigade in 1935. Instead of three machine- gun companies with a total of 36 guns the battalion will have two companies with a total of 32 guns. The anti-tank company, instead of being composed of four platoons, each of four guna, will consist of three platoons. But a notable addition to the battalion will be a mechanized scout company of three platoons; this will be equip- Morgenblatter (Morning Papers) ped with fast vehicles of the truck type, which will have light arm- oured protection, enabling them None of our research people," to push forward swiftly in recon-he said, "are busy on poison gases

for use in war" naissance withque the undue cau- tlon engendered by the fear of 9 p.in. The Daventry News Bul-running into a sudden hall of bul-

tetin (Copyright by Reuter). $.20 to 9.30 p.m.-A Selection of English Melodies (arr. Myddle-

6.18 to 8.30 p.m.--

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Strauss).

(J. Strauss),

2.30 to 9.20 p.m.-- .

A Relay from Daventry 8.30 p.m.-ne B.B.C. Dance Or- chestra, directed by Henry Hall.

tony.

"

9.30 to 0.45 p.m.--

From the Studio

A Recital of Ballads. by Helen

Lockhart (Contralto) accom- panied by Irene Miller.

PROGRAMME

1. My Ships.-Barrelt.

lets.

CAVALRY FOR INDIA

The increasing range and rapid- lty of the moves that armies may make, especially with their tanks and other mobile troops, nécessit- ate a corresponding increase in the range and rapidity of protec-

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London, Feb. 6. A denial tha: Imperial Chemical Industries had made mustard cr other lethal gases since the war was made by Sir Harry McGowan, chairman of Imperial Chemical In- dustries, at the resumed sitting of the Arms Commission inquiry in TUESDAY, London yesterday.

Revelations of the supply of war material to China and Japan were made by Sir Philip Gibbs, ques- tioning Sir Harry.

"On the one hand," he said, "you were supplying certain material to be used in the invasion of Man- chukuo, and on the other you were supplying similar material for use in the defence of that ter-

tive reconnaissance. Horsed-ca-ritory?" valry are incapable of providing

2. The Sweetest flower that blows this, with the result that infantry who have to depend on the divi- -Hawley,

sional cavalry regiments for their protection would be exposed

3. By the Waters of Minnetonka

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5. Bless this house-Erahe. 9.45 to 10 p.m.--

The J.H. Squire Celeste Octet

Hearts and Mowers (arr.

loughby).

"The Wedding of the Rose (Jessel,

arr. Willoughby). Famous Operatic Melodies (arr.

J. H. Squire).

10 p.m.-Big Ben,

10 to 11 p.m.-Dance music.

11 p.m.-Close down.

BERLIN PROGRAMME

tinent and plated against a mo- dern army...

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Unfortunately, the Indian Army authorities are still reluctant to allow the five British Cavalry re- be Wii-giments serving in India to

mechanized, although there are Indian Cavalry regiments-a tbial which many modern soldiers regard as disproportionate to their value. So long as this attitude persists the consequence is that, under the Cardwell System, Ave British Cavary, regiments at home have to be maintained on a hor- sed basis as reliefs to those sta- tioned in India. Since the five at home provide the protective mounted troops for the Infantry divisions, the latter remain inace- quately protected it called upon to take part in European warfare. Our divisions would be at a disad- vantage.compared with those of the Continent, where mechanized réconnaissance groups have been created...

8.05 pm-Call DJA, DJE, DJN

(Germ., Engl.).

German Folk Song. Programme F'orecast

Engl). :

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Letterbox for the "Far East." 9.15 p.m.-National. German Art

Abroad.

A Talk with Dr. Richard Bië. 9.30 p.m.- Short Musical Pro-

gramme.

945 p.m.-News in English on DJA

and in Dutch on DJB, DJN. 10 p.m.-Brass Band.

11.15 p.m.-News in German on DJA, DJB, DJN. Close down DJB.

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Sir Harry: "I am not a Puritan

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SWIFT CONCENTRATION One great advantage of adding a mechanized scout company to each machine-gun battalion is that

Frivate enterprise should be en- every Infantry brigade will be ablecouraged to co-operate with the to provide its own rapid reconnais- sance over a wide area. That value will not diminish even when our

11.30 p.m.-To-day in Germany.

Bound Pictures. 11.45 p.m.The "Art of the Fugue" divisional cavalry are eventually by Johann Sebastian Bach. mechanized, for modern armies Professor Hermann Diener

have to work and soldier to think, with the collegium musicum,

no longer in terms of head-on 12.15 a.m.--News In English

contact on a narrow front, but of DJA and in Dutch on DJN.

covering an area against which a 12.30 a.m.--Close DJA, DJN (Germ-mobile foe has a 360 deg. range

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6.35 p.m.-English Informational

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* p.m.--Alexander Schmidt and his

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for firing. The new organi- zation will be a check on this tendency, encouraging a swift concentration at effective points. There is far more value in 32 m bile pillboxes" than in 36 machine The apparent reduction of the guns which are carried two to a machine-gun strength will like vehicle and have to be exposed, wise be offset by a gain in pro-ogether with their personnel, in tected mobility, for these compan- dismounting the guns fór action. les are to be equipped with low The probable explanation of the armoured vehicles from which the reduction of the anti-tank com- gun can be fred. With three company to three platoons. Is the Pales there was a tendency to forthcoming issue of a portable distribute them in a stereotyped anti-tank rife-thus diminishing the need for so many of the lar- way, one to each rifle battalion, an "uneconomie" tendency which was ger weapons, which will be two- pounder quick-firing guns hauled by a specially-designed truck. They complete a new model bat- talion which, in its combination of TERMS÷Cain on DeliverY,

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8.45 pm-Stock Quotations and fire-power, mobility," and protec

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