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12.30 to 2.15 p.m.-European ̈re-0.15 p.m.-Sign of DJA and DJB

corded programme.' 12.30 pm-Orchestral

from Grand Opera.

selections 0.55

1 p.m.-Local: Time Signal and

Weather Report

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(German, English), .

--Call DJQ and DJR (German, English). German Folk Song.

7 pm-Concert of Light Musie; in

the interval."

8.10 p.m.--News in German.

PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST

TO BE PRESERVED

London, Aug. 4.

An interesting scheme extend ing the scope of the work of the National Trust for the preservatión

1.15 p.m.-A. Jazz Medley by Char-825 pm-Greetings to our Listen-ar places of historic interest or

lile "Kunz.

1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins, Local: Weather forecast time and announcements.

p.m.-Variety

1.40

Music.

2.15 p.m.-Close down.

and Dance

5 to 8 p.m.-European programme. .5 p.m.-A Relay of the Ten Dance from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden.

7 p.m.-

the

Light Opera Gems

Selection-The

of Maid Mountains (Frazer-Simson). Songs--Arcady s ever Young

("The Arcadians").

The Pipes of Pan ("The Ar- cadians")-Winnie Melvtile

(Soprano), Selection-The

van).

natural beauty is announced, . It from the arrangement reached between the Trust and

ers in the "Far East." 8.30 p.m.-Reports from the Olym-results

pic Games.

view in English on Dutch on DJR.

9 p.m.-News and Economie Re-S Charles Trevelyan, the Lord DJQ in Lieutenant of Northumberland and a former president of the Board 9.15 p.m.-Hitler Youth Pro- of Education.

Wallington the large estate near Morpath with a house 250 years old which had been associated

the

gramme: The Hour of Nation's Youth: We greet the Youth of the World.

9.45 p.m.-Erwin Wittstock, a Ger- man Poet from Abroad, will speak.

10 p.m.-News and Economic Re-

view in German. 10.15 p.m.-Woman's Consultation

Hour.

10.30 pm-Tones of Romance,

Music by Weber and Schumann. 11.15 pm-Max Reger: Nordic Ballads. At the Plano: Hans Gunther Andersch.

from p.m.-Reports Olympic Games,

Mikado

(Sulli-

*

11.30

7.17 p.m-"Fantasia on Melodies

of Johann Strauss" (Weber). 7.30 p.m.-

From the Studio

A. Jazz Recital by "The Con-

tinental Trio."

PROGRAMME

1. All my Life.

2. Violin Solo-Tea Time.

the

13 midnight.Close DJQ and JR

(Germ, Engl.). -

RADIO MANILA

5.30 am... Breakfast Hour of News and Music-English and Span- ish Current Events and Vaude- ville of the Air conducted by Don Alva.

3. Medley-I've got everything.

Leaving just Mem'ries be-7 a.m.-Sign Óf.

Kind, Rhythm In

rhymes.

my

mrsery

4. You started me dreaming.

5. Violin Solo-Singapore Sere-

nade.

6. Where am I? (by request)." 7. Plano Solo-It's been so long. 8. Lost

8 p.m.-Local Time Signal. Wea-

ther Report and announce-{ menta.

8.05 p.m.Chinese Studio Concert. 11 p.m.-Close down.

8.05 to 10 p.m.-European pro-

sramme from ZEK, on a fre- quency of 640. kilocycles.

3.05 pm-Scenes de Ballet." Op. 52 (Glazounov) played by the New Symphony Orchestra, 8.30 p.m.

Lestle Hutchinson and Rudy Starita (Xylophone)

1. Song-These foolish thinga.:

J:

2. Xylophone Solo-Dance of the

paper dolls

3. Song-Sweet

heart.

dream.

sweet-

4. Xylophone Solo-The Punch

and Judy Show.

5. Song Kiss me goodnight.

6. Xylophone Solo Rio de

Janeiro,

8.50 p.m.-Symphonic Rhapsody "With a Bong in my heart" (transcribed by Eric Coates),

0.30 am-Nielson Financial Re

view and Musical Varieties. 11.15 am-Sign Of

2.30 p.m--Nielson Financial Review

and Musical Varieties

3.45 p.m. 8ign Of

6 p.m.-Tirso's Mabuhay Orchestra. 6.20 p.m.-Spanish Informatiorial

LAMMERTS AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received Tinstructions

TO SELL ST

PUBLIC AUCTION

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1936

COMMENCING AT 2.30 P.M

AT THEIR SALES ROOM, DUDDELL STREET

A QUANTITY OF

HOUSEHOLD. VALUABLE

FURNITURE

Comprising:

with the Trevelyan family since 1777 and in which are books and other relics of Macauley, will at the death of Sir Charles pass on to the National Trust which will the preservation of the ensure house and the valuable contents

Teak Bed Room and Drawing and beautiful ground and provide Room Furniture, Black Wood Ware, for access thereto by general Office and Dining Room Furniture, public, while at the same time Brass & E. P. Ware, Porcelain and Ornaments, Pictures, Curtains, Linen,

maintaining connection of the

Glass & Ware, Typewriters, Gramo. Trevelyan family living repre- sentatives of which will so long phone and Records, Radios, Film as they wish, remata, as tenants of Projector, Sewing Machines, Clocks, Piano, Refrigerators, Ice Cheats, Cutlery, Filtera, Electric Fans and Lamps, etc., etc.

the Trust

Newspapers comment on the scheme as an ingenious manner of preserving against dispersion or unsympathetic development of the many large estates of historic in- terest of great beauty, owners of which are unable to provide con- Odently for the future owing to incidence of duties.- British Wireleu.

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taxation

and death

LESS UNEMPLOYED,

London. Aug. 4.

As forecast by the Minister of Labour in the House of Commons last week the numbers of unem- ployed last month were down by 635 pm-English Informational 60,000. The Ministry of Labour

Period

Period

estimates at July 26 the number 6.35 pm-Stock quotations, through of insured persons in employment

the courtesy of Swan. Culbert- | | 10. son and Fritz.

p.m.-To be announced.

Great Britain exclusive of agricultural workers was approxi-

ON VIEW FROM THURSDAY,

THE 6TH AUGUST, 1988."

TERMA-CASH ON DELIVEzý,

LAMMERT BROS..

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AUCTIONERES

RECONSTRUCTION WORK

IN KIANGSI

Flood, Drought

mately 10,895,000. This was 63.000 Irrigation Improved

7,15 p.m.-Commercial Monitor. more than a month before and 7.30 p.m.-"Smart Music" Jerry 481,000 more than a year ago,

AL

and his Romancers. Betty the same dale the numbers of HIGHWAYS BUILT Bios, Ramon Escudero, Johnny unemployed "persons were 1,852,072

Harris and Russ Aranas.

8 pm-Dinner Music.

4.45 pm-Stock Quotations

Local Market Reports

-

and

9 p.m.--Listerine Amateur Hour, with Baron Unterheisen, Mas- ter of Ceremonies.

pm-Dance Music-Tom's Oriental Grill Orchestra

8.30

| 10 pm-8im Öff.

'EMPIRE RADIO

TRANSMISSION 2 Hong Kong Times

cómprising 1:285,805 wholly unem- ployed 296,007, temporarily, laid ́of and 10,260 normally in casual em ployment. The total was 50,604 less than at June 22, 1938 and 320,880 less than at July 22, 1935 British Wireless

NON-INTERVENTION

•London, Aug. 4.

" "Nanchace. (By Mall). In the wake of banditry, drought, food, and other calamities Kiangsi. has made great progress in re- constructive work along the line of afforestation, highway construc- tion, water conservancy and irrigation work and promotion of vocational education during the past year through the strenuous efforts of the provincial authorl- ties.

ήτα reafforest south Klangsi. The Reply of the British Gov- where large "forests had been "de- ernment to the French. note provastated by Communist bandits poding the adoption of agread ar-

more than 20.000.000-saplings, in- rangement for non-intervention including "Tung" trees, pines, locust

The following frequencies will be Spain was communicated to the

9 p.m.-A Relay of the Daventry | used:--

News Bulletin (Copyright, by; Reuter) and announcements.

9.20 p.m.-

Grand Opera Excerpts

Orchestral-The Gipsy Baron----

Overture (J, Strauss). Aria-Strange Harmony ("Ros- ca") (Piccini)--Enrico Caruso (Tenor).

GSM 21.47 Meis (13.37 m.)

GSG 17.79 Mc/ș (15.86' m.)

trees and populars, were planted Counsellor of French Embassy in the districts of Ningchuen, London this afternoon. The Cninku, Nanchang, Kwangchang,

anxieties of the French Govern-"

7 p.m.-Big Ben. "Holidays, No. 3. ment are fully shared in London Yihwang, Hwangpo, Shachi, Mel-

Some Unusual Angles on Holl- and it is understood that the of the Hn River. It is expected."

Hing, Esawan and along the valley days in England: Village British Government in their reply Cricket," by W. A. Darlington..welcome the French initiative to 7.17 p.m.-The Trocadero Cinema which they gave their agreement

Orchestra, directed by Alfred | ix. principle....

4

Van Dam From the Troxy British Wirelen. Cinema, London.

Orchestral-You and You Waltz 7.45 pm-Variety: "Top of the

{"Die Feldermans") (J. Strauss),

Aria-On with the Motley ("Pag- llace?") (Leoncavallo).—Enrico Caruso (Tenor). 9.43 p.m.-

Debroy Somers Band

Irving Berlin Walts Songs Med-

ley.

The Gay Nineties-Waltz Medley, 10 p.m.-Blg. Ben from Daventry,

Close Down.

BERLIN PROGRAMME

1.05 p.m.-Call DJA, DJB (German,

English).

German Folk Song. 1.10 p.m.-Light Music.

2 p.m.-Reports from the Olympic

Games.

2.30 pm.-Light Music (continued). 2.55 pm-Greetings to our listen-

ers in Australia.

3 pm News and Economic Review

in German.

3.15 pm-Surprise Programme.

4,30 p.m.-Brass Band.

5 m. Reports from the Olymple

Games.

Em."

8.10 p.m.-The BBC Military Band: conductor, B. Walton O'Donnell.

9 pm-Greenwich Time Signal... 9 D.-The News and Announce-

ments

and

that abundant timber will be ob tained in these places - after ten years.

Communication in south Kiangxi has been much facilitated by the completion of two main highways, the Yihwang-Ningtu' highway and Child Impersonator); | the Loan-Chäoch! highway, mea- Three Aristocrats (Entertainers] suring 280 II and 190 l respectively, and Instrumentalista); The Districts along these two new Varsity Four (Dancers). Pro- highways devastated by the "Red" duced by Mark Sheridan. From bandits are gradually restoring the Palace Theatre, More- their ertswhile prosperity. cambe.

11.10 pm-A. commentary on the

from Olympic

IRRIGATION SYSTEM Convinced that better water con- the servancy and irrigation work will give impetus to the development

9.26 p.m.-The Pavillon Theatre Orchestra, directed by Frank Stokes. From the Pavilion Theatre, Liverpool. There's a Star in the sky, (Mayerl). Olympic Stadium, Berlin. Musical-Comedy Memories (arr. 11.25 pm. The 1936 Frolics" of agriculture, the provincial au-

Finck), Japanese Buite: (1) In

Games,

(continued).

the Tea-Rooms (2) Mid-sum-] 1145 p.m.—The Cellini Trio. mer's Night on the Sumida 11.55 pm The News and An- (Yoshitomo).

9.45 p.m.-Close down.

nouncements. Midnight--Greenwich Time Bignal 12.20 a.m.-Tommy Finnigan's TRANSMISSION 3. Two of the following frequencies 1 am Close down.

will be used:-

GSH 21,47 Mc/6 (13.97 m.).

-680+ 17.79-Me/s (16.86/m.) CSP 15.14 Mc/s. (19.83 m.)

10

Band.

thorities have spared no pains to Improve the irrigation system. vast tracts of waste land have now been turned into fertile rice-

helds. To protect the rice fields along the Hu River valley against flood a gigantic dyke, measuring no less than 120 has been con- structed along the river. It la estimated that with improved A bricklayer was building a wall irrigation an increase of more than p.m-Big Ben. "Pastoral." A when a man in overalls came along ten thousand piculs of the rice programme in praise of quiet and passed some remarks about crop is expected in south Kiangel things, with the vocal and in- bricklaying in general. The brick in the current year. strumental music of Alan Paul layer, somewhat annoyed, saked Presented by William MacLurg. sarcastically, “And wot do you do 10.45 pmHolidays, No. 3. Some for a living?”

Unusual Angles on Holidays in" "I'm a precision fitter," the other England: Village Cricket," by replied, "and in our trade we have W. A Darlington.

to work to a thousandth of an 5.30 pm-News and Economic Re-11 p.m.-"The 1938 Frolics." Mark inch."-

Sheridan (Comedian); Elsa "Really?" "said the bricklayer. View in English.

Ledson (Comedienne); Howard "And 'ow many thousandths are Heeley (Tenor); Hazel Mathews there in an inch?"- (Soprano); Joe Ring (ComeThe atter scratched his head, dian); Arthur King (Piano and then replied, "Blimey, milions forte); Hilda Heath (Boubrette I of "en"

5.45 pm Let us sing a Folk Song

together!

8 p.m. Max Reger: Nordic Ballads. At the Plane: Hans Gunther Andersch.

Supplementing the special-type education movement, which em-. phasizes cultural and moral en- lightenment of the people, voca tional education, has been pushed during the past year with admir- able results More than 10,000 free schools have been established in various districts to give the liter ate farmers a chance of education as well as training in various kinds of productive work: Central News Agency.

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