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Gipsy Moon (Borganoff), Masquerade (Loeb),

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I want your heart (Haydn Wood), 713 p.m.-

The Light Opera Company. Vocal Gems "The Girl Friend." Melodies of Robert BurnI8. Vocal Gems-"The Waltz Dream."

Stock 7.30 p.m.-Closing Local

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Nat Gonella and His Georgians. 8 p.m.-Local: Time, Weather Re-

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BERLIN PROGRAMME

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7 pm-Concert of Light Music.

@ p.m.-News in English.

U.S. ELECTION SCENES

Rival Candidates At The Polls

New York Nov. 3. The progress of the polling up to now indicates a record vote of 45,- 000,000 in the United States pre- sidential election.

President Roosevelt, accompani- ed by eight members of his famly,

8.15 p.m.-Concert of Light Music Including his 86-year-old mother,

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8.55 p.m.-Greetings, to our Listen-

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DEBATE IN COMMONS

Labour Criticism

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London, Nov. 3. The House of Commons debate on the address which will last for several days, was opened by Mr. C. R. Attlee who was to-day re- elected Leader of Labour Party in the Commons.

He welcomed the announcement of abil to remove anomalies in the present standing of ministers, which is expected to increase the Premier's salary and to equalise those of the other Cabinet Minis ters,

As regards the main provisions of the speech, he criticised the ab- sence of any reference to the plight of the unemployed and the failure to indicate any approach to the major discontents at Home, or any initiative in dealing with the world unrest."

voted at the

President's home The President Hyde Park quietly gave his full name at the behest. of a polling booth official, which was the signal for the click- ing of a battery of cameras and the operation of a dozen news reel machines.

About the same time, Governor Alfred Landon was alighting from a train at Independence, Kansas, where he was saluted by 19 shots from the National Guard. He went to a polling booth in the sales roon of a local motor car pany, accompanied by his family

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Ex-President Herbert Hoover

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California, while the United Party's candidate, Senator Lemke, voted at Fargo, North Dakota.

CRITICAL STATES Early figures from two critical states, Michigan and West Virginia showed the former favouring Lan- don and the latter Roosevelt.

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evitable brown derby and smoking a big cigar voted on fashionable Madison Squaré Avenue.

VETERAN VOTER

Mr. Attlee was followed by the Prime Minister, who was warmly At Morristown, NJ., which is received by the House, on his re-largely inhabited by "British stock. sumption of active political duties. | Mr. Patrick Morrison, aged 97, He announced that Thursday voted for Roosevelt, having voted would be devoted to a debate on

against the Democrats ever since foreign affairs in their widest as he voted against Abraham Lincoln peet, to be opened by the Foreign tri 1881. Secretary who would give a gen Song- lovely night (Sir Lan-eral review of the international don Ronald),-Eva Turner situation. Mr. Baldwin added he (Soprano),

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Strausa), Song-The Midnight Review (Glinka)-Norman Allin (Bass) "Salome"-Jochanaan is brought before Salome (Richard Strauss).

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9 p.m.-London: News and "an-

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9.20

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9.53 p.m.-Piano Medley. No. 18 by

Charlie Kurz. ⠀ 10 p.m.

Variety and Dance Muste Fox Trot-Play, Orchestra, play. Fox-Trot-If I should lose you. Humorous - Humpty Dumpty Cicely Courtnetagen Band Twenty files to Nowhere Organ Solos Popular Melodies.

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At Leadville, Colorado, voters went to the polls in a temperature of 8 below zero.

Mr. James Farley, the Democrats' chairman, broadcast claims to-day that Roosevelt would carry New Hampshire. Massachusetts and On Thursday there would be a Fennsylvania, which were general- statement on Palestine and he ex-ly expected to go Republican pressed the hope that all the The first serious election riota parties in Palestine would co-

have occurred at Puerto Rico where operate with the Royal Commis-

two are dead and atx injured seri- sion, which was going out and Which

ously. will be perfectly free to report, in any sense its members thought

it within its terms of reference.

It was ander the happiest aus- pices that the Imperial Conference would assemble again after five years in the same month as the Coronation of the King.

PROPOSED BILLS Reviewing the legislative pro- -gramme announced in the King's speech, the Premier gald he hoped the Factories Bill would" be intro- duced before Christmas-and that

"On the basis of early returns 1 predict an overwhelming Democra tic victory" declared Mr. Farley in a statement this afternoon. He added: "The great landslide is on," and asserted the Republicans would not carry a single state from the Hudson River to the Pacifc.

Meanwhile, Landon's home state. Kansas, remains obstinately pro- Roosevelt.- Reuter,

EARLY RESULTS

New York Nov. 3.

in the bill they would be able to i At 6 pm. to-night partial re- deal with" all aspects of the sub-turns showed "President Franklin -ject. The existing law was out of Dr Ropeevelt, Democrat, leading the date and spread over a large num-presidential race in 14 states, carry- ber of amending measures. The ing 182 electoral, college wotes, and proposed bill would be not only & Governor Alfred Landan, Re- consolidating measure but, a mea públican, was Given elx states sure for the revision of the laws. with a total of 54 electoral votes.

He considered the projected Pub..

Local Republicana tinofficially lle Order. Bill was urgent and hoped concede to Roosevelt the states of to'ses it passed before Christmas.

Mississippi. and; Louisiana. Frog- The Liberal Leader, Sir Arthimentary returns indicate that bald. Sinclair said be found very Roosevelt will also carry ten other great interest-and profound southern states with Electoral Col- anxiety about the international

Songs-Where here's you there's situation amongst members of all lege votes totalling 124.

Landon was leading in six, with 54

votes.

At 7. p.m. Roosevelt was leading me, You're Sweeter than I parties, and urged the second day in 18 states, carrying 202 votes, and thought: you were Jack Hulshould be devoted to a debate on bert.

foreign affairs. He attributed to Todelling Song-Mountain Melo- the weakness of the Government's

dies. George van Dusen." Guitar Bolo-Tranmerel (Beverie)

Ken Harvey Band-Waltz Memories, Song Show me the way to Romanca-Francis Day (80

policy, the fact that while a year ago fifty nations were following the British lead in a united reads tance to agression, now the Gov ernment were unable to bring dye nations into a conference on the Drano).

preservation of peace, in Western Fox-Trota LATO begins when Europe, and the country was ex- you're in love, I feel like a posed to the gibes and threats of feather m the breeze, foreign statesmen, Bong Im sittin' high on a hil He advocated immédiate applica

top-Bam Browne (Baritone).tion of the recommendations of the

Roosevelt has carried New Haven, Connecticut, with a majority of two to one. Early returns from 64 precincts in inlbois give him zu 328, and Landen 5,680 votes Reuter

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London, Nov. 3,

An amendment to the House of Commons address has been tabled in names of Mr. Churchil, Br Rd- bert Horn, Mr. Amery Captain, Guest, and Lord, Winterton. In ex- Dresses the view That in the pre- sent circumstances, the world strength of our national, defences and especially of our air defence, is no longer adequate to secure the pence, safety, and the freedom of Your Majesty's faithful subject

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