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RELAY-CARULS FROM KING'S COLLEGE CHAPEL CAMBRIDGE

Ray, C. B. R. Sargent. 12-12.20 p.m. Relay of Special Service from St. John's Cathedral.

12.30 p.m. Musical Comedy Selec- tiona

tra with Edward O'Henry (Organ). 1248 p.m. Gerry Moore at the Piano.

1 p.m. Local Time Signal and Weather Report,

1.03 p.m. Marek Weber and His Orchestra.

DAVENTRY

Wavelengths. 17.70m.c. (16.88m.) 15.18m.c. (19.76m.) 9.51m.c. (31.55m.) 21.47.c. (13.97m.) 15.14m.c. (19.82m.) Trans. I (G.S.O., G.S.G., G.S.B.).

4.15 p.m.Big Ben. "Welcome Yule." A programme written by David Kean. Production by Wil- Uam MacLurg. 5 p.m.-As I Sec It-8. A talk by H. G. Wells. 5.15

down.

PARIS

Call-letters of the Station:- Wavelength: 19.68 metres T PA 2 Wavelength: 25.24 metres TPA 3. Wavelength: 25.60 metres TPA i Wavelength: 25.24 m.-11.885 Ke

7. a.m. Radio-Journal of France · (French News). 7.20 a.m. Gramo- phone Records. 8.15 Talk, on French Events. 8.30 am. Leading Press

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Articles. 8.45 a.m. Gramophone Re- THE HERACLES CLASS

cords. 9. am. News in French. 9.30 1.11. Gramophone Records. 9.40 a.m. News in English, 9,50 a.m. News in Italian. 10. a.m. Close Down.

,

the

A total of 250,000 passengrs car- ried by the Heracles Class of Im- perial Airways liners was completed on Dec. 9 on the 12.30 p.m. service Wavelength: 19.68 m-15.243 Kc. from Croydon to Le Bourget, The 11. am. Gramophone Records. passenger who made up the total Mercenary Mary, Vocal Gems P.m.-Recital by Daisy Kennedy 11.45 a.m. Talk on Current French was a young American woman (Caesar, Meyer, Hirsch and You-Australian Violinist), 5.35 p.m. Events In Rumanian, by Mme. who had already made 3p trips

Gem The News and Announcements. Nortines. 12 noon. News in Eng-between London and Paris. She mans) Columbia Vocal

Concert." Relay, and her fellow passengers, who Chorus: 'No. No. Nanette-Selec-5.55 pm-At the Black Dog. Mr.lish, 12.15 p.m.

1245 pm. Talk on French Events travelled in the liner Horatius, tion (Youmans), 'Show of shows' Wilkes at home in his own bar-

1. p.m. Concert Relayed from were given a special luncheon by -Selection-New Mayfair Orches- parlour. 6.25 p.m.-Close down.

Trans. II (G.S.O., G.S.G., G.S.B.). Paris-F.T.T. - 1.30 p.m. News in way of celebration. and

6.45

Ben.

Jack French. Colonial Market Prices. aeroplane itself was given samples p.m.--Big Payne's Party." 7.45 p.m.-"London 2 pm. Literary Talk by Mr. Pierre of all the kinds of weather it has runs Streets this Christmas-time." A Descaves. 2.10 p.m. Events of the endured on the European Jammin'-Quickstep (film "Turn

p.m. Gramophonė | during the five years in which it off the Moon'); Sweet Heartache talk by John C. Maude. 7.50 pm Moment. 2.30

The Hit Peter Dawson, with the BBC Male- Records. 2.30 p.m. The Ant and and its three companions have. (Alm Slow Fox-Trot

Grasshopper, Volce Chorus and the BBC Theatre the

Operetta by been building up their big record Parade'); With All My Heart-Fox-

by Duru and of passenger carying and safe Trot (film Her Master's Voice'); Orchestra (leader, Tate Gilder); Audran, Lyrics Taggin' Along With You-quick-conductor. Stanford Robinson. 8.30 Chivot, 3.55 p.m. Rates of Ex-operation, says the "Times."

The Horatius started from Croy- pm-Berry Hall and his Dance change and French Stock (Rentes). Step (Kurtz-White-Mills).

9.10

don in low cloud with orders to Orchestra.

p.m.-"Gower 4. p.m. Close Down. Reel.' 'Forty songs a side an no

Wavelength: 25.24 m.11.885 Kc

fly at 2,000ft Flading that ice was 5.15 p.m. News in French, Market beginning to form. Captain J. Instrument playing." Phil Tan-

and Prices. Rates of Exchange. 5.45 | Yoyell asked by wireless for per- nier, 9.30 p. The News

p.m. News in Arabic. 6. p.m. Con- mission to come down below the p.m.-Close Announcements. 9.55

cert Relayed from Lyons. 3.80 p.m. .clouds, and, obtaining it, descended Concert Relayed from Paris-P.T.T. to 1,000ft, at which height he Trans, HI G.S.D., G.S.G., G.S.B.),

6.50 p.m. Science and Mankind by began to cross the Channel. A 10.15 p.m.--Big. Ben. Variety. Mr. Luc Durtain. 7. p.m. Relay of cold front" towering in mid- Including George Hirste (Come Radio-Journal of France French Channel above the height to which dian), Gipsy Nina with her ac-

News). 7.30 p.m. News in French. Horatius might climb poured its cordeon, and Jack and Eddie Eden

Rates of Exchange. 8.10 p.m. News rain and then drove snow squalls (Australian Entertainers). 10,45

in English. 8.20 p.m. News in Ita-

upon us "And when that was done p.m.-I Remember," presented by

Han. 8.30 p.m. Relay. 10.30 p.m.

there were still ragged clouds for Percy Edgar. With Marjorie West-Colonial Market Prices. 10.45 p.m.

us. A word with the Scylia, bury (Soprano); Webster Booth News in Portuguese. 11. p.m. Close

homewward bound. assured Vocal Do The Runaround (lm (Tenor): Harold Casey (Baritone); Down

then that clear weather was to She shall have music), My First and the BBC Midland Singers Wavelength: 25,60 m.—11.720 Ac.

be found at 7,000ft.. and the post- Thrill (alm 'She shall have muaic') the BBC Midland Revue Chorus

11.13 p.m. Concert Relayed from tion of Scylla at that time showed June Clyde (Soprano); Orches- | (conductor, Edgar Morgan); and Radio-Paris. 12.15 á.m. News lo

that we might count on a quarter tral Moss Rose, Waltz (Bosc) the BBC Midland Orchestra (led French, Market Prices. Rates of of an hour for climbing through The Bohemians with Vocal Effects by Ernest Element; conducted by | Exchange. 1240 a.m. News "In

the clouds before we should meet Vocal Duets-All Because Of You Reginald Burston). 11.25 p.m.-A Spanish. 12.50 a.m, News in

her. (Low, Clarke, Browning and Starr)| Festival of Nine Lessons and Portuguese. 1. a.m. Gramophone Let's Go Ballyhoc (Browning, Starr | Carols, in King's College Chapel. Records. 1.15 2.10 Close Down. and rooks)--Browning and Starr: Cambridge. Upon Christmas Eve. 3. a.m. Gramophone Records. 4. Orchestra w. Vocal-Soft Lights 1937. 12 p.m.-The News and An- a.m. News in French. Market and Sweet Music'; Vocal-Show nouncements. 12.20 p.m.-"Ollyer Prices, Rates of Exchange. 4.30 Boat-Bill (Wodehouse and Kern) Twist" (Par II). A drama drawn

a.m. English. 4.45 Gramophone -Marie Burke (Soprano); Orches from the work of Charles Dickens, Records. 6.45 a.m. News in Ger- tra-Carmen Caprice (Bizet-arr. by J. Comyns Carr. Revised for man. 6. a.m. Close Down. Debroy Somers), Faust Frolics broadcasting in two parts and pro- (Gounod-arr. Debroy, Somers)-duced by Howard Rose. 1 a.m.--- Debroy Somers Band.

Tosca-Selection (Puccini); En- try Of The Spring Flowers (Kock- ert); You Shall Be The King Of My Heart (Stolz); Japanese Lan- tern Dance (Yoshitomo): Chinese Street Serenade (Slede); Leo Fall Porpourri (arr. Dostal).

1.30 Reuter and Bugby Press; Local Weather Forecast and An- nouncementa.

140 p.m. Variety.

2.15 p.m. Close down.

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme.

7 p.m. Dance Music.

Close down.

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AUSTRALIA

Fox-trots That Song In My

3L.R.-Wavelength, 31.34 metres; Heart (film' Gang Show") With A

Power, 1 Kilowatt; Frequency, Twinkle In Your Eye (film 'Gang

9.58 megalycles. Show') Jack Hylton and His Or-

12.35 p.m. "At Home And Abroad chestra; Tango-Venetian Mcon

"The Watchman." 12.50 p.in. (alm 'Invitation To The Waltz Musical Interlude.. 1 p.m. Time Fox-Trot-No Other

One-Little Signal. Victorian News Bulletin. Jack and His Orchestra; Carelessly. 1.5 p.m. Interstate Weather Notes. Where Are You? (fim Top of the etc. 1.15 p.m. Stock Exchange re- Town')-Roy Fox and His Orches-port 1.20 Musical Programme. 3.30

MANILA

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We came out into that world of bright sunshine. craggy cloud-". tops, and dazzling white and pur- ple cloudscapes which has been

made familiar to air travellers on the drabbest days below. A few minutes later we waved our gra- teful if futile greeting to Scylla as she slipped past us towards Lon- don, and soon we were catching glimpses of France through holes in the clouds-holes which grew continually bigger until the clouds were no more than haze. We came into Le Bourget with the last pale gleams of winter sunshine. The Horatius had done her normal run through a mixture of everything but thunder and hall without

and Galinger, Inc. KZR.M-6.18.5 k.e-435 Metres.

5.30 1.TL NIB Spanish News Pertod. 5.45 am. NIB English News Period. 8 am. Royal Musical Rer veille. 6.30 a.m. Records. 8.50 am. New York Stock Quotations-Swan, Culbertson and Fritz. 7 a.m. Taba- calera's Overseas and Foreign News spilling a drop of her passengers*

Period. 7.15 am. Sign Off, 9,30 a.m. Nielson Financial Review and

Musical Varieties. 11.15 a.m. Sign Of 2.30 p.m. Nielson Financial Review and Musical Varieties. 3.45 p.m. Sign Of 8 p.m. Request

tra; Slow Fox-Trot-It's A 8in To

p.m. Description of the Sheffield Tell A Lie: Waltz-Music In May

Shield cricket match. Victoria. v. (from 'Carelesa Rapture") The

New South Wales, Interspersed B.B.C. Dance "Orchestra: Fox-Trots with a programme of musical Programme. 6.20 p.m. Local Mar- --Take Another Guess; The items. 5.15 p.m. Close. 6.30 p.m. ket Report. 6.25 p.m. NIB Spanish Chimes. Fifteen Minutes of Popu. News Period. 6.35 p.m. NIB Eng- tar Music. 6.45 p.m. Sporting News iish News Period.. 6.55 p.m. Pro- and Notes. 7 pm, Chimes. "Cur-gramme Preview.

Master Singers. 7:15 p.m. Myrurgis rent Books Worth Reading." 7.20

prano.

7 a.m. Bayani

soup or reminding them, except by the frozen moisture inside the window panes, that temperature outside was 14deg. 'below freezing- point.

This fleet of old Handley-Page

liners has a remarkable record of Rhythm's O. K. In Harlem-Teddy

in its shed, but no passenger in service. One was destroyed by ste

Foster and His Kings Of Swing."

any one of the type has suffered Stock 7.30 p.m. Closing local Quotations and Hong Kong Ex-

injury. The class is shortly to be change Market Report.

the speed, but it will long be remem- 2.40 p.m. StudioA Christmas P.m. National News Bulletin. 7.30 Programme-Consuelo Balazar, so- superseded by new craft of higher

7.30 p.m. Friscilla, Song Recital by Mrs. Sanger (So-Queensland and North Australian Kolynos Girl. 7.45 p.m. Elizalde y bered by passengers for the stead-

News Bulletin. 7.40 p.m. News.

iness, spacious comfort, and trust- Cla. presents Emma Griesel Moore weather for North

tworthiness with which it atoned and the Beramant Trio. 8 p.m markets and Australia. 8 p.m. Harry Bloom's Music Graphs-Ferde Grote and for a relative lack of speed in the Tango Band. 8.30 p.m. Brass Band

his Orchestra, with the Buccaneers. latter years of its work, Recital 9 p.m. "Christmas. In 8.15 p.m. People's Hour. 8.45 p.m. Other Lands." 10 p.m. The Nation- Filler. "8.50 p.mn: Tabacalera's al Dance Orchestra, conducted by Overseas News Perlod.

prano).

8 p.m. Local Time Sizual, Wea- ther Report and Announcements,

8.03 p.m. Studio Debussy Recital by A. T. Lay (Plano),"

1. Sulte Bergamasque, Prelude, Clair de Lurie; 2. Preludes; La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin. La Cathedrale Engloutie: 3. 2e Arabesque.

8.27 p.m. Two Songs, by Georges

Thill (Tenor).

Sapho-Air De Jean (Massenet), Ahi qu'il est lola mon pays! En- levement (Bordese and Levande),

8.36 p.m. Die Meistersinger- Overture (Wagner). ·

p.m.

Al. Hammett. 10.30 Australasian Hollywood Latino. 9.15 p.m. Dance News Service. 10.50 p.m. Dance Hour featuring the Rhythm Max- Music. 11.40 p.m. Christmas crs. 9.45 p.m. Blumber Time. 10 Carols, by the A.B.C. (Melbourne) Wireless Chorus. 1.20 p.m. Close.

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WOMAN'S "FRIVOLOUS

CHARGE"

ay

MR. MONTAGU NORMAN

Bank Governor For 19th Year

The Court of Directors of the Bank of England is to recommend to the Proprietors that Mr. Mon- tagu Norman, the present Gover- nor, be re-elected Governar for the ensuing year.

WES

Kissed Against Will

Mr. Basil Gage Catterm, the Holding that the charge was present Deputy Governor, is also frivolous, the magistrates at to be recommended for re-election.... Market Bosworth, Leles, recently Mr. Norman, who is 66, dismissed a case in which George frst elected Governor of the Bank Elverstone. of Desford, president in 1920, and is now in his 18th of the Leicestershire Miners' AB-year of office, 00.00-02.30 Experimental broad-sociation, chairman of Desford Mr. Catterns became Deputy- Charles Dickens' well known 51017 cast on behalf of Philips Radio Comell, and a member of Market | Governor last year, having been

'A Christmas Carol'.

10.15 p.m. London Relay-Variety. Eindhoven-Holland Happy

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pro- Bosworth Council, was accused of Director since 1934. He was pre- Including George Hirste, come-gramme. Special broadcast for kissing a married woman against viously chief cashier.

South-Bolivia, Bolivia, Brazil, her will. dian, Gipsy Nina with her ac- cordeon and Jack and Eddie Eden, Argentine, Bouth Chili, Falkland Islands. Reports about the recep- Australian entertainers.

10.45 p.m. London Relay-I Re-tion are to be sent to the Ehohi-

PCJ Studio-Hilversum-Holland.

Wavelength 16.58 M. Phohl-programme for the Netherlands Indies.

member'

Presented by Percy Edgar with Marjorie Westbury (Soprano), Webster, Booth (Tenor), Harold Casey (Baritone), The BB.C. Mid- land Singers, The BBC. Midland | Revue Chorus conducted by Edgar Morgan and The BBC. Midland Orchestra led by Ernest Element conducted by Reginald urston

11.23 pm London Belas-A Fes tival of Mine Lessons And Carols,

In King's College Chapel, Cam- bridge, upon Christmas Eve, 1937.

12 midnight: Close down.

GOVERNOR OF THE "RIOT ISLE

Bir Murchison Fletcher, 'Gover~ nor of the "Riot Isle," Trinidad, is to go to London to see the Colonial Secretary in connection with the recent disturbances there.

Mr. Elverstone appeared on an allegation of common assault.

Mrs. Hilda Finne, of Desford, stated that on three occasion Mr. Elverstone called at her house for various reasons. On the first, she said, he asked her to kiss him, but she refused, some days later he kissed her against her will

On another visit he caught hold Mr. Ormsby-Gore wishes to dis- 13.40 "Spiritual Trends": Wood- of her, but she would not let him cuss with him certain questions kiss her. "I had to lock the door be- arising from the report of the" brokers.

•14.00: Concert

cause I was afraid of him," she, Commission of Inquiry which is to

be published shortly;:

13.25 National anthem and open- ing-announcement.

#3.30 Stock Reporta.......

14.30 Weekly review by Mr. L. added. Alettino.

-14.50, Daily News Bulletin.

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Mr. Elverstone denied that he had kissed Mra. Finne, that ne 15.00 Close down and national | caught hold of her hand or that anthem

any familiarity took place.

Trouble broke out in Trinidad ave months ago, when ollworkers struck for more pay and better conditions.