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Wavelengths of 355 metres (845 k.o's.), 31.49 metres 19.59 magseyclos).
ong Kong Times: 'FOOD FOR THOUGHT' AND OTHER LONDON RELAYS Children's Hour.
12-12.20 p.m. Relay of Special Service from St. John's Cathedral
12.30 p.m. Beethoven-Sonata In A Major For Piano, Op. 118.
Played by Wilhelm Kempft. 12.50 p.m. Songs by Tauber {Tenor).
I Know Of Two Bright Eyes (Chutsam); Somewhere A Volce. I Calling (Newton-Tate); Let Me Awaken Your Heart (flm Heart's
Desire').
1 p.m. Local Time Signal and Weather Report.
103 p.m. Albert Sandler and His
Orchestra.
A Little Love. A Little Kiss (Silesu); Because (d'Harcelot); Gipsy, Sing For Me (Meisel); Heartless (Melsel); I Want Your Heart (Haydn Wood); Masquerade (Loeb); Adoree (West); Love Ever- lasting (Friml); Tell Me To-night (Spoliansky).
1.30 p.m. Reuter and Rügby Press: Local Weather Forecast and Announcements.
Played by Yehudi Menuhin (Vio- hn) and the Paris Symphony Oren, conducted by Georges Enesco.
10:15 pm, Moxart Songs Der Vogellanger Hin Ich Ja} (from The Magic Flute"); En
1937.
MAN'S SUICIDE BY BURNING
STUDIED ORIENTAL
RELIGIONS
LAMMERTS AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Madchen Oder Weibchen (from "Not Uncommon In Undersigned häre received --
The Magic Flute)-Ewald Botimer (Baritone) and the Berlin State
Opera Orch.
10.32 pm Chopin,
Chant Polonais In Flat Major (Op. 74, No. 5-arr, Liszt)-Moriz Rosenthal (Piano); Polonaise In E Flat Jose Echaniz (Piano).
10.30 pm. Light Orchestral. Puszta (Mihaly): Forget It, And Smile (Bohinelt); Cuban Serenade (Midgley); Mexican Serenade (Kas- chrubec)-Barnabas Von Geczy and and Orchestra; Immortal Strawas (A Medley of Strauss Waltres) Viennese Waltz Orchestra; The
Damask Rose-Selection (Chopin
themes, adapted G. H. Clutsam)-- Court Symphony Orchestra.
11 p.m...Close down.
Call G.S.G. G.S.O
G.S.B.
DAVENTRY
... Wavelength 17.79m.c. (18.86m.) 15.18m.c. (19.76mm.) 9.51m.c. (31.55m.) G.S.H. 21.47m.c. (13.97m.) G.S.F.
13.14m.c. (19.82m.) 140 p.m. Charlie Kanx (Piano)
Trans. I (G.S.O., G.S.G., G.S.B.). and Turner Layton (Vocal and
15 p.m.-Big Ben; The Cham Plano).
ber Music of Schubert-4; The Plano Medley Of Strauss Waltzes Pougnet-Morrison-Pini Tro 4.55 -Charlle Kunz; I'm A Fool Form-Food for Thought." 5.15 Loving You (Lewis and Wendling); m-Viennese Waltzes, 5.25 p.m.- Au Revoir (Gülbert); If I Should The News and Announcements. Lose You (film 'Rose of the Ran-
5.45 p.m.-"Round London at Night," London's "entertainments on tap..
cho”)... Turner Luyton: Charlie Kunz Plano Medley No. D. 4—– Charlie Kuna
2 p.m. Band Music. 'Semiramide-Overture (Rossini)" --Creatore's Band; La Source Ballet (arr. Winterbottom)-The Band Of H.M. Coldstream Guards.
2.15 p.m. Close down. 5-8.05. p.m. European Programme. 8.05-11 p.m. Chinese Programme. 5 p.m. Relay of the Dance Or- chestra from the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel.
1. Have you got any castles, 2. Moonlight on the Campus, 3." You
got something, 4. Ole King Cole: 5.15 p.m. Interval of recorded dance music from Z.B.W.; 5.20 p.m. I've got my heart set on you. 6. Swing is here to sway, 7. Make a Wish, 8. Big Apple; 5.35 p.m. In- terval of recorded dance music from Z.B.W., 6.45 p.m. 9. Lull in my life, 10. Wake up and live, 11. Swell of you, 12. Rimn' Ritz
at the
6 p.m. Studio Children's Hour.
7 p.m. Sea Shantles.
van
Storm Along; Roll, The Wood- File Down (ars, Harris); Nous Irons A Valparaiso (Pares and Parys): Sclucammunni Sta Lampa (arr. Favara); Blow The Man Down; Tom's Gone To Ello (arr. Terry)-John Gors (Baritone) and the Cathedral Male Voice Quartet.
7.10 p.m. London Palladium Or- chestra.
Trans. I (G.S.H., G.S.G., G.5.B.).
6.45 p.m.-Big Ben; "The Sigma- ture Is..." featuring Billy Cotton and his Band. 7.30 p.m.-'Sports- men Talking": P. G. H. Fender und "Patsy" Hendren. 7.45. p.m.-- The Trocadero Cinema Orchestra. London, directed by Alfred Van Dam.
8.30 p.m.-"At the Black Dog." 9 pm Light Orchestral Music. 9.10 p.m.-"Food for Thought." 9.30 p.m.The News and Announcements.
Trans: III (G.S.A. G.S.F., G.S.B.) London at Night": London's enter- 10.16 p.1.-Big Ben: "Round
Cainments on The Central Band of His Majesty's tap. 19.55 p.m.- Royal Air Force. 11.45 p.m.-Violin Music, 12 pm-The News and An- nouncements. Greenwich Time gnal at 12.15 am- 12.20 am. Trans. 1), Empire Christmas Party (see
PARIS
The East"
The suicide by burning of a professor of Oriental studies was' described at an Eastbourne inquest recently.
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A verdiet of suicide while the balance of his mind was disturbed FRIDAY, DEC. 31, 1937 was returned on Kenneth James Saunders, 54, of Blackwater-road, Eastbourne, whose body was found in a hut on the Downs above Eastbourne, with a can containing parafin near by
The coroner, Dr. E. F. Hoare,
AT THEIR SALES ROOM, DUDDELL STREET
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NERVOUS BREAKDOWN Miss Joyce Saunders said her brother had travelled a great deal in India, where he was employed by the Maharaja of Baroda, and in the Far East.
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Japanese To Converge On Tsingtao
Tsingtao Dec. 28: Observers. the Japanese will pan with a nervous breakdown. He was a student of Eastern religion.sea, and expect fighting to break converge to Tsingtao by land and but she could not think of any rite out very shortly. which would suggest the way in It: 15 reliably reported which he died.
He was brought home from Ja-here belleve
that
Weihsten, important railway · town. -- Dr. J. Bodkin Adams said he between Tsingtao and Tsinaniu, had been attending Saunders for was bombed on Sunday, and that two years, and during that time he the bridge this side of Weihsten had been a voluntary patient in a has been blown up by the Chinese home.".
1 order to delay the Japanese advance.
5
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Recently "he had been much better. but he was disappointed Meanwhile Chinese officials deny that his nervous breakdown had allegations of intention, of blow- prevented him from taking a pro-ing up the waterworks. fessorship at Oxford. ·
A maid said that he had been depressed, and she had seen him weeping.
tobacco was written "For the next On a cardboard box containing
occupant."
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a.m. Gramophone Records, a.m. News in German. Close Downì.
All officials are staying at their posts, the newly appointed Com- missioner of Polles, Colonel · Liao- An-pang. remaining in Tsingtao city. With this in view Colonel even if Japanese troops reach the
Liao is said to have made his will,
Since the laying of the booin across the harbour, all yessels, are 5.45 staying in the bay, and passengers. a.m.wishing to embark, are compelled
to take sampans. Taking advant- age of this. the sampansare charging as high as Ave dollars per person for the trip from the harbour to the bay.
1.3
AUSTRALIA Call-letters of the Station:- Wavelength: 19.68 metres T PA2_The Watchman."
12.35 pm. "At Home and Abroad" Wavelength: 25.24 metres T PA 3 Musical Interlude.
.12.50 p.m. Regarding the inclusion of 1 p.m. Time Tsingtao In the Japanese blockade, Wavelength: 25.60 metres T.PA 4 Signal.
Victorian News Bulletin. the manager of a British shipping Wavelength: 25.24 m.-11.885 Ke..
7 a.m. Radio-Journal of France
1.05 p.m. Interstate Weather Notes, fira,. Interviewed, said it would (French News). 7.20.a.m... Gramo-
etc. 1.15 pm. Stock Exchange Re-not alter the shipping situation in port, 1.20 p.m. Luncheon Music. Tsingtao, as no phone Records 7.30 a.m. Leading2 pm. Afternoon Musical Pro- have called here for months. Des- Chinese vessels Press Articles. 7.45 a.m. Gramo- gramme. Results of the Ballarat pite the tense altuation, the for- phone Records. 8.15 am Talk on Miners' Race Meeting will be given elgn community celebrated Christ- 'London Again' Bulte (Eric French Events. 8.30 am, Gramo-
as they come to hand.
mas 5 p.m. Coates),
phone Records. (a) Oxford Street, (b)
9 am News in Close. 6.30 p.m. Chimes. Fifteen night, curfew was not enforced usual On Christmas Langham Place; The Druid's Pray-French. 9.30 a.m. Newa in English. Minutes of Popular Music. 6.45 9.40 a.m. News in Italian. 9.50 a.m
until midnight, instead of, er-Waltz (Davson); Dreaming-
p.m. Sporting News and Notes. 7 usual, at 7 p.m.-- Weltz (Joyce); The Valley Of The
Gramophone Records. 10 #.IZ.
p.m. News in French för listeners Reuter. Popples (Ancliffe);
Close down A Birthday
in New Caledonia and the New Serenade (Lincke).
Wavelength: 19.68 m.-15.243, Kc. Hebrides. 7.20 p.m. National News
11. am Gramophone Records Bulletin. 7.30 11.45 am. Talk on French Events and North Australian News Bul- p.m. Queensland
in Spanish 12 noon. News in letin. 7.40 p.m. News, Markets English. 12.15 p.m. Concert Relay- and Weather for North Australia. ed from Paris-P.TT. 1.30 p.m. 8 p.m. "Do You Remember?"-1937 Prices. 2. p.m. International Talk Overtures by the A.B.C. (Mel- News in French. Colonial Market in Retrospect. 9.30 p.m. Popular by Mr. Gout. 2.10 p.m. Lite in bourne) Symphony Orchestra
7.30 p.m. London Relay-Sports- men "Talking : P.GII. Fender and 'Patsy' Hendren.
7.45 p.m. Carroll Gibbons (Piano) and His Boy Friends.
Breakin' In A Pair Of Shoes (Stept); Sugar Rose (Waller); To- morrow Is Another Day (lm 'A
Day at the Races'); A Couple Of Paris by Mr. Henri Bellamy. 2.20 10.30 p.m. Australiasian News Ser- April Fools (Kennedy and Carr);
pm. Gramophone Récords. 2.20 vice. 10.50 p.m. Dance Music. If You Love Me (Ray Noble)..
pm. Melodies of Emmanuel 11.30 p.m. Close.
8 p.m. Local Time Signal, Wea-Bondeville sung by Miss Helene
ther Report and Announcements 8.95 p.m. Chinese Programme Studio Concert.
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11 pm. Close down. 805-11 pm European Program me from ZEK. On a Frequency of 640 Kilocycles.
HOLLAND INDIA
16.88 m. and 25.57 m.: Frequeneles Call letters: PHL Wavelengths
17770ke, and 11730kc.
Baudry: Introduction by Mr. Carol Berard. 3. p.m. Chamber Music with Mr. Paule Sandra (Vocalist). Mrs. Brille-Chouillier (Violin); and Rates of Exchange and French Mr.. Chouffer (Piano): 3.55 p.m.
00.00-01.00 G.M.T. wavelength Stock (Rentes). 4. p.m. Close
31.23 m. Down. 8:05 pm. Variety...
01.00-02.30 G.MT. _wavelength Wavelength: 25,24 m-11.885 Kc. Orchestral-Nights At The Ballet,
31.28 m. No. 3-Symphony Orchestra: Vocal Prices, Rates
5.15 p.m. News in French, Market 13.25-14.50 G.M.T. wavelength -To-day Is The Day (Schutzem. News in
of Exchange. 5.45
16.88 TL Buch). Wine Waltz (Gross-Steld) This Week's Gramophons Records Arable 6 p.m.
Wavelength 31.28, m -Herbert E. Groh (Tenor); Come-by Mr.
00.00-01.00-Phöht programme dian-Let's All Have A Charabane teen Minutes with the Poets by Mr.
Brive 6.45 pm. F1f-4or the Western Hemisphere. Ride; I Never Throught That she'd
Wavelength 31:28 m. Station B.C.J.
Do That To Me (Miller)-Max Mill-Radio-Journal of France (French arles Vildrac T. p.m. Relay of
er: Vocal- Little Co-operation News) 7.30pm, News in French. cast on behalf of Philips Radio
SUETSUGU TO BE PREMIER
Japanese Cabinet Reorganisation
Shanghai, Dec. 28.
23
A Tokyo report received here to- day stated that the Japanese ex- binet will be reorganised with Ad- miral Nobumasa Suetsugu, Minis ter of Home Affairs, replacing Prince Kopoye.. as Premier
"The power of the Supreme War Council will be enlarged among schemes to reorganize the govern- ment, and an Economic Advisory Council will be formed. Members of this Council will be enlisted from economic experts of the country.
Admiral Suetsugu was formerly Commander-in-Chief of the com- blhed flect and was known for his extreme nationalist and outspoken views.
01:00-02:30 Experimental broad-International News Agency. from You (from Going Greek?, You're Here, You're There (Loeb in English; 8.20 p.m. Newa in gramme. Special broadcast for Ald. Leonard Henry, Alden, of Rates of Exchange. 8.10 p.m. News Eindhoven-Holland. Happy pro- Kahal)Judy Shirley.
(tolla 8.30pm. Relay. 10.30 Costa Rica, Panama, Columbla, East-wyke Farm, Abingdon-road, 8.30 pm. Lendon Relay-At Thep Colorial Market Prices. 10.45 Venezuela, Ecuador, 'Black Dog.
Mr. Wilkes at home in his own Close Down.
am Nras in Portuguese 11. p.m. Haiti, Domingo, Aruba, Bonaire, Oxford, butcher and farmer, Coro- bar-parlour. Presented by Pascoe Wavelength: 25.60 m-11,720, K.
nation Mayor of Oxford, who was Antilles, North Peru. Reports accidentally...killed while crossing Thornton.
about the reception are to be
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9.10 p.m. London Relay-Food For Thought
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Jamaica,
Wavelength. 16.88. m. Phobi-programme for the
902).
Radio-Faris 12.18. pm. News in Hilversum-Holland
11.15 p.m. Concert Relayed from sent to the Phohi-PCJ Studio- the road, left £48,062 (h.p. £23,- French, Market Prices Rates of Exchange. 1240 am News in Spanish 12,50 am News in Three short talks on matters. of Portuguese. 1 am, Talk by Mme. mical interest.
de Gramont (In English). 1.15 a.m. 930 pm. London Relay-The Close Down. 3. a.m. Gramophone New
Records. 4. a.m. News in French, 930p.m. Mozart Concerto No. 3 Market Prices. Rates of Exchange. In G Major, KLİB.”
14.00, 50th Anniversary of the 430 am News in English. 4.45"Concertgebouw." The "Concert- I anthem.
... Netherlands "Indies. 13.25 National anthem and open- ing-announcement
13.30 Stock, reports. 13.40 Actualities....
gebouw Orchestra conducted by Prof. Dr. Willem Mengelberg.
14,25%. Talk by the Rev. E. D. Spelberg, Hilversumu
14.40 Dally, News Bulletin, 14.50 Close down and national
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