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RADIO PROGRAMMES

HONG KONG

Z.B.W. on Wavelength of 355 metres (845 kcs). 31.49 metres

(9,52 megadyeles).

(Hong Kong Times)

REV. SARGENT ON OPERA

FROM THE STUDIO

"Food For Thought'

Calls

DAVENTRY

Wavelength

15.18m.c. (19.79m.)

9.51m.c. (31.55m.)

G.S.G....... 17.79m.c. (16.86m.) G.S.O... G.S.Bir G.S.H. 21.47m.c. (13.97m.) G.S.F.......

15.14m.c (18.82m,) Trans, 1 (G.8.Q., G.&.G., G.S.B.).

4.15 p.m.-"At the Black Dog." Mr. Wilkes at home in his own

12 noon: Relay of Service of In-bar-parlour. 4.45-Recital of Welsh. tercession from St. John's' Catha- (Songs and Duets. 5.5 The Tom dral.

Jones Octet. 5.30 "Cards on the Australian Table." A series for listeners 5.50-Next Week's Pro- grammes. 8.0 News and An-

12.30 pm. Ballads

..I Love Thee (Music, Grieg: Works. Laubach-after Andersen); Homing (Salmon and Del Riego)nouncements. 6.25-Close down.

Trans. II (G.S.IL, G.S.G., G.S.B.), Eva Turner (Soprano); Her Name

6.45 pm-City of Music.” A 14 Mary (Sievier and Ramsay); When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (Ball) potpourri of Viennese music, by Julius Buerger. 7.45 Recital by -Danny Malone (Tenor).

12.42 p.m. London Palladium Or- Keith Falkner (Baritone), 8.10

chestra.

"Food for Thought." Three short Bella Across The Meadow (Ketel- talks on matters of topical inter- bey); The Phantom Melody (Ketel jest. 8.30 Dance Music. 9.20 - bey): Wedgewood Blue (Ketelbey); Next Week's Programmes. 9.30- News and Announcements. 9.55 In The Moonlight (Ketelbgy).

Close down:

1 p.m. Local Time Sital and Weather Report.

1.03 p. Schabert Duo For Plano And Violin In A Major, Op

162.

(Trans. III (G.S.H., G.S.G., G.S.B.). Aanounce- 9.53 p.m.-Opening ments, 10.0-The

Empire Orchestra. 11.0-T've Been Told

BBC

A talk by Anthony Way-

Played by Sergei Rachmaninoft

mouth. 11.15-Dance Music, play- (Piano) and Fritz Kreisler (Violin),

jed by The Ritz Players. 11.40- 130 p.m. Reuter and Rugby "More Song's from Here and Press; Local Weather Forecast and There." 120-News and Announce Announcements.

ments. 12,20 a.m.--Next Week's 1.40 p.m. Variety.

Programmes. 12.30 "Virtue Orchestral Lay Of Taguna; Dreams." A play by Loufs Good- Waiting At The Church; Barn rich. 1.0-Close down. Dances: The Velets-Billy Merrin and His Commanders: Comedian-

2.15 p.m. Close down.

6-7 p.. Chinese Programme.

7 p.m. New Variety.

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The Southampton PUBLIC AUCTION.

Experiment

The Post utice is about to start THE Undersigned are

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interesting experiment at Southampton, according to the television correspondent of "Observer:" A central receiving station is to be erected, from which householders can be provided with broadcast programines without the necessity of buying a receiver. All that will be necessary is a loud-speaker, plugged-in to the Post Office wires.

"Wired Wireless" is not new. There are many commercial con- cerns operating in this way and giving considerable satisfaction. They own their own wire, put up by permission of the Post Omce. Southampton will, however, be the first city with a government-owned rediffusion station. New also is the Post Once decision to provide broadcast programmmes to tele- phone users on the already Otted telephone wires.

the telephone service will be able to enjoy broadcast programmmes at a cost of I. Bd. G week. plus" a small initial charge. Presumably, this will include the hire of a suitable loud speaker.

It is stated that subscribers 10

The disability attaching to wired wireless, is that the subscriber has no individual choice, or a very Umited 'one, in the "programmes received. When there is a choice It is usually between not more than three or four programmes at any given time.

The Post Office la to expend £200,000 on the Southampton experiment. There are many who believe that a similar aum devoted to the rediffusion of television in a selected London district would prove to be a worth while invest- ment!

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DEAD SIAMESE TWIN

Given Life By Brother

I Never Thought That She'd' Do That To Me (Miller); Let's All Have A Charabanc Ride (Miller)-Max Miller: Violin: Cello and Piano-

9.58 meracycles. -Paraphrase Of Strauss Waltzes

12.35 p.m. Recorded Music. 1 (arr. David Bor)-Albert Sandler Trio: Humorous Sully. Isn't It? Dr. Time Signal. Victorian News Bulletin. 1.5 p.m. Interstate Wea- Bennett and Williams;

ther Notes. 1.15 p.m. Luncheon Music. 2 p.m. Afternoon Musical Programme. 4 p.m. Description or the Shefeld Shield Cricket Match. Plano Duct The Street Singer-Victoria V. South Australia. 4.30 Film Selection-Rawicz and Lan-

pm. Musical Programme, con- dauer; Comedian--Vic Oliver Goes tinued. 5 p.m. "Close. 6.30 pm.

A remarkable case of "Siamese Naughty-Viv Oliver: Butting A Home And Abroad""The

twins." one of which, although A Comedy Episode Vic Oliver

13 Watchman.'

p.m 6.45

Sporting

born dead, was made to "live" by Geneva, Feb. 3. "versus Gloria Day: Orchestral-News and Notes. 7

p.m. News,

After hearing the views of the the strength of the other's cir Wake Up And Live-Film Selection: Markets and Weather for North representatives of Poland, Peru and culation, was described in an off- The Hit Parade Film Selection-Australia, 7.20 p.m. Overseas Newa

Equador on the draft resolution ctal report issued, recently, states Carroll Gibbons (Piano) and Service. 1.25 pm. Commentary on concerning the Far Eastern con-

the "Evening Standard.” Boy Friends: Comediennes-Darts. Overseas News. 7.30 p.m. Queens niet. the League Council, proceeded The case occurred at Greenwich. With Cert And Daley, At The Court land and North Australian News forthwith to bring its 100th session and is described in a medical sup- Of Good Queen Bess-Elsie and Bulletin. 7.40 pm. "How To Play to a close..

plement to the LC.C. annual re- Doria Waters; Vocal-At The Bat Cricket The Man Who Knew,"

The Polish delegate, M. Komas-port for 1936' on the 'hospital ser- tle Of Waterloo; Ever So Quiet by Mr. M. A. Noble. 7.55 pm.

nicki, protested against the way in vices. Bobble Comber.

Musical Interlude. 8 p.m. Popular which the resolution had been It is stated that conjoined male 7.30 p.m. Loca Stock and Ex-numbers by Jim Davidson's A.B.C. drawn up, without consulting other twins. Born prematurely in August, change: Quotations,

Dance Band. 8.45 p.m. Recorded members of the Cound! who were 1934, were admitted Afteen minutes 7.35 p.m. Mischa Elman (Violin). Recital by Richard Tauber, Tenor. merely asked to accept it as such. after birth to St. Alfege's Hospital. 'Zigeunerweisen (Sarasate, Op. 9 p.m., Programme of Light Music This, he said, was not in keeping 20)-plano accom, by Carroll Hollis-by the Adelaide Studio Orchestra with the League principle of col-

9.30 pm. Brass Band Music. 10 lective action. 7.43 p.m. Debussy.

p.m. Male "Quartet. 10,20 p.m.

The twins were united brow to The Polish Government, M. Ko- Petite Suite, (). En Bateau, (b) Musical Interlude. 10.30 p.m. Aus-

masnicki pointed out, was unable brow obliquely, but were otherwise Cortege. (e) Menuet, (d) Ballet-tralasian News Service. 10.50 p.m.

to accept the resolution and Po-well formed and of good size. Symphony Orchestra cond. by Piero Recorded Feature. 11.20 p.m. Newsland would have to abstain from The first boy had not breathed Coppola; La Plus Que Lente-Waltz Brevities. 11.30 p.m. Close. -Heifetz (Violin plano accom. by Isidor Achron.

ter.

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

8.03 p.m. Merrie England-Dances (German),,

(a) Hornpipe: (B), Minuet; (c) Rustic Dance; (d) Jlg-Orchestre Raymonde cond. by G. Walter.

8.10 p.m. London Relay-Food For Thought'

Three short talks on matters of topical interest,

HOLLAND-INDIA

Call letters: FHJ. Wavelength 16.88 m. and 25.37 m.: Frequencies 17770kc. and 11730kc.

Wavelength 16.88 m. Phobi-programme for the Netherlands Indies.

13.25 National anthem and open- ing-announcement.

13.30 Stack reports.

13.40 Variety programme. I

8:30 p.m. Orchestral Prologue to Studio-Rev. C.B.R. Sargent-27th | Songs. series of opera: "Gems from Un- familiar Operas”

"

9.30 D.z. London Relay--The News,

9.50

14.05 II. Radioplay. 14.20. III. Music.

14.50 Weekly review by Mr. L. Aletrino.

15.10 Daily News Bulletin. 15.25 Close down and national

Rimsky-Kirsakov -- p.m. Scheherazade, Op. 35. -

Leopold Stokowski and the Phi- anthem. ladelphia Orchestra.

10.40 p.m. Russian Folk Songs and Other Music.

1:

THE LITTLE THINGS

THAT HAPPEN

On the Volga River; The Volza Boatman-Chorus; Pas D'Action, Op. 52, No. 5 (Glazounov)-Chicago

"It Happens Every Day" is the Symphony Orchestra cond, by Fre-1 derich Stock: Russian Medley of title of a BBC revue, to be broad- cast to oversea listeners, tomorrow Bongs (Traditional --- arr:. Sorokin; Gypsy Caravan (Tradi-afternoon that tells about the lit- tional-arr:

Sorokin) Borokin tie things that happen every day Russian Choir; Eugen Onegin'-- authors. Robert Ellison and Denis Waltz (Tchaikovsky)-Royal Opera

Van Thal, have taken typical

Folk

Eugene Cloossens, di

-11 pm. Close down,

but which nobody notices. The

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voting.

nor WIS any heart-beat · per- Senor Garela Calderon, the Peru- ceptible. The second boy, how- vian délegate, likewise argued that ever, was breathing. the resolution was a matter which primarily concerned a few of the

big powers.

Benor Quevedo. Equador, votea for the resolution with the reser vation that it did not go so far as to authorise individual countries to adopt measures in the name of the League of Nationis.

Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union voted for the resolu- tion without reservation. Lord

During the night, states the re- port, the breathing twin became

liveller and cried; the colour of the first boy born then became pinker and he, too, began to breathe... Later he took some sterile water from a pipette.

The "dead" child, however, died exactly 25 hours 5 minutes after" admittance to the hospital. The second-born twin then gradually became weaker; and he, too, died

cranborne expressed the hope that the resolution would help to lead six hours later. to an early and just settlement of the tragic conflict.

There had been no Intention, sald Lord Cranborne, of forcing a ready-made resolution upon the

.Council.

Finally. M. de Tessan, the French delegate, declared that the resolu tion represented the views and aims of the French Government. (Trans-Ocean)

"

BRITISH PROTEST TO TOKYO

London, Feb. 3. In reply to a question in the

CRANWELL `AWARDS

Air Chlef Maishal Sir Cyril N. Newall, Chief of the Air Staff.. held the passing out inspection of the Royal Air Flight Cadets at Force College, Cranwell

The Awarded:

following prizes were

The King's Medal Cdt. Cpl. John Derek Middletop, who thus wins for "A" Squadron the Sir Thomas Berridge Cup.

Sword of Honour-Fit Cat. St.

Orchestru, Covent Garden cond. by seemingly trivial, happenings and House of Commons on Wednesday. Under Off. Peter Geoffrey

shown where they can lead-some- Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign Becre- George O'Brian.

Air Ministry Prize, Imperial and tary, announced that the British |times with surprising results.

The lyrics, "comedy numbers, and Ambassador in Tokyo, had been War Studies,-Ft. Cat. Under- sketches are linked together by advised to protest to the Japanese Offr. Peter Geoffrey Bt. George

Government against the attitude O'Brian. PALESTINE TROUBLE character called The Discerner.

Air Ministry Prize, Aeronautical who, while dressing for dinner, taken up by Japan towards the

administration talks to his valet about little | Customs in China.

of the Maritime Engineering Ft. Cdt. Sgt. John Jerusalem, Feb. 3.

Hugh Lapsley.^ things of everyday. As he discus-

Mr. Eden added that the ques- quiet prevailed

ses them, the action fades into the ton of the Maritime Customs of Jerusalem on Wednesday. Some little things themselves. shots were fired in the Jewish

China was, at present being thor oughly examined. suburbs, but, fortunately, no one was hurt.

Relative

According to

in

reports from

Bethel, the rioters in that city fired

a volley of shots at the police depot, and, although the police re- turned the fire with machine-guns,

NON-INTERVENTION COMMITTEE

London, Feb. 3.

Abdy Gerrard Fellowes Memorial Prize, Mathematics and Science.- Fit. Cat. Cpl. John Derek Middle- ton.

J. A Chance Memorial Prize, Wednesday, will meet on Thursday Service Subjects-Fit. Cat. 8gt. (today) afternoon, will probably

(best-

discuss the new situation which John Hugh Lapsley, has arisen in the Mediterranean- R. M. Groves Memorial The Non-Intervention Committee due to the sinking of the British all-round plint)-Fit. Cdt. Cyril which, as announced by Mr. An- freighter Endymion, according to Dampier Palmer, who thus wins the thony Eden. British Foreign Secre- well-informed quarters here.--

for "C" Squadron the Kinkead tary, in the House of Commons on | (Trans-Ocean)

Memorial Trophy. ·

no one appears to have been seriously wounded during engagement (Trans-Ocean).