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7.30 B.B.C. Recording The Ola [Contemptibles" Part L.
The Record of the British Expedi- tionary Force from Mons to Ypres, be- |tween August and: November, 1914
The Second Part of this recording will be played to-morrow at 7.30 p.m. 1.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Beport and Announcementa
12.30 Kitty. Masters (Vocal) and Jack Hylton and His Orchestra. } Manta.
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Quicksteps—The Chestnut Tree, Love The Paery Queen Three Makes The World Go Round Gilm (Purcell). (a) Hompipe, (1) Rondeau, These Foolish Things?--Jack Hylton (c) Jig-The Jacques Bring Orches and His Orchestra A Melody From tra cond. by Reginald Jacques. Fase The sky film The Tral) of the Lane ing By (Herrick and Purcell). The some Pine-Kitty Masters (Vocal) Gentle Maiden
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Port Again (from O-Kay for Bound') Symphony Orchestra of New York (United Artista). Stark drama of Jack Hylton and His Orchestra, cond by John Barbirolli
Hornpipe shwarted love and family a Sweetheart,
In E Minor: Minuet: Cannaries: Horn Let's Grow Old Together in E Minor adapted faithfully from Enty Swallows Nest Again
Bratton and Edwards) Wher The pipe
In D Major (Purcell).The Bronte's powerful novel.
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Lover And His Lass (Shakespeare and atmosphere are the main atac (Ternent-Hars and Hylton).
ZA Got Something There Morley). where The Bee Sucks tions of a film that, despite.
The Shakespeare and Arne). Come Lei fey Bassoon tishlyn Jack Byltan And, Us Join The Roundelay (Wm. Bele) poor moments. “has mombre appeal.
vigorous, His Orchestra with Vocalist. STAR:-Let Freedom Eing (MGM). Strong drama of settlers' fight for rights, with Nelson Eddy singing And battling Virginia Bruce, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Amold and Fletor McLaglen are also in the cast.
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Olbers Tals (from Top Ent") Phi Onnan Two Pianos "The Grest Ziegfeld"— and His Orchestra Tangos-I Dream Fox-Trot Medley The Keyboarders of the Puszia. Do You See The Stars? with Drums. Vocal-Moonlight On Trots Red Wings. When They Play On The Range (arr. Ted and Ezra
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To Boecification Tango-Echos Di Passe Jean Tap (Wilcock and Rutherford). The Cuckoo ponnier's Ballroom Orch.
(Ray Sen!n)--Arthur Askey with Or- 1,15 Close down.
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Two of the countries whose neu- trality Herr Hitler has guaranteed, Holland and Luxemburg, are ruled by women. The Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxemburg ncceed A direct air-mail service,
non-ed her sister Maria-Adelaide after stop between London #nd New the latter's abdication in 1919. York, is forecast for 1944 by Capt. President Roosevelt recently en- Eddle
Rickenbacher, president tertained her Consort, Prince Fellz and general manager of America's of Bourbon-Parma, and their son, Eastern Air Lines, who arrived Prince John, at the White House. in London recently.
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Max Maliní at Cathedral Hall 5.30 p
Cheero Club Dance. $.30 pm.
As A Rock-Ina Souer (Soprano) with Love (Lenoir). Stin. Ovar Orchestre All Too Slowly The Hours Flyme and Bear George Bente, Fond Are Fleeting In Souez (Soprano) assisted by Guitar Base and Drums. and Heddle Nash (Tenor) with Or- Vocal-Ole Faithful (Carr), Take Ma cheatra
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Slow Fox-Trot You Passed Me 6.55 Closing local Stock Quotations, By Tango-Once Quly-George Bot- 4.57 Stuart Robertson (Bags-Bari-
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13 YMCA "Keep Fit Class 10.30 a.m. Lecture by MA, M. Peters "A Short Course in First Aid for AR.
P." 6 pm; "Med. Swinming 6" pm tone) and the Band of HM. Grena- /länger and. Els Orchestra.
Badminton Ato p.m.
Methodist Ladies Society, Mabjongy Party. Soldiers and Sailors' Home, 3
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Dinner,
Army Children's School Swimming Sports, U.S.R.C. Pool, 3 pm. 14 REO.CA Annual Peninsula Hotel.
TMCA Badminton 10 am; Ame rican Tennis Tournament. 2 p.m.
Maraman Hongkong China, Ltd. Annual Meeting, 10 am.
Softball at Caroline Hill. 15-American Tennis Tourney at Civil Service Club; "3 pm,
Inauguration of City Defence Corps
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YMCA Pantomine Rehearsal, 130
17-Claims against Estate Frances Helen Grey dus.
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Land Bale at Talpe, 11.30 Ba H. Rotary Tina Mig. 1. p.m. Speaker: Dr. Arthur world in 18 Days Woo "Round the
18-HKRA Shoot, 1:45 pm. Rugby Trial at Happy Valley, 19 YMCA Pantomine Rehearsal, 8.30 pm
20-48t. Andrew's Hall, Christ Church Concert. 8.45 p.m.
dier Guards
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·The Guarda Pátrol Williams)—Regi- |Novi, MADE
Francino mental
Band of H.M. Grenadier Camaro Blog Por-Tite Tears To My Guards. Cung Of The Baccaneer Heart You're A Rweetheart (from the
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A Bowl Of Him)-Carroll Chibowl and the Bavov Punch (Mortimer and Alan Murray)— Hotel Orbean, · Terzo — Majonohi Stuart Robertson (Bass-Baritone) with Walts-The Dawn Of L Plano Accomp. by Herbert Dawton Rela Dance Orchestra. Fox-Tron-On Acclamations Walk (Waldteufel). The Your Toes (from same)--Jack Hylton "Grenadiers Waltz (Waltenfel-arr, Win- and His Orchestra.
terbottom) Regimental Band of HM. ↑ 11.00 Close down.
ZOO TO OPEN AS USUAL
dangerous
HISTORIC ABBEY SOLD
of The possibility.
Historic Rufford Abbey, in the animais escaping from their cages heart of the Dukerles, has been at the London Zoo as a result of sold with the park and about 840 air-raids is regarded as extremely acres to a private buyer, whose slight. A direct hit would destroy identity is not disclosed. both house and limates; and the property will be partly used blast from any near explosion development.-
The for
that blew out bars or sides of The transaction includes the cages would, most inevitably, stone-built marision with its plea-! either kill the animals involved or sure grounds, lake, extensive and ipfure them severaly,
ancient deer park, and surround-,,
There Adequate precautions are, howling woodlands,
are 11 ever, being taken
At night, and lodges and cottages. The mansion YMCA Lecture by Mrs. A. M. whenever an aid-raid warning is stands in sight of the Doncaster- Peters First Aid for Gas," p.m received, all animals likely to be Nottingham main road.
21-Ninth Extra Race Meeting at dangerous would be shut up in The Abbey, part of Sherwood Happy Valley,
their indoor sleeping quarters Forest, was first established "na a REQCA. Supper Dance, Peninsula and a picked band of ""shooters" religions house by the Cistercian Hotel.
dispose of Monks about 1150, and on their Rugby HKPO "A" 1. NATY; HE would be on duty to PC. 1st v. Army,
any creature that gained its free dissolution by Henry VIII the 23 Colony Golf Championships. dom,
estate and remains of the Abbey 23-7.M.O.A. Pantomine Rehearsal, as
In the event of war the Zoo building were granted to George, 1 p.m. Grand Duchy, a 24--Claims against Estate
as usual, Fourth Earl of Shrewsbury, whose of the hopes to remain open
Numerous bomb-proof shelters descendants by marriage with the Rev. John Keers due.
28-St. Andrew's · Club Social Even have been made in various parts Saviles, owned the estate until ing 9 pm.
X.M.CA Fantomine
of the gardens, but the star have last year. ine Rehearsal, 820
instructions to clear the Zoo of YMCA Ladies Night, 7.30 p. visitors whenever there is an air 27Y3.0.A. Lecture By Mrs, A. M. raid warding. Peters "First Aid for Gas D..
Earlier this month M. Lebrun Capt. Rickenbacher's 1935 fore- conferred on the young Prince casta that there would be an alr the Grand Cross. of the Legion of he ascends the mall service over the Atlantic by Honour. When way of Bermuda and thẻ Azores throne of the
in 1937 and that in 1939 or 1944 Bourbon will once more reign in the North Atlantic service would Europe.
"The non-stop
flight
between
be inaugurated, have both been Prince Felix, a brother of the ex-Express Zita, served, in the Tulalled.
Austrian army during the war. London and New York will be As President of the International possible only when someone pro- Committee for the Protection" of air liner capable of Civilian Population in War-time, carrying a profitable pay-load he has a more than ordinary in- 3,000 miles at 300 miles per hour,”terest in AR.P.
duces sa
he said recently,
CO-OPERATION PLAN
that his neighbour was going to Capt. Rickenbacher has come the United States for the week- to England to renew contacts with end.
executives of European air lines On his return to the United and lay plans for a pool of in-
States Capt. "Rickenbacher will
ternational aviation brains," which try to persuade the Post Once, he hopes to organise for the the civil authorities and the
p.m.
29--HERA. Shoot, 3 sits.
Mixed Doubles Tennis Tourney st
REC.C, in ald of War Organation, GREYHOUND KILLED BY ELECTRIC, HARE
11 Bi
30-YMOA. Pantomine. Rehearsal, 8.30 D.IL
31-Licencing Board Meeting.
QUEEN'S SURPRISE
VISIT TO MANSION
BE USE
Improvement of the trans-Atlantic army and navy to combine and LONDON, Oct. 10 air services
draw up a programme
(EWS)
For four centuries Rufford Abbey was decupled by the Savile family. About 16 months ago it was sold. with the surrounding estate of about. 18,500 acres. Much of the estate about 14,000
acres-bas since been resold ander the ham- mier and by private treaty by
Knight, Frank and Butley. Han-
The death of a greyhound, which over-square, W. 1 Through these during a race was caught in the agents the present sale was nego- mechanism of the electric hare, tiated.
led to an angry demonstration by part of the crowd at Harringay Greyhound Stadium on a recent
,।4.
night
angry, ran on to the track and re- The dog. Lissellan Bor. had trieving the body of the dog. rounded the Ast bend when he paraded it round the arena. The to en- The Queen this afternoon paid a ran under the coping which carries barrier talls were torn down and Capt, Rickenbacher believes that courage capital and industry to surprise visit to Mansion House, the electric hare mechanism. De windows mashed. In Ave years New Yorkers would develop trans-Atlantic.com where Her Majesty talked to spite the shout of the crowd the be able to reach the heart of pany.
Police prevented further damage, workers engaged in preparing for man in the control tower was but the last two racks were aban- to-day's Flag Day, which will be unaware of the accident" and doned the nrst National Flag Day since allowed the hare to travel on. The In an ocial statement later the beginning of the war and is dog was struck by the mechanism it was stated that the crowd, In in aid of the Red Cross and St. and killed."
their sympathy for the dog, diễ John Ambulance Society
A bection of the crowd became, some slight damage..
London within 12 to 15 hours of He suggests a plan of co-opera- leaving way, Times Square. By tion to eliminate the delays and 1949 th's figure would be reduced heavy costs resulting from indivi- to from 8 to 10 hours, and no dual research by competing coun- one would be astonished to hear tries
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