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DUCHESS OF WINDSOR BEST DRESSED WOMAN FOR SECOND YEAR-Experts

TAFFY IS

A WELSHMAN

UFS

TAFFY, GOAT MASCOT of the Welsh regiment stationed at Victorin barracks, Belfast, scoms more interested In the cameraman than in Leslie Hor's Bellska, left, the Minister for War.

The War Minister met Taffy during an inspection of British defences in northern Ireland.

Firing Lines Will Be Brought To Firesides

TELEVISION TO BATTLE TANKS TELEVISION WILL BE USED FOR DIRECT COM-

MUNICATION BETWEEN ́. GENERALS DIVISIONAL COMMANDERS IN THE COURSE OF A BATTLE DURING THE NEXT WAR.

AND

The General Officer Commanding the Army Corps will

be able to discuss with divisional generals the tactical moves

of all the forces under his command.

Maps will be shown on the

television screen, and by using a

pointer the G.O.C. can describe Divorces Harem

the whole movement of a battle and give local commanders vital information.

Experiments are now being made with short wave sets with a range of 12 to 15 miles,

The directional qualities of the ultra short wave aerials will prevent the enemy from hearing or seeing any of the Information: Transmitted.

By meang of the television apparatus messages will be sen almost instantaneously, and valu- able time saved, by dispersing with dispatch riders

The Royal Corps of Signals are to develop the new means of com- munication.

of Twelve

From Djockfakarta, a leading native state in Middle Java, comes another story of a Sultan's divorce. The following account is taken from February 24 issue of the English paper Neiss Re- view.

This step, regarded by all staunchly

World Follows Fashions

By Sylvia Crosby

United Press Staff Correspondent

THE

year,

Paris. DUCHESS OF WINDSOR, for the second consecutive has been named the world's best-dressed woman in a poll of the most famous dressmakers of Paris.

The Baltimore woman, who in Jone celebrates the first anni- versary of her marriage to former King Edward, was unani- mous choice for head of a list of 10 internationally known soci- alites, who were chosen not for. beauty alone but for taste and individuality.

The rankings were:

1. The Duchess of Windsor. 2. The Duchess of Kent.

3. Begum Aga Khan.

4. Barumne Leo d'Eclanger.

5. Hon. Mrs. Reginald Fellowes.

6. Baroness Eugene de Rothschild.

7. Mrs. Harrison Willams.

8. Mrs. Millicent Rogers Balcom.

9. Countess Barbara Von Haugh-

witz-Iteventlow.

10. Lady Louls Mountbatten,

The Duchess of Windsor celebrat-

and

The dress was trimmed with only two bands of gold embroidery, which started at the waistling and came down in a curve over her hips.

Duchess of Windsor

EMPIRE NEWS

RADIO BROADCAST

"Take Your Choice" And Other London Relays

HOTEL ORCHESTRA Radio Programme Broadcast by ZB.W. on Frequencies of 845 k.e'.; 9.52 m.c's, per second.

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112.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service of Intercession from St. John's Cathe- et1.

12.30 Songs by Maria Eggerth (Soprano).

Wonderful To Do In Love (From 'Daa Hotkonzert'); Was It Your BE Smile (Alexander-Stollberg);

fore I Found You (From 'Love's Melody').

12.10 The B.B.C. Symphony Or- chestra

Symphonie-Poem "The Oceanides," Op. 73

(Sibellus); Prelude "The Dream Of Gerontius," Op. 36 (Elgor); Aida-Selection (Verdi).

And

10 Time and Weather. 1.03 The Mills Brothers Carroll Gibbons & Jils Orchestras.

True Confession-Fox-Trot (From the Film); Please Remember-Fox- Trot (Denby & Watson).... Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheons with vocal chorus: With Thee I Swing;

Midnight In Moyfelr Carroll Gibbons (l'inno) & His Boy Friends; London Rhythm: Solitude

****

The Mills Brothers (Four Boys with a Guitar); Porgy And Beas Selection (G. Gershwin)....Carroll Gibbons And The Savoy Orpheons (Vocalists: Anne Ziegler and Web- ster Booth.

1.30 Reuter & Rugby Press, Wen- ther and Announcements.

1.40 Scluumam-Quarlet

Major, Op. 41 No. 3.

In A

Played by The Lener String Quar- and let (Lener, Smilovits, Roth

RHODESIAN TRADE Hartman).

PROSPECTS

Cape Town.

Rhodesian Government,

2.15 Close Down.

6.0-0.45 Chinese Programme,

6.45 London Relay-Take Choice'.

Your

A Weekly Entertainment Feature.

New Sleuth H-A

and

ed her second triumph by appearing Capt. F. E. Harris, Minister of Presented by William MacLurg; The at the farewell reception for Ameri- Agriculture and Lands In ean Ambassador William C. Bullitt in Southern

the Orchestra led by Josef Morals and a simple white crepe, square necked returned yesterday from England, Thomas Butterworth; Introduction- conducted by Jacit Clarke DICE barely

decollete gown.

where he has been studying the The Singers with the Orchestra;

The barely akimmed the floor with marketing of Rhodesian produce.

series of comedy straight panelled folds.

sketches

es for broadcasting by

Billy Rhodesian beef, said Capt. Harris, Bray und Frank Atkinson

No. 3 was getting a good

name among Percy's First Case': 'School for Song

·consumers in Britain. "Prices are Some musical nonsense. An item salisfactory, and

there is every devised by Adrian Thomas and Jack

Front

Page Story-A series She wore a Lara of diamonds und lucrative markel."

of radio emeralds, the most recent gift of thej The

This Undesirable Walker; Episode 3; prospects for Rhodesian Residence; This programme will also Duke and considered one of the finest tobacco looked bright. pieces of modern jewellery seen in year's crop would be sold at

The whole include variety acts and popular me- Paris in recent years. A thin strand remunerative price. As the markets

lodies of the day, of diamonds and emeralds at her for Rhodesian produce expanded, throat completed her costume.

more settlers would be needed to keep production going?

TIARA OF DIAMONDS

Indication that we can work up a Clarke thrillers by Aubrey Danvers-

7.30 Closing local Stock Quota-

tions.

Marina, Duchess of Kent, is now

7.32 Variety Programme, in mourning for her father, the Inte

Orchestra-Amparito Roca (Tecid- Prince Nicolas, of Greece, and prob- nbly will not be seen frequently this putation of members of the Legis Callender's Senior Band; Plono Selo

South-West AfricaA strong deer): Bells Of St. Malo (Rimmer). your at fashionable events.

Black. iative

Playtime (Leach- Assembly of South-West: -Piccadilly however, is one of her colours and her clothes are always administered by the Union under a chesirs Delicien

favourite Africa, formerly German and now Evans); Dainty Debutante (G. Scott

Wood)....! Patricia

icia Rossborough; Or- simply tailored even for evening. mandate, has left Windhoek, the chesira →→ De

Waltz (J03. Begum Aga Khan, the former

Strauss arr

Flattergeister French milliner, who was married to capital to interview Gen. Hertzog, Waltz (Jos.

rauss-arr. Hehne) the wealthy Indian prince, moves up the Prime Minister of the Union, to

.Orchestra Mascotte; Orchestra; plead for the administration of

With Vocalist-"Rosalie-Selection was South-West Africa as a fifth pro-Cole Porter)....New Mayfair Orch. accorded last year, to third place, vince

Union. chiefly because of the jewels which

Dr. D. G. Al Bowlly (Vocalist). Conradie set off her clothes.

has been reappointed 8.00 Time, Weather and Announce- Administrator of the territory usment. from April 1. India

from sixth place

which

she

of

ΟΙ

Widespread regrets are expressed

As Jamming in the case of ordinary polygamous Eastern rulers as a grave the former Kitty Rothschild is in the newspapers throughout India i

radio messages is bound to occur in

wartime, television will become the only means of rapid communication on the battlefeld.

8.03 Marck Weber and ills Or- chestra...

An Evening With Liszt (Urbach); Waldteufel Waltz Potpourri (Arr.

8.20 London Relay-London Log. 8.30 Brahms-Double Concerto In A Minor, Op. 102.

9.03 Brahms Songs.

In steamy Djockjakarta, a Central

SPORT CLOTHES' FAME Javanese residency in the Dulch East

The Hon. Mrs. Reginald Fellowes Indies, his Excellency Sultan Paku is particularly famous the world over Alum Soerjodliogo astounded his for her sports clothes. Site is short) browned-skinned subjects recently and durk. Her slender boyish gure THE KING'S DECISION Silbermann). by divorcing his entire harem of 12 makes it easy for her to wear eccen- | wives.

tric costumes which she prefers for

Calcutta. afternoon

and

evening wear. Baroness Eugene de

Spottiswood

of that the King-Emperor is unable to lin) and Pablo Casals (Cello) and Played by Jacques Thibaud (Vio- scantial, the Sultan took in pursued Virginin. She was hostess to of his desperate love for a sloe-eyed windsors at her Austrian mountain There is, however, no great surprise, lona. Conducted by Alfred Cortot.

the malte his projected visit to India. The Pablo Casais Orchestra, Barce- Russian beauty named Nadia Vlassov, estate. She has a beautiful collec- as it is felt that the reasons which

Last year, when the Sultan hud tion of diamond Jewellery and sets

necessitated Line abandonment of a only two native wives, he sought a off her statuesque blonde beauty with Coronation

still hold good. Durbar Once a visit had been decided on, complete messages can be televised change from his sunny capital, also black and shades of green, varying

named DjockJakarta. At St. Moritz, from the palest almond to the deepest A sudden postponement swank Swiss wintersport resort much hunter green.

international postponing

mightį favoured by European socialites, he

Lady Louls Mountbatten is con-have had

unfactspot met

English glamorous

best-dressed Nudia and sidered

A further consideration promptly sought permission from the woman. She has just ordered an asthe minds of his Majesty's advisers from Symphony No. 1 in C Major Op. Netherlandis Government to marry tailored dressed for daytime.

sequin suit for evening and prefers

Her is that next year a

a delicate stage in 21-Beethoven). The B. B. C. India's Constitutional evolution will Symphony Orchestra conducted by skirts are short,

probably be reached. It would be highly undesirable that there should the be any ground for a suggestion that

Definition on commercial televi- sion sela is now so good that, in- stead of depending on land lines,

and photographed at the other end. It is possible to transmit docu- ments bearing the signature of the officer commanding.

Amazing Series

of Mishaps

her.

in

in an

Ines

the

the

Baronne

BRUNETTE BEAUTY

Lea d'Erlanger,

Clics

Verrat, Op. 105, No. 5; An Die ander Kipnis (Bass) Gerald Moore Nachtigall, Op. 46, No. 4. ....Alex-

(Plono).

9.13 Orchestral:

Tragic Overture, Op. 31 (Brahms); in Menuetto And Trio (3rd Movement

Arture Toscanin!.

This was refused by Holland's moral Queen Wilhelmina, who had horrified

9.30 London Relay--The News, visions of a white woman caught up

0.50 Relay of the Dance Orchestra in the meshes of love and intrigue in former Edythe Baker, of the United the Royal visit was being used as from the Grill Room of the Hong-

of the younger besta sort of advertisement for federa- Eastern harem, rather on the States, is one

kong Hotel. dressed beauties, of the American movies,

Very dark, she tion, and it is felt thai, in all the Interval of recorded Dance music which she does not always approve. She wears tailored clothes and avolds wise.

les of parts her hair simply in the middle. circumstances, the decision is clearly from Z.B.W Lovelorn Sultan Paku Alam was

9.55 (a)-(d) Tongos and Waltzes. Tom Cole, a well-known Aus-obliged to console himself with ten elaborate jewellery choosing only It is noted with satisfaction that 10.10 Interval of recorded dance tralian buffalo shooter has just more native wives, but quickly tiring simple pieces, emerged from the wilds into of queen with heartrending plens rolenn sports outfits. She is tall

Mrs. Donald Rush Balcom, the Their Majesties desire to come to musle from 2.B.W. of this sport, began inundating Hol-

favours india as soon as circumstances per- (c) Moon got in my eyes (d) After 10.20 (a) Make a wish (b) Smarty former Millicent Rogers, Darwin, with a slight limp. It for permission to marry his Russian and has a school girl complexion and Political Convicts-It is

you is all he can show for an extra-sweetheart.

stated 10.35 Interval of recorded dance ordinary series of mishaps.

more clothes than she knows what to that Congress intends to try to effect When drm repiles from Amster- do with.

the simultaneous release of political music from Z.B.W. First, his horse had slipped on a dam's Royal Palace made it clear hei

10.45 (a) More power to you (b): Von Haugwitz-Revent-prisoners in the soven Congress pro- You're my dish (e) I've got my heart wet track. Unseated, he was dragged could expect no concessions, he de-low, the former Barbara Hutton, la vinces-North-West Frontler, Bihar, set on you (d) Swing is here to for several hundred yards before his elded to have done with his wives, j'more beautiful than ever, her friends | Orissa, the United Provinces-

ss, Bombay, Central Provinces, sway. foot cleared the stirrup. A few days declaring. "If no while woman can say, now that she has changed her i Madras, the opening of the music from Z.B.W.

the eve of the her, head. She prefers white for annual Congress

annual Congress session on Saturday

at Haripura loss-The Mar-music from Z.B.W. Fighting

of Linilihgow, wife of the Viceroy,

11.25 (a) I still love to kiss you broke all traditions to-day goodnight (b) Now they call it awing when she held a Press conference at (c) Moonlight on the highway (d) the Viceregal Lodge at New Delhi. Big chief "Swing It." She was discussing the progress of the

Countess

next

later a

a similar accident occurred. ile enter my harem, then I shall get colfture and wears her hair high on on was thrown to the ground, and in rid of my harem

and marry regaining its feet, his horse trod on woman I love," his neck. For three hours he lay unconscious.

some

accident

A day Inter, the happened again and the horse trod his leg. He rested for a few days at Pine Creek, a lonely settlement, but he considered medical ald un- necessary. Ultimately, he reached Darwin.

Cole arrived penniless In the Northern Territory, Iwelve years ago, and borrowed £25 to go buffalo shooting. To-day he is one of the

two cattle

evenings and diamonds.

BUSTER KEATON SEEKS

Deserted In Army Car

A German N.C.O, drove an armour-

at full speed across the

STARDOM

After years of poverty and iiiness Buster Keaton, once the second highest-paid comedian of the screen, is to make a come- back.

He is to direct a musical flim in

most successful shooters, and owns ed car

stations. As he shoots | Franco-German. frontier and then Hollywood under his real name buffaloes, from the hides of which surrendered by French Customs of Joseph B. Kenton. He once earned |

£3,000 a week.

11.00 Interval of recorded dance

11.03 (u)-(d) Tangos and Waltzes, 11.20 Interval of recorded dance

11.40 Interval of recorded daner King-Emperor's Anti-Tuberculosis music from Z.B.W. Fund. It is understood that sub. 11.45 (a) In the sill of the night scriptions amounting 10 about (b) Bob While (c) Donkey's Sere- £160,000 have already

been {mised.—Router.

New Zealand

pro-nado (d) Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen,

12.00 Close Down,

HONEY INDUSTRY

CONTROL

he has made thousands of pounds, he cinis. He told them that he had de THEN CAME the talkIES replaces them with cattle-Austrat serted from his regiment stationed at

Wellington. News.

The "dead-pan" comedian they Treves, Prussia,

called him because he never smiled The Government has assumed con- The armoured car, a new model on

And he became a trol of Now Zealand honey supplies, mounting four machine-gune, hus silent,

moroso man in real life, and has acquired the co-operativa driver is under arrest. been detained by the authorities. Its Nobody wanted him in Hollywood organisation of New Zealand Honey

Auckland, He left America and, with his last Lid

which 11 the Internal Marketing

DRY LAW WORKS IN MADRAS

MADRAS, India-Crime hus de creared and economic conditions have improved in Madras since the introduction of prohibition

the screen.

The N.C.O, decided to desert, ne- few pounds came to see if London operated

be

four cording to his own story, becausó an] would help him. But here he met Departs Minister of Finance,

~months ago, il la declared, Officials omcer had Ul-treated him, q Salate that only about 10 per cent of And while deserting he, revenged *** those who frequented Bars navel himself on his regiment by stealing

made any attempt to evade the town vital, part of its equipment

poverty and ill-luck.

Mr.

says that the beekeepers have been He set out by night and covered | agitating for some form of; Govern- about 80 miles by road and over ment assistance in the market of felds.

|hongy——Resiter.

TO-MORROW'S BROADCAST

Relay of the Choir Of St. Joseph's Church 10.30-11.30 am. Relay of Morning Service from The Union Church,

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