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ESTIMATES

INTRODUCED IN COMMONS

New Battleships Will Be Laid

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BRITAIN'S RECORD Naval Estimates were introduced into the whose position was unknown House of Commons by Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare last night.

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7.15 Closing Local Stock Quoia-

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7.17 Grieg Songs and the Peer Gynt Buite No. 2.

"St. Patrick's Day" Talk And Irish Programme LONDON RELAYS Radio Programme Broadcast by cannot, of nattire, and extent of our progress ZB.W. on a Frequency of 845 kc's.

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but I belleve and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 pan.

In The Boat, Op. 60, No. 3; A Swan, on 9.52 m.c's, per

Op. 25, No. 2....Kirsten Flagstad our methods of detecting, hunting, and 8-11 pm.

accomp. by and killing submarines are

(Soprano) with Plano more second. other in the H. K. T. advanced than any world," and he described to members of Interessalon

12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service Edwin McArthur; Peer Gynt Suite from SL John's No. 2, Op. 56... New Light Symphony hunt for submerged submarinen

Orchestra cond. by Eugene Goossens; Cathedral in

Beniamino Gigli (Tenor) 12.30 Peter Dawson (Bars-Dark-A Dream. which he had himself taken part, and

tra cond. by Bruno Seidler-Winkle. as result of which experience, he felt tone) and the Band of II. M. Cold-and the Berlin State Opera Orches

7.43 Choruses. able to accept the claim of experts, strean Guards.

Bell-March (Sousa); Liberty that in favourable circumstances, in

The Family Song Album; Intro: name launched recently by the King nine cases out of ten, the exact post- Hiawatha-March (Meret)

Of H. M. Coldstream Guards Little Annie Rooney; Ta-ra-ro-boom- was £213,000.

J. C. Windram; de-ny: Man Who Broke the Bank at The Minister went on to show that without any doubt.

Mother O Mine (Kipling-Tours); Monte Carlo; Let's all Go Down the Strand; If You Were the Only Girl it was not only in respect of ships

Finally he drew attention to the Danny Drever (Kipling-Damposch). production

increasing. was

Mc Bow-Wow; Play to Me, Gipsy Over the last three years the output success of the Nyon patrol in the Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone) with in the World, Daddy Wouldn't Buy Mediterranean as proof that those in Orchestra; Colonial Medley: Intro:

Hughle Green and His Gang with of heavy guns had increased twenty-control of submarines did not them- The Maple Leaf for ever: O Canada: fold, and of medium and light guns scives underrate

the capacity of Advance Australia; God defend New Plano; Jack Hylton Throws A Party Guests: Tommy Handley, Hilda by live and eight times respectively

As regards mines, torpedoes, depth British ships to carry out the threat Zealand; Sarie Marais....The Baud battle-charges, shells, and fuses, ocs, dept to sink any found submerged in cer- Of H. M. Coldstream Guards cond. Munday and Billy Caryll, Pegg Dolls

the House that the Admiralty had

They provide for an expenditure of £149,000,000, an all-time record.

Forty-three new warships laid down last year be joined by another sixty vessels this year.

Far-reaching methods have been adopted to the menace of the submarine and aeroplane.

will

that

avert

of organised a supply estimated to suffice for at least the first year of a

The new programme includes two 40,000-ton ships with 16-in, guns, bringing the present strength 15 capital ships to twenty-one by the end of 1943.

During this year British dockyards will be engaged in the construction of some 200 vessels totalling 870,000 tons, including nine battleships, six aircraft carriers, 25 cruisers, 43 destroyers and 19 submarines.

Estimnutes

of increase

RECORD PRODUCTION

war.

Passages of Mr. Shakespeare's speech, which were followed with close attention, dealt with measures for meeting the special threats of submarine and aerial attack.

SUBMARINE MENACE

tion of a submarine could be detected Ban. by Licut.

tain areas.

ANTI-AIR ATTACKS

The

I Fear Tom Webster; Jack Barty; Nelson by Lleut, J. C. Windram;

Swingtoite No Fee (Pinsuti); Hybrias, The Keys, Freddie Fox, The Crelan (Ellott)....Peter Dawson with Jack Hylton's Boys,

with Orchestra: 2.00 Local Time, Signat, Weather (Bass-Baritone) Regarding attack from the air, the Royal Cavalcade Coronation March Report and Announcements.

8.02 London Relay-St. Patrick's policy of the Admiralty had been to (Ketelbey)...The Band of H. M. concentrate in warships the most Coldstream Guards cond. by Lieut. Day

A talk by Oliver St. J. Gogarty. modern anti-aircraft guns possible 3. C. Windram

8.15 A programme of Irish Music

Others,

there has been an increase in the 1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea-with John McCormack (Tenor) and number of such guns of 75 per cent. ther Report. -and an attack on a ship bristling 1.03 Danny Malone (Tenor) in an

Irish Rhapsody (llerbert)....New As to submarines the Parliamentury with anti-aircraft guns would be a Irish Programme.

Draper's Maggot Secretary argued that the danger very different matter from attacks on

(arr. Arnold Light Symphony Orchestra; I Met An Angel (Sievier-Morgan); Shannon had been exaggerated through the defenceless merchant shipping of Foster); The Hole In The Wall (urr. Introducing the Navy for £140,000,000, an

neglect to observe that of some 10,500 which they had had recent examples Arnold Foster)....Folk Dance Or-River (Egan-Morgan).John Mc- The fact that dockyards and ship- vessels sunk by enemy submarine in Spanish waters,

chestra cond. by Arnold Foster; De Cormack (Tenor) with Plano accomp. by Edwin Schneider; The Fairy Talca £23,000,000 on Inst year's, which building yards would, in the course action In last war, only 102 were

Hebe Me, If All Those Endearing of Ireland (Erie Coates) Eselo Moreover, this did not take Into Young Charmas were themselves record peace

'time of the year, be engaged in building sunk while in convoy. As soon as account the presence of aircraft of am): Mother Machreo (Olcott and Ackland (Contralto) with Orchestra

(Moore, arr. Clut estimates, the parliamentary Secret-nome 200 war vessels of total of the convoy system was adopted ir

....Patersone Dance Irish Quadrille. ary to the Admiralty sald that Mem-

BT0,000

1,000 tons. was 0 measure of

1917, the submarine menace demon-the cet Bir artp, or co-operating Ball)....Danny Malone (Tenor) with

Med-Orchestru: Green Isle Of Erin (Bing- bere would be gratified that no less national productive effort for naval strably diminished. As a result of RAF squadrons. In the case of Orchestra; Tell Her I Am—Jig Med- than £1,000,000 of that great total defence which had never before been two years close co-operation between convoys of defensively armed mer-ley, The Morning Dew-Reel Medley ham-Roeckel); The Kerry Dance (Molloy). John McCormack (Tenor) were in respect of shipbuilding and oppranched in pence time. This out the Admiralty and leaders of the chant, ships, there would be the Michael Coleman (Violin) with with Orchestra cond. by Lawrance engineering work on vessels of the put would exceed by nearly thirty shipping industry, he could state they closest co-operation with the RAF Plana: Her Name Is Mary (Slevier Collingwood; Jeanie With The Light new construction programmes of per cent, the anunt tonnage com- would be in a position to institute a

as they came into narrow seas and and Ramsay); Sweetheart Darlin'

Brown Hair (Foster); Sweetly Sho 1939, and previous years, and thepleted in years just before the last convoy organisation soon after the approached home coasts.

(Alm 'Peg o'my Heart')....Danny Sleeps, My Allee Fair (Foster). repair of the existing flest.

Generally the Board of the

with com- outbreak of war on any route where

Ad- Malone (Tenor) great war. They would be

Orchestra; McCormack (Tenor) with Piano that During the financial year now end picting 220,000 tons a year compared it was considered necessary.

miralty believed the British Londonderry Air (Traditional) accomp. by Edwin Schneider, ing, 43 warships had been added to with an average of 170,000 tons in

They had already in stock sufficient fleet was so strong to-day that 1 Albert Sandler (Violin) with Sidney

0.00 London Relay Food for the navy, and in course of 1039 in the years between 1812 and 1014, anti-submarine guns to meet all ex- could confidently accept direct chal- Torch at the Organ,

Thought". other 60 would have joined the fleet. while the ton for ton productive effort pected requirements. Over 9,000 lenge in battle by any combination

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, He thought the House would be im- involved-taking into account the in-officers of the merchant navy had of foes.

Weather Forecast and Announce pressed with

Other matters touched upon by the ments and | the magnitude balance of the 1939 buliding pro-creasing complexity of design, fuller already attended a course in convey

protection or gunnery. Appropriate Parliamentary Secretary were re- 1.40 Danny Malone (Tenor) fa an gramme, which included" two fast protection, and heavier armament battleships of 40,000 tons displace- would be three times greater for armament and equipment for a large cruiting and progress of the ficet air Irish Programme cont'd

number of ships, which would in-farm in the process of transfer from The Irish Organist-Medley (arr. tratto). ment, and with 18-inch gun arm- battleships, and as much as six and

mediately be taken over for anti-the control of the R.A.F. to the navy. T. Casey)...Terance Cancy (Organ); The Great Awaicening (Johnstone ament, four trade protection cruisers, half times greater for destroyers.

submarine work on the outbreak of They had just had a record year for The Hills Of Donegal (Sanderson); and Kramer); A Summer Night (A. a large aircraft-carrier, two flotillas As an example of this, Mr. Shakes-

war, was nirendy in stock,

recruiting some 18,000 officers and The Bard Of Armagh (arr. Herbert

Organ of destroyers, and twenty escort peare mentioned that the cost of fre Mr. Shakespeare then turned to men having entered the navy in 1930, vessels of new type of high speed control gear in the King George V. the immense progress since the last picked out of 70,000 applicants. with Orchestra; Irish Washerwoman

10.00 London Relay The Retreat and with armament designed to meet launched in 1012 was £11,000, white war in the scientific aids to anti- Contracts for aircraft for six new (arr. Sowerby) Turkey In The Straw from Kabal, 1842. submarine and aircraft attack.

that in the battleship of the same submarine warfare. Не said: "aircraft-carriers, which would come (Guion)....Light Symphony Orches

A reading from an account written, into commission from 1940 onwards tra; With My Shillelagh Under My had been placed, and production was Arm (O'Brien and Wallace); Phil Th by the only survivor Dr. William

Brydon, In full swing. Several new types Fiuter's Ball (French) ..Peter would start bulk delivery during the Dawson (Bass-Baritone) with. Or.

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The total personnel of the fleet air arm had increased from 3,000 in 1037) to 0,000 to-day, and would reach 10,000 in 1942.

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Three short talks on matters of topical interest.

9.20 Next week's programme, 9.30 London Relay-The News. 9.50 Songs by Essle Ackland (Con-

Hughes). Danny Malene (Tenor) Goring Trabert Dawson

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2.15 Close Down,

0.00 Kelay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hong kong Hotel.

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Carroll and The Casan!! Club Orchestra with Vocal Refrain;; Fox-Trot-Why Can't We Make Love: Slow Fox-trot-Broken Heart- (n) You and Me; (b) The Big ed Clawn...Harry Roy and His Or- Dipper; (c) Serenade to the Stars: chestra with Vocal Refrain; Tangos----- Mr. A. V. Alexander for the op- (d) Vieni Vieni.

Eternal Sun: Golden Stars....Heinz position expressed qualifled satisfac- 6.14 Record: Robins and Roses Huppertz and His Orchestra; Fox- tlon with the progress revealed in (Leslie, Burke); Would You? (FilmTro-Two Sleepy People (Alm the estimates speech. The Admiralty San Francisco).... Bing Crosby Thanks for the Memory'): Quickstep had taken measures for the develop (Vocal) Victor Young and H[s]—I've Got A Pocketful of Dreams ment of the country's naval power Orchestra.

(film 'Sing you Sinners")...M. Pierro which would have been excellent in 6.21 (a) After you've gone; (b) And His Strlet Dance Tempo Orches ordinary circumstances, but his cri- tiket A-tasket; (e) Until the real tra: Fox-Trots-They All Laughed THE

leism was that the National Govern thing comes along; (d) Boston Tea-(im Shall we Dance'); I've Got Be- ment's foreign policy had led Britain

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series of strategical Quickstep: Mine Alone Slow Fox-with Vocal Refrain; Tangos-Siempre OKWAN BLDG. DESYCEUX RD. C. facts and strategical dungers which Tret....Gerry Doare (Piano) with Unidos: El Que A Hierro Mata.... It ought never to have had to face, String Bass and Drums; I Have Lost Orquesta Tipica Francisco Canaro. and which might mean that even with My Heart In Budapest (Mihaly, with vocal retrain; Fox-Trot Slap the enormous expenditure which the Belner)....Raymond Baird (Saxo That Basa (alm 'Sholl we Dance').. House was being asked to approve, 113 strength might not be sufficient to give the country the naval security SO vital to British Wireless.

F.B.I. Delegation Leaves Germany

London Mar, 10. The Federation of British Indus- tries delegation to Dusseldorf is ro- turning to London to-morrow, and has abandoned its intention of spend- ing a day in Berlin due to the post- ponement of the visit of Mr. Hudson and Mr. Stanley.

An agreement was signed to-day by the F.B.I. delegation and the Reichsgruppe Industries at Ducs- seldorf. Both consider that no- gotiations for this purpose should be started immediately, and that a joint) committee-should ho standing

appointed which would meet in England in June to report on progreza. -Reuter,

Quarantine restrictions have been imposed by the Government of Colombo against Arrivals from Hongkong on account of smallpox.

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.Harry Roy and His Orchestra with 0,45 ́ London Relay—Intermisdon'. vocal refrain

A programme of novelty numbers 11.00 Close Down.

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