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ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.45 inetros (9,520 kilo-cycles)

"Hi, Gang!" and Other London Relays

Radio Programine Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of 045 k.c'u and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and -8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.e's per second.

I.K.T.

12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cession.

12.30 Jay Wilbur and His Baud.

1.0 Local Time Signal,

1.01 The Orchestra -Mascotte with

Yvonne Printemps (50prano),

From Near and Far-Waltz Melo- dies, Orchestra Mascotte, The Three "C'est la Saison d'Amour

ne Printemps (Soprano), "Te Souvient-il Yvonne Printemps with Pierre Fres- ney and Orchestra, Valse Blue (Margis), Tesoro Mio Waltz (Be- cucci), Orchestra Mascotte, The Three Wallacs (Oscar Straus) “Je ne suls pas ce que l'on panse," Yvonne

mps with Plerre Fresney &

Lovely to Ki Walz (Dicker), Dance of the Fairies Woltz (Rosenthal), Orchestra Mas- cotte.

Waltzes (Oscor Se Thir

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press and Announcements.

1.45 Variety.

Vocal with Orch. The Lombeth Walk, (from Me and My Giri), Lupino Lane with Teddie St Denis and Company, Plano-Fox-Trot Medicy, Intro: Take My Heart; It is True what They Empty Saddleu Say About Dixie, Waltz Medley, It's a Sin to Tell a Lie: Would You? Sweetheart, Let's Grow Old Brown, Vocal -- Let's Cul the Whole Thing Of They Can't Take That Away from Me (both from "Shall We Dance"), Hildegarde with Carroll Gibbons and Evening

his Orchestra,. Piano")

With You (film

Warren), Gerry Moore, What The Stars Foretell (Thoinson), Sandy Powell, C. B. Cochran Medley, C. B. Cochran assisted by Compere

Welch,

Edward Cooper and Elisabeth Ray Noble and Ilis Orch.

2.15 Close down.

5.45 Indian Programme.

April 21, 1941.

By Ernie Bushmiller

-ERNIE

Cóp, DIE by Unlied Penjure Kendiente. Jar TARU, S. ING ORMAI VIENES 2099FTES

U.S. TANKS IN CANADA-Here are some of the 200 tanks which the U.S. Government recently turned over to Canada for training purposes. They are given a work-out in win- tor manoeuvres at Camp Borden, Ontario, where the Tank Corps is in training.

Three Fleets

For U.S. Navy

Mean Flexibility Of Action

By Otto Janssen

(United Press Staff Correspondent)

WASHINGTON, April 19 (UP). The recent reorganisation of the United States flect into three distinct forces has improved this country's capacity to meet quickly and forcefully any threat to American security in the Atlantic, Pacific or Far East, naval quarters here assert.

Goldilocks Goes Back

To Momma

Under a recent executive order of President Roosevelt's, three fleets were created under separate commanders-in-chief. Admiral Thomas C. Hart commands the Asiatic Fleet; Admiral; Ernest J. King, the Atlantic Fleet and Admiral Edward Kimmel, the Pacific Fleet. Kimmel is also commander-in-chief of the United States fleet, comprising a 11 these forces.

Prior to the reorganisation Great War. He entered the former 'order, America's fighting forces hostilities shortly after his gradua

flon from the Naval Academy at afloat consisted of the Pacific

Annapolis, Maryland, serving aboard 0.30 Closing Local Stock Quota- Fleet, the Asiatic Fleet and the the battleship Mpasachusetts and the ONCE upon a time there lived

Patrol Force in the Atlantic. converted yachts, Vixen and Hist. 6.32 A Debussy Programme,

The reorganisation not only gives

Having gained considerable sub-in Mariatta, Oklahoma, a thirty- The Children's Corner Suite, (a)

marine experience with the naval three-year-old farmer named Dr Gradus ad Parnussum; (b) The the Atlantic Force a full fleet status,

in the Pacifle, Hari

was Ivan Heidrich, who was called, Snow Is Dancing, (c) Serenade fer but provides greater flexibility in

placed in command" of a "dlylsien Goldilocks because his Momma the Doll; (d) Jumbo's Lullaby; (e) organisation to all these forces:

of underwater craft when the The Little Shepherd; (f) Golliwog's

never allowed him to cut his Great War broke out. He was Cake Walk, Walter

awarded the Distinguished Service curly hair which reached to his Medal "for distinguished service shoulders. afloat in command of submarines

Gleseking

(Plano), La Filic nux Cheveux de

Lin,

Menuhin (Violin), Danse Sacree; (b)

"De Leopold Stokovsky

forces

מנה

Bulk Of Strength The great bulk of the naval sirength still resides in the Pacific Fleet, based at Hawall However, the Atlantio fleet will be substan-

One morning Goldilocks re- engaged In operations against the ceived a letter saying he was ilally augmented as the naval pro.

enemy." KTAKING rains momentum, and

After the war, Hart went to Far conscripted into the American some new unlia are expected to be Eastern waters and there was given Army and must report. added to the Asiatic fores.

command of a submarine flotilla in

Kissing Goldilocks good-bye, The commanders-in-chlef are re- the Asiatic fleet. He became com Momma said: "You can only 7.30 Mendelssohn-Trio in D minor, garded as being well qualified for mander-in-chief of the Asiatic fleet

. Danse

and the Philadelphia Orchestra,

7.0 London Relay. The News.

7.15 London Relay.Talk: "Work- Ing Together."

Op. 49. Cortot, Thiband and Casals, their positions in these increasingly in July, 1939. The President's re-stay in the Army if the officers

8.0 Local Time Signal.

critical days. Among them, they cent order did not affect Hart's rank, let you keep your long curls." 8.02 This week's programmes. have seen service in two major wars but it resulted in certain organisa- 8.05 Plano Duels by Moreton andjand a series of compalgus. Kayc.

9.0 London Relax-The News,

D.15

the?

helay--"Questions of [

9.30 A

Kimmel's Service

tlonal changes.

Kimmel, who once served as Pre-Huge Food Bill For

U.S. Forces

Proved He Won't

So Goldilocks promised Momma that no one should cut his curls, and ho went to the Army headquarters. When rude soldiers saw ringlets bobbing on, Goldilocks's shoulders they shouted "Sissy," so Goldilocks swung his wasn't,

sts to prove that he

"Then Goldilocks told the officers: "I'll be a gocil soldier on condition that you don't cut my hair. Mom- ma always admired my curls, so

I am donged if I'll lose 'em now,"

Officers in Huddle

Dinah: After You've Gone; No- body's Sweetheart, Tin Pan Alley sident Roosevelt's alde, when the Medley-No. 21, Intro.: An Apple for latter was Assistant Secretary of the the Teacher; They Can't Black Out Navy, is a veteran of the Great War The Moon; We'll Meet Again; I'll Re-and the Mexican campaign. In the WASHINGTON, April 20 (UP),— member: A Man and hils Dreams; Great War he served as executive It will cost $1,000,000 a day to feed Goodnight Children Everywhere. officer aboard the USS. Arkansas American defence forces when they

8.15 London Relay-"Hi, Gang?”

operating with the British Grind reach their authorised strength of

more than 2,000,000 men. After hostilties ended, he was The largest food bill-$750,000 a captain of the Yard at the Cavite day-will be necessary for the 1,500.- Orchestral Programme Naval Station in the Philippines, 000 Army men and officers in service with Hubert Elsdell (Tenor).

International Railroad Express, division

a destroyer, by June. The Navy will pay around Grently worried, the officers went of the Asiatic Fleet. He $225,000 dolly to feed its projected into conference. We cannot break Polka Frieda, Jakov Serebroff's Rus- has also seen considerable service in Two-Occar" force of 404,500 men, his momma's heart," said one. You sian Orchestra, Two Tired Old Eyes the Navy Department here.

and the Marine Corps will spend remember what happened to Sam- (Kenyon & Squire), Because I Miss

Admiral King

about $43,000 for food when itson," said another. "We can't have authorised strength of a soldier with ringlets," said another. Admiral King saw his first war reaches lis Novellette-Sere- service

They announced that Goldilocks during the hostilities with 95,000 men. Spain. At that time he served The average is a little less than 50 need not enter the Army after all. valuable as a centa a day for each man. The Army "You will be more off Atlantie Bgures it spends 60 cents a day for farmer" they told him.

rations, while the Navy and Marine

so, (Clanville & Coates), Hubert

(Tenor),

and later commanded

nade (Henselt). Frederic (Martin),aboard the USS. San Francisco, en-

and his New Symphony George (Ashby & T. C. Sterndale Always As I Close My Eyes (Hand- During the Great War, King was fleld-Jones

& Coates), Hubert Elsdell assistant chief of the staff of Ad-

Evensong Orchestra

cond. by Thinkin' Mary gaged in patrol duty

of

Coast. Bennett),

Dave"), Solemn Molody (Walfordmiral Henry T. Mayo, commander-

New Symphony Orchestra in-chief of the United States fleet.

He received the Navy Cross for his

cond, by George Waller,

9.45 News In French (on Short services. Wave: only).

10.0 London Relay-"Nows from Home" by Howard Marshall,

10.15 Dance Music with Varlely, 11.0 Close Downs

CONCERT

* concert of classical music was given

In 1925, when King was in com mand of the submarine base at New London. Connecticut, the submarine 8-51 was sunk off Block Island, King was placed in charge of salvage operations and won the Distinguished Service Medal for his

efflolent work. King is a qualified naval aviator and has served as

commander of flying unila.

flect

So Goldilocks returned to his farm

to live happily ever

Corps spend 48 cents a day for each and momma mat.

after.

Bible Printers Suffer Damage in Air Blitz

LONDON, April 20 (UP),—The Authorised Version of the Bible may have to be completely reset if the printing plates, burled beneath tons of debris at the bombed printing works of Eyre and Spottiswoode, the King's printers, cannot be recovered Intact.

School Orchestra Plays

The ΠΟΥ commander-in-chlet of If the plates are unfit for use, of the plates undamaged. Water will the Atlantic To Crowded House

mand of the patrol force of the

was given com- it will mean the resetting of no not injure them, but they may have United States Fleet Under the auspices of the South 1940. The patrol force was the forevolving 778,692 words contained word. The printing of the Bible will in December, less than 8,555,480 letters, in- been melted by fire. If they are gone we shall have to reset every China Women's Temperance Union, a runner of the Atlantic fleet.

in the 81,178 verses and 1,189 go on. by the orchestra of the Pul Ching the Spanish Campaign Medal, the

Among King's various awards are chapters of the Bible.

"Many printed shoots have been Middle School, formerly of Canton Mexican Service Medal and the de

but fortunately only o destroyed "As the King's printers, we alone short time before the fire we removed and now of Macao at the St Paul's coration of the Grande Officiale, Or buvo right to print the Authorised a large number to the country. Girls School Hall, Kennedy Road, onder of the Crown of Italy.

Version," said a director. MAA MEYTe and Spottiswoode also print Far Eastern Chief ·

"The Revised Version and transla" documents for the House of Commons tions of the Bible into other languages and the House of Lords, R Admiral Hort also has served in are done. by other houses, KESERT AN the Spanish-American War and there are hoping we mall and some Special arrangements are being.

made to continue this work.

Saturday, and WWI) wall. attended. The

nett proceeds from the sale of ticket are to be donated to sid China

refugees

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Building Land

Serious Shortage In Urban Areas

Auxiliary Fire Corps Reports On Progress

A marked increase in the personnel of, the Auxiliary Fire.. Service was revealed by Mr D. H. Blake, Superintendent, in his review of the activities of the Corps at the second annual dinner at the Hotel Cecil on Saturday night.

Mr J. C. Fitz-Henry, Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade, paid a tribute to the men of the A.F.S. and said that, If Hongkong were. fated to endure bombing from the air, he felt sure that the A.F.S. here would be equal in courage, and heroism to their comrades in Europe and Chinn.

Those present included Messrs C, G. ¡ "The Auxiliary Fire Service cante Perdue (Deputy Commissioner of into being early in 1930, and Wo Police and former Acting Officer of have seen sufficient to convince us the Fire Brigade), T. . Ta'o, R. A. that they are now a very healthy and Wickerson, Harold Chan, J. 5. Howell, virile body of men, 600 strong. The B, J. Lacon, H. K. Lee, O. Eager 1. Cash, W. M. Smith, Chun Mok- leung, Luke Ol-wan Major C. M. Manners and Comdr J. Pétrio, H. K. N. V. F.

After dinner, a- collection taken for the Bomber Fund,

was

of the AFS. In war-time is

and, from the various reports.

of the gallant and excellent work performed at home, there can be no question that they are the greatest possible asset to the Empire. They have already proved their worth in It was announced that the Hong flee

the Colony in connection with the

On board kong and Kowloon Whart

tho P. upd 0. Gedown Co., Ltd, and the China with the Kwong Sang Hong fire and and "Nagpore," and again in connection Provident, Loan and Mortgage Co, limber yard fre.

Ltd,

were generosion

trophies for

members of the AFS.

Mr

donating among

New Traller Pumps

"In Hongkong the Government

which na you light

Crown Land available for sale in sp D. H. Blake, the Superintendent, have obtained over 40 trailor pumps urban districts is becoming so scarce "Our numbers have increased to engines and can be towed by lorries that Government bas decided approximately 400 members. The

Chinese uneficial members of the or motor cars, making this equip Council undertook to obtain recruits of being man-handled

ment extremely mobile and capable up narrow for offer ranks and we owe a debt lanes or placed

gratitude to Mr Luke Ol-wan and harbour for vessels afloat.

upon craft in the Mr H. K. Lee for doing the detail work and sending us a large number scheme is for the pumps to be dis

"As I understand it, the present of fine young athletes from Chinese tributed at different posts. throughout

to insist on inore intensive de- velopment in regard to land required for factory development, sald

the Director of Public Works, the Hon. Mr A. B. Purves in on interview on Saturday.

ment:

long."

rainblouse

In effect this means that in future sporting amongst whom is Me the populous districts of Hongkong higher Building Covenants will be Lee stipulated in the Conditions of Sale

and Kowloon, and other pumps will of land intended for factory develop formed under the instruction of the pick up any fires that are not re- classes were patrol the main thoroughfares to Regular Fire "At present many factories consist sub-officers. Some of these classes tunately we have so many narrow

officers and Brigado

ported by telephone. of one storey buildings and often a have now been completed and we roads and alleyways, this light and large portion of the lot is retained are receiving an ever increasing mobile equipment should

supply of most promising young great value."

as an open yard.

ed

It is recognised that one storey-officers. Some of our old members factories requiring considerable have also passed through and derived yard space must still be catered for, great benefit from these

courses, but the Intention now is that such concerns must go farther afield where land is more plentiful and cheaper.

LAND RESUMPTIONS

"Another happy development has come from the China Provident, Loan and Mortgage Co. Ltd. This patriotic company has permitted an less that 72 members of its staff to be trained, with the result that the Western Division has been formed with Mr R. A. Wickerson as Divisional officer, (Applause).

As unfor-

prove of

A.R.P. Pay To Bomber Fund

A total of $1.760,401.33 was reached on Saturday by the War Fund Inaugurated by the S. C. M. Port, Ltd. with

tho following donations: ARP. Pay-European Personnel,

Peak Division: GTA in memory of Terry hombre Evening (eleventh dens- P. S. S. Chicken Feed (weekly

donation)

Ellacott

An unusually large number of land resumption notices appeared in Satur day's Gazette, applying to areas near Kowloon City. The Director of Pu- blle Works explained that these low "No less than five European officers lying agricultural lots are being re- and 11 sub-officers of the Fire Brigade sumed for the purpose of Town Plan- have taken part in the training of our ning development and form only men. We thank them for their portion of a comprehensive Scheme. services.

"We have concentrated lately on communications. We have women Mr & Mrs H. T. Buxton

memory of the late Misa M. and men in this branch, some of whom | Russell you see here to-night, and very useful Miss of Matheson (in they will be in case of emergency,

the late Miss M. Hussey of Mr M. G. Carruthers (monthly

donation)

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary, issued Saturday, says:

A very quiet morning.

Buyers

Bank of East Asia $70 Union Ins: $425 Indo-Chinas (Prof) $80 Wharves $83.50 Humphreys $0,80 Teams $10 Lights "O" $8 Lights Rts .50 cts Entertainments $0.25

-Sellers

H.K. Banks $1,345 Union Ins. $430 Trams $10.25 Lights "O" $0.20

Hotela $2.00

Sales

Mr Blake concluded by proposing a toast to the Hongkong Fire Brigade of Mr Fitz-Henry and Mr Luke Ol- and Guests, coupled with the names,

Wan.

tion)

RELIEF OF DISTRESS

$300

10

10

40.50

10

B

15

The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation” acknowledges the following subscriptions to the British Fund for the Relief of Distress in China:

Headquarters (being hal Previously acknowledged val., $730,334.13

net proceeda of Hongkong Police Police Reserve Dance at the Peninsula Halal on February 15, 1941) The Sports Club

The Idols of Firemen Mr Fitz-Henry said in reply:

When I had the honour of attend-Police ing your first annual dinner held lost year at the St Francis Hotel the strength of the A.FS. was about 200 men and we were aiming at a total of 300. Since that time it has become. necessary to recruit up to 700 men, and

I am pleased to learn that the total strength of all ranks is now well over 500.

"During

the_year_the_training_has

1.850.00 500.00

$730,604.13

INTER-POST COMPETITION

post

gone on apace and with the system of The "A" District of the Tsimshat- intensive training now in force it is sul A.R.P. Division held its inter- hoped to get all men fully qualified in the shortest possible time."

Major Manners proposed a toast to the Officers, men and women of the Auxilary Fire Service. He said:

June

competition yesterday when Divisional Warden J. Moodie's Shield was won by the combined Nos 3 and 4 Posts under AE3. da Sousa and D.A Alonco respectively.

17,

1940,

the

Bomber Fund was commenced.

the first week produced over

$1,000,000. will you help

to

figure before

double that figure

June 17, 19412. $240,000 is

all that is required ●