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Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 30, 1941,

AN OLD STORY

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SATURDAY FEATURE

Husbands' Verbal Dogfight

By JOHN BLUNT

be may

the ND SO one hundred WHATEVER A and twenty-six British merits or the demerits of the question, there can be no

-RADIO-

ZBW, 355 metres (845.k.c.) and 31,49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)

D'Aquino, Sze and Shaw

From the Studio

8.25 London Relay "Listening Post"-Examination of Points, in Dally German Propaganda.

8.30 Programme Summary,

A Wagner Programme....... 8.33

Solo); Oh; Star of

Broadcast by 2BW on a Frequency of 843 k.c.'s and on Short Wave from Tannhauser-Overture, Benno Mol- 1-2.10 and 8.30-12 midnight on 0.52 relwitsch (Plano et 3)....Law- Evel (Tane) with Or-

mc.'s per second.

-H. K. S. T.

rence Tibbett

12.15 Short Service of fatercos-chestra: The sion.

12.30 BIusic,

Song (From The Flying Duteluman")...Elleen

Hall An Hour Of "Swing" Joyce (Piano Solo). 1.00 Local Time Signal and Pro-nouncements. gramme Summary.

0.00 Local Time Signal and An-

1.02 Beniamino Gigli (Tenor) in an Orchestral Programme.

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press and Announcements,

1.45 A 1 Billy Programme.

2.15

0.00 0.40

tions

Close Down.

Indian Programme. Closing I

0.02. Biudio-Tálka by Iils Excel- Geoffry lency. The Governor, Bir Noricate, x.C.M.o. and Dr G, A. C. Herkloks on "The Fisheries Research

Jo

Station."

0.20 Studle-"Book Reviews." 9,20 9.30 Light French Programme- Song (From "The Yvonne Printemps (Soprano) with G.47 Popular Musto from the Films Orchestra; Catarit Caturi (Core'n- by The New Mayfair Dance Orches- grato Cordiffero and. tra, Dinah Shore (Vocal) with Or- Ecoutez Les chestra, Reginald Dixon (Organ Koger

Local Stock Quota-Themed Wall worchand)., .........

and

Cardillo), Mandolines

(Rodor Scotto)...Tino Rossi

Solo), Bing Crosby (Vocal) with The (Tenor) with Orchestra; Au Clair De Foursome and Orchestra, Dorothy La Lune (Lulll-La Tombelle).... Lamour (Vocal) with Orchestra, The Yvonne Printemps (Soprano) with New Mayfair Orchestra, Choir and Clavecin.. Orchestra with Mischa Spoliansky at the Plano and Deanna Durbin (Vocal) with Orchestra.

720 A Ketelbor_Programme, 7.40 Piano and Violin Tecilal by Lill Kraus and Efrem Zimbalist

9.45-10.09 New in French (On Short Wave Only):

0.45 Songs by Mary Kay (Con- trallo) and Perer Heming (Baritone), 10.00 London The News and News Commentary,

Romance in G (Beethoven)...Efrom 10.15 Organ Sölus. Andante Zimbalist (Violin) and Broadcasting (From "Sonata

No. 0-Mendel-

Symphony Orchestra; Vases Nobles, sohn), Choral ("Viens, Esprit Salut, Op. 71 (Schubert)....Lili Kraus Dleu. Createur-Bach) Edouard (Piano Solo),

Commette; Finale in B Flat, Op. 21 (Franck)....Guy Weitz,

10.30 Studio-Sunday Evening Epilogue-Conducted by n Priest of The Roman Catholic Church.

8.00 London Relay-The News. 8.15 London Relay War Com- mentary.

London Relay "Lisiening

tion German Propaganda,

of Points in Dally

8.30 London "Calling Brilialı Forces In The Far East."

0.00 Local Time Signal, Programme i Summary and Announcements.

-Recital by Gaston

9.02 Studlo. K. Sze (Bass) d'Aquino (Tenor),

accomp.;

10.60

Close Down,

British TUC Stand For Soviets

LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter).—The catablishment of an Anglo-Russlan

The

and E. O'Nell Shaw (Piano).— 1, (a) E Lucevan Le Stelle ("La Tosca” Pucelni), (b) Preghiera (Tosti), (c) Perdutamente (Tost), (d) La Mia Canzone (Tosti). .Gasion

2. mended to the annual congress of the (Tenor) with Pinner d'aquino Trade Union Council will be recom

Trades Union Council, which opens Qunnd 11 Pleut (Pouishnoff) .E.

3. (a) Verrath at Edinburgh on Monday. O'Neil Shaw (Piano);

Plaisiri The decision to recommend this (Brahms), (b) (Treachery)

vas reached by the General (Martini), (c) Song Of The step husbands have passed

(Mous- Council of the T.U.C. to-day. 2 excuse for gratuitous innuendos Flea (Goethe's "Faust") vote of no confidence in the such as were passed at Thurs-Piano; 4(4)

Y. K. Sze (Bass) with object will be to secure the closest gorsky) Se

Secondale Aurelte

ette co-operation between the Russian committee set up to plead day's meeting..

I do not pro- Amiche

fan Tutte) (Mozart), and British Trade Union movements, THURSDAY'S public meeting for the return of women pose to take up the issue with (b) Solenne in Quest'ora (Forza del raise the maximum help for the Rus of the husbands was vehement, and children to the. Colony. Mr Taylor, but I know that I Destine) (Verdi)....Ducts by Gaston slats and prevent German propagan- echo the thoughts of the passionate and not a little irra-Eighty-six were

satisfied

majority of people

this tional; that, perhaps, was to be that the committee had done Colony when I deplore the re- expected. But its meaning and its best.

ference made at the meeting to the return to the Colony of Lady

SOUND AND FURY

in

effectiveness would have been There are nearly two Northcote. It was in excrucint-

thousand women and dren in Australia, others in Canada and where. Evidently, only some two hundred husbands are willing to subject their wives and children to the horrors

4.

(Tenor) and Y. K. Sze D'Aquino (Bass) with Plano accomp.

0.45-10.00 News in French (On Short Wave Only).

D.45. Alfredo and His Orchestra. and News Commentary.

10.00 London Relay The News

movement off lists playing one against the other.

The War Cabinet Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, will address the con- ference and for the first time the B.B.C. will record and broadcast part of the proceedings.

Sino-Canadian Exchange Of Ministers

given greater point If some of the speakers had made efforts to retain their dignity. As it was, a lot of cheap jibes were bandied about the room and most of the time was spent in frantically searching for dirty linen which could be washed in of warfare which may very that the table was draped with Telada and His Orchestra; Fox- Affairs to-day announced the mutual

public; n nauseating display of back-biting.

10,18 Local Sport Results: chil-ingly bad taste.

10.18 Dance Muslo-Slow Fox- and Surely the last shreds of sym- Trat-Trade Winds, Fox-Trot-Blue- else-pathy with men whose families berry Hill....Billy Cotton and His Goose....Duke Ellington and His are away have been shattered Band; Swing Fox-Trots-Dusic, Bluc by the nonsensical verbal dog- Famous Orchestra; night into which the meeting de-Is New, Jenny (Both from "Lady in Fox-Trots-This

The Dark").

")....Leo Reisman and His generated."

From a photograph, I notice Cuban Sulte"), Pasodoble-Alfonso News) The Ministry of Foreign

Orchestra: Rumba-Caramba (From

the Union Jack. Unconscious, Trois- Concentrate On You, I've decision of

of the Got My Eyes On

from 19 but grim humour! May think- Got

(Both

exchange of 1940). China and Canada, Les Brown

Orchestra; Tango

A statement issued by the Minis- relay Intro: Rosita (Du Pont), ty sold that relations between the

(Gade), Julinn (Donato); and Waltz Medley-Intro: Always friendly and the exchange of Minis-

two

countries have always been All Alone; What'j! I Do (Berlin)....

well engulf this Colony.

As reported in the Press, The new representation com- the meeting served one pur- mitteo has self-imposed- -a-pose, and one purpose only, difficult and delicate task; it is and that was to indicate to to be hoped in the interests of

Governments

that these

ing men now have the sense to film and

let the distasteful squabble R.I.P.

the British and Hongkong U. S. Experts all that the committee satisfies men fail to appreciate the To Tour itself as to the precise terms of potential danger which is

the mandate which its suppor- ters have in mind. This was now than at any time during certainly not made very clear on the present war. Thursday night.-So-far as it can be understood Mr Taylor

still very real. More real War Fronts

desires a mandate based on the sentiment ". when Democrney fights Autocracy in the dark, any weapons are excusable." This, of course, entails a drastic change from the policy voted for at provious meetings of the husbands. It will be instructive to noto whether the husbands

IF the Press reports could have been verbatim, I am certain that reading the next morning

Joe

His

CHUNGKING, Aug. 29 (Central

two Governments Ministers between

Losa and His Band: Quick-Step-ters will not only further enhance Rhumboogle ....Lew Stone and His these friendly ties but will forge a Band.

stronger link in the anti-aggression bloc in the Pacific.

11.00 London Relay Special Fea- ture Programme in honour of the bielluday of Her Majesty Queen W helmina of the Netherlands.

11.30 Dance Music Slow Fox Trol-You're Breaking My Heart All Fox-Trot Follow Your Again, Fo WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (Reuter). Over

The New

Dance A group of American Air Corps Shadow....

New Mayfair Tangos Tumuman

101 oficials headed by Major-General Orchestra;, George Brett will tour the African, Pill...Juan D'Arienzo 1 Su Or- Tipica; Fox-Trots-Remember questa Near East. Mediterranean and At-

lantic war frouts for a first-hand Spiel and His Orchestra: Fox-Trol study of British needs in American tovani and His

A Moonboat, Waltz-I'll Always aviation equipment.

Love You. Sydney Lipton and His Grosvenor House Dance Orchestra: Fox-Trot-Goodnight Again....Dilly. Cotton and His Band.

12 midnight. Close Down.

To-morrow's Programme Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of 845 ke.'s and on Short Wave from 12.13-2.39 p.m. and 8.30-10.50 p.m on 9.52 m.c.'s per second.

The War Department announcing all the bilge and insults which is said that the date of the de- were vented would have caused parture would not be published and many of those who attended there was no fixed schedule for the to feel ashamed they wore pre-length or intinerary of the trip.

Pressing Problems sent.

The announcement says that the I can only hope that the more trip will give Major-General Brett rabid really felt the atmosphere an opportunity of studying person- of sheer nausen which permeat-ally, two particularly pressing prob- tenance and repair of aeronautical The new committee has noted the Colony yesterday morn-lems-those relating to the main- made a very auspicious start to i ing. Even if they have a causs, { equipment and those relating to sup- vlee from St. John's Cathedral.

they served it ill, or, at least, ply. Its quest. It has displayed a lack of common

courtesy and some of them did.

regard the point as being worthy of discussion at their next gathering.

The Wor Department explaing that

I also wonder how many of the maintenance

II. K. S. T.

Informed private circles said the most hopeful Chinese candidate is a

recalled recently

diplomat Europe now visiting in the Ualled States.

from

At present China only maintains two consulates in Conada, namely, at Ottawa and Vancouver.

Dive Bombers Over Tobruk

'CAIRO, Aug. 29 (Reuter).— Enemy, artillery, was active at Tobruk to-day and there were several dive-bombing attacke resulting in little damage, says a British communique to-day.

"In Libya, our artillery successful- ly engaged a large enemy work "In the frontler area, there WOR 12.15 Goldmark-Queen of Sheba some exchange, of artillery fire.

"At-Jarnbub, enemy aircraft drop- Ballet Music-The Chicago Sym-

the Senussi Mosque there," the com- Frederick Stock

Verdi's "Aida" Act III.

munique says,

1.00 Local Time.S jal and Pro- gramme Summary

11.00 a.m. Relay of Morning Ser-party.

tact, while the terms of. the the more rabid were in districts American aircraft in war zones have of Orchestra under the direction ped bomba, causing slight damage to

letter addressed to the Governor in the last war when French were nothing less than insolent,

women and children suddenly Mr Taylor and his colleagues, found themselves undor gas, together with those men who shell and bomb attack? I have approved of the letter might as Armentierres in mind in early well realise straight away that 19181 No man who saw that the cause which they represent could ever desire his children to will not be aided by words such be subjected to the same horrors. as we demand, as subjects of a To me it is inconceivable great Democracy, to have the that, at a moment when the right, as free people; to decide whole world is in the melting whether or not our familles will pot, when the people of the continue to be separated from British Empire are so deter us. As free people under any mined to bear every sacrifice, a sort of constitutional govern-handful of men can have the ment, that is precisely the sort audacity to question the wisdom of demand they have no right to of whose duty it is to prepare make. But they do possess tho their particular locality for any right to demand that their pleas. emergency. It is true, as I havo over matters affecting the wel-stated before, that the evacua- fare and happiness of the tion was not carried out as Colony's citizens be given the reasonably as it might have fullest and fairest consideration been, and that there was some by those in authority, and that bungling. 1, like many others, anal decisions should not be suffered in consequence; but based solely on issues of expedi-oven so, it is comforting to know oncy to the total exclusion of that my wife and children are, other factors which so vitally for the time being, in a British affect the lives of any con- country where the same danger.

does not exist as in Hongkong. munity

and supply, of phony

12.25 been made more difficult because, of lack of personnel familiar with them, with Orchestra

It is believed that Major-General Brett's studies in the battle zones will make possible the elimination of the existing bottle-necks in the use of American, equipment."

British Legion Donation

A donation from the Hongkong and Branch of the British South Chin Legion of $1,000, and the eighth of 1500 from "G.C.W. together with a number of others, brought the Bombor Fund total retarday to 2607,410,40. The following

to the latest list The British Legian, Hongkong "

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$1,000

1.02 Studio Short address by Mic D. G. E. Middleburg, Acting Nether- land Consul-General, in honour of the Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Wilhelmina.

Wireless Message Rates Reduced

Rates for transmission of messages by wireless to ships or aircraft not registered in the United Kingdom or 1.10 Studio Recliat by Eddle and longkong, have been reduced as Michael Boiler on Two Planos (By follows according to a

Courtesy of The Parisian Grill) Government Gazette.

1.

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a notloc in the

Light Cavalry (Suppe), 2, "Naila"

Messages for ships will be charged- Grande Valse (Delibes), 3. Gavotte at 70 cents, stead of 75 cents (Gossce), 4. Toreador et Andalouse which has been the charge since April (Rubinstein).

19, 1040. Previous to that the rate 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press and was only 55 cents per word.

For messages to aircraft, the now: Announcements.

Compositions of Beethoven-rate is .85 cents per word instead of Minuet....Alb

...Albert Sammons (Violin) 00 cents, which has been the rato in with Plano accomp.; Adelaide, Op. 40 force since April 19, 1940, The centa per Jussi Bjorling (Tenor) with Pinno previous rate was 80 accomp.;

Symphony No. 2 in Dword, and earlier, .65 cents, Major, The

London Philharmonic The reception fee chargeable with Orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas cach message has been reduced to .55

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