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hand
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mind 13-Food In general 14-Amorous 10-Pertaining to m
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three 22-Girl's name 26-Makes a loan 26-Lossi position 26-Stroke In golf 27-One's home (abbr)
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29-Dassart
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from pain 57-Variety of fiber
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VERTICAL
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ilterary work 10-Hero of the lion's
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student 17-Joined together 20-Vigorous
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ED.-A-WORD WIRELESS
THE CHINA MAIL,
RADIO TOPICS
WIRELESS DRAMA
FRESH PLANS FOR 'DIFFER- ENT TYPE OF PLAY
B.R.C. CHANGES
Changes are fairly frequent at the B:B.C. but the New Year has seen quite a group of them.
the
They include the appointment of
England, however, is likely to gain by any and every Imitation, especially if the seven stations should be reduced to Ave.
The right to a long were station is based on three factors: seniority, population, and ares." Judged on these calculations, England, France, and Germany have the three beat claims.
France I now credited with project something like our regional scheme; its 21 existing stations are
TO-DAY'S RADIO
BROADCAST BY Z. H. W.
ON 350 MILES
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Gov. ernment Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on 350 metres.
5,30-8,30 F.m.: Demonstration
7.48 p.m.: Evening Weather Re
8, p.m. Evening Programme (Columbia Records).
port.
"Blue Eyes" (Kern), Selection— Piccadilly Theatre Orchestra.,
A new department, the "Ideas De-to be replaced by five high-power Programme. partment," under Mr. R. E. stations. Jeffrey.. the appointment of Mr. The whole ether situation will Val Gielgud as productions director shortly undergo two important re- in succession to Mr. Jeffrey, and views.
re-appointment as announcer In March there will be a big con- of Mr. Eric Dunstan, who has,, reference at Prague. This will be
man- definitely a signed his post as general
government affair, of the Indian Broadcasting dealing with all the wireless ser ager
vices, with reference to the Company.
cisions at the Washington con- ference, all of which must be en- forced on or before January al next year.
The Terry Family Mr. Gielgud, who has been with the B.B.C. for about a year, now becomes head of wireless drama. It is fitting, then, that he comes of the greatest of theatrical fami- lies, the Terrys; his brother is John Gleigud, the actor, and his grand- mother was Kate Terry, Ellen
Terry's sister.
He is only 28, but has acted in London and has written novels and plays.
The said that his appointment was, in a sense, connected with the B.B.C.'s Regional Scheme.
very
B.R.C.'S NEW WEEKLY,
de-
The frst number of "The Listener" the B.B.C.'s new weekly paper, consists of 48 pages, of which 181⁄2 are of advertisements.
"Beautiful Kahana" (King")-~~ Teresa Andrews & Samuel Kapu.
"Hawaii-Isles of Happiness" (King)-Katmana Trlo.
"Nani Kaual"—Lizzie Alohikes with Royal Hawaiian Band Glea Club,
"That's What The Lei Said To Me"-Bina Mossman's Glee Club,
"The Rich Man Drives By," Comedian-Gilbert Childs,
"Jeannine. I Dream Of Lilac
Time" and "My Melancholy Baby" Paul Whiteman, and His Orches-
tra.
"Cavalleria Rusticana" (Mas- cagni) - With the Principals, tish National Opera Company. Chorus and Orchestra of the Bri-
The Cast.,
#oldier),
Harold
The first article is Sir John Cadman's recent broadcast talk on "Transferring the Unemployed Miner:" and among other matters recently broadcast are "Revolu "I hope to be able to produce playetionary Discoveries," by Sir Oliver which are intended to appeal more Lodge. "The Dedication of Mind," Santuzza (betrothed to Turidda), definitely to particular sections of by the Archbishop of York, "The May Birth-Soprano. our audience," he said. "I am not World in 1929," by Mr. H. Wilson Lola (wife of Alfo), Marjorie a highbrow, and I don't mean that Harris, "The Greatest Man since Parry-Mezzo-Soprano, I look forward to an orgy of Milton" by Professor Laski, “India Į Lucia {mother of Turiddu),
intellectual plays. But
in Art and Literature," by Lord Justine Grimths-Contralto. hitherto we have tried to appeal to Ronaldshay, "The Artist and the Turiddu (a young as many people as possible at the Lithograph," by Mr. Ernest Haddle Nash-Tenor.
Jackson, "From Pantomine, to Alfio (a tenmster). Peter Fan," by Mr. G. Whitworth, Williams-Baritone.
a Great Port, by Dr, C. F. White. Other articles, -not stated to broadcast, are on "Teamwork in Music," by Sir Walford Davies, "A Half-Forgotten Composer" by Mr. Constant Lambert, "The Most Difficult Form of Fiction," by Mr. John Buchan, and several columns of book reviews. Many of the articles are illustrated.
same time.
"Now, if you invited half-a-dozen people, of different types, to a theatre they would probably be able to agree on a play which all of them would like to see, but none would see his own favourite. One
would like 'Hamlet' and another "Thark, for instanco.
"So I hope in the future to put on plays which will specially delight. particular sections, making is as clear as possible, in advance, what. sort of play-goer we are trying to appeal to with each separate pro-
duation,
Mr. Dunstan's Voice' "I very much hope to laduce dramatists to write plays for us, real broadcast plays, not adaptations of stage playa. Mr. Ashley Dukes, who wrote "The Man with a'Load of Mischief, is writing such a play
for us now.
and "Health' in
Chorus of Villagers. "You Can't Take My Mem❜rles be From Me" and "The Lamp of Aladdin"-The Whispering Pianist.
In its leading article the Listener explains that it is offered by the
B.B.C. as a substitute for and an improvement on a substantial pro- portion of the Aids to Study" pamphlets which have been ap pearing regularly during the past few years." "It is the primary function of the 'Listener to satisfy the constant demands made for the text of broadcast talks after de-
"And I hope that some day the livery.... Although the publica B.B.C. will have a permanent re-
tion of original contributed matter pertory company of its own."
Mr. Dunstan's voice was instantly will sometimes be necessary, it has recognised by countless listeners been decided to restrict the "Lis- when he made his first announce- tener" almost entirely to matter in or another associated ment of the New Year. He and Home way
all four other old members of the with the microphone."
B.B.C, staff have resigned from the Indian Broadcasting Company in a body, as a result of a long-standing difference with the directors which ended recently In a deadlock.
British Haterers will certainly welcome Mr. Dunstan's return; he and Mr. Hibberd, the chief announ- best cer, probably have the two microphone voices in the world.
EARLIER CLOSING FOR THE EIFFEL TOWER
English listeners, and especially those on the South Coast, will wel- come the French decision to close down the Eiffel Tower broadcasting station at 9 p.m. For after that hour they will all be able to hear Daventry without unbearable Inter- ference.
France has done no more than the right thing, however, consider- ing the scarcity of long wavelengths for broadcasting.
First Steps.
With what pleasure you aid your little one in making his first stepal One of the most important steps
The situation is very difficult. The now long wave-band, as allotted to broadcasting at the Washington Conference on wireless last year. is 1,840 metres to 1,875 metres.
Given a gap of 10 kilocycles be-in your share of the little man's progress is the selection of a medi- cine to keep his system clean, the action of his bowels healthy and For upon the proper regular. functioning of the digestive tract his future steady development will
tween each station, there is only room for seven stations on this wave-band. But the position is worse even than that, for it is very seriously doubted whether the gap
meet this need that
of ten kilocycles is large enough greatly depend. It is precisely to experts are inclined to believe that only five stations can be comfort- ably accommodated.
Seven or five, this does not give more than one for each country.
Baby's Own Tablets
France could scarcely keep both have been devised, and chou Radio-Paris and. Eiffel Tower, aands of parente all over the especially with two other medium world gratefully testify that wave stations in Paris.
they are Anding thede-mild Atalantic, and a fifty-word charge! The seven will probably be pleasant-tasting little Tablets all will be the minimum. At usual allotted to England, France, Ger- that is needed to keep their ttla rate of 3d, a word, the ordinary many, Holand, Sweden, Finland ones well.
Guaranteed absolutely pure and At midnight on January 18, a night letter telegram service via and Poland, new night latter service by wireless Marcoh has a minimum of only A further complication is intro-safe even for the youngest infant, duced by Russia, who owes no Baby's Own Tablettare the ideal at the rate of twopence a word was 20 words. begun by Marconi's between Great At present night letter telegrams allegiance either to the Washington corrective of stomach and bowel Britain and New York There for transmission at the new rate Conference or to the Union Inter troubles in the very young. Fur
thermore, they quickly allay the will be corresponding, reductions to have to be handed in at the Marcond nationale de Radio phonte other places in the United States Company offices in London, Liver. The high-power station at Moscow pains of teething, relleva, croups. and Mexico also available yla pool, Manchester, and Bradford, is using 40klowatta on 1,488 and colds, expel worms. Your chem- Marconi,"
but the facility will shortly be ex-metres right on top of the Eiffel lat can supply them, or post free,60 The new service is intended to tended so that they may be handed Tower, and a pretty certain to stay cents per via from the Dr. meet the demand for a special rate in at any portal, or rallway tale there. Kharkov is in this ware Williams Medicine Coreo, Klangse
El Road, Shan-bal. band, too. for long messages across the graph office.
"On the Water" and "The Eri King", Tenor-Frank Titterton.
"Bye and Bye" and "The Devil
Son". Vocal Deet-Ed & Grace McConnell
"The Signpost" and "Tartarus", Baritone Roy Henderson.
Emigrant". Soprano-Dora Lab- "The Nightingale" and "The
bette.
"Evening Bells" and "Serenade" -Don Cossacks Choir,
10.10 p.m.: News Bulletin. "Sonata In F", Violin Solom Lionel Tertis.
"Pique Dame" (Suppe), Over- ture-Bournemouth Municipal Or-
chestra.
God Save The King.. 10.30 p.m.: Close Down.
Scientists are working to create a telephone pole that will with- stand the impact of a car 'going forty-five miles an hour. It would be much better to "have poles that could jump out of the way.—— "Toledo Blade."
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