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RADIO
12.10 p.m.-Short "Service of Interces-
sion.
12.30 p.m.-Kenny Baker (Vogal) and
Hildegarda (Vocal) in Variety.
Chapel In The Valley (Rene-Lange
Porter); You Walk By (Raleigh-
THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 17, 1941.
'PLANE LOCATOR IS HAILED IN AMERICA
RADIO ENGINEERING authorities in New York confirmed the importance of the British air- Wayne)....Kenny Baker (Tenor) plane locating device which, according to an with Orchestra. Souvenir De Stelle announcement by Lord Beaverbrook in London, has --Mazurka Varice (Leonardi);
Concert (Enrico Maru played a major role in fighting off German war-
planes.
Valsc
De celli)....Maria Selvittaro (Man-
doline) with Plano, The Moon Got
In My Eyes (Burke & Johnson); It's The Natural Thing To Do (both irom 'Double Or Nothing')....Hilde-
"This is not one of those death-ray things," said garde with Orchestra. Pianoforte one broadcasting company official, who, like the Ducts-Bolero (Ravel): Variations others consulted, asked that his name be withheld from publication. "It is a real and practical deve- 1opment of the radio art."
on "Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf"
(Churchill
Ronell), Jacques Fray & Mario Braggiotti,
A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
(Irving Berlin). Kenny Baker (Tenor) with Orchestra.
1.02 p.m.-The Rhondda Welsh Gled
Singers.
ers
A number of American engine-¡tive yet rugged devices for
and scientists, it became reception
familiar for research
represents # achievement.
their
recent This is embodied in
1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Pro- known, have been
gramine Summary.
some time with the existence of achievement the radio-locator because they Britain's new radio locator. have been called upon to cooperate in its improvement and wider application.
Gipsy Laughing Chorus (J. Bell):
Delyn Aur; The March Of The Men Of Harlech (Old Welsh Air): Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land Of My Fathers).
1.15 p.m.-Johann Strauss Waltzes.
An understanding of secrecy with the United States War De- The Blue Danube. Magyari immre's disclosure of the aeroplane-finding |
partment. however, prevented Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra. Rusca Of The South; Freut Euch Des device unt!! its successful use was Lebens (Enjoy Life)....Orchestra formally announced by the British Mascotte. Du Und Du-"Die Fleder- Minister of State, Lord Beaver- maus": Morning Papers....Marek brook, and Air Chief Marshal Weber & his Orchestra. 1.30 p.m.-Reuter & Rugby Press and ment was timed to precede
Joubert, The London announce-
Announcements.
the
1.45 p.m.-Duko Ellington and His appeal for American technical
Orchestra.
men to volunteer for maintenance Echoes of Harlem (Ellington); Show work on the British air-raid de-
Boat Shuffle (Ellington): Moon fence front. Over Dixie-Fox-Trot (Ellington & Others); Me And You-Fox-Tral; Concerto For Cootie--Fox-Trot; Never No Lament-Fox-Trot: Cotton Tall-Fox-Trot; Blue Coose--Fox-
Trot: Dusk-Fox-Trut
2.15 p.m.-Close down
Research Results
Exchanged
LUFTWAFFE
DIVERTED
BY R.A.F.
One of the most in- teresting features of R.A.F. operations under- taken in daylight over
It was learned that research enemy territory has been resulty in this field are now being the series of sweeps, some- freely interchanged among the times carried out twice in 6.45 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota- { major electric companies, the
United States Army and British a day. military authorities. While secrecy
6,00 p.m.-Indian Programme.
flons
6.47 p.m.-Humorous and Instrumental
Variety.
.
Charlle cle, are reflected-somewhat as Western Front diminished
sen-
Those following the fortunes is being maintained with respect of these offensive measures fnay Laughter Sketch-Our Amateur Night
The Regal Radio Party,
to possible Organ
leaks to German have noticed that more recently -Teddy Bears' Picnic Bratton)....
sources, the kind of trade secrecy there has been indication that Reginald Foort. Comedy Sketch that gives competitive advantage R.A.F. nighters have encountered Sandy, The All-in Wrestler (Powell. in peacetime is being abandoned somewhat increased Thompson).. Sandy Powell Hawai- in the interest of speedier defence Such is in fact the case.
opposition. tan-Aloha Oc: Novelty Granny's discoveries. 014 Arm-Chair... Frank
This is Crumfi
regarded as highly (Tenor) with Orchestra.
What is believed to be Song Of
the satisfactory evidence that one of The Islands.... Andv Iona
(Steel general principle of British radio-the main purposes of these patrols Guitar) with Eddie Dunstedter locator can be explained as fol- Is succeeding. (Organ). Comedy-Gracie's and lows: It has long been known that When Germany attacked Russia Sandy's Party-Gracie Fields & radio waves, on striking-an obsta- the day fighter strength on the Sandy Powell entertain: Kunz, Reginald Dixon, Larry Adier, sound waves are reflected to make sib,y both in quantity and quality. Joe Petersen, Jay Wilbur and Primo an echo. The shorter the waves,
The fact of increased resis- the sharper the echo, The device, tance and "will to fight" means Fox-Trots-Weep No More: My therefore, uses extremely short that many of these fighter squa-
Romance. Ambrose & his Orch. waves, sometimes referred to asdrons have Swing-Bent Me. Daddy, Fight To "microwaves."
returned from Eastern Front in order to en- The echo principle has beendeavour to deal with the I.A.F.'s Drummer Boy (From 'Strike Up widely used in the U.S. to measure menace. The Band'); The Little Man Who the varying height of the iono- IT IS NOT TOO MUCH TO Wasn't There... Bob Crosby & his sphere, an electrified layer in the SAY THAT SEVERAL HUN- Orchestra, Tangos Fragrant upper air which reflects radio DRED NAZI FIGHTERS WOULD Flowers: Love Bells. Victor Sil waves and which, in fact, makes BE vester & his Ballroom
AVAILABLE FOR USE Orchestra, it possible for short waves to be AGAINST Fox-Trots--Big Bad Bill: Jimtown
Scala,
7.20 p.m.-Dance Music.
A Bar: Twelfth Hatchett's Swingte te
Street Rag.... Fox-Trots-
THE
the
RUSSIANS
Blues The Casa Loma Orchestra, transmitted beyond the horizon. WERE IT NOT FOR THESE Waltzes Beautiful Oblo: Missour! The principle has also been ap- SWEEPS CARRIED OUT BY Glenn Miller & his Orch. plied to the absolute altimeter, an THE RAF BRITISH WIRE- Over The Place Arthur aeroplane safety instrument which LESS. Young's Swingtette,
Waltz All
8:00 p.m.-London Relay The News. 8.16 p.m.London-War Commentary. 8.25 p.m.-London"Listening
Post".
measures the height of an aeroplane above the ground, or its possible proximity to a mountainside, by
Examination of Points in Daily Ger- timing the echo of a short-wave man Pronaganda,
8.30 p.m.-Programme Summary. 8.32 p.m.-Light Orchestral Programme
with Miliza Karjus (Soprano). Nalla Waltz (Delibes Doppler
....Royal Opera Orchestra. Covent Garden, Oriental Prayer (Delibes):
Valse
агг
beam.
WAR CURBS
An Altimeter In Reverse GAMBLING
The radiolocator might be des- cribed as an absolute altimeter in reverse. A sharp y focussed beam
Though
Britain spent
BC-
Bell Song (Delibes): Miliza Kor of short radio waves is sent out considerably less on gam Jus with S'ate Onera Orchestra. from a ground station and sweeps bling during 1940, Suite De Danse-Intermezzo. and the sky Uke, an invisible search-
Melancolique (Eduard light.
cording to the Seventh Kunneke)..Otto Dobrindt. and Eugeń Wolff Orchestras.
On striking the surface of an Annual Report of the La Vil- Janelle (The Swallow-Dell Acqua)
enemy aeroplane the beam la re- Churches' Committee on ....Muliza Korjus & Berlin State Opera Orchestra. Serenade “Valse Espagnole (0, Metra)....Orchestref Ruby Goldstein.
flected. Sensitive radio detectora
are tuned in to catch the faint Gambling, this was due less to a change in out-
"echo." So accurate are these detectors,
9.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and An-it. Is reported, that they can estim-look by the gamblers than ate not only the direction but also to lack of opportunity be- the distance of the approaching
9.02 p.m.-John
nouncements.
Field-Sonata in с
Minor, Op. 1, No. 3.
1st Mov: Non troppo allegro ma con plane. The beam penetrates fog cause of wartime condi
fuoco c con espressi; 2nd Mov: and cloud, day and night. It has tions. Rondo: Allegretto scherzando....a speed advantage over the acous- Frank Merrick (Piano).
tic detectors, whose large curved the Government during the past Several protests were made to Listening horns are often seen in from
9.15 p.m.-StudioLocal Newsletter. 9.30 p.m.Popular Excerpts
Puocinia Operas.
"Tosca"-Selection....Marck
photographs of air-raid defence year, and certain restrictive meas- Weber stations. Sound-which the listen-ures were taken, Reference was and, his Orchestra. "La Boheme" ing detector picks up. from the made to the resumption of horse- Que Cette Main Est Friode:.... vibrations of motor and propeller racing, the continuation of grey- Giuseppe Lugo (Tenor) with Orch; travels through, the air at 700 hound racing, the amount of Musetta's Waltz
Song....Grace miles an hour, which is only about time, money, and newsprint de- Moore (Soprano) with "Manon Lescaut Intermezzo....
Orchestra twice the speed of a fast, bomber, voted to football pools; and the Milan Symphony Orch.
Thus, by the time a bomber "Madame
growth of night clubs for officers Butterfly Farewell; Oh Happy located by this method; it will and men on leave from the Ser- Home .... Allessandro Valente already have flown some miles
vices.kpek (Tenor) & members of La Scala from the located spot. Radio Orchestra, Milan: One Fine Day waves, on the other hand, travel ....Rosetta Pampanini (Soprano) at 160,000 miles per second. with Orchestra,
9.45.10.00 p.mNews in French (on
Short Wave only),-**** 10.00 p.m. London--The News & News
Commentary,
10.15 p.m.-Saint-Saene.
Carnival of the Animals: Intradifettor
and March of the "Lian-Hens & Cocks Mules Tortoises The Elephant Kangaroos Aquarium- Personages with Long Ears Cuckoo In The Woods-Birds-Fos- sila The Swan Planiste-Finale.... Léopold Stokowski and the Philader phia Orchestra..." Planos Mont-
--gomery-Barabini,
10.35 p.m-The London symphony Orchestra and L. Tibett (Baritone). May Night-Overture (Rimsky Korea- kov),...London · Bymphony Orches-
is
One special problem: resulting from the war and taken up by the Committee has been the ques- While these principles are genters, While admitting that this tion of gambling in air raid shel- erally current among technica] men of all nations, the develop ment of the appropriate micro Wave-generating tubes and sensi
was confined to small groups, the Report maintains that it was too prevalent to be ignored. In- cidentally it is interesting to note Tibett (Baritone) with Orchestra: that the statement on this question A Night At The Proms Intro: drawn up by the Committee and Carmen-Prelude to Act. I (Bizet addressed to church and social Symphony No. B-in D Minor" "The Unfinished" (Schubert); Willfam Workers, played a definité part in. Tell-Overture. (Roasini); Fingal's the movement for improving con- Cave Overture; Spring Song (Men ditions and Introducing a better delssohn): Brandenburg. Concerto moral atmosphere into shelters, No. 3, in G (Bach)....London Sym The Committee is still able, de phony Orchestra cond, by Sir Henry 3. Wood, Da Glory Road (from "Metropolitan" Wood & Wolfe).. Lawrence Tibelt with Plano:
tra cond, by Albert Coates, Myself 11.00 pmLondon War Correspor When Young (from 'In A Peratan | dence. Garden Lelimann) · Lawrence / 11:10 [p.m.-Close", down.
spite wartime umcultios, sa col- lect facts and figures relating to every form of gambling, and hopes to serve as an International clearing house for data on gam- bling problems,