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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1933.
Train Travellers Greeted by TODAY'S WIRELESS
Gramophone
BROADCAST MUSIC TO PREVENT. BOREDOM
THE RADIO BOYS
KNOW WEEK-END PASSEN- GERS LIKE DANCE TUNES
afternoon.
"Good
Greetings from the L.N.E. We hope you will enjoy the journey and the enter tainment provided for you, which, by the way, will start with...."
This is net a sentence from, a speech at a railway staff Christmas party.
It is the first of a set of several gramophone records which have been specially made for the L.N. E.R. as an experiment to provide pleasant commentary in between wireless broadcasts, for which sets have been installed in some of the trains.
The experiment is being tried on two London-Edinburgh expresses, and will be eventually in operation on all long-distance trains.
This is what happens to the long distance traveller when he boards the train at King's Cross.
End of Run Approaches. Finally the end of the run áp- proaches, and again the voice is heard:
"We are now reaching our de- stination. The music that fallows 11 will be the last item on the pro- gramme. We hope sincerely that you have enjoyed your entertain- inent. We are arriving at our de stination on time. God Save the King,"
But if the train is late the voice, after announcing the last item on the programme says:
Unfortunately the train is run- ning a few minutes late. If you would like to know exactly the time at which we shall arrive please ini quire of the train attendant, who will tell you."
An L.N.E.R. official said
"The experiment has been tried out and so far as we can see at the moment it is likely to be a snecess.
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BY Ż.B.W. ON 355 METRES
to -11.30.n-Stock and -ex- change quotations, weather re port, etc.
Krane,
14.30 am-Chiness recorded pro- 12.30 pm-European programme of Victor and H.M.V. records.
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p.m.-Local time and weather
report.
1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press news, select ed London and New York stock
p.m.-Close down.
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"There is a scheme, on foot to make records that will describe the various points of historic and other interest along the route during the 5 day-time. It would have to be! carefully synchronised with the running of the train.
,
Keen as Mustard,
The two boys, aged 19 and 17, whom we call the 'L.N.E.R. Radio Boys, and who operate the wire less sets on two of the Edinburgh expresses as well as the broadenst of records, are ns keen as mustard.
"They already know a lot about the tastes of their travelling pub- lic. They know, for instance, that woek-end passengers prefer dance 7 records and mid-week people like more serious music..
Seventeen-year-old Robert Lee, one of the LN.E.R.'s two "Radio Boys"--he is the attendant who looks after the wireless broadcast- It is their duty to see that all discreetly approaches. "Would the detachable headphones are on you like a pair of headphones, sir 1', the train after the passengers, have The passenger puts them on, not alighted at the end of the journey, expecting to hear anything until So far they have only lost two. the train has passed through all the tunnels in the Northern su- burbs and has reached a point out side London where there is no in- terference with the B.B.C. broad
cast.
As the express draws out of the terminus the passenger hears the" greeting quoted above, and a dozen records are broadcast down the train before it reaches Potters Bar.
After Potters Bai.
After Potters Bar the B.B.C broadcast comes through clearly, and continues until a station, is approached.
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"One set
was absentmindedly put into his attaché, case by a doc tor who confused it with his stethoscope. The doctor discovered! the mistake at Penzance and im- mediately sent it back to us."
FUTURE OF RADIO
INDUSTRY
EMPIRE BROADCASTING SERVICE
quotations, etc.
to 8 p.m.-European programme; to 6 p.m.-A relay of the Revel ler's Dance Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden by courtesy of the Management (During the intervals recorded music will be broadcast frem
The New Rules as to Wireless on Ships
The new statutory Wireless Tele rules only require that the operator graphy Rules, which came into shall be on watch for four specifi- force on Jan. 1, 1930, have been ed half-hourly periods each day. published. The rules are made in pursuance of the Merchant Ship- ping (Wireless Telegraphy) Act, 1919, and the Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions), Act, 1932, and they embody the wireless tele graphy requirements of the Inter- national Convention' for Safety of Life at Sen, 1020.
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TOTE BANNED IN WORKERS CLUBS
NATIONAL WARNING TO OFFENDERS
The Executive Committee of the Working Men's Club and Institute Union, which has a membership of river 000,000 workmen, has sent a clubs stating that, letter to each of the 2,700 affiliated
establishing a
"In the event of any club either facilities to an individual or syn Toto or granting dicate to run a Tate' in the club premises, such will be called upon to resign membership of the Union, or alternatively will be liable to expulsion.”
FILM TRILBY MAY LOSE HER SVENGALI
MARLENE DIETRICH TO CHANGE HER DIRECTOR
Marlene Dietrich and Josef vor Stemberg the Trilby and Svengali of the sareen, may part.........
While von Sternberg's contracti with the Paramount Company is on the point of expiry, Marlene Dietrich has two more pictures to
make.
...
Qualified Operators.
carried in all ships to which the One qualified operator must be Rules apply; and in the case of is required to keep continuous watch. additional operators (or watchers possessing the new stan-
Paramount, anxions that Ton dard of qualifications laid down by
Sternberg shall direct his beautiful Under the new rules, the ships, the Safety Convention) must be car
more film, have which must be equipped with wire- ried unless the ship is fitted with
protégé in one offered to extend his contract, 40 that he can make Hurricane," in less telegraphy remain, unaltered. an auto-alarm and takes advantage that is, all set-going passenger of the provision of the Rules which
"In the opinion of the Executive which Marlene Dietrich is the star ships, irrespective of their tonnage, allows continuous watch to be kept
Committee, the lottar statos, But von Sternberg is undecided.. and all sea-going cargo ships of by sue certificated operator and an
***Tote eluhs are & device to He has other tempting offers. 1,000 tons gross and upwards. Gen; auto alarm, provided the latter is avada the betting laws of the coun Meanwhile, Rouben Mamoulisa, prally speaking, the nature of the in effective operation whenever top.m.-A programme of Vicinatallation to be Afted will also be watch by human agency is not be-try. The legality of the betting the Armenian director, is standing
tor and Brunswick records.
-transactions carried оп in such by with another Marlene Dietricn to 6.30 p.m.-A selection of Ethel the same as before, but an importing kept.
clubs (all, of course, set up for the script called :: Song of Songs". bert Nevin's Music, played by and new obligation is the require-
benefit of promoting individuais) If von Sternberg turns down the Victor Salon Orchestra and ment to fit a direction-finding ap- Group, directed by Nathaniel paratus in all passenger ships of 5,000 tons gross and upwads before Jan. 1, 1835.
the Studio.)
A
Shilkret.-CB. "A Day in Venice"-" Narcis. sus ""Country Dance."A Shepherd's Tale"-" Lullaby" My Desire"---Mighty' Lak' Rose At Twilight" "Oh That We Two Were May ingLittle Boy Blue
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes The Woodpecker," p.m.- Closing local stock quota
tions, selected London and New York stock quotations, etc. 0.30 to 8 p.m.-Variety.
8 p.m.-Local time and weather
report.
8.03 20 10.30 p.m.-Chinese Studio
concert.
10.30 p.m.-Rugby mid-day Press
news.
10.23 p.m.--Close down.
All records in the shove Euro nean programmes are supplied by Messrs. Teang Fook Piano Co.
The Studio programme between 5.30 and 7 p.m. may, on any day, be replaced by a relay from England, if reception of the latter happens to be good.
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Other Conditions.
In the case of shipe required to keep continuous watch which are not fitted with an auto-alarm, the Rules require two operators (of whom one may be substituted by a watcher), if the ship's hours at sea are between eight and forty eight, and three operators (ot whom up to two may be substituted by watchers), if the hours at sed exored forth-eight
And this will represent the first occasion that she has ever acted without the guidance of her Ger man mentor and discoverer.
is questionable.
"Hurricane," Marlene Dietrich "But legal' or not, the Union { will have to take directorial orders Executive is of opinion that Tots'
from Mamoulian. clubs do not advance the ideals or sustain the traditions of club life, which the Union has always deavoured to inculcate and uphold. On the contrary, the Executive are convinced that such clubs are a Inace, destructive of everything for which stand
decent clubs should
Classification of Ships. The classification of ships for the puropse of wireless watchkeeping at sea for safety purposes has been revised and is now based on the gross tonnage of the ship instead of on the number of persons on The old systein of grading wire board. Passenger ships of 3,000 less operatore according to their tons gross and over, and cargo length of service has been abolished, ahips of over 5,500 tons gross, must but the chief or sole operator in keep continuous watch. Passenger all passenger ships and also in car- ships under, 3,000 tons gross, and go ships of 3,000 tons gross or over cargo ships between 3,000 and must have had at least three 5,500 tons gross must keep a total months' service at sea as an opera- watch of not less than eight hours, tor per day in four specified two hour. ly periods, and cargo shipa be tween 1,600 and 3,000 tons gross are required to keep a watch of not less than six hours per day, com- or watchers witch, may be appli- been approached by individuals posed of two periods of two hours cuble in any particular case in pur-unst syndicates, who request facili: and two periods of one hour each suance of the International Radio ties to be given them to exploit at specified times. In the case of telegraph Convention and Regula- the club and its members by the ships fitted with auto-alarms the tions.
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HERE AND THERE
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The requirements of the rules as to operators and watchers do not affect the provisions as to the num ber or qualifications of operators
AIR MOTOR COACH
Von Sternberg found Marlene Dietrich playing a small part in
Berlin musical comedy. Never before had he encountered a' wo- man sa glamorous, so alluring, so mysterious.
He taught her everything. Sho fell under his spell. While in his company she became a now per zonality. Away from him she was a different woman.
Effect on Finances,
"Apart from the legal and moral side, the retablishment of such cins cannot but fail very adversely to affect the finances of our clubs and increase the difficul, ties of ela committees in keeping. As each of their American
went to Hollywood to club mealers together and retaini ing their support,
pictures were released, her fame "A number of Union clubs have debt to von Sternberg.
became grenter, and with it her
establishment of Totalisator' rohemes"
friends of Marlene Dietrich that I have been told by Hollywoodt even when she is not acting, the presence of van Stormberg has th power of transforming. her whole- character.
If, for instance, she is sitting in A restaurant and von Sternberg
manifested.
Mr. R. S. Chapmno, secretary of the Union, told a "Morning Post" representative yesterday that at- tempts had been made by organi-enters, this uncanny change is at sors of Totalisator clubs to obtain
And now this Svengali-Trilby permission to conduct their trane-
etions in clubs belonging to
combination may be shattered, the Union, to save themselves the trou
mises elsewhere..
Then the L.N.E.R. gramophone ciation held its sixth annual dinner development, both on the side of wireless set should provide? The aerodrome of Hillman Airways tohle and expense of obtaining pre-
voice says:
We will arrive at our next stop in five minutes time. To those passengers who are alighting we say Good-day-we hope you have had a pleasant journey. To those who are continuing their journey, with us, one moment, please...
A little later, while the train is again gathoring speed, the voice
The Radio Manufacturers' Asso-
at the Savoy Hotel. Lieutenant- Colonel I. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, M.P., the President, was in the chair, and those present included the Marchese Marconi,
The Radio Greed.
LONDON, Dec. 25. The first of a fleet of new aero-. What do we believe a modern pinnes will be delivered at the primary requisites, according today and will be named by Mrs. Mr. W. T. Cocking, designer of Mollison. the new Wireless World Mono- dial Super Receiver for D.C. unins operation, are:
Faithful reproduction. High selectivity. Large outpat. Good sensitivity.
gramme of British broadcasting. He was glad to learn that there was under discussion a scheme for en- operation between the B.B.C and the industry generally for future the manufacturers and the distri- butors.
Mr. Leslie McMichael, chairman of the Radio Manufacturers' As sociation, in reply, referred to the the B.B.C., who was the guest of radio station. He said that tens of M. J. H. Whitley, chairman of forthcoming opening of the Empire honour, proposed "The Radio In thousands of Britishers Oversea dustry." He said the industry in were greatly locking forward to 1931 showed in round figures a 50 that even. British manufacturers per cent. increase in turnover, and in a limited way had explored the Welcome to all those who have he noted further than they had im- markets oversea and, consistent with We will now proved the quality and reduced the trading difficulties, they would joined the train.
At the present time these con- continue our programme with... price to the public.
endeavour to see that Britishers liciting requirements can only be More records are pat on by In a very short time they would there used British receivers. It satisfactorily reconciled in the young Lee while he searches tho be sending out from Daventry was with the greatest satisfaction superheterodyne. Unfortunately the elther with his wireless receiving round the British Empire a con- that they learned that the King majority of such sets are intended set to find a convenient programme tinuous programme and a consi- was to address the whole of his to operate from alternating current acceptable to all passenger-listen-derable share of the home pro people by wireless on Christmas mains; the new version of the
(Continned on next Column)
"Monodial" fulfils many requests from D.C, mains users who wish to construct their own receiver. It is stated that the new version has the features and performance of its popular predecessor.
says:
ers.
Sometimes, for instance, he will
! Day
find that the passenger is an elderly HAVE YOU HEARD THESE?
woman who anys: "Do stop this.
continual jazz music. Haven't you
Bach or something "
Young Lee diplomatically replies, Yes, Madamn, of course we have.
It shall be put on directly after this one is finished.
And it is done.
BRUNSWICK
AND
MELOTONE RECORDS
FOR
JANUARY
TSANG FOOK PIANO
COMPANY
Here are Hats of long-waYG and short-wave stations which should be picked up by anyone in Hong Kong who has a mode- rately good sel suitable for re- ceiving such aiguals. Succesà in gicking up these stations also depands very largely upon far- qurable atmospheric conditions. Readers are invited to add-to this list should they succeed in ploking up any station not in oluded in either of those lists.
LONG-WAVE STATIONS.
Wave length
-Call Kilo (Metres) Station
Bign. cycle 260 Manila
KZ.I.B. 1,183 277 Shanghai .K.S.M.S., 1,083 348 Tokyo J.O.A.K. 80 353 Hiroshima. J.O.F.K. 850 355 Hong Kong..Z.B.W. 816 357.1 Bombay V.U.B. 840 381 Sapporo
J.O.L.K.. 8:30 306 Keijo
J.O.D.I. 890 370. Nagoya J.O.C.K. BIO 370.4 Calcutta. · V.U.0:- 800.9 380 Kumamoto J.O.G.K, 790 320 Sendai J.O.H.K. 770 395 Dairen J.Q.A.K.. 760 400 Danks J.Ö.B.K. 780 410 Canton Q.M.B. 739 480 Manila
K.Z.R.M.
SHORT-WAVE STATIONS.
STATION
CALL BIOW
Dobiniz (Germany) Khabarovsk (Russia)
A.F.K H.A.7. A.G.J.
67.65 10.12 667 Nauenw
50.
43,
Rome
42,5-Perth
$1.3
88.8
81.55
81.48
Bingapore
Kootwijk (Holland) Bangkok (Binm)
Rectady
BEL
071X
TIME (Hoxe Kore) OF WORKING
625
4,494 Mon., Wed. &á Fri., 0 p.m. 'à 3 a.mi, 4,090 8-10 p.m. 5,291 Not regular R.J.N. 6,000 Tues, Thur, Sat., 8 p.m.
1.M.A... 6,996 Sunday midnight
6.A.0.
78.3.A.B
P.OL HSAPJ.
7.142 Daily 5.80 p.ro, d'11 p.m. 7.310 Not regular
7,780 Daily 11 p.m
8,108 Tues & Fri., 9 p.m.-1
9,280 Not regular
B.LO 0,503 Not regular W.3.X.A.F. 9,530 Daily 2.
LEC.
$1.00 Eikiboven (Holland) | PCJ.
Eydne Nairobi (Kenya), Lo.
8120-
$37.8 25.58
08.56.
28.88 18:4
Schankkiedy Bandoeng
Kootwijk (Holland) Bandeng
djt (ffoland)
8,820 FAL 8 am Sat, 3 am. & 10a.m. 8,500 Not regaine 2.6771
Midnight daily
281.5.
10,526 Not
doang Chelmsford (England) 3.B.W 11,751 7.80 pist. & 1 km, dally, azaend
Saturday and Sunday LIKE.
13,240 Nightly W.SX,O. 12,950 21
4 Kumar Wed., Frí,, Bat." PLO
10,102 Daily 6.30 pm, to midnight. P.O.L. 16,804 Daily 7.p.the. PLE 17.280 Dally 8 p.m. to pildnight. POR
10,441
P.LE.
19,250 Daily G80
p.
10,281 Daily 3 m
WAIK | 21,940 | Not reg hike
Much Loved Announcer.
"The Wireless World" tells a story concerning a French radio, an- nouncer with whose voice numerous lady listeners are reported to be in love. A few evenings'ngo a gentleman turned up at the station and insisted on seeing the votal Adonis. The interview was short.
"Are you really Mr. X 1 **I am veritably he,"
Thanks, that is all I wanted to know, and the visitor departed radiant. Outside, he told friend
in confidence: "My wife is in love with his voice; this has made ma very anéant, but now that I have seen him I can sleep peacefully,”
Stalin Speech via Rugby P.O.
-Station.
Land lines via Berlin and Lon- don may shortly form part of the link between Moscow and New York (writes the Washington correspon- dent of "The Wireless World") to enable Stalin, the Soviet dictator, to broadcast & speech to American steners. The speech would be re- layed across the Atlantic by the high power Post Office Station ht Rugby,
First Greek Broadcasting station.
"Radio-Thesalonik" is the title of the Bret Greek broadcasting sta tion, which will shortly begin transmissions on" a' wavelength bf 270 metres, says The Wireleas World. Provisional programme timés are from: 11.45 am to 12:45 p.m., and from 7.15 to 6.15 pm: daily (G.MT.YO
Tron Radio,
A radio set plays a grim part id a French talkie now running st the Ambassadtors, Paris In the last act, when the heroine is dyingi over the corpse of her husband; the broadout receiver in the corner of the fat fills the apartment with
#Wiralem World.?.
These machines have beep built specially to suit the requiremonts of a motor-coach pro prietor who has already begun to offer the public cheap air travel. The now type; known as tho de Havilland Dragon, has places for six passengers and affords a high standard of comfort. The saloon
is roomy and gives about as much head room as the average motor coach and it is also equipped with sents upholstered after the style of those found in road coaches. It is reported to have a top speed of 198 miles an hour, and a range in still air of 525 miles.
"A number of men may care to thought it would be a good idea to' he said, and these organisers have a small bet now and then,btain their custom and free pre-
¿Continued on next Column) inises at the same time."
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