THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1936.
WINNER OF RADIO COMPETITION
Voters Show Overwhelming Desire for Lighter Programmes
SIXTY PER CENT NOT SATISFIED
WITH ZBW
FOLLOWING almost a week's intensive checking and re-checking of entries in the ZBW Popular Item. radio vote, the "Telegraph" is able to announce the results; and the name of the winner of the handsome Philco medium-wave receiver, donated by Messrs. Philco Radio Distributors.
The ten items chosen by entrants were, in their order
of popularity:
1. Dance Music
4,441 points
2. Variety
4,002
"
3. Hongkong Hotel Relays
3,100
4.
Orchestral.
2,947
5. Classical
2,408
6. Military Banda
2,297
7. Light Opera.
2,248
1,950
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9.
Grand Opera
1,707
10. Daventry Relays, Sporting
1,454
8. Daventry Relays, General
.....
As mentioned in the Rules, points were allotted on the basis of ten points for a Nu. 1 vote, nine points for a No. 2 vole, eight points) for a No. 3 vote mud so on, down to one point for a No. 10 vote.
Altogether, 603 entries were received, the majority on the two
last days of the competition, when over 400 came in.
No entrant ncceeded in forecasting the result in correel order of popularity. Many readers succeeded in correctly placing three and four items. Only one entrant correctly placcil five items; this
CHARLES SYLVA, 319 Nathan Road, 2nd. floor,
to whom, therefore, the prize has been awarded.
The winner's coupon contained actually eight of the ten choren items, but only five were in the correct order of proference?
Sennet Freres,
TYPHOON HAVOC
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typhoon photos.)
Buried beneath the (See Page 11 for further
Fascist Terrorism in Rumania
Bucharest, Aug. 8.
The winner is requested to take delivery of the prize from Messrs.THE murder here of Mihail Stelescu is new evidence of the frenzy now sweeping Rumanian anti-Semitic fanatics.
Since there was no tie, there was no necessity for the judges to be called in to decide which of the winning competitors had submitted the best suggestions for the improvement of -ZPW's programmes. As a matter of interest, however, It should be mentioned that the re-check of the entries was carried out under the personal anger- vision of the two judges.
Some 150 entrants submitted suggestions for improving ZBW's programmes, despite the fact that this was not a compulsory feature of the competition. The tabulation of these suggestions is a task. distinct from that of discovering the winner of the competition, and in expected to occupy some weeks. It is hoped to publish the most interesting and constructive in a series of articles, commenting on Saturday.
Another non-compulsory portion of the competition was even more liberally made use of by entrauls.
The remarkably high total of 586 of the 603 entrants answered one or more of the three questions designed to discover whether ZBW listeners desired early morning programmes or relays from short wave stations other than Daventry, and the more important question regarding the popularity of the local station with listeners,
For years these spoiled darlings of Rumanian nationalism have tortured and murdered Jews. Now they are using the same methods against all their rivals.
Chief among the anti-Semite leaders is Professor A.'C. Cuza, For two decades he has had no other aim than to incite students in the name of Christ to persecute Jews.
provinces in fear. He heads a political Party and an ever-grow- This professor has prepared many a pogrom and kept whofe ing number of prominent politicians stoop to associate with him.
GERMAN-SMUGGLED
IN BY 'PLANE ALLEGED FLOGGING IN
BERLIN PRISON ·
Said to have been smuggled into England in an aeroplane to avoid confinement in a German concentra-
A total of 556 entrants answered the first question in the follow-tion camp. Willi Melchert, aged 36,
ing manner:
YES
NO
“Would you like to have early morning
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13-1 programmes from ZBW? Listeners indicated their desire for relays from stations other than Daventry in even more certain fashion. The response to the second question was:
YES
NO
*Would you like relays from short wave
stations other than Daventry?
455
02
Only forty-nine of the 603 en trants failed to answer the third question, which sought to discover whether listeners were satisfied
Even more violent than Cuza's "Christian Soldiers" marching to war against the Jews are the Iron Guards led by Captain Codreanu. They are armed, wear
uniforms, any act, their ¡are pledged themselves to commit lender commands. Their movement is enveloped in reilgious mysticism and many priests jare in their rus
ranks. Some of their most ardent killers
theologien students.
are
to Hitlerim. They лre
RADIO BROADCAST
Variety Concert From -The Studio
RECORDED PROGRAMME
From Z. B. W. on
a wavelength of 355 metres (045 kilocycles):
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programmne. 1-11 p.m. European Programme. 7 p.m.
Selections from "The Gondollers" (Gilbert & Sullivan).
7.18 p.m. Concert Waltzes. My Darling Waltz ("The Gipsy Baron) (J. Strauss); Life in the Vienna Prater.
7.30
Harry. Tiger in
Roy and his
1. Waltz Medley; 2. Shine; My Sweetie went away; Sweet Jenny Lee; 3. Farewell Blues; You rascul you; Muddy Waters; 4. Sweet Suc, Just you; Heeble Jeebies; I wonder where my baby is to-night.,
7.46 p.m.
The London Piano Accordeon Band,
Wine Song ("Caravan"); Remem- brance; I have lost my
Budopest; Calling me Home.
heart in
p.m. Local: Time Signal, Wea- her Report, Stock Quotations and announcements.
8.05 p.m. Variety Items. Songs-Melody from the Sky; Is it true what they say about Dixie?. Frances Langford; Orchestra-Wah- Hoo! Tain't no use....Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra; Songs-It's Great to be in love
again; A Waltz was bor in Vienna.. Turner Layton; Instrumental Papalina Labile: Halelwa...Ray Kinney.
8.25 p.m. Á Relay from Daven-
try.
Cricket: A running commentary by Howard Marshall on the third Test Match from the Oval, London.
8.35 pm. Marek Weber and his Orchestra,
Spring's
Delight-March and Inter- mezzo (Allbout); Deutschmeister Regimental March (Jurek); Indra Woltz (Lincke); Love's Dream after The Dali (Czibulica); Blumenlled, Op.. 39 (Lange): Luna Woltz (Lincke); Love's Old Sweet Song (Molloy);
bos my caravan
rested
9 p.m. News and announcements from London.
9.20 p.m. Two Folk Dances: The Flamborough Sword Dance (Sharpe); (Sharpe). Kirby Malzcard Sword Dance
9.30 p.m. From the Studio. Colleen Parker, (Vocal); Albert Eildy (Piano); A. W. Whitehead (Saxophone).
Programme.
1. Song--If you love me; 2. Saxophone Solo-Valsc Vanlle; 3. Plano Solo-Old Hungarian Melodies; 4. Song-Yeah! Man! Saxophone Solo-Demande
Reponse: 4. Piano Solo Old Hungarian Melo- dies;
Song--Tormented: 8. Saxophone Solo-Sax-o-plum: Plano Solo-Old Hungarian Melodies. 10 p.m. Biz Ben from London. Vocal Song Memories,
Let's have a chorus; Honeysuckle and the Bee: If you want to know the time ask a policeman; Sweet Genevieve: At Trinity Church; Vive la Compagnie; When Johnny comes marching home.
10.20 p.m. Dance Music by Jack
11 p.m. Close Down,
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BOUYTI ABIA ZONE
Their political programme is very Hylton and his Orchestra. A German engineer and Journalist, was fined C and recommended for #gainst all foreigners.
Of the 18,000,000 people living in deportation by Sir Rollo Graham-Rumania 5,000,000 ure foreigners. A listeners will be broadcast from Zeczen Campbell, at low-street Police Court
Jews, are recently,
And these for landing at Croydon millon
foreigners, especially the Jews, hold without leave.
very
Important positions. Mr. D. Collard (defending) sald So powerful la Jewish influence that Melchert had been a member of that sooner or later practically every
Social Democratic Party.big Jew-balter is elected to a sine-(19.7 metres) and DIN (11 45 metres), the German which was prescribed when the pre-cure position in a Jewish firm. This sent regime was established. In
feeds the popular belief 1035, April,
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the he was imprisoned in
Jews are the authors of Rumanin's Derlin
for having written articles for
notorious civic corruption. foreign newspapers on conditions in Germany without
thout permission of the Minister at Propaganda.
While in prison, sald Mr. Collard;
The slogan "Rumania for the Ru- minians" is becoming a vital issue.
with ZBW's existing progranines. Of the 554 entrants who voted, he was beaten with rubber truncheons Diamond Thief Was
362, or 65.34 per cent., expressed dissatisfaction. The result was.
"Are you satisfied with ZBW's present
programmes?“
YES
192
NO
362
and confined in dark, cell ap- proximately twice Д weck. In August, 1935, he was released under an amnesty luw, cońdilionully on his residing in a certain quarter of
Tracked from
:
Berlin, reporting dally to the police. Paris to Venezuela Much more value is placed on the response to these three ques-being home by 8 p.m., and not taking tions, and to the request for suggestions for improving ZBW's pro- up any kind of employment. While grammes, than on the actual result of the competition itself. It was subject to these conditions a front felt before the competition started that the introduction of the prize page article bearing his winning element would undoubtedly be a factor in inducing some competitors to vote in accord with what they considered would be
described an interview with a man the popular cholce, rather than their own preferences.
This belief must, however, be modified, in view of the actual result. Many entrants voted for subjects which could not possibly have been placed in the first ten.
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Sooth Asla Zone broadcast from BJB
1.46 pm. German Falk Bong. 1.10 p.m. Merry tones.
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News in German.
2.18 p.m. Morey Tunes (continure]). 2.50
.m. Greetings to our Llatenary in
New Zealand, News and Economic Review In Englab,
3.15 p.m. Military Concert, 4.30 p.m. New German Light Husic.
330 p.m. News and Eronomle Hurlew in
Gorman.
6.45 p.m. Piano Quartet la
Rudolf Kattolge EABT ABIA ZONE
- minor by
Enet Ania Zone broadcast through DJQ on 19.08 metres (18.250 k.) 1.30-3 pm. Cancert, Ort 2 p.m.
4.45 p.m. German Folk Bag.
? p.m. Concert of Light Munte,'
p.m. Technical tips for the fadiofan. AD.. New in Engtials,
8.15 pm. Greetings to eur Listener in the Dutch East Indies
8.10 pm. Little
8.35
, P.M.
A.B.C.
German
Broadcasting
.. Contort of Light Musle."
News and Economic Review in German.
9.13 p.m.
Orchestra? Concert.“
10 sm. News and Ecationic Nerler. 16.15 p.m. Today
I'ctures..
lo Germany.........Bend..
10,30 p.m. Request Concerts Itallo, halip
You wish we play.
24,30 m. ter
Youth (*rogramase] Prederick the fitesi.
The following wave-lengths and frequenci are observed by Daventry.
Aign Frequenty. Wavelength GBA
4.500 .. £9.59 metris
31,35 meires'
Paris, Aug. 10. peared in Sivisy newspaper. ItTHE tricking of a diamond consued in a German concentration and his arrest there by the man thief from Paris to Venezuela
from whom the diamonds were FLED THE COUNTRY him liable to five years in a concen
stolen, was described in the Realising that this would render Paris Criminal Courts when a tration camp, Melchert fled the diamond merchant named It is interesting to note that the fact that they adhered to country, said Mr. Collard, and wan- Rozanis was sentenced to 15 their convictions did not rob them of an opportunity of winning dered penniless through Austria, months' imprisonment for steal-
Yugoslavia, the prize, since the winner succeeded in choosing, in their correct to Le Bourget. There a pilot took ing diamonds and other precious DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES
Italy and Switzerland, order, only five of the len subjects voted for by the majority of pity on him and smuggled him into stones, valued at 750,000 francs entrants.
England in his plane. The Society (£10,000). Thus, an entrant voting for Zylophone Items. Popular Songs.ments for him to emigrate to South of Eriends here had made arrange-
Rozanis who French and Spanish Vocal Recordings and Chambor Music, to men-America, where he could make
Was well known amoni Paris diamond merchants, was tion four of the lowest placed items, could quite conceivably have fresh start with his wife and two merchants
the jewels by a number of lent won the prize.
the understanding that' Counsel added that he believed a friend. On the following day he dis Altogether, 5 separate items received votes. In addition to the first
he was to place them with a wealthy ton, these were Pianoforte (1,434), Daventry Relays, Dance Music (1,287), convention had been signed-though appeared. Jazz Piano (085), Studio Variety (707), Studio Talks (705), Studio Con-not yet ratified--on behalf of the One of the Poris merchants, A. M. certs (460), Rotary Club Relays (438), Musical Comedy (397), Healer British Government, by which politi- Havad, discovered Press Ballotine (385), B.B.C. Dance Orchestra (342), Symphony Items cal refugees would not be deported making for South Amerien. Hayad that he was (268), Organ Reeltals (261), Vocal Gems (208). Violin Items (190) to their country of origin. Daventry
(0.9... 0.9.B.) took the next bunt, and after months} Freas Bulletins (100), Glibert & Sullivan (169), Local Sporting The Magistrate-Where do you get of searching In Colombia Commentaries (158), Studio Recitals (150), Weather and Time Reports that from?
and (158), Light Concerts (118), BELOW 180 POINTS in their correct Mr. Collurd-I have that from Mrs. Caracos.
Venezuela, finally found Rozanis in order-Church Services, Tenor Items, Folk Songs, Hawaiian String. Music, Ormerod, of the Society of Friends. Stock and Share Markets, Amateur Hours, Choral Music, Daventry Organ I understand there was a conference that he had sold the gems to two men, Rozanis was arrested. He alleged Reinys. BELOW 60 POINTS Jazz Studio Items, Sopranos, National Airs, on July 4.
Leon Mayer and Adolf Godenberg, Continental Trio, Baritones, Movie Music, Plano Accordeons, Daventry Magistrate said that he felt before leaving Paris.
These men were soulenced to six: Imprisonment ench and determine whether it ordered to reimburse the merchants,
-United Press.
children.
uren.
Church Relays,, BELOW TEN POINTS HIH Billies, Concert Waltzes, bound to make a recommendation for Advertising Hours, Manila Relays, Cantonese Lessons, Old Time Melodies, deportation, but it was for the Home months Dramatisod History of Hongkong, Chamber Music, French ant Spanish Secretary to Vocal Items, Popular Songs, Novelty Items, Surprise Interviews, Zylopimone, should be neted upon,
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1.15 p.m. Big Hen, A Recital of Australian Happy by Amiralian Arilets. Fraser Coas (Barlione). 1.40. p. "Pilkend Stary 1.1.85 sm. Muste for the Bagolpen. Pinee
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1.5 p.m. The 111.C. Bare Orchestra. 2.39 pm A Roellal by Ouric Fyte (Az tralian Vielentyllat). 2.55 .m. The News and Announesmante, Greenwich Time Signat at p.m.
Transmission 27
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Hen. England v. All-India,
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2.15 p.m. Dance Matc
8.73 p.m.
England. Allindia.
4.13 p.m. The Cedrie Sharpe Hestet. Greenwich Time 'Signal. at 9 1.0,
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10 p. Bigen, England v. All-India. 10.13 p.m. "World Adair," by I. V.
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10.30 p.m. The Clifford Quintet. 11 pm. Military Hand Concer 11.33 pan. England v. All-Indie. 11.35 p. The BD.C. Dance Grist, directed by Henry Hall 12.45p. The News and Announcementa, Greenwich Time Signal at 17 s..
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