THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
1936.
"MORNING BROADCASTS", LISTENERS SAY 422 Listeners Ask ZBW To
ZBW To Get Out
Get Out of Bed At 7 a.m.
PROGRAMMES NOT
LONG ENOUGH
EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS.
TO “TELEGRAPH”
THERE
"HERE is an overwhelming demand by listeners for
Buku wa ameagoad Suțulous Ajavə
In the recent Popular Radio Item contest sponsored by this newspaper, 422 listeners specifically asked for pro- grammes before the tiffin hour. Only 134 listeners, in- dicated that they were uninterested in this type of pro- gramme.
Several readers suggest that ZBW could obviate the difficulty of Studio staff for morning programmes by letting them consist of relays from other short wave stations.
Many listeners, however, insist that early morning exercises should be given by ZBW, as in Manila and Shanghal.
Here are some of the opinions, culled from letters submitted by listeners who entered our competition:
"J.H":-Give morning transmis-, edly be appreciated by all listeners. sions from 7 nm. They would help if would suggest 6 to 8 o.m. on week to brighten the family for the days during the suminer mantlis and from 7 to 8.30 am, on week "D.D:"Early morning program: days during the winter months. mes would undoubtedly be popular. Items to be broadcast could include
whole day.
fast
THE PRICE OF CIVIL WAR
Robbed of her home, left destitute by the looting of her village,
an old peasant woman camps by the roadside in Spain.
They should be given about break-relays from short wave stations (not ZBW And All This
time or even earlier, and should necessarily Daventry), recorded mu- sist of absolutely pure music. sle, overnight Reuter press bulletins, 3.MCC-Early inorning pro-local weather reports, etc.
consist
from 5.30 to 8.30 am..
grammes, from
would be more appreciated than n "R.S.-The idea of having early lete night programme, especially morning programmer is an excellent
during the summer monilia,
one, und I hope ZBW will be able
to fall into thue. For such relays G.L.RO":-Listeners would 1371-
would suggest Hawaiian music. doubtedly appreciate un carly morn-
music and songs from the Ing
programme, six days a week dance texcluding Sunda
Sundays and publie holl-fatest shows.
SOCIAL EVENTS
6.m.
"L.K.":-An early morning pro- gramme should remind listeners of
housewives,
Interesting Comparison Submitted By "Telegraph" Reader
Shirts
RADIO for BROADCAST Evening
Jazz on Two Pianos From The Studio
REVIEWS
BOOK
From Z. B. W. on a
Wavelength of
355 metres (045 kliocycles):
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme.. 7-11 p.m. European Programme. 7 p.m. French Music.
Song (a), Chanson des sirenes; (b) -- Berceuse de la Sirene (Honegger).. Claire Croiza (Mezzo-Soprano); Song Toujours content de mol.... Albert Prejean (Tenor); Orchestra- Menuet (becheninf); Musette Tambourin (Rameau) Orchestre Symphonique;
ct
Hees. (Debug Ariettes Oub-
Claire Crolza (Mezzo-Soprano): Song-Si vous Voylez celle que J'aime (Bos)............. Albert Prejean (Tenor).
7.20 p.m.
The London Palla-
dium Orchestra.
.
Wedded Whimsies (arr. Alford). 7.30 p.m.
Closing Local Stock Quotations,
The Valley of the Popples (An- eliffe):
The Golden Valse (arr. Win- teron n.m. From the Studio.
The Thistle (Myddleton);
"Book Reviews" by A. D. '
8 p.m. Local: Time Signal, Wen- ther Report and announceinents.
8.03 p.m. Humorous number- "Digging I "Oi" Les by Flanagan and Allen.
8.10.p.n.
From the Studio, A Jazz Recital an Two Planos by Doreen Ma and H. L..Ozorio. With vocal Interlude by Doreen Ma.
1.
Programme.
Yeah Man; 2: Song-It's been
so long; 3. Melody from the Sky:
4. Song-Would there be love; 5.
In the light of your ballot, may I comment on two aspects | Waltz Medicy: 0. Song-Sweet and which so far have received but slight notice in your published com- ments.
days), from 0 to U
- These might include the local weather re- port, stock and Ebare announce. menta, and if possible a studio talk on some event of topical interest. the social events of the day, the "F.P.T."-~ZDW equil greatly wenther forecast and musle to au-
An company breakfast. improve its programmes with
1. Recreation and Education. good records is essential: good music early morning broadenst, say from 7 This could be known as to. & am.
"Mes. M.K."--In
A broadcast system should be both by first class orchestros should be addition " to the "Breakfast Hour".
nurning concerts, which would be recreative and educative. This has relayed from European stations: "A.R.":-Early
ZBW always been the policy of Sir John Jocal talent shrould only be recruited welcomed by morning pro- grainmes each day would undoubt should, if early morning programmes Reith, and although the B.B.C. has when it is of exceptional quality.
are adopted, give an occasional talk its crilles, it admite in
provides
2. Propaganda--ZBW is the only on household hints peculiar to long- the finest broadenst
British
station broadensting kang and the Eust, le. how to dical
observers rld. Competent with cockroaches, damp, health etc. it has sensibly raised the standard the Farthest East, and us such, it
of artistic appreciation in Great should be an Instrument of propa "A.C.":—Why doesn't ZBW give Britain a correspondent of yours a
irsi ganda-but not, let me hustea to us some morning programmes, with mentioned how to-day the British add, for the diffusion of doclored
on household, hints, health, Working Man intelligently
news, and tendencious, Information curly morning exercises, lessons, ments
the Continental manner.. The in eare of the young, cookery hints, elc,
propagaida should be both local This would be a boon to Hongkong
and imperial. bousewives,
AIR "ATTACK" ON HAMBURG
BASED ON LONDON
MANOEUVRES
talks
the
state
com-
on the "Proms", this is an excellent illustration.
Does the H.R.B.C. provide a simi- lar dual purpose programme? From
recreative point
Frustrating Attacks On For morning program- the
Coastal Towns
Hanburg, Aug. 19. An Imaginary enemy svept from morning, to the Eastern sky this attack Hamburg airport and the har bour with ita vital warehouses and petroleum depots."
mann
Fighting planes from the crack Richthofen, Hindenburg and Immel
squadrons, representing the latest developments in German air- craft design, were entrusted with the defence. They were to intercept the bombers and bring them down before reaching their objectives.
vices are ant announced,
"R.J.G.";--I would suggest morn- ing programmes of lighterchenta music from 7 to 9 n.m. or 10 to 11.30
40,773.
-"Mex‚ --MA‚Ð2' :-----believe-that early morning programmes would be greatly appreciated by all Hongkong listeners.
SHORT WAVE ASPECT
GOOD CITIZENSHIP
in
into their con-
D.M.
Slow; 7. The Music goes round; 6. Song-Dinah.
8.40
"Archibald Joyce Waltzes." don.
8.50 p.m. A Relay from Lon-
An eye-witness account of the Golf Competition for the Walker Cup, Relayed from America.
D p.m. News and announcements. 0.20 p.m. "May Night Overture" (Rimsky-Korsakov).
9.30 p.m. From the Studio, "Cesar Franck ·Sonata in A Major”, played by Prue Lewis (Violin) and Lindsay A. Lafford (Planoforte).
1st Movement Allegro ben mode- rato; 2nd Movement-Allegro; 3rd Movement-Recitative Fantus; 4th Movement--Allegretto poce mesED
10 p.m. Big Ben from London. (Tenor).-
Four Songs by. Richard Tauber,
10.16 pm.
From the Studio. Dance music by Nell Scheffler and
Programme.
mnes, ZBW could relay Daventry or listeners wishes must be catered for. ship should be encouraged by lec- of view, In the local sense, good citizen- Berlin without announcers. At Your ballot revealed 4,441 votes cast tures, talks about Hongkong history, present Sunday morning church serfor dance muste, and 3,100 for the and local Chinese customs (the Trn-2. O Rose Marie I love you-Rose 1. Indian Love Call-Rose Marle; H.K. Hotel orchestra. The latter vel Association should be Interested Marie; 3. Night and Day; 4. Sonja, of course, sometimes plays serious musle, but assuming votes cast for In this), tropical hygiene cte. The I love you. it are entirely for dance programmnes, tee, now becoming common at home
Government could follow the this gives 7,541 votes out of a total of 28,554 in the compulsory sections; or with the Ministers of the Crown, of his Orchestra, aking the just under 28 per cent This
the people. represents the biggest preference. fdence whenever any legislation of and the percentage would be smaller
general
application is
is proposed.
I don't want to make history; She could also If, the non-compulsory votes were dificulties and future
explain current shall have music: All my life; There's included.
policy. For a small Hotel: Monopoly; Scene example, if on
an intelligent
and Changes
of love: These *10 programimes reflect listeners'
sympathetic police
remind me of you: No foolish thing Glory of that Hongkong time for its short per cent.
"J.N."-ZBW should remember wishes, then approximately 281⁄2 In an intimate meaner the
c regrets: Everything stops for Tea: should be devoted to of the Police with regard to traffic. Plano Solo-Improvisation:...Teddy It was known that the attack would wave is unsuitable for most of the dance music, and the balance to it would do more good than all the Amsterdam; Summer Holiday; Cross be made some time during the morn country's that listen to this stution. other subjects. I have mide regulations In the inte, and the watting, defence #qun- Therefore, early morning broadcasts careful analysis of the programmes members of the H.K.B.C. might be grateful to you, You're not the kind; with you; I'm world. Even Patch; When I'm drons relied for information in Hongkong, besides pleasing local for
on
the week August 24-30. come a little messages from scout corps that had listeners, would reach the people for 1 have ignored the official designa- broadenst replies to criticisms and
less anonymous, and On the Beach at Ball Ball. 11.15 p.m. Close Down. whom the short wave station bas tions, for it is been stationed at intervals round the
well known that the been built, city,
Ingenuity of the programme com-
DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES 100 PLANES IN SKY
"Mra M.V."
enables piler
any given plece to be early brandrast under an infinity of cap- everything best in British art to-day Imperially, ZBW should rudiate Al about, 10.30 the attack began | morning broadcasts would be
antions, I have specially checked up for example, and the fighting planes took off. Fly excellent idea. Many people arise on dance music, taking every item Elg
compositions of ing in close formation, the enemy curly In Hongkong,
Ronald, Elgar,
Holst, Dellus, dance rhythm and tempo as Smythe; good radio plays; talks on squadrons of light and heavy bom tedious waiting for the rest of the bers approached from the East and family to arise, I for one would
Is possible normally to perform tain
done already); readings of British
Essayists; Ice- the percentages of time taken, cam-tures
on Life in Britain. Where pared with total programme time. ZBW has no local facilities for this, relays from Daventry and Australia Per cent.RX
should be
However, arranged, quite a little could be done locally, if the matter were taken seriously, I feel sure that the Overseas League, the Patriotic societies, the A.D.C..| the Philharmonic, for example, would co-operate, .......
Unk
polley.
and it's most in fact any plece to which it witish and imperial affairs (a cer- | circled low over the harbour and air-appreciate good musle in the morn modern ballroom dances. Here are amount of this is
port, while the intercepting planes) plunged and dived to the attack. At one moment nearly 100 planes were in the sky.
ing and at my breakfast.
"AR":--I think I am volcing the opinions of many a radio listener in suggesting early morning broad- casts, say, from 7 to a.m., when It appears that the plan was based all the "oilers"
Munday aro dressing or largely on similar manoeuvres that having their breakfast before going have taken place near London, the across to their offices. I would sug- fden being to see whether it is gest orchestral music and possible to intercept and frustrate an attack on a coastal town near the enemy base. By 12.50 the manoea- vrex were over, and the planes re- turned to the airport.
The airport, harbour, and race- course, and any other pain from which the nanoeuvres could be seen were packed with spectators.
Explosion Doctor Says: "Cash Firsť’· -Nearly Lynched
Bucharest, Aug. 15. Nine people were killed and ten injured by the explosion of a threshing machine in Reseride- vide, Rumania, to-day.
The village doctor refused to attend the injured unless pold in advance. Police had to rescue him from the peasants threatened to lynch him.
NOT SO CLEVER!
who
Harry Diedrick walked proudly up the steps of the police station at Evanston, Illinols, to show the officers his invention of a flare to worn motorists when cars have stopped without lights,
news
items as the most interesting items. for these broadcasts,
"U.A."-Morning programmes of lively musle would buck one up in this horrible climate.
"ILG.A.":-Morning programmes, say from 11 am to noon would be appreciated,
FOLLOW KZRM LEAD "E.S."-Early morning program- mes should be broadcast, some- what along the same lines as KZRM, Manila, particularly musle for physien jerks.
on
70 35
33.1/3
53
27
5014 3
40
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday: Average of 6 week days.. Average for the week 384 These figures clearly demonstrate that the committee is providing very much
more programme time for dence music, than is called for by the ballot.
EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS
morningemin, similar methods must be
that
It follows that the time devoted During typhoon to educational aspects is less than season, latest warnings, etc., would it should be, and the time so speni be appreciated by listeners.
Is largely wasted. If the standard "A.P.C.":-Give every morning of appreciation of good, music etc. short tuik on early morning in Hongkong is to be raised as it is exercises, with instructions and fu music. During the
It
11 talks Alve'
is important above household
affaire cise, (broadcasts with special appeal to uttructively presented. Yet what do programmes should be the Indles of Hongkong, who are
that we get? So few recorda home all morning with time hang-
they ing heavily on their hands). Give are almost all badly worn with re- soine light musical items during bt of good music, this inevitably fond one may petition, and however breakfast time.
"C.N."I would suggest that antive disilke. No wander people vote
leads to boredom, and finally to
ac- curly morning programme, from
bout 7 a.m.; should commence with doubt if ZBW possesses any of
largely for dance music! Again I "the longer picces, for example a whole орега
committee wedded
"excerpts" etc. It cannot be
| hall our's physical exercises, ond
The
seems
to "se denied that from f
programme
"E.II."-Early morning program- mes from ZBW by all means. We have nothing to do in the mornings every aspect the HKB.C. dis-
in Hongkong but sit around and courages a finer appreciation of the
wait for the station to start broad-
The police sald they were delighted casting at 12.30 p.m. ZBW prom, and its policy is the reverse of i
to see him, and they promptly served
on him two warrants, each several months old..,
The charges were for parking with
out lights Router.
educative.
How could this be remedied?.
grammes are far too short. Primarily there must be constant.
"8.Q."I am satisfied with the present broadcasts, but would, like quelifed, and sympathetic, direction: to *suggest carly, morning pros: until such time as: ZBW, possesses, e grammes-
Blattnerphone, a large-library of
The following wave-lengide and frequencies are observed by Daventry,
Sign Frequency Wavelength
4,600 k.. 9.610. *..
49.29 metres $1.55 metres
1,645 kr. $1.90 metres
25.53 metro6
GRA
G80
сас
GSD
11.189 k..
GRE
11,80 k.c
25.10
Сар
15,140 k..
CB0
CAM
11,420
nere
GAI C8J CBL
· 10,269 21,540
Finally. I suggest the advantage of fixed times, on given days of the week, for the more important types of broadenst.
RADIO FAN 09.
EXILE HEARS FROM ENGLAND
Du
the
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✡
JURING the helgbt of
fighting in Majorca Englishman, 4 Portuguese, Frenchman, and a woman from Madrid gathered round a radio set in the little village where they were stranded.
Bombs WCTO burstlog. all around, the crackle of rifle fire. was continuous.
The four latened-in' to sizle» ments on the situation made from Moscow, Paris ́and Barce- lona-and then it was announced that London' would'speak.
They waited anxiously; this is what they heardən mad
“To-day's ›erlekat scores were
Mr. Hartley Power, the actor. of Porchester-road.. W., told, this story on his rélura to London.
Laxe 19,52 metres 27,700 kc. 10.34 kmetres
k... 12.07 metre 3.c. 19,00
metrow 20.64 PERFOR IFU... (192.10 metrys
Transmission 1
(0.8.D., GA.D. Į 2.13 p.m. Bir
Concert.
Clamical Symphony
3 p.m. Ballads of the "Nineties, sung by
Herbert Tharpa (Toner).
145 punt. "Blepping it Out,"
3. p.m. An «pa-witness account of the Golf Competition for the Walker Cun.
3.65 p.m. The News' and Announcements, Greenwich Time Signal at 4 pm.
Transmission 2
(G.8.0.. G.B.ILY
1 pm, Big Ben, Munn and Yellmsı'n
Warke land,
1.30 p.m. "Pidgin English in the South
Sens.
7.45 p.m. Ben Oakley and his Band." 8.15 p.m. Variety.
5.30 p.m. The Birmingham Orchestra
1.50 p.m. An
Hippodroma
arunt of the
Golf Com far the Walker
Cup
Greenwich Time Signal at p.m. .A.M. The News and Announcementa.
9.20 p.m. tandel Programme,
Transmission 3
AGSUL, GB.F)
So be the Den. The Victor Olaf Bantai. 19.20 p.m. “Kotel Tarif."
11 Dan. The UDC. Northerns Traiand De
chestra.
11.35 pm. The Nows and Announcements,
Gremwich Time Bignal at 12 mm. 12.17.a.m. John Sternders with his Or
chiru.
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Sept, 3, Mokatina Gandhi, is suffering from malaria, and for two days his tem perature has been 105.
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United Press adds that· Mahathin Gandhi' has been six days.
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