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THE CHINA MAIL,

RADIO TOPICS

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme will

from be broadcast to-day Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 850

metres.

6-8 p.m-European Programme of Victor Recorda,

three languages, it is quite impos- alble for the announcers to know all languages.

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Speech to Convoy Intelligence. logy-A New and Important ciations because to do so would "It is not to be imagined from Science."

merely be a snobbish pedantry. And this brief statement of a very dif-

the

8.03.11.30 pm-Ko Theatre Relay.

11.30 p.m.-Close Down.

6-6.16 pm. Chlidren's gramme.

Pro-

Dance of the Toy Regiment,

Victor Salon Orchestra (19849).

FOREIGN WORDS.

Announcer's Language Difficulties.

Eongs for Children

(a) The Fiddla Song

(b) Dancing Song,

(d) The Clock.

(n). My Old Man,

(b) Honk Honk,

(c) Cradle Song,

(c) The Bee,

we expect

"

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STANDARD. TIMES.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN COLONY.

8 p.m.-Local Time & Weather suppose the place is not In Spain, ficult problem that criticism is re-

but in Mexico, or Chile, or Argen- sented. Any really reliable Infor-.) Report. ¡

Sustles and Sunset la Hong. Shing tina, what is he to do then? Can mation about the pronunciation of Kong for June, 1931, Stan- him to know, for in-these. foreign words is welcome..be dard time of the 129th Meridian, stance, that certain letters may cause in most cases auch informa- East of Greenwich) aro na' fol. stand for one sound in Spain, an- tion is a definite

addition to our lowa:- other in Chile, and yet another in knowledge. But the critle who says Mexico or Argentina? Then ho that just because the announcer may be uncertain whether he is does not get full marks, for his dealing with a Spanish name or a Spanish phonetica he is a national Portugueso name, in which latter disgrace, atc., is a very elementary case the whole sound values of the critic, indeed. We have yet to meet The B.B.C. recently announced a letters may be different from the the man who will get full marks in list containing the recent recom- Spanish. If we remember that the the phonetics of every language un- meet him mendations of its Advisory Com-announcer frequently has to make der the sun. If we do mittee on Spoken English. This his deciston rapidly and seldom has we hope he will never become an Committee, presided over by Mr. time to refer to a Gazetteer, or a announcer for the country would George Bernard Shaw, and consist- Universal Pronouncing Dictionary soon weary of his excellence; and if Ing of Mr. A. Lloyd James, Profea (which does not exist), we may not news of importance came from sor Daniel Jones, Sir Johnston be surprised if he does the best he Zululand, the expense in replacing Forbes-Robertson, Mr. Logan Pear- can and gives us a purely English overstrained apparatus might be (f) The Zoo..Alice Green, Sopranosalt Smith, Dr. C. T. Onions and version. In the first three months considerable. For nation that

(19831).

Professor Lascelles Abercrombie, of the present year' there appeared does not shine over-much in speak- (a) The Frog and the Mouse,

provides announcers with a regular In the news or in the programmes ing, foreign languages we are a lit (b) The Tailor and the Mouse, (c) The Frog He Would Awooing source of guidance in the pronun over seven hundred foreign namestie fastidious in our attitude to

Go,

or words taken from ciation of doubtful words.

at least a speech in general and to the foreign Mr. A. Lloyd James, Secretary to dozen foreign languages, and every word in particular; we attach for the B.B.C's Advisory Committee on one of them had to, be pronounced, too much social significance to false

other, or

by Spoken English, discussing the dif- somehow

the quantities, mispronunciations and ficulties 'of an announcer's work, announcers. Now, whereas it la local accents. Speech was designed Baya-

quite easy for any one critic to be to convey intelligence, and not to be familiar with one, two, or possiblyn social criterion."

(c) Who Has Seen the Wind,

(d) Soldier Boya. (e) Wing Foo,

(a) Bow-Wow-Wow,

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(b) Song of the Cricket,

(e) Good-Morning,

(d) A True Story,

(e) My Pony,

Alice Green, Soprano (19830):

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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but

our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic

spellings, such as harber, plow,and altho,)

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HORIZONTAL

1-Joyful

HORIZONTAL (Cont)) 35-A latter of the

alphabet 37-Membranous pouch 11-One who works in a|38–Meaningless from

Бмване

9–Hard worků

mling....

“12-Above

overano 40-The sun'

43-Prestidigitator 45-To axlat :..)

18-A river of Viruinta: 42–In

17-Three-toed sloth

18-To mingla

20-A distrist in

GAN BAW, Arabla

VERTICAL (Cont.) 10-A beam of light 11-A human being 14-A÷vegatabjo, (pf); 15 Thrastaning 18-A river of Scotland. 19-Having a yellow

eator.

21-Without air

23-Crar of Bulgaria

[48~The whole range of 25-Ropose

anything.

#21-Venomous serpent. - 48-Was da

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24-Monkey

-25-Deep"hels in the;

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26-The Scandinavian,

people 28-Through 29-Taking place every

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third year 31-Pèrsonal pronoun $2-Rhythmló étape"",

50 Formerly

61-Saucy:

VERTICAL

1-Bullon' 2-Combining form= Auratons

S-Prefix: frami

4-A basta's

27-Edge

[28-A fastener

|50-Pertaining to one's

birth

| 33-A:Cossack [34÷Hid#õus'old woman' |36-6sďate, '

87-A wise man 38-Conjunction 80-To permit 41-For fear that 43-To project.

6.16-6.45 p.m.-Instrumental.

Piano Solo-

Humoreske (Dvorak),

Polish Dance (Scharwonka),

Violin Solo-

Souvenir Poetique (Zdenka Flbich), To n Wild Rose (MacDowell),

Michel Gusikoff (19892).

Piano Solo-

Rustle of Spring (Sinding), Narcissus (Nevin),

"A question that is certain to remain contentious, for a very long time is the pronunciation of foreign' words, and moré criticism is receiv- Hans Barth (20203)-ed on this point than on any other question of pronunciation. The problem bristles with difficulties, and it not quite so easy to solve as many of the critics think: Let usi examine it briefly. News of Import- ance comes from a hitherto relative- ly unknown place in Spain-Jaca, The announcer wants to know, very something like 'Haza or Jaca' naturally, whether he is to call it

(with an English J) He knows what the Spanish pronunciation is, because it is part of hla duty to know the elements of the pronuncia-

Hans Barth (20121). Violin and Cymbal Duet-

The Old Gypsy (Kondor Erno). The Broken Violin (Danko Pista),

Bela Schalter-Feri Sarkozi (20749). 6.45-7.15 p.m.-Hawaiian Music. Beautiful Hawaii,

Frank Ferers Anthony Franchini

Hawaiian Twilight,

|

Hawalian Trio (18089)tion of the principal languages.

Hilo Hawailan March, Wailana Waltz-(Draway Waters).

Frank Ferera-John Paaluht (20028), Along Miami Shore, Honolulu Sweetheart of Mine,

Ifilo Hawaiian Orchestra (21558).

Old Black Joe, The Rosary,

..

Sam Ku-West with Steel Guitar (21047): 7.15-8 p.m. (approx.)-From the Studio-Doctor Magnus Hirschfeld will broadcast a Lecture on "Sexo-

GEORGE MCMANUS.

Completes World Tour By Radio.

What is he to do! If he says 'Haca,' the large majority of his listeners, not knowing Spanish, will

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fail to realise that this is the place | BuRock's Brains ... referred to in their newspapers as Jaca'. If he gives a purely Eng- lish version, he will be criticised by everybody who knows Spanish, and the B.BC. will be taken to task for doing the wrong thing. He Is on the horne of a dilemma. Ho dare not give places like Madrid, Granads or Barcelona their Spanish pronun-

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