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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 15, 1937.

PERIL FROM

THE AIR PROPAGANDA IN BRITAIN

Britain is to be warned of the danger of man-shortage in air de- fence work by a film, "The Gap." The Government has co-operated in making it.

films.

How To Pronounce That Word

Pronunciation of foreign" place names has lately held the attention of the B. B. C. Advisory Committee A booklet,

com-

em-

The film took eight months to on Spoken English. produce and cost only £5,000. That compiled by Professor Lloyd James, is a "cut-price" cost compared with of the School of Oriental Studies," British commercial

Berg-has just been issued on the ner's "As You Like It" cost £150,-mittee's behalf. containing recom- about 000. "I Claudius," the new Laugh-mended pronunciations of

1,800 names used in broadcasts ton film, is costing £100,000.

Man behind "The Gap" is Lieut-during the past two or three years, enant-Colonel J K. Dunlop, of the writes the "Daily Telegraph” radio 12th London Regiment (Rangers). Correspondent.

War

As in the case of previous rulings He was appointed by the Office to illustrate the terrible con-of the committee, the B. B. C. sequences of a "gap" in London's phasises that the pronunciations laid down are solely for the guidan- defence ring.

In the film, the enemy bombers ce of the announcers. Other broad- find the gap and fly unassailed casters are not compelled to con- through the darkened area form to standard, though I imagine where

shine. that the uninitiated would thank- no searchlights

if Once inside the inner ring of anti-fully accept the information,

that Przemysl, the aircraft batteries with the metro-need arose, polis at their mercy, they release Polish town of war-time fame, is ther bombs, create havoc and des-"pshemmissel.”

Paris, Berlin, Rome, Madrid, truction.

Moral of the film is: London has Bombay, Baghdad, and a number of the guns, the sea.chlights and the others which by common consent aircraft, but no men.

65 per Cent. Short

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are pronounced in anglicised form, have been left untouched by the committee. But there are many "It is a fact that home defence border-line cases. For instance, the forces are 65 per cent. short of French pronunciation of Rheims is war-time strength," Colonel Dun- passed over, it will be known to to British lop said after the showing of the announcers as it was film.

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soldiers during the war as “reemz.

War-Time Names

"The gap depicted in the picture in the region of S. W. London does- n't exist in that area at all. In a general sense, however, there is Ypres, however, the Tommy's becomes in B. B. C. very big gap in our defence ring "Wipers," caused by lack of men."

parlance "eepr.".. Further incon- Marseilles, "The Gap" will be generally re-sistency arises over

in English leased throughout the country ear-which is to be called

ly next month after a short run at style “maarsaylz,” while Lyons is the Gaumont Theatre, Haymarket, also to be pronounced brutally as "mes- "Honz." Messines becomes London.

seen."

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"The manners of many of girls to-day are, deplorable. I do not think the girls of to-day are I naughtier than they were when was young, but people talk much more about wrong things than they used to do," said Lady Cecilia Roberts at a meeting of the British Women's Total Abstinence Union at Carlisle.

"We need to teach girls how to conduct themselves properly with their men friends.

Apparently Empire broadcasting has brought another complication. for traditional English pronuncia- tions as used in Britain are not al- ways acceptable overseas. When the B. B. C. Ennouncers called Antigua "antiggewa" the British residents in that island. objected. Announcers are now recommended to call it "anteega."

One of the most awkward hurdles in this book is Porto de Leixoes - (Portugal), The pronunciation given is "porto de lay-sho(ng)ish.' All these rulings have been sub- mitted to leading authorities, by the way: Here are some others: Addis Ababa Azores Bareilly "We ought to have opportunities Berne for talking to girls as they are leaving school, "A great number- of women are nervous of talking about morala, We must find 2 Kitzbuhel wise, attractive and forceful way."

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