1939-05-15 — Page 14

SIX AND EIGHTPENCE

“Meredith, I want to make my-will. My fox-head scarf-pin to my Uncle Philip, unless he remarries. My col- lection of film stars' portraits, auto- graphed, I leave to the Meas. To my faithful butler, Albert Hawkins, the contents of my cellar..."

"But, Lord Henry, isn't this rather sudden? It was only last night that I chanced to catch sight of you in Regent Street on the roof of a taxi-cab, sound- ing a fanfare on what appeared to be a hunting-horn,"

"Don't remind me of it, Meredith. If you only knew how I feel. Not a morsel of food has passed my lips since a brace of devilled bones at three a.mn."

"I am indeed sorry to hear that,

Lord Henry, but in all my long ex- perience I have seldom known a hang- over prove fatal. Are you not cognisant of Rose's Lime Juice ?"

“I think so, why ?"

"Because the said Rose's, whether taken as “Gin and Lime" or consumed before bed, docs, by virtue of its therapeutic properties, neutralise the after-effects of alcohol and render hangovers null and void.”

"Is this true, Meredith?"

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"I am speaking, Lord Henry, as your solicitor."

"Thank you, Meredith, from the bottom of my heart. You have given me fresh hope. Believe me, when. I do come to make my will you shall not be forgotten."

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Broadcasting, in all countries of the and there is urgent need for a com- world, is being used more and more for prehensive plan to modernise and in- propaganda purposes. This article com- crease the power of British stations to of the maximum permitted by internation- pares the broadcasting facilities Britain, France and Germany, and dis- al agreement, to ensure that Britain cusses the relative effectiveness of the shall not lag permanently behind in British and German foreifn language technical facilities. broadcasting.

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Including the recent acquisition of Prague, Germany now has ten 100 kilo- medium wave THE effectiveness of broadcasts from watt stations in the THE country to another does not band stations. 3. then the ium, hand, depend entirely, on the number of trans- has only one 100 kilowatt station and mitters or on their power. Geographical six other stations using a power of 70 situation and the nature of the bulletins kilowatts each. The B.B.C. is building another high power station at Start sent out are also important factors.

Nevertheless, judging solely from Point and both London and North Re- the viewpoint of "first line" facilities gional are to be reconstructed and in-

on creased in power. for broadcasting, as they appear paper. Germany has a marked advan- tage over Great Britain or France taken individually. Together Britain and France probably have a slight super- iority.

BIGGEST TRANSMITTER

"first line" expression I use the strength because there is no doubt that in emergency the various countries of the world would press into propaganda service all other available transmitters at present used for telephone transmis- of the sions. Thus the resources mighty Post Office station at Rugby, the centre of the world telephone sys- tem, might be thrown into the balance There are 13 on the British side.

one transmitters at Rugby, including using 1,000 kilowatts, which is the most. powerful in the world. But Empire must be and world communications maintained and it seems equally possi- ble that Rugby will be heavily over- burdened.

B.B.C. engineers have always strong- y contended that the difference be- tween 70 and 100 kilowatts makes such a slight difference to the service aren as to be of small account, but this view

BY

MARSLAND GANDER

does not appear to be shared abroad

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Princesses

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Judging on this basis of "first line" The conduct of a future “war on the power, France is also in a distinctly bet- ter position than Britain on medium

The B.B.C. i air" is unpredictable. It has been sug-

Italian, Frenc gested that in wartime use of private waves. Three French stations use a wireless receivers may be prohibited in power of 120 kilowatts, and there are

advan- three others on 100 kilowatts. In the and Arabic, an belligerent countries, but the tages of broadcasting for giving air long wave band Britain has a superio- of the staff a raid warnings and disseminating official rity, for Droitwich, using 150 kilowatts, foreshadows a information are so great as to make is more powerful than Deutschlandsen- of time devote der (60 kilowatts) or Radio Paris (80 guages, probal kilowatts). this course unlikely.

guese. A spec tugal is under No doubt broadcasting will be used

On short waves, used for transmis- British and for propaganda and counter-propagan- sions to the distant countries of the consider that t da; there will be jamming and counter world, the disparity between

British letins in f jamming. Experience shows that while and German facilities is not quite so "straight," im it is easy to spoil the entertainment marked. Zeesen has eight transmitters bulletins consi value of a broadcast by jamming, it is used for broadcasting; Daventry five from the worl more difficult to make speech unintelli- high-power transmitters and three on Germany and gible. Usually something can be heard lower power in reserve. The B.B.C. tacks on the J through the din of interference if the claims, however, that all round recen- time. sending station is near and powerful tion of Daventry is equal to that of There is not enough,

Zeeson. The Paris short-wave station B.B.C. bulletin: (Paris Mondial) has four transmitters. appreciated in basis of B.B.C guages is fair fulness, and be The advantages of the land-line relay

As to languages, Paris Mondial uses it has obtained system, which the Post Office is pro- posing to develop, is that broadcasting French, English, Spanish, Italian, Por- the world over. Ger- with the foreig distributed by this method cannot be tuguese, German, and Arabic.

an many uses, on short waves, English, doctor news to interfered with or overheard by

German, Dutch, Spanish and Portu- theories. enemy.

guese. Recently, in answer

Mr. Malcolm Britain was late to realise the im- B.B.C. German broadcasts, Hamburg of Overseas In portance of foreign language broad- and Cologne began to send out nightly an elaborate or casting, but though starting years be- news bulletins in English on medium pose of publici, hind Germany and with much leeway waves, and I understand that Arabic language servic to make up, the B.B.C. has tackled its transmissions, on short waves, are like- fect of the tra

Thus task with great energy. While, how- ly to be started shortly.

the of printed prog ever, much may be done by intelligent. great German broadcasting machine is Spanish, Portug use of existing stations, it takes a year being diverted more and more to pro- bic are sent ou to build a new high-power transmitter, paganda purposes.

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