1940-11-12 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 12, 1940

MUTT AND JEFFR

THAT: LOOKS LIKE THE COP WHO'S BEEN

COOKING FOR MEN

HEY YOU! WAIT A MINUTE....

C'MERE!

BEG PARDON? FARE YOU

ALKING

·TO ME?"

CERTAINLY I'M TALKIN TO YOU!

WELL, YOU CAN'T TALK

TO ME!

CAN'T TALK

TO YOU? WHY NOT?

Page

By BUD FISHER

WE'VE NEVER BEEN INTRODUCED

BBC WORLD SERVICE REMODELLED

Central Transmission

Part I (Eastern)

with the English programme, а bulletin in Portuguese is radiated on selected wavelengths at 21.00. From 19.30 to 20.00, on. 19.66 m., a programme for French-speaking listeners, Ici la France,' is broad-

During the weeks beginning New Zealand listeners, broadcast | French at 19.13 and 21.45; and in September 29 and October 6, the, at either 07:30 or 08.15 GMT each German at 21.15. Simultaneously BBC world service on the short day. waves took on a new form. Instead of Transmissions designated by the numbers 1 to 6, the daily service is now divided into, four periods [... described according to the areas of the world for which they are des- tined. The new Transmissions Pacific Transmission 06.10.10.15 GMT

(replacing Transmission 1) Central Transmission Part 1

are:

(Eastern)....

10.04.16 45 GMT

replacing Transmissions 2 and 3) Central. Transmission, Part 2

..(African)

16,55-22 25 GMT

(replacing Transmission 4) North American Trans.

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This transmission serves listen-cast. cr's in India, Burma, Malaya, the A newsletter in Maltese (Satur- Far East generally, Africa, Can-days, 17.00), news from New Zea- ada, and North, Central, and South, land. (alternate Mondays,, 19.00), a America. It should also be well request programme by Sandy heard in Australia.

Macpherson, BBC theatre organ- English are: 11.00, 13.00, and 16.00 and a reproduction of a

The timings of the news in ist (alternate Thursdays, 17.30) GMT. Bulletins in French (11.15) gramme from New Zealand (every Dutch (12.00 and 13.45), Portu-third Saturday, 17.40) both for the guese (12.15), German (12.30), Forces in the Near East are stand- misalan 22.42-04.35 GMT and Spanish (12.45) are broad-ard features.

(replacing Transmissions 5 and 6) cast on selected frequencies sim- As a result of this development; | ultaneously with the English pro- a number of changes have been gramme. A special programme in made in the timing of news bul-Hindustani is broadcast each day letins and other fixed-point broad between 14.00 and 14.30 GMT on casts, as well as in the frequency 19.82 m, and 16.86 m., and news Primarily serving listeners, in schedules for all Transmissions,in Afrikaans between 16.30 and Canada and the U.S.A., the North 16.45 on 16.84 m. and 13.97 m. On 'American Transmission now in- Pacific Transmission alternate Mondays, there is a cludes the following features

newsletter in Burmese at 13.30 on 'every evening:—

Central Transmission Part 2 (African)

Australia, New Zealand, Ocean-16.86 m. and 13.93 m. ia, Africa, Western Canada, the Near East, and Central and South. America are the areas served by this Transmission, which is fifty minutes longer than the old Transmission 1. News in English Serving Africa, Canada, and is broadcast at 06.15, 08.30, and North and South America, this | 09.45 GMT, and among the stan- Transmission includes news bul- dard programme features the letins in English at 18.00 and 20,45 talks intended for Australian or GMT, in Afrikaans at 18.30,

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North American Transmission

News in English: 22.45, 01.00, |01.45 (preceding an authoritative news commentary), and 04.30 GMT.

News in French: 00.45,

'Radio News-reel': actuality re- cordings of current events, at 03.30.

'Starlight': variety by first-class British artists, at' 01.15.

pro-

in "To-night We Present":

grammes in which celebrities of the music-hall, stage, and concert hall are featured, at 02.45.

A programme of listeners' re- quests at 03.15.

"The Music of Britain' at. 04.00 (except Saturdays).

The principal talks are given fat 01.30 ('Britain Speaks') and at 03.00 (Within the Fortress)...--

On weekdays at 00.15 the Cana- dian Broadcasting Corporation's unit in London contributes pro grammes ranging from talks English and French to 'quiz' com-. petitions.

PARLIAMENT DAMAGED

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It is now, revealed. that a high- explosive bomb fell on the fore- court of the Houses of Parliament between the public entrance and the_peers' entrance in a recent air. raid.

It blew in hundreds of leaded windows and smashed:a-30ft, win dow at one end of Westminster, Hall, and also part of the massive stone framing.

Stained-glass windows on one side of the House of Lords' de- | bating="chamber were blown out and doors were torn from their hinges. Glass and metal rained! down on the golden thrones used by their Majesties for the opening. of, Parliament, but the thrones. were not scratched, although the surrounding carpets and walls were damaged.

More glass was broken in the lobbies and, cloak-rooms of the House of Commons. Flying splin- ters caused three "wounds" on the western face of Big Ben, but Big Ben Time" still shows on all four sides.

Lord Lawrence-and- several officials suffered minor cuts.

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