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MAN-MADE STATIC.

Progress in general electrifica. tion and the expansion of broad- casting in England have served to bring home more forcibly than ever, the necessity for some sort of control over what is fast becoming a nuis- ance, particularly in some less for tunate areas The Postmaster Gen. eral apparently admits that he has "no, statutory power, under which he could compel the owner of in electrical plant causing interfer- ence with wireless reception to re- move the cause of the interference."

We know (says The Wireless World) that the B.B.C, is taking active steps in the spirit of co- operation and persuasion to on- deavour to bring about a reduction of interferedce where this is due to avoidable causes, but if persuasion fails to have the desired effect, is it not time that some form of legislation should be introduced to control such causes of interference with reception, now that broadcast- ing may be regarded as one of the common amenities of life!

CENTRAL THEATRE

Paramount's Sound Pictures R TO-DAY to TUESDAY Daily at 2,15, 5.10, 7.15 and 9,20.

ALL TALKING-ALL SINGING-ALL DANCING

a

Garamoun

Picture

Glamorous! Däzzling!

The Stage- -Sensation

"BURLE, SQUE”·

On the Talk- ing Screent

Beautiful Girls l Kavishing Costumes! Catchy Scenes! Gorgeous Scenes! in Technicolor

THE

DANCE OF LIFE'

HAL SKELLY NANCY CARROLL A Super-Production

at

Popular Prices.

NEXT CHANGE WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10-

You have seen and enjoyed RUTH CHATTERTON

IN

"CHARMING SINNERS"

Now You will want to see her in

HONG

KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1930.

THE FAMILY ALBUM THE LETTER

GNUYAS

WNELLAPS

WIFE CALLS FROM 'PHONE PLEASE BRING COUSIN EM'S LETTER FROM HER DESK, AUNT MATTIE WANTS HER ADDRESS

YANKS DRAWER, WHICH COMES ALL THE WAY OUT, BANGING HIS

KNEE.CAP

TROTS OUT WITH LETTER WHICH PROVES TO BE A NOTICE OF A

MESTING OF THE MOTHERS' COUNCIL

NURSES KNEE CAP WHILE WIFE CALLS FOR PITY'S SAKE TO HURRY AUNT MATTIE'S WATTING

(Copyright, 1934, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)

By GLUYAS WILLIAMS

TROTS BACK 6RUMS- UNG IT WASN'T HIS FAULT, SHE SAID TO BRING A LETTER, AND THIS ONE ETC. ETC.

THREE MINUTES LATER CALLS THE ONLY LETTER OF COUSIN EMIS IS THAT OLD ONE WITH THE NUT CAKE RECIPE. WILL THAT DO?

BROADCASTING AND B.B.C. PRONUNCIATION.

ADULT EDUCATION.

ORDINARY LISTENER'S

NEEDS.

FURTHER LIST OF WORDS ISSUED.

Mr. A Lloyd James, discussing in the Radio Times the latest list

CALLS. TRIUMPHANTLY THERE ISN'T ANY LET- TER ON HER DESK AND ISTOLD TO USE HIS HEAD AND LOOK IN DRAWER

WIFE COMES AND PRE- CIPITATES FAMILY CRISIS BY FINDING LETTER AT ONCE. HUSBAND RETIRES DISGRUNTLED TO PAPER

7-51

A LOUD-SPEAKING TERROR.

VOICE THAT FLOODS

WHOLE CITY,

It is suggested in all seriousness

of words considered by the B.B.C. that a new menace to the peace of the world has made its appearance Advisory Committee on Spoken

in the form of the new giant-loud- English, says the word "allied" is troublesome because in such a sen many's great engineering firms and speaker perfected by one of Ger- tence as "The reigning houses were introduced to select public for allied by the marriage of the

the first time. prince," the word usually has the accent on the second syllable, while in a phrase like "The Allied forces" it usually has an accent on the first Repreayllable.

This technical novelty combines extraordinary clarity of speech with does not shout, it talks, and the intense penetrating powers: it.

THE SILVER SCREEN.

BESSIE LOVE'S LUCK.

Bad luck and good lack seems to run together for Bessie love. Just above a year ago Bessie was finding jobs few and far between in motion pictures. At the time her dairy raheh near Bakershield went broke and left her with a vast amount of uncultivated acreage on her hands,

Now Bessio has a long-term con- tract with Metro-Goldywn-Mayer following her triumphant talkic debut in M.G.M.'s great all-talking, all-singing and ali-dancing dramatic, sensation. “The Broadway Melody," now playing at the Queen's Theatre; and the other day she was notified that a large corporation wants an aption on her land for oil drilling..

Author and Comedienne. Literary talent is of considerable help to an netor, according to Ilka Chase, Fox Movietone comedienne and the author of many magazine stories, whoso talking picture ap- pearance is in Let's Ga. Places," coming on Sunday, to the Queen's Theatre.

consists!

"Acting," she saya, largely in studying and analyzing the character one is to portray, and in making that character natural and lifelike. If one has. expéri- mented in creating characters, as is necessary in fiction writing, brings a facility and an understand- ing of other people, which in turn gives more understanding in imper-. sonating a given type on the stage

or screen.

Miss Chase for several years alternated" between writing fiction and acting. Her initial Fox Movie- tone role was in "Why Leave Home," following which she was assigned to Let's Go Places," in which she appears as the suspicious wife" of a French opera singer.

Joseph Wagstaff, Lola Lare, Frank Richardson, Sharon, Lynn, Walter Catlett, Dixie Lee and Charles Judels are the other co-lea- tured "players

"Zurlesque " cn. the Screen,

presented to audience at the Central A very dine entertainment was

Theatre last night. The Dance "of Life" is the picture which opened its seven days' run at the Central Theatre last night. It is the world-famous stage success, "Burlesque, on the screen.

Hal Skelly relives the role of "Skid," which he created for the still small voice is capable of flood-stage play, and in "The Dance of ing a whole city with sound, at Naney

Life," be is doubly effective with

the Carroll,

charming scarum," Mr. Lloyd James states within reach. It is a voice which, tures, opposite him.

once overpowering everything else heroine of many delightful pie that it became fashionable some according to the hopes of the firm,

"The Dance of Life" is talking years age to pronounce it "hareem"

Broadcasting and other agencies in fostering and developing adult education were dealt with at the annual conference for the Educa- tional Settlements Association, held at Leeds last month. The ob- ject of the association is the pro- motion and development of per Tanent centres of adal: education, and it has Afteen settlements and six residential "colleges. sentatives from all parts of the

Referring to the word "harem" country attended the conference." which rhymed with "harum-

Mr. Arnold S. Rowntree, of York. president of the association, said that never before in the history of the country was there a greater because it came from an Arabic desire on the part of mer and word which was pronounced in that way. "Fortunately, this fashion women to understand the funda- is dying out; it was at best but mental problems of life, nor a more an example of snobbery," he com ardent wish to bring the aspirations ments. of the heart into closer alliance with the discoveries of the mind. From the education standpoint, the fields. were white with harvest.

"Allied

pens up a new perspective in ad vertising, since a stationary bal loon carrying such an instrument of torture could control the air

for many square miles.

The loudest of loud-speaker, up to the present-those used in elec tion campaigns, for example--has been capable of producing sound to the equivalent of a hundred watt electric current. But in this new invention, so strongly do the mem- branes vibrate in a powerful mag netic field, that the equivalent elec- on first trie current is two hundred watts.

The committee recommend the following pronunciations:---

Allied (allied, but

forces"); Fanfare (fanfair); - Flaccid (taksid); Gibberish ("g" as in "go"); ..Hospital (accent

syllable);

Patron (paytron); Paisne (pany); Questionnaire (kwestionnaire); Eros (eeros);

A whole foet, a whole army, Dot to mention a whole town, can be controlled by one whisper into a microphone, with no other receiv ing apparatu, necessary than pair of ordinary human ears. But the whole point of this improve

the

QUEEN'S

THE RETURN OF

THE GREATEST

THE

THREADWAY MELODY

TINGING DANCING Dramatic

Back from its tour of triumph!

You hear everything from start to finish the new

Miracle of the Talking Screen!

Behind the scenes of Broadway-at last brought to real life!

THE FILM SENSATION OF ALL TIMES !

TO-DAY TO"

SATURDAY

Ar 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

WORLD

REX INGRAM'S

Production

3 PASSIONS

by Cosmo Hamilton featuring

thoughout. It is one of the most adaptable subjects offered dialogue screen. Music works into the plot naturally. Catchy, new, specially written songs are heard ALICE TERRY intermingled with a group of old- time favourites. The settings are marvellous, from the backstage burlesque house, with its chorus of 180-pound queens," to the magnificent Follies" sequence, shown in natural colour with full sound, in which more than eighty beautiful show-girls take part.

TODAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME

If there was one thing more im. portant than the rationalisation of our industries. "it was the ration- alisation of our ideas. There was hardly a single economic, social, or political institution which was not at the moment subject to criticíam, and in many cases there, was sub- stantial ground for it. "Britain had a handbook on English place names ment upon existing apparatus is embraced, for better or worse, a will appear shortly, and romarks the promise of progress along the 11 to 11.30 am-Commercial News. system of political democracy that announcers cannot be expect same lines until whatever sounds

Riviera (Rivviaira). · Mr. Lloyd James announce, that

a

BROADCAST BY ZB,W ON" 358 METRES.

"THE DOCTOR'S SECRET Whatever changes were made in ed to remember them all by the it is desired to transmit by a head-11.30 am to 12.30 p.m.-Chinese

Another Tense and Intriguing Drama of London Society with Thrills, Tears and Laughs!

From Sir JAMES M. BARRIE'S Famous Stage Play "HALF AN HOUR.”.

BOOKING AT ANDERSON AND THE THEATRE

S

(TELEPHONE 25720).

AT THE

POLA NEGRIM

established institutions must in the help of such limericks as the one long ran be accepted or rejected about the young woman of Ciren by demqerasy itself, and democracy center, who, having called upon her could only judge and select it it solirencester, refused to pay a fee enjoyed a high standard of educa-on the ground that she bad merely tion.

looked in as a virencester.

"

Changes in Adult Education.

Mr. C. A Siepmana, secretary of

the B.B.C. Central Council · for. Broadcast Adult Education, opened.

POLITICAL BROADCASTS.

a discussion on the changing needs Representatives of the three poli- of adult education, Remarking that tical parties met recently to discuss he thought broadcasting might be the question of political broadcasts. just as much a menace as a boon They were Mr. Tom Kennedy

quarters, benevolent or malevolent, programme. may penetrate everywhere they will, 12.30 m-European programme. insistent as light, and uncontrol 1.30 p.m.-Weather report. table as air.

2 p.m.-Close down.

AN EMPIRE LEVY.

PROPOSED PAYMENT OF 58. A YEAR TO B.B.C...

British wireless listeners over- may be asked to pay 5s, a year

to education, he said there was an (Chief Government Whip) and Ma to the B.B.C. when the new Em extraordinary change in the tyre for Attles (Chancellor of the Pire broadcasting station is built. of student now recognised as coro-Duchy), representing the Labour The money collected in this way ing within the scope of adult educa party; Mr. Neville Chamberlain as a levy would be used to defray

"THE SECRET A

HOUR

WITH

JEAN HERSHOLT

A ROWLAND VLEE

PRODUCTION

tion demanded.

would not be sufficient to pay for the whole cost of the Empire broad- casting service,

nary change in the type of educa-party. organisation) and Sir Bol. running of the new station, but ton Eyres-Monsell (Chief Conser

• Adult education now embraced a far wider field than it did before vative Whip), representing the Conservative party and Sir Her. the war. They bad observed a bert Samuel and Sir Robert Hut. significant and important change in chison (Chief Liberal Whip), re the preference, of the students, and while there had been an ebb in the presenting the Liberals.

It was decided to ask for a most

university extension

:

movement,

there was an enormous developing with Sir John Heath.

ment of the wider, more catholic,

tion. Such subjects as philosophy,

E

A Garamount Picture

S

T

and more informa! field of educa

drudged and

WIRELESS, SUBSCRIBERS

psychology, and literature were

For the part of the ontmary Mi

now it has come.

Nathan Road,

TO-DAY to SATURDAY at 280, 5.30, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. Kowloon

All my life I have cried for love-wild,

love hav

"groping

smallestimetodousinenes dessaRES HEADCAST IN DENMARK

The scheme now being considered Ja that the deficiency shall be made up by the Government." Assistance of the Dominions will also be sought at the forthcoming Imperi al Conference.

6 p.m.-Uncle Jeff, Uncle Dick and Aunty Pat will try to entertain the Kiddies. D

6.30 p.m.-European programme "of records selected and supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co. Show of Shows-Selection-Regül

Cinema Orchestra, bank The Merchant of Venice Incident

al Music Organ Solo Quen-, tin McLean, the me Tschaikowskiana (Hand)-Paul Whiteman and Orchestra. Funny Face A Few Drinks and Tell the Doc Leslie Henson and Male Quartette.

On Kay Vocal Gems (Gershwin)

* Columbia Light Opera Co.

with.

IVAN PETROVIICH.

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

At 280, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.20.

(Interpreter at All Performances)

STAR

NETWORK

Girl Friend-Selection-Pianoforte REX

Solo by Billy Mayerle Zapateado (Sarasate) and Sore

nade (Drigo)-Efren balist-Violinst, s

Zim-

Marche Slav (Tschaikowsky)--- Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guarda den

*

The

*

This means that virtually 10 per

Shopherd on the Rock (Schubert) -Bellu

Baillies-

Suprano.TAINS

me of the population maltman -Orgetster twireles, or that Bermere that

The experience at Savoy Hill, he added was that the academic ap there are in Denmark 343,000 ro far ahead of the countries which According to the latest statement this respect is the leading country in Europe Denmark is, in fact, proach to listeners failed. If the approach was to succeed, it had to gistered radio steners, of whom come next-England, Germany and be by association of subjects and 6000 from special considerations Sweden, where the number of radio were exempt from paying any fee. Visteners is between 5-and-por speakers with the ordinary experi ences of ordinary people.:

(Continued at foot of next column,) cent of the population,

INGRAM'S

production

MARE NOSTRUM

ries Somers

Columbia Symphony Lionel Moncktail.

(Monckton)-Dobroy Band, DU sp.m.-Chinese Studio soncert.

p.r Weather report. £10.20 p.m.-Close down,

(OUR

SEA)

ALICE TERRY "ANTONIO MORENO

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

Ar 5.30 & 9,20,