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PREMISES TO LET

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"Educated English" Of Nine Men

"B.B.C., English", does not exist. bledon. Some were officers in the The Corporation, fet it be known Army: some schoolmasters, actors officially, "has no desire to accept or Journalists. One crossed the or to dietate any standard of pro-Atlantic as a stoker.. nunciation other than the current usage of educated speakers.”

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THE AFFAIRS OF CELLINI

Muntinued from Page £)..

The mar departed and Berve- huto again barred his door.

There were two messages, оле from Polverino

giving him.

the address of his relatives, an uncle and an aunt. Benvenuto recog- nized the name as that of a gen- tleman who had occasionally had work done at his shop.

These

people ware to Angela in and care for her until such time as other afrangements. were made for her. The other note merely informed Polverino's relatives that the girl who would arrive with that note would be

take

"Men so diverse in age, educa- tion, experience, and character do not talk the King's English in the same way: to pretend that they do is idle, and to imagine that this way is imposed on them by the B.B.C. is wrong."

Mr. James describes the elabor-the one he had told them about.

Well. which would-be an-

Angela, get on your bouncers have to pass. Many can-

things. It is not a long walk didates, he states, are rejected "be-

across to this place, You will be cause their accent. is too “aggres-

well cared for." sively modern, too much like what is sometimes called "haw-haw," " while the standard of performance in foreign languages is usually ex- ceedingly low, even in the case of

In a book published under the title of "The Broadcast word," Mr. | ate James deals with some of the problems involved in the broad- casting of the English language, and defends the speech of the an-

nouncers.

The B.B.C. insists that all its speakers, official or otherwise,, as far as possible shall speak a variety

of educated English," he writes

many University men, with degrees

"I'm sleepy." she said. "You" are:

I know

full well, because you have never been fully awakened."

"I like you. Benvenuto," "You like only your stomach, girl. Hurry and get ready."

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It may be the educated English in modern languages. man, or an Irishman, or an Eng- spoken by a Scotsman, or a Welsh- { ́ Amending the Alphabet

During a period of three years, ishman, but it has to be educated, during which at least 50 candidates unless there are any powerful were heard, all but one were floor- reasons, political or social, whyed by "Gianni Schlecht” this proviso should not apply.

Mr. James belleves that we should Tests For Announcers

restore to the alphabet certain "By far the larger portion of the letters which the early printers relectured her mildly as to keeping B.B.C. staff never appears before a fected; one, for example, for the the chief officers | sound of "th" in "thin," and an- microphone; make only the rarest appearances. other for the sound of "th in

She gathered up her few be- longings, including her bobbin lace work Benvenuto packed her TERMS-Cash on DELITEET. clothes that she was to wear at the castle banquet it ever it were. to take place.

As they started out Benvenuto

her mouth shut "about the Duke.

"You are not to admit that you know him if they try to get in-

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is done by the announcers, of whom | invention of some new letters. there are at Broadcasting House notably one for the sound of "sh".|| six on the Home Service and three in "she." on the Empire Service.

"The announcing staff changes its personnel frequently, but some of its senior members have been employed for a number of years The men range in age from 23 to 46.

"At the present time they in- dude three Oxford and two Can- bridge men; their schools range from Weymouth, Radley and Am- pleforth to Uppingham and Wim-

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London; March 1. *

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Edinburgh, Feb. 20.

Sir James Barrie's speech st Edinburgh a year or two ago

Broadcasting will not have lived in vain, Mr. James feels, if it rids our pubic life of bad preachers. bad speakers, and bad lecturers; if it rids us of the idea that "Intel- lectual brilliance is in some mys

terious way more brilliant when associated with infantile incober- ence of speech; and if it rids our churches of a form of speech that is the laughing stock of sensible people."

A VERSATILE DIPLOMAT

Sir Walford Selby.

(Special Air Mail Service)

London March 1 Sir Walford Selby, the British Minister, who has been showing the Prince of Wales the sights of Vienna, will himself be celebrating an anniversary during this silver

Jubilee year.

It is 35 years since he paid his was then, a member of Lord Rose first" official visit to Vienna He

bery's Special Embassy which con veyed to the Austrian Court the of King

formal announcement George's accession.

Bir Walford, who is 53, has held fewer

permanent posts abroad

god deal more varied than mest Third Secretaryships in Beriin Land The Hague in 1906 and 907

and just over two years as First, Secretary in Cairo after the war, ceding his present appointment were the only foreign posta pre-

ished.

"But I do know him. He told me to call him 'Bumpy' and—”

If you ever tell that, the Duke will have you cast in a dungeon and all you will ever get to eat from then on will be black bread and stale water!"

Benvenuto felt that this threat was an inspiration.

"God forbid, -I. would die," Angela said, and shuddered."

A "Study " "And remember all that taught you” about manners at the court, for likely as not the ban- quet will be given me soon and you will have to go with me.”**

Angela hoped that it would be

8000.

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There was no difficulty at the bome of ~Polverino's relatives. Polverino's kindly aunt, and an old serving woman, took the girl In and Benvenuto departed. Again he visited his good ́and wealthy friend, Pier Landi, where, with a mixed company, they held high revelry until dawn.

After a few hours sleep at his quarters. Benvenuto packed the remainder of his belongings to be sent to the castle, gave his faith ful old serving woman a generous sum of money and such, of the

and went to the castle. furnishings as he did not want,

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A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

-FURNITURE

Comprising

Chesterfield Couches and Arm- chairs, Teak Wardrobes, Dinner Waggon, Side Boards, Dressing Tables with Bevelled Mirrors, B. W.

Teak Hatstands, Teak Diring Tables and Chairs, Teak Chest of Drawers, Cupboards, Tea Foys, Tenk Desks, Teak Ice Chests, Teak Filing Cabinets, Glass Cabinets, Bookcases, Office Chairs, etc., etc.

Several pieces of Fine Blackwood Ware

One Bertant

Silver Ware, Cutlery, Ornamenta, Tea Sets, Braas Ware, Table Lamps, A comfortable room had been Insence Burners, Pictures, Old Pain fixed up for Benvenuto above the rings, Carpets and Bugs, Wall Clocks, room that

the Duchess had Vases, Bains, Gramophones, Alum. arranged for his #study." ItWare, Iron Safes, Cloisonne Ware, could be reached by a private Majong Sets, Radiatory, etc., etc. than any other British Ambassa workshop and the study,

stairway in a hall between his

aleo dor or Minister. His diplomatie: Ascanio Was... · already there. experience, however, has been a finishing the setting up of the forge. Workmen had completed his benches, and tool cabinets Ascanio started the forge and Ben venuto went merrily at work com- pleting à few commissions he had on hand at the tune he was order- ed to move into the castle. Secretaryship Specialist! The Duke law fit to drop into He may- be said to have the workshop that afternoon. specialised in private secretary- But things are not destined yet ships. After being assistant pri- to vate secretary to Bir Edward Grey mi to-morrow's instalment. at the outbreak of war, he be- came private secretary to Lord Robert Cecil, Minister of Blockade, man, rough-rider and President," I in 1917. and 1018.

have never met a banker or a rail- Subsequently he served five road executive. All I saw were Foreign Ministers in the same promoters and stock jobbers. capacity-Mr. MacDonald, Biz, Another ............. ex-President, Mr. Ansten Chamberlain, Mr. Hender Coolidge, observed, after a lanch son, Lord Reading and Sir John at Simon,

INTERVIEWER

AT LARGE

As a sideline, Sir Walford Selby when he pleaded for the Royal In- acted as secretary to the Govern firmary of Edinburgh Extension ment Hospitality Fund from 1908 Fund is recalled by a note in the until 1915, current number of "The Student," the magazine of Edinburgh Uni- veraity undergraduates, Sir James spoke of the little old iron box for donations in the Infirmary: into which he pictured the last of the 500,000 notes being dropped by the Lord Provost, but by special Arrangement with the Prime Minister it would, he said, be z golden sovereign, so that Scotsmen all over the world could listen-in and hear the once * familiar

link, The Student" tells of recent patient who was found to be placing two guiness each week in the bux, a sum she could ill afford. I am receiving the bert teatruent that medicine can offer," she said, so I am giving as much

I can pare in return. very patient had such a com tious outlook the problem of the upkeep of our infirmaried would be At once solved!

"Farewell To Fifth

Avenue

"

(Special Air Mall Service)

Londen, March 1.

well for Benvenuto. Don't

which President Hoover had been very silently present, "Next to Mr. Hoover I am a chatterer."

Uncommunicative

[**Mr. Vanderbilt Interviewed the ex-Kafer-whom he had met on his father's yacht as a boy after Herr Hitler's rise to power, but all he got was:

I have no message for your peo- ple and I usually keep my thoughts to myself. As for Germany, I shall return there only lit a wooden box. Good-day, ar

Al Capone, with whom Mr Vanderbilt had an interviewin

Chicago hotel was more: com- municative:

Here I am, Public Enemy No the meal ticket of,

Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt fun. and bum

has just written Els

elt said to him?

boy and lomatically,

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