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SDAY, NOVEMBER

1923

RADIO NOTES. AND NEWS.

British Committee's Report on Broadcasting.

of golf call for said players to do Important recommendations If the company supply a satis- relative to matches coming up? are contained in the report of the | factory service, and are willing to Answer-Players looking for a Postmaster-General's Committes erectadditional stations where the lost ball should always allow on Broadcasting, recently issued. Postmaster-General may consider other matches coming up-to pass These, however, cannot all them necessary, he will not; them. It is customary to came into operation until the end license any other broadcasting signal players who are following of next year, when the agreement service during the interim period Having given such a signal it is with the British Broadcasting up to December 31, 1924, a rule of golf not to continue their Company expires; and the Post- After that date the Postmaster- play, even though they should find master-General has made a com-Genera! reserves the right not the ball immediately after signall promise with the company for only to license other organis- ing the other players to pass them the intervening period.

ations, but also to give them an Question:-In's four-ball match

The committee's main recom-appropriate share of the revenue through the green, a player plays

arising from new receiving when an opponent should have mendation are:--

l'onses. done so. If the mistake is noticed A Broadcasting Board should should the stroke be recalled? be established by Statute. What if a similar thing happeas

The broadcasting service should

RADIO IN AMERICA.

In a statement made on his on the patting green? Is there not be operated by a Government return to England from the any penalty in either situation? Dapartment, and the existing United States, a special repre

Alfred Answer: If in playing through service of the British Broadcast-sentative of Messrs. the green, a player plays when it ing Company should be con- Graham. Ltd., says: was his opponent's turn, the stroke tinued and extended for two British enthusiasts should con- is not recalled. However, on the years on modified terms. putting green the stroke may be recalled by an opponent. No! penalty is incurred in either case.

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A single form of license at 10s.standing fact, that the quality of year (of which the Broadcasting broadcasting in this country is Company should receive 7s. 6d. distinctly ahead of America. Not and the Government 2. Sd) only is this so in the programmes should be issued and placed on afforded, but in the actual recep-

tion of broadcast masie, speech,| sale at post offices.

and news.

No protection should be given to the British manufacturers by the license, and the present system of marking sets "B.B.C." should be abandoned.

The committee consider broad- casting is of great value for pur- poses ofinstruction and entertain- ment, and it will be in the public interest to encourage its develop ment under adequate control, and to facilitate its use for a wide variety of services.

"Control of such a potential power over public opinion and the life of the nation ought to remain in the hands of the State and not be allowed to become an unres- tricted monopoly."

While undoubtedly, in many ways, the Americans are advanc ed in radio sets, they are faced with the question of “static,” and,| in my opinion, which was borne out by a number of Americans who have heard British broad-}| casting, the transmission is not good as we get from 2 LD.

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was amazed when I heard my first concert in America, very good radio set,

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to notice the howling of valves, and the presence of atmospheric disturbances.

I was informed that there are 600 broadcasting stations in the United States, and, although irist an

enormous country, one inclined to believe that the nam- ber should be reduced, if real pleasure is to be obtained from radio reception.

I am quite sure that the aver- age British user of a wireless set would be very disgusted at the results, which no one seems to mind very much in America.

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The Government should keep its hands free to grant additional licenses. No part of the costs of the service should fall on the tax-

bat the [payer:

Government should make no profit out of it.

Other recommendations are: - Greatest possible extension of the existing broadcast band of wave lengths should be made, and steps taken to protect it against inter-

I was greatly impressed. how- ference.

ever,by the extraordinary interest Restrictions on hours of broad-in radio. They tell me that three casting should be removed, thus million sets ure in use in epabling additional facilities to be ] America, and I should imagine provided.

this figure Į There should be a gradualer-excessive, because nearly all) tension of the broadcastiong of the people to whom I mentioned news, under proper safeguards, he question of radio seemed to and special events should be have their own set. broadcast without regard to the hour.

The Postmaster General should domain the final arbiter as to what shall be broadcast. on for some years in the United The Committee consider that States, and has, one might say, the Broadcasting Company's commenced where America left cost should be a quarter of a of. million pounds a year, and that if the recommendations are adopted they should be able to pay their way and a dividend of 6lé per cent.

The Postmaster-General's tent porary scheme includes:

Perhaps we may take comfort from the fact that Great Britain has benefited by the experimen- | Lal work which has been going

It also appeared that the aver- age radio "fan." which I believe is the correct term, was much more interested in being able to state that he had picked up some outlying station, a thousand or two thousand miles away, than to comment on the wonderful concert, or otherwise, given by

A constructor's license issued for a limited period at las, the licensee to give an undertaking | such-and-sach a broadcasting that in constructing his appuratus he will not knowingly use parts | manufactured abroad.

station the previous evening. In fact, there seemed to be quite a competition as to who could prove reception over the longest dis tanca

A special interim license at 15s.. covering present apparatus, whether made or purchased, and The concerts I enjoyed most wherever made or porchased,

were those. of the General it is applied for before October 15. Electric Company Schenectady, No charge will be made for which I heard in Toronto, and past aser. and no proceedings the wonderful Radiola Broadcast- will be taken in respect of pasting Station in New York. The user if the licence is taken out third station which was before October 15.

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most TH interesting was one in the famous Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago, where I had the pleasure of seeing the actual transmission. and later on hearing it as well.

Your readers maybe interested to The British Broadcasting Com know that there seems to be very pany stated that with little to be learned from America. regard to the Postmaster-Gen- and that the developments which erals. recommendations, they are no doubt in progress daring the acknowledged with appreciation present season by the different the efforts which he had made to radio manufacturing companies effect a settlement of the licensin England will result in some ing question. They would have very interesting and novel sets preferred one simple license, but being placed on the British unfortunately it was impossible market during the forthcoming to secure this.

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HER NATIVE TONGUE. Paris: A message from Cher- Apropos your recent reference bourg states that at the police to the study of English in the court & young woman was charg- evening institutes, writes a cor- ed with causing a disturbance in respondent, to a Home paper, I the Fish Market. She stated that should like to record a little dis- she did nothing. The magistrate | cussion I heard only this week asked her why she was charged, Scene: School buildings; women and she replied: "I only laugh-cleaners in conversation. First ed; ph, I did laugh!" She there Cleaner: “What you learning upon began to give a demonstra- this year, Allco?" Alice: "Dress tion of the way in which she making and English First langhed, and she laughed so much | Cleaner: - “English ! - Blimey | that the magistrate dismissed the Then what language d’yer talk

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