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NOTES OF THE DAY

EMPIRE MAILS

7

BROADCASTING ONE CENTURY HENCE

"WE

or.

con. din.

The Very Idea!

A

WE SHAKE A LEG

By Horatio ("Snaky") Bors

sensation has been rais- ed by us inadvertently appearing as a judge in the Dance Competitions. Some who still doubt our capabili- ty, have gone so far as to hint that as far as shaking

a leg is concerned we cannot

It cannot be too often or too

TE shall be all-electric'," | adapted to the microphone, and the strongly stressed that the success of

Bays Christopher Stone, broadcasting headquarters will bo an Imperial air mail service depends

century from now. In a occupied only by programme upon frequency of operations and one cheapness of rates. It is necessary recent film it was indicated that in gainers and engineers.

ten years we shall have combined to have support for such services, wireless telephones and televisors and the surest way to obtain supportin everyday use.

War will have been abolished," If this is going Is to offer the publie 'n rate within

to happen in ten years, and re-snys Vernon Bartlett. And reach of every purae. Once the membering what has happened in tinues: 1 believe that the facilities are there, and provided the past ten years, how shall I decovery of wireless will prove to be that the costs are not out of all bate what shall be a century hence? much more important than that of proportion to those of the existing No. I can merely indiente the printing. With its help, in a postal system over rail and sen, the general trend of the way things hundred years, war will certainly have disappeared; this method of public

But will respond

no will probably go, he adds. government can be so optimistic as

In my own field one thing is settling disputes has long since tell a quick-step from a mis- to expect that the bulk of the mails

certain. The circular gramophone sensed to be profitable, for the will be considered no Important as it will go. It will be replaced by means of waging war has become step, or a mis-step from. a to warrant the outlay of a shilling some kind of sound-on-film system so expensive that both victor and stumble.

This is gratuitous opinion to when one can get reasonably quick in a long roll, corresponding very vanquished are ruined by it.

Bet misunderstanding, fear, and delivery for tuppence. Sir Kingsley closely to the manuscript rolls we

often proved more be treated with the deep con- Wood is shrewd enough to realise had in the early days of writing, distrust have that he must provide this frequent,Than there will be no need to break powerful than commonsense. In a fast air mall service, and at a mini-up a symphony into twelve equal hundred years we shall, I suppose, tempt it deserves, but since the mum cost, in order to attract cash parts and jump up to turn the have such a development of wire point has been raised, we feel we must do something about it, customers. He says he expects to record at each part until the effect less communications that ever the provide an Empire service which of the music is ruined twelve dif-most remote parts of the world wili

be at least as well known to us as if only to preserve our reputa- will take a letter from Englund halfferent times. way around the globe at a cost of We shall just sit still and do our next door neighbours are to-tion as a man-about-town.

Certainly nut of our own voli 14d. by 1937. He adds that in

Propaganda will be useless as a gramophones which automatical- Rpecial arrangemente extended to the motorist order to accomplish this Britain nothing, as the fortunate possessors day.

In fact, it was of one nation against another. In julgo came to us. Londen And me at Home and subsequent must have the closest co-operation of age the records are able to method of working up the feelings tien that the honour of being a

abor of the Dominions and Colonies, to-day.

Also, I see much in the portable deed. I doubt if nations as we know thrust on us through a combina- What of circumstances. At 14. rates the Postmaster General will get all the co-operation ap

In all probability the fundn-them to-day will still exist, becaure he requires, and if all that is lock-e.

these were, need not be gone into Ing to success is

bulky mail mental system underlying this idea we shall have rid ourselves of the tion

Some International tonge- will be here, save that when we made u freight, it

will be provided by will be expanded until every radio barrier of languages.

and gramophone there will be no more universally spoken ns Latta was

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16, 1936.

AFTER THE SAAR PLEBISCITE

vate.

and

the Empire. Of that there is no phones-will be all-electric, with, ispoken by the relatively few educat i juramatic entry Into the Garden

doubt whatever,

BRIGHT OLD WORLD

government puls on

The

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from

been expected.

"Good old Bogg!" "Dear Mr. Boxg" came a unanimous chorus of greeting.

A whisper went round that the

composure,

to

mean

That was.

our

We had those broad shoulders, and until the hump on chest shifted to a lower position the slender waist and avelt and stream-line form indispensable 19

champ.

We were the vynosure of all

nt aeriai or earth, and equipped people in the Middle Ages, and with television apparatus by which we shall not think of a German or in the midst of the competitions. we shall see stadio programmes, Russian or a Slamese as being the effect was what might have current events, or the latest films, much more of a stranger than According to the alternative pro-man of to-day who comes gramme we select-there will some other part of the British Isles In all this the League of Nations In Binus novel, "Tightship," dozens from which to choose. But and speaks a different dialect.

the political organisation). there is a character who spends his we shall probably have there things spare time collecting newspaper within thirty years, and they may aviation (as the quickest means of

be antiquated before 2034.

transport), anul broadensting in all clippings to prove that the hurann

On 'dancing race is, after all, pretty courageous

Before

enre-free wireless sets its form (as the most effective Krent Mr. Bogg whose knowledge

condescended become

had universal, however, method of exchanging idens) will was incomparable and upright. It would be infinitely can

have to

be play country wil less edifying, but much easier and every

a very important part. In matters, Several Europeanfact, without broadcasting, I doubt grace the event with his pre- funnier, to collect slippings show-electrified." ing that life is full of a rather grim countries are still relying on gas if the ideal of close political co

sented, but only after much per- and illogical humour, with human, for their main power, so there is operation between all nations couldHence, and furthermore, had con-

possibly be achieved.

suasion, to preside as a judge. contradictions and perversities still much to be done enough to make one wonder if the

Our usual quick intelligence world be not mildly insane at times.

"Foreign languages will be un-grasped the situation. It demand- A rather casual glance at recent "We shall have real broadcast- 13y an overwhelming

American newspapers, for instance, ing." says Signor Arturo Tuscanini. Enown." says M. E. M. Stephan.ed the exercise we could see of " judiciul Saarlanders have voted for the shows a jumble of items like the Brodeunting certainly has done a apres with Mr. Bartlett. Solely three great qualities, to wit, n

following. Huey Long denies that lot in its fourteen years of life, it through the tremendous power of perfect |return of their territory to Ger- he tried to censor a student paper I am not altogether sure that is broadcasting, i believe that long dignity, with impartiality, and many. The result should be a

at Louisiana State University, and work has been "to the good," before another century has passed, that indefinable something known

perhaps within fifty or sixty years, a "It".

Shull Bec T International further contribution to the peace four more students are expelled for gases off.

saying he did, A Seattle malt con- In the world of music radio has we

With these three qualities our of Europe; had the plebiscite fesses to a murder' he committed 21 done nothing but separate the language.

This will be based on a mixture great and admiring public have gone otherwise, the political life years age, on the ground that he heart of music from its body. AL

of English and American, varied in informed us we are richly endow of the Continent would have would like to become an American the moment you cannot war an been charged with dangerous citizen and wants to get the crimeurchestra through a loud speaker. different countries only according ed. Un this special occasion we

off his

of the out-charming way. conscience. Yugo-Slavia You merely hear a tune- very, to the recent of the country con- managed to combine them in a possibilities, As events have announces that it expects to get very different thing. The ordinary eerned. Thus some

Nor can you say of us that we with the will be respectable words in the expectations have justice from Hungary through the loud speaker of to-day has no more rageous slang terms of the present turned out.

Are not Converannt uture, he states. been fulfilled, for it had long League of Nations, and expels to do with true music than has a

27,00 Hungarians Just to make hardy-gurdy.

Wireless temis to standardise essentials of that which we were since been concoded that the sure Lily Pons returns to New

It is hoped, however, that within yote would favour Germany, completely forgotten

York to find that her pet jaguar has a century much change will have English. Even at the present timesupposed to judge.

You may not believe it, but the .her. A been wrought. Broadcasting on we have many. Continental stations Even the most ardent. Franco-jobless New York theatre usher ad- the Continent and in America must giving frequent announcements in

champion prancer-We dancer-in our time. philes saw no hope that the mits setting 10 fires in the last two be freed from the chains both of your language, and more people are truth must be told; we were a area, which is inherently Ger-months just for the fun of watch-State and of advertising which learning it every day. With the

ing the fire trucks go by, and a encompass it. If I had my way, advent of broadcasting over three before good, living and H.K. beer man in eustons, language and strapping Amazonian lady furnl.every broadcasting station should hundred million people have come had begun to lay a heavy hand

of within common Louch. con. The ruled by selected body

This was inevitable. Certain on 2. sympathy, would vote for alle shes Boston with food for

languages must disappear and must France; while the versation by roaming darkened musicians, dramatists, and other giance ta

streets, seizing lone men, kissing satellites of the creative arts. third alternative, continuance them and running away.

Eventually a perfect loud speaker xive. way to English in the same will be invented, and then every way as the language of Brittany the once gave way to the language of under League of Nations ad- Soviet

nation-wide campaign to get fie-sphere of human activity. the French and is now little heard. ministration, never promised

tory workers to wash their hands placing of each separate brick on French itself is losing the foot anything approaching serious and clean their fingernails; mean the wall of civilisation, will be

issue while. Uncle Sam hires 50 relief broadcast from one atation or aning it has long had as an inter- national language, the language of support. Now that the

workers in Washington to keep the other. has been decided, the fact has starlings awake, the idea being that

Not a public event but will be diplomacy. English is replacing eyes the first time we appeared. Serbian languages are marked out we fell on the floor in our anxiety to be faced that behind the the birds will eventually grow tired described to listeners, not a concert it. Similarly, the. Bulgarian and { The girls instantly fell for us, und

the of it all and fly away. A resident that will not be overheard by the for death. Radio is the murderer.nat to disappoint them. political dificulties and

of Evansville, Ind., is assessed, an

Yes, in a hundred years' time It may be said that right away technical question of the owner-armusement tax of one dollar and microphone, not a single speech of

we shall all speak one language; we got rhythm, and from that day millions.

"Die our life was just one

Bong and ship of the Saur mines, there costs, the grounds being that he got note that will not be followed by drunk and amused himself by coat-

There will be no studios as we the outlandish tongue of

Анисе. lies a larger economic problem. ing his wife with tar and tossing

know them. Every place will be foreigner" will have disappeared.

From making a miss step we The Saar cannot exist with an lighted matches at her. He said it

and either was worth it.

mix-step finally made economy dependent on

we Huffered a fall from which France or Germany alone. In

have never recovered. exchange for its coal, it must

The Laval way, seems to be to obtain ore from Lorraine, while

allay passions, to avoid ex- large share of its steel and iron tremes. In some quarters, his products must find their outlet methods have come in for sharp in markets controlled by Ger- criticism, but whilst it may still many. Moreover, the Saar con- be doubted whether he will be tinues to be fifth on the list of able to put an end to the fears and suspicions of Germany purchasers of French exports which have influenced French Thus the future stability of the policy for so long, he may none region depends upon the ability the less upply the brakes to & of France nod Germany to agree movement which was fast carry- upon lines of commercial policying France to a rupture with

Germany. There are that will avoid one of the great-courses open to French diplo est of post-war errors, namely, macy. One assumes the im- the attempt to transform nat-placability of German hostility, ional borders into economic and, believing that no

proclamations of boundaries. In proportion ascessiona, no

friendship will change things, vote becomes

the the Suar

would pursue the policy of forerunner of a measure of alliances and armaments. The economic collaboration will the other assumes the possibility of complex problem of this diminu-improving Franco-German rela- tive but important region ap- tions, and would, therefore seek proach solution. Happily, there The trouble hitherto has been arrangements towards that end. have been algas latterly of hat that France has often appeared ter Franco-German feeling.to waver

between, these two Since M. Laval's assumption of conceptions. With the major the Foreign Ministry in succes-issue of the future status of the sion to M. Barthou, there have Saar out of the way, the pros- been notable changes in the pect is opened up for a much- needed rapprochement. That methods, if not the direction, of accomplished, the future peace French-foreign policy, parti- of Europe should be assured for cularly in respect of Germany, many years to come.

two

con-

:

We married Mrs. Doge who att the former Miss Hogg, had gone to most of our dances.

You will here. remark, what better part- could have made a nership than the harmony-making; union of a Hogg with a Bogg?. But strange as it may seem. Fute here willed otherwise.

From that moment instead o "leading" in the partnership, w found we were being led. Mis. Bogg has also been calling th tune and setting the step.

Two things were left to us choose. Writing the Memoirs if Bogg the Incomparable Dancer r taking to drink,

Wo elected, the latter courseus being the safer with Mrs. Beg still actively about. "Doddeing old. fool," we have heard herre- tort, tartly, when we broachedbur Intended literary project toner.

And so it is, Girls, that yo' see what you now see, a wreck dour former terpalthorean soir! We admit it seemed unbelievabl that in it could have at one timelwelt the terpsichoreap soul gf,,ogreat Bogg..

We were, in short, the tau of the Early Nineties.

pehlaybe you're just one of those people who never learned to Still, you can come-upind soe...

relax."

us sometime.