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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1930,

AT

HAPPY THRONG

COMING-OF-AGE

MAINLAND PARTY

"ALTASI", Mr. J. G. Gifford Hull's realdence over

looking King's Park. Kowloon, was a fairyland of lights of multi-colours on Monday night, when 42 guests were present at party tendered by Mr. Gifford Hull In honour of the Coming-of-Age of Ids nephew, Mr. R. II. Barnett.

Masses Sylvia and Valerie Morris. Col. A. C. Marsh. Major E. J. R. and Mrs. Mitchell, Capt. the Hon, G. R. and Mrs. Clegg-Hill, Mr. A. B. Haworth, Miss Joan Brearley, Major 1. D. and Mrs. Walker. Commander J. It. Thatcher, R. N., Miss Joan Smalley, Mr. Eric Grim- bie, alias W. Raven, Miss D. Raven, Mr. Eric Nelson, Mr. G. C. Chatham. Mr. T. H. Ingram. Mr. and Mrs. Miss Whitam, Dr. G. 31. and Mrs. Henry, Mr. G. M. and Iss innle. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Campbell, Mr. K. W. Jones, Mr. G. Polglase, Madame Lotti, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hills, Mr. J. G. Gifford Hull, Mr. and Mrs. R. Millar.

The party is the largest private social function held on the mainland for many years and many prominent re-Finlay, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander, sidents of the Colony were present.

Following dinner, guests danced until 2 a.m., Doreen Ma ant partner providing music.

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SUMMING UP THE OPINIONS OF

HONGKONG RADIO LISTENERS

"FIRST NIGHT” TAKES YOU

Behind the radio battle lines

in Spain

IN

Seville, In

Real Truth,

Say Rebels

the hands.

p

the

IN a small, first-storey room rebels, puts up a losing fight..

in a private house not half-a-mile from the Star Ferry we are listening to the Spanish war-by radio.

Glancing round, you would sandwiches, see coffer masses of wires, dials, batteries, apparatus, lights, switches,

Difficulties of loenting. picking the Various and separating Spanish stations are enorinous.

We are using a ten valve receiver and we are getting results.

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Fighting For

Air Control

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Gradually

drama of the struggle for the rudlo stations of Spain has emerged.

Both sides ure doing their utmost to gain control of the air.

Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona and San Sebastian are commandeered by the Government. So are all the

sinal amateur stations.

But the two groups tell different stories. The big stations are elving out mainly stirring speeches, cherr- ing news, and-dance music.

The smaller amateur stations give out the numbers of wounded and drad.

SHOW SHORTS

HONGKONG Is losing one of

Its most valued entertainers next month, with departure for Italy of Miss Elsa Alves, one of Miss ZBW's greatest favourites. Alves is departing by N.D.L. liner Scharnhorst for tais, furthering where she will spend two years singlug career under Lombardi and other great Italian maestros.

This page voices regrets. f hundreds of Hongkong listeners at Miss Alves' impending depar- ture, hopes that when she re- turns she'll let us hear results of work in Italy.

AD.C. annual meeling recently

Committee,

ciccted Bew paved way for winter program- me. Only two changes have been made to old Committee, which made 1935-30 such suc cessful years from entertainment, financial points of view.

Mr. C. Champkin, former lion. Presl- dent, and Mr. E. 5. C. Brooks, former Hon. Secretary, exchange poslilans for 1936-37. Mr. Justice Lindsell, now in

in England, has E. W. been replaced by Mr. Itamilton. Mr. John Robertson retains Hon. Treasurership, Rev. Cyril Brown is Hon. Librarian, and Messrs. A. M. Barton, E, Smith-Wright are there to again lend valuable advice.

CTOBER 3 is date set for re- opening of popular social Ilalel's rendezvous, Hongkong Roof Garden. Two top-notch entertainers who bail from with- in stone-throw

the of

Blue Danube have been engaged In order to conform with Manage- ment's policy of giving socialites all that is best in way of cabaret Bob entertainment. They are and Berty Hellman, pianists who you can hear before October you're impatient by asking any local gramophone shop for one of their recordings. Tip: Best tables are obtained by the early bookers. TET'S end this mystery about the new Management of the Majestic Theatre. We've scen lots fa, Hongkong's, dafiles about the change. but no mention of The name of the Manager.

Ile is C. "Old Favourites" Goldin, for- mer Manager of Star Thcalzo, which developed inta one of Hongkong's leading second run houses in his'expert handa. Much the same polley an that adopted to make the Star Theatre popular with patrons scheduled for the a revolutionary Majestic, and a revision of admission prices has already been adopted. Thus you can see afternoon shows in

in Dress Circle for

evening shows 30 cents. for 50 centa, with a few Loge srats, at 70 cents. Now seating accommodation, ordered from Shanghai, will be installed this month; theatre, previously a triflo echofled, will be accoutically treated for Al reproduction of sound,

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"Belleve US, this ik the truth." says a rebel station.. "Do

what Mindrid not believe On all sides our armies are vancing.

anys ad-

Then, in swelling volumes, comes the Government's Jamming from Madrid. Music is tuned up stronger and stronger in the rebel sintion is completely swamped from the air.

The Government amateur stations are on.

enlling out names of asking for news of cer- giving messagez

towns

tain families from relatives,

Seville is claiming 12.000 Gov- ernment prisoners. Madrid is denying it.

International FAQ, Madrid's station, and the only one that can be picked up easily, is telling the world that all's well...

2.

Woman Gabbles The News

Amateur announcers mainly wophen--have been pressed into ser vice. They read badly-shout ex- citedly.

A woman's hoarse volce gabbles out news from the rebel strong hold in English, Spanish, French and German. It's not difficult to ima- gine the scene.

The disorderly studio, the excited girl before the microphone, men rushing in with the Intest bulletins, deleting items, adding others as she reads,

Our Interpreter takes down all four versions... tries to extract sense from each,

Occasional grim comedy. "Four thousand Government men set out to attack General Moln," says onc rebel station, "Fighting started, then the Government troops broke all for lunch, Our men took advan- tage, crept up and killed many."

READERS WRITE

Headlines, Jazz And Committeemen

Grouch

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ZBW CAN IMPROVE ITS PROGRAMMES, IS CONSENSUS OF OPINION

BY "FIRST NIGHT”—

ATTEMPTING to analyse the hundreds of letters re-

ceived in connection with the recent "Telegraph" Popular Radio Item competition is like trying to analyse the Spanish situation.

Nevertheless, several things are glaringly obvious. For in- stance, there is no gainsaying the fact that the majority of the 603 listeners who entered the competition are dissatisfied with ZBW's programmes. Over sixty per cent, of them said so..

Summarised, their principal complaints are:

1-Lady Announcers, and affected accents of some of the male

announcers,

2.-Gloomy Sunday Programmes;

3. Too much reiteration of old records, same old songs or tunes, same class of programme. Old records should be scrapped. artistes should he prevented from singing the same song at ench appearance, and programmes should be broken up so that listeners don't have to listen to half-an-hour's jazz or opera er plano, vr whatever their pet aversion may be, at u stretch.

4. Poor local talent, which should be dropped. 5.Too many dull talks and not enough interesting ones, Rotary Club relays evoke much comment in this respect.

6.-Absence of morning programmes, shortness of present ser- vice. In the vote on morning programmes, 422 voted for and 134 voted against the proposal.

7-Relays Too much Daventry, especially when reception is had. Not enough of other stations which would, in some cases, provide better material.

3.Paucity and poorness of Children's Programmes,

A surprisingly large number of the letters are constructive in character. Take, for instance, the following letter from an Army Corporal:

"Why not write to the Units stationed in Hongkonu, and see if a variety grown could be found. ZBW would find the troops eager to ap- pear before the microphone.

"Make un an 'In Town To-night' variety programme; get the Navy to join in. They have an excellent harmonica Band and some top-notch vocalista.

"I ZAW ure carnestly searching for talent, they'd be able to dia na Choir in the Royal Welch Fusiliers, same as the Welch Guards at Home."

There are many such letters. Each and all of the following suggestions could. I believe, be mulopted by ZBW with beneficial results:

Debates. Here is a rich field as yet untapped. There are half-n- dozen lebating societies in Hong- kong.

National Programmes— Another untapped field. The German Club, American Club. Scottish community, Irish community and other national associations would probably be all too eager to help in this direction. Programme Scout-Several read- ers suggested that ZBW should em- ploy 'scout' io chase up local talent, attend functions, etc. The B.B.C.mayn't do it, but the D.B.C. has more talent nocking through its doors than it can use. ZBW should

be done especially when on adver- tised relay from Daventry is coming through imperfectly.

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Recordings.-ZBW should procure. as soon as Anances permit, a Blatt- nerphone. It is almost ng vital a necessity as are the pick-ups for broadcasting records. All of the would B.B.C. master programmes Immediatelv become avalishle for local broadcasting and ZBW could record its own programmes of over- cas broadensts for subsequent re- lay.

Continuous Programmes. As soon as finances permit, increase ZEK power and give it over entirely to Chinese programmes. thus making ZBW exclusively available for Euro- pean programmes.

go after the people and not wait for TESTS ANSWERS

the people to approach for an audi- tion. There's plenty of hidden talent in Hongkong, as amateur theatricals have discovered. The Club de Heerelo is one comparatively un- tapped entertainment centre as far as broadcasting is concerned.

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Auditions Have auditions local artistes by all means but, In view of the many complaints regard- Ing some of the artistes now appear- Ing before the microphone they, too, should face the Audition Committee, Relays Relay stations other than Daventry. The demand for this is: TERE'S

little

overwhelming. grouse. The

Zeesen. Rome, Manila, Parts und even other night I. cut in half way on a broadcast, heard some beauti- sometimes provide exquisite pro-|

grammes, derited to the ordinary ful singing. Believing it to be a record, I took little notice, until the medium-wave listener. This should announcer said at the end that the broadenst was from the studio. My Krouch is that a subsequent "Jazz plano" broadcast was headlined In

newspaper your

instead of this

how singer. May I say

much enjoyed the Jazz Recital, but surely good music should come first and I think It almost Insulting to an artiste of the standing of the one to whom I'm referring that she had to be an "ulso-ran"-A.S.

Headlines, prepared by ZBW, show no favourelegraph's

as glance at this week's

show. Since Sunday headings have been "Pianoforte Recital from Studio": "Relay from Officers' Mess, Murray Barracks"; "Recital by Elsa Alver": "Dance Musie From Hongkong Ilotel" "Jazz on Two Pianos". "That Filth

I note with

Jazz"

Is

amazement the dis- sailsfaction of numerous readers with ZBW's Sunday programmes. It is my arm opinion that this is the only day upon which "music" broadenst. Programmes during the remainder of the week do not justify ZBW's existence. Why, then, suer- fice Sunday, a day that should pro- mote the finer feelings in one, to that ith known us Jazz?”—BRITISH BANDSMAN..

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of

this

HO are the members

omnipotent Hongkong Brond- eesting Committee, about which wo hear so much?-LISTENER..

his

own:

Mr. H. R. Butters (Chairman) pro- vides following names additional to Mr. L. H. King, Hon. Mr. ៨. W.

Mr. J. J. Pater- Tickle, Hon. son, Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, Mr. B. Wylie, Mr. Chan Heung-pak, Mr. T. O. To, Mr. Lindsay A, Lafford, Mr. G. A. Pentreath, Mr. P. H. Suckling, Vy, Rev. Father A. Riganti. In addi- tion titera is an Audition Commitice "of five, not necessarily members of

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