World Radio News

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 42, 28 April 1933, Unnumbered Page

World Radio News

SHE demand for instruction in Eng glish has been so insistent in Au-: tria that the broadcasting authorities haye decided to transmit weekly a dislogue between two Iinglish performers. The broadcast is primarily intended for small children at school, but schoots with older pupils intend to utilise tue service, as do very many adult li: teners. a * * EYTER a year of unsuccessful a: tempts. to Jocate an unlicensed radio station used for directing the landing of liquor,. the American iepartment of Justice has recently laid the transgressor. During chase the department’s car tray, over 35,000 miles, and the stationgw ' eventually discovered in a car, hidden beneath the cushions and floor boards. The bootleggers’ station had a. range ef 1000 miles, and the car’s speedomete" showed that it had covered 22,00" miles in changiig its location. ; oe * * PpHE B.B.C. has recently come in fer sone severe criticism, and as a direet sequel to Poland’s compluint about reference to that country in the New Year’s Eve broadcast, a group of M.P.’s have taken upon themselves to demand more effective control of B.B.C,. activities. A special committee is being formed to keep a closer / ‘watch o.. the-B.B.C, and to agitate for Yeform. It has been pointed out that foréign listeners persist in regarding ylews expressed through the microphone as being official, due to the cluse association of the B.B.C. with the, Government of the day, ey" Wty * ihe