RADIO INAUGURATION

Grey River Argus, 22 July 1941, Page 5

RADIO INAUGURATION

British Enthusiasm TAKEN UP ON CONTINENT. [Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.' (Rec. 7.15). LONDON. July 20. Immediately after Big Ben sounded midnight on Saturday, listeners I heard the new "V sign” interval signal of the 8.8.C.’s European service tapped out on a drum. Many English listeners telephoned to tne 8.8. C. emphasising that it had a dramatic effect. Mr. Churchill s message was repeated in sixty languagbroadcasts to Europe throughout Sunday. The 8.8. C. broadcast on Sunday night a “victory chant as a background for Beethovens Fifth Symphony, beginning with tne words: “Do not give way! Never despair! We will get them yet! Hitler beware!” It was followed by the following announcement: “Every means in France and in oppressed Europe must be used to proclaim a will to resistance and faith in victory for the Allies.” . ... The Victory campaign has enthusiastically been adopted througnout Britain. Early 7 on Sunday morning travellers cheered a train which whistled the "V sign.” A motorman's cab was decorated with the “V” symbol while stickers with the word ‘“Victory” on them have apneared in houses and on walls 01 public buildings in London. July 20 will go down in history as the-- start of one of the most-amazing campaigns against tyranny ever carried out’ in Europe. English history records that a popular tune, known as “Lilliburlero,” helped to 'deprive James II of his throne. The ‘ V sign is even easier to repeat than the tune and the full flood of its effect is a long way from being reached. “V” Sign on Continent DISPLAY REPORTS FROM FRANCE AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA. LONDON, July 20. Reports from Europe emphasise that there is success with the Victory campaign. In Paris, posters; on which most of the words begin with enormous “V's,” were ordered, to be taken down, while the curfew has been imposed in Niort because a large number of “Vs” were displayed there. A “V” outlined in tar appeared prominently in Mmes. Other V’s appeared cn the door ot Nazi headquarters near Rouen. “V” inscriptions and the slogan, “We Won’t Give In,” have been written on walls and fences throughout Czechoslovakia, according to the Moscow radio.