SONG OF NIGHTINGALE.
WIRELESS FROM BRITAIN. B r . . J L BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] "WELLINGTON, Wednesday. 7 A resident of Belmont, Mr. J. J. Reich, g reports that between 10 a.m. arid 10.30 t a.m. to-day he heaid a nightingale sing--3 ing—not at Belmont, but at Pangbourne, a village g few miles west of Beading, England. He was listening to the broads casfi transmission of SSW, tho British '» Broadcasting Corporation's short-wave statiora, -which, after the evening's concert e programme had changed over to the Kit d Kat Club for the dance music. The dancti •' programme, was interrupted twice by tho '' announcer's statement that the oightin- ). gale's song would he transmitted. )• Mr. Reich says the bird's song, although ' s not loud, was perfectly clear and sweet,. D and was audible from the loudspeaker.. The set in use has three valves. The weak,, ness of the bird's song, in contrast to instrumental items, is due to the fact r that it is impossible to bring the bird 0 and the microphone clos9 together, r I- "
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19960, 31 May 1928, Page 15
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173SONG OF NIGHTINGALE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19960, 31 May 1928, Page 15
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