RADIO IN ENGLAND

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19462, 29 December 1934, Page 15 (Supplement)

RADIO IN ENGLAND

EX-HAMILTONIAN IMPRESSED. SOME WONDERFUL PROGRAMMES. A former Hamiltonian, writing me from London this week, says:“The wireless programmes heard in England are marvellous. How you would be thrilled with the glorious concerts from the Continent, the gieat artists, the famous people that one hears from London, and the English language in ail its beauty, “Last night we listened to De Valera speaking from Dublin University, and I was more than surprised to find him so interesting and humorous, with some strange appeal reminiscent of Donn Byrne and Synge in their folk-lore writings. I can now quite understand his influence over the Irish people, for there was that magnetic sad quality about his voice and manner of speech that could not fall to appeal to the simplicity' of the Irish people as a whole. Mussolini, on the other hand, roars to his millions, as I heard hjm do the other week from Milan. George Apliss’ Exquisite English. George Arliss spoke from 8.8. C. the other Sunday night on behalf of the Artists and Actors’ B'enevolent Fund, and there was no mistaking his quiet and exquisite English. "Johnny Weissmuller, film star and champion swimmer, gave his famous Tarzan call, and said “Hello 1 ’ to England through the microphone. It was quite a thrill. “Sir James Jean’s talks on ‘‘A Tour Through Space and Time" are wonderful. lie is intensely interesting—makes you sizzle when he journeys to the sun and freeze up In the moon! "Ivor Novello, actor and dramatist, spoke very amusingly and very cleverly recently, and G. K. Chesterton and Cronin are particular favourites of ours. Launching of New Liner. "The launching of ’534’ was most interesting and the King’s speech was excellent. We actually heard the Dottle of Empire wine smash and its contents go splash! Howard Marshall has Just commenced to describe the Lord Mayor's banquet.

"Ramsay MacDonald gave a wonderful speech to-night, mostly political in substance, but I seemed to sense a warning note concerning war, which isn’t anything new these days."