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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1927
Page
4
A reader describes listening to a late night broadcast via radio as foreign stations from London Paris and Amsterdam relay news, music, and speeches. The piece notes daylight saving in Britain and the feeling of a shrinking world as diverse programs echo through the home.
Police used wireless patrols to scour hundreds of miles for a murder suspect after a woman was killed at Petersham. A single morning route covered multiple suburbs, interviewing residents and checking back rooms, leading to an arrest at Bathurst, 140 miles away.
Principal items list radio broadcasts from Sydney stations 2FO and 2BL as schedules span July 1 to July 10 with recurring names such as Alfred O Shea Scott ish concert Haagen Holenberg and Rondi each Concert Band recurring organ recitals and choir performances at various venues including St Andrew's Petersham Hap Ast North Sydney Tramway Band and Canterbury Band in a detailed weeklong lineup.
Sydney broadcasting circles report many artists have secured engagements for outside Concord appearances. A New Zealand tour by a comedian and growing air success lead to lucrative bookings, with some fees reaching 25 guineas, prompting cautious attitudes about naming artists and the reach of radio talent.
A Sheffield cutlery company constructs a penknife sporting 16551 blades, showcasing an extreme multicutter design for novelty and engineering interest.
The advertisement lists English glycerine dyed raffia in multiple brands and colors, natural raffia, and raffia work books with pricing. Cane of various sizes offered, sample raffia and cane available on application, postage extra. Located at 60 John George Street Sydney opposite Crystal Palace, GEO. L. GELLATLY “THE RAFFIA KING.”
The immortal Pickwick has been dramatised by Cosmo Hamilton and Frank Reilly. It plays successfully in Philadelphia and has opened for an indefinite Rox ton season. An American paper notes New York opening not before October. Reilly plans further dramatizations of David Copperfield and The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
A gift to Shakespeare's birthplace from Prague Municipal Theatre showcases bound volumes with photos of scenes from Czech productions of Shakespeare. The note calls Shakespeare their nearest poet and notes Prague has long hosted his plays with growing affection. They hope to stage Hamlet, King Lear and All's Well That Ends Well.
American producer Morris Gest asks the Home Secretary to appoint an English actor for a talking version of The Templing of thy Gods. Gest aims to enlist leaders from Germany Italy Russia and other states to influence actors to portray their nations. David Belasco, Gent's father in law, is the author. Hollywood production to start July 15 with casting completed a month prior. Sir William Joynton-Hicks has little time to select artistes ameeador.
A British proposal suggested extending the telephone call box system to wireless listening rooms where the public could hear broadcasts for a fee. The Postmaster General indicated private enterprise could supply rooms with licenses for each, though his approval was not final.
A new radio facility near Consipare about five miles from Calcutta is progressing toward completion. It will have 12 kilowatts of power and should cover much of India, with reception in Rangoon expected to be possible if the signal is clear.
A brief notice indicates services or access available every day with Saturdays and Sundays included, suggesting a perpetual or flexible schedule. Details are limited but the phrase implies unrestricted or all-hour availability across weekends.
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