AMERICA, President's Speech Broadcast and "Heard in England: Dartmouth House Opened "Washington, Feb, 22.
'The whole of' America to-day will affix their headphones and switch on the loud-speakers to listen to the address by President Coolidge on the birthday of George Washington, which will be simultaneously brond-feast by 42 stations in all: parts of the country. Other stations will try to convey the voice across the. Aslantic and as far as possible azress the Pacific—Reuter.
London, Feb, 22.
London listeners-in were surprised this evening by the B. B. C. brond-leasting President Coohidge's speech, which was picked up at the super-receiving station at Heston from Schenectady and relayed to London.
The English. Speaking Union Feb, 22.
George Washington's birthday' was signalized in London to-day by the opening of Dartmouth House i1 /Berkcley Square, the new headquarters of the English-Speaking Union, in the presence of a distinguished company. including the Earl Balfour, the Marquess of Reading and the American Ambassador.
'A cablegram from ex-Ambassador Davis was read hailing the oceaslor as another Inndmark' of friendly ce-operation towards world pence.
Mr, Baldwin, opening the build-Ing, enumerated the events of past yours which Lave tended to improve Anglo-American relations, notably actticment of the Irish "question, then the British Government's efforts fo seo the American pro: hibition law maintained by Britons in dealings with America, and the Washington Naval Agreement, in} which connexion, the Premier said, speaking individually, he would be only too pleased if further progress is made before long on similar lines,
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