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CENTRAL ASIA AND RADIO.
On Jan. 21 the Bangkok Rotarians gave their 16th dinner at which Major Stephen T. Doeray gave a most Interesting and entertaining speech on the subject of "Linking up Central Asia by Radte.",
WOMAN INSISTS ON DECORATIVE SETS.
"Woman's decorative instinct has resulted in a big improvement in the general design of receiving sets.
She has banned unsightly instru ments from the home, and thereby added prestige to endio.
The ultimatum has been issued: and it is being obeyed. Woman has surveyed the weird agglomeration of valves, colla, transformers, but- Leries, and panels, all more or less means of distantly related by chaotic wire-the collection amug-, led by Man. into the lounge or drawing room and assorted by him to represent a wireless set.
Woman has spoken.
Aftar completing the construction A THING OF BEAUTY, of the Kashgar Station I remained In Kashgar several months having to wait for the personnel who were to take byer the maintenance.*"
Speaking of Broadcasting-I should: Who to make a few remarke on the human aspect of Broadcast. ing, not from the commerelat or technical point. It is quite wrong to regurd broadcasting only as a form of amusement or even merely as a wanderkai selentifle achieve: He said in part, speaking as a ment. It is a means wheroby know.' Rotarian having for several years edge and Information are brought been a member of the Feking Rotary to our very homes without any International Club) It is a great effort on our part other than the pleasure to me to have been invited simple expedient of switching on hores to-night is a guest of the four receivers. During the general Bangkok Rotarian Dinner Soelety, strike In England, when no news My classification in Rotary papers were being published and, Wireless "Engineering and Equip naturally everyone was most en mens, however I am not going to xious for newy of the situation, the give up a lecture on wirelous but British Government were able to ell you about a somewhat remark keep the public fully formed able journey t made into Central through the medium of Broadcast- es. ing. Therefore the advantagh and Asia in connection with the Etablishment of a chain of wirelcas benefit to be obtained by Govern-
Take that," she has said, "and stations, which the Chinese Government controlled Broadcasting, has ment had decided to construct, to been amply proved. We can even |
If you insist on: link up certain outlying places of like, so fuses to say that the scope: put it in the dust" bin where it
of Brondfeasting will be so Increased rightly belongs.
having Grundfather or Uncle that vast Empire.
in the "very near future that the George, or whatever his name is, The scheme embraced three main without a wireless set will find announcing the starting prices stations which were to be erected himself at a considerable disadvan- etose to the family harmonium, nt Urva, the capital of Inner Montage amongst his fellow workers, please see that he does it from a gelin, Urumchi the expital of Bin- for he will be quite out of touch cabinet which matches my our- kinny, and Kashgar. It was re- with everything that is happening tains and does not clash" with the the Ecognised in the first place, that the around him. Farta apeak for them oak frame which surrounds
work of arveting wireless stations selves. Millions of people are entarred photograph of our wed- ut such inaccessible places was to-day "listening in." and it is ding."
Bhe So it comes about that going to be a diffult undertaking" doubtful whether
at this we, Friedly on accoum of the transng moment realise more than a small feminine influence is noticeable in!
the design, colour, and general ap- Ention question and the disturbed fraction of the far reaching in political conditions of the countryfluence which broadcasting will pearance of receiving sets, as it is and many of the "old timer" stated exert en the population of the noticeable in the interior of motor it was an impossible scheme und world. would never "he accomplished. The Siamese Government are When the scheme was Bret mooted giving is subject some attention, The Chinese Government actually and probably in the very near Econsidered, and even went so far nature by the system of s/mot
to have a the plant so designed.taneous Broadcasting the inhabiramophone, and no longer hurt
Hal to the aesthetic eye. that it could be transported by tants of Bangkok may, have the Some of the enbinets displayedj
Needless to say Cils facilities to regularly enjoy the for sale go further. Plainly they aeroplanes. question of aerial transport was benefits of the programme trans-are designed for feminine buyers." wild dream. "However six Haudley mitted, from various broadcasting Unusual colours, "rail" designs. | Page machines were actually
centres, which programmes contain artistic, scrolls, all show the in- brought out to China, but were
sheh a variety of items that all fluences of women in, the wireless
world. prompty seized by one of the WAY tastes are catered for. Lords then in power, and used for| an entirely different purpose...
The materials for these Wireless- Stations were, transported even. tually by camels and carts. In or ganising this tremendous caravan was given much help and advice from the B.A.T. Coy., who have been the ploncors' in China of interior caravans and who have had a great
NEARLY 48,000,
NEW SOUTH WALES RADIO LISTENERS.
cars.
From being a piece of mechanism, the aes has rise to the dignity of "a piece of furniture. It takes its place with the piano and the
All this is to the good of radio. Those who do not listen-in must be made to realise that broadcasting has passed the cheap and nasty stage, that despite temporary set- backs it is here to stay, and that instruments of reception are now available which, in point of quality and decorative appearance, need no In a word, woman has added to
ideal of experience regarding came) ber of the lluences issued to wire the prestige of radio.
Common-
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Figures for December, issued by Postal Services, the Director of
Mr. Brown), show that the aum-apology.
less listeners-in in the wealth of Australia total 183,446.
issued in Of these 6999 were and
December, and 2834 were cancelled; Victoria still maintains its big lead over other States, with 98,392 licences, the next State, being New South Wales. with 47,850.
transport. As you can imagine it took many months getting all this material suitably packed,. obtaining the requisite number of animals. However what seemned like an utterly hopeless task was finally accomplished, and these long strings of camels were sent aff on their long journey across the Gobi Desert.
RADIO RECORDING.
بطبيب
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1927.
DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE. (The oress-word puzzle has been made by an expe- but pur readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as karbor, plow, and altho.);
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molding 54-Annihilation
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27-Suppilod with food 3-Strong, thlok-ent
29-H.inder 30-Bhard
33-Forward: part, of a:
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36-Badi
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42-Exesvate
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22-Conflict {24-Ropulo
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28-Canino
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31-To disponas little by
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32-Large
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43-Affirm
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SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS-WORD PUZZLES;
Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure. These will give you a clue to other words crossing them, and they in turn to still others. A letter belengs each white space, words starting at the numbered squares and running either horizontally or vertically or both.
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(The solution of the above, cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new, crosanourd puzzle.)
wax, &c...and cannot be played many times before it begins to wear out. On the other hand, the photo- graphic method is much better, be, ¡cause it has been proved that a photographic film on which sounds have been photographed can be run through the machine thousands of
without Hugo Gernsback, the, famous times
acquiring any
The reason is The authorities explain thie by American radio publisher, recently noticeable defects. stating that Sydney residents spend published information in refer that no mechanical stylus is used The construction, gang consisted more time away from their homes ence to a device for recording radio on the photographie Alm, but rays it is the opinion of some of light instead, which do not affect entirely of Chinese workmen, and than those in Melbourne, and con-items. were as fine a gang of men as Iequently have less need for listen-people that the phonograph has the photographic film, once it has ever wish to handle. They served ink-in sets. me faithfully and loyally through- out very often under most trying
as follow:-N.S.W.. Totals are new issues, 2167; cancellations, 1207; now in force, 47,850; percent conditions. y
Upon the completich of the Uramake of population, 2.1.
Victoria, 3468, 88, 96,392, 5.8 chi Station the caravan to trans-
Queensland. 842, 291, 18,950, 2.2 8.A., 366, 374, 14,452, 2.7; W.A., 76, 70, 4006, 1.0; Tasmania, 80, ni 1791, 9.
port the third installation to Kash gun was organised and this was the mest. interesting part of the whole journey:
EMPIRE BROADCASTING.
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this advantage over radio, that a been developed. We should there- selection may be repeated when fore soon see in every house that desired, whereas with radio It has has a first-class radio set, a radio- flitted into the past just when you recording device. It will give to enjoy it most. However, it is be- radio a new thrill, and a permanency coming very apparent that radio that it has act up to the present will beat the phonograph at its own posscased. game. Already records have been. made from items, including speeches taken over the radio. However, the most important development, is Upon arrival at Kashanz all the
what is known as a photographie- transport worries were over and it
phenographic device, which will use was a tremendous relief to have
very narrow flm, 'not more than. reached our objective with all the
one quarter of an inch wide. The out intuct. I may say here that
film is ran through a small machine the cost of the whole transpära-
by means of a motor, while the in- tion, with insurance, was more than
The British Broadcasting Corcoming radio sound impulses are £50.000 At Kashgar everything went very smoothly and the station poration announce their intention registered on the photographic film was erected and put into commis of developing as soon as possible by means of a photo-electrie cell. 趄 half sion in 6 months. communication facilities for Empire broadcasting These films are good for being established with Simla and by means of a short-wave transmit hour's run, while longer films can, A device of Delhi, which was one of the importer as an auxiliary to the distribut- of course, be made. tant features of the scheme, as welling unit, primarily with a view to this kind naturally does not take as tinking up with Urumchi, Urga reaching the Dominions and De-up mach room, nor is it expensive il The recording is easily done, ever pendencies. and Peking.
They point out that only limited by the layman, and after the full The whole scheme took more than four years to complete and "cost success has hitherto been achieved record is finished the photographic with the short-wave. The factor of roll is taken to your nearest photo altogether just over $200,000.
The stations are working off-safety necessary to the success of grapher and developed just exactly cially to-day, but not altogether in a continuous, broadcasting systems are the snapshots which you the way it was intended, as the was not yet present, but the British take., After the film comes back it Urga Station is in the hands of the Broadcasting Corporation hope to Soviet Russians who have annexed succeed before long.
the whole of Inner Mongolia "and
A test of the value of educational seem firmly established there. Thef Urga Station is in direct communi-broadcasting is to be made in a cution with Moscow, and also broad- number of Kent schools, for which casts a propaganda programme sets are being purchased from a daily, which is helping to keep Carnegie Trust grant. During the China disturbed, and thereby com- children's hour the purson in charge pletely defeating the original ob la to be announced as "Mr. So and ject of the Station, Truly an iront. So," instead of by the familiar title
of "Uncle." cal situation.
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SAY-I'M NOT RUNNINĮ FOR OFFICE. I'VE BEEN ELECTED- } HAVE NO TIME. TO BE BOTHERIN WITH PEOPLE- I'M TOO BUSY!
AH-MR-JIGGS-IT'S A SHAME TO TURN DOWN A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY WITHOUT ¡GIVING HER AN
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run through the identical machine. The photo-electric cell is now used again in conjunction, with: Every sound your loud speaker. which originally came in through your radio set is held fast in the film and can be reproduced as often This method is much as desired. superior to the phonographic disc method... The latter has the disad- vantage that the record must be made in soft material, such as zinc,
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