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MR. GULLIVER MAKES AN
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Mr. Charles Gulliver, managing director of a company which con- trols about forty theatres, explained
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by atar artistes, and made an offer. He cald he was convinced that Roon as first-cluas variety, entertain ments were given over the wireless, other forms of entertainment would sufier.
have altogether lost sight of the fact that nowadays they have an opportunity of listening in to stá tions throughout the world. There- fore the time is fast approaching when local programmes may not be appreciated one can sit at home and get in clear teach with London or New York. British apparatus is being superseded by short wave Says the "Straits Times" of May broadcasting from Holland. Last his attitude towards broadcasting 28: We never discourage enter-Saturday a listener-in at Johore prise whether of a social, philan- brought this question to our notice, thropic or economic character. As He pointed out to us that by meane a rufe if we think that its objects of a Reinartz circuit detector and are sound and will meet with a fair two stages of low frequency with a measure of success we are ready semi-vertical aerial of 24 feet-we to accord it every support. Many will admit that we are not wireless "The British Broadcasting Cor- wireless enthusiasts in Malaya will experts and are quite uninitiated poration," he went on, have na- no doubt have seen the telegram into ita mysteries he had spent a tually endeavoured to supply this which our Ipoh correspondent sent very enjoyable two hours between want, and in doing so have untered us a few days ago announcing the 2 and 4 a.m. in latening-in to Lon-into arrangements with artistes formation of a broadcasting society don. He was surprised at the re-who already have performed for me. with a capital of $400,000 and with suits considering that the Instru- Many have contracts for future en- headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. ment which he used was made in The promoters of this undertaking the jungle. He was using two may not be discouraged if we state valves only. This really conveys plainly that we are not so optimistic but very little to us but the fact of Its success as press reports might remains that London was heard so
America's Radio Commission. Left to right, Henry A. Bellows, Eugene O. Sykes, W. H. G. Bullard, chairman; John F. Dillon, and Orestes H. Caldwell, comprising the Federal Radio Commission, photographed at the first meeting in Wash- ington of the full commission.
BROADCASTING IN MALAYA.,
Ipoh, May 26.
The wireless broadcasting Echeme from Kuala Lumpur lo understood to be progressing.
The capital of the new company has been underwritten.
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gagements, and others hope to ob- tain the same. Iam willing to listen to a commercial proposition from the Broadcasting Company to pay my company, say, £10,000 per annum, which is a tiny part of its very large income, and in considera- tion, therefore, to withdraw the existing objections. Such a pay- ment would compensate my theatres for a part of the anticipated loss in
revenue.
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"In the present case of Mr. Bransby Williams it is suggested that, as he was only intending to broadcast works of Dickens there should be no objection. Alternä- tively I suggest there must be hu
seem to convey. We are convinced clearly as to catch the applause fol-dreds of elocutionists who could that at present we are not advanced lowing a concert. This certainly give a perfect reading of Diekena, enough in Malaya for the successful indicates that the question of broad-so why engage a ater artiste? The public statements concerning this launching of an elaborate broadcasting in Singapore may be super artiste are not accurate. have not casting concern.
We need point ceded by an Empire movement. But barred Mr. Williams, ut informed only to the energetic Wireless So should the promoters of the Kunia Mr. Henry Day that, in the event of ciety of Malaya who have been Lumpur company continue with Mr. Williams broadcasting. I should straggling valiantly for two years their proposals why should they not expect to have my contracts with against adverse circumstances and approach the Wireless Society of Mr. Day returned.
combina are now forced to seek financial aid |Malaya with a view to a from the Government. It is tion of Ideas and the flotation of a through no lack of enterprise on united undertaking? We are sure their part that they have been that two concerns cannot thrive in- The brought to such straits. There are dependently on each other. poachers upon their legitimate pre- suggestion may not yet be too late serves who listen in regularly to for consideration. Cheap wireless the concerts and other attractions sets are now obtainable and laten- which are provided by willing en-era-in would be increased a hun thusiasts and yet are mean enough dredfold in facilities were granted to enjoy the privilege without con- for their importation and installa tributing a cent towards the heavy tion at a reasonable coat, cost that is being borne by the
Society. No wonder that with its limited membership they have had to seek financial assistance..
Licence Fees.
pro-
NEW BEAM MARVELS.
Signor Marconi's Dreams Coming True.
Senatore Marconi still has some surprises to spring upon the world. An hour in his company writes a press representative, and I came away with visions for the future of
The promoters of the proposed new undertaking at Kuala Lumpur have no doubt made themselves fully cognisant with the proceedings at the annual meeting of this incal society and have perhaps noted the contents of በ letter addressed to the Government in which it is pointed out that the conditions under which licences will be granted for broad- easting are not sufficiently attractive to induce any commercial company to apply for broadcasting rights. "With the very limited means at our disposal we have carried on ama teur broadcasting for a period of over two years putting out bi-weekly. concerts and a number of people have installed, receiving sets. Un- fortunately, however, although a large proportion of listeners-in pay the Government licence fee only a very few in proportion pay the modest subscription of $12 per annum to the Society which vides the only broadcast pro- gramme which they can be sure of receiving." Our friends in the F.M.S. state that their fee is to be $20 per annum for the Malayan Broadcasting Services, Ltd. In view of the difficulties that the society in Singapore is experiencing they may well feel justified in ask- ing for this fee. At the same time (Poleskie Radio), have just placed we think that at present they will a contract for a 10 K.W. Broadcast- not receive substantial a88fatance and co-operation which an attrac-ing Station to be erected at Kate- wice. This equipment will be tive scheme such as is proposed:
manufactured in London at the should obtain rendily. Malaya does works of Messrs. Standard Tele- not offer a promising field for com-phones and Cables Limited. This This de follows on the recent successes of mercial broadcasting. mands a highly specialised organ this company in face of foreign isation as well as a wide circle of competition in obtaining contracts really good talent upon which to for broadcasting equipments for the draw. We have not that in the Irish Free State, Denmark, Japan Peninsula.
and New Zealand and is indicative Hearing London.
of the universal reputation that Bri- We are sure that many of our tish manufacture holda in this lat wireless enthusiasts in this country est field of scientific endeavour.'
America's Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Herbert Hoover, speaking into the special apparatus of the American Téle- phone and Telegraph Company in Washington, which carried not only his voice but moving pictures of him as he talked to New York.
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Great Britian rights,
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Listening to Australian certs on a crystal set.
near
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Ringing up friends in Sydney. Buenos Ayres or Montreal for cheap-rate conversations.
Watching Christmastide cricket played in midsummer aunshine in Australia.
Receiving facsimile copies of newspapers within a few minutes of their issue at the other end of the 'earth.
Being able to recognise the Bender of a telegram” by the writing.
To Signor Marconi, these are not just visions, but developments of his beam system of wireless, which are now made possible and require only a short tima to produce,
BRINGING UP FATHER.
WELL THIS@S CREA
EEK!
TUESDAY JUNE 7, 1927.
DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)
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©THE INTERNATIONAL, SYNDICATE.
HORIZONTAL 1-8mall bud 7-Early English poet 14-Character in
Tennyson's Lance - lot and Elaine 16-To state 16-Musical nota 17-To aspire 10-Outer coat of
'ceronis
10-Balo (zbbr.) 21-Native of Scotland 23-A giver
24-At sea.
26-A receptacle 27-A doctrine 28-Carnal 50-Part of "be" 31-Weasel-like
carnivore 33-Hall (Latin). 24-Bill of fare 38-Gen. $8-Estimated 41-Part of fore-arm
(pl.)
44-Plural of "medium" 48-Prefix. First 80-Golf.mound
61-A district,
1
6. W. Arabi 63-Suffix. Gamo`as
4lan
54-A Chinesa shrub
56-The decline of life
HORIZONTÁL (Cont.)
38-Girl's name 6-To resist, an A
current 61-Musical Instrument 152-To percolate
63-Part of Bibla (abbr.) 64-Famous English
..river
88-To carry (Southern
U. 5.) St-Country of Europe
(abbr.) 69-Gapered 71-Belat'y 73-Penetrated ]74-Aluminum silicate
VERTICAL
1-A South-African
antelope
2-To draw forth
-A perant +-Vapor
B-One (Spanish) d-Ways of passages B.To piilege
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10-A fore-arm bone 11Civil engineer
(abbr.)
12-First King of the
English
13-Reforz
VERTICAL (Cont) 18-Citizen of italian
capital 10-Wood-boring beetl 22-Upon the top of 26-A carnelian |27-Wrath 29-Cembining form.
Outelda
32-Showinces of
achievement 35-Nest of a predatory
Hird 37-Conjunction 37-Mandike monkay 10-Event
41-A sharpening-tone 42-Negative adverb 143-Tarnish
44-intended 140-To, stain
|48~Friend '(French) 147-A turtis +
40-Flexible stem of a
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Bz-Anclant city near
Aleppo, Turkey 68-A lyric poem 67-8lly creature 160-A apico
62-Hardena, |65-Verso (abor.) (07-Combining vorm.
Far
70-Part of Bibls (abb [72-Oppor'te (abbr)
(The solution of the above cross-ward puzzle will appear in to-morrano's' issue along with a new cross-word. apuzzle.)
WIRELESS TO THE RESCUE.
An Injured man aboard the steam- er "Hartbridge," bound for Sydney, was treated, under directions given by wireless, at a distance of 400 miles from the Malin head station (Donegal, Ireland).
The master of the vessel sent a message stating that a man had re- ceived injuries to the head, as the result, of which he was bleeding fm the nose, mouth, and ears, and asked how it could be stopped.
Malin Head communicated with a surgeon at the Londonderry In- firmary, whose Instructions were wirelessed to the "Hartbridge."
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