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RADIO TOPICS
RADIO ROMANCE.
LONDON GIRL MEETS LOVER IN MID-ATLANTIC.
MIRRORED FROM LONDON.
FRENCH PIONEER.
STILL WORKS HARD AT EXPERIMENTS.
PARIS LABORATORY.
Paris, March 16. John O'Brian, Special Correspon- dent of "The Daily Mail" and
"United Press" writes:-
tical use.
RADIO-AEROPLANES.
POSSIBILITIES OF TRANSPORT BY WIRELESS.
INTERESTING PAPER.
The application of radio to transport was the subject of a paper read by Mr. Robert R.
The first lovers' meeting by tele- vision took place in the early hours to-day, says the London "Evening Standard" to hand, when the smil
In a dusty, cobwebby laboratory, Pecerini,. staff superintendent of ing face of a London girl was 'seen with webbly chairs and dingy the London General Omnibus.Com- by her sweetheart in mid-Atlantic. tables, moth-eaten curtains on the pany to the Institute of Transport windows,, a newspaperman found The girl is Miss Dora, Selby. a Edouard Branly, the 37-year-old in London. Mr. Peccrini recalled City telephone operator, living in scientist whose invention of the that the Ministry of Transport had the Paddington district. She ar-radio-conductor brought wireless recently set up a committee to re- view the recommendations made by rived at the Long Acre laboratory out of the dream stage into prac-
the Automatic Train Control Com-1 of the Baird Television Develop
On the tables were rusty knives,mittee of 1922 in view of the.de- ment Company at 1 a.m. and mysterious clock-like wheels and velopments which had taken place since that date, The Investiga- for a quarter of an hour sat in springs. Dynamos hummed in cor- tions would include the considera- front of the transmitter, smiling. Hers. Flies buzzed on the window tion of inductive or wireless sys- panes. Sitting near an ancient
tem of non-contact type of train nodding, turning her head and stove, bending over a schoolboy's
control. "The previous committee beckoning.
notebook. In which he was writing had reported that automatic train Mr. S. W. Brown, her fiancee, the with a two-cent pen, was the man control was the only security
whose labours have brought un- chief wireless operator of the told millions to many exploiters of against accidents resulting from
the failure of engine men." Cunard liner "Berengaria." was his discoveries. His workshop
- The evolving of suitable radio sitting in front of the portable looked like a bicycle repair shop. apparatus to give effect to such "Why, right here," said M. television receiver on board. He Branly in reply to a question about recommendations, said Mr. Pec- crini, and the consequent obviating was able to observe her, every move-his discovery of the radio-conduc-of line work should radically re- tor. "It was on this very table ment.
"It was quite a thrill," Ming that I placed the galvanometer and duce the estimated expenditure of the metal fillings. The 'spark was over 4 million pounds necessary
for the work. Selby told the "Evening Standard." in the courtyard down below.
Dealing with the relation of "It was an awful strain to sit That was in 1890. I had been
radio to the evolution of road without saying anything when I working on the idea for years. transport, Mr. Pecorini said many
Here it came to full fruition." knew my flance was watching me
M. Branly has never had the ad-years ago it was suggested that a all the time some 1,500 miles away-vantages of state or private sub-radio recall signal to the individual, "At least I was hoping he was sidies for his work. He makes all units of a large fleet of omnibuses watching me. When his wireless his tools with his own hands. He might in inclement weather and on message came a few hours later, Ila his own electrician, carpenter, country service save the omnibus locksmith, designer, chemist and manager from that premature de- cay which resulted from "dead" or unprofitable mileage.
knew that he had seen mo.
"Although there were several of
mechanic.
It was as a professor of science us in Long Acre, taking turns at in the lycees of Paris that Edouard sitting in front of the transmitter, Branly started his career. He be-
Control of Ominibuses. Marked developments in radio to have Mr. Brown's wireless message says came head of the research bureau telephony did not seem that he identified me at first by of the Sorbonne in 1872 and left brought them much, nearer this my hair, and, when I turned my the university three years later to mobile communication, but the in head, by my profile.
become professor at the newly-atitution of a species of Indication He board at an omnibus headquarters, "I am very excited about it. Ifounded Catholic University, should like to know how I have did not earn enough there to make coupled with a local radio trans- been seen."
both ends meet and, as he had re-mitter. whereby the passing of.
on certain services ceived a degree in medicine, he omnibuses began to practise as a consulting could be returned immediately to hours work a day physician. This meant about 18 the relay system actuating the in- dicators had been considered.. Any "But," he explained with a marked irregularity in the service gentle smile, "when you have to would call down the intervention of earn your Hving you have to make a flying squad in a few minutes. a little sacrifice."
Road transport undertakings, de- of return loads pending upon freight for revenue might benefit by installations enabling the office advised of to keep mobile units
"Recognised Beyond Doubt.” Captain Hutchinson, managing director of the Baird Television Company, sent the following mess- age to the Press Association:-
* Spectators aboard the "Beren- garia" saw moving faces and a recognisable human being. The chief wireless operator, Brown, saw his faneee. He recognised
her when she appeared on the "Berengaria" on her short wave screen by her characteristic set.
method of hair-dressing. The A Press representative was in- recognition was beyond doubt vited to attend the transmission when she turned her profile.
loads to be collected at points on the return journey.
"Television is so. very near us from London. He stated:-
that I cannot omit reference to its The message goes on to state "After the trans-Atlantic tele-possibilities," added Mr. Peccrint. to my "A television screen on a public that Captain Hutchinson, manag- vision tests, when, much
found I had a good service vehicle would not be so ob- ing director of the Baird Television surprise, I Company, and Mr. Benjamin Clapp, television face, I gave the matter jectionable as a loud-speaker or so chief engineer
unhygienic as pairs of ear-phones. of the company, no further thought, were on board.
The demonstra- "Occasionally I listened at night To watch the concluding stages of
tion lasted two hours.
At times to
and television
ather short a cup-tle match whilst riding home This I was from the office would be a pleasant the vision from London was re- wave transmissions.
taxl-driver de-means of passing the time. I re- A doing when markably clear.
livered a letter. It was from the fer, naturally, to workers other Television Development than those in the transport indus- Baird
to go try. Company and begged me
"The utilisation of the infra-red down and be televised, ending with The "Berengaria" is specially ask-rays may eventually give us a day-
light acreen picture on ing for you.'
The demonstration was rather a rushed affair, as it was only decid-. ed 24 hours before the "Berea- garia" left New York (she is on her way to Southampton) to make the attempt.
First Mid-Ocean Attempt. The mesange goes on:-
opens up
a radio-
TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1928.
DAILY CROSS-WORD 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 karbor, plow, and 'althb.)
239
144 145
26
:
16 17 11
(13
14
13
18
19
29
42
NET
18
15+
152
153
55
156
58.159
161
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1.
(69
HORIZONTAL
1-What rope support/49-Agitata
a ship's mast? 5-Pulverize by
friction
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10-Fluid
int
-11-Pomonal pronoun
18-Habitual drunkard
1-Within
17-Larga' tub
THE INTERNATIONAL BYNDICATE,
VERTICAL (Cont) 21-Remembranones 22-What adjectiva.
́denotas coming
aguin into being? [28-Term of respect
25-Dried gr
HORIZONTAL (Cont.)
50-Forms of trade-mark |68-Reade 54-Measure of 1780
yards (pl) 66-Exhausted 68-Nearby
10-Part of font |#1-Disfigure
itä-Preft. From
19-Abbreviation for an 65-Proclaim
Lantern State
RO-Transparent fluid
20-What enigmatical
13-Bust
18-Bog
87-Nothing
58-Candid
form uage pictures]80-To bend on kaseu Instead of words?
24-Pronoun
25-What unit of length
measures 3.07 inchest
£8-Noar 30-Parched 82-Human being
-A pond (Boot) 64-Proposed for office 37-Flashy tumor 38-Expanse of salt
water
40-What
Is anothar name for A
beggart
44-Above
46-Before
47-Bound, au boll
VERTICAL
1-Garment
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indeffaite article 4-Finely divided
carbon
6-Beize auddenly 6-What country
extends into the Mediterranean in boot-shape? (abbr.) Z-Check growth
Extinction of life 11-Separate article 13-Always
10-Glossy alik 18-Harmonized
20-8trive violently
| 27-Bark of oak of hamlock 29-To obtain |36-What is a personal
endowment called? $5-eignited
33-Adult males
30-A
A beverage 30-Having much heat |40-Deserved reward
41-Man's name 42-Lofty building 45-Crafty
45-Energy 48-Youth
| 40-Tia for the nack
| 80–What beverage la
made from barley and hopat 61-Silver coin 58-Hard outside Dovering
56-Confine 67-Line of soldiers 69-8ailor 62-Expire
64-Abbreviation for
"Master of Arte" 67-Abbreviation for "New England”
SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROBE-WORD PUZZLES
Start out by filing in the words of which you feel reasonably sure. These will give you a clus to other words crossing them, and they in turn te still others. A letter belongs in each white space, words starting at the numbered squares and rituning either horizontally or vertically or both.
(Tre solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION,
ISICHOSK
AMD
OFFROY LEAN ADIT BENTON DYNA ULTO KILR R A SLOG! ZANTE O
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BUT OVEN CA]D] OE~ TEASE ACCIDEN
"In the laboratory at Long-acre vision apparatus to our cars which I was told: 'Behave as though you will do away with the necessity of between were talking to the people in the head-lamps."
one and two metres wave-length, 15,000 separate omni-
STANDARD TIME.
SUNRISE AND SUNSET. IN, HONG KONG.
Sunrise and Sunset in Hong Kong during April, 1928, standard time for the 120th meridian, East of Greenwich, is as follows:-
Sunrise, Sunset.
a.m.
10th
p.m. 6.08 6.42
11th
6.07 6.42
* 12th
6.06
6.42
18th
6.05
6.43
14th
6.04.
6.43
15th
6.03 6.48.
16th
6.02 6.44
in
17th
6.02 6.44
18th
6.01 6.45
19th
6.00 6.45
20th
6.00
6.46
21st
·5.59 6.46
22nd
5.58 6.46
23rd
5.57 6.47
24th
-6.67
6.47
25th
5.56 6.47
26th
5.55
6.48
27th
6.64
6.48
28th
5.53
6.48
29th
5.02. 6.49
Soth
6.52
6.49
tion-finder installed on the indivi
"This is the first time television ship, and don't move too quickly. In no field could the aclence of bus transmitting machines could has been attempted, in mid-ocean. Give them plenty of chance to see transport benefit more by radio operate without causing interfer- The prospects this achievement you.
than in solving the problems of ence one with another.
control, "With the aid of a laboratory traffic
declared Mr. can well be imagined.
Air Pilot's Needs. The televisor used was only slight- assistant to act as 'audience, Peccrini. It was a practicable pro-
Communication with the ground ly different from that used in the did my best, telling him a funny position to install control towers
was the air pilot's greatest need, and "go" London to New York demonstra-story to give life to my movement' wherein the "stop"
said Mr. Peccrini. Experiments tion.
and help to pass the 15 minutes I signals or coloured lights could be "Mr. Brown and it was the most had to sit before the instrument." radiotriggered off from any reason had been carried out with a direc-
had ever thrilling experience he
able distance. Experiments were The Small Transmitter. encountered, and he looked for
Mr. Baird
was delighted with now being conducted in London by dual planes so that the pilot need ward eagerly to the immediate the experiment. "This shows you means of
an elctrically operated not call upon the land stations to Printers.
commercial development of this do not need either a big plant or device. Such an installation would furnish bearings for night landing "THE CHINA MAIL," General wonderful science. A special point months of preparation; nor yet a need to be fool-proof to a degree, when there was fog which shit out
the searchlights. was that the ship's radio continu-atable building in order to receive and it would not be politic for a
"Very little imagination is re- Mrs. Florence Ayscough. D.Litt., ed its usual operation during the television," he told the "Evening local thunderstorm to play havoc whole of the test.
quired to foresee the possibilities (formerly a Shanghai resident) was Standard."
with traffic signals. "The photographs are being
The transmitter was not as large In addition, the clocking in and of radio control," concluded Mr. to give a lecture, illustrated with "Manless ships, aero-lantern slides, on "Memorial Tem- posted."
as the ordinary suitcase, It was out of omnibuses at terminal points Peccrini.
con- planes, and motor-cars are accomples and the Chinese Cult of Pat- "The Image Sound."
merely set up in a ship's cabin fu might quite conceivably be The image sound was formed at the middle of the ocean and sur- trally registered by radio in the plished facts, and one can visualise tern Men," under the auspices of Long-acre, put on the land line to rounded by the disturbing elec- course of time. The problem was radio-controlled freight aeroplanes the China Scelety, at the School of Given the carrying mails to America in very Oriental Studies, Finsbury Circus, Purley, broadcast there on 45trical motors of the ship. Yet it comparatively simple.
wave length: facilities to operate it, few years from now."- metres, and picked up by the picked up London successfully.
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