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RADIO TOPICS
WIRELESS' START.
SPANIARDS REMARKABLE
EXPERIMENTS.
AWAY IN 1795.
A Spanish physicist named Salva
TELEVISION.
JOURNAL'S CHALLENGE TO
MIL. BAIRD.
MR. BAIRD DECLINED..
IN PHILPPINES.
PROMINENT PLACE IN BUSINESS LIFE.
BROADCASTING.
"Popular Wireless" issued a Radio. in its two most popular in 1795 suggested, according to his- £1,000 challenge to Mr. J. L. Baird, applications, l.e., radio-telegraphy torical records, that it might be, the Scottish television experiment-and radio-telephony, has already, possible to charge the earth at one er. It offered to pay this sum if conquered a prominent place in the business life In the Philippines, point with positive electricity and Mr. Baird would televise over a at another point with negative elec- distance of not less than twenty-notwithstanding its short life in tricity, with the result that the at five yards, and to the autisfaction these Islands.
Aside from its social and educa- traction of the opposite charges would establish communication be- fco, five items, which include three tional features, radio telgraphy-- faces to be recognisable, a tray of for, as it is more commonly knows, tween the two points.
Salva had the right theory. The dico and marblos, simple geometri. radio broadcasting is a valuable agency in the development of busi- earliest actual experiment, how-cal figures, and a clock face. ever, by which it was demonstrat-
of a special investigatory commit-
ì
TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 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 harbor, plow, and altho.)
23
35
לן
8.
13
4
B
19
20
21 122
24. 23
26
128
29
36
32
33
22:37
39
39
42
143
45
48
147
48
- 49
Seven days, was given for ac-neas in any community. The ad-!
50
St
52
$53
154
55
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1156
57
58
59
60
ed that an electrical connection ceptance, and Mr. Baird' was al. vertising power of a broadcasting could be established between alowed a period of six weeks in station in a well developed radio transmitting and a recelving in which to carry out the experiment field has been evidenced in the
strument with only water 36 A connecting medium, was perform-
agé method,
step toward wireless The next telegraphy was made when Stein- hell accidentally discovered in 1838 that by grounding the terminals of a single telegraph wire the earth
garia.":
Mid-Air Attempt.
en-
United States, where advertising to the satisfaction of the commit-
rates at these stations are prac tee.
The secretary of the Baird Tele-tically at a par, with newspaper od in 1811 by Sommerring of vialon Development Company said.
rates. Radio broadcasting in the Munich; this he did by the leak-"Mr. Baird properly treats the Philippines has not as yet arrived challenge as nothing whatever to do with him, because he has turn at this plane, owing to our pecu. ed himself into a company, which liar climatic conditions and to the controls the rights of the patents
great commercial dimeultion policy of dealing with and the them in every way."
countered by ploneor enterprises. However, some business concerns are already expending money for The following message was re- would act as a conductor for the ceived in London from Captain the payment of sponsored hours in returning electrical energy. Prior Hutchinson, managing director of que broadcasting station in Manila, to this time the Morge wire tele- the Baird Television Co., who is a while another firm has
a small graph employed a complete metal-passenger on the liner "Beren-
station and primarily for advertis- lic circuit. Morse made the first "Spectators aboard the liner ining phonograph records.
The feature which has received practical test of wireless tele-mid-Atlantic, bound for Southamp-;
in 'Philip- graphy based on the principles of ton, looked on the televisor, saw more careful attention
moving faces and a recognisable pine radio broadcasting is the send- the dispersion of an electric cur-
human being. The transmissioning of intelligence and information rent, connecting Governor's Island was from the Baird Television De-regarding business conditions in The Manila and the outside world. with Castle Garden, New York, avelopment Studios. London.
chief radio operator, Brown, saw This is a direct contribution in distance of one mile.
and recognised hia fiancee. She favour of small farmers and indus- In 1886. Amos E. Dolbear of had been invited to the Baird trials, as the information broad- Turfs College, Mass., evolved his studios at his request. He recog- casted enables them to market under the best electrostatic method of wireless nised her when she appeared on the their products
screen by her characteristic favourable conditions. There are telegraphy, by which he was en-method of hairdressing. The re-still few, however, who take ad- abled to transmit and receive cognition was beyond doubt when vantage of this service; but judg- Ing from present indications it will signals a distance of half a mile, she turned her profile.
"Among those present were Staff not be long before many, will grasp Thomas A. Edison, in 1891 took out Captain Edkin, Chief Staff En- its vast possibilities, taking full a United States patent on what he gineer Sutcliffe, Chief Radio Opera; advantage of all it brings to pri- termed an induction method, tor Brown, Second Operator vate and business lfe.
Owlett, and Third Operator Picture to yourself, if you will, Wireless telegraphy by true in-
Williams, and officers attached to the townspeople gathered about the duction gave so little promise that the "Berengaria." The demonatra- "Fresidencia" at fixed hours of the no serious attempts were rande totion lasted for two hours. At day; there to learn from unbias- apply it until 1891, when John times the vision from London was ed sources the actual conditions of
remarkably clear.
the market for their product in Trowbridge advocated the method
"This is the first time," added Manila. This information, being and deducted the conclusions neces- Captain Hutchinson, "that televi- readily available to all, will pre- sary to be attained for trans-At-sion has been attempted in mid-vent profiteering by a few at the lantic signalling.
ocean.
HORIZONTAL 1-Tako cars
-Attack
10-Time
IS FAR, INFORMATIONAL SYNDICATE,
HORIZONTAL(Cont) |
47-The ekoloton as a
whole
49-8pring 'catch 50-Participtal ending
13-Compound used for 81-An sarthwork
11-Matal vessel
10-Sailor (slang)
washing
15 Larga dear
10-Struggle in close
fight
21-Triumphed 23-Prophet 25-Begotten
· 28-Skin of fruit
29-Conducted
faced with afonu
Watch closely
64-In addition 55-Regretted
67-Incite
68-Remark
69-Thicker
60-Disheartens
VERTICAL
2-Exlated
27-Spirited horse
30-Resist
3-Eager
31-Deposited
-Bunde
33-Narrow band of
6-Scab or sourf on
34-Steep descont
the hand 7-Barter
15-The twelfth part of B-Crawling creature
the zodiao
37-Writos
40-To twist pleatly 42-Cut
44-Not fresh
48-Circular course
-Stylish |12-Innamə
VERTICAL (Cont)
| 18-Part of a chip
20-Chicf executive of
U. 6. |21-Cleanau
22-An Individual
:
avlj
14-Vessel for carrying
water
16-Hurried
17-To permit
from past
28-Funeral hymn
(30-Lineage (pl.)
32-9caludes room 33-Small glft 36-Conflot
36-Chant
38-Rational
39-Trust
41-Triumph
42-Flexible rubber
tubing 43-Dam
45-Simple song 47-Flatboat
48-With a plunge 51-Quagmirem
AZ-Tidy
| 84-Human beinge
56-8txin
SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS-WORD PUZZLES
Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure. These will give you clue to other words crossing them, and they in turn to still others. A letter, belongs in each white spach, words starting at the numbered squares and running either horizontally or vertically or both.
(Tree solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word^ puzzle.)
LISTENERS-IN."
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INCREASING IN THE PHILIPPINES.
YEAR'S ACTIVITY.
The prospects this achieve-expense of the most, based on in- ment opens up can well be imagin-formation which is only accessible In 1896, however, a new method ed. The television used was only to those who have provided for was brought to light by William slightly different from that used in it. And this is not a hypothetical A caso already has Marconi, and although the princi- the London to New York demon- possibility.
The ship's radio con- come to the attention of the writ- ples underlying it were known, its stration."
tinued working as usual during the er where a sugarman in Oriental
By P. A. Bell, Sales Manager, practical application had not as yet
whole of the test. The photo- Negros, knowing he could get the been tested. This was the elec-graphs are being posted.
latest sugar prices in Manila, de- Radio Corporation of the Philip- trical wave method, and its history
cided to wait for the reports broad-pipes. enst from the Manila station be- began
with Michiel Faraday's
fore closing an important deal, theory of the electro-inagnetic ori
gin of light in 1846. Several other gentlemen' made dedactions which
TELEVISION SOCIETY,
Many thousands of listeners-in
and learning of the rise of the to-day as compared with very few prices for that day was able to hundreds early Inst year-such ial The interest aroused in the new close the deal at a higher figure the result of one year's activity of
he
that are
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION. FELLAZ COPPER ARENLOU ON O 1 ANDERU REELED ERN ED CROW MI CALEDONIAN USE
HAL LEECH 8R INO LAR 100 ARCHITRAVE
ARES PA TYR
AU"THAL
R ZAX KA SENSES
RCP has demonstrated Radiolus:
in numerous towns of the Archi-
later aided in the development of science of television was evident than
would without. this the new RCP. wireless. Among these were the from the rapidly growing member-eleventh-hour information.
The number of listeners-in community and are the "talk of the Public and private institutions wave detectors and other appli-Bhip of the Television Society (In-
corporated), which recently held have likely been quick to realise to every Radiola in the pro- town." anees which are in use to-day.
its general meeting at the En-the possibilites of radio broadcast vinces Is aurprisingly great. Marconi is generally acclaimed gineers' Club, Coventry-street, W., ing and are willingly co-operating
thirty Twenty,
and many
A pelago on the occasion of town with the owners and operators of as the discoverer of wireless tele-London.
fifty persons Haten-in festas, and all these demonstra- Within a few days of the issue the Manila station, contributing time graphy since it was he who, in
of membership forms applications with lectures
both en-to the varied and interesting pro- tions have been more than well at- 1896, produced the first wireless for membership had reached four lightening and. entertaining. Lec-
tended. A thousand and more, lis- telegraphy capable of propagating figures.
turera from the bureau of agricul.grammes broadcast over our stateners was a regular number for and indicating electric waves over The first president of the society ture have a regular place in the tion KZRM and received by one such an audience, but the town A Radiola owner in a festa of Santa Cruz, Laguna, had long distances. This he did by is Lord Haldane, while Professor daily programmes of the broadcast- Radiola. connecting one side of the spark-Cheshire, of the Imperial College, ing station, dealing in' appropriate provincial town is envied by all his the greatest attendance I know of, Mr. Eusebio Quintana, Jr., has the Magnus Maclean, of Glasgow Uni-ing," "Rinderpest,". and other
can bring monstration in his letter dated De- posite side to the earth. By adaptversity, are among the distinguish animal diseases, "Irrigation," etc. fortunate one who ing the receiver of Popoff, connected men on 'the council. There is The bureau of health, the bureau Manila to their town at his will.cember 13, 1927....."In the name of.
the committee of the town fiesta the receiver, he was enabled to send cll-Miss Mary Proctor, F.R.A.S., other bureaus of the Philippine
themselves, of Rndfolas
their tion our endless thanks for your F.R.Met.S. messages a distance of 300 feet.
Government that have anything to Development of wireless, Meetings are held on the first say in the furtherance of the pros-houses are absolutely flooded by efficient and valuable radio service, radio as it is more commonly Tuesday in each month at the En-perity and happiness of the coun- neighbours during broadcast hours, Indeed, we have had such a nice demonstration before a multitude 25. Wing Wo St. Tel. . 1116, known now, has been, since Mar- gineers' Club, and arrangements try, have all lined up with an en- all anxious to listen-in
to hear of thousands of people from differ- coni's time, a problem of extend- are now being made for the forma-thusiasm that will, without doubt ing the distance over which mes- tion of local branches in the lead-eventually gain the sympathy of Manila. Radiola owners, they say, ent towns, which gave more life
enjoy unusual popularity in their and animation to our flesta... sages may be sent.
the public. "Manila Bulletin."
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gap to an aerial wire and the op. /South Kensington, and Professor subjects. like "Planting," "Harvestneighbours and is spoken of as the following to say regarding this de-
ing an aerial and earthed wire to one woman hember of the coun-jof forestry and practically all According to provincial owners we wish to convey to your corpora-
or
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