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RADIO TOPICS
THE B. B. C.
BIG INCREASE IN NUMBER OF LICENCES.
INTERESTING STATISTICS.
P
velopment of the service adminis-PICTURES BY RADIO. tration la costing proportionately less.
£800,959 FROM LICENCES.
The Income from licences was £800,950, and from publications £03,686.
AUSTRIA TO ADOPT BRITISH INVENTION.
DAILY BROADCASTS,
Licences in force at the end of 'A comprehensive survey of the 1927 numbered 2,395,174, an in-
Vienna, June 20. work done by the British Broad-crease during the year of 217,000. article in the "Morning Post" on With reference to the recent casting Corporation during 1927 is
The corporation took over from contained in the first annual re-the British Broadcasting Co. a cap picture broadcasting, it is inter- Captain 0.. Fulton's system of port of the corporation, issued re-able and efficient staff and an ad- cently.
mirable organisation built up on sating to learn that the Fulto glonal scheme naturally bulked years of its existence, and holding Broadcasting Company "Ravag." The report statee that the resound principles during the four graph Company has concluded a contract with the Australian Jurgely In the considerations in- a strong position in the esteem of
company,
weather chart, a photograph, or drawing before them.
As, after the resumption of the new service, 45 to 60 minutes will be devoted daily to the transmis ion of pictures on the above wave, 9 to 12 pictures will be re- ceived by subscribers evory, day,
The pictures to be broadcast
volved in the corporation's finna the public. The transfer involved Next autumn, and probably not cial policy and estimates were no radical change of polley or out later than October 1, regular daily drawn up of the probable income look and was effected without dim- picture broadcasting will be in of the corporation for some years culty or dislocation.
stituted in this country. Not only ahead, the cost of erection and The assota
sounds, but also pictures will be of the equipment of the proposed regional transferred free to the corporation,
sent out on wave 617.2 by the stations and of financing the included 21 fully equipped trans-Rosenhugel Station, writes a cor. scheme. by borrowing, and the in-mitting stations capable of serving respondent to the "Morning Post," creased costs of programmes and 80 per cent. of the population on The owners of picture-receiving engineering maintenance. It was simple receiving apparatus, "simul apparatus will then have nothing. seen that, if programme develop-taneous" and "outside broadcast" more to do but switch on their ment took place Immediately to the limit of income, the increased corporation had to deal fell under Five minutes later they will have The problems with which the apparatus on the signal "Bild- funk" (picture broadcasting). maintenance costs, and the sinking two heada; firstly, how best to fund appropriations to repay bor maintain the normal development rowed capital, would reduce pro of the service, while endeavouring gramme expenditure below its for- to introduce improvements; and mer level when the regional scheme secondly how to bring about its began to operate. While the nor legitimate and necessary expansion mal development of the service was by a better system, of distribution. not interfered with income not thus absorbed was reserved to meet
REGIONAL SCHEME. the cost of erecting and equipping The regional scheme, advocated regional stations, thus minimising by the company and endorsed by will consist of photograph and future sinking fund charges, and the corporation, comprehends the drawings illustrating events of the making progressive expansion pos-orection of a limited number of day or lectures, and portraits of aible. It will certainly not be pos-high power twin-wave transmitters, persons who happen to be in tho sible, however, to provide all the to replace the present comparative- foreground of general interest, money required for the regionally large number of low power sta- such as politicians, savants, in scheme out of income in, advance, tions. The area. served can no
ventors, singers, and actors, EXPENDITURE WRITTEN OFF. longer be extended by erecting Pictures of wanted criminals or ofį With reference to the balance more stations, in view of the res- persons who are miasing will also
tricted number sheet. the capital account shows available, and the inevitable inter-
of wave lengths be shown. that the assets of the company ference between home and foreign were taken over on January 1, 1927, without payment, at a valua stations. In general, the present try in which Captain Fulton's in- system restricts listeners with sim-vention will be employed and na- tion of £174,938. The capital ex- penditure of the company had pie apparatus to the reception of turally no experiences of
other amounted to £334.788, but in a drawn up by
one programme. Under a plan countries regarding the pro- riving at the former figure, certain tional de Radiophonic, Great Bri-are available. The programme will the Office Interna-gramme of picture broadcasting kinds of capital expenditure, such tain has the use of ten as alterations to premises, were lengths, and the regional scheme is which Austrian subscribers are wave consist, at the start, of pictures written off altogether as having a designed to supply the maximum likely to take a special interest. non-realisable value, and plant was written down heavily in view of the them greatest possible number of will be
advantage from them, by giving The compiling of the programme high obsolescence factor inherent listeners an uninterrupted service the wishes of
made easier as soon as In wireless equipment. Other asof two programmes.
the public ата sets were depreciated at customary rate. Further capital expenditure of the transmissions, which aggre- the example of Austria may be Entertainment formed the bulk It causes satisfaction here that on development and improvement gated 68,000 hours, from all sta followed by other countries.
Big Stations to Follow? Austria will be the first coun-
known,
of the service during the year tions, but there was a strong and Negotiations are already taking amounted to £19,109, and this sum growing demand for other features. place between various European was appropriated from revenue, in Considerable advance was made in broadcasting centres for the pure, addition to a reserve for the re-adapting existing forms of art to pose of organising a gional scheme of £100,000.
picture breakdown was only 0.03. broadcasting. The percentage, of broadcasting service from tho
The obsolescence factor and the anticipated replacement of exist ing stations determined the basis on which the reserve for deprecia tion of £26,350 was made. In the ense of plant, depreciation was cal culated at the rate of 20 per cent.
per annum, which allows for re- placement in five years.
With refereneo to "Provident Fund Trustees," the corporation
great sending stations of Central and Western Europe, on a uniform system, late nest autumn winter.
or in
"In all parts of the country, whe ther in England, Scotland, Ireland, or Wales, full respect has been paid to national and local sentiment and The details of this scheme are tradition, and local resources have to be agreed upon at a confer been drawn upon where suitable," ence of the principal sending cen says the report.
60,000 LETTERS.
with
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TUESDAY, JULY 24, 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.)
12 13
15
16 17 8 19
10
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15
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20 321
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25
26
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30
31
132
33
34 135
36
37
138
39
440
41
142
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44
45
146
147
48
149
50
15!
$2
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HORIZONTAL 1-Talked foollably 6-Twisted' 11-An auction 12-Mental image 18-Preposition 15-Winged mammai 16-Decay 17-Pronoun 10-Night before 20-At no time 22-Ocean
23-An emperor of
Roma
25-A color 20 Shed blood 27-Fath 29-Accomplishments 30-On a cant 31-HOFEO $3-Measured out
36-Flock
THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE
HORIZONTAL (Cont.)
41-One asting for
another
43-Parched
44-Near
45-Make pubila 46-Opening 48-Paint of compass
(abbr.)
149-Fabled monster
50-Send forth 62-Wlaest
63-Experience regret'
VERTICAL
1-Powerful
2-A bronze coin of
Reme
-Tag
4-Dash
6-Prevent 6-Telegraphed 7-Smell
VERTICAL (Cont.)
10-Fears
14-Above
17-Pay attention 1P-Rubbers
21-Dare
22-Rained and snowed
together 24-Lubricated
|26-To haram.
28-Boy 29-Indistinct 31-Cutting tool 32-Cloth hoves 34-Part of the head 35-Most parched
37-A bird
38-tro
142-Jun00
42-Docile
45-Eon
37-Time period 39-Rip
40-Printer's measure
(pl.)
8-To sleep 9-Mother
47-An apple sood 49-Upon 51-Chemical symbol for
*tellurlum"
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 ethers. A letter, belongs in each white space, words staring at the numbered 'equares and running citt. horizontally or vertically or both.
(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION,
BABY. MESS! {AN} SHE LOEU END WE AIRS TAP
WANT
WATER SUPPLY.
Level and Storage of water in Re servoirs on July 1, 1928:- CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS LEVEL.
1927
·1′ 10′′B 4· ("B
So
1928
Tytam
ON
Tytam Byowash
8' 9"B 6'10"E
5 SPIN
Tytam Intermediate
La
Ε CALF
Tytam Tuk.......
Lie
LIL NEAT ON HARDING| NO DIL MALTA FIR STIR BYE. KEEN
YEAR DYER
TO THE INTERNATIONAL STREICATI«
Successful Test,
Wong Nei Chung 78"B 18' 10"B. Pokfulam
9′ 11′′B 14' 10"B
(Note: B. denotes "Below Overflow": A. denotes "Above Overflow: L de- notes "Level with Overflow."]
Storage in millions and Decimals of gallons.
1028
14.84
44.48
34.84
1927 Tytum
860.40 347,82 Tytam Byewash ... 11.10 13.33 Tytam Intermediate 195,90 195.00 Tytam Tuk
1,419,00 1,419.00 Pictures were broadcast by the Wong Nel Chung 21.08 Fultograph system from Vienna to Pokfolum They were received simultaneous- London, a distance of 850 miles.
ly in Paris and Berlin. The pictures were
tres next month. The most im- portant aim of the conference will be an agreement to the effect Sixty thousand letters had been that picture transmission took over from the company the received from listeners during the broadcasting stations should be of all liability to contribute to a provi-year
Total ....... 2,081.05 2,024.73 reference to dent fund established for the bene-
pre capable of reception by the same
.Consumption of water in the City grummes.
and Hill District in millions and de- fit of the staff on the basis of
type of apparatus. Among special services of vari-
received by cimals of gallons during the month of equal contributions from company ous kinds may be mentioned week-
West End firm in and staff. The corporation's Ilabily talks on health, agriculture, air,
the early June,
1027 1928 and were Consumption........ 303.33 lity for the year is shown as £7,918. international affairs and overseas
hours of the morning. exhibited during the day. The Estimated population 412,780 423,109 Of the combined corporation and trade, in conjunction with public
first of them was a facsimile Consumption per head staff contributions, £8,144 had not departments. Occasional
244 a short wave-length; talks for schools and adult educational message on
per day
24.4 been handed over to the trustees were given on Empire settlement. broadcasting.
of 37 metres. It was followed Districts during fane, 1927 and 1928. Constant Supply in all Rider Main
the
etc.
(Continued on next Column.)
De
The
LEVEL
1927
Kowloon Reservoir. Shek Lal Pui Reser
voir
310.22
1928
80.79
of the fund at December 31, 1927. Information on Empire marketing| References has already been by a number of photographs- KOWLOON WATER WORKS
The revenue account shows the and other Imperial matters had a made to the necessity for supple among them being a portrait of ¡ total revenue expenditure 18
£778,289, to which the expenditure were given several times daily from the printed word.
prominent place. Time signala menting actual broadcasting by the Prince of Wales-on a wave-
L. chief length of 617 metres. under the various head. 8 bears Big Ben and Greenwich. Twice a periodical is the "Radio Times,” The B.B.C. has not yet decided.
2' 7"B Do following approximate por day weather forecasts were issued which developed considerably in on Ite future policy with regard Reception Reservoir
0' 11"B centages:-
from all stations, and shipping) scope and value in 1927. The cir- to picture broadcasts,
Storage of millions and decimała » Expenditure on programmes 63.07 forecasts from Daventry, Of 802 culation of this paper
of gallons. was well "Our engineers have seen a de-
1927 1928 Maintenance of plant, power 3.0.S. messages broadcast, 340 over 1,000,000 weekly. "World monstration of the Fultograph] Kowloon Reservoir 962.50 352.50 ·
16.95 were successful, 808 unsuccessful Radio" gives summaries of foreign | system," an official of the Cor-Shok Lai Pui Reservoir 90.45116,10 Reuts, rates, insurances, etc. 8.18 and in 66 cases the result was unprogrammes, together with relev-poration told a "Morning Post" Reception Reservoir .. Administration expenses ... THE HONG KONG OPTICAL CO. Provident fund contribution
6.58 known. Regular bulletins were is ant information about them, and representative, "but they have Total ............. 422.95 499.33 'Phone 2232.
1.02, sued giving special Information supplements the broadcast lessons several other systems under con- Consumption of water in Kowloon Governors' fees
0.79 and market prices for farmers. foreign languages. The cir-sideration, and it is impossible to in millions and decimals
of gallons 53, Queen's Rond Central, Provision for depreciation. 3.41 Educational work, as a feature culation of this paper was doubl-say which, if any of them, will during the month of June.
1927 1928 in broadcasting, gained steady in ed in 1927 and is now approxim- ultimately be selected." - 100.00 importance and in popularity. ately 120,000 copies weekly. The The percentages for programmes There is high educational value, co-operation of the Press was con- Through Messrs. Morgon. Italy and maintenance of plant, etc., both direct and indirect In many tinued. In the Press, the cor was remitted $5,000,000 (£1,000,- which together account for over 80 other branches of B.B.C. activity, poration has; in addition to-con- 000) to the Federal Reserve Bank June 1927, and 1928. per cent. of the total, are slightly particularly in music and in gen- tact with public opinion, a medium of New York, being the third instal- higher than in the last year of the eral talks, but the report refers for the publication of technical ment to be paid under the arrange-show that the quality of the water is company, The administration por- to systematic educational work and other information affecting ment for the settlement of the coun- centage is decreased; with the de- This is of two kinds broadcasting the service.-"Financial News." .
Total rainfall to Jume 80, 1927, 53.45 try's war debt to the United States. June 80, 1928, 48,28.
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