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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE,
(This crose-word puzzle has been made by an experi but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho,j
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HORIZONTAL
1-A Baxon chief,
brother of Henglat| G-A countryman 9-An leland group,
9. W. of Naw Guinea
10-Less 18-Man's name 14-Unrestrained 18-harvester
10-To clean by washing!
and rubbing
19-Large mauthad
pitcher
21-Owne
22 River in Siberia 24-Sufix denoting
Inflammation 26-A native of the 8.
Philippine latende 27-Roman number 28-Like 29-To ilaten ta 32–Large mass of
floating loo
34-Welfare
35-A varnish gum
37-Tall grass stom
NURIZONTAL,-
39-A king and lawgivar|
of Crete 41-To Nag (colloq;} 43-A treaty-part in
E. China 145-8elf
46-A principality of
Great Britain 147-Fresh (48–Natives of
Denmark 49-Girl's name
VERTICAL
1-Part of a ship's bow) 2-Girl's name 8-Small stream 4-Hebrew minor
proghet B-River in N. W.
Belgium 6-To cure fish tri a certain way 7-Before 5-Becond stage of an
Insect's life 11–Ta, advanos by
Inches
12-An extinct
European wild ex 17-Cereal grass 19-Flexible twig |20-Competitor
22-One who falls to
win 23-Name ef
Amundsen'a dirigible
|25-A knight's title
25-The Queen of the
fairios †30-A city, seat of
Lafayette Collage, Pennz 31-To be able |36-Halde sovereign
power
|34-Passed divertingly,
zo time. (35-Silver coin of Italy |16-Fruit of the pine
88-To overwhelm 180-Stables In London
40-To hiss 42-A Turkish
commander 144-Vegetable
(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle 'will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a now cross-word puzzle.)
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Ernest Henry Gwinnett, and his wife came before the Wolver hampton Magistrates for the third time, on a summons by the Edu- catión Committee. for 'neglecting their six-years-old girl in a man- nor likely to cause injury to health.
The suggestion was made that they refused to sanction' an opera- tion for enlarged tonails, which affected the girl'e health and re- tarded her education...
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THE CHINA MAIL,
RADIO TOPICS
GENERAL REVIEW
RECEPTION IN MALAYA IN
1928
1929 OUTLOOK CA,
to
this reason alone it is to be earnest- ly hoped that by the end of 1929 und possibly earlier a broadcasting station for Malaya, will be an ac- complished fact.
If the Chelmsford station can be successfully relayed, which · Im- plies that the B.BC will show a transmitting programmes helpful attitude in the matter by
TO-DAY'S RADIO
BROADCAST BY G.O.W.
ON 300 METRES
5.30 to 6,80 p.m.-Demonstration Programmė.
It will not be out of place
The following programme will review at this time the progress
00 abe broadcast to-day from the Gov- made in Britain during 1928 short-wave length other than the ernment radio station on the Peak, And to consider the outlook one in use now and at times which the wave-length being 800 metres.)
will permit of the transmissions The call sign of the station is for 1929 as far as wireless mat-
being received in this country at G.O.W.. ters are concerned and more part-convenient periods during the day, cularly from the point of view of and if news, and time signals etc. broadcasting.
are given at intervals daily as is we have not much doubts as to the done at home by the B.B.C., then
success of the undertaking, always 8 pam.-Evening Programme provided of course that the trans- (FM.V. & Victor Records).
on the short-waves Traviata-Prelude," missions are and that it is realised that any March & Procession Of Bacohus," use of a short-wave on the normal
Victor Symphony Orchestra. broadcast band is quite Impossible in a tropical climate such as this."Ten Little Miles From Town," "Free Press" (Singapore)
"High Hat,"
The outstanding feature of the year has undoubtedly been the growth in the number of persons in Britain who own wireless sats or who, while not owning sets at the moment; are only awaiting a local programme to listen to before they possess the necessary apparatus.
This increase in interest in wire- less affairs is targely due to the rapid strides made during the last twelve months in the short-wave transmissions and the fact can- not be gainsaid that the spark which fanned The -flame Was supplied about a year ag by the British Broadcasting Corporation when they opened their Empire station at Chelmsford, Essex, England.
The Change in Wave Length
GERMAN CULTURE
"DAS DEUTSCHTUM"
The German Post Office Is con- structing a high-power short-wave transmitter near Konigs-Wuster- hauson from which 17. German "world programme" is to be broad- cast from February next. The Press states that the station is to
7.48 p.m.-Evening Weather Re- port.
Organ Solo. Jesse Crawford. "Domum,"
Winchester College School Choir. "The Pacher."
Winchester College Glee Club.
“Sylvia,"
"Autumn Sen,"
Associated Glee Clubs of America. "La Golondrina" (The Swallow).
Saxophone Duet Rudy Wiedoeft & Arnold. "Rubenola,"
Saxophone' Sɗo Rudy Wiedooft. "Norma," Overture (Bellini).
Victor Symphony Orchestra.
The results during the favour."serve the cause of International when I Was Seventeen."
able months, ie., May to Septen- ber, have been truly amazing but Interest has waned of late for the reason that listeners who have occasion to make use of these parti- cular transmissions are treated with scant courtesy by the or- ganisation controlling them inas much as no information is given beforehand of special transmis sions, experiments with the aerial system at the transmitting end, i.e., Chelmsford and no reasons jare given for such alteration as has lately been made in the wave- length which has been raised from 24 to 25.53 metres. The result of this change in, Malaya has been to place this transmission in a per- fect babel of Morse transmissions and without any gain in volume How or purity of reception.. different matters might have been had the Corporation announced in the press, say in August last, that for reasons to be given in detail the change whe considered advis abla but before it was made the
opinions of listeners abroad would be welcomed and that no change
understanding, spread German cul- ture over the frontiere, and enable Germans living abroad to keep, In touch with the Homeland by means of relatively simple receiving sets."
The "Lokal Anzaiger says this step is the logical development of the German broadcasting on short- wave lengths of such news as the Graf Zeppelin's arrival over New York from Schenectady, and the transmissions from Chelmsford and Bandoeng, which are also received in Germany, The new station is to bring Germany into this inter- national exchange of broadcast news. All Important transmissions from Berlin are to be relayed by it, and it is also to send out a special world programme" on a 20 or 30 metre wave length between 2 and 4 am. (8.10 p.m. American time). This is expected incidentally to convenient time for prove a German-speaking listeners. In Amer-
ica.
A recent article in the "Kreuz-
Zeitung" emphasised the importance of the wireless as a link with Ger-
man minorities across the frontiers
"The Wren,"
Soprano Marlon Talley. Out Of The Dawn", "My Angel,"
}
Carcaleras," (Prison Song).
Organ Solo. Jesse Crawford.
"Serenata," (Serenade).
Soprano Amelita Galli-Curci. Fugue In D Major,"
Organ Solo. W. G. Alcock. "The Mikado-Potpourri,"
waltz In G Flat,"
Marek Weber and his Orchestra.
"Persian Song,"
Violin Solo. Efrem Zimbalist.
"My Oil Love," "Rosalinda,"
"Orious In Hades," Overture.
Tenor Tito Schips..
Victor Symphony Orchestra. Letter Of Love," “At Evening,"
Violin Solo. Mlacha Alman, 10 p.m.---News Bulletin. "Rosette,"
"For Old Times' Sake,”
Organ Solo. Jesse Crawford. "La Paloma," Waltz. "On With The Dance," Waltz.
International Concert Orchestra.
God Save The King. 10.30 p.m.-Close Down.
would be made until these listeners had all been carefuly considered.
and Germans resident. In foreign "Devotion,"
Stahl's Band. countries. This article referred to "I Look Into Your Garden,” B.B.C.'s. Attitude Furthermore let us imagine that the suppression of the German
Tenor. John McCormack. considered tongue" in former German or "Tales From The Vienna Woods," the Corporation's opinion was, after examination of Austrian districts, and suggested
Waltz (StrauSS). the views put forward by corres- that this might be counteracted by pondents that the change must be the wireleas. "Most of the States made and would accordingly come with German minorities misuse into effect on a certain date, would their power to suppress das the Corporation have lost any Deutschtum, and custom and con- thing by publishing the reasons ventence help to weaken the hold of for the change? On the con- the German tongue upon the popula trary; we consider that the B.B.C. tion." It was important to 'draw would be regarded as an organisation these districts into the radius of wling and anxious to co-operate the Garman broadcasting system, with listeners overseas, a state of and to supply them with political affairs which certainly cannot bengwa in their own language from Baid to exist at the moment. The other sources than those fed with present attitude of the B.B.C. foreign propaganda funde." "Natur- seems to be that Chelmsford la an ally there le no question of experimental station, that listeners beginning an agitation and using overseas pay nothing towards its
the wireless as an instrument upkeep and that the proper attitude for the Corporation to adopt is against the States in question: but "take it or leave it one which is we have a sacred right to the pre- satisfactory to no one and compares servation of our national tradition most unfavourably with the man even across the frontiers.” ***
-The question of maintaining touch ner in which broadcasting stations (using short-wave transmission) with Germans abroad is also kept In other countries, not only wel before the public by the Verein fur came reports but endeavour in das Deutschtum im Auslande, which avery possible way to make cor held a propaganda week from respondants feel that their reports October 27 to November 8. This and suggestions will not only be organisation bases its work on the welcomed but will be made use of fact that a third of the German as far as possible.
speaking peoples are realdent out. side the German frontiers, and aims
First Steps
With what pleasure you aid your
Foreign Receptions Apart from the one British at providing the connecting link little one in making his drat steps! station referred to there is little between the Inner Defsetult of One of the most important steps doubt that listeners out here have the Reich and Austria and the in your share of the little man's much to be grateful for in the way German communities and minorities progress is the selection of a medi in which the Dutch transmissions abroad. It organises the distribucine to keep his system clean, the from Holland and Java are re-tion of material amlatance and pays action of his bowels healthy and ceived. The weekly concert from particular attention to the question regular. For upon the proper Bandoeng (Java) is the weekly the German schools in Poland, functioning of the digestive tract wireless event to which we in the former Colonlee, and elsewhere. his future steady development will this country look forward and
"Times."
greatly depend. It is precisely to when the new 'transmission at
meet this need that Hilversum is working there will be a further wireless-treat in store' for us, which in turn will be added to when the new Phillips station. in Java commences operations. Then we have our friends in Aus-, tralia (GAG at Perth and SME at Sydney) from which stations we have lately, received the Test nad
THE PHOTOPHONE
ELECTRIC MUSICAL WONDER
New York – zes
other cricket scores with remak-Atlanta athafnake the
preference to an operation. It able ease and with noticeable
was stated that the recovery would clarity of volume. Further afield impulse was
be slow, but in six months time we have the concerts from the of light, narrow M. King, for the Education there should be reasonable, im United States of Americs, notably Committee, said that an operation provement.
po from 2XAF and 2XAD, the short-The had not been insisted upon, and Gwinnett said he was following, wave transmissions of the General cont they would be satisfied if other medical advice, and an improve-Electric Company: of "Americht treatment would be effectivement in the child's health, had al-
A Station for Malays Two London doctors who had ready been effected. He corsent So it will be seen that Mala examined the girl stated that they found the tonsils very much any larged, but no evidence of the girl's health-hating suffered. Treatment, was “recommended", try-l
ad to the school medical officers by no means left out in the cold, bbo examining the child monthly. But on the other
hand the
The Jaktices ined. Gwinnett (at which that 408., the summons against his wife) misalouE TO
ceived, are most Inconven
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