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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our seaders are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such, as harbor, plow, and aithe.)
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HORIZONTAL
1-Expands the hand
In measurement ofị 6-Pulte
9-Girl's name 11-Indigent
12-Large birds of falcon family
14-Unfastened 18-5-1
17-A satellite 19A Pacine State
[abbr.)
20-To mand 22-Metrio land
mensuro
23-Trudge
24-Shower
26-Boys
27-Contradict
28-Vegetable
30-Fruit
33-Approach
34-Of age (Latin-abbr.)) 86-Arder
THE INTERNATIONAL KYNDICATE.
HORIZONTAL (Cont.) | VERTICAL (Cont.) 39-An Item in one's 16-God of love
Rants 41-Brother (abbr.) 42-Dtaciplines
44-Gentler 46-Trim 47-Twirled 48-8west substance 49-Declaimed
VERTICAL
1-Swiftness 2-A species of gont 3-Nothing
(Gr. Myth.)
18-A fruit (pl.)
21-A river of W. Africa 23-A person who is to
.be paid
25-Natural (abbr.) 26-To take up fiquid with the tongue 28-To support 29-Formation of dara,
at in wheat 31-A person
unnaturally white
B2-Odd Eng.)|33-Knobs
4-To out (Prev. -Narcotlo drug B-A doe or hind 7-Masculine name BT the part of 10-Continent
11-A bread made of
corn meal
13-Same as Hagar
38-Rowing Implementi (Bib.)
3+Assistant (abbr) 85-Golf mounda 37-Pertaining to
Scandinavian countries
39-Having winiga 41-A milltary signal 43-Grassy meadow 45-Ta sip
(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)
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HONG KONG HOTEL VISITORS
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August 5, 1929,
Mr L. Armendagaud,
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS: ·
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD., OF DENMARK.
The
THE CHINA MAIL,
RADIO TOPICS
EARLY STAGES
ELECTRODE VALVES AND THE CRYSTAL
WHAT MALAYA IS DOING
The Wireless correspondent of "The Singapore Free Press" writes
Putting a 2 infd condenser across each-tapping minimises that ten- deney but there is still an eas path through the battery, An- other disadvantage is the unequal discharge rate of various sections of the high tension battery.
TO-DAY'S RADIO
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W.
ON 360 METRES
of
7.18 p.m.-Evening Weather Re- port.
New Mayfair Orchestra. "Rustle of Spring", "Narcissus", Piano Solo, Hans Berth.
"The Grace Way", "Homes",
Humerous Talking by
Norman Long. "William Tell" (Rossini), Overture,
Arthur Pryor's Band. "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose",
John Turner. "Cavalleria Rusticana", Vocal Gems, "Pagliacci", Vocal Gems, "Poppy" (J. M. Lacalle),
Victor Opera Company. The Little Tipler", Organ Solo,
Instead of several tappings. The following programme will only two leads are required from be broadcast to-day from the Gov- the H. T. battery, one from nega-ernment "Broadcasting Station tive and one from positive. These 2.B.W. on 350 metres:
to two terminals 5.80-6.30 p.m.-Programme In the early stages of develop are connected
H. T. minus and H. T. Chinese Music. ment when three electrode valves marked
resistances began to oust the crystal detector plus from the latter,
of suitable values are Inserted in the general design was unit con- struction. Shore, ship and ama series in each circult before 8 p.m.-Evening. Programme
the coupling devices. teur stations were all equipped reaching
(Victor & H.M.V. Records supplied with crystal, magnetic and elec-At the point of connection to
through the courtesy of Messrs. S. trolytic detectors. To secure in these place a 2 mfd condenser Moutrie & Co., Ltd.). crease in signal-strength valve across to H. T. negative.. Why is "The New Moon" (Bamberg),
this done? To answer this ques-Wake Up and Dream", Selection,
Selection, amplifier units were added to existing instruments. Each unit tion let us trace the path of the once more. In had its own sel of low and high pulsating current tension batteries. Valve detector this instance start from H. T. ter- units were then introduced fully minal through the resistance, pri- equipped with separate batteries. mary of transformer, plate of At one end of the detetor outût second valve (1st L.F.) to filament were two output terminals to and H. T. negative terminal. which a pair of headphones or the There are two paths in the way primary
the note-magnifier-one through the H. T. battery "Mary" (Richardson), Tenor, of transformer could be fixed. As and the other the 2 mfd condens- tore amplification was needed er. If the pulsating current the cost of batteries would have wishes to go through the former been prohibitive so one set of bat-it will meet the connection to the teries was made common to all detector valve thereby giving rise This brought in back-coupling, the to the trouble quoted above but enemy of radio enthusiasts up to now it meets two high resistances, the present day. As long as one in its own circuit and another Morse signals were received no
in the detector circuit. As these
"Randino", one took the trouble to cure the resistances amount to 20,000 ohms "Fair Rosemary", Violin Sola, fault but when broadcasting com- or more it is therefore forced to menced manufacturers got busy complete its path via the 2 mfd "Funny Face", Selection,
"Virginia", Selection. T. improving components such as condenser, avoiding the H.
New Mayfair Orchestra. transformers, ete. The only item supply. At a frequency of 50 "From Sunrise to Sunset", which has received very little at-eycles only about a tenth will "To Be in Love". The Whispering tention was the headphones.
Baritone flow through the battery when the
.Jack Smith. anode resistance is 20,000 ohms
"The Valkyrie" (Wagner), Fire Music, Albert Coates & Symphony and the condenser value 48 stat-
Orchestra. ed. If a higher H. T. voltage is "Toasts" (Clarkson Rose), available the leakage can be fur-Down in Our Village in Zimmerzet".
Humorous Talking ther reduced by increasing the
Norman Long. resistance in anodě feed.
"Hearts and Flowers (Tobani),
Intermezzo, ""The Glow-Worm" ..Victor Concert
Orchestra.
The Receiver Explained
In order thoroughly to under- stand the receivers We use we must divide A set into sec tions and imagine each to ba а unit in itself similar to early designs. Each high ten- sion battery tapping signifies the
Readers who own sate working from a high tension battery of
Jesse Crawford. "The Twilight of the Gods"
(Wagner), Albert Coates & Symphony Orchestra.
last connection of the preceding 100 volts or less need not despair Over Here," Medicy, unit with a break in it either for headphones or primary winding of a transformer to link the next
stage. Should a receiver break down and refuse to function this is the point to start tracting. Commence with the first coupling device either transformer, resist- ance capacity or choke capacity coupling. Disconnect the wire. (H.T.) from the primary and join k pair of headphones instead. Should signals come through the preceding stage is alright, then do the same to the next. The time occupied is very short and assum- ing the batteries are not run
however as efficient chokes of be tween 40 to 60 henries will sorve the same purpose if not better. Chokes are of course more expen- An accidental short in a sive. receiver using anode feed resist- ances would not fuse the valve filaments.
Fritz Kreisler.
"Over There", Medley,
Victor Male Chorus. "Simple Confession", "Serenade", Violineello Solo, "Moonlight and Roses", "Because I Love You","
Alfred Wallenstein.
Vietor Salon Orchestra. "Blue Danube Waltz" (Strausa), "Wedding Dance" (Lincke),
International Concert Orchestra. 10.30 p.m.-Close Down,
DOLLAR'S PLAN
ARRANGEMENT FOR USE OF SPECIAL RADIO STATION
As previously stated, an agree- ment has been come to between
Replies to Correspondents A. W. J. (Singapore). Recep tion of broadcasting on the short- wave band is very satisfactory es- An proially since Huizen started.
receiver all metal casing to a does not keep out dampness. Its Use is to prevent hand, capa- city. By careful design the cas- down the trouble will be traceding can be dune away with. Many quickly instead of diamantling amateurs shun the all metal type every component and in the end owing to shocks they get during the National Construction Com- And nothing. This, however, is by change of colls or when making mission and the Robert Dollar Again very few. Company for the use of a special the way and will be dealt with adjustments. fully in later articles. What I manufacturers of metal
of the Commission cased radio station
The am leading to is the Anode feed shortwave receivers isolate the by the Dollar Company.
Commission has a contract with means of output and the cure
of back-coupling headphones by usually called motor-boating from transformers; consequently when the Radio Corporation of America the case is touched a sensation not to allow any other company to the resemblance of the sound to
like pin prieks will be felt on the build any stations, for China. the exhaust of boat motors es- pecially of the two stroke type.
The Cycle Hum
ears.
In Brief
The three valve set you mentioned will give excellent re- suits and is of a type mostly used If a pair of headphones were inserted in series with a lamp in
at the present time.
the local A.C. mains
one would
Huizen did not come in last hear hum which may be
His fixed days are classified as a 50, cycle hum that weekend.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday is to say
the alternation is 50.
and Friday. times per second. There is no
Bandoeng (17 metres) is gen- need to do this as it is usually
erally on at 5.30 pm. heard in a receiver especially when any of the leads run parallel with the house maius 18th he went up to 48.2. Fading The radio frequency energy in an
Is still observed though not so
KIXK has come in regularly on 24,5 metres but on the 17th and
The agreement calls for the in- stallation of a short-wave radio station, capable of direct com- munication with Honolulu, for both day and night service, the Company having the special use thereof for the receipt and trans- mission of all messages. The Commission
will have entire
charge over the station for its proper maintenance and efficient operation, and will bear all ex- penses connected therewith, but charge of the station. will be a the chief operator. in Immediate
aerial is many thousand times this bad as on 24.5. Even on 48.2, he qualified man mutually satisfac-
-Chelmsford on 25.53 metres is 11,750,000 cycles *(11,750 | kilo- cycles). Frequencies above 10,000 are inaudible hence it is neces- sary to produce a beat note to bring to audible frequencies.
This best note is the carrier wave heard when a broadcasting station is tuned in. The carrier wave is modulated by waves of much low followingz unclaimed tele er frequencies forming speech or
can still be heard on the lower
harmonic.
GoSW (255.53) Chelmsford fad ed badly on two occasions last week.
tory, to the Commission and the Company The Company will pay to the Commission the monthly cost of operating, including salaries, wages, rent, light, power and supplies, the amounts where of shall be mutually agreed upon; the monthly proportion of inter- est on five per cent. of the cost, at the rate of ten per cent. per annum the monthly proportion of
annum on the cost; and the monthly proportion of a royalty $6,500 Shanghai silver currency, using the station and its services. for the privilege of The Messages
Amateur Activities Communication with American and Australian amateurs is not very satisfactory as yet but the end of August should bring them
in with a new note on the night Grea Northern Telegraph Comceiver circuit as alternations or pany (Limited) of Denmark:- Impulses. We are now ready to
of the 16th. It seems as if this Sui On Long, from Kobe. trace the pulsating current in the part of the year is very poor for Pak Ngai, 69, Robinson-road, detector circuit, Starting from long distance communication.
per annum VSSAC came in well on Sunday
grams are lying at the office of the music, which goes through a re in better. FK6AG (Perth) came depreciation at ten per cent per
from Kobe.y
Hong Chiang, from Shanghai. Lee Yuen-sang, from Kobe. S. W. Chang, 72, Robertson-road. from Shanghai.
morning,
Short Wave Stations Part VI
Wave Power Call
in main Siga
detres Watts PLE. PLE: Baudveng 15,74 & 17) PLIT Malabar Mexicos
the first H. T. tapping it goes through the transformer primary then to the plate of the valve and from this to the filament back to H. Tegative. This energy id Java E. V. JESSEX, dissipated and represents a eur
Superintendent rent of so many milliamperee Hong Kong, 1st August, 1929. | taken out of the high tension. battery. These pulsations are THE FASTERN EXTENSION only used to excite the secondary AUSTRALASIA & CHINA winding of the transformer which TELEGRAPH CO, LTD. in turn alters the value of the The following unclaimed tele grid of the next valve. This sets AIN
Norway: grams are lying at the E. Eup another series of pulsations in
LCHO Telegraph Co. office, Hong Kong: the plate of that valve The LGN
Whiskene, c/o Postmaster, from starting point in this circuit is U.S.S.R.
from the second tapping of the RDRL Agents.. "Robera," from H. T. battery through the primary
RDW RFM Colombo Sub.
of the second transformer to the Schmidt Crane Expedition, Care plate thence to flame and back BFN of United States Consul, from to H. T negative
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