TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1929.
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DIFFERENT AND A BETTER DRINK
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
This ernas-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our genders are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and nitko.)
12
13
14
5
b
17
18
+
10
12
13
14
15
16
18
20
221
25
26
29
30
23 24
28
36
22
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38
40
41
27.
145
42
246
143
48
49
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\HORIZONTAL -Twisted stringe 5-Holes which admit
water -Floor-washing Implement
10-incited
11-Fragment
19-Natural hollows
underground
16-Guided
18-Looked aldewino,
alyly
19-Certila
20-Hindu queen or
princess
22-Waterway 23-Those who ald
26-Cherry-red
28-Darnels
29-Pratimea
31-Mongrel dog
32-Extreme opposites.
34-Part of a circla
38-Detrated
37-Raved
40-Defeated
42-Beneficial
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THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE
HORIZONTAL (COL) |46-One who forfelts 147-Ons regarded with
special preference 49-Middle point 61-Continuoua rapid
chirping
52-Makes secure 53-Point of compass
(abbr.)
|54-Short metai balt
65-Before
65-Catch at 87-Goes
VERTICAL -One who overs Z-Performed surgleat
operation
3-Scotch seaport 4-Sentora (abbr.) 5-One afflicted with
toathsome discast 6-StructurGE 7-Scandinavian coin
(pl.)
8-Addicted to satire 9-Girl's name
44-Horses of dark celor 12-Obtain
with shade of red 13-Strip of wood
VERTICAL (Cant} 14-Tears 16-Exists 17-Procrastinate 21-Fungus growing on
rye (24-City in Vermont
25-Auptions 127-Mora certain
20-Commemorative
coln
32-Baskets dn
horseback
33-Protected by lettera
patant
24-Astern 38-Carved work
36-Courage
27-Tricks
38-Elastic band (pl) 29-Those who color
fabrica
41-One who sounds a
harp
48-Establiss
45-Peet
[40-Beard of arala
150-Point of compass
(abbr.)
52-Not many
The solution of the uhove, cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morroni's 1ssue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
STANDARD TIME
SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN COLONY
Hong
Sunrise and Sunset ÷ Kong for Sept. (Standard time of the 120th Meridian, East of Green- wich), are as follow:--
September
Sunrise Sunset.
a.in. 6,07 €.39
p.m.
ALESS
13.00%
6.07
6.38
LOE
5
0.07
6.37
ETRURIA SA
"
6.07
6.38
6.08 6.35
8
6.08
6.34
9
G.08
6.33
30
0.11
0.25
6.03
6,32
6.11
6.22
11
6.08 631
6.12 6.20
12
6.09 6.30
2%
6.12 6.10
18
6.09 6.29
6.32 8.38
24
6.10 6.28
25
15
6.10
6.27
16
6.10 0.26
6.11. 6.16
17
6.11 6.25
6.14 0.14
18
6.3.1
6.24
20
6.14 6:13
19
6.11
6.24
30
6.11 €.15
NAS2ase
6.13 6.17
6.13 6.10
Madame Torcat and two of her performing roosters, at the Queen's Theatre.
THE CHINA MAIL,
RADIO TOPICS
TO-DAY'S RADIO
BROADCAST BY 2.#.W.
ON 980 METRES
The following programme will!
TELEVISION
TRANSMISSION IN NATURAL COLOURS
The last few months have wit-
nassed two spectacular strides iu
IN MALAYA
NOTHING EVER DISCOURAGES THEM
NEVER BE OPTIMISTIC
From the exploration of jungles
be broadcast to-day from the Goythe art of television. The first was and uninhabited territories to visit-
ernment Broadcasting Z.E.W. on 350 metres:
:
Station the transmission of images, usinging haunted houses, the same rule
of
In
ordinary daylight, and, this has re-
holds the biggest interest and 5.30-6.30 p.m. Programme
moved television from the labor what to expect next. This is the auspense camés from not knowing Chinese Music.
7.48 p.r-Evening Weather Re-
tory to the open air. Any light now lot of Malayan listeners-in. port.
sufficient for ordinary photography spite of difficulties experienced in 8 p.m.--Evening Programme is sufficient for television purposes. long distance reception, yet they (Victor & H.M.V. Records supplied The next step is one of an even they stand by and log the stations are undaunted. Night after night through the courtesy of S. more striking character, and with it heard nothing will ever discour Moutric & Co., Ltd.). "Introduction And Fugue" (Liszt),
the problem of transmitting televi-age them. The best policy is never Organ Solo,.
sion in natural colours has been to be too optimistic. There are Fernando Germani. solved. The principle, which is an that stations can only be heard on times when conditions are so bad "Romance" (Romberg), Soprano,
Kathlyn Hilliari.application of the three-colour pro-headphones: then an evening may "Desert Song" Vocal, Duct:→Kathtyn Hilliard & George Baker.
cess used in photography and print come when loudspeakers are kept i Song Of The Volga Boatmen", ing, makes possible the transmis-working full time, whilst the "Shining Moon,"
sion and reproduction of brightly cheaper types rattle away to the coloured daylight scenes. Thus, in
owner's surprise and discomfiture. two steps the art of television has
Shortwave results over long dis- tances are been lifted from a laboratory work to one which cau, and soon will be used by radio enthusiasts in their homes. Certainly the picture pro- duced is still small (about nine inches square, but the that
transmission
Kirillos Russian Balalaika Orch. “Our Avenue," "Under The Moon," Comedienne,
Gracie Fields.
"Lonesome And Sorry," "At Peace With The World."
Victor Salon Orchestra, "I'm Falling In Love With Someone," "Moonbeams" (Blossom-Herbert),
Tenor.
Richard Crooks. "Suite Francaise" (Foulds),
The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards.
"My Man", "The Song of the Sewing-Machine",
"Comedienne.
Fanny Brice. "The Blue Mazurka" Vocal Gems,
he Desert Song" Vocal Gems,
H.M.V. Light Opera Company. "El Gaucho Tango, "Castillian Moonlight," Tenor.
can
fact
be
done with ordinary daylight and in natural colours has
placed television in a position from which it can be rapidly built up late something more than a play thing for the experimentally in- clined.
Tite Schipa. "Hawaiian Nights", Waltz, "Aloma" (Bowers)
Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra. "What Is Done" "Nocturne," Vocal Duet: Winnie Melvillo & Derek Oldham. "Chorale" (Bach), "Impromptu In A Flat" (Chopin),
Piano Soto,
Harold Bauer.green "Maluga "Carnations Lament,"
Soprano,
Lucrezia Bori. "On The Barks Of The Danube,"
Piano Sole,
The Colour Process
very eratic, They change a great deal from time to time. There are many agencies. that contribute to these; apart froro statie interference. one peculiarity of the ether is that of giving a "pumping" action to the music or speech generally classified as "fading" or "highspead fading" depending on whether it is slow or fant. The wave itsolf may be affected by its reflected counterpart or by another travelling in the op- posite direction just as when two light beams intersect at an angle one can observe dark spots where normally it would be bright.
The process, which, now that it has been worked out, is compara- tively simple, is as follows?—At the
Telephony Experiments transmitter, in place of the single
Extensive experiments on short- disc, or exploring spiral, three wave telephony are being carried spirals are used, arranged consecu-out in Europe and America and tively around one disc, each spiral from latest information it looks as being covered by a daylight filter. if the ether will be full of them in The first spiral is covered with a a few months.
filter, which allows only
The Eifel Tower transmitter green rays to pass through. The carries out regular tests on 49/51 second spiral is covered with a metres between 11.30-11.45, 18.15 red filter, which passes only18.30 and 22.15-22.45 G.M.T. red light. The third is cover-
UOE2 (Austria) gives a short John Murucz.ed with blue, so that only a blueprogramme on Tuesdays and Thurs- "Filthy Luere," "I Dunno," Comedienne,
light can pass through. As the disc days at 18.00 G.M.T. and Wish Wynne.
revolves the face is scanned first Wednesdays and Saturdays it sends Guaruny" (Gomez), Overture,
by the red spot of light, then by the the end of the evening programme;" Creatore Band, blue, followed by the green, and the this should be heard between 4 anit "One Alone."
cells react to these lights, sending 7 a.m. Singapore time. "When You're Away," Tenor,
out first an image composed of the Richard Crooks. "Simple Aveu" (Thome).
red parts of the picture, then an "Serenade", (Pierne), Violoncello Solo, image composed only of the blue Alfred Wallenstein. parts of the picture, then an image "Mother Of Mine, I Still Have You,"
composed of the green parts of the "My Stormy Weather Pal;"
The Silver-Masked Tenor. picture. At the receiving station a "Stars and Stripes Forever", March,
similar disc revolves in step with "El Capitan March" (Sousa),
the disc at the transmitting end. and this disc has behind it, in place of the ordinary neon tube, two separate glow discharge lamps.
Arthur Pryor's Band.
"Comes At Times," "Remember Not."
Choir Of Canterbury Cathedral. "Trial By Jury" (Sullivan), Selection, "The Sorcerer" (Sullivan), Selection,
The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards. 10.30. p.m.-Close Down.
WIRELESS LICENCE FEES
on
The Zurich Radio Club by ar- rangement with the Swiss authorl- ties broadcasts
Saturday night between 20.00 and 22.00 G.M.T. on 41.5 metres.
every
The Polish shortwave station at: Posen releys local programmes on 30 metres nightly from 23.00. to 24.00 G.M.T. The power unfortun-- ately is low, being only 300 watts German stations also carry out testa on various wavelengths especially the Welt Rundfunk- asender. The latter station trans- mits telephony exclusively with a power of 29 kilowatts but the wave- length ranges from 15 to 50 metres. a green image, and the problem was! Spain is erecting a shortwave
Supplying the Colours
It was the receiver end that problem immediately arose. It is obvious that the receiving disc must give a red image, a blue image, and
Amateur Activities
are
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LONDON NOTES
THE PROGRAMME AND THE LISTENER
MR. H. G. WELLS
The Australian Postmaster-Gen- to find a lamp which would give outfit to work in conjunction with erai (Mr. W. G. Gibson) stated in Fed, blue, and green, for, as is well | BAJI. the House of Representatives that known, ali colours are made up In addition to these there the great difference between the from red, blue, and yellow; purple, ¦ several Americans which may be
national understanding. He is al Ways beautifully clear and British wireless licence fee of 10 for example, is only a mixture of heard in the early mornings. The
stimulating. He was rightly and that charged in Australia (24/ red and blue, green only a mixture best part of the year for them how
insistent about the necessity was due to the fact that 2,000,000 of yellow and blue. In a similar ever is between October and Febru
of his being impartial. it struck listeners bad secured licences in fashion any other colour can be ary.
me that the B.B.C. sometimes Britain, whereas the number in made up by combining three prim-
carries impartiality too far, not in Australia was only 300,000. Itaries, or two of them, in the re- would be quite impossible to raise quisite proportions. Thus it will be
prising (says an "Observer" cor-
in artistic matters. It is perhaps not altogether sur-political, but
That thought follows on an attempt Sufficient revenue in Australia at seen that it was essential to have
at classifying the B.B.C.'s many respondent) that we have gone so a fee of 10 to provide suitable pro-three primary colours, and the neon
VSIAD carries out telephony long without hearing the voice of publles that I have been making. grammes for listeners.
tube contains only red.
tests on Sandays at 10 to 11 am Mr. H. G. Wells. In the early days knowledge it needs cannot be built No one can do that precisely; the The problem was solved by using and for next week will be sending of broadcasting he esteemed it different lamps-the neon to give out music at 6 to 7 p.m. on 42.3 lightly. and wrote hard things up by any practicable means what- red, and a lamp containing a com- metres on Monday, Tuesday and about the B.B.C. Some, I believe, bination of helium and mercury Thursday. vapour to give blue and green.
The
are in use.
пери
brought into
week besides the usual routine There is nothing to report this
work.
In Brief
Mr.
Wells
to
ever. It seems a vital considera-
His
poration cannot be content to hold
Cannot
50
balances and simply cater for all tastes, though that sounde reasonable and kind. That road is
a dead end,
the cinema
were mistaken; others have not yet tion for broadcasters; yet I am not been answered. These lamps are
The Corporation sure that it is. It may sometimes on his showed the right spirit in inviting self than anyone else. The Cor
be more important to please your- operation by means of commuta- KIXR Man:la carries tion.
tube operates usual programme as published pre-ideas are as well known as they are
speak/ while the spiral holes with the red viously but has changed his wave-wise and largely ignored. In him filter are in use, and the helium and length to 24.5 metres. Many mercury vapour Lamin operates listeners missed, his transmission the good has been the enemy of the while the spirals of blue and green owing to this. Personally 1 prefer beat: his romances have gained him Helium gives a vividhini to be or 24.5 owing to less at.a public generally too fatigued or
Chamber Orchestra blue distill, and the mercury vapour mospherics-fading is bad some faint-hearted to join him in that
The concert by the London Cham- givus મૈં distill in
greater romance, the quest of world and times. green also in blue, so that the lamp
His fear that the present
ber Orchestra was a happy hour. PHI (Huizen) will be on again peace.
We thank Mr. Bernard for giving containing the mercury vapour and on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday interest in peace talk may be only
มะ the chance sto contrast the a fashion, that will charge, will lie Watch The Fruit Your the helium gives a remarkable sup- and Friday.
fragile. almost wistful sentiment ply of these two colours. At first During the week G5SW (Cheims-heavily on many hearts. Children Eat
sight one might remark: Why not ford came in well without fading. We go faster and farther? Men off of Charles Avison's slow music put neon and mercury into
with the grave, sweet reticence of goodwill sympathise with Mr. one There is more variation in his pro-Wells's disappointment and share Mogart; to meditate, also, on the Whilst most ripe, sound fruits tube? This is an unsatisfactory grammes now. On Wednesday
it. Most of all they resent the at kings to the fact that in Respighi
curious blindness of are good for children, there is working arrangement, the neon morning he relayed Aberdeen. danger in fruit which is green, tending to give undue preponder-
4 BF Brastagi sometimes starts titude of feckless people who sneer they have their ideal collaborater, at his ideals, in which is too much for he was surely born under a over-ripe or damaged, among the ance of red at one time, and not late in the evening. .RFM least of the evils
generosity, unselfishness, and love to be feared enough red at another.
(Khabarovsk) was silent for a few for the liking of the lazy. If he flickering star; to ponder, next, the from such fruit being acute in-
weeks but is on again. "Singapore digestion, diarrhoea and worms.
Free Preas" (August 17).
cannot shame them into realising ways of Villa-Lobos; the Brazilian, that "patriotism is not enough," no and to find in them much to com- one can. He may irritate some, but pare with those of the Bright his lancet stabs only to heal. At Young People, holding their cradla Just as we to the special sixty-two the bibliography of his carnival that night. a manner described as extremely station, and then turn a switch to works is a marvellous "ecord of were quietly giving thanks, at 11.10, life-like, Flowers, trait, faces, &c., wake the screen into life. There sustained idealism. His broadcast came the final, unexpected tit-bit— have been transmitted, using only will probably be but two controls, influence should not end with one
the exquisite, heart-easing sim- natural daylight as the means and the current needed for operat challenging speach. That ought to plicity of the old French tune on of illumination of the at once, for these tablets quickly
iring the television apparatus will be be debated in public. Would not which Peter Warlock had spent the but gently cleanse the stomach there is great activity in Eng-
ages. At the
affection of his high talent. present time taken from a 12-volt accumulator.Mr. Wells reply to objections, and and bowels, and can be given with land in preparing for the com- will naturally be of a restricted tracted by the nobility of his aims, Although the first programmes so, maybe, convince those who, at-
was a gracious 'Good-night' indeed, safety even to the youngest infant. mencement of a television broad-nature, the experience in the opera fear the bogey of "It isn't possibic," Baby's Own Tablets are also a cast service. A popular type of tion of public television services in and do not know how to answer the specific for teething troubles, con receiver is being manufactured, Britain and America must quickly dread of their hearts stipation, colds, and croup. They this consisting of a self-contained lead to improvements.
Certainly bring calm, natural, health giving sleep and promote regular develop ment. From chemists, or direct and post free at 60 cents the vial, from Dr. Williams Medicine Co., 60, Kiangse Road, Shanghai.
When you have reason to sus- pect that your child has eaten fruit of a doubtful character the best course is to administer
...
BABY'S OWN TABLETS
Successful Transmission With this new system Baird, the inventor, has been able to give de monstrations in natural colours in necessary to tune
A BBC. Stalwart
radio and television receiver, with the apparatus will at first be of a Mr. Bartlett, modest and kindly a screen about 9in. square on the rather costly order, but, as in radio, as ever, supported our faith in the right and the loudspeaker on the increased use and better manufac League when he took up Mr. Wells's left. It can be used as a normal turing methods will quickly bring remarks about it a night or two radio set, and when the television it within reach of the average later. This speaker is a strong is being broadcast it will be merely listener-in.
foundation of the B.B.C.'s work for
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