TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1931.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
DRAWNWORK & EMBROIDERIES
SWATOW TRADING C0.
Established 1910. MANUFACTURERS OF Swatow Drawn Work
AND
ART EMBROIDERIES
ANNOUNCE
The opening of a branch store At Gloucester Building Arcade
shortly.
Watch this space for further Announcements.
SWATOW TRADING CO.
HEAD OFFICE:-6 Pedder St. Opposite Hong Kong Hotel 'Phone 23303.
: ATTRACTIVE TAILORING
The Latest in Gentlemen's Outfitting AT PRICES TO SUIT ANY PURSE PERFECT FIT AND RELIABLE SUITINGS.
WING HING CO.
Gentlemen's
Outätters
64. Queen's Rd. C..
Tel. 21417.
DENTISTS.
HARRY FONG, Dentist,
1st floor, No. 74, Queen's Road
Central. Tel. 21255,
TANG YUK, DENTIST
Successor, to
the late SIEN TING, 14, D'Aguilar Street,
TERMS VERY MODERATE
Comitation Free
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
THE GLOBE FOOK CHEONG ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO., LTD.
LITERATURE
BOOKS for All
Bibles, Pocket Testaments, Prayer Books and Stationery,
General Literature Presentation Books Children's Books & Speciality.
THE BOOK & BIBLE DEPOT Wyndham Street.
Next to King's Theatre.
Agents for
THE CHINA MAIL.
RADIO TOPICS.
IN SINGAPORE,
Local Manufacturers' 'Trade Exhibition.
BROADCASTING MAY BE "AXED"
No Room For Luxury Services,
RADIO'S FUTURE.
Use Of Ultra-Short Wave- Lengths:
It is
curious what different
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PROFIT OF RS. 17,395.
Broadcasting Company's Accounts.
the Indian the
for the increasing interfeconce and development in this direction fata overlap in the other. As a matter "throw back" to still earlier days. ́ ́ of fact, it is extremely difficult to The first wireless waves ever pro- foresee what "developments the duced were only a few inches, long. next few years will bring forth. They were cast aside as useless at The manufacturers would, of the time, and for many years after¬ course, prefer a period of stability, warda, but we are now astonished so that they can get down to mass to hear of messages being sent production. But if new stations across the English Channel on a continue to be built at the present) 7-in. carrier, transmitted and re- | rate,,something drastle must be colved on aerials less than an inch
done, or else the position will be- in length. Though there can be no certainty Singapore, Aug. 28.
come impossible. News is still being awaited from about it unfil the proper sub-com- opinions, people have regarding the The remedy may be found in the the Government regarding the ap;mittee of the Retrenchment. Ad- future of broadcasting. Some will use of the ultra-short wave-lengths, tell you that we have reached alor it may be that some new and re- peal which has officially been made visory Committee has made its re- point where very little further pro-volutionary discovery will offer a by the Amateur Wireless Society port and the Government has acted gress can be made, and that it is way out. One can hardly expect to of Malaya (Singapore) for a on its recommendations there is safe to count upon the present gain much Insight into the future
The accounts of broadcasting station. The, mat-good reason to believe that broad-methods of transmission and re- by looking backwards, but at the
ception remaining standardised for same time it is curious to see how Broadcasting Company up-to' ter is under consideration but casting will come, under a heavy at least another ten years, states a erratic the march of progress has time it was handed over to the Gor- up to the present no decision axe.
home wireless trade journal. On | been. Take the history of short- ernment, show a profit of Rs: 17,- has been made. Last week the
The official view is that essential the other hand there are those who wave working. Amateurs were 895. A dividend of four annas` Government took a bold and un-economies can leave no room for maintain that wireless is merely in signalling to America and the per share will be declared which expected step in proposing a local what are only luxury services, and its infancy, and that bafore long Colonies on wave-lengtha well below will take up Rs. 15,000.
we shall have programme re-radiat- 100 metres long before the big com- After meeting other expenses it. manufacturers' trade exhibition, to that the present broadcasting ser
ultra-short wave-panies started to exploit this type is hoped that a balance of Rs. 1,400 be held probably in December at vice in India is both a luxury to ed locally
a commericall will be left to the credit of the com- the Victoria Theatre and the those who can enjoy it and a lengths in every big town in the of transmission on
They see no other cure acale. In fact, the very latest'pany. Memorial Hall, with the object of "white elephant" to the Exchequer country. atimulating Interest in the now and the average taxpayer. trades which have been established in our midst since the failure of tin and rubber. In wireless there lies wealth of possibility for the stimulation of a new industry if LEE YEE,
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair only the. Government would take the essential initial step of setting up a broadcasting station. There this are endless possibilities in scheme alone; but the first move must come from the Government. An initial outlay of something less than say $75,000 is required to create an entirely new business in Singapore and Malaya." It is true that the greater percentage of com- ponent parts of a wireless set would
there are be imported, but
great possibilities for local manufacture and erection of sets for sale to amateurs in this country. The Wireless Society has just published details of a set which would meet the requirements of Government Radio Roma, whose programme and there are many amateurs Inlack nothing in strength and quality, the country who are eager to build employs an American radio in- this set for purposes of local wire-stallation.
British & Foreign Bible Society The Religious Tract Society and The League of Nations' Society.
HAIR DRESSERS
Dressers & Booksellers, No. 12, D'Aguilar Street. (opposite Queen's Theatre).
LIANG YOU Gentlemen's & Ladies' HAIR DRESSERS.
King's Theatre Building, (D'Agullar St. Side). Tel. 20315.
MEE DICK
BARBER SHOP
72, Queen's Rood C. Tel. 23270.Ladies' & Gentlemen's Hairdressers,
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
W. 8. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
Kowloon Bay. New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L" Solo Agente for Kelvin Motors.
FRUITS.
AMERICAN FRESH FRUITS
Just Arrived
KELSY PLUMS YELLOW CLING PEACHES
BARTLETT PEARS
SUNKIST ORANGES SUNKIST GRAPEFRUITS
Wholesale and Retall..
WING COFFEE CO.
159, Des Voeux Rd. C. Tel. 26809.
Bring Your PRINTING Problems to Us
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LTD. ENTRA MAIL, SIDE.
BA WYNDKAN,NT.
PHOTO - SUPPLIES
Kodaks and Cameras. Filns, Plates and Papers,, etc." Developing, Printing and
Enlarging
ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES Price Moderate;
A Trial Order is Bolicited.
A. SEK & CO.
Tel: No. 23439. # 26A, Das Voeux Road, C. Hoa Long
No. 76, Queen's Rd. C.,, 1st floor.
Tel. No. 26497..'
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL
COMPANY,
'Phone 22292,
53, Queen's Road Central,
SHOES.
Pair
Broadcasting has never "caught on" in India because there has been to popularize it. no real drive There are not enough competent artists, and there is more demand thun can be met for performances in a variety of vernaculara.
HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.
It remains to be seen whether in i the event of the breakdown of the present service assistance could be
an economic basis to eat Strloin given on listeners who wish to "pick up" the programmes of foreign broadcast- Ing stations:
SHORT-WAVE SHORTS.
Already over 13,000 blind per- sons in Great Britain have been supplied with free wireless sets through the fund instituted for that purpose.
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
1981. 1918. 1914.
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less reception, but it is certain that One reason why there is such there will be no big demand "for | diversity of opinion about the eets until it is possible to receive quality of reception is that indi- local programmes, and these the viduals vary greatly in their ear Wireless Society are prepared to response, some being quite unable organise providing the Government to hear notes that are very clear will build a broadcasting station into others. Singapore suitable for the trans- Probably the most powerful | mission of news and concerts to station in Europe will be that now Pig's Chitlinge listeners in all parts of the Penin- nearing completion at Noginsk, sula. In the years gone by Malaya near Moscow. According to broad- has been notoriously slow in some casts made by the Trades Unions respects in keeping pace with of Russia the new transmitter will modern tendencies of other coun- reach the 200-kliwatt mark. tries, but is it too much to expect
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A Modern Malayn. Sir Ceel Clomenti inspires a new confidence by his visions of more modern Malaya, and it may very well be that he has decided to stimulate Interest at an early date extra care in the production and Backing Pigs, to order I Black or Brownin matters of wireless broadcasting, testing is found to be worth an
amount of saving in service, thus P Shoes from $6.00. The pioneers of wireless in Malaya Black or Brown have done much to foster local. Roots from $8.00, Children's Boota dinterest in a science which has sure that the product is sound and taken-It almost seems the world, will not be returned because a wire has dropped off or a part has fail.
Anyone can judge whether a Barbel
Shoes from $2.00.
Best styles, most complete stock of all sises. Repairing a specialty. WONG SIU WOON
11, Pottinger St. Phone 81474.
SPORTING GOODS
ATHLETIC GOODS
-REDUCTION SALE NOW ON Inspection Cordially invited. THE LIANG YOU CO.
10, Queen's Road C.
FOR SALE.
A Belection of the best varieties of RELIABLE AND TESTED Flower and Vegetable SEEDS from Mesara. Sutton & Sons. Reading Messrs. Toogood & Sons, Ltd., Banana Bouthampton Mesars, Arthur. Yates & Co., Ltd.:
Bydney The opportunity of serving you will be pleasure and your commands will
best attention,
GRACA & CO.,
yndham Street.”
ErfHong Kon
it actually pays the makers to be
except Malaya, by storm, but, ed.
hitherto, we have moved but slowly in this country and there are those set is well made by looking at the Bream
interior. A good set does not have Canton Fresh Water extreme pessimists who hold to the 100se wires lyirig about and parts view that broadcasting will not come to us until every other coun-
A test not properly fixed.
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try in the world is enjoying talevi- give no indication of the life of a Gardah sion as an everyday national in-set, and therefore the workmanship Codfish stitution. I am not one of those should be considered. pessimists; I believe that the in
Overhauling Sets. terest which His Excellency has al-
Wireless sets and loudspeakers Dab ready evinced, not only here, but
should be overhauled occasionally. previously during his sojourn in
The atrial and earth should be Kong, in broadcasting, examined. It may be necessary Hong
to will be followed by rapid
clean the insulators. See, that Government action in Malaya as the serial wire is in good condition, soon as the technical experts have and that the whole aerial is safe. decided the best means of provid-Losses aften occur at the lead-in.
.serve
Dace
Dog Fish Bals, Conger
Fresh Watez Yellow
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Gudgeon for Singapore which will
and a lightning protector.
This Hezrings listeners in every corner of the
aerial should be Halibut Malay Peninsula, The Govern Part of the ment is sympathetically disposed to foo, should be tested.
carefully examined." The earth, Labrus
The earth Loach
do what it can to meet the request wire may not be making a good Labatera
of the Wireless Society--we have already had that written assurance.
to which it is supposed to Monk Fish -and it is only a queation of time be electrically joined. In the Malak before a defnite reply will be given.at itself there is not likely Oysters I hope that reply will be speeded
contact with the mental pipe Mackerel
up, if only by virtue of the desire to be a serious fault, bat Farrot Fish
connections should be, tested. Perch Government has shown to stimulate Make sure the valves fit well in Pis new local industries....
their holders. If the grid battery Plaice
Penny Cheaper Sets,
has been used for about a year, a Pomfret, White There are signa, comments, a new one should be fitted. The Pomfret, Black Home paper, that wireless sets will connecting wires and pluga should Prawn be cheaper and of botter value than be examined, and also the wires Ray those sold in the past. A few going to the loudspeaker. If they. Bock Fish manufacturers have ady issued are frayed, new ones ought to be Roach particulars of their new sets, and connected. The valves should be almos some excellent designs will soon be tested, too, if they have been used available at attractive prices. The for yo year or more. An overhaul lower prices are possible in many does not involve much trouble, and instances because of simplided den an' improvement in the results, why signs and then pro fon,cofwell be obtained. A weak point quantities: Raw materials are may be discovered and
Bave ex cheaper too, so that the lower prices pense later-Straits Times,
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