TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1932.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
ATTRACTIVE TAILORING
The Latest in Gentlemen's Ontötting
AT PRICES TO BUTT ANY PURSE.
PERFECT FI
AND
RELIABLE SUITINGS.
WING HING CO.
Gentlemen's Outfitters
HAIR DRESSERS.
LEE YEE,
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair Dressers & Booksellers, No. 12, D'Aguilar Street. (opposite Queen's Theatre).
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL, COMPANY,
64, Queen's Rd. C. Tel. 21417.
'Phone 22232. 53, Queen's Road Central.
SHOES.
Very Nice Woollen Materialz
For
Making Ladies' DRESSES
&
OVERCOATS
Also
FURS &
SILK HOSIERY Expert Tailoring
Department.
LEE MOWI
Chinese Slik Hosiery Store No. 1, D'Agullar Stroot
DENTISTS.
HARRY FONG, Dentist,
1st floor, No. 74, Queen's Road
Central. Tel. 21255.
TANG YUK, Dentist.
Successers to
the late BIEN TING, 14, D'Agullar Street.
TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
Kowloon Bay. New Work & Repaire. Call Flag "L" Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors.
FOR SALE.
COLLECTION OF POSTAGE
STAMPS.
Pair
Black or Brown Shoes from $6.00. Black or Browa Boots from $5.00. Children's Boots or Shoes from $2.00.
Best styles, most complete stock
of all sizes. Repairing a speciality. WONG SIU WOON 21, Pottinger St. Phone 21474.
SPORTING GOODS.
ATHLETIC GOODS
AT
THE CHINA MAIL.
RADIO TOPICS.
RADIO PALACE OF
BERLIN
INGENIOUS SOUND, CONTROL.
I have been conducted over Ger- differs from our
U.S. COMMISSION.
11
LABOUR AND TELEVISION.
Corporation has been formed, with, offices in the County Trust Building, New York. Its president, Walter S.
The Chicago Federation of Lan, Lemmon declared: "It was brought bour, affiliated with the American out at a special hearing before the and linole Federation of Labour in Federal Radio Commission that the the use of radio through station Aviation Radio Station, while not a WCFL and its short-wave auxiliary direct branch of the Curtiss-Wright W9XAA, recently announced its en- Proposals have been heard by the controlled by the same men of vision with the Short-Wave and Television group of aircraft companies, was trance into television in conjunction United States Federal Radio Com- who have been responsible for the Corporation of Boston, which will mission on plans for world-wide growth of these important factors build the latest type television broadcasting on short-waves,
in the aviation Industry, and transmitter in new studios to be through the amalgamation of the through its affiliations with these opened by WOFL Pictures of the own in that, al-interests of the Aviation Radio Cor-various aviation companies of intar latest type with 60 line 20 pictures many's magnificent new House of though the Post Office hold control,poration of New York and the Short national scape, such as the Curtiss- per second transmission, the stan Broadcasting, and I am afraid I they have licensed several firms to Wave and Television Corporation of Wright Export Corporation the dard in up to the minute television must report that, if it does not broadcast, instead of confining the Boston. Centring in the situa- Sperry Gyroscope Co., and the transmission, which will be radiated knock Broadcasting House, which is authority to one organisation and tion in the plan for the use of high aviation Exploration Co., negotia as to be the future pride of the B.B.C., giving it a complete monopoly such
soon as formal permission in power by station W2XAL, the short- tions have been proceeding granted by iato a cocked hat, at least it gives it as the B.B.C. enjoys.
the United States wave ancillary of WENY in New during the past two years for the Federal Radio Commission'on ap- one or two ansty little taps, reports
The two most important firms are York, and its potential transfer to interchange of goodwill programmes plication already fled. The an Harold Watkins in the Daily Mail. Funk-Stunde, who operate, among Boston, and the utilisation of four with a number of foreign coun-nouncement
To start with, Berlin's House is others, the Witaleben station in internatonal channels assigned to tries."" larger. Secondly, its biggest studio, Berlin, and the Dersche-Welle, who Aviation Radio, on 6040 11800, still, like the B.B.C.'s
own the Konigs Wusterhausen high-22256 own, un-
and 21460 kllocycles, finished, will, I think, put the new power station
so often beard in 49.67;
25.42; 19.47 and 18.50 No. 1 at Langham Place well in the Britain.
metres) with the possibility of the shade for size, and will not be be-
establishment of sister stations of hind It in design.
It is these two firms who have foreign countries to use these fre- built the new House of Broadcast-quencies. This studio is a huge place, capa- ble of accommodating from 800 to ing, with the co-operation of another called the Reichs- 1,000 performers at a time, and organisation, scating an audience in its two gal-Rundfunk, which looks after the ad- ministration of the remaining com- leries of probably several hundreds. It is 165ft. long, 75ft. wide, and panies. Thus all German broad- casting is brought into one bead- quarters in this gigantic new build-
33ft. high.
ing.
In One Great Home.
like it. It was
At one end of it is a magnificent organ, and a courteous official, who
enter the place without being im- conducted me around, showed me how the upper half of the whole end-pressed. It cost, I am told, some- wall could be opened in atrips, like thing over £250,000, and it looks the front of a gramophone, to con-many's most eminent architect.
designed by Ger-
trol the volume of its sound.
An interesting innovation I saw, and one which I commend to the B.B.C., was a radio museum. It
used!
"Shout 'Hello'!" he said, I did, and the sound came back to me and Blowly died away. He explained that in all the studios in the build
contained specimens of commercial
THE LIANG YOU CO. ing the design had been planned to receivers and loud speakers
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Meanted in Books containing Both Mint and Used Stamps.
R
1,000 Stamps, All Diferent for $8
1,500
do.
18
2,000
do.
801
3,000
do.
4,000
do.
75
5,000
do.
100
10,000
do.
FULL SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
GRACA & CO.,
500
Dealers in Philatelle Goods, Pictorial Postcards, Garden Seeds, Toys, &c. No 10, WYNDHAM STREET,
HONG KONG
P.O. Box No. 620.
70, Queen's Road Central.
give an echo lasting eight seconds. This is damped by draperies as re- quired.
Amplifying Room.
since broadcasting began. German manufacturers, my guide told me, have been sending in these speci-) mens, to be preserved for all time, since 1924. Now some of them look distinctly comie.
Technical employees of the various broadcasting companies
housed who дга
The Short-Wave
was made jointly by E. N. Nockels, general manager of High-powered short-wave trans- WCFL, and Douglas Rigney, chair- mitters are to be constructed. The mar of the Short-Wave and Tel- Government authorities at Washing-vision Corporation of Boston which ton have been requested to transfer pioneered in synchronous sight and the short-waves licence of W2XAL, sound transmissions via its station (WRNY), New York to the Short- WIXAV, under the direction of, Wave Broadcasting Corporation at Hollis S. Baird, 24-year-old tale Broadcasting Boston.
wil vision.wizard.
HONG KONG
Butcher Meat.
Boef Bizlolz
1
Prime Cut
19
Corned
Roast
Breast
" Boup
Steak
H
#
Steak Sirloin
Bullock's Brake .....
*
MARKET PRODUCE.
Jan. 12, June, June,
1902, 1918 1914.
Cts. Ct. Cts.
Poultry.
b.
24 12
H
50
1
1#
Chicken Capons, Small Capons, Large
23
28
#
Dack
80 80 18
K
Dates
27.
18
Ergs, Hen (cooking)..
11
88
22
Eggs, Hen (fresh)
40 80
83
Paris, Canton
Bausages
80
M
20
per set 17
Tongue, fresh
esch 75
12
60
Fowls, Kaipan Geoga
Tongue, corned
H
Hand
$1.20
$1,20
Heari
16
lb. 24
16
#
Hump, Sals
20 18
in this
Snips
#
Fest...
each 12. 10 12
Pheasant
*
Kidsaya
15
12
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27 20 92
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Liver Tripe Calves' Head & Fort Mutton Chop
Ib.
24
18 14
8
7
44
wet $1.50 $1.00 $1.00
Ib.
M
#
Leg Shoulder Andile
44
40
We moved on to the amplifying room. Here is a wonderful array of switchboards and amplifying panels, and though I have no reason to sup- pose that this part of the place could building have, with engineers show anything superior to the tech-of the German Post Office Enique and design of those in Broad- į staff, formed a club which I should casting House, I was much impress-like to see imitated in Britain.
TYPEWRITER DEALERS
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HOP SING & CO.
29. Pottinger St. Tel. 21420 CANTON:-116, Sun Kea Sel Rd.
Job Printing
PEASONABLE
PRICES
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE STEL. ERIKA WAIL BUDS. KA WYRÓKAN UT,
TYPE also is
"PART OF THE PICTURE ”
BEAUTIFUL
PRINTING
LOUR
OUR business folders, announcements and
printing of all sorts will be more resultful if typo graphically more expressive of the nature of your business.
We have not only the standard typer: but also
a variety of free and sketchy designs that will subtly indicase qualities of handi-
work and craftsmanship.
•
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LTD,
Ja, Wyndham St.
ed with its obvious efficiency.
Pig's Chitiinge
Any listener who is suffering Particularly a large panel divided from interference from tramway- into small glass squares fascinated cars, trolley lines, electric signs me. Every little while one of these etc., or who is "disturbed,” as my would be illuminated in yellow or guide put it, by any trouble, is in- red or green, and a quaint little vited to communicate with the club. German message would appear, such | Then a competent technical man as "Sprecher--Âus,” or “LD.W.- comes and does all that can be done Ruhe."
to put the matter right-and all These panels were thus keeping | voluntarily and without charge. track of what was happening in different studios, both in the House
Hard times have naturally had of Broadcasting and elsewhere. At their effect on design. One of the this moment, however, they were leading manufacturers told me that
Pork Chop mainly concerned with the relaying his firm, like several others, had for to various German stations of a months been concentrating on the band playing in the National Wire-production of smaller and cheaper less Exhibition just acrogy the sets, as it was obvious that listenera
Fat or Lard street.
must economise in this as in other Sheep's Head & Foot --
Heari Kidneys
Even these things, however, were less Impressive than the scheme of decoration of the building. It is splendidly done. No money has been spared to make as beautiful a home for German broadcasting as art and imagination could devise.
A series of gallies running round
a wide central space is the keynote
ways.
Cheaper Sets.
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Holbow
Turkeys, Cook Turkeys, Han
Jan. 12, June, June,
1932. 1918. 1914.
Cta. Co. Ots.
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28 80
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21
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54 85 24
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29
80
78
each 28
pair. 2.40
Bach 8D
1.00
Fruits.
b. 1.20
金山粺業
13
奶糖
#
Almonds
Apples (California)
Bananas (bride's) Carambola
鷲山蘊
Coconata ́icino $2 each
Lemons, China
14
13
* each 12
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15.
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Fry
30
Hond
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Lemons (American)
Hours
each 18
10
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Kidneys
15
8
Lichoes, Dried....
D
Liver
#
Ib.
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Oranges (Canton). 新肏甜糭
38
25
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Orange ....
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Pears (Canton)
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Peanuts
花 生
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70
Persimmons, Large
紅柿
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Plantain
15
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25
16.
25 25
22
15
10
20
18
Fumelo. Siam Walnuts ... Grapes
each 15
Ib.
34
20
Vegetables, &c.
"each. 18·
Ib.
12
M
44
Liver
Where last year they might have expected to sell a 3-valve set, to-day they could not hope to dispose of Sucking Pigs, to order:
Bust, Beef more than a 2-valve.
A home-recording radio-gramo- phone was being demonstrated, and in a cabinet in one corner of the room one could make a record of one's own voice, in a song or a mes-
Motion
Vea!
Sazaarvo
*
Fish.
of the scheme. The galleries are in blue and yellow, delightfully bar-sage. Then the record could, if one Barbel
monised, and light comes in through windows of golden-yellow glass.
£250,000 Cost.
wished, be played over on any or Breas all of seventeen different models of loud speakers arranged around the
Canton Fresh Water:
I cannot attempt to describe it room. Amusing, but I don't think Carp technically, but I defy anyone to anyone has gone through the whole Catah
Germany's broadcasting scheme 'seventeen.
RADIO PRISONERS.
IN MANILA.
Codish Crabe.
Cuttle Pish
Dab
Daca Dog Flab
Fresh Water
Herringe Ballbui
Geelong jall, Victoria, in the ren- | In spite of the prevailing business gal, Conger dezvous of· Australia's radio-minded depression, which has affected near- criminals. - „According to the British ly all lines of trade, the radio bust- Australian, the prisoners have ness keeps on making vast strides in bought an all-mains receiver with the Philippines. Facts and figures Groups their own money. They did the released by the Manila American
Gudgeon wiring themselves, making cónfiec-} trade commission Indicate a brisk tions to most of the cells where importation of radio sets and sop- there are earphones, and with the plies, and a 'steady increase in the exercise yard; where a loud speaker ́sale of these products. The number
Lonch has been installed.
of business houses selling radio puta. and materials have been consider: Lobsters
Mackered ably increased. The apparent phenomenon is attributed to the im-Monk Plak
MuBet provement in sets sold locally, and to the easy payment plans offered Onders by radio firms and music houses Fros
Perah operating in Manlia.
Pika Platos
STANDARD TIMES.
Sunrise and Sunset in Colony.
Sunrise and Sunset in Hong Kong for January, 1932, Standard time of the 120th Meridian, East of Greenwich, are as follows:-
Date January
Sunrise Sunset
8.30.
p.m.
7.05
6:02
7.05 6.08
7.08 8.04
COSTLY" EXPERIMENTS:
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Cabbage, Chinese
'(Shanghai) Cane Shoots, bunch Caulifower (Largs)
(Medium).
Carrótu
17
(Brinli)
Cólery, Chinedu
Chifles, Dried
Eed...
Green
Curry Stuff, English.
Cucumbers
Garlic....
28 Gauges Trung
forseradish.
Indian Corn Lettron
Water Chest
110
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80
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