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"Now," said L.G. to the audience, "In North Wales we measure a man's tinued, and the height from the chin up."
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(By John L. Baird)
Wave-Length Difficulty
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| Mr. Lloyd George to stand up.
TELEVISION was firat actually wave transmitters in the centre of "Now," said the exhibitor to the
broadcast as far back as each densely populated area, com- audience, are you not disappointed 1926, this broadcast taking place mencing, of course, with a service to see that. Mr. Lloyd George is such through the B.B.C.'s station of 2 for London and Greater London.
Receiving Sets S a small man?”'
LO from Motograph House.in Lon-
So much for the transmitting LG.'s retort was Instant. He in-don, at that time the headquarters vited. the chairman to stand up. of the Baid Television Company side of the question, but what The early transmission from 2LO, chiefly concerns the public is re He rose to his six feet something.
which were, of course, purely exception. The 30-line transmissions He had a small head.
porimental, were very soon discon from the B.B.C. can be received Baird Television with an ordinary wireless receiving Company applied for and obtained sot, but an ultra-ahort wave re- a licence to transmit television in-celver will be required to receive dependently, erecting their own ultra-short waves. The complete wireless station and sending out home apparatus as it is at present Here is another story of I. G.'s from their own studios.
Iconsists of a cabinet somewhat earlier days.
similar to that of a radio-gramo-- Michael Davitt, the Irish Na-i tionalist, had addressed a meeting, These atudio transmissions had Phone, but with the addition of a screen 9in. by 12in. upon which an and members of the audience were to be dropped, as it was impossible image of what is taking place at invited to move and second a vote to find a wave-length for them on the broadcasting station appears. The question of price will de of thanks. Two young men respond the medium wave-band which did ed. They were eloquent. They in-not cause interference with other pend largely upon demand; the spired Davitt with a characteristic services. The company again price of the first sets will be some gibe.
proached the B.B.C. for permission If those young men were in Ire-to send out television through their where in the region between £50 land, he boasted, they would be put stations, the only channels then sufficient a cheaper set might be forward as candidates for Parlia-available. ment, but in England they would
A committee to Investigate the produced in the region of £25. An apparatus of this kind gives the situation was formed by the then equivalent to a home talkie, with have to stand aside in favour of atolid old men who had succeeded Postmaster-General, Sir William the vast difference that the scenes in business and had to get their re-
Mitchell-Thomson (now Lord Sele-shown are actually taking place don), and this committee recomand are shown without the need of ward. And so on.
transmission wers Tommended that new the Ellie, who became a Minister and September 30, 1920, we commended broadcasting as the addition
facilities should and President Roosevelt
be given. On purchasing or hiring, Alma.
Television ia as important to Second declared that while he Chief Liberal Whip, and David
of was President the Union Govern- Lloyd George,
broadcasting through 2L0, once sound was to the silent film, and I more from our own studios in Long am convinced that in the future. circum- ment would under no stances interfere with any 'South]
Acre, and a little later the whole
every wireless net will be equipped of our apparatus was transferred with a television screen. American State. That is why it] -
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Collides With Another Car When Learning To Drive
· Traffic-Inspector.
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to the B.B.C., who from that date is impossible to stop the unfor- The description, in a new novel, to the present time have been send- tunate people of Bolivia and of the inner workings of a bank is
ing out regular television trans- It is an old saying that "the Paraguay from continuing their absurdly exaggerated, according to
The account, in fact, is over-missions with this apparatus. children of darkness are wiser Kilkenny cat struggle till they critic.
There seems. some confusion in than the children of light." The have nobody left to pull a trig-
the public mind as to the difference truth of it could not need any ger. The triumph. of the inter- clearer demonstration than is to national munitioneers Is com-
"I took up this game," the hopeless
between these television images be had by looking round the plete.
novice said apologetically to his caddy, and the images we are now sending out from the Crystal Palace-the world to-day to observe how the The fierce civil war in Cuba is merely to practice self-control,"
"You ought to have gone in for ao-called, "high-defuition" images, of life is faring as against the powerful navy or combination of
More Lines More Detail trade in the means of destroying navies has a much better chance
The manager of a cireas was hear.The différence is one of quality, life. Let us leave on one side for of effective control of an island ing complaints from his employees. The 30-line image is made up of Wa Knox, the well-known Kow- a moment the broader questions than land forces have of inland "Well," he said to the miserable 36 atrips and can only show head loon footballer, of No. 8. Cameron of national policy, in which fail-territory with difficult geographi-looking India-Rubber Man, "What's and shoulder pictures or pictures Road, appeared at the Kowloon ure is open and avowed. It maycal features; and also because at
"It the Strong Man," said the of simple scenes such as a person Magistracy this morning in an Jawer to a summons for failing to pictures dancing. These be taken for granted that every the establishment of the Cuban other. Government object to being ter- Government after the war with
"What's he been doing?" asked the coarse in grain and limited in de keep on the left side of the Road when driving his car round. the rorised or ejected at the point of Spain the right to land troop to manager.
tail. Whether it be a restore or maintain order was uses me to rub out his mistakes," ex- "Every time. he writes a letter, he the bayonet
The high-definition television corner at the junction of Waterloo democracy or an autocracy every specially reserved by what was plained the freak.
Image, on the other hand, consists and York Roads, Kowloon Tong, form of government does at least called "the Platt Amendment."
of from 180 to 400 lines, and can at 10.05 a.m. on February 23.
Defendant pleaded guilty to the wish to perpetuate itself, and That provision has been cancelled
The Method
show very considerable detail. It Gentleman (to a very rich elderly will, if it can, so prohibit or by a recent treaty and what restrict the possession and use of was only a year or two ago alady at a party): "Who is that hand-is possible to send such things as charge and was fined $5 by Mr. Nicolls stated firearms as to avoid being "put wealthy and prosperous country some young man standing out there?" boxing matches and jumping A. W. G. H. Grantham.
Lady: "That's my son-in-law. He's horses-In fact any outdoor scene on the spot." The evidence is is being reduced to penury by a very brilliant young man-made and also to transmit the ordinary in hla, prosecution that the defen that whether through the inade- paralysis of transportation and fortune by the law."
dant, who was taking his third quality quate provision of police, or series of strikes, backed by the Gentleman: "Really How's that commercial films with a
lesson with a learner's license, my equal to the home cinema, actual sympathy with the "dir-inevitable, rifle and accompanied Lady: "The law made him
daughter's husband.”
The general public are not quite turned from Waterloo Road into on the right side of ect action" section, the maker by the exécution of leaders with-
clear, perhaps, why high-definition York Read of rifles and cartridges always out any show of trial. In this
apparatus is not to be put imme-the road and collided with another gets the best of it. It remains case the legal principle that a
diately into the B.B.C. in place of car which was driven by a lady, true that law is an empty formula policeman can shoot an escaping
the present low definition. Unfor-coming down York Road. He adde without force behind it. It is also prisoner whom he cannot other-
tunately, these high-definition piced that it was
fault of the defendant.. true that just as "the devil can wise stop is invoked. The vic-
cannot be transmitted quote Scripture to his purpose." tims are taken to a lonely ren- Wrong Turning Taken through the present B.B.C. wave so can the enemies of society dezvous and told to run.
Ger-
In Statue Square
lengths. They demand the use, of shelter themselves behind high-legal principle invoked in
what are. termed "ultra-short COLONY HOCKEY sounding principles.
many and elsewhere has been
waves" that is, waves in the re- PLAYER ROBBED SIGNAL DISREGARDED The Pan-American Congress is "resisting arrest" with the widest
gion of six metres, as compared a good example. When Canning possible interpretation of resis
with the waves of the order of 250 Summoned at the instance of Mr. metres at present being used by
Dulla Singh Victimised suggested to President Munroe tance to include an enquiry for that it should-be-accepted as the reason of the arrest.
C Champkin, Mr. A. A da Silva. the B.B.C. principle of policy that no Euro There is no need to recall the driver of private car No. 1440, was At the Crystal Palace, the Baird Naik Dulla-Singh-of-the Pun pean Power should acquire any Greek rebellion on which we com-
Interporter, appeared at the Kow further territory on the Ameri-mented the other day. Neither fined $25 by Mr. W. Schofield at the Television Company have com- Jabls Regiment, and the Hockey can Hemisphere, he announced Government nor rebels could ob-Central Magistracy this morning for pletely equipped studios and
powerful ultra-short wave wireless loon Magistracy this morning, 08 that he had "called in a New tain munitions except on cash dangerous driving in Statue Square, transmitter which has been in ex-complainant in the case in which
Even the campaign:inj
for some Wong Wai-cheung, a 30-year-old World to redress the balance of terms. the old." An admirable object Asia Minor the disastrous end of Mr. Champkin, In evidence, said perimental operation
that on the morning of Match 2, he considerable time. This gives unemployed, was charged with But how many shooting matches which is the reason for Greece's
Whitfeld Barracks. dignified with the name of Represent troubles, was privately was riding in a rickshaw, proceed-satisfactory reception over a radius stealing a travelling rug from The case was remanded for 48 volutions has it not covered with financed by Sir Basil Zaharoff, Ing along Chater Road from the of 86 miles.
A Short Wave System its protective cloak? President who was inspired by “patriotism" Hong Kong Cricket Club, when the defendant's car suddenly came out
The Crystal Palace was chosen hours, in order to make further Roosevelt the First, however, to spend about half of his pro-
enquiries. could not face the prospect of the fits from supplying us with sub the right, instead of the left, side as it has the most commanding of the Statue at a speed batimated position London. The top of the capital invested in the Panama marines and so on to fit out his
South Tower, where the transmit- Canal being at the mercy of fellow countrymen as food for at 25 miles per hour. South American conditions, and Kemal Pasha's powder. We are For disobeying a traffic signal at ting aerial, is situated, 1s approxi he called in "the Big Stick" to told that the funds for the latest the function of Queen's Road and mately 700 ft. above sea level, and establish a amall State that is fight were supplied by a prog- Garden Road on February 28, Mr. is visible from almost any part of practically a Protectorate of the perous brewer and the wealthy A. G. Piovanelli, Manager of the London. This is a point of vital United States. The "Big Stick wife of M. Venizelos. "The ap Hong Kong Hotel, was fined $10 importance with ultra-short waves, was again called in to restore petite grows by eating and even Mr. Piovanelli said that he did as they behave somewhat similarly order and solvency in Nicara.those who have the best means not pay much attention to the signal to light waves. The transmitter gua, and the long occupation by of knowing what war is become as there was no traffic at the time, might be compared to a lighthouse American Marines was thorough-clients of the purveyors of death, and turned up towards Garden Road, the higher the aerial in relation to ly useful to all concerned how. More strength to the elbow of Traffic-Inspector Alexander stated its surroundings the better the re ever defective may have been its those who are trying to get peace that the defendant was coming along ception, logical justification through the League or through Queen's Road west and the red light! The fact that these waves he
The Pan-American Congress, regional, treatles; but we come was against him, while the green bave in a manner similar to light| however, with logic on its side, back to the truism that what light was given to another car com limits thei called in the Munroe principle, on matters more than the Arms is ing from the east, Mr. Plovanell a service [behalf of the South Ame the Man behind them. If some furned to the left, although there most
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