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No. 21,332
Hongkong Daily Press.
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Our London Letter.
REFLECTIONS ON THE
WONDERS OF BEAM WIRELESS.
FILMS IN THE EMPIRE.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
INTERPORT.
The tumult and the shouting dies, The Captains and the Kings depart."
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號九十月登拾年五十國民華中:
THE WEEK'S DIARY.
To-day.
Shanghai v. United Services, H.K.C.C, ground, 11 am.
Celebration of Birthday of Sri Guroo Nanak Day Ji at Sikh Temple.
Children's afternoon Helena May
It was hardly possible to form any "clear and temperate judgment of the Interport game yesterday after the thrilling finish. But now, after some twenty-four hours (and an unconscion-Institute. able amount of tobacco) one feels more in a frame of mind to set one's ideas in order. Idens which, admittedly, may be wrong. But more or less reasonable, one! hopes.
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LONDON, October 23rd. Sometimes developments in mechanical science are brought into operation with out much fuss or notice; and this may be said of the new Post Office high speed wireless telegraph service between Eng land and Canada which comes into public use to-morrow (October 24th). Scarcely any notice has been taken of this by the
The outstanding feature to my newspapers, although in a way, the new
is the fact that we had our lesson before service may well prove epoch-making-tila on Tuesday. We failed to grasp la future it will be possible to transmit it. On Tuesday we kept on Dobbie and messages across the Atlantic at the rate Reed, and set our field on the very edge | of at least 100 words a minute, or roughly of the boundary. We did not do well three times as fast as by ordinary cable. This has been rendered possible by the Wednesday about 1 pm or so Mansel- discovery of the "beam" system of wire-Smith and Isaacs were again together. less by Senator Marconi.
We kept on Bowker and Goodwin.. Wo The beam system is worked on a short set our field on the edge of the bound wave (about we metres) requires only a fraction of the power necessary for other aries. And we got it in the neck, and forms of wireless transmission, and also wo jolly, well asked for it. The hit that and very important ensures secrecy be cause only stations in the direct path of won the game fell exactly when Isaacs the beam can pick up messages. More had hit one in the first innings, and over as these are transmitted at such just where a slightly unscientific left- high speed it is impossible to tap thehander does hit them. Was there a man messages without elaborate and costly up- parates. The beam transmission of a there. There was not.
There was yet another lesson which I light from a searchlight Messages from this country will be sent from a newly- think we may get from the match [for erected station at Bodmin, Cornwall, to I write this merely looking forward to station near Montreal, and messages next May and not as a stupid hatel, for Britain will be dispatched from a point near Montreal to the receiving station at Bridgewater, Somerset, whence they will come to London aver land lines. I understand that preparations are well advanced for the introduction of beam communication with South Africa, Sunday, No Sailing. Australia, and India. No doubt in time it will be possible to communicate in this way with the Far East.
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Shanghai Interport Cricketers enter- tained to Smoking Concert E.K.C.C.; 9.30 p.m.
A.D.C. Dramatic Medley," Theatre Royal, 0.30 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: "The Ragman.' World Theatre: "A Fool's Awakening.” Star Theatre: "On-Thin Teo,"
Saturday.
Football and Cricket: (Details in
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Shanghai Interport Cricketera u Kow-
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H.K. Hotel tes dance, 4.30 p.m. Home Xmas and New Year letter mail closes at 5 p.m.
Palace Hotel dance, & p.m. C.C.C. dance, 9.16 p.m.
A.D.C. "Dramatic Medley," Theatre Royal (concluding preformance). Inter port cricketers attend.
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Queen's Theatre: "The Ragman.”
Star Theatre: "On Thin Ice." World Theatre: "A Fool's Awakening.
that batsmen should be studied a little
Principal Mails:-Outward: Canada, more in the order. Lightfoot is not a U.S.A., Europe vid America and vid first wicket batsman and I don't care Siberia (President Pierce), & who says he is. About number Gve Europe vid Marseilles (Aatori-Maru), 5 perhaps. The play yesterday goes to con-
Sunday, arm this. Owen Hughes may be a first
Shanghai Interport Cricketers leave on batsman. is not a first wicket bats Presiden: Pierce. man and I should say number seven or V.D.A. Sunday, Special Services at so is his place. I think there is no doubt St. John's Cathedral, and St. Andrew's
Church, Kowloon, but that we wanted Mitchell in the 'side. He has not been tried yet. There is a theoretical idea he is an unsound bat. So he is, to look at, but he has a good
This week the run of "No No Nanette" came to an end, at the Palace Theatre after a record-breaking run. There have heen 668 performances, 910,000 people have soon the play, and it is stated that 301,000 has been taken at the box office. It is being succeeded by "Prince Charm- ing" for which the bookings already eye and a lot of confidence. Reed amount to over £30,000, which means that proved a failure. It was a difficult point the libraries have invested that sum in and on the whole his past record justified seats for the next three months. In spite his inclusion. Parker hurt his shoulder of what we hear about the tremendous and could not bowl. As a bat alone he gamble attaching to theatrical enterprise could never have got in, for he is one in London at the present time it is of those many No. 7 batsmen who may syident that people are to be found will get forty quickly, but are uncommonly ing to stake large sums in new unlikely to against people like O'Hara productions.
and Leach.
Memorial Tablet to late Hon. Sir S. P.
Chater to be unveiled by the Bishop of Victoria at close of morning service, St. John's Cathedral.
Annual Swimming Sports St. John Ambulance Brigade, King's College, Bonham Road, 11 am.
Golf: St. Andrew's v. St. George's Societies at Fanling.
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"Yachting: Naval Day.
Cricket: ".R.C. 2nd XI v. 'H.K. Electric Co. on I.R.C. ground, 2 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: "The Merry Widow," Principal Mails:-Iaward: Europe vid Negapatam (Phemius).
Monday,
There is no lack of new plays, but some There is just one other point or so. that have been put on recently have only At times the fielding was excellent, Iusted a week or so. By contrast we have especially when we had our tails up."
Rose Marie" in But when things were, going wrong, our the musical comedy its second year at Drury Lane, and The Gelders for the most part seemed all Dr. John Allison, M.A., LL.D.; Farmers Wife"
now in its third year nerves and fumbled badly. I don't think F.H.S. E., late of George Watson's at the Court Theatre. It is curious to we had enough organised fielding prac. College, Edinburgh, due here. note that Mr. Eden Philpotts, the rove-tices. I don't mean sfogging huge list whose hook is ibe basis of the latter catches across the ground but a wicket play, has never seen it performed. He pitched and people out in their places, has not been to London for seventeen with a bowler on, and a batsman de-. years, and nothing will tempt him to liberately giving chances all
round. leave his beloved Devanshire horie.
(N.B., one who is not going to play in the side).
Films in the Empire.
I learn that it is now practically Finally, if I had anything to do with certain that soon after the preliminary cricket in Hongkong and cared for its meetings of the Imperial Conference now future I should let it be known, that if being held a special Committee will be a man wants to play baseball he can formed to consider the question of Em pack up his cricket bag. It has at pre- pire film development. In official circles sent ruined Owen Hughes as a bateman here it is anderstood that the Home Gov-against good bowling and I am not sure ernment will make no announcement re- that Bowker's patch this year may not garding this subject until the Dominions be traceable to it. I presume that this have had an opportunity to communicate will be unpopular, but I don't see why I their views. Naturally the opinion of the should always prophesy smooth things. Governments overseas is of the utmost I cricket isn't a good enough game to Ls is obvious from the cultivate, with tennis a8 importance,
nere fact that Canada and Australia pastime, then drop it. Ramsey seems to between them represent nearly 40 per have escaped untainted so far, and I do cent. of the world's film market, and the hope that he will let the thing alone. rentals paid by these two Dominions are He has the makings of a very fine bat enough to keep the whole of the American and he has taught himself to play
straight. film industry going.
It is not, however, only or chiefly a matter of money. There is the Imperial aspect. "Australia sees practically nothing but flms produced at Hollywood, and the pictures dealing with the Services naturally show the American Army, Navy, and Air Forco in a light that makes Old England appear to be a long way behind when it comes to world power and prestige on land and sea and in the air. It is also perfectly true to state that many films shown in the Dominions are decidedly of a kind that tead to belittle this country. The special Committes to which I have referred will take these points into careful considera- tion. The time has come for an Imperial
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It is how up to us to get on with the league, and to try and get together a good side for May next year, when there will (presumably) be the return match. R. ABBIT.
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H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Lecture on "Japan," by Mr. D. O, de Silva, Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: "The Merry Widow.” Principal Mails-Inward: U.S.A., etc. (Siberia Maru).
Tuesday.
H.K. Hotel ten dance, 4.30 p.m. Practice dance for St. Andrew's Bail, City Hall, 5.7 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: "The Merry Widow." Principal Mails:-Outward: Europe via. Marseilles (Chambord), 10.30 am.
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Xmas letter mail for U.S.A. and
H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.20 p.m. Queen's Theatro: "The Sea Beast." One half of the rubbered road is now being used by a double stream of traffic Principal Mails:-Inward: U.8.A. etc. which pounds along day and night, and President Taft). Outward: Canada, the man in the street can judge for him-U.S.A. oad Europe vid Victoria B.O. self. Rubber, he observes, is resilient, (Protesilauc), 10:30 am. it is silent, it is dustless and it absorbes vibration. Compared with wood pave racst it gives a surer grip to horses
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