BRITISH WIRELESS ACTIVITIES.
[BY A LONDON CORRESPONDENT. ]
A London Radio Exhibition. During the autumn of each year London bold a number of exhibi- tions which attract many visitors frem Overseas,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY,
RACE EQUALITY.
JAPANESE WRITER DENOUNCES IT.
A DANGEROUS DREAM.
the plate when be was still received quite clearly. The energy radiated from the aerial was equivalent to less than one-fifth of that required [BY SHIN NINADawa, in Tohoku to light a small pocket lamp bulb,
Some time ago a series of tests were carried out by the Amateur Radio Station 2 O.D. of Gerrards Cross, Bucks. to obtain data on
Koron.]
AUGUST 22nd, 1927.
COPY OF JAPANESE PACT
VANISHES.
"HER LOVE STORY" AT THE QUEEN'S.
SCOTLAND YARD FAILS TO HOLLYWOOD NEEDS A RIVAL
SOLVE MYSTERY.
TOKYO FOREIGN OFFICE ANNOUNCES LOSS.
WHERE ITS DIRECTORS MAKE A MISTAKE.
(BY OUR FILM CRITIC]
FACTS HIDDEN FROM WIFE,
! I CHOSE BETWEEN HER AND MY BUSINESS."
SOLICITOR'S £60,000 OIL
LOSSES,
The story of large losses in eit ventures and an agreement; one of
TIPPING IN COUNTRY HOUSES."
FIVER FOR THE HEAD KEEPER, ETC..
[BY THE HON. MRS. FITKROY
STEWART.]
Lesbos, July 15th. The London season is near its
the terms of which was that certain ; end, and we shall soon be at coun- the facts should be hidden from a wife, try houses in Scotland or was told in the London Bankrupter | Continent Court, when the public examination The tyranny of tips will once
The National Radio Exhibition, to give it its full title will be held from September 4th to October 1st and will certainly be fully repre- sentative of an industry which has the various forms of power supply gerous. People who do not ander- Signature. The document was sont swear. It is pretty, rather pathe was held of Edward Henry Coop again be upon us
now gained a position of consider able importance in the electrical activities of the nation. It has the support of the Radio Manufacturers' Association and will be confined entirely to the display of British products.
to the transmitter, and also, to test 'the' feasibility of using a group of ordinary standard high tension ac- cumelators to supply the entire power for the transmitter, should the ordinary supply derived from the public mains fail.
The H.T. accumulators used con-
Facts About Export. British Radio apparatus is gain-sisted of the usual 60. v. units so ing increased popularity in the much in use for ordinary broadcast Overseas markets, where its excel-receivers, namely C.A.V. type E.T. ient quality is appreciated. Japan, The tests were most successful, for instance, is purchasing British. two-way communication being main made Load-Speakers. C. A. Van-tained with the Australian Radio Station 2 C.M. of Sydney, using dervell have recently been success- ful in obtaining large contracts for this form of power supply. their C. A. V. Tom Tit model in that country. The same frm has, too, recently introduced a new de parture in connection with the ex- port of accumulators.
Progress In Valve Design. The increase during recent times of th elength of life given by modern radio valves in broadcasting re- Celluloid ceivers has been almost pheno- cused LT. accumulators for broad-menal. Quite recently, a London cast receiving sets in England have enthusiast, for instance, stated that been used almost exclusively but the valves he purchased in Septem their use is not practical in other ber 1925 were still giving excellent
been manufactured in large quan-
Us
parts of the world. As a substitute results after 2.370 hours service. have This works out at almost ong quar- ebonite-cased accumulators
ter of a farthing for each valve tities for export but, many with promise of still further reduc people, like to be able to observation. the condition of the plates, Van- This particular user claims that dervells, have produced a range of this wonderful value for money is .LT. radio accumulators in glass due to the Mullard P. M. flament
The Tokio Foreign Office recently announced the loss of a supple- Both from a national and aumentary copy of the Japan-British international point of view, this Treaty of Commerce and Naviga- race equality question is very dad tinn bearing the Imperial Seal and
to London for the exchange of ratification upon conclusion of the pact in 1923
stand it should not be allowed to put hands into politics.
The Ainua and the Japanese are not one race. Anybody knows that. The Koreans aro confronting themselves with the Japanese, and are repudiating the idea of being citizens of one nation. From the
Japanese point of view, we do not think that Yamato race and the Korean are the same. Although in the future, we shall all be called by the name of the Japanese race. yet the Kareans and the Japanese are not recognized as being of the
same race.
The natives of Fermpsa and the Japanese are not one people, nor are the Formosan-Chinese of the Yamato people. It is to be wished that at some time in the future, we But to-day, will all be one race.
are not. And therefore we are confronted with the problem of what race equality would mean to
the nation internally:
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Race "equality does not simply, as many people seem to think, the equal treatment of both Japanese and Americans in North era America, No, the word has a far broader meaning. The word calls for the equal standing of
same line.
when a
my
"Her Love Story" is the type of fim which makes some people weep and critics a little inclined to
We all know tic, and not at all convincing.
4 porng That an actress like Gloria Swan. man, who had practised as a solici- the butler who expects
tor at 8-9, Giltspur-street, E.C., and Treasury note; the chauffeur, who son whose sparkling vitality' and On the night of April 3rd of this gift of wearing clothes magnificent stead. The statement of affair taximan;
lived in Redington-road, Hamp
looks at silver like a discontented year it was taken in a suitense from ly thould be wasted in such a film showed green liabilities £88,904 and
and head-keeper, who "only takes paper "-meaning a Paris to London by Mr. Horiuchi, is a cinema tragedy. It is pretty an estimated surplus in assets of
£6,197
fiver and who puts insufficient tip- First Secretary of the Embassy at and facile and there are a few Mr. Walter Boyle, senior Official London. When he arrived at a moments
pers into the cold corners. touch of real Receiver, said that Mr. Coopman Disraeli, in his usual grand hotel in London the suitcase con- amotion rises above the general had signed two very long state terms, described a large tip at an ments, one regarding his history" overpowering honorarium"; and taining the paper with the import-staginess.
and the other his abilities. The the grateful recipient of such s ant seal and signature on it was
The producer bas had his eye on historical documents to him did not present at once called Lothair the box office, and has with much ring true.
ford." "He knows me," thought missing.
painstaking tried to cram as many arrangement that the Van Den the British nation is at once grate- r. Coopman said there was an Lothair; but it was not so. When as
possible of the recognised Bergh family should provide £93,000 ful and excited it always calls you draws" into the story; "Glorious to clear his liabilities Before he "my lord" or
my lady." went abroad there was an agree Gloris," a princess for heroine, a
The modern tip was termed a ment regarding the course to brutal father, a romantic love affair, taken with his business, and one but unpopular member of society, be "rail" by our forbears.. A famous a baby torn from its mother's arms, of the terms of the arrangement known as Poodle Byag," COX- was that his wife should be kep: plained to his hest and cousin, the and a happy ending. What more in ignoraac of certain things. He Duke of Bedford, about the con could any film bold, or audience stripped himself of everything for duct of a footman. "What did he desire Can no one persuade the the sake of the arrangement, and do" said the duke. "He did autocrats of film land that a story idea that a receiving order had "I suppose you did not give him until his return in June he had a look pleased when I tippel bim." which rings true is a thousand times been made against him. He now enough, replied the duke,
and more paying than cheap emotional knew that certain facts had been at all events I cannot forte hain ism, Gloria Swanson is as out of place in this sort of thing as't Titias portrait on a Harrison Fisher magazine cover.
uniahle
Secretary Horiuchi is said to have turned white with fear and anxiety upon this discovery. The matter was reported at once to the London police, who informed the Japanese Embassy, however that they were
to trace the valise. The Government has sup pressed the news until now. It has lately been advised again by Scotland Yard that the document is untraceable. It was obliged to ask for a new signature, and seal from the Emperor to conclude the treaty.
Concerning the loss of the paper, Mr. Mori, Parliamentary Vice- Minister for Foreign Affairs made the following statement yesterday;
The Evil of Block Bookings. The block booking system is of "The reason why the Govern course greatly to blame for the meat has not published the news of type of films ahewn all the world over, and as long as the managers containers which have already been which was introduced at the time different races, upon one and the the affair is that the loss occurred } of "cinema, theatres are obliged to buy half a dozen second rate films with every good one, we shall have
ilms inflicted upon poor America can afford to produce monopoly, but when the English
dispatched Overseas in considerable numbers.
when he purchased his valves In
the interval it has certainly achiev.
under the last cabinet while it was And that standing upon one line a matter of grave nature. Secre-
US
disclosed to his wife.
To Avoid Exporre. The Oficial Receiver: I suggest to you that the whole arrangement was made to conceal the fact that you made over the whole of your assets to the Van den Bergh family
Certainly not. I wanted to avoid exposure to my wife.
to look pleased when he im't."
A tip in time saves nine," is women. They are aware that no the verdict of up-to-date men and oe was ever rained by too much tipping. Indeed, knowledge of the world mainly consists in knowing how to tip, when to tip, and whom to tip. After all, mogey is well pent on one's own comfort and convenience; and a giving spirit counts for much here- and perhaps in the hereafter,
Mr. Coopman went on to say that for some years he considered that on the average be made £7,000 a year. He agreed that there was no
Society folk are now often poor, reason why that income should not have continued bat for the factory counts, and in their case, A small gift accompanied by a that he was impelled to go in for giving needs some moral courage pleasant word of thanks is usual- ly well received..
oil ventures.
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po occasion had he used clients securities for any purpose
On his oil ventures there bad
Mr. Coopman also said: "I made the choice between my wife and my business. In the end I lost both." The examination was adjourned.
Among firms which have always ed widespread popularity, and its will lose all meaning unless they tary Konsuke Moriuchi of the been prominent in the expert reputation was enhanced by the stand upon an equal footing poli-Japanese Embassy at London was Actor, accupy an important posi- test report of the National Physitionlly. It does not mean that two in Switzerland for a change of air, third rate stuff because she has the other than that intended. markets, 9. G. Brown, Ltd., of
cal Laboratory.
or more different races should use having been sick in the spring, tioa. Some of the shipments of
Brown" load speakers have been Mounting which is a
The feature known as Co-Axial one language, nor have the same when he received an order from studies are producing a reasonable been an actual loss of £00,000. of huge dimensions. For instance, speciality, combined with the Cas if all the instruments in consignor Kalenised filament marks an meas recently shipped to one of the other step in the progress of the Dominions were placed one on top modern valve. By means of the of another they would form &
Co-axial mounting, however great columu two miles high.
Cosso
possessions, customs.
LOM
have the same
And then the same political standing does not mean that the
the shock to which the valve is sub- different races should perform jected, the flament, grid and
a
ment to the continent the loud anode can never be moved out of part of the same political duties Paris Embassy on his way out costly, it by no
dod.
Again, on the occasion of a ship- sprakers comprising the consign their relative positions to one ma- meat would, if built up one upon other, while at the same time the another, have reached a height valve is immune from microphonic equal to six times that of Snow-noises.
As for the Kalenised filament,
tained in the information that for is not visible which means that the peoples were placed under the sate A few minutes later when he rej
Another interesting fact is con- the temperature at which it is run every £1,700 spent by the Australia valve is being run very much below in Great Britain, £1 goes to the the melting point. It does not be
come brittle or crystalline and firm of S. G. Brown, Ltd.
therefore has an extremely long "life.
Breaking Records.
Amateur Radio Achievements. £ome of the performancer achieved by amateurs make very interesting reading. Although in
must
under one ruling government and discharge a provizcial self-govern- ment on its ora. No, that only would not fully justify the word For this would only mean that the
as subjects. True ruling power race equality should be that the different races stand independently of each other.
The
BRITISH TRADE IN AUSTRALIA.
GOOD PROSPECT OF IMPROVEMENT.
Ľ
ENGLAND'S WET WEATHER.
"WORST JULY FOR 18 YEARS."
| LONDON'S '12,000,000 TONS OF RAIN.
Yesterday was the twenty-eighth day of the wet spell, says the Daily Telegraph of July 15th. Although in the morning the barometer was standing comparatively Mg, rain began to fall heavily before eight o'clock, and the temperature drop- ped to mid-winter level-55 de-
F. grees
It was estimated that between
The opinion that Britain's chances of improving her trade with Aus-
Eever better was ex Critchley Parker, editor of the eight and eleven 12,000,000 tons of tralia were pressed to reporter by Mr. Industrial Australian and lininger fel! over Greater London. Standard, who has been visiting Over a wide area of Britain Finch ot rainfall was registered and two- Tho thirds inch at Winchester. England. He said:
There is a genuine disposition east coast of Kent was again the on the part of the Australian heaviest sufferer, and Essex only. people to deal generously with slightly less so. The total fall in the manufacturers of this con- the twenty-four hours up to last: try. It is laid down "that goods evening at Dover was 1.34inch, at: of British origin shall be granted Ramsgate 1.20inch, at Deal -advantage over foreigners 1.08inch, and at Felixstowe and sending goods to Australia. Does Clacton 0.75inch. Westwards the the Commonwealth tariff give rainfall was less heavy. effect to a very clearly expressed intention ?
Viscount Mataui, the Ambassador
output managers will no longer at Loudon, requesting him to stop at the Japanese Embassy in Paris have their hands tied. In this cop nection it is good to know that the and fetch the Imperial paper to
Wembly Studio is getting to work. London.
"Therefore he called at the
Although film production must be means follows from Switzerland and received de that the most extravagently pro-
very of the important document. He put it in his suitcase which duced films are the best. arrived with him in London the trouble is that so little care is given evening of April 3rd. He hired to the less important productions; two porters to carry his baggage they are made between the scenes, including that particular valise.
as it were, of the big pictures, and ceived his baggage froen the porters at the hotel, the suitcase elements that are supposed to draw as long as they contain one or more was missing,
"Secretary Horiuchi turned and one important name figures in white with fear and anxiety when the caste, the directors are content: Race equality does not mean the he made the discovery. The matter The breaking of World's records these days of phenomenal perfor: toneus to the Tangstone Accumulaty between the races.
to becoming quite mono- equality of individuais, but equal was at once reported to the London Not because, we believe, that they police who later however, informed are deceived into thinking that nances in short wave transmission tor Co. Not very long ago as s
the Japanese Embassy of their in- these films will please the public," phe cannot be surprised at anything, result of tests held at the National Making Colonias Independent,
ability to trace the suitcase. & recent achievement of Mr. Lawicz, Physical Laboratory the Tungstone
"In the meantime, the matter bat because they know that they GG L.A. of London affords eloquent battery beat the World's record for
Then,
the principle of
was reported to the Home Govern- will find a market because the pur the efficiency testimony to
efhciency, with figures showing an equality is the policy of making ment, which asked the Emperor for chase of a first rate film implies modern" valves and circuits.
ampere hour efficiency of per the colonies independent1" Hok another paper cent. and a watt hour efficiency of kaido to the Ainus "Horen to the pardon for the great mistake. These
complete the ratification process, begging his the acceptance of the bye-products 88 per cent,
showed himself
The break down of Hollywood's An announcement has recently Koreans." And restore Formosa to Emperor been made that this type of acits natives. That is what is means. Jenient towards the officials who supremacy in the cinema world may cumplates can have its first charge And this is the principle of the had so mismanaged the matter and prove Enancially hard on the Ament completed in four hours, which is
was pleased to make the second can industry, for the enormous plant. new political party. another record.
signature without delay.
oi studios, property shops, hi Internationally too, race equalˇty. Thanks to the generosity of the torical research, and armament of is a thing that will bring about Emperor, the treaty has been re-stare, with all those who minister cently established amid the ap- to their capricious needs, depends as much trouble as Bolshevism.
Australia for £30, or £20 lesa. 1 large and steady market. But plause of the two nations concern. Da
screen art probably will be thought that the The new political party which ed. The Premier and the Japanesef, as all believers in
envoys concerned have tendered bope, this market is reduced, Holly- anti-dumping duty will help in advocates race equality will no their resignations which were not wood will find both time and ability
this
particular case. But does it doubt try to liberate the alien races accepted. Secretary Horiuchi has to produce films which because they
Under this law goods shall not be sold at prices lower than those MOTOR SPEED LIMIT
in China. If they have to begin been severely reprimanded by the must compete for their market building independent countries of Foreign Minister however and one against others, will be more than a
current in the country of origin. In the last four weeks neatly. " PUZZLE.
Mongolians, Manchurians, Tibe-
This places the foreigner with a Gin. of ram have fallen in North- teath of his salary deducted for hotch potch of recognised stunts tane, and so forth in that great the coming ten months"-Japan loosely connected by a threadbare
lower standard of living in his west London. This is considerably Advertiser:
country on a better footing than more than double the normal rain- HOME SECRETARY AND THE country, where will China bef
the manufacturer here. It also fall. A Richmond launch_owner: operates against the manufacturer said:" This is the worst July in Australia.
Lave known for fifteen years. "Up to now the season has broken ali;
of
His normal high tension supply having broken down, Mr. Lawler thought he would test bis eircuits by transmitting with only 20 volts from a dry battery on his Marias LSS, valve. To his surprise he was answered by the Belgian Station 5.5 which reported him at good strength.
As an experiment he then reduced the high tension in successive steps until he was using only 4-volts on
AUSTRALIA'S POPULA.
TION.
INCREASED BY OVER HUN- DRED THOUSAND
IN 1926-27.
The Acting Commonwealth Statis tician has made available the esti mated population of the States and Territories of Australia as at March
31st, 1937.
The particulars are as follows: New South Wales, 1,202,879 males, 1,157,456 females, total 2,360,325; Victoria, 856,716, 884,377, 1721,003; Queensland, 467,488, 416,253, 895,741; South Australia, 294,565, 274,680, 669,204; Western Australis, 204,860, 176,610, 381,470; Tasmanis, 104.315, 106,214, 210,528; Northern Territory, 2,038,
1,146, 4,085; Federal Capital Territory, 4,915 2,469, 7,384; totals for Australia, 3,138,688, 3,001,214, 6,139,882.
The population of Australia at March 31st, 1996, was 3,073,309 zuales. 2,943,880 females, total, 6,017,289. There was 'thus a total, increasing during the year of 199, 303, made up of 65,359 males.. and 57,234 femalea
Of this total increase the excess of births over deaths accounted for 74,836, while the excess of arrivals over departures accounted for 47,707.
It is particularly satisfactory that these achievements stand to the credit of a battery which is entirely of British design workmanship.
and
America do?
race
to
very
story.
THE WEEK'S PROGRAMMES.
They will also have to advocate the independence of India This will be bringing about a war with "I do not know what is beat to assist the independence movements
Great Britain. They will have to As Japanese who would have be done about the speed limit," of Indo-China, Morocco, Senegal, not agree with these radicals. As peace in Japanese colonies, can
Queen's, said Sir William Joynson-Hicks, Algeria and so forth And this Japanese and people who love Tuesday and Wednesday: "The To-day: **Her Love Story." the Home Secretary, when he was will result in a war with France. entertained at a luncheon in Lon. They have to liberate Tripoli from this race equality. It is a thing vival Fictures, in which Vilms world peace, we can but attack Dark Angel Another of the re- don by the Automobile Association. Italy, the Congo from Belgium, that should be rejected from man- Bankey and Roland Coleman made
"If you do away with the speed and this will be proclaiming was kind, both nationally and interna limit," he said, I am not sure with those two countries. Give in- tionally. If there happens to be days "Sandy." Madge. Bellamy
a great success. Thursday to Satur that I could trust myself as to the dependence to Hawaii, to the such a dangerous political party speed at which I might travel. If Philipines, and make enemies of in Japan, all Japanese should rise plays the leading rôle of a modern you keep the speed limit of 20 miles twenty million natives against the and fight it.
flapper.
World. an hour, I am not sure that I United States. What would should trust you to observe' it.
An Impossible Thing.
To-day: "The Barrier." A Rex' Race equality, is an impossible Bench production of Alaska with a war with an array of Great thing to hope for. It is right only some wonderful snow and ice pie Britain, France, the United States, when we wish for "nation equal-tures. Tuesday and Wednesday: and practically all the natione inity." By nation, the people of a the world would be more suicidal nation is meant, At the annual meeting which pre than what Germany did but a few "Americans and Japanese should ceded the luncheon, the chairman,
• stand on an equal footing Japan years sho advocate race equality and all white Mr. Charles McWhirter, stated years ago..
The total income of the Asso- are those who would have us pro stand equal to each other." This ciation for the year ended April | claim war with the whole world was the plea of the Japanese repre- 1927 was £691,648 11s. 1d., mem. The policy would not be satisfied sentatives at the Versailles _bers subscriptions and entrance until has stirred all the colonies in ference, and was fully understood fees bringing in 2810,115. the world. It would be the des by all the other nations. A nation The membership of the Asso-troyer of all peace and a principle and another nation should stand ciation was 344, 450,
which would be ostracized by the equal whatever race they belong to. Defending, members prosecuted whole of mankind in horror. Who And this is a right principle which under the Motor Car Act cost are they who advocate such a'dan all the worth should recognize 240,779 148. 10.
gerous thought'
| Japan Advertiser.
"We cannot ga on for years with an increasing body of respec- table citizens always breaking the law."
For Japan, a small island, to try
Sherlock Junior with Buster Kenton as a small town movie. operator, and amateur detective. Thursday to Saturday: Captain Blood adapted from Rafael Baha tini's romance of the Spanish Main. Star.
To-day "Bustin Through." As exciting cowboy picture Tuesday aad Wednesday: The Fourth
Thursday Commandment. Saturday, Dance Madness,” & play bed on modern problem full of dramatic situations,
to
These persistent falls were due to a very warm moist current of sin Great Britain cannot compete travelling from the Baltic and Against countries with a much castern North Sea, being forced to lower standard of living. As an ascend over a cooler northerly cur- example, an article costing £50 rent from Scotland and the North fo.b. in this country "might be Atlantic. In the West of England, sent from a foreign country to where this warm current was ab
sent, much better weather resulted. At Rhyl and Morecambe the tem perature rose to 76 degrees, and at the latter place nearly eight hours of sunshine had been measured up to six p.m. last evening.
Debt Still To Even Up. The products of any country with cheaper wages are in com- petition with the more highly
records for slackness in trade,
paid artisan in the Common PROBLEM FOR LAWYERS. wealth To put Australia and Great Britain upon equal terms
were
with countries with a lower stand- A recent prosecution where ard of living a dumping duty, in charge of wounding with intent to was withdrawn will very my opinion, should be charged murder upon all goods, equalising the likely have a place among leading difference between the value bere authorities in criminal jurispru of British goods, and those of for-dence.
A sailer on a British ship at sea eign origin. This is the spirit of
wounded two men: Both preference to Great Britain,
other considera landed on foreign territory, where Apart from tions, our concession of preference one died of his injuries. Trial for to British products, should be real murder, it seems, could only be and less spectacular. It follows, instituted abroad on the initiative Also, that we should take stock of the foreign authorities of the of our position and examine our place of death. It followed that capacity to extend and enlarge the lesser charge of wounding with the "favours" we have granted intent to murder also could not ex her, for there is nothing so clear pedicatly be dealt with in this in this world as the fact that we country.
The legal reasoning which ap have by no means as yet evened
up with Britain for the benefits parently founda jurisdiction abe so freely bestowed on us murder charges on where the vic throughout the entire process of tim actually died is, no doubt, cor- our development towards nationalrect, but the result is not very fatis, maturity.
A factory.