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RADIO NOTES AND NEWS. Naval Objection To Beam Wireless.
Fublic opinion in the Domin
Boston (Lincs), Sho spoke There is reason to believe that businese, was to make failure French, Gorman, Spanish, the Admiralty in particular is by inevitable. Italian, and four other languages no means fully convinced that the and survived bor husband forty basm system of wireless will be Jonk did not admire the record of years, Hatton Garden dealers of any but very restricted milltary the Post Office in relation to wire- used to take thousands of pounds use in time of war, says a Homeless, and a policy which had the
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As has been previously | appearance of morging wireless explained in tho Manchester in the general administrative Guardian, the original claim of machine, as if the British Post) TO MINIMISE COLLISIONA,
storeoy cannot be sustained in Uffice wore domluating the posi-] · Soft-nosed ships are proposed view of the extent to which the tion, would be strongly rosopted: by a British naval architect as a beam le gradually, so to speak, moans of minimizing damage in splayed out" until, at the far collisions at sea. Big guns are end of a very long range, recep- kept from destruction by their thou is possible over an interval be the factor in sotiling policy. LES ELEGANGES DE PARIS
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TheImports importance of wire- lose, continued Sir Robert, should
The erection of super-power stat- ions was determined by strateglo consideration. Wireless was the
recoil through the use of hydraulic of, perhaps, hundreds of miles. buffors to bring them to rest
It is now atated that there is gradually after firing, and it is furthar objection to tho bellaved that by the use of a bowi of light construction, that would as a means of communication in long-distance ears of the Navy, but as things were the British Navy war-ting-painely, the possibility crumple up on collision, the ship of dissipating it by means of a could not reach, with the wire- was partially deaf. The Admiralty could be mado to stop or take up the shock at a lengthened rate, with corresponding reduction of harm to the structure.
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counter-boam, an operation which, it is said, could be effected by less at its disposal, a distance of 3,000 miles. Its oom- means of a comparatively simple over, and inexpensiva instrument. The munications could not be rolled
reach to
the Eastern point has been openly discussed
Mediterranean or the Porsian in Australia in connection with Gulf. Strategic points such as the proposed substitution of a beam for
a high-power wire loss station, but the authorities in this country are reticont on the subject. It is suggested that the arguments on both sides have yet to be fully devolopod, and that in any case somewhat ola- berate experimenta would have to be made before any defininite conclusion could be formed,
On the other hand, French wiroloss could communicato with French stations and war ships inthe most distant seas. Franco possessed stations ofworld rango, and had furtheraecurity by the existence of a super power station at Saigon. America had also stations of world range, Bo that the American Navy, could bo out of touch The first with Washington.
Cortain facts bearing upon the controversy more or less natural nover ly present themselves, one being the fact that boam transmission British station of world power from, ships at sun is antiroly out was now being created at Rugby of the question. Even in peace and would be opened early timo tho necessary
In tho moantime me-- 'roflector" this year. would be a socious encumbrance, chinery would be set up ready to wbito in war, of course, they meet this and other wiroless de- would be quite impossible. Ac- volopments.
cordingly beam wireloss, as far! "It is time" he
concluded, as naval communication is con- "that an Imporial Communi- cornod, would, bo only useful cations Board WOB appointed, on tho one way, and would, moroovor with power to adviso he usclons for the important pur development of Empire wire- pose of broadcasting an identical loss, to keep in touch with the messago to a number of scattered Dominions and to represent all ships,
the interests concerned in Empire
Further, as fixed transmission communication. At prosent all stations which an enemy would we can do is to give the now not have much difficulty in Government a chance to go ahead locating would be imperative, and give us continuity of policy it would not be long before at the Police Office.
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the paths of the principal "We are fortunate in having a beams were discovered, and, young and capable Postmaster- if there is anything in the Goneral, who has an opportunity, countor-beam theory, its practical of taking big views and making application would be greatly his influence felt, and we are facilitated. Incidentally, the equally fortunate in having our comparatively insignificant power old friend Mr Amory back again on which beam wireless is as Chairman of the Imporial operated would render it all the Communications Committeo." moro liable to interference, as- suming that the work of jamming or otherwise confusing the beam tranemission was being oystoma- tically and scientifically carried "9.30. Covent Garden Opera oat. It has been stated that even relayed to Melbourne Hong. Vancouver " is the during the war considerable con- kong, fusion of onomy wireless opora- kind of broadcasting programmo tions was occasionally achieved we may expect in the near future, by the application of a sort of if prophecies made by Bonator super-jamming by means of a Marconi before the Royal Society combined effort on the part of of Arts of Dec. 11 come true. powerful British naval stations.
Boam wireless probably has a great future before it in the way
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of economical communication ENGLISH PLAYS IN POLAND, over long ranges for commercial and other peaceful purposes. But it is safe to say that at present no change in the Admiralty system,
Translation by Joseph Conrad. under which comparatively long
**Saint waves are radiated and, generally Mr. Bernard Shaw's speaking. broadcast, is contem- Joan" ja to be produced shortly plated.
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EMPIRE RADIO DEVELOPMENT. than fourteen Shavian plays had boon brought out by the Polish theatres in Warsaw, Cracow, Lomberg, and Poson, most of THE HUMAN ZOO.
Sir Robert Donald on Better Organisation.
them during recent years.
It
is worth noticing that the Polish atago, which has so long heon Sir Robert Donald, speaking at under the exclusive influence the annual mooting of the Empire of the French repertoire, is taking
and moro interest in | Prean Union, of which he is more Chairman, urged that it was time English plays. Apart from the playa an Imperial Communications classics-Shakespearean
had been always and are being Board was appointed to adviso, among other things, on
the now performed In Poland with development of Empire wireless, the greatest dovations number The late Government, he said, of modern English playwrights appointed
committee to scored a brilliant success all over Poland. The present list contains adviso on how Ал improved
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business organisation should be the names of. Sir J. M. Barrie, Arnold Bonnott, John Golsworthy, set up by the Post Office to ensure the efficient management
Byngo, and Somerset Maugham. State-owned wireless and cable Tho present season has been Korvicos. That Committed cama onened by Shakespeare's "The to an inopportune end with the Winter Talo" and "Henry IV" fall of the late Government, just which still, aftor four wooke' run. when it was ready to report, and attract full audiences. the Post-Mastor-General did not Of Polish plays translated ro- intend to advies its reappoint cently into English, Mr. Bruno' satirical comedy, ment. That did not mean that Winswor's their work was wasted.
"The Book of Job," should be Ho hold very strongly the view mentioned; it is a delightful that better business organization grotorque, full of humour and was necessary to give State wire-paradoxical situations. Joseph loss a fair chanco of success. To Conrad, to whom the author had merge wireless in general adsent the copy of this play, was to ministration of telegraphs and delighted with it that he made telephones, and place it undor the translation into English, with the control of officials who had the intention of having it pro- neither expert knowledge nor ex duced at a London theatrs, I periance of this highly specialized understand, by the Stage Society.
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