CANTON'S NORTHERN
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PROPOSED ADVANCE ON WUCHANG
BOMBERS FOR FRONT. General Chang Kai-shek, in the
NIGHT WIRELESS.,
FURTHER LIGHT ON BAFFLING PROBLEM.
Why do wireless waves travel betler through the ether at night! than during the day? This 'gro blem la"one of the most bafling questions which wireless experts and physicists have ever had be- report of his arrival at Shiukwan, fore them, and the keenest interest informed the Canton Government has been aroused la scientific cir that be infended to arrive at Hongelos in a new theory advanced by:
the American physicist, Dr. Hul chow on August 1st, to inspect the burt, which, it is claimed, provides defences and the condition of the easy explanations to many hither troops in the field, and that orders to unnecountable phenomena. for a general advance on Wuchang "have been given to the armies de-
signated, for that purpose.
In this connection, it is reported, that Wu Pel-fu is rushing troops from Honan to Wuchang, and that Sun Chuan-fang is despatching forces to Kiangsi to cope with the
situation.
It has been known, for many years that when wireless signals are sent out from a transmitter on a short wave-length the strength of, auch signals diminishes as the distance from their source In- create, and Anally fade out entire- ly, being incapable of detection over a considerable distance. Af- ter this distance is covered,, how ever, the signals again become MAXI- audible, finally reaching a
num strength. becoming weaker
1 It la to be noted that after, the defeat of Yip Hol-kum in Hunan, no appointment to the supreme "command of the Northern Armyagath as the receiver is moved still
has been announced. Thore are further from the transmitter. a number of Generals in Wichang who fre aspiring to post, but it seems that they are unable to agree between then selves as to who shall be given
that
fnet
· the command. This jencourages the Revolutionary Army in the hope of reaching and capturing Wachang without much opposition. Moreover, it is stated that most of the aspirants for the post of Commander-in-Chief either have been and are now membera of the Kuomintang., or pathisers with that party and the revolutionary cause.
sym-
Tang Sung-che has reported to the Canton Government that two "regiments of bombers are in course of formation and will be despatch ed soon for the purpose of attack ing Wuchung. Large quantities of grentides have arrived at the front, in good time to put them to the test in the coniing attack.
THE NEXT OBJECTIVE.
The distance from the transmit- ter to the point where for the secum time the signals become audible is technically knowa na the "skip" distance, and this dis- tange increase as the wave length being on which the signals are
decreased. For a sent out is particular wave-length the "skip" distance to greater at night than during the daytime, and is greater during winter than in the summer. From experinients.carried out in the American Naval Research De- partment it has been found that for the wave-iengths of 16, 21, 32, and 40 metres the skip distances. during daylight ap 1,300, 700, 400, and 175 miles respectively, and that these distances are more than doubled at night.
The Split Wave.
Dr. Hulburt declares that this phenomenon shows that the tran- mitted wave consists of two parts, Reports from Hunan, where the one of which keeps to the earth's main body of the Kuomininng surface and diminishes rapidly in Northern expeditionary forces is strength, while the other part concentrating, state that the Gen- moves upwards and returns to the eral Tang Seng-chi, the pro-Kuc-earth after being refracted by a the Heaviside layer. mintang Commander, has decided portion of to remain in Changsha for the which, he claims is heavily char- time being and let the right and get with, electrons. left wings go ahead with their operations, the objective of which is Pingking.
་་
TWO GOVERNMENTS.
During the daytime, says Dr. Hulburt, the maximum clectron density is obtained at a height of To raise funds for, the war, Gen-between seventy and one hun- eral Tang Seng-chi is said to have dred and fifty miles above the imposed a property tax in Huan earth/ At night-time, when the districts, the rates being 50 per sun's rays are absent, a recom- cent, for ordinary and 20 per cent. bination of ions and electron will for cultivated lands. *
pecar, the electron density, there- fore, becoming less, compelling | the upward-bound half of the electric wave to as- The Hunan Provincial As- transmitted
higher altitudes before sembly, the legislative branch of eend to the Government under inceful being turned back to earth. The circumstances, is now able to higher the radio waves have to go, of course, the greater is the dia function at Changsha on account of its occupation by the "Red" tance between the transmitting troups and has moved over to Yo-point and the point where the
waves touch the earth, chow, where it is still functioning. In a resolution, the Assembly con- demned General Tang Seng-chi as a violator of the Provincial Con-, stitution. The Provincial As sembly will also open an office at Hankow.
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THE CHARLESTON.
CONDEMNED BY BRITISH COMPOSER.
CLERICAL CONFLICT.
AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR'S POSITION SHAKEN.
the
Vienu According to London, July 10-Jazz music is carrying the present generation "Neues Wiener Journal," Chancel- back to the instincts of cavemen lor Remek's position is thoroughly and savages Dr. Henry Coward, shaken owing to the crisis caused prominent English composer and by the conflict in the Education musical authority told the United question: and Dr. Rintelen, the Press in an exclusive interview. new Education Minister, may be
Dr. Coward 'declared that come Chancellor in the autumn. modern dances such #
the Nothing, however, can be settled exaggerated foxtrot and the until Dr. Seipel's, return from Charleston, which followed the América.
This conflict has been a sore introduction of jazz as a "Axed standard" of music, have "turned) point for a long time. In pre-war back pages of progress to the Austria the Clerkal influence in drunken revelry of lesser breeds."the schools predominated. After "It is not the noise, lack off the collapse of the monarchy the rhythm or the ugly clovernces of Social Democrats worked hard to jazz that I object to," Dr.-Coward do away with it, and were success said, "but it is the exploitation of ful chiefly in Vienna and some this clabs of ambitious gaiety other towns with a large working which has been injected upon all population. Ever since the Chris- people. as a fixed standard' eftain Socialists returned to power music for all occasions.
their Clerical wing under the The jerky rhythms; the hooting leadership of Dr. Sefpel and Arch- out-of-tune saxophones; the plong-bishop Pill have tried to counte plong beats of the banjos; the ract the Socialists' influence, and the grotesque howlinga and things have now come to a head. boisterous banging of toys and. The compromising attitude of kitchen utensils is degrading to all] Dr. Schneider and two leaders of artistic sense and possesses the Christain Socialists in agree- atavistic tendencies in currying ing that the schools in Vienna. elvilization back to the frst and some other towns should be stages of music.
managed on modern lines and the "The anties of bodily movement schools in the country according which have been devised to fit to Clerical principles has met these humdrum sounds ean only with fierce resistanco on the part be compared with the oddity of of the Clerical wing. In the ab- the dances of the plantation sence of Dr. Seipe and Archb slaves of 80 years ago. Jazz shop Pim. the Clericals have pre music and jazz dancing is the out- vailed upon Chancellor Ramek to“ growth of a degraded taste for deny the validity of the agreement In this dear old country, we can- art in the better class of people, with the Social Democrats, while Madrid, July 17-An unofficial
not afford to stand still; if we do with the result that the lesser the latter declare it to be binding. commission of Spanish professors, stand still, we may be tempted to classes saw the acceptance of jazz The split in the ranks of the Chris- writers and artists will visit the lie down. The man who lies down by people who should know better tain Socialists is obvious, and the run and felt that they should imine-gulf between their Clerical wing Philippines ir November to eat-in business deserves to get In the meantime, the Kuomin-blish stronger cultural relations over. Successful men are such diately accept this form of orgy and the more modern elements, tang, under General Tang Seng between Spain and the Philippine because they have been
more exact, little more in- chi, has already organized a Go-talands, according to an announ-
little vernment in Changsha with Gen- cement made to-day on behalf of dustrious,
more en- revelrica which have followed in eral Tag Chairman or Commis- the Hispano-Filipino Committee.thusiastic-in a word, a little more the wake of this so-called music,
The decision to send a cultural alive-than sioner of the Military Council. ·
others. The Rev. upon the thought, life, action, Reports. from non-Kuomintang mission is said to have resulted Canon A. R. W. Little. sources state that the militarists indirectly from the 6 ht of Cap- in Fukien and Kiangsi are not tain Loriga and Captain Gallirza necessarily favourable to the Kuo-which focused the interest of the mintang as the latter claims, and whole country cá the Philippines. it is possible that the Kuomintang The Hispano-Filipino Committee will have to defend their positions suggested to the minister of edu Malayan Daily Express (1926) Paris. July 24. The dancing against these two provinces as cation that the government foster Limited, a company about to be masters of the world ant la judg well is Hunan and Hupch.
a greater exchange of students formed in Kuala Lumpur, for the ment in Paris on the Charleston gave it a half-hearted defence. He and professors between the Phi-purpose of starting a new daily and found it giddy and gaudy but would correct its faults, eliminate lippines and Spain.
(morning) newspaper in Kuala wanting. It will never go down its knce twisting and make it as But he Lumpur. The share capital of the in history with the fox trot, tango decent as a folkdance. proposed company is $200,000 divid- and waltz.
was voted down. Mlle. Made London. July 10.-Cadet Allen, ed into 20,000 shares of $10 each. The Charleston is not enough Soucy, of the French acction, a Marlborough College boy, shoot- The promoters, in their introduc- civilized for the rest of the world thought it would be a good idea to ing in the Bisley Ashburton com- tory remarks, are very optimistic outside of the United States. That charge a committee with the job petition, gave a fine display of as to the results of their venture. what the world's slickest of working up a Charleston devot- There is a special attraction at sportsmanship, completing his We venture to suggest that their dancing masters decided, evened to all hip stomach, movements. the Queen's Theatre at present, card while suffering from acute optimism would have been more though, in so doing, they took a But in the end, the dancing this being the much-talked-of film, pain, rather than jeopardise his justified had they decided to make chance on hurting the feelings of masters decided that if America "Abraham Lincoln." It will be school team. Ile auddenly be the shares dollar ones. Ten dollar the Prince of Wales who is con- wants the dance she can have it, not very popular siderable. Charlestoner him but the rest of the world is getting screened up to and including came ill on firing at the first shares are
range, but tried to hide his suf- amongst the small capitalist and in-wolf and is doing all he can to tired of jazz and the negro in- Wednesday..
The chief incidenta in the life faring from his school-fellows vestor, and it is to this class of popularize the dance.
fluence in dancing. Thore Is a of the Charleston, the pro- hint in that ultimatum that the of the American liberator are and" scored 30 out of a possible people that the promoters will have splendidly portrayed, and, apart 35 points. He was so ill that he to look for their capitul. Fifteen fessors decided its origin is dancing masters were afraid of from the more thrilling aspects was unable to return to camp un- thousand of the shares are negroid, its aspect is immoral, its the consequences if they attempted thereof, which are well brought assisted. The doctors diagnosed offered to the publie, on "easy pay influence is unspeakable and to go through a demonstration out, there is much that is romantic appendicitis and, considered, that ment" system, but we certainly and a deal of humour and pathos, au operation was necessary im think the venturo would have stood consequently, it is unworthy to be dance to a dozen classes a day.
a better chance of success if the Practised in good society. But as the convention, with George Billings taken the title role,mediately, but Allen insisted on and his line heting is a forture returning to the range to completo price of a share had been a humble Professor Jimmy Tellis, who delegates representing 22 nations of a remarkable picture.
the shoot and despite the pain dollat. We, however, wish the pro- pandere tango lessons to denizens in attendance, decided to cenito The next change, from Thursday he scored 31 points. He was then motor every success, and shall of the capital of ancient Greece, their efforts on getting into. to Saturday, will be "Excuse Dies removed to hospital in an am look forward with interest to the put on a Charleston for the popular vogue three dances, the
first publication, which to under enlightenment of the other "Boston," "Paso Rouble" a comedy starring Conrad and bulance, and an operation was stand is to be on January 2nd, masters, but Jimmy never learned "Spanish Schottische, its caso
porformed. Norma Shearer,
the Charleston in its native haunts will be opened again. 1927, if all goes well,
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within that, party has broadened, and he really didn't do it justice,
The crowd went into an uproar 23. Jimmy contortioned and threatened to dislocate himself permanently. Europe had never seen anything like it. Its jungle. taint shocked, its acrobatics. threatened the tight cut of Euro pean evening wear.
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