SHORT WAVE RADIO
LOCAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
NEW R.C.A. ANTENNÄ SYSTEM
Excellent University Publication
THE HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH.
FINANCE ASPECT OF RECOVERY
'BELIEVED TO BE OVER IN U.S.A.
Washington, Oct. 1. The reorganisation of the N.R.A. The latest issue of the Hongkong In a turn to the left. A referen; University Engineering Journal,duin on the Bankbend Bill cantrul just published, is a most attrac measure is scheduled for later. live number, containing, as it does, A.A.A. officials are convinced that over 130 pages of matter. freely control of major grain crops must,
be continued.
remarkable noise-reducing antenna system for improved shurt wave reception, which for the time makes it possible for the average radio net owner to get the most out of his all-waye or selective short wave radio receiver, has been Introduced by the R.C.A. labora-illustrated. tories, of Camden, N. J.
· TUESDAY,
K.C.R. SPEED-UP ·|
FAST EXPRESS SERVICE. COMMENCED YESTERDAY
OCTOBER 2, 1934.
Speed and comfort is exemplified by. the new express service to Canton, maugurated by the Kewison Canton Talk Rallway yesterday.
For the Brat time in the history of the line, it is now possible to reach Canton in less than three hours, the official transit time for the 111 mile journey being 177 minutes,
Four express
trains-two from Kowloon and two from Canton-ato included under the revised time-table, which came into force yesterday:
Sclentine, engineering, railway The RF.C. is furnishing capital and read construction matters are to trust companies specialising in
The first express from Kowloon de- with in the admirably mortgage loans, while the Ad
parts at 8.30 a.m., arriving in the dealt varied series of articles, whilst a ministration is urging a vigorous Chinese city at 11.27 am. The after-i description is given of the new effort to increase industrial lenna. noon express departs at 4.50 p.m.,
the The Administration is thought arriving in Canton at 7.47 p.m. building erected to house
Express trains lenya Canton at University's equipment for power to be leaning towards the view generation, to which the name of that the purely financial problem 8.15 a.m. and 4.36 p.m., arriving in a.m. and 7.82 e Peet Laboratory has been of recovery has largely been Hongkong at 11.12
solved and emphasis should be po
courtesy of thu It is of Interest to note that the transferred to the movement of
Kowloon Canton University Engineering Society goods-Scan, Culbertant and Fritz. Manager of the
Railway, representatives of Heng- has now passed its majority. When
kong newspapers mida the trip to: Canton by yesterday morning's ox- It was formed, there were only 40
press under the revised time-table. engineering students in the Uni-! versity; this year, there was a record number of 14.
As the numbers of. short wave radio Watchers have grown by leaps and bounds, it has become in creasingly apparent that the use of a good, scientifically constructed antonun is an absolute requisite for satisfactory short-wave reception, The R.C.A. Iaboratories, which have for many years been pioneer-given. the of short wave com- munications, on the sea and in the air, had for some time been studying the problem of develop
short Hug n practicable
wave anteann
use, which for home would be simple to install and yet meet every requirement of good roception on the various short
bands. The
R.C.A. World Wide Antenna is the direct result of these efforts.
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The Journal is issued at a prich of one dollar, and all the work in of an connection with it is
revenue honorary nature. The obtained from advertisements and sales is spent in improving the publication. The main object of the Journal is to
THE MELBOURNE CENTENARY
. BROADCAST TALKS
THIS WEEK ·
London, Oct. 1.
The R.C.A. World-Wide Antenna System consists of an expertly designed di-pole antenna system for all-wave and selective short wave receivera.
It uses "Double Doublet antenna: (a doublet is n Apecial akort wave antennn) which given as much as Bve times the signal pick up as that of an ordinary antenna. A special trans- mission line between the untenna and the receiver permits the an- tenna to be placed as far hs 500 feet from the receiver without loss of efficiency. This transmission line also eliminates noise plekup bens engineers. The fact that the British Wireless,
engineering degree in this Univor- tween antenna and receiver.
is of the sity
aame standard that as
of the
and London,
.
rice-
RADIO BROADCAST
by Mr. G. C. Pelkam
To-night...
STUDIO CONCERT. From Z.D.W. on a wavelength of 4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 366 metres (845 kilocycles):
7-10.35 p.m. European Program-
me
7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota- tions, London and New York Stock and Commodity Quotations.
7.99-7.33 p.. Orchestral, Polonaise No. 2. (Liszt, arr. Muller).
Berlin State Opera Orchesten conducted by Dr. Leo Blech. Till Eulenspiegola Luatics Streiche, Op. 28. (Till's Merry Pranks) (R. Strnusa),
The B.B.C. Symphony Orches- tra conducted by Fritz Busch, 7.33-7.45 p.m. A Jazz Plano Reel- tal by Rafe da Costa.
1 Words and Music-Medley (Noel
Coward),
2 The Queen was in the Parlour
(Myers).
3 Just one more Chance (Coslow). 7:45-8 p.m. Excerpta from Opera. Vocal Duct--Morir! Si Purat E Bella! (To Diel so puro and Lovely.)- "Alda" (Verdi).
Roan Ponselle (Soprano) and Gjovanni Martinelli (Tenor). Vocal Duct-La Fatal Plotra (The
Fatal Stone)-"Aida" (Verdi).
Rosa Ponselle (Soprano) and Giovanni Martinelli (Tenor). hand is Frozen) ("La Boheme") (Puccini). Song Salve, Dimora, Casta E Purn (All Hall thou Dwelling Pure and Lowly) "Faust"(Gounod).
Beniamino Gigli (Tenor). 6 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.
8.03-8.40 p.m. Variety. Orchestra--Tell me to-night.
The train was run' non-stop until tho border was crossed, Sham Chun, with its picturesque and notorious gambling matcheds, (and, at night. Ita brilliant and garish electric Hghts) being the first stopping place. Scente Attractions. Undoubtedly the finest scenic at- stimulate in- In the British Broadcasting Cor-tractions were provided in the route in China and so to increase the Mlas Janet Mitchell, daughter of though the Chinese section, with its al terest in applied science subjecta poration Empire transmissions, traversed in British territory, imports of machinery, structural Sir Edward Mitchell, lender of rolling pining of vivid green
picturesque villages and steel, etc., into that country, as the Victorian Bar, will speak of fields, well as to develop the natural re- the Melbourne Centenary celebra- frequent temples and pagodas, offer-Song--Che Gelida Monina (Your Tiny
The Western Influence, with the sources of China by placing power tion on October 3 at 3 p.m. 5.55 ed ample attractions for the tourist. behind the worker.
p.m. and 7.15 p.m. and on Octolier exception of Sun Yat-sen's statue Another object is to draw atten- 4 at 2.26 am, and 9.15 a.m.
is noticeable by its absence when tion to the unique facilities that Mian Mitchell was the Austra-Canton is first reached, and it is not are offered by the Hongkong Uni-lian delegate to the Pacific Rela-until the visitor to the Chinese clty versity to students from all parts ilons Conference at Honolulu In is taken to the British and French at Shameen, a small and Shanghai In, 1931-concessions
artificially created island near the of China who wish to be trained 1925
heart of the elty, that the tourist is forcibly struck by the line of de- marcation between the influences of
Under the revised time-tablo, the tourist from Hongkong has 5 hours in which to see Canton, an com- Vocal → Over Somebody Eine's pared with less than 6 hours under Shoulder. the old time-table, During this time, Vocal-The Little Dutch Milt. many places of interest, too numerous Tientsin, Oct. 1. to mention in detail, may be visited. The strong bandit groups in These include the famous Sun Yat- Chunhua and Yutien Districts, sen memorial, the Temple
Buddha's, and several Joantung, have been completely Thousand
pagodas. From Shamcen, dispersed by the Public Safety historic
wiil carry the
Clapham and Dwyer--Descrip Guarda, who launched an intense fast speed boats
tourist for a nominal' sum up the
tive Sketch. campaign against them during the
West River, where the Orienta! in-
Orchestra-Tangoland. fluence is really marked, past two days.
Geraldo and his Sweet Music. Representing as it does the point
8.43-9 p.m. Band Music. in different directions. Bandit ac- where the nations of Europe arat Mefistofelo Prologue (Boito). tivities in these two districts, it made contact with China, Canton has Selections from Mefistofelo will be recalled, were responsible much of historic interest to offer the arr. Creatore). for two murders involving one tourist. Interest is sustained, Japanese and three Koreans.- for the most hardened and cynical | Cavelleria Rusticana Selection
traveller, from the timo Hongkong (Mascagni). is left until the return shortly after 7 p.m.
A special coupling transformer is located at the regelver, to pro- ai perly match the transmission line to the input circuit of the receiver.
University LUANTUNG BANDITS. the East and the West,
that every
year since the degree has been a statement has been awarded
A switch is provided for switching obtained from London Assessors from broadcast to short wave re-who are examiners in the Univer- ception so that maximum ciliciency 48 obtained on both bands, The sity of London that certain of the R.C.A. World-Wide Antenna System Hongkong engineering graduates the standard of greatly improves the reception of have obtained all short wave receivers. On the honours degree in London, should older types of short wave receivers
be more widely known, using R.C.A. adaptors, the results are especially good. It may also be used in locations where physical limitations prohibit the erection of full-length antenna pans.
MR. HENDERSON'S FUTURE
STILL PLEDGED TO DISARMAMENT
London, Oct. 1. The resignation of Mr. Arthur Henderson as Secretary of the Labour Party-was-discused thin-| afternoon at the Party Conference at Southport.
force.
PERSIAN FOREIGN
MINISTER
LONDON VISIT ENDED
PEACE OFFICERS DISPERSE TROUBLESOME FACTIONS
The bandit remuants have fled)
Central News Agency.
HAINAN ISLAND.
London, Oct. 1. A representative of the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, was at Victoria Station when, on the con- clusion of his short visit, the
INDUSTRIAL BUREAU TO Persian Foreign Minister, Bagher
BE ESTABLISHED Khan Kazemi, left London yester- day. He is returning to Persia
Canton, Oct. 1. vin-Geneva-and Egypt and will-In order to promote Industries in reach Teheran in time for the Hainan Island, the Provincial De visit to Persia of the Crown Prince
partment of Reconstruction is und Princess of Sweden.
planning to establish an industry A luncheon
givea in
bureau there.
Was
for
of n
oven
Albert Sandler and his Orches
tra. Violin Solo-Song of Paradier. Violin Solo......Always.
Albert Sandler.
Darickeon and Brown.
Instrumental-Wonder Bar Film
Songs Selection.
The Bohemians. Humorous-Clapham and Dwyer on
Hobbies.
(Bolto,
Creatore's Band.
Creatore's Band. 9.9.20 p.m. From the Studio. "Topical Taika on the United King- dom" by Mr. G. C. Polkam, (H.M. Trade Commissioner).
The service on the Kowloon Cen- ton Railway leaves nothing to be desired. The appointments
are luxurious, compared with the usual
9.20-9.30 p.m. Symphonic Rhapac standard in the East, and a large de on "With a Song in my Heatt staff of attendants, clad in spotlessly transcribed by Erie Coates and played clean white uniforms; attend to the by the Court Symphony Orchestra every want of passengers. Tho aer-conducted by Eric Coates. vica includes meals and quors.
“KYGE“LOCOMOTIVES,
The Locomotive hauling thesa expres trala were purchward by the Government of Hongkong on behalf of the Government of the Kwangtung Province. These are stalął to be among the heaviest engines of their
type in use in southern Chine, and are in- tended to work trains of 400 tons weight. exclusive of engine and tender, at a sprad on level
xứ 50 m.ph. Gradients of 1 in 200 And I in 160 have to be traversed. The locomotives to standard
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The Chairman, Mr. W.. Smith, expressed deep regret at the severance of the long association, Kazemi's honour by Mr. Anthony According to regulations for particularly as it had become ne-Eden, Lord Privy Seal, yester-mulated by the Department govern- cessary owing to Mr. Henderson's day, and the guests included Sring the organization of the bureau. ill-health,
Robert Vansitturt, Permanent its functions are to take charge of Mr. Henderson, replying, said he Under Secretary Foreign industrial affairs and to develop countel machines, with had concentrated all his knowledge Affairs, who, together with Mr. industrial, commercial. fahjug and experience on making the Rendel, Head of the Eastern De- salt-making, agricultural, and Party in Independent political partment at the Foreign Ofice, mining enterprises.--Central Press. Art works out at 27.783. it, the factor of
also met Kazemi at a luncheon Regarding his work as Chairman given on the previous day by the of the Disarmament Conference, Persian Minister in London, and He declared he had no intention of Madame Ala.-British Wireless. giving up the task. One of the grantest ideals that ever influenced their own or any other movement was that of trying to get world agreement on this question for which they had now, been strug- gling for three years-British Wireless.
PRESS FREEDOM DISCUSSION
*
MR. ANTHONY EDEN
TO VISIT SWEDEN AND DENMARK
EXCHANGE RATES
New York. Amsterdam. Vienna
Sept. 27, Oct. 1. .74.21/32 74.0/32
bangaled wheela extend
ft. diemater coupled whesis. The cylinders are. 21 in. In diameter, with a simke of 28 in.. and the working pressure ja 189 lb, per'nquare inchi At 10 per cent. baller pressure the temetiro
adhesion being 4.48. The valves, suppliet through mutaldo steam pipes. Are of the platon type, 10 in, in dameter, drivas by Walscheart arar, the maximum tollowing being 0.8/82 in. The valves have the. characteristics 171⁄2 Io. steam laps, 3⁄4 5. lead, and no exhaust lap, Ketutrie, byuspaan valves are provided as the crelindore. The wwer wheel- f11.51/32 in. The Logle, which han wheels 8 ft. 7 in. in diameter, háu n wheelbase of 7 ft. The total wheelbase of the engine is 27 7 5.1/87 In. The weight on the coupled wheels in
prier fa 65 tens 11 ewis, and total weight of the engine under similar conditions 76 ons 17 4. 513 The boller barrel in telescople, of &
Int. outside diameter
at the largest 87.5/32 The length between tube platen. In 14, 22.
36
The firebox and shell have a sloping back heal, the throat wheat and bottom. net of 1/5.9/16
the rehur tube plate alea 'sloping forward. 4.02 The firebox is of the Usinaire 1779 ft. 7.22% | 637/18 In, long as the top,, The state, bes
264
tween the frames,
2. la sloping and 9 ft. 6.0/16 117%, and with a width of 3 ft 4 in.
an area of 32 mg. Si, 490 36% 1/7.5/18
The evaporative heating wrfece la made 20.04 up of 003 sq. ft. provided by:136 tubes 2 ja. 19.39
talde lameter, anit 24 841⁄2 in. tubes elements And 24.10 nccommodating superbenter
furnishing 408,7 14. ft, the firebox, of 110% copper, provlies 192.0 sq. ft. making' toin! 1/6.1/10 of 1,646.5 m. ft. The 24 superheater elements The 1/2.1/10 provided 830 8. 11. of surface.
superheater is of the Superheater Company's
Paris.. Geneva Berlin Helsingfors. Uslo Athens. Miko
.10.07%
.12.27
15.01 12.16%
.2204.
2204
.10.001
10,00%
.57.13/32
Buenos Aires.
.86%
Shanghai..
.1/5%
.4.96%
.7.25%
.26%
118%
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.1/756 .21.07 .19.396
22.40 .110/%4 .1/6.1/10 .1/2.5/16
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London, Oct. 1.. Mr. Anthony Eden, who has Prague... beep invited by the Swedish Bucharest. Government to pay a short visit Madrid... to Stockholm, will leave Croydon Hongkong by air on the 12th for Copenhagen, Brussels.
Stockholm and has cordially accepted the in- Copenhagen vitation of the Danish Government Lisbon to spond two days in Denmark Barbay.. before continuing his journey,
HOPE FOR LIFTING OF CENSORSHIP
Canton, Oct. 2. Chinese Press circles both in Canton and Hongkong are awaiting with eagerness the adoption of n resolution by the South-western on the 15th, and the arrangements Montevideo.
Yokohama He is due to arrive at Stockholm Rio
capitol until the 18th, when he will leave by night train for Oslo.
provide for him remaining in the Belgrade
Montreal. Silver (Spot)....223% Silver (forward).29.7/10
Political Council for the abolition of the press censorship, thus setting an example for the rest of the country to reatoro to the The Scandinavian tour will be War Lonn.......105.9/16
and of speech.
people the full freedom of press concluded with a stay of two or three days in Oslo as the guest of
Norwegian Government.-
The resolution, which is scheduled the
for discussion at to-day's meeting British Wireless.
of the
South-western Political
HEATING SURFACE.
4ttern. with anti-weuum Talve. The 30.9/10 equipment Includes Clyde soot-blowers,
Worthington-Simpson 211, vercles: feed-water 215
heater and romp, and a Nu. 10 Gresham 4.81 under footpiste type Injectar. There are two 22.7/105-in, Ros safely valves. The grata lagof the 22.0/16
rocking type.
105.9/16
British Wireless.
IN WIRELESS TOUCH
The following ships are expected
The Logle haw 7% in total aide, play, the movement being under the conizal of thres Joint superlon hangere filled to the egopie
wheelRE ADD- rizzing beln. equalized. It iopented by tw Westinghose cylinders inside the frames and In front of the lending empiad nule. The Westinghouse brake Jo alen fitted to the lender, which also in supplled with the, tatal hand ver. Lubrication for the cylinders
by four-fred Deiralt aight feed tubricatar, while a 10-feel Wakelell mechanical to be in wireless communication lubricator applies fie ngle boxes, of the with Hongkong to-day-Glenbog, coupled Lund Tang Chok-yu. Paratyphoid fever were reported to
nhượng wheels and bogie. The Glenifer, Torushimin Maru, Taka-retus of the Lambert wat aandieg D. Telec da, Ratana, Nellore, Lycaon, The naina le aupalled" with
Indicator. Hydrangea, Chinhua,
The fender has two bogies with wheels ft 7 in. in diameter. It has a capacity of 6000 wallon of, water, and bunker spars for tom of cool. The lingia wheelbasen kro d
Council, standa. in the names of Measre. Shino fr-chong, Li Chung
jon,
Chow
.
One case each of Diphtheria and
It is gathered from political the local health authorities during circles, however, that the Canton the week-end. Administration might not put into force this resolution, even if it is adopted by the Political Counell, until the political situation has settled down to "normal levels." Central News.
The formal opening by Bishop Ifall of the Chinese Y, M. C, A. Kowloon branch extension will take place on Wednesday, October 10, at 4 pan.
.
"An Englishman Looke, at the Great Walls of China" in the title of The rainfall registered at the II.K. talk by Professor C. A. Middleton Botanic Gardens during September Smith that will be broadcast from the amounted to 11.48 inches, the heaviest Hongkeng Broadcasting Studio to- morrow at 9-pan.
Hay and wood stored on the pre- itsen fed the fames of a fire.which the total wheelunan being 17 ft. 0 in.
The locantolive in furnished with Majrx broke out at No. 43 A Sal Tau Village and over all length 25 ft. 0 in. yesterday. The property, owned by couplers. The overall length of the sasine Pun Sam, was damaged to the extent and trader is 65 ft. 11 in. over buffer Beam, and the total weight In working of $100. The premises' wore Comforder 188 tona 14 anti pletely destroyed. The Fire Brigade was in attendance,
The first "Ladies' Night" at the The P. and O. 8. Bhutan is due European Y, M C. A. will be held on
October 25 next. full being 2.65 inches on September here from Singapore at 0 nm. on
Friday.
27.
9.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, London-1.p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations.
9.35-10.15 p.m. From the Studie. Miss Elvis Yuen (Soprano) accom panied by Professor E. Gualdi. Mrs. Luba Shaftain (Pianoforte). Afr. O. Y. Lyon (Violin) accompanied
by Mrs. Luba, Shaftain.
Programme.
1 Songs (a) Ave Maria-"Otello"
Verdi.
(b) Nel cor piu non mi sento. Palsiello.
2 Violin Solos:
(n) Adagio
3 Pianoforte Solos:
dé Beriot.
Melody
Dawes.
(a) Etude
Liszt.
(b) Mophisto-Valse
Linzt.
'4 Songs:
(A) Aprile
Tosti.
(b) A Swan
Grieg,
5. Violin Solo:-Hungarian Dance
No. B.
Brahms.
10.15-10.30 p.m. Concert Waltzes. Dream Waltz (Millocker). Maidens of Baden-Waltz (Komzak). Marek Weber and his Orchestra Helena--Waltz
schone from "Die Helena" (Offenbach). Kongreb-Waliz (Strauss - Hey-
mann).
Barnabus von Greczy and his Orchestra. 10.30 p.m. Reuter Press Balletins, Rugby Mid-day Proan Nows. 10.35 p.m. Close Down,
KZRM PROGRAMME.
Today's broadenst by KZRM:
p.m. Stadlo Marles) Varieties,
1oover 6.30 p.m. Dollar da. Pres. chestra,
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