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Trustees of Estates, Executors of Wills, etc.

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of all

WIRELESS

WHAT HAS BEEN DONE

HONGKONG.

INTERESTING REVIEW.

An interesting account of local wireless progress is contained in

awon

n for the Mer cantile Marine to listen-in at these | recep

graphic arrangements of. the Colony, certain conditions "which" Asiatica that apply to radio-communication gen- "jects;)

Long Distance Communication.

Further consideration has been Chamber to the question of long

a section of the annual report of In addition to dealing with the given by the Committee of the being thrown on the Government the Hongkong General Chamber

of Commerce, which we repro duce below

distance wireless

not

tish sub-

erally are sometimes overlooked. They objected to the adoption For example, it has been freely of the provisions of the 1919 Act stated that D'Aguilar cannot work for the following reasons

ship at 400 miles, the blame (1) The classification of ships on the basis of the nature of the voyage for the pur pose of determining the type of apparatus and num- ber of operators to be car- ried was not suited to the peculiar conditions prevail- ing on the China Coast, (2) The expense involved in the

In further notes, Mr. King wrote.

employment of white operators would be prohibi- tive and the introduction of such men would be da- muralizing to the crews, as it would be impossible to ›find aufficient work for the

operators to do.

routine hours for these important | Chamber transmissions. It is likely that arrangements be made accord Admiralty warnings will also be ingly, included in this programme.

A continuous service has been maintained throughout the year,! whole of the "ship to shore

the staff of the station when communica-the real cause was that the power traffic, including the reception of The unsatisfactory conditions meteorological reports from ships on, a subject bristling with difof the ship station was not equal ficulty and made more compli to that of D'Aguilar, the range of existing during 1923 at Cape and the transmission of weather eated on account, of the rapid a Coast Station being the range D'Aguilar Wireless Telegraphy Warnings. For the greater part development constantly taking of its plant when working with a Station are indicated by com- the year D'Aguilar has been place in wireless science. The station of equal power.

the only means of communication Colonial Government is keenly plaints printed in the Chamber with Canton and Swatow. Chief- Blast Annual Report to the effectly owing to this interport traffic alive to the great importance of that where landline arid cable that "on "more than one pecasion the work of the station ng this aspect of wireless telegrahpy facilities to neighbouring trade ateamers. have been unable, when

and has been in frequent com-centres are insufficient an inland well within range. to establish increased as indicated in the munication with the Secretary of station and a medium power wireless communication with the following table-

State on the subject. A decision station should be considered, but Station." From April 22 to July

as to policy during the present the difficulty is obtaining co-opera- 19, 1923, according to a letter

year may be looked for with sometion with the authorities at the from the Colonial Secretary, the 1922

degree of confidence. All inter-uther end of the route. Station was closed down al 1923

ested in wireless are eagerly Automatic Anti-Piracy Trans- together, owing to the necessity1324. ... 11,242

awaiting the result of the work-

mitter. for extensive alteration to the The following is an analysis of ing of the new short wave

At this time also the Govern- engine room, and installation of a the messages handled during station that is being installed by ment forwarded for the considera- new battery. The difficulty was three months of 1924

the Marconi Co. for the British tion of the Chamber copies of a that the Marcon Synchronous |

June July Aug. Post Office in England. The statement supplied by the Marconi Spark, used at D'Aguilar, depends Ships paid mes

enormous reduction in the capital International Communication Co., They therefore considered the 621 cost effected by the short wave with regard to an anti-wireless cedure suggested by the Hong- entirely on its speed being main- yages

625 569

modifications in the home pro- tained, A storage battery is Observatory... mes-

system, in conjunction with the piracy transmitter which the essential, whereas for many

marked increase in efficiency that Captain Superintendent of Police, Kong Harbour Master and Cham- months the apparatus was work-

730 is anticipated, is sufficient justi-the Harbour Master and the Elec-er of Commerce as essential” in ing without one, and had oil

fication for awaiting the results trical Engineer agreed might the event of any application of engines, of, only 20 h.p. Nip

obtained by this Station before

Prove of considerable value as a the 1919 Act to British shipping mediately the apparatus was

embarking upon large "expendi-protection against piracy. It was on the China Coast and in parti- used, the speed died down and the

suggested by the Government that cular they urged representations. spark became ineffective.

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10

Home Late!

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3

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ELECTRIC FIRES

Obtainable from

Increased Wireless Traffic,

Forwarded. Received.

2,964 3.469

7,865

8:066 12,478

sages (weather reporta... .271.731 Interport .mes-

sages (Canton, K. C. Wan and Swatow) ...967 945 1,145 | turè. Navigation warn-

Ings 4 12 Service A. ↑ (en-

quiries in con- nection with traffic)

253 212.

Wireless Station at the Observatory.

and the fact that messages can

for a considerable period.

a

(3) The ships to be affected by the legislation are running solely in Asiatic waters and

in competition with Asiatic- owned shipping.......

Attention was also drawn to the

2

Mr. L. H. King, Chartered Electrical Engineer, arrived in the Colony in December, 1923,

of sets for experimental purposes tion by the Governments of Japan having been appointed by the

Much consideration has been in the first instance, and that, if and China, in order to minimize Colonial Office to advise the

266 given during 1924 to the question experience proved the value of the the penalizing of British ships in. Government on all electrical

of wireless communication. It apparatus as a protection against their competition with the vessels matters, including wireless

Total 2,120 2,468 2,765 was noted in the Chairman's piracy, its provision might later these countries, and also the removal of the restriction regard- telegraphy. As announced by the Whilst undoubtedly it has been

address at the last annual meeting be made compulsory. Chairman at the last annual meet-of assistance to the commercial that Cape D'Aguilar was then

It may be undesirable to publishing the British nationality of the ing of the Chamber, he was able, community for this interport Kwong Chow, Wan and Swatow, but, stated briefly, it is contained. The last point is of importance

communicating with

a full description of the apparatus, Asiatic operators to be employed. Canton, almost immediately, to effect con- traffic to be handled by D'Aguilar, but the effectiveness of this ser in a bullet proof steel case and will at the case of ships running out: siderable improvements - at the fact remains that it has tend- D'Aguilar, as the result. of which, ed to overload that station and vice is seriously reduced by operate itself as soon as a button of Shanghal as Southern Chinese the station was communicating, thereby impair the ship to shore various hindrances such as slow is pressed, continuing to operate will not work with the Northern early in 1924, with Canton, services.

crews and a second school for. The There have beenness of delivery at the other end, Chamber suggested to the Govern operators will be necessary at Kwong Chow Wan and Swatow, during the year several justifiable.. commered in the absence of other time they have had to wait to get that the Post Office in Hongkong This has now been done and the rendering great assistance to complaints from ships as to the only be received during the hours ment that a set should be pur- Shanghai where Chinese of Bri-

chased for experimental purposes.

tish nationality are not obtainable ns students means of rapid interchange of a message accepted by D'Aguilar. is open. This latter fact often messages Substantial improve- A proposition was therefore sub. causes considerable delays at the apparatus is being tested under ment was also made, and main- mitted by the Electrical Engineer end of the week and the Com-ordinary working conditions on fuct that the shore stations on Chinese territory were few in local steamer. tained, in "ship to shore during the year that an additional mittee has suggested to the Gov- communication.

At the beginning of 1924, tinuous wave telegraph-telephone extent of "ship to shore" traffic, wrote to the Chamber, again rais- apparatus which might be held at station containing a 1% kw. con- ernment that, in view of the Compulsory Wireless on Ships. number and of doubtful efficiency. On June 7 the Government The question of the type of D'Aguilar was transmitting on transmitter should be erected. arrangements should be madeing the question of compulsory the Conference adequate under temporary 70 ft. masts. This This proposal was approved by whereby messages can be received installations on British ships on local conditions was not discussed state of affairs continued, until, the Government and the necessary and delivered in Hongkong, at the China Coast, which has as no technical information was Angust, when two new 212 ft. apparatus is being obtained from least, at any time during the cecupied the attention of the available. steel lattice masts were brought England: When this station is twenty-four hours. into use, replacing those "blown brought into use it, will take over! Early in the year the Govern- the year 1921. The Government under date July 10, 1924, the

Chamber from time to time since down in the typhoon of August the Canton and Swatow traffic ment forwarded to the Chamber requested the views of the Cham Chamber again stated its views, In replying to the Government 18, 1929. When working on the and may, in addition to this, serve an interesting mercorandum by ber or the suggestion that steps and pointed out that some con- 20 ft must the station "had not as a broadcasting station for Engin the Government should now be taken for the intro- siderable time must still elapse an adequate range, except with items of public interest such as Electrical Engineer in charge of duction for some scheme on the before trained operators, the pro- ships possessing exceptional re- typhoon warnings, etc., or for the wireless; on some local and general lines of the Merchant Shipping duct of the School established by ceiving gear. The power plant transmission of entertainment considerations concerning wire- (Wireless Telegraph) Act 1919, Messrs. Butterfield & Swire and was also overhauled and im- programmes, when these are less telegraphy. Under date 29th modified to suit the special circum- Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., proved, new standing, receiving available.

January, 1924, Mr. King em-stances of the China Const. Ltd., with the co-operation of the gear installed, and, still more

phasized the exceptional difficul- Enclosures to this letter were copy Niovernment, would be available in important, a full staff of opera-

ties of wireless in Hongkong on of a letter from the Foreign Office, atiequate numbers to operate' on tors was obtained.

The Direction Finder.

In the meantime it has been, ure, very prevalent practically all State for the Colonies, referring apply. The Committee, therefore, account of atmospherics" which forwarded by the Secretary of vessels to which legislation would Experiments were also carried possible, since the arrival of the found the world at this latitude to a recommendation made by a hoped that legislation might be out early in the year with the valve set, to liberate a small from April until September.An-Naval Court at Shanghai which deferred until matters were fur- Direction Finder, which was emergency spark set which has other difficulty is jamming by enquired into the loss of the 89.ther advanced and there was ter- '. brought into operation for a short been temporarily erected at the ships of war and by other stations. "Mylie," that the fitting of wire, national agreement upon this sub- period but was found to have such Observatory and has been reliev Mr. King continued: variable errors that calibration ing D'Aguilar of the Canton, A point that appears to need going British ships registared at

less telegraph installations to sea- ject. was considered impossible, and Swatow and Kwong Chow Wan defining are the various classes of Shanghai should be made com- the station was withdrawn from traffic since the middle of

Extension of Wireless. service for further investigation. January, 1926. The station is stations, as it is evident that con- pulsory The Secretary of State The Committee has also had It was found on opening up the connected by land line to the Stations may be classed briefly lative action at Shanghai and of Interference by wireless opera- fusion exists in many minds added that as simultaneous legis under consideration the question instrument that minute spots of G.P.O., the procedure being to under the following hends: (1) Hongkong was suggested he re-tors of various nationalities trans- corrosion had formed on parts of telegraph messages across the the innermost and highly sensi- Harbour to the Observatory and Stations. (3) Medium Power to consider the matter in consulta-aiso wireless in connection with: Coast Stations. (2) Iniand guested the Colonial Government mitting in an irregular marner; tive coils with which such transmit them from there by Epparatus is fitted. Fresh coils wireless.

Already ships are Stations.

Stations." (3) High Power tion with His Majesty's Minister weather reports, and is at present XX have now been obtained and the availing themselves of the better,

at Peking."

considering the directions in atation is again in the course of facilities thus afforded, and the By these terms are meant:-

communication In referring this matter to the which wireless calibration.

(1) Coast Station-A station Chamber, the Colonial Govern- could be usefully extended, eg, It is to be expected communication of weather re- that the readings obtained will ports and "ship to shore" traffic is which is primarily designed for ment enclosed a Minute of a con- locally, within a five hundred mile still contain a certain percentage already showing а

communication with ships at sea, ference held at Shanghai on April radius of Hongkong; between. and is represented in this Colony 24, 1924, at which were present: Hongkong and places like Singa- as it is due to the rugged coast In addition to the foregoing the by D'Aguilar. line in this vicinity and the conse- Government have authorised the (2) Inland StationA station Majesty's Supreme Court for high power long distance com- Sir Skinner Turner, Judge of His pure, Shanghai and Manila, and quent coastal refraction. It is, installation of an emergency wire-whose primary function is to com- China; Mr. J. H. Kemp, K.C.,munication with, for example, however possible, should these less set at the Post Office and at nunicate with other land stations; Attorney-General, Hongkong; Mr. Australia, Aden and so on. errors be found to be constant, for Waglan Lighthouse, the reason these stations are designed with S. Barton, His Majesty's Consul-importance of bringing a port of a correction chart to be brought being that an alternative means ranges of from 80 miles to 500. General and Registrar of Shipping, this importance fully up-to-date into use, enabling each reading to of communication was considered It is an island type that is required Shanghai: Mr. W. G. Sheppard, from a wireless point of view is have its value added to or sub- necessary in the case of break-o cover communications. to Can-of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & fully realised, and the Committee tracted from as may be necessary down of the submarine cables ton, etc.

Co., Ltd., and Mr. T. H. R.'Shaw, 18 Direction

rendering the Government Finding Stations running to these stations, which (3.) Medium Power Station. A of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire. every assistance in its power in already established in England are busily engaged in notifying station built to work with another. announce, for example, that the passing or approach of vessels intermediate station, or to act as stated that the Indo-China Steam intricate problems involved-a Messrs. Sheppard and Shaw arriving at a solution of the many within certain sectors an accuracy to the harbour. As may be a feeder station to a High Power Navigation Company and the solution rendered the more diffi within two degrees may be ex-known, a considerable and ever Station and usually given a certain China Navigation Company were cult of accomplishment by the fact pected; bearings in sectors other increasing traffic is being done 1000/2000 miles range. This already preparing to install wire-that conditions are continually than these will be given if desired with, semaphore messages from station is represented in this less on their coastal steamers changing because of the rapid but will be described as only ships to these lighthouses, this Colony by Stonecutters. Such a plying on routes where large num-scientific. development of wireless approximate. It may be possible forming a most useful service for station would range Manila, bers of passengers were carried telegraphy. The fact that a wire-

of error, this being unavoidable, increase.

As mentioned in the Annual Report of the Chamber last year,

marked

The

to operate a Hongkong Station the shipping offices which thus get Shanghai and Singapore for com-and had established at Hongkong less station is only effective pro- subject to similar reservations. early notice of the arrival of Inercial traffic,

Broadcasting Storm Warnings.

vessels.

a school for training Chinese vided there is a station of equal (4) High Power Station A.British subjects as operators. lower and efficiency at the other. At the Post Office an additional station primarily built for direct Reference was made to the corres-Cd has also an important bearing. room has now been obtained from communication between distant pondence which has passed be as far as China is concerned. in the early part of 1924, the which all messages for transmis Colonies and their home Govern-ween the Harbour Master and the Government decided to purchase sion or reception are passed. The ments. This type, for successful Hongkong Chamber of Commerce a six kw valve transmitter, room is now in charge of a Euro-working, requires a large amount in 1921 on the subject of the This set has now arrived in the pean telegraphist and the staff of of preliminary arrangement, as adoption at Hongkong of the Mer COMING OLYMPIAD.. Colony and is being installed at operators has been increased so the initial outlay is so heavy that chant Shipping (Wireless Tele D'Aguilar. It will enable com-that more rapid handling of the ample traffic. must come to hand, graph) Act 1919 and Messra. munication to be effected at traffic may be expected. In and it must have a station equal Sheppard & Shawstated that in Olympiad at Manila, May 16 to ranges exceeding 1,000 miles, addition to the radio counter to itself in power, prganisation regard to coasting vessels run May 23, China will send strong For the 7th Far Eastern with ships having gear capable of established in the Post Office, & and atanding, to work with at the ring out of Shanghai and other teams for footbart, babket-ball-and replying and should affect concounter has been provided for the opposite end of Youtexnogomery China ports their views were in volley-Sall. China's chances are siderable improvement in en reception of wireless messages Stations of the first, second and agreement with those expressed not oncled in the track and Baldi alling broadcasting of Storm when the main hall of the Fust third types have grown up all over by the Hongkong Chamber events, baschall and swimming Warnings to alt ships at this Office Is closed, thus extending the world, and their usefulness in greater distance

the hours of recaption to 10 pm appreciated and recognised by the dated September 7, 1921, the section for choosing representa (In a letter to the Government Hongkong lo fo the South China The practice will be for the on week-de

tion of all fauthorities dealing with arran weather reports that are trans

Chamber urged that the proposed tiver Candidates from istmont of the high powe

ation should not penalise Kwanatung Kwan 201 be taken

not and Yunnan, will also d Foreign this section and a Játíð)

"will be hel the grondd

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