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RADIO TOPICS

THE FAMOUS “S." TELEVISION MARVEL

MARCONI TELLS OF A GREAT THRILL

SHOWING MOVING PICTURES BY WIRELESS.

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RADIO MALADY.

"SECRET MESSAGES" TO VICTIMS.

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The international ruce towards Lomon.--"On the 12th of De

Radio rables--the latest hystery the perfection of television sember, 1001, I sat in a room of a

soase. believed to have its origin disused barrucks on Signal Hill,tinues. An announcement has ap-

n the wireless crazo-is spreading. Suffarers Imagine that they are St. John's, Newfoundland. On a peared regarding a method of -je table stood some instruments con-luminating the object to be trans-human wireluse receiving sets, mid nected by a thin wire with a kite mitted, suggested by Mr. J. Lure being attacked by ruthless that was upheld at a height of Baird, while MM. Edouard Belin, enemies who send them threatening about 400 feet by an Atlantic gale, de Broglie and Dauvillier, and M.messages and inflict upon them To the same Instruments there was Valensi, working in Paris, are various kinds of torture, including connected a telephone in which. showing considerable activity in burning with red-hot wires.

Several new cases have recently shortly afternoon. I heard sounds the same field of research.

It is well known that light-come to light showing on alarming constituting evidence that is far-

Doctorat distant Cornwall the rhythmical sensitive cells may be designed to increase of the malady. signal that correspond to the work more effectively with certain who have investigated the matter letter S in the Morie code, had colours and will, if required, work consider themselves baffled. been projected into the ether of in conjunction with lights that are space and had actually craised the not visible to the human eye. Atlantic."

discom- In order to obviate the

Dental Plate Messages!

A number of Inatances have come In these words Senator Marconi fort caused by bright lights, Mr. to the knowledge of Professor A. M. attachment Low, the well-known wireless ex- described the "experiments of 25 Bair has devised an years ago when, na a young init ed to his light-sensitive celtpert, who within the past few. letters from ventor, he curried out as ambitious enabling it to be, worked in con-weeks has recieved an experiment an any Inventor junction with infra-red rays which people in various parts of the coun- could have attempted, and succoed are quite invisible, and beyond a try who believe they are the victims ed. The result of this experimentaght rnyliution of warmth, eause of some strange radio rays.

"One man." be told the Sunday WAN "to prove that the curvature of no discomfort.

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the earth did not edinstitute 1457 Mr. T. Thorne Baker, whose writ-Chroniele," wrote asking me if a bbstacle to the transmission andings on this and kindred subjects, dental plate could act as a wireless wireless messages, are well known, suka presa re receiver. He declared that he was reception of and gave such an impetus to the presentative in mall week that he continually getting messages from) development of communication by felt sure that the successful telean unknown source as clearly as wireless telegraphy that within vision apparatus of the future though the receiving set were in comparatively a few years after would work on considerably dif-head

"Some of the messages were the single letter "" was heard fergat nes from those employed

threatening and caused him great by wireless 1.800 miles across the by Mr. Baird:

alarm. Atlantic, every important country in the world possessed a wireless telegraph organisation, and wire- less messages were sent as a daily occurrence from one side of the world to the other.

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The Speed: Factor, "Television" he said, "a merely method of securing the very rapid transmission of consecutive images, und the galvanomater used must Be expable, therefore, of very much

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"The day may come," added Pro- fessor Low, "when we shall have to wear some protective device to shield us, from the thoughts and messages of others, but it won't be yet awhile."

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1927.

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

(Than 108g-word puzzle has been made by dn bqpe-· but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho,)

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(The 'solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word' puzzia.).

COMMISSION ON RADIO.

The

In view of the importance of all that was at stake. 1 hat degreater rapidity of working than is necessary in the case of mere cided not to trust entirely to thehoto-telegraphy. In the Belin- usual arrangement of having the Helvech apparatus a signal poried conerer

recorded auto- signala

of a ten-milienth of matrieally through a relay and Morse instrument on a paper tape, could quite easily be plealt with uning a cathode my oscillograph; but to use instend a telephone con-

renscarble there is, in fact, no nected in a self-restoring coherer.imit to the working frequency. the human ear being fux more sen-

"With regard to the use of in- sitive than the recorder. Sudden-fra-red rays," he continued, "this authorised capital of $540,000.

The new company intends to es- y. about half-past twelve, unmis

was employed extensively and suc- takably, three faint little alleka in ceruly during the latter part of tablish two radiocasting stations. the telephone, corresponding bo three dots of the Morse code, soundthe wanwhen it was developed for one in Bengal and the other in the as secret signalling. It could be used Bombay Presidency. Each station ed severus times in my ear

in the light of day or at night time will be of 12 kilowatts capacity and listened Insently; but 1 would not

will cost approximately $72,000, be satisfied without corroboration with equal luccess; sensitive in-

"Can you hear anything. Mr.struments being capable of elim while the annual operating ex- same figure. Under ordinary con- Kemp said, hapding the tale inating all light raya, except the penses are estimated at about the phone to

Rssistant. Kemp particular ray in use."

ditions it is expected that the sta- my

M.. Belin has worked for hend the same thing, as 1 and knew then

that bad been ab years on the problem of photo-tions will have a alius of 250 tions 500 miles. The company will solutely right in my anticipations.telegraph, which is the art of miles and under invoarable condi- The electric waves which were be transmitting to a distance, ing sent out from Polchu had wire or wireless, still pictures and receive 80 per cent. of the value used of radiocasting receiving licences traversed the Allmatic, serenely photographs, and is being ignoring the curvature of the earth extensively in newspaper work. The issued and 10 per cent. of the im which so many doubters consider two subjects, tele-photography and port value of a wireless receiving

Washington, Jan. 29-A tenta- ed would be a fatal obstacle, and television are kindred studies, and apparatus and accessories brought

Belin's experience in the former into the country,

tive agréement on radio controll they were now affecting my

of these two researches should give ceiver in Newfoundland,

legislation has been reached by "knew then that the day on him considerable advantage

Senate and House conferees who which should be able to send full his rivala.

would create a commission of five nesanges without wires or cables

members to be appointed by the neross the, Atlantic was not very fur

As a result of experiments con- President. The commission would distant and, as Dr. Pupin, the cele-

ducted on the New York railways, issue broadcast licenses and pass brated Serbo-American" scientist,

goods traine in the near future will on controveraial questions. very rightly said shortly afterward, the faintness of the signals had no-

be equipped with wireless to enable necessity of some legislation to re

talk to Dr. guards to

the engine-gulation broadcasting by the in-i thing to do with it. The distance

creasing number of stations has had been overcome and further de-Michael Pupin, the famous expert drivers.

The scheme is designed to do been realized for some time velopment of the sending and re- in means of communication, made

of the efforts by Mr. Herbert Hoover to ceiving apparatus was all that the startling announcement that away with the necessity

the fading and elambering along the wagons bring broadcasters to an ngres- "atmospheric and was required."

nuisances so well known to wire. If he desire to communicate with ment has so far failed," less enthusiasts were "messages the driver, and would be of especial from the sun and the planets which use in heavy snow or rain storms. In the experiments, an aerial man. within twenty-five years, On December 28, at 7.50, p. would probably be able to decipher. consisting of 34 feet of 14-În. Greenwich time, Hilversum brond Dr. Pupin made it quite clear that brass pipe was placed on the en- cast station (wave-length 1,050m.) he used the word "message" in a gine. Rubber-covered wire relayed the Christmas celebrationsymbolic sense, and meant. merely used as the aerial on the guard's while duplicate. radio sets, from the Franciscan monastery at the electrical attraction Weert, in North Limburg, Holthe earth and the planets as demon-tenerators, and buttories, with loud- etrated by the periodical swing of speakers, microphone, and hand re- great earth currents, the tidal flux ceivers, were placed on the engine of electricity through submaring and in the guard's van. Excellent- tables, and objectionable nosses in results were obtained in the tests. During the service a sermon was

These except when the trains passed over wireless instruments. preached by Father Borromeus de phenomena would in time be inter- or under steel bridges." Greere, a Francisun, one of the preted, and man would learn the most popular.preachers in Holland, real meaning of these "message"

space. comhg through

When

NEW JAPANESE SERVICE. The New Year was rung in by questioned about the possibility of communication,"

The wireless station in Osaka, wireless by the bella ef St. Botolph's inter-planetary Church Bishopsgate. Until two Dr. Pupin shook his head dubious Japan, is now regularly receiving! a.m. there was music by Mr. Jack, and aid that he doubted that direct wireless messages from the Hyiton's mussed dance bands from man would ever reach a point of Suince Assise wireless station neur the Albert Hall bali in ald of the scientific knowledge and power at Paris, according to advices from American Amhussair to which he could make the whole the Middlesex Hospital.

globe an aerial for trangnitting Tokyo, made public by the Depart

spare. When

hement of Commerce. This service Inland trunk telephone calls dur. ; messages into.

was commenced recently ani in a ing August,, the latest month for could do that there might

different atory.

Considerable avance in speed and which figures are available, num-

scope over the wireless communica- bered 7,495,996; an increase of

tion between Japan and Françe 761,576, or 10.3 per cent. over the

Formerly figure for the corresponding month All the prizes offered in the Bri- heretofore established.

Company's wireless messages from France to last year. Calls made during the tlali Broadcasting month to the Continent numbered, Autumn Musical Festival Competi-Japan were sent from the Bordeaux 21,024, and those from the Con- tion have been withheld, the judges station and were transmitted, in- tinent 23,564. representing in being unanimously of opinion that directly to the Iwaki Station in creases of 4,506 and 8,004 respec. none of the 240 works submitted northern Japan, while the messages tively over last year's figures. was of sufficient merit.

were confined to news dispatches.

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