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B.B.C.'s NEW HAND- .BOOK.

The B.B.C. has issued a hand.

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COMMISSION'S REPORT

CRITICISED.

Melbourne, Oct. 26. Great interest has been taken in

tween the Commonwealth Govern- less in Australls, as the result of ment and the Amalgamated Wire-

the recent report of the Royal Commission, following strong pre- testa against the company's actions in various directions, and acute

friction between the company and

the Government. The commission's report included the following critical passages:

"Mr. Fisk's conduct in carrying out the powers entrusted to him created an atmosphere of hostility and distrust, which was manifested to the Commission throughout the the result of Commonwealth. As the company's acts and omissions,

the "Dally Telegraph" (London) book which constitutes the first the long-continued negotiations be- official attempt at producing an writes: Mr. Gerald Marcuse, the encyclopedia of British broadcast- amateur transmitter, who, under a ing. Priced at two shillings, and special licence, from the Post Office, comprising nearly 400 pages of has been carrying out experiments closely-printed text, it deals with every aspect of broadcasting-past, in Empire broadcasting from his present, and future. It gives some- station, 2NM, at Caterham, thing more than a "peep behind the Surrey, Bent "The Daily Tele-scenes," being in the nature of graph" a letter he has received from systematic exploration of the inner

workings of broadcasting.

·Western Australia commenting on

The chief divisions of the publica- the reception of his short-wave tion, after topics of general inter- broadcasts. I have on several occaest have been considered, deal with "programmes," "engineering," the sions referred to the fact that Mr. International aspect of radio, Marcuse's transmissions are being publicity, various sidelights, and received well in the Dominions, but the wireless trade. With regard to this particular letter Mr. Marcuse programmes, the problem of the B.B.C. Is put succinctly in the state- says contains the "most wonderful ment that it has "to provide some report yet received."

It will be 60,000 hours annually of perform recalled that Mr. Marcuse is per-

ance for an audience that is mitted to a power of one possibly never less than 1,000,000, the Amalgamated Wireless Com- kilowatt. Generally he broadcasts and may sometimes reach 15,000-pany is undoubtedly the worst hated gramophone records. The letter, 000." The solution is, according to which is from Mr. A. Tostevin, 46, the B.B.C.: "Give the public some alon recommended to the Common- firm in Australia." The Commis- Railway Terrace, Mount Lawley,thing slightly better than it now wealth the purchase of the private- and dated September 26, reads: thinks it likes." The nearest Ply-owned shares of the company, thus obtaining complete control of the beam system and other wireless organisations, unless the company royalties and other conditions of agreed to modify the excessive

which complaints were made. The

Use

diverse

Then there are listeners' critic-

the company is regarded with aus- pleion, and ita business methods Australia. Its own selling agent in have been disapproved throughout

West Australia said he knows that

reluctant WAS

to

abandon the present joint arrange- Government

ment, but found it difficult to secure the company's acceptance of the Commission's demands.

secured a large volume of traffic, Although the beam system has there are

several defects in the

"I have much pleasure in writingproach to the impossible ideal of to let you know that on three occa universality has been found by way sions I have had the pleasure of of balance. Even at the risk of the bearing your broadcasting from

programme being called "bitly," it London. The first was on your test has been found necessary to corn

second was night. The

on your pound it ordinarily of opening night, and again this elements, ealculated not only for all morning, which was the best of all kinds of people, but also for grade- I say this morning because it. was tions of preference in the indivi- 1.30. when I received it-that is, dual, not to mention the said in Perth, West Australian, time,dividual's moods and reactions. which is two hours behind Sydney time. One of the items played on isms, of which the B.B.C. has only September 11 was so perfect that one complaint, namely, that there thought it was Mr. Coxon, GAG, are not enough of them. Listeners operation of the system, and serious who is living near my place, and heare asked to present their problems, delays, due largely to the fact that plays the same plece on his grame-which will receive sympathetic con- none of the company's senior officers phone when he is broadcasting sideration, though the hand-book had previous experience of cable that is, the Triumphal March."' says that it is not easy to placate traffic. None of the feeder stations This morning I put the alarm the correspondent who calls every-linking other capital elties with clock to wake me at 1.30 a.m, and thing he does not like or under Melbourne have yet been erected, after waiting for five minutes after atand. "piffle," or the regular thus particularly prejudicing Syd- tuning in I heard your carrier-listener who delivers himself at wave, and in two or three minutes frequent intervals of letters in traffic emanates. Evidence of com- ney, whence the largest volume of which he points out that the B.B.C.plete co-operation with the British is beyond doubt "a hotbed of incom Post Office does not exist. Technical petence and drive!" Ou the ques experience indicates that it is im- tion of controversial broadcaste there is the statement that the ad periods unless un alternative wave possible to eliminate "fading" mission of such matter is, by agree-length is installed. The prelimin- ment, being tried out by small.ary tests of, the Australian beam gradual steps. The view of the

stations communicating with corporation is that the presentation Canada have been reasonably suc of sober and sane views of all sidea cessful, but it is unlikely that a of a controversy can only be pro continuous service will be possible ductive of good. "Mere exclusion unless an additional and shorter is a negative and evasive im-wave length is chosen. partiality," the hand-book states.

I heard you enlling, and then a band of different countries and peraons. Then I heard the church hell striking, following after which the Church Service was heard better than if I were there in England sitting in the church-as I am hard of hearing. My set is a three- valve Reinartz, from 20 to 2,000 metres. I use it for

our local station, 6WF, on 1,250 metres."

record, a fox-trot, and announce- ments

WIRELESS STATIONS.

FINANCIAL PROPOSALS IN

AUSTRALIA.

CHELMSFORD,

Heard in Singapore.

There is a full discussion of the. proposed regional scheme for redis- tribution of B.B.C. programmes, arranged so that all listeners may be assured of alternative pro- Mr. P. T. Daly, who has been grammes. One learns that at the very successful in listening in on beginning of 1927 the corporation long distance transmission—he had appointed a committee of experts to Sydney very well recently was very consider the matter, and the various fortunate one Sunday recently when schemes suggested are set forth in at 6.25 o'clock he got the call sign, of Hullo 58W Chelmsford testing on detail. Technical questions

The discussion on the proposals for the financing of broadcasting services, which are contained in the report of the Royal Commission on Wireless, was terminated at a con- ference between representatives of transmission and reception are 25 metres. The first item to come: the "A" class broadcasting stations considered in the engineering aec-over was gramophone music and in the Commonwealth in Melbourne tion, down to a glossary of terms. eight minutes later the voice sald on October 26, by the uncompromis-European

Empire clearly, "That broadcasting,

was H.M.V. record

ing refusal of the representatives broadcasting, and World broadcast No. B5349 but I let the gramophone

dealt with in a section run down. of "SLO" to agree to subsidise ing are

This was followed by unprofitable stations in the smaller which also includes a comprehensive further gramophone music and re- States unless these stations are series of foreign identification marka which were very clear. transferred to the control of "SLO." panels.

The conférence, which was convened

by the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce)

was adjourned to enable the repre-

sentatives to discuss the commis-

There was next a speech on com- pulsory beauty (in connection with town laying-out) and at 9 o'clock' was another speech, on travel, and then another record after the

sion's proposals with the other proposal by the Royal Commission speaker had mentioned that he had officers of the companies concerned. that an Australian Wireless Com-mislaid it for the moment, When it resumed, the representative mittee should be constituted gen- After a short break due to the of "SLO" repeated the stand taken orally to supervise wireless services.listener-in taking a rest, the hear- on Tuesday, that "SLO" should not Representatives of broadcasting ing was resumed at 10.10 when the be expected to contribute to the cost companies conterded that the exist-speaker remarked that it was then of services in other States unless ing method of control by the 8.8 p.m. and later that the sun was "3LO" controlled the stations. Mr. Postmaster-General, through" the shining and it was a fine October W. T. Conder, who represented Director of Postal Services, and the day. He then proceeded to open "SLO," offered to take over all the manager of Wireless for the the windows of his room so that unprofitable stations, and run them Commonwealth, had proved entirely the church bells could be heard and In conjunction with "SLO." This satisfactory, and that, as far as the bell peals came over very dis- offer was strongly opposed by the broadcasting was concerned, there ¦ tinctly. representatives of the stations con- was no need for the proposed Shortly after, another station cerned, and a deadlock being reach change. The conference agreed to came in and interrupted. ed the discussion of the financial inform the Ministry that it did not The hearing was conducted on 85 proposals was abandoned.

consider that the creation of an' volts and the station sender was The only other matter of import- Australian Wireless Committee was 6SW, Marconi Works, Chelmsford, ance, which was discussed was the desirable.

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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE..

(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)

2

13

13

16

re

23

12.0

33

18

19

12

39

NO

45

Qb

149

50

51

52

153

54

55

56

57

59

159

bl

163

ร

164

to

LS

HORIZONTAL Shanat in mi

Lescendant of Maalis sacond son

Lulled?

7-Who

king of

Norway?

13-Who was the lover.

of Heloise?

16 With ha.dihood IGA bank note 17-Royal

19-A1 620

20-Against (abbr.) 21-To apǝil 22-A male child 23-No (Scot.) 24-0: what lake is

Georgian Bay an arn17

28-A unit of weight

(abbr)

27-Conjecturn 29-On account of 30-Permit

32-By way of 33-What French author

colo "Gil Blas"? wrole 25-Pertaining to the

skin

37-To mcye slowly 38-To make i

39-Who asked for the

head of

of John the

Bapt st7

42-Something cald

aside (pl.)

THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE..

HORIZONTAL (Cont) ♪ 50-A sailor

67-1 have, contracted 68-A turkish governor 60-Polsonous 62-Equal 63-What?

is a buil- fighter armed with darte called? 65-Represented in a feaping attitude (Heraldry) |67-Backward

68-What are the

smaller fornix of vegetable life called?

ין

VERTICAL -1-Capital of Cuba

2-What is a indy's

maid sometimes called?

3-To dissolve 4-Sick

6-What is the symbol

for tantalum?

0-70

mistake 7-What was the nickname of Henry Vill of England? -Prefix-same as

#ad"

9-Gift'

name

4

10-To graze or touch

lightly

45-A month (abbr) 11-Animal fat 48-To spread for drying 12-What is a laka 47-Nocturnal mammal called in Africa? 4B-A digit of foot

14-Coy 50-Short for "Albart" 61-One of a fabled race

of giants 53-Livers (abbr.)

18-What English king

was defeated at Hastinget

18-A Hah 84-To ripple against, as 24-A farm animal 128-Born (French)

waves

V

¡TICAL (Cont.) 23-Combining form-

"black"

29-A bundle of sticka

for fuel

31-A distinguishing

feature of character

32-Gentleman's, bedy.

survant

34-What

-What is Latin for

all?

|36-Middle

10-off what island off

the coast of Attica. did Grecka defeat Persians in naval battle? 40-Encountered 111-One havien charge.

of a publication 42-To which of his priests did

Apallo

give an arrow on

43-A river in Calicia 44-Having the power of dissolving

In E. Mexico 143-A city

49-Anything that happans (pt.) 52-To subject to severe atrain 65-A member of an

which to ride?

ancient race ir E. Scotland

57-Who was founder at

►

the Russlan

empire?

59-A rae (Scot.)

80-A measure of

weight

61-To crown

63-Greek letter, long E.

84-Doctor (abbr.)

66-Low Latin (abbr)

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

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION. HONGKONG HEIGHTS

For the Information of visitors the following list of some of the highest points on the Island and. Mainland is published:—

Island.

Victorin Peak

Feet.

1825

Signal Station

1774

Mt. Parker

1734

Mountain Lodge

1725

The Eyrie

1726

Peak Hotel

1806

TE

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ETK

Mt. Davis

877

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297

Mainland.

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