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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1923.

NEW GRAMOPHONE

BOAT TRAGEDY

COLUMBIA-KOLSTER ELECTRIC BOATWOMAN'S BODY FOUND

in

PHONOGRAPH

SOUND AMPLIFICATION

fact

larver no

IN BREAKWATER: -2,

A MYSTERY

MR. CHURCHILL

(Continued from Pape 1.

As it was to be merely a holiday occupation, he could have no hope of building the house entirely with his own hands; so he called in a small builder who came along with his three sons.

A Brick A Minute

1

THE CHINA MAIL,

“SEPOY'S” GÜN

STORY OF A HARBOUR RAID

CHINESE SENTENCED

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL"

To-dayQueen's Theatre; "Lon-

don."

To-day-Star Theatre; Lovea Greatest Mistake." **

To-day World Theatre; "Barde-

the Magnificent."

Theatre; To-day--Star Wilbur Black Birds," 9.30 p.m.

""The

Land Sales

October 15-A P. W. D. Offices,

Meetings.

October 12-Annual meeting of

facturing Co., Ltd., 11.30 a.m. meeting of the Hong Kong Cricket October 12-Annual general

Club, at the Pavilion, 5.30 p.m.

In the private dining room of the On Tuesday the "China Mail"

An interesting case was heard Hong Kong Hotel, yesterday after reported the disappearance of a

at the Kowloon Magistracy this moon, un'opportunity to examine and boatwoman named Wong Chin-mul

morning In connection with the listen to the newest development in (63) in the Yaumati breakwater,

The small builder he is. Mr. mysterious disappearance of the the reproduction of recorded musle under circumstances which load to Benjamin Barnes, who lives near machine-gun from HMS. was afforded to the local Press and suspicion of foul play.'

Edenbridge, a few miles from Chart Sepoy," of the 8th Destroyer a few other Anterested people by the The body of the unfortunate well Manor was placed in full Flotilla, when the vessel was in Anderson Music Co., who exhibited woman was recovered, yesterday charge," and the Chancellor of the Hong Kong harbour in May last. the Columbia-Kolster electric repro-morning, from the water inside the Exchequer began his career in the Lam Cheung-kan (25), boat- ducing phonograph. The Instru-Yuunati typhoon shelter. It is building trade under his instrucman, was charged on remand Crown lands at Mongkok Teul, Kow- ment is, a combination of Columbia understood that no marks of vial-tion

with the theft of a number of loon, 3 p.m. achievements in recording and the enue were found.

Before, however, he could get to colls of ropes and a ship's com- A Lammerts; Auctions finest and latest devolopment In It may be remembered that the work with, trowel and mortar, Mr. Pass from five British vessels, sound amplißention,

October 12-A Sales Room, Duds the Kolater dead woman's sampan, No. B-18071, Churchill had to spend Isborious and also had an additional charge dall Street, valuable collection of

was. engaged at 6 p.m., on Monday days na a labourer, for a high bank imposed this morning, that of the stamps, 5 p.ro. power cone speaker.

The levice is a Jandsome piece of by two Chinese men who boarded had to be levelled are the founda-theft of a Maxim machine gun, furniture of convenient size, being her near the Sanitary Board wharf tions of the house could be made. the property of the Admiralty.

than the at Yaumati

He did not ahirk the job. "It was from on board H.M.S. "Sepoy," the Hong Kong & Canton Ico Manu- The woman, Wong ordinary console type of gram-Chin-mui, who was alone in the muscle-stretching work," Mr. Barnes on May 25. phone. There are no bat-boat, rowed the inen down the cen-stated, "but Mr. Churchill sweat In reply to all the charges, de teries, and the apparatus gets its tral fairway of the breakwater, and ed with the rest of us,, doing stolen the goods but had rowed fendant said that he had not power entirely from the house, cur that was the last time she was seen his full share in helping to dig and the sampan from the vessels in rent. It requires no winding. The alive by her daughter, Chan Sze, remove, the barrow-loads of earth. mator is electrically operated and mistress of another sampan, who He took his coat off to it, too!"

question to the praya wall

Octor 18-Annual meeting of reported her mother's disappear- automatically stopped.

Magistrate's Query

Fanling funt, Messrs. Jardine, The sound is. taken from the rance to the Water Police at 2.30 Mr. Barnes was astonished at the mitting taking perf in the re-

Apart from the defendant ad- Matheson's board room, 5.30 p.m. cord by an ordinary, phonograph.nt...on Tuesday..

October 22-Annual meeting of rapidity with which Mr. Churchill moval of the goods from the the Ladies (Golf) Section at Helens needle set in an electric pick up

According to Chan Sze, when her "picked up" the art or rather vessels, Sub-Inspector Dorling, of May Institute, 1 am. which takes the place of the sound mother did not return at 8 pm. exact.selence-of bricklaying. box or reproducer of the ordinary she became anxious and reported Why, he was no time getting the

the Water Police said that he had

Sporta aramophone. This sound is carried to her step-father, who went out in hang of the job to a long he was Mr. W. Schofield, magistrate,

no other evidence against him. to an electric amplifier or loud a small boat to look for his wife. surprised me. Before long he was inquired if the prosecution could speaker in the form of a fluctuating At about 9.30 p.m., he discovered laying bricks at the rate of one a tell what time the naval.. theft This current her sampan made fast to the minute and that's pretty good for took place, Sub-Inspector Dorling electric current.

ctuates an electric dynamic power northern entrance of the break- someone just starting in the trade replying, they could not do so to unit in combination with a cone, water but the woman was not on so to speak. A which translates the electric vibra-board.

the extent of three or four hours. A closer search of the

"He doesn't mind taking instruc- When defendant was arrested, tions into acoustic waves

or air boat resulted in the finding of tions: from me one bit-he's one of he took the police to the Tak. On vibrations.

bloodstains on the deck boards of us, as you might say, whille heron shop, marine store dealers, at No. the craft, and the discovery that a the job. I say to him: "That's your 136 Tung Man-street, where in the box containing jewellery and cloth-job to-day, sir, and he says ing worth about $82 was missing. Right. Ben, and he gets on with course of a search three bags of There's no slacking with Mr. rope were found and also a ship's The police are proceeding with it.

compass, which was identified as widest possible range of pitch. The their inquiries regarding the two Churchill: he's working hard all the the stolen property.

October 15-Mr. D. Trafford's lec range, of sound in ordinary phono- men who engaged the woman's time he's with us.”.

The defendant had no previous ture on Wireless" at St. Peter's graphs of the most modern type ia sampan on the evening of her} Mr. Benjamin Barnes Jun-the convictions against him, and Sub- Church Young Men's Club, 8.15 p.m.

eldest of Mr. Barnes's three sons Inspector Dorling said that he from 4,200 frequencies; down to 250 death.

October 25-First Debate of the and is characterized by perks or]

nodded agreement. "That's so," he would like to mention the fact Season (European Y.M.CA.) § pm. Bald. "I'm the other bricklayer, and that defendant, after his arrest, Churchill. He's fine to work with, of his ability, and had given too takes a joke and gives one every assistance. He had taken like any other workmate.">

Percy, the accond son, who is Mr. dealer where most of the stuff the police to the marine store Churchill's labourer and fetches and had been recovered.

·Case Against 'Dealer him, said, "No one could have a bet. ter man to work with"; and Fred, trate decided, to sentence defen- In view of this fact, the magis-

"Electric Pick-Up"

The Columbia-Kolster electric pick-up has been carefully designed to cover, without distortion, the

Busts at various poln's in this PIRACY PREVENTION work side by side with Mr. had assisted the police to the best

range. The ordimry electric pick-f

up has a range from 4,000 down to 150. The Columbia-Kolster, pick-up: covers a range from 5,400 down to

100, so that the reproduction is amazingly true to life..

WHAT THE DUTCH DO

The following extract from the

tion is interesting:-

The invitation to European mem

The apparatus for translating the Straits "Times". on piracy proven carries the bricks and mortar for

into sound vibrations electrical operates on the same principle as

Rel.

in guards on vessels plying between our Christian namas.

•

the loud speaker of s pradio receiving bere of the Singapore Volunteer the third son, declared, "He's jolly dant to two weeks hard labour In fact, the Columbia-Kolster Corps to offer themselves for service nice to all of us; he calls us all by an each of the four charges of my also be used as a loud speaker here and Hong Kong has caused lot of rubble and stones fell from two months for the machine gun, One day a theft of rope, with an additional in conjunction with radio receiving

quite a flutter in volunteer criples. the scaffolding on him, but he wasn't which has since been recovered. aets, and fitings for the necessary There are plenty of young men who very angry.”*** connections form a part of, the rewould be only too glad to leave the

The sentences were to run concur Mr. Churchill generally starts rently. gular equipment

tedious round of otice work for a ork at 10 am. At 1 p.m. he walks On the application of Sub- This electric gramophone play fortnight and emulate the Royal back to the manor for luncheon, At Inspector Dorling, defendant was shadings. otually in the records but Marines, whose duties, according to 2 m. charp he is back at his job order to be under police supervi-} any tamturd record. Elusive' tonal inpuurille of reproduction on the an hospitu meer ting er at of and he then gods right on till 5.30 sion for two years, after the ex- ordinary phonograph, are brought mortal memory, consist of a little are the out in all their beauty. The volume light soldiering of sound can be increased or de-yachting.

combined with-

("I suppose," a Marine

Gloves His working clothes are an

piration of the sentences.

Also arrested in connection old with the disappearance of the gun

creased at will, while changes in/commented bitterly, while engaged in blue suit-now much begrimed with and rope and compass, is a Chin-1 volume have absolutely no effect couling ship, "that this is the yacht-brick-dust; and mortar. He wears ese marine store dealer, of 35 Tung| upon the quality of the reproduction, H.") In the case of the Singa- an old soft felt hat and gloves.Man-street, who was charged with The definition and balance of the pore Volunteers who offer for this Haying, worn out two pairs of light recelving stolen property and with guard duty it will be a matter of gloves, he has obtained a stout not entering particulars of the original is retained in its entirely soldiering, yachting and, the chance leather pair. "If I keep on wearing transactions in his books.

The Anderson Music Company of a brush with pirates-surely out my gloves at this work I shall Mr. L, R. Andrewes appeared но mude interesting de-

an

enough to convince any "griffin" that wear the bloom, off my profit," he for the defence, the monstration of

difference

the romance of the East is not dead. jokingly observed the other day. between acoustic and

electric The difficulty, of course, is that em

Found Under Bed recording results, the same

SUBA

by playing ployers are not likely to give their but he is so deeply engrossed in his evidence said that at 2:15 p.m. on He smokes cigars while at work- Sub-Inspector Dorling in his selection.

by assistants leave for the purpose of job that they often go out. the same artiste, with the same ac helping the shipping companies the impatiently throws them away. police entered the Tak On shop, Then the 6th of this month, a party of companiment recorded in the old look after their passengers and way and also in the new way, elec- cargo. The invitation ia addressed rush up to London while he is at top floor in the rear cubicle under Sometimes he has received calls to No. 35 Tung Man-st., and on the trically. One hardly realizes the particularly to those who happen to work. At these times. he has not the bed, found the compass.: In vast improvenient that has been be due for a fortnight's repite from troubled to change his working the ground floor of the shop were effected in this particular until he werk, and to such men who happen clothes, but has thrown on a raincoat found three colls of rope which has heard the two types compared to be Volunteers this chunce of ob and gone off quite unconcernedly.

taining a cheap and pleasent holiday

were stacked up on a shelf. should appeal.

Mrs. Churchill occasionally.comes Capt. Donald Skinner, Assist Sound Reproduction

In the ordinary to see how her husband is "getting ant Marine Superintendent, of The electrical process of recording for ships is a matter for the regular foundation-stone.

course the provision of armed guards on with the house." She laid the Messrs, Jardine, Matheson & Co., used in Columbia records is offered garrison, and it is the most effec-

identified the ropes by the blue The whole countryside is wonder strand through the middle.

Case adjourned.

in this manner.

to the public by the Columbia Phono- tive means of guarding against piring why the house an eight-roomed, graph Company through arrange-ates yet evolved. Our Dutch friends ment with the Western Electric have employed it regularly for years, Company. This process has brought and it is significant that piracy never to lovers of music an entirely new occurs on a Dutch ship. outlook, in sound reproduction.

It

is, the process now, used by all the

leading record producers.

The special feature of Columbia

records is their form of construc-

· I. IGLESIAS.

tion, which; ensures the superiority SPANISH DRAMATISTS DEATH

of surface, which characterizes

these records and is so clearly ap

parent to the ear of the listener.

Columbia. records are made by the

ANNOUNCED

Madrid, Yesterday.

The death is announced of the

laminated process, which is protect-well-known Spanish dramatist,

ed by patents owned by the Columbia Ignaco Iglesias.-Reuter, Phonograph Company,

?

The ordinary gramophone record!''

being built "Who will live in it?" very substantial house it will be-13

everyone is asking. When someone put the question to him the other day the Chancellor of the Exchequer smiled whimsically. "Well," he an swered, "I inyself may live in it one day. One never knows when one may conte down in the world."

PRINCE'S WILLS

SINGER'S DEATH. WHEN TOLD OF SUCCESS

is mude of solid stock, that is, the Tokyo, Yesterday-There is con- Vienna. Dr. George Schutte

interior la composed of exactly the siderable anxiety over the fate of Harmsen a ginger of the Imperial same materink as the surface. This a number of fishing boats, the crews Russian Opera and a refugee from material consiats principally of of over two hundred of which are Russia, has died in a Vienna hos- shollaz, mixed with other substances missing off the China coast sines|pital at the age of 70.

to reduce the cost and with fibrous the typhoon night, October 3:: Aero- He had contested the will of the materiala which net ng a kindor. It planes have been requested to as late Prince George Stirboy of is the presence of these fibrous consist in the search for the missing Roumanļa, who died in 1925. The stituents that imparts the constant | craft-Reuter. hissing noticed in solid stock re- corda.

latter's father ruled over Walla chia till the Treaty of Parla in 1856: TEAM

The professor alleged that the

In making records by the Columbia laminated process, how med surface of the paper. Thus prince was his father. The prince over, it is possible to concentrate the fibrous material essential to had bequeathed his fortune to his on the playing, surface the shellig strength is prevented from working two adopted daughters, : Mlie, and other costly materialussential to the surface and causing the sur- Fould, a painter, and the Marquise to the playing qualities of the re- face moles noticeable in solid stock de Grasse, ANKETA cord, and to do away with fibrous records.

Assurances by his lawyer that

material on that surface. The core • It is this laminated construction he was • Ikely to succeed in his of a Columbia record la mado of aj which accounts for the remarkable action, so excited the professor material containing shellac and durability and amazing rep) cing, that he had a fit and died, and fibrous bid

stre

and 18 of

pressed,a

pean Y.M.C.A. v. Chinese Y.M.C.A.,

p.m.

To-day-Billards match: Euro-

October 18-Annual

Athletic

sports of the H.K.V.D.C. on Ków- loon Cricket ground, starting 2.30 p.m.

October 19-Whist Drive (Euro- pean YM.C.A.),(0 p.m ̧TM race for ships' lifeboats (Royal October 81 Tenth bl-annual H.K.Y.C., Trevessa Trophy). 4 p.m. Miscellaneous.

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