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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1929.

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TUITION

SPECIAL PHYSICAL CULTURE CLASS.

POLICE RESERVE

THE CHINA MAIL,

RADIO AT CEBU

Orders For The Current Officials of RCP Explain

Fortnight

Orders issued by the Hon. Mr. T, H. King, Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, state-

Chinese Company Squad Drill-All recrults of the Chinese Company will attend. at Cen- tral Police Station on Thursday, at 5.30 pm sharp for squad drill under P/Sergeant R. J. Hunt. Dress-Mufti.

Indian Company Strength.-Constables R225. Kudar,

and B267, Hassan Khan, have been struck off the strength of the Indian Company us from October 17.

Constable R2-3, Ujagar Singh, hay been permitted to resign, having com- pleted one full years' service, with elfeet from October 22, 1929.

Squad DrillAll recruits of the In- MME. BARONELLI, ARTISTE. dion Company are reminder of the Special attention given to stout and parade to be held at Police Headquar stiff Indien who desire to regain their ters to-lay, t 5.30 p.m. sharp youthful figure, School of Dancing under P/Sergeant R. J. Hunt. for Children and Adults. 24. Ashley Mufti, Raad, Back of Star Theatre (ground Roor), Kowloon.

HOME TUITION.

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Parnde---All ranks of the Indian Company will parado at Police Head goorters on Tuesday, November 5, for drill under P/Sergeant R. J. Hunt. Fall in at 5.30 p.m. tharp. Dress-White uniform, beli and cap with white cover. WESTOVER-STEVENAGE, Within No member may be absent from this 1 hour from London, in healthy

SCHOOL for GIRLS parade without leave from the Company neighbourhood. and SMATE, BOYS, A few Boarders Commander. zuraived in the Time of the Principal.

Flying Squad Individual once and attention.

Particulara apply to:

MISS RUTH CULLEY

(Camb. Higher Lovely. Camb. Teachers' Diploma). MISS GERTRUDE TURNER

(National Frodyl Higher Certinente).

MISCELLANEOUS

For

Strength Special Constable B. C. Wilkinson has been transferred to the strength of the Flying Squad, as from October 26, and posted to the Hong Kong Section.

All ranks are hereby notified that future instructional patrols of both of the Hong Kong and the Kowloon Bec tions will be held weekly instead of fortnightly, as from November 1.

The next weekly instructional patrol YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and of the Kowloon Section will take place promptly printed.-"China Mail Office, on Tuesday, November 5. Fall in al No. 3A, Wyndham St. Telephone Cen- the Taim-tsa-tsul Fire Brigade Station +ral 22.

At 5,30 p.m. sharp. Dress-Khaki | uniform.

The next weekly instructional patrol of the Hong Kong Section will take place on Thursday, November 7. Fall in at the Central Police Station at 5.15 p.nt sharp, Dress--Khaki uniform.

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WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT?

Reason

Conditions of radio transmission and recaption in the tropics are so much more unfavourable than those of the temperate zopes, that unusual arrangements must be made in order to make it possible, for every one In the islands to re- cetve programmes clearly, accord- ing to officials of the Radio Corpora tion of the Philippines.

Several plans were considered. First was that of a super-power ata- tion. It was estimated that a trans- mitter of fifty times the present power would be required to de- quately reach all of the population. Such an Installation is an economic impossibility in the islands for some time to come.

Then there is the possibility of: various lower power transmitters: located at various cities in the is- lands. This has the disadvantage that the available talent in these cities, month in and month out! would be quite inadequate to pro- vide satisfactory programmes. large percentage of the musical ap- trated in Manila. preciation of the islands is concen-

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Janet Gaynor and Lydell Peck, her director, two well-liked members of the Hollywood motion picture colony, have decided to travel in double, harness and will wed, soon in the city of orange blossoms,

TALES OF TERROR

RAPPINGS AND HOWLS

The third possibility of having several transmitters located in dif- ferent cities broadcast the same programme then becomes the most EERIE NOISES IN AN ENGLISH

VILLAGE feasible. In the United States, various stations can be connected by land wires. Here, however, the water separation between Manila and the southern islands, where im-

If the people of Little Irchester, proved broadcasting facilities are Northants, can lay their hands on the "phantoma" who have robbed most required, precludes such a move. Thus a connection by radio them of their sleep with rappings, remains as the one practical plan. howls, and footsteps, they will make

This has been accomplished by them rite their pranks. means of short-wave transmission Never was a village as thorough carried on atmultaneously with the annoyed. Apparently the ghost- regular medium wave broadenst of ly storm has centred around Mr. Radio Manila. This 49 metre wave and Mrs. Ernest Rogers, who came is received in Cebu by means of a from Felixstowe to lodge at a cot- very sensitive receiver and thea am tage in Milton Road ten weeks ago. plified and rebroadcast.

"We haven't slept for nights and nights," they told a correspondent. Mr. Rogers, a middle-aged man. continued:

Cebu. the second city in the islands, was selected as the location for the auxiliary transmitter for several reasons, the most important being its location.

It began while the tenants of the cottage, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Town- send, were away just before August Bank Holiday.

SHAVING A CATHEDRAL

The beautiful cathedral of Wells, Somerset, whose valuable stained glass windows are to undergo a process of "shaving," has survived the warfare of many generations.

The cathedral has been visited by thousands this summer viewing its countless gema, The wonderful performing clock Inside the cathe- dral-it has been functioning since 1392 is an intrinsic example of the craft of the Middle Ages.

Wells Cathedral has more sym- bolic stone figures than any other cathedral in the world. At present these figures are being cleaned. and with sections of the cathedral in "stilts" the exquisite architec- ture cannot be fully appreciated by the visitor.

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CHRISTMAS CARDS

Bee some

An amusing incident was seen re-

It has been ascertained by ex- cently at Hammersmith. One of haustive tests that the reliable sa- the municipal dustcarts, collecting tisfactory range for transmission

On the first occasion my wife and rabbish. was stationed outside a in the islands with a 1,000-watt I were startled in the middle of the I was in a Bond Street shop while shop. The driver presently emerg- | transmitter such as is used by Radio Night by a violent banging on the the sun was baking everything and ed and shouted:

Manila, is within n radius of back, loor. I flung open the win-everybody when an American came "'Shun →→→→ Left —— Quick- | 200 miles. When a 200-mile circle dow immediately above the back along and asked to march."

is drawn with Manila as the centre door. The door was being banged Christmas cards| The horse' promptly sprang to at- and another with Cebu as its cen- all the time, but there was no one I was so surprised that I ventured tention and then started off, with tre, it is seen that 90 per cent, of to be seen.

a queation, and the visitor told me what seemed quite a military gait! the population of the islands is in- Then my wife screamed: "Come, that he preferred to buy his carde Possibly both were old "war cluded in this territory. Accord back to me?" I found her nearly. In this country, because they con ¡ horses."

ingly, a transmitter of like power. fainting.

tained views of old England, which he could not get at home-Ex.

"KEEPING BABY LOVELY AND WELL

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to that of Radio Manila was install- "The cupboard door there flow ed in Cebu and tests began.

open and shut again with a bang."

In spite of extremely unfavour, she gashed. She was hysterical. able weather conditions the first

A Piercing Scream official rebroadcast was regarded as We passed a night of terror. .R success by nearly everyone. At Another night as we sat up in our that time work on the transmitter bedroom-we had not dared to get was only partially completed and into bed-we heard a scuffing and the aerial masts but 80 feet high, banging on the stairs as if several They have now been raised to a people were fighting. Then a pierc height of 120 feet. Also provisiona ing scream rang through the house. are being made for dual reception My wife went off into a dead faint. at different locations in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Townsend got some The reception from both receivers friends to stay up with us the other will be combined for the purpose of night. A loud banging on the front eliminating trouble from fading, door was heard that night, and the With the improved results ex. door was pushed so violently tha! nected from the Cebu transmitter the lock brake.

and with a reliable range of 200 Mr. Rogers said he did not know miles for Radio Manila and for whether to put the disturbances Radio Cebu, 90 per cent. of the down to burglars, practical jokers. island population will be within or ghostly visitants. good reception range.

"All I know is that we are going Any listenera without the 200 back to Felixstowe at once," he de- mile circle can in all probability clared. also hear the concerts satisfactorily

Mr. Rogers told the correspon.

on an ordinary A. C. receiver; bat dent that he claims to be "a direct if they cannot do so, recourse can descendant of the Huguenot Jaunes be had to a short-wave receiver, by who left millions of pounds hun- which good loudspeaker reception of dreds of years ago and whose for- the 40 metre signal is assured tune has now accumulated to some- throughout the archipelago.

thing like. £21,000,000.”

AN ODD PATIENT

An Iriah correspondent says that the Blue Cross Dispensary, Dublin; recently set the leg of a swan which had been found helpless in a back yard.

He has been collecting evidence to support his claim to part of the fortune.

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MANTELL'S MANIKINS

The set opens at the Star Theatre on Monday next with a side-show and is followed by a miniature vaudevilla /'khow, with an orchestra and Ughting effects and appearing upon its own miniature stage, over 100 performers of wood ard' introduced in this big attraction, necessitating a manipulation of over *; 6,000, distinct and individual strings-ZARI TRULIA done by Mantall and Mr. Thomas Herbert, a graduate of one of America's greatest puppet, showa.

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.

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The following unclaimed tele- grams are lying at the E..E. Telegraph Co. office, Hong Kong:-

Dormer, passenger,. s.a, "Morea," Peninsular, from Tientsin.

Getzdom, from Singapore. Capt. E. Godinez, from Manila. Lonatcom, from San Francisco. Oiloy, from Shanghai.

S. LACK.

Superintendent.

Hong Kong, 24th Oct., 1929.

THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.,

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The following unclaimed tale- grams are lying at the office of the Great Northern Telegraph Com- pany (Limited) of Denmark;--

Chiu Dong-young, Ligation Drug, Wantaal, from Kabe. Hardivilliers, "Atsuta from Shanghai.

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Richard Curry, s.8. "Guosm," from Kobe.

T. P. Tallong, Shangwan, from Kobe.

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