1930-03-18 — Page 11

TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1930.

SZERELMEY

STONE LIQUID

The Reliable Remedy for Damp Walls

and Stone

Decay

THE EXTERIOR OF THE

PENINSULA HOTEL

was Entirely Coated with this liquid

IT PREVENTS PENETRATION BY DRIVING RAIN

Stocks Carried.

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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

(This, cross-tenrd puzzle kaa been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic

spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)

15

23

[6

7

19

110

12 13

14

140 141

44

29

30

31

33

136

17

247

53

154

56

55

HORIZONTAL

1-To defy

-Stinging insect

(pl.)

11-A country of N.

Africa

14-A town In 8. W.

New York

15-To regret 18-A priest's while

vestment

17-A drink

18-Grand Duke (abbr.)

19-To sheat (mianp) 20-A country of Eu- rope (abbr) 22-Fermonal pronoun 23-Weird

24-A Cossack

26-A sphere

28-Deany

29-To broil 32-Egg-shaped 33-Goddess of the

dawn (Gr. Myth.) 34-An ancient pistol 36-A planet's path In

space

38-To embrace 42-Exist

I HORIZONTAL (Cont):

43-1n this manner,

44-Underdone 46-Prefix-form af

Had"

47-Carpenter's tool

49-Self 50-Tapatition 51-Wanting in under-

standing 63-latands in 8. Pacific 55-Ovules from which

plants are repro- duced 56-Part of leg (pl.)

VERTICAL

1-A larga row-boat 2-To escape

3-To grow old

4-Prefix-"again"

VERTICAL (Cont.) - 12-A river, Russian

Turkestan

13-Man's name 19–A musical nota 21-Center of rubber in- dustry In Brazil 25-8mail child 26-Antique 127-A marsh

29-Pertinent 30-To plunder 31-Egyptian goddess |35-A fand measure

(pl.)

38-Green apot in a

desert

37-Large volumes

33-An earthern pat or

Jar

38-The (French)'

40–Fried quickly with

little grazs

5-Groat English havi- | 41-Takes booty

gator

6-To detent 7-Short for Albert

8-Set of the waves

9-Like an apen hand 110-Mean Insinuation

45-5ince

48-Woo (Scot.)

50-To understand

| 62-N. C. Stato of the

U. 6. (abbr.) 54-Into

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

BANK ROBBERY

Two Brothers' Strange Hoarding Place

The biggest bank robbery in Germany, in February of last year, when by means of a tunnel a gang was able to penetrate the bank's promises, has been recalled by the extraordinary circumstances. af- tending the arrest of the brothers Franz and Erich Bass, following another amazing. tunnelling *episode.

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RADIO TOPIES

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

Pro-

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on 855 metres:-

5-5.30 p.m.-European

of Vieter Records by gramme courtesy of Messrs. Tsang Fook Piano Company:- "Die Fledermaus"-Overture

(Johann Strauss),

Victor Symphony Orchestra. "Minsire) Show, of 1920",

Victor Minstrel, Malo Voices with Orchestra "Down by the Old Milt Stream"

(Tell Taylor). "Pale Moon (An Indian Love Song)"

(Jesse G. 1. Glick-Frederick Knight Logan),

National Cavaliers, Malc Quartet with Piano, accompaniment by David Buttolph,.

By Sam Ka West Harmony Boys.

"Moani Ke Ala",

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USEFUL ADDITION

Mullard Paper Dielectric Condensers

A new range of fixed condensers has just been placed on the market by the Mullard Wireless Service Co., Ltd., and forms a very useful addition to the Mullard P. M. series of radio components.

are

CURING THE HUM

Y

Some Causes of the Disturbance

some

Crystal recelvers seldom give trouble from an interference polnt

view, Nevertheless, of crystal onthusiasts do suffer now and again from a most annoying hum In the 'phones of their instru- ments.

Of the rolled type with paper dielectric, hermetically sealed into Such a type of disturbance is, of due to the metal containers, the condensers course, generally

finished in the company's proximity of a generating station, standard matt black enamel. Three or to some portion of the electric ratings, namely 1, 2 and 4mF, are lighting circuit of the house which available and meet most practical may happen to be running closely requirementa, and at the prices of parallel to a part of the aerial cir- 2/Gd. for the 1mF, 3/6d. for the cult of the set. Also, the trouble 2mF and 5/3d. for the 4mF sizes, may be due to some peculiarity of form a distinctly competitive line the electric mains running outside because the condensers are design- the house, and perhaps in the ed fur working pressures of 250 neighbourhood of the earth plate volts D.C., whereas the majority of of the receiver.

of condensers at present on the Naturally, the best method

trouble is to British market and offered at sub-cradicating such a stantially the same price are de- finitely rated for 200 volts only.

Each Mullard Paper Dielectric Condenser is tested at 500 volts D.C. between plates and flash test- ed at 1,000 volts A.C. between plates and case between leaving

the works.

"Kwalaho Waltz",

The method of hermetically seal- By Kane's Hawaiians. 5.30-6 p.m.-Aunty Letty, Auntying together with special processes Madge and Uncle Jack will enter in manufacture render the con- tain the children.

densers immune from damage due to climatic changes and they are, therefore, suitable for export to tropical countries.

6-7 p.m.-European Programme of Victor Records by courtesy of Messrs. Tsang Fook Piano Com- ралу:

"Ballet Egyptian Suite" (Luigini),

Concert Orchestra. "Gems from Pianoforte"

(Gilbert-Sallivan),

Victor Light Opera Company "Clayton's Grand March"

(C. D. Blake),

"In Lilac Time"-March,

(F. Engelmann)

..Victor Band. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy), "Gems from 'Blackbirds of 1029"

(McHugh Fields),

Warren Mills and His Blue Serenadera, Mixed Voices with Orchestra. "Trovatore Seleatlon" (Verdi),

"Gema from 'Sunny","

Creature's Band.

(Harbach-Hammerstein-Kern),

"Gems from Cotornuts","

(Irving Berlin),

Victor Light Opera Company. "Tales from the Vienna Woods"

Waltz (Johann Strauss),

International Consert Orchestra, Nathaniel Shilkret, Director. 7-7.30 p.m. Rev. H. R. Wells will give the 5th lesson in Can- tonese.

7.30-8 p.m.-Experimental Pro- gramme.

ferret out its cause in a logical manner, and, having found it, to remove it. In many cases, how- ever, this line of procedure is, un- fortunately, not practicable. How-

րո quite efficient little ever, method of dealing with the crystal set hum trouble consists in placing a moistened finger tip on the earth terminal of the set. In the large majority of instances, this will re- sult in the disappearance of the an-: noying hum, the latter disturbance, of course, instantly returning after the Onger-th has been removed from the terminal. In such cases, however, the elimination of the hum may be made more or less permanent by attaching a five or six fect length of bare wire to the earth terminal of the set, and by extension of the base to form two

allowing it to hang loosely on the fixing plugs with fixing holes floor. Alternatively, the free end instead of slots. This gives a con- of the latter wire may be connect- venient and simple method of fixed to a metal plate laid upon the ing which is far more satisfactory floor, or again, the wire may be at- tached to some extensive metal ob than the usual slots.

ject in the room, such, as for exam- ple, a kitchen range or fender.

Two points which, although small in themselves, are of very great practical value, are first, the provision of substantial solid ter minals and soldering tags for con- necting purposes and second, the

The condensers are attractively boxed and, in conformity with the Mullard standard practice, are sent

with out complete

two fixing Ecrews,

GRID. BIAS

Failure to Get Good

Reproduction

It often happens that the grid biasa battery, being small and 80 8 p.m.-Chinese Programme re- layed from Ko Shing Theatre until seldom adjusted, comes in for a great deal of neglect, and so gives

end of play.

L.F. & R.C.

This extra loose earth, con- section, acting as it does, owing to the setting up of a means of capa city leakage, has the effect of al- lowing the oscillations responsible for the troublesome hum to leak away to earth.

TO CURE BUZZING CHOKES

Iron tored components, such as trans- low-frequency inter-valve formers, or choking coils, are liable to buzz unless the iron or steel luminations at accurately to- gether and are well holted into position. It is not unusual to come across an output choke, for exam- ple, which is so constructed that it is actually possible to hear tho broadcast by placing the ear with- Obviously

rise to faults for which other com- ponents are very often blamed. As a matter of fact, grid bias is al ways important, and a great many COUPLINGS|failures to get good reproduction in a foot or so of it.

How to Alter Your

Set

arise from carelessness with the

such a component must introduce grid blas battery and its leads.

One common fault is to expect distortion, and it is, therefore, de- this particular battery to last for airable to guard against looseness ever. As a matter of fact, a grid or poorly fifting parts by tighten- The popularity of resistance- bias battery is doing well if it ing all fixing bolts and, when capacity coupling gradually lasts six months, and any battery necessary, jamming together loose superseding that of transformer which has lasted longer that this laminations with pleces of card- coupling, and, for the benefit of should be suspected gatil tests It is sometimes rather difficult to locate the particular lamination, which is vibrating. A cure may,

is

those who wish to alter their sets, with a

voltmeter prove it to be

board or wood.

the following should be of interest. O.K. Another fault, which is per

To make the change-over the factly obvious to old hands at the

however, sometimes be effected by first thing to do is to undo the two game, is bad contact at the plus varnishing the core sheets in order wires which go to the primary side and socket. Unless the grid bins that they shall tend to stick to- of the low-frequency, transformer, plugs fit cleanly into their sockets,

no

removed.

taking care to mark them to show trouble is sure to develop, and this gether, but on occasion It is found exactly to which part of the trans-is particularly true if the leads to that an odd place has been built former it was connected. The the plugs have been carelessly pre-into the core and is the cause of same procedure should be followed pared and left with long whiskers the trouble. This piece must be with the secondary wires. The of flex sticking out. All sorts of unit can then be removed and the crackling noises originate in this R.C. unit screwed in its place. The way, and there is absolutely latter will be found to have one need to have ill-fitting plugs when terminal marked H.T. positive, and a few minutes' work with a file will this should be connected to the make a perfectly satisfactory job wire which previously want to one of it. If the leads tend to wobble of the primary terminals.

or to pull unduly upon the plugs, also likely that it is connected to the old trick of slipping an elastic the other L.F. transformer primary band around the battery and the

It is

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terminal as well, but this does not leads to hold these in place firmly grams are lying at the EE matter so long as you are sure that should be tried.

it goes to the H.T. positive Apart from the obvious faults,

or

The following unclaimed tale Telegraph Co. office, Hong Kong:

Bigazzi, Hong Kong Hotel, from Firenze.

Pierre Blay, Hong Kong Hotel, from London Po.

Concopla, from Singapore. Mina Fields, Peninsula Hotel, from Macao.

Garden, from Singapore, Noardin, from Colombo. Cheong Brothers, from Singa. pore.

8. LACK

Superintendent.

terminal. The next point to con- there are several less conspicuous nect up is that marked "P." To but more important considerations this point you must 'affix the re- to bear in mind. Do not forget; for maining wire which formerly went instance, that if you are using a to the primary terminal of the grid bias battery of 18 volts transformer. In all probability the more, such as is required for a other end of this wire connects up super-power valve, you may, with hour later, detectives, who were to the H.F. choke, and the other careless handling, burn out one or The caretaker of a school ad- posted at the home of the brothers, side of this choke will be found to thore of the filaments, joining a disused cemetery in the saw them return bareheaded, and be connected to the plate of the

valve, but here again it does not ANODE-BEND RECTIFICATION Charlottenburg quarter of Berlin they were 'arrested. noticed a fresh heap of sand in a It is believed that the tunnelling matter much exactly where it goes

The chief advantage of anode remote... corner. It grew in size was intended to serve as a hoard-so long as you are sure it is the

bend rectification over the usual' daily, and contained human bones ing place, but it is doubtful whe-remaining primary terminal.

Having screwed these down condenser and grid leak is due to and fragments of wreaths and ther the brothers can be charged

tightly, turn your attention to the the fact that no grid-current can with any crime. coffins.

two wires which formerly went to flow if the valve in properly adjust." the secondary of the transformer. ed. This not only prevents distor At the annual dinner of the Royalf you follow these out you will ton but also avoids any damping Warrant Holders' Association at the find that one of them was connect of the tuned circuits preceding the The following unclaimed talo- Connaught Rooms & telegram wased to the grid of one of the valve rectifier, and so improves the selec- grams are lying at the office of the Great Northern Telegraph Con read from the King and Queen holders. Take this wire and affitivity of the set. thanking the association for its loyal to the "G" terminal on the R.O. When grid-current flaws, the pany (Limited) of Denmark:.. assurances, and expressing the wish unit. This leaves you; with only rectifier acts as a high-resistance Cement, from Kobe. - that every success would attend it in one wire free, and an inspec shunt across the tuned plate cir- the future.

tion of this will show that pre cult of the previous valve and any viously it was taken to a terminal tuned circuit shunted with

The weeks went by and the hosp grew and staff of the school heard muffled hammering. Finally the police were notified. As the result of a careful search they discover

ed a perpendicular shaft, careful

ly and skilfully boardlined, leading

to a subterranean chamber, 10 ft 6 in. by 7 ft. high, concreted and boarded.

re Several nights of vigil proved. Two miners, Stanley Fisker and which was connected to the grid-| sistance leak must fall off in selec- Truftless until two men were seen Albert Edward Hughes, were killed bias battery. Consequently, all tivity. Anode-bend rectification to olimb the cemetery wall. A by a fall of roof at the Cannock you have to do is to connect this gives the best results when follow- chase among the tombstones fol Chase colliery, Chasetown, Stafford- Isad up to the G.B. terminal on the ed by a resistance capacity coupled

with low-frequency ampilfer. lowed, but the men escaped. An shire..

RC unit.

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Hong Kong, March 18, 1980.

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