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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1931.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

DRAWNWORK & EMBROIDERIES

SWATOW TRADING CO.

Extablished 1910. MANUFACTURERS OF Swatow Drawn Work

AND

ART EMBROIDERIES

ANNOUNCE

The opening of a branch store At Gloucester Building Arcade

shortly.

Watch this space for further Announcements.

-SWATOW TRADING Co.

HEAD OFFICE:-6 Pedder St. Opposite Hong Kong Hotel 'Phone 23303...

ATTRACTIVE TAILORING

The Latent In Gentlemen's Outfitting

AT PRICES TO SUIT ANY PURSE. PERFECT FFT

AND RELIABLE SUITINGS.

WING HING CO.

Gentlemen's Outfitters

64, Queen's Rd. C.

Tel. 21417.

DENTISTS.

BARRY FONG, Dentist,

lat door, No 74, Queen's Road

Central. Tal. 21258.

TANG YUE, DENTIST

Successor to

the late SIEN TING, 16. D'Agullar Street, TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.

ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.

THE GLOBE FOOK CHEONG ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO., LTD. 72, Queen's Road C. Tel. 23270.

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.

W..S. BAILEY & CO., LTD,

Kowloon Bay. New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L": Sole Agents for Kelvin Motora,

FRUITS.

AMERICAN FRESH FRUITS

Just Arrived

KELSY PLUMS

YELLOW CLING PEACHES

BARTLETT PEARS

SUNKIST ORANGES

SUNKIST GRAPEFRUITS

Wholesale and Retail."

LITERATURE

BOOKS

fal for All

Bibles, Pocket Testaments, Prayer Books and Stationery.

General Literature Presentation Books Children's Books, a Speciality, THE BOOK & BIBLE DEPOT Wyndham Street.

Next to King's 'Theatre.

Agents for

British & Foreign Bible Society The Religious Tract Society and The League of Nations' Society,

HAIR DRESSERS

LEE YEE,

Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair

· Dressers & Booksellers. No. 12, › D'Águilar Street. (opposite Queen's Theatre).

MEE TICK

THE CHINA MAIL.

RADIO TOPICS.

LISTENER'S LOG. Who Has Heard Manila? -H.M.V. Reported Silent

FROM SINGAPORE,

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be a more efficient, stable and bet- However, rather misleading your « ter finished article and will doubt renders in advising this two-valve less be able to log stations over 50} set. On-two valves you don't get metres with which 'difficulty is ex-strong enough algnals for Britain. perienced on the two-valver. In the Under good conditions headphone doubtless be worth while to swait meanwhile and until the "Ombaj reception is possible but phones are the advent of this set on the market] Pende Four" is really with us, one not comfortable. The minimum especially designed by capable elec- cannot holp. feeling that the manu- satisfactory number is three valves,

Another Malayan Radio trical men in Singapore who are facturers of the two-valver are to be S. G. Det. and ILF. This gives

Society.

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acquainted with local conditions. congratulated on the production of fair strength. The best British It will, of course, be realised that a cheap and simple little set, the set now obtained is the Eddystone Singapore, Aug, 19. |the particulars given by me by re-marketing of which in Malays at a Homeland four, which sells for £10 Wireless as a hobby has spread quest regarding my two-valve set reasonable price will ' andoubtedly and is made by Stratton and Co., to Malacca and a radio society has were forwarded prior to any de- go far to Influence the introduction Birmingham. They have made a been formed to further the interests falte information being available at of new arrivals such as the "Omba speciality of S.W. sets

for years. of amateurs and to add voice to the that time of the "Omba Pende Pende Four" at favourable competi- and there is nothing freakish about appeal which has been made to Four." or indeed any other set tive prices within the means of their sets. It tunes from 12,5 to Government to provide Malaya with which, with complete equipment, Europeans at present, resident in a 85 and 250/550 metres. There are

only two tuning dials, an up-to-date broadcasting station. would be capable of logging Chelma-slump-stricken country.

the S.G. A sub-committee consisting of ford, Holland and Rome, etc., on the

being aperiodic. Of stations re- and Saigon and Messrs. R. A. Page, Toh Seng Watt headphones

Weak Signals.

gularly received, Paris COMES and H. N. Winter has been formed Bandoeng with fair results on the A Nebong Tebal reader criticises through well every evening at 9.30 to draw up the society's rules and loudspeaker, at anything nearly so the cheap two-valve set mentioned but there is no music. Two Rus- Mr. T. G. Perkins has undertaken cheap as $85 all in, or alternatively above, but if he will refer again to elan stations are regularly on at the duties of secretary and treasur. by adding an extra valve and trans- the name of the makers-Willam about 25 metres; just above Rome; A club house has been former securing good loudspeaker Stephens and Co., London—he will they come through every evening on equipped in Jonker Street, in which results of Eindhoven and Rome at see that the aat he writes of Is made the loudspeaker after B p.m. Gold- lectures will be given and experi- a little extra cost. The "Omba and marketed by a different firm in berg on 26 metres la strong but has ments made. The objects of the Pende Four" will probably prove to Devon. He proceeds, You are, very poor transmission. society, as. determined at the pre- liminary meeting held last Satur- day, are as follows:-

Singapore; August 19. There was another big batch of lettera from Malayän wireless en- thusiasts this week, but most of them. I have reluctantly had to hold over. Writing from Gomall Estate, Gemas, Mr. G. Blomfield says: You mention having falled to tune in Manila on 49.3 metres. I was searching for thom also and failed. 1 tuned in Tanjong Priok an 49.3m. and there

interfer- ence other than that of Sai- Kon. Had Manila been trans- mitting at the same time aser pro tem. Tanjong Priok on 49,8 metres, they would have set up heterodyne inter- ference which would have apoiled both their programme. As there was no such interference, I think Manila. must have been' on another wave-length or else their power was very small.

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I should be glad to hear if any- one has been successful in getting the H.M.V. station on 25.8 metre. I have often liatoned for them but always in vain, G 5 8 W can be heard every night now but never a sign of the H.M.V. station. Just above G5 SW are two beam stations GBH and VIZ who send automatic Morse throughout 24 hours and I am wondering if one of these coincides with the wave-length of 25.8m: and prevents H.M.V. from being heard.

.

(a) To promote interest in wireless in Malacca.

(b) To assist amateurs by dis- cussion, experiment and advice on matters pertaining to wireless.

(c) To approach Government for a small transmitter for Malacca.

(d) To work for an increase in radio facilitica.

The society is extremely ambitious in ita decision

to ap preach Government for

A small transmitter for Malacca, and 1 can- not help thinking that it would have been a wiser move on, the part. of the society at this juncture to have deferred taking auch action BARBER SHOP I think Bolinas, KEL, KEZ, KER, until the Singapore broadcasting etc.; have stopped their Thursday station is an accomplished fact. In Ladies & Gentlemen's Hairdressers. transmissions now but they are any event it is hardly ilkely that No. 76, Queen's Rd. C., Ist floor.quite often testing with other Government would equip ä station

Tel, No. 26497.

stations. I wonder if any other at Malaces before satisfying Singa- listeners heard the NZ. and Bri- pore's needs, and even if such an tish cricketers broadcasting the re-extraordinary step wero taken OPTICIANS.

sult of the Test match to N.Z. the Malacca would encounter great dif- other night I picked them up at feulty in supplying programmes. 2.30 nm, from the G.P.O. station at. It would, therefore, be better for. Rugby. They were very clear and all concerned if the Malacca acciety I heard Lowry, Jardine, Chapman at present concentrated in lending and Gilligan talking. Sydney were its aid to the appeal for a powerful relaying it to Wellington by cable | medium-wave transmitter for Singa- and Wellington could be heard pore. replying by tuning in Sydney,

THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,

'Phone 22232.

53, Queen's Road Central,

SHOES.

Patr

Brown Black or Shoes from 36.00. Black or Brown

Boots from $8.00. Children's Boote or Shoes from $2.00.

Best styles, most complete stock of all sizes. Repairing a specialty. WONG. SIU WOON

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31, Pottinger St.

Phone 21474.

SPORTING GOODS

ATHLETIC GOODS

REDUCTION SALE NOW ON Inspection Cordially. Invited.

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Several of the big. American broadcasting stations are now mak ing arrangements for television transmissions on the short wave Hitherto, these have been confined, to the tower medium banda, or, at any rate, to wave-lengths above 150 metres. The new departure should have far-reaching consequences for a good many reasons. Everywhere

HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.

Butcher Meat.

Beat Sirloin

Prime Cat

Corned

罪

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Breast

Soap

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1881. 1918, 1914.

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the medium wavebands are over- journal, incidentally, is a great im- crowded and it is most difficult to provement on the first issue and Sheop's Head & Fect., WB per set 00 60 fit in television transmissions, should be in the hands of all listen- which want good deal of elbowers in Malaya, Mr. Earle says.- room, without causing widespread "Here in Malaya we are troubled interference. On the short waves more or less with static disturbance Sacking Pigs, to order there is a great deal more room in our wireless reception on all

Suet, Beat Not only can Images of normal size waves above 20 metres and it là far be sent without any possibility of

more enjoyable to listen to moder- vani causing interference, but also it is ate volume on the loudspeaker than likely that bigger images can be to loud volume with an accompani- transmitted. This means that, in ment of cracks and crashes, hence stead of just the face and the neck this receiver is designed to give of one person, there is no reason moderate loudspeaker volume with | Barbel why whole scenes of quite respect- small current consumption. A Bream

detector is a definite Canton Fresh Water Fish gain in receivers using anode bend detection and no reaction, but I am Carp `yet to be convinced that the screen- Catch

WING COFFEE CO. THE LIANG YOU CO..abi size should not be sent out.

139, Des Voeur Rd. C.

Tel. 25869.

70, Queen's Road C.

K. FUJIYAMA

PHOTOGRAPHER

ANNOUNCES HIS REMOVAL

WYNDHAM STREET,

3rd floor.

And Singapore is still appealing for a transmitting station!

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A peculiar case of radio inter-grid valve cah beat the modern | Codásh ference recently occurred in a Ger- specially designed British triodes Crabs man factory. Interference was re- as an oscillating grid detector. Cattle Fieb ported which, on preliminary in- Then there is the difficulty of, de- Dab vestigation, certainly appeared to signing a suitable coupling for and Dace .... emanate from an electric motor. H.T. voltage of 120. The pentode Dog Fish

that the will give a definite volume gain în Eels, Conger Tests, however, proved motor was not to blame. Ultimate- the last stage but it is doubtful ly, the interference was traced to a whether the extra volume gain is rubber driving belt. The belt fric-worth the slight loss in quality," tion on the pulley caused an ac- cumulation of static, which, when discharging, produced minute Mr. Earle proceeds to ask "I Herring aparks. Earthing the pulley cured the trouble.

Quieter Reception.

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total screening necessary? No! Halibut 'cortainly not, but it makes for Labrus quieter reception and better selec-Loach Another strange case of radio in- tivity. The next best thing to full Lobsters terference was reported but could screening is to screen the detector Mackerel not be traced. When, however, the and H. amplified. The current Monk Fish guttering of a neighbouring, house lasue of Omba Pende gives complete Mallet .collapsed Ina storm the details of the set, together with Oysters, interference. "'ceased, only to blue-print plan. It will be Inter Parrot Fish restime when the gutter was eating to see to what extent the set Perch... replaced, Investigation showed the is adopted by dealers, and also the Pike.. roof to be copper covered, which degree of successful reception at Plaice collected static charges. These tained. I understand that a num- Fomfret, White charges were periodically dis

ber of sets are now being built to Pointret, Hinck charged across a small gap between Mr. Earle's, specification. the gutter and roof. Here was the cause. Earthing the roof and gut- tor stopped the Interference-- Straits Times,

Cheap Sets AS; A Sungel Lambing correspondent writes:With reference to MT Mortlock's remarks" quoted in your wireless page. this week, I am pleased to learn that the cost of the proposed "Omba Fende

The Federal Leper: Settlement, Sungel Buloh, has recently become the proud possessor of a wireless |"receiving set. | Kuala Lumpur, Sal- will probably be marketed at about

gon, Bangkok and. Sourabaya, have #180 complete, including all come, through clearly,

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