TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1931.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
ATTRACTIVE TAILORING
The Latest in Gentlemen's Outfiting
AT PRICES TO SUIT ANY PURSE.
PERFECT FIT
AND
RELIABLE BUITINGS.
WING HING CO.
Gentlemen's Outfitters
64. Queen's Rd, C. Tel. 21417.
Very Nice Woollen Materials
For
Making Ladica**
DRESSES
&
OVERCOATS
Alsa
FURS &
SILK
HOSIERY Expert Tailoring
Department. LEE MOW
Chinese Silk Hosiery Store No. 1, D'Aguilar Street
DENTISTS.
HARRY FONG, Dentist,
1st floor, No. 74, Queen's Road
Tel. 21256. Central.
TANG YUK, Dentist. Successors to
the late SIEN TING, 14, D'Aguilar Street.
TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
Kowloon Bay.
New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L" Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors,
FRUITS.
highly
aromatic
HAIR DRESSERS..
LEE YEE,
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair Dressers & Booksellers,
No. 12, D'Aguilar Street, (opposite Queen's Theatro).
LIANG YOU LADIES' & GENTS
HAIRDRESSERS.
Also
MR. ST. OUEN.
PERMANENT WAVING
King's Theatre Bldg.,
Ground Floor,
Tel. 20315,
THE CHINA MAIL.
RADIO TOPICS
LARGEST VALVE.
Great British Achievement.
than three years before has been! brought to a successful commerical conclusion.
RADIO NOTES.
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simplest, method of get- The Reykjavik broadcasting sta loudspeaker reception on tion is owned and operated by the those wave-lengths is to couple a | Icelandic State. Although it has single-valve detector, fitted with now been in operation for many | short-wave tuning coils, to the first months the number of registered, low frequency stage of a standard | subscribers does not exceed 3,600. brandenst receiver, Another plan The licence fee charged works out is to use combined oscillator and at roughly £1 12s. per annum. The French Pants and Telegraphs Physically this he new value administration has expressed the in-detector as the adaptor, and couple it to the high-frequency, stages of
Immediate steps are to be taken to stands four metres high and is 36 tention of installing a high-power
The a standard broadcast. Bot. Complete it broadcasting station in the island H.F. circuits are tuned to the 'beat increase the power of the Ecole Su- electrical cris, in diameter.
weighs over a lon and is built on & of Corsica. With a view to find-
periouro (Paris PTT) station; a science have made such rapid prowelded steel bedplate three metres ing a suitable sito tests are to be frequency, and they act in the same complete overhaul of the plant, it gress as that of wireless communt- long by one-and-a-quarter metres made in the vicinity of the towns way as the intermediate-frequency is slated, will produco 10 kilowatts
The merit in the aerial. calions, and in this rapid advance wide. Its water-cooled steel anode of Ajaccio, Calvi, and Bastia. The stages of a super-het. involving the closely inter-related weighs 153 kg. and la equipped with station will be linked up with the of this plan is that all the valves of an existing broadcast Te mounting and assembly.
which makes for economy in opera- tion of the whole outfit.
Few brunches of
Later, if the new re- organisation scheme is accepted, tho
100-kilowatt transmitter.
efforts of many of the world's lead. hydraulic jocks to facilitate" de- French official broadcasting het byceiver are used to good advantage, / l'osts' and Telegraphs will erect a
ng scientists the thermionic valve) has played an exceedingly import- ant part.
This apparatus, originally invent-
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EMPIRE WIRELESS.
!submarine cable.
The Soviet authorities officially slate that they have started work
Some of the later evening broad- on the 100-kilowatt transmitter at casts from Radio Toulous can bo Singapore, Nov. 10.
on most days on 44 Every wireless listener in Malaya Novosibirsk destined to serve all picked up
Trans-metres; this transmission is carried, will welcome the news that we are Siberia and the Far East. to have daily Empire wireless trans- missions are to be made daily in the out by an amateur experimental sta- missions, commencing at an early Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and tion at Oporto (Portugal), date, The British Broadcasting English languages. Corporation is to build a new and
ed in 1904 by Dr. J. A. Fleming, in the farm of the two-electrode valve, introductory Price $20. greatly improved by Dr. Lee, De Forest in 1967 by the introduction of the grid or third electrode, and
powerful short-wave station at There are 80 many short-wave subsequently developed by invesli Daventry to provide n daily pro broadcasting stations now on the gators throughout the world, now gramme, which will be practically other that one needn't Morse, to forms the heart of every modern continuous, for all parts of the Em- find plenty of entertainment below system of wireless communication. pire. Several wave-lengths, design- the 60-metre mark, comments
ed to give the best reception under' writer
ON LOK HAIR DRESSING SALOON FOR LADIES' & GENTLEMEN
Is fitted with the latest devices fur URC in hair dressing. Expert Barbera,
CLEAN & COMFORTABLE 10, Wyndham Street, 1st Floor. Entrance On Lan St. Tel. 22317.
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232.
53, Queen's Road Central.
SHOES,
Pair
Black or Brown
Shoes from $8.00 Black or Brown
· Boots from $8.00. Children's Boots or Shoes from $2.00,
Best styles, most completo stock
of all zizon. Repairing a speciality.
WONG SIU WOON
21, fottinger St. Phone 21474.
SPORTING GOODS.
ATHLETIC
GOODS
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For communication with the Bel- gian Congo and the United States
of America the Ruysselede (Bel- gium) short-wave station will work on 15.62 metres (9 kilowatts) during
a the day and on 29.04 metres (12.
IL home journal. kilowatts) at night.
HONG KONG
Our great broadcasting systems, varying conditions in different the trans-Atlantic telephone, the parts of the Empire, will be em beam stations which form a great ployed. Construction will begin al- chain of communication between the most at once and the cost of the new station, estimated at £40,000, distant parts of the earth, all these together with that of the mainten- have as their basis the discovery ance of the special programmes, and evolution of the thermionic will at first.be undertaken by the Hoof Sirloin
¡ valve.
Difficulties of Construction,
British Broadcasting Corporation, although it is hoped that the differ ent parts of the Empire will later share. The announce- Yet in spite of these rapid al- pay their
"For some time the vances the wireless engineer has ment says: been gravely restricted in his efforts Corporation has been in consulta- economically and efficiently to in- tion with the Government depart- crease the power at his disposal by ments concerned, and the subject the fact that the valve in its com- was discussed with the last Imperial The dif- mercial form has up to the present and Colonial Conference. necessarily been constructed in the ficulties of financing such a service form of a higly evacuated glass bulb on a permanent basie have; so far, into which are scaled permanently postponed the development of an ex- the electrodes necessary for Ita perimental servee from Cheimford Gb S.W., but the need in the Im- operation.
the
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Butcher Meat.
Steak Sirloin
Seussger
Bullock's Brains ...
*
Tongue, fresh Tongue, corned
Head
+
Heart
#
Hump, Sali
Fasi
1
Tail
Liver
Tripe
+
TWO CHAMPIONS COMING
"BIG" BILL TILDEN
KING OF TENNIS
and
ADOLPHE MENJOU
THE GREAT LOVER'
MARKET PRODUCE.
FR set $1.50 $1.00 $1,00
Poultry.
#
Holbow
Turkeys, Cook
Turkeys, Hen
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Fruits.
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Dec. 1, June, June,
1931. 1018. 1914.
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1931. 1918. 1014.
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Cta. Cta. Ct
牛路耙
lb.
88 24 12
Chicken
lb.
60
Prime Cut
80
29 11
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Capons, Small
58
+
#
Corned
J
23
13
"
Capons, Large
颖题
17
64
Roma
98
24 22
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Duck ....
48
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Breast
80
20
18
#
Fr
Dores
A
each 30
Soup
27 20
18
Eggs, Hen (cooking)..
per doz.
38
Steak
88 24 22
#
[1
Eggs, Hen (fresh)
19
40
40
36
Fowls, Canton
Ib.
72
36 28 20
"
Fowl, Hainan
54
"
per set 17
10
12
Geese
48
Te
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Pigeons, Canton
biển 40
22
80
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$1.20
-$1.20
B.
R4
lb. 24
· 14
"
76
20
18
Snipe
#
each
80
anch 12
12
Phonsant
pair 2.80
18
10 12
4
27
22
Quall Partridges
each 28
1.10
16.
24
14
8 6 7
"
Ib.
44
Almonds
lb. 1.20
35
#
Leg Shoulder Saddle
44
40
Apples (California)
金山粺業
20
20
11
*
44
Bananas (bride's)
»
燕山教
8 4
BO
12
Per set 8
Coconuta
jb. 18
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10
10
80 16 * 18
Lemona, China
#
# lb.
12
25 10
"
20 20
Lemons (American)
金山專業 each 16
8
each 18
10
10
Lichees, Dried
15.
8
荔枝干 lb. 1.00
25
80
lb.
49
24
40 25
23
Oranges (Canton) Orangua
Ph
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10
12
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42
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46
60
70
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70
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Pumelo. Blam
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14 10 12
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25
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4 $ 16. *** 20
2
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16
86
26
77
22
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28
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Artichoke
The difficulties of construction perial sense, and the strong desire of the and operation of this type of valve expressed from all parts increased enormously as greater Empire, in particular from and grea, outputs were required. Crown Colonies, have determined the Cooling, deterioration of the Corporation to proceed without fur- Calver' Head & Fort vacuum and the great expense of ther delay. The object will be to Mutton Chop replacement when the valve falled give as many listeners as possible, -all had presented difficult and in in all parts of the Empire, a pro- sume cases insurmountable pro- gramme from the home country at
hours when it is most convenient Pig's Chitlings blems.
Brains for them to listen, but the details of the times of operation will de
of a
For many years the ideal valve whose vacuum would not be come poorer with age, in which the pend upon the results of the experi. great di ulty of sealing off the electrode ander vacuum in the pro- cess of manufacture would be avoid
ments and upon the demand,
Foot
Fry
Head
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Heari Kidneys
the local
Livar
It is to be hoped that this ex- cellent piece of news will not have
ed and in which the filament could the effect of delaying
be replaced or other repairs execut- Government's reply to the request Pork Chop jed, and the valve rapidly and easily of the Amateur Wireless Society of again placed in operation, has been Malaya (Singapore) for a broad-
the object of much investigation.
casting licence. Daily programmes A discovery leading to a great from an Empire station will doubt achievement emanated from the re- less attract hundreds of new listen- in Malaya, but local pro- search laboratorics of the Metro- ers
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Great Britain wherein some three well as European listeners, must be Backing Pigs, to order years ago experiments in no way provided as in all other Colonies Sust, Beef .. Matton connected with wireless communi- and Dominions. The annual meet- cation or thermionic valves, and in- ing of the Soclety is to be held on Yeal deed not expected to be of any in- Thursday and up to the time of writ- dustrial consequence, led to the pro- ing no reply has been received from duction of oil distillates
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have re- the Government. It is to be hoped
Fish.
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markable properties.
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Replacing the Mercury.
that an answer will be forthcoming in time for discussion at the meet ing. Straits Times.
Barbel Bream
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They could be boiled at a fairly
Canton Fresh Water #DELK
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"RADIO SNEAKS."
Now in season
CALIFORNIA PEARMAIN APPLES
Just Arrived $9.00 per box.
This is the most famous apple in
the Orient. Quality: Crisp, juicy, THE LIANG YOU
and sweet Excellent keeping quality. Try box.
WING COFFEE CO.
Tel. 25869 139, Des Voeux. Road, C
DRAWN-THREAD WORK AND
EMBROIDERY
Make Worthy
Your Buying!
BIG SELECTION OF BEAUTIFUL LINEN NAPERY SILK COATS & PYJAMAS, BELOW COST
сп
CHRISTMAS SALE
FOOK
It
WENG & CO.
(One Price Store)
CHINA BUILDINGS.
PHOTO-SUPPLIES
Kodaks and Cameras, Films, Plates and Papers, etc Developing, Printing and Enlarging. ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES Price Moderate.
A Trial Order is Solicited.
A. SEK & CO.
Tel No. 23459.
264, Des Voeux Road, C.
R
HOP SING & CO.
28. Pottinger St Tel. 21420 CANTON116, Sun Kee Sal Rd.
RELIABLE PRINTING
veeno order
too small
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRIRE LTO. SA WYNIKAS ST. THINK MAIL ELDO,
FOR SALE.
Flower and Vegetable
SEEDS
T
Indication points to a HEAVY DEMAND
·for seeds" THIS SEASON. To be sure of geiilág ve
vory variety you wish we suggest that you ORDER TO-DAY.
GRACA & CO„
No. 18, Wyndham Street: P. O, Box 620,
Hong Kong.
rate of evaporation was so small;
that they could be placed inside a
Сагр Catfish
According to an official of the Coddab wireless. valve without impairing London G.P.O, since the beginning Crabs
the vacuum. Such a material bas of the recent intensive campaign Cuttle Fish almost as much appeal to the va- against the users of broadcast re- Dab cuum physicist of to-day as had the ceivers without licences, no fewer Dace philosopher's stone to the early al-, than 80,000 new licences have been Dog Fish
taken out these in addition to the Eels, Conger
chemist.
Fresh Water
Yellow
It was quickly realised that here normal renowals.. It is stated that was the ideal liquid to replace the the threat of an extension of the mercury of the vapour pump, as due field of investigation has resulted in Frogs to its low volatility cooling could a sudden jump in the number of ap- Garoupa now be effected with water and the plications for licences being receiv- Gudgeon A correspon- Herrings cumbersome and expensive liquid ed in the provinces.
This was dent in a letter to The Times ad- Kallbus air process eliminated. & vitally important step removing vocates the substitution of "radio Labins as it did the continuously evacuated' sncak" for the term "pirate," since Losch valve from the realm of laboratory the latter at any rate implies a mea- Lobaterw apparatus and placing it at the ser- sure of daring and courage, where- Mackerel
as the latener who knowingly ro- Monk Fish vice of the engineer.
In 1930 a valve designed for an frains from obtaining a licence on Mullet input of approximately 25 kw. was joys his listening in smug security Oyster constructed, Incorporating the new at least, he did think so, until the Ferrot Fish development, and proved so satis Post Office detector van showed that Perch factory, in operation, not only In the security was quite Iraaginary. Piks the laboratory, but also in actual No one, of course, can know with Plaice continuous service at the Rugby any precision how many unlicensed Pomfret, White wireless station, that, the Bri- listeners there are, but I have scan Fomtret, Black
had an estimate of 400,000 for the Loa Prawns i shown don distrkt alone.
tlah Post Office
which
from the early stage
It is to be Ray
in hoped that this is a great exaggera. Rock Fish 4 lively and progressive
A correspondent states that, Roach terest in these tests, entrusted the tion. Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., of the 4,000,000 owners of receiving. Galmon with the design and meatufacture sets in Germany, 0.08 par cent. Sbark have been convicted of "piracy!! kate of a 500 kw, valve,
which, although a small percentage, helps Entirely Now. Development, amounts to 12,000.It is said that Snapper Thus, after many months of effort in Germany the increasing number Boles involving careful design an entire of defaulters is a sign of the pre- ly new development conceived less sent bad times.
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Cane Bhoots, bunch ....
28
26
Cauliflower (Large) ..
27
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18
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10
Carrots
Celery, Chinave Chillies, Dried
8
Rod
#
20
20
Green
25
20
Curry Stan, English, H Cucumbers
22
18
Garlic
23
Ginger, Young
15
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H
13
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20
20
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Horseradish, 'Shanghal Indian Corn
Lettuce....
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Mashrooms, Fresh
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Okroes
20 30 16
Onions, Bomber
Groen
#
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30
45
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14
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Badiah
10
Rhubarb (Fresh)
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20
28
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Taros...
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Turnips, Part! (Long)
85
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