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TELEGRAPHIC DELAYS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 18г#, 1919.

CAUSE AND REMEDY, Telegraphic communication luts been

in a very unsatisfactory mondition from

Easter Monday, April 21st. [ters sere and put on the wires, but were

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despatched by rail, causing great incon venience to the pablie in private and com merend be. Stories of the post benting The telegraph service were numerous, and what was true of the inland service ap piind also to communications from all parts of the world. Newspapers suffered with the public, and it was all lærin with remarkable forbearaner.

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SOLENTIFIO RESEARCH.

GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION,

The Marquis of Crewe presided at the T first specially-fitted passeuger

Society of Arts on February 19th, at a the antirrenk of the war. During the carrying aeroplane to be placed out ox-

lecture delivered by Sir Frank Heath.. period of hostilities the public bore it inhibition in this country since the transi ecretary of the Department of Scien- a spirit of patriotisan, faland telegrams Gion from whe to pracę attracted thou life and Industrial Research, vn"The arrived long after the persons who set sands of spectators to Solfridge' ottovernment and the Organisation them from distant places Large mana

March 3rd Strictly speaking. it is the Scientific Bowarch." Tusilage only which is on show, Evan In the course of his lecture, Sir Frank Messrs Selfridge's spacious premiru i

Honth Baid the problem which the Gov. erament get itself was the encouragement have too gring a claim upon flourage to and organisation of scientific research! recommentate mchine with a

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by direct State action. It appointed for Scientific sprend of 100ft The fusilage is the body and Industrial Research, which would

Advisory Council of the aeroplane. In it the crew, passen initiato proposals of its own. The Kera, and other loads are carried und delegation of the responsibility for novel feature about this council was the for this reason it is the most interesting thinking out a policy to a permanent feature of the machine for intending body of experie who

were not Civil Prmabengers Everyone more or less tami servants, and making this expert body tiar with flying knows the remarkabe an integral part of the machine by success of the Handley Page machine, for giving thom the services of the perinan. |tigating and flying during the war, The ena staff of the department, and keeping machine on view in Oxford-street was in them continually informed of every Rs for fighting runce and for bomb departmental procedure. The intention ing the Khine owne. It is one of many

of the Government by the Order in such are now being transformed iron Council of July 28th. 1915, wag to dele- the necessities of war to the practicni gate to the independent exports the duty uses of commercial flying The pilot's of devising the methods by which scien

joy-stick, as he has teritife and industrial research should be and his ed it, may be compared to the upholster encouraged and developed, and the

and spring-gour of a first class Advisory Council bad carried this prin pilot, is provided with a seat at his side, hole through in all the proposals which had made. The Government were and in the cockpit immediately in front convinced that action was needed in a of the plot a seat for a single outnumber of directions which had hitherto side greatly favoured passenger rather been neglected in establishing new lower than the pilot's so

developing existing institutions; for the obstruct his

View, The Hassengers cer

scientific study of problems affecting satoon is a single compartment extending particular industries and trades, and the full width and about one-third the Anally, it was clear that the number of length of the fusilage. It has a

a depth of From four to ceiling was inadequate to our needs. The large trained research workers in the country about oft in. Accommodation is provided for seventee plans advocated by the Advisory Coull- passengers in luxurious placed on either side of the fusilage, from would increase the demand for trained arm-chairs eil for the extension of research work which, in the air, they will be able to workers. The Government had already obtain a splendid view of land and sex done something to help the young men Pleasing appointraents and

lighting effects up the cream coloured sides al cat colleges who bad acquired enough and women in the universities and techui- arust favourable notice. Complete Prevents prompt attention to be steppure, with wings, under-carriage, and tail, the knowledge to begin research, or who had This that there are more stoppages

shown capacity for original investiga Handley-Page passenger aeroplane and they last longer,

tion. has the following dimensions:

Length from nose to tail, 02ft. Gin Span from tip to tip of wings, 100ft. Height from ground to top of kingpo, ft.

Secking information in official quar ters, a representative of The Daily Tel graph ni the end of February was assur ed that the situation was showing some improveme. With regard to the inland service, daring the war the staff both operating and engineering was much de pleted.

Keery effort was made to fill the gaps in the ranks by

by employing in experienced people, including many

Wonen, FPUsioners, and, in

any available. The inexperienced hands were by se means satisfactory substitutes for the expert telegraphists and workmen who had been taken for the Royal Engine ers and who were absolutely essential for Army purposes.

Nothing but what was absolutely in perative was done to the plant during the ኳ a. and the whole of it was not main Lained at the proper standard. Especiai ly did this apply to the wires. This is now brongla houe by every storm, each one fading the weak points and bring ing about a hold up that would not have occurred at

time when the plant was in a normal condition. Depletion of staff

the

motor car. The air-mechanic, or assistant

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Weight fully loaded, abouj öj taas. Rolls-Royce engines of 360 h.p. each, either of which is unpable alone of main- taining flight.

Propellera, tit, in diameter, are driven at about 1,100 revolutions per minute.

Speed of 1 miles an hour, but, to meet

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A sum of £10,000 was spent in this direction in 1918, and now that men were returning in large numbers from the fighting servions to the colleges and uni- versities it WOK anticipated that over £30,000 could usefully be expended on the service daring the next academic

year.

INFORMATION CLEARING HOUSE,

Dealing with the organisation of in dustrial research, the ieturor said the Advisory Council recognised that many

Batistics show that there is an increaso of telegraphic work, more than ever be in the history of the Post Office Joro in notw

ithstanding a fall in Press work and public work. The increase is entirely due enomous number of Government messa, all of which, no matter how unimportant, have priorite A Govern nient official was wired to overnight to proceed to a distaat northern town the following day, the telegram giving full instructions At the London terminus, NEWS | siren presenting his warrant, he was

given a telegram directing him to a south

of the opportunities than was desirable, ern town, the telegram detailing full in-

Presiding at a luncheon which he gave or, indeed, necessary, if they were to sur structions. On arrival at the southern

at Princes Restaurant following the in vive, and they instituted Boheme for cò- town he was met by the station master with spection, Mr. Handley-Page pointed out operative research associations. These another telegram requesting his imme that the machine was capable of carry were limited liability companies, work diate return to London. Press telegrams ie

ing twenty prosengers. The principal ing without profit, and with a nomina! show a reduction as compared with the period before the war in the proportion of the new company be had formed guarantee from their members in plaos

for commercial aviation, however, was, of shares. The Department acted as of from thirteen to eight.

the ground,Safety First." No clearing-house of information for DEMOBILISATION DIFFICULTIES.

Ag on the Sometimes the Government messages are thing would be sacrificed to safety. It associations. The Advisory Council laid Hent in in large batches, and everything was interesting, us noting the "life stress upon the representation of science el is at once placed on one side.

an aeroplane, that the otte now was the To

as well as capital and management on make the difficulty more serious, there fifteenth unchine built by Handies-Page, the board of directors, and they thought came the influenza epidemic, Over 10

'racklewood. The Handley it desirable that there should be some

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the Central Telegraph Offion Page meines had already flows aut representation, if possible, of skilled pt. uf staff were absent in consequence.

and italy, but to Kbar tabour. The scheme also contemplated coum. Boubay, and Calcutia. Sent the establishment of a national associa they expected them to link up the Mutlustion for the United Kingdom.

There Country and the Dominions by flying were four associations already at work, a. There were au other machines fifteen more were just coming into exist constructed which had performed these ence, and another eleven were in the

like them. The earlier stages of formation. The Coun

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The Nerves and Digestion.

Have you ever noticed that when you are worried or under some special mental

strain your digestion becomes upset:

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of

the

150 have returned. That is fairly typical journeys, or anythinB Co. would heil had been urged many times to estab-

of the whole Post Office service.

Auxily quickly causes luas of nerve-tone Government must curtat! its use of tire would be experieneed in book inventory of scicolific apparatus and

Now the nervous

throughout the syetcin. and digestive systems are very intimately related, and the one cannot become affected withong the other becoming upset, *Bad Herves spell bad digestion, Similarly bad digestion

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The Handley Page War Office still requires the men in con at the service of anyone at any time for lish or aid in instituting a great central neetion with communications. stop towards solving the problem would ed. He particularly laid stress upon the ledge, but after careful examination of Another anything they wished to have transport bureau of scientific and technical know- be for the Government to reduce the fact that these were aeris motor pas number of messages. The Postwaeter- General has made representations to the senger omnibuses, or lorries, and not the proposal it had been decisively re- The Department was constract- jeeted. Berial racing cars. Their aim was The authorities on this section of the trouble,

ing a confidential register of research being meni waximum amount and improvement is now

froightage, compat ible with safety, and the minimum workers, and, now that the war services were being eartailed, was also making an fested, To resture the pro-war Marvice the

of running cost. No wires and more ea must be demobilised.

machinery of which the Government was Parning to cables, the most serious for the planes or arranging freightage anxious to dispose. delays are probably in communications All passenger, ticket, and freight booking

The Marquis of Crewe said that so with Holland, and it has been suggested agencies would be prepared to make a far as to know, Great Britain was the

rangements on behalf of the public at that wireless stations should be installed. The cables are jointly owned, and the distant date. When would they be able only country in which & Government De

partment of Research existed. Dutch Government would have to be con- to conureure actual commercial sulted before any competing system could tions? Just as soon as the air Cover United States of America, which had

gone There are tiun, now occupying the attention of the National Council of Besearch was be brought into operation. you depoud for nourishment from food, three cables, each one taking four wires. Allied Governments, was signed. They powerful voluntary body entirely un anto healthy activity, and robust heat One cable is interrupted, and only four ho

had large number of machines trans with full nerve caergy will follow. To of the twelve wires are working, two of farmed for passengers and freight avait supported by public funds, placed in ensure this take Mother Singel's Syrup them not at full capacity owing to faulty able. The pilots included flying officers semi-official relations with the Govern alter m ita tonic and corrective condition. The two wires provide sight who had gaited distinction in the war, went by the share that it took sa scientific

A cable ship is just off on channels.

adviser to the Council of National De repair work During the

and whose experience and skill was a fancy, and in no senso a public depart War

repairs

the highest order; and a gentleman, who is still

ment. were impossible, and the work

As he was one of the people who until recently was the general European on

was fortunate enough to bo associated. dangerous in consequence of stray mines.

As regards France, delays are not so agent of the National Railways of with the origin of this department, it auch due to interruption as to the num- Mexico, had been appointed the first

had been a great pleasure for him to aerial manager. services; ber of wires allocated to special

preside at that meeting, and he noticed in other words, to the Government in

that Lard Gainford, who was also con cerned with it in the early stages of the connection with the Peace Conferenee

It was only of 150 per cent in the countries origin department, was present. Others are solely need for military pur poses

and some are reserved for the ally served by them. Two Eastern cables right to any that the original conception French Government. Little facility is left for the public. Interruptions to land from this country are interrupted in deep of such a department came from the water, and two repair ships are at work. Board of Education, but it was quite lines are greater in France than in this Another cable starting from this country clear when it came into being that it was broken on the 18th instant. The There are serious delays as regards die. tant parts of the Empire and the Far erusade by the Post Office against the could not be a department of that Board Its scopo was far too wide, and he was East and Canada. Delays on the Cana lavish use of cables by the Government sure that the great industrial figures who ie moeting with sucova, a decrease being played so large a part in its operations dian cables have been eased by a reduc-

recorded. tion of Government traffic. Four routs

influence on stomach, liver, and bowels goes it an easy hrat place among a digestive remedies. Host of people by personal test have proved its results to be excellent. Buitarly, you can betretit

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by

Between two and three years back fell a victim to indigestion. At first simply felt a little out of surts, and noticed a falling off of appetite, followed the LY uncomfortable feeling at

Jack of stomach after meals, and saurgy and interest in my work and alairs.

I thought it to by just a tem- porary indisponation which would soon pass off, but in this I was sadly mis got worse and worse with ench successive week, until I became very ill indeed, and suffered cruelly from paius which would begin in the stomach gradually extend to the back, sizes, and caust, until à feit at times just one bage sobe. I suffered in the manner described for fully six months, and noodless to say

weakened was greatly reduced and

sad depressed in spirits. constitution,

taken, for

country'.

are still interrupted, all starting from Censoring of messages and the ban on would have regarded with suspicion its private codes is causing delay. Great too close attachment to the Board of That being so, it was un- the abolition of consoring and the per doubtedly right to start it as an inde saving in time will be brought about by Education. mission to return to codes. Cable retendent publie department under the

Now that

hod years pairs at this season are very difficult. Privy Council.

this country. The late spring, summer, and early autumn are the seasons for cable repairing, auch work having been regarded as impossible during the winter

hat an Atlantic eable has been repaired but four repair ships are now at work passed and many new departments had during the past few wooks, although it in the Bay of Biscay, and strenuous, at been started, they must congratulato was 2,000 fathome down.

There has been pressure, and contempts are being made to restore pre- themselves that this vastly important navailable cables owing war servofiary lines, and the ques appointment of a separate Minister or a services, including the use of body had managed to got on without the ent delay equent to war conditions preventing the use of that nerosa the North Bes, then overland tion of further uso of wireless in alio separate department attached to it.

andor consideration. As an example of

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was persuaded by a friend to try a fort doses of the Muthur Beigel's Syrup. it brought me such comfort and relief that I obtained a bottle which wrought a

by way of Fetrograd and Vladivostock, the difficulties to be faced there is a really wonderful improvement in my con

T T Thomson, who led an interest- dition.

discussion which followed, said the A second boltio of

Boigol' to China and Japan, and another by way

eable broken somewhere in the neigh Byrup completed the good work of the of Emden, Gorons Germany, Warsaw, first, and oured me so perfectly that Odessa, along the Black Ben, Teheran,

bourhood of Midway Island, about half universities wore in a desperate state. Many of them were endowed institutions, way across the Pacino. have not known a single symptom of in acrons Persia, to Karachi, for Indias

The need of repairs to land and water and their income was now halved. They digontion during the past year and cloven

These were important auxi-

lines in trading factor in the existing could not carry on under prosent condi smonths. This is my reason for clansing diary lines, and the whole of the traffin Mother Seiyola Syrup amongst the Very that used to pass over them had to be conditions, shortage of staff (to be partly bions. They could not look to increased Boat of Real Good Things. Mr. W. diverted to the Eastern and associated remedied by hnatoning demobilisation) is toes to meet the necessities of the time, another, and economy in the use of linen and yet the indications were that tho Blaaneshy, 393, George Street, Brisbane. lines, which strendy showed an increase by the Government is a third. In con universities would be 'more popular after -April 7th, 1019,

(Continued at foot of next column.) nection with onok progress in being made. the war than before.

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