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EMPIRE WIRELESS CHAIN. POSITION AND PROSPECTS.

BEAM SYSTEM ON ITS TRIAL.

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[BY, SIR ROBERT DONALD.]

DEATH OF R.A. SCULPTOR.

SIR HAMO THORNYCROFT'S NOTABLE WORK.

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He was a man of the most charting personality, and will be greatly missed by his many friends," said Mr. Reynolds Stephens, the President of the Society to the Evening Standard.

He was the first to be awarded the R.B.S. medal for distinguished services to sculpture."

Sir Hamo Thornycroft," R.A.. Vice President of the Royal Society Empire wireless makes progress but British Sculptors, died at Oxford last slowly, and in the case of Australia not month, after a serious operation. altogether smoothly. The present post-Born in 1850, Sir Hamo became a Gold tion is that the Rugby super-station, the Medallist at the Royal Academy in 1978, most powerful of its kind in the world and an A.RIA. six years later, and the only long-distance one equipped with valve transmitter will be operating with fair regularity, but dot with com- plete certainty, early in the New Year. It will be probably two or three months before its efficiency is profed; and it can broadcast messages throughout the world at the rate of 100 words per minute.

The function of this new station is mainly Imperial: It is not likely to be a commercial success. The commercial wireless traffic will be carried on by other existing stations and the new" beam" stations. Rugby station is capable of communicating with the fleet in any part

The list of statues to his credit also of the world, and will broadcast newa to every country." It will transmit traffic includes the Gordon memorial in Mel bourne, a statue of John Bright in Roch- during the twenty-four hours, and mesdale, the statue of Queen Victoria in the sages can be picked up in the remotestoval Exchange, the Mower in the Liver

Sir Hamo's chief works in Londen were the General Gardon statue in Trafalgar square-the national monument-the sure of Cromwell outside the Houses of Parliament, Tencer in bronze, and "The Kiss" in marble at the Tate Gallery

pool Gallery, the national memorial to Gladstone in the Strand, the King Edward

and Queen Victoria memorials at Karachi,

the Durban war memorial, the Armstrong memorial at Newcastle, and the Lord Curzon memorial at Calcutta.

Of all Sir Hamo's statuary, it is prob. able that the most generally admired is his Artemis which first brought him fame. In his early days he was absorb fed by classic art, his devotion to which is evidenced in several noble works, be sides Artemis and the Teucer.

part of the Deminions and Colonies where receiving stations exist and such sta tions do not cost more than £3,000. The station is unilateral; the Dominions will not yet be able to reciprocate.

Rugby will also handle messages for shins circulated by the Marconi Company, and the Radio Communications Company -a paid service. It is not contemplated by the Post Office. at present, to use Rugby for sending raid news messages, which will go to the beam stations." This fact raises a difficulty in connection with Australia, which is demanding the cor trol of its corresponding station in this country destined exclusively for its ser- vice. There are several competing Press;

THIRD GENERATION OF SCULPTURE. organisations which send a very full ser-

Sir Hamo long had Watts as a neigh! vice of news to Australia. The Rugbybour in Melbury-road, Kensington. station will broadcast general news freely and will destroy the valus of the localised and special services..

BHORT-WAVE STATIONS,

The appearance of his Cromwell at Westminster was not unanimously wel comed, for political reasons:

FIRST RABBIT IN AUSTRALIA. STORY OF A SAILOR'S FOUR VOYAGES.

·SPORTSMEN'S QUEST.

Loxboy, December 23rd.

"THE RUBBER MARKET.

THE BOOM ON THE STOCK

· · EXCHANGE.

You can form na conception of what dealing in the rubber share market means unless you are actually engaged in it. Description is so liable to sound ex The doubtful honour of introducing ↑ oggerated and distorted. People who ex- the first rabbit into Australia, commonly paqt to receive reports of what has been attributed to the late Mr. John Rdone in respect of their orders within ten minutes, or half-an-hour, after they Collison, has been disputed by Mr. C. J. sent their limits-there are many such Thatcher, who contends that his father clients-fail to visualise in the least the.

circumstances under which their busines | 11805 was responsible for the deed. The is carried out. The rest of the Stock rabbit hus sincs.cost Australia millions Exchange is placid, having plenty of

air, space and opportunity. of pounds,

The elder. Ms. Thatcher was 'a'sdifor In the little brea called the rubber" who roamed the was in the old days of market there are tightly packed together the sailing ships, among other duties some hundreds of men struggling, shout- he was travelling agent or the acclimisning, doing their utmost to gat at some tion Society, which sought to introduce particular jobber who donla in some into Australia animals not indigenous particular share; and, when near him, to the country.

find themselva not once, but several About 1983 certain sporting residents times, swept past their objective by a of Victoris became wearied of existing wave of fellow members who land, then diversions, and scoured the land for yards away from where they want to something fresh to kill. Some one re- be. There are about a dozen big firms membered that the coursing of hares and who run Books in hundreds of different rabbits had been a sport at home, and shares, and round the members of these applied to the society for an importation firms there surge, ail day long, a group of the animal.

of enger and inpatient brokers and job- bars, each of them maxious to speak to the man who is running the book in the shares that the client desires to trade in Scores of other men job in the lower- priced shares. Even they, however, can- portion of the hundreds of companies'. not take on dealings in more than a pro- shares of the floria variety.

The society, in its innocence, saw no harm in granting his request, and Mr. Thatcher set out with his emigrants in the sailing ship Relief.

Not one of his first batch of colonists lived theage with his cargo of rabbits, and to reach Australia Three times he made three times he failed to reach Australia with a single one alivo. On his fourth voyage he succeeded in reaching Mel. bourne with the rabbits alive.

By this time the Victorian sportamen bad found diversion elsewhere, and Mr. Thatcher finally turned his rabbits loose in the bush, to become the greatest posts that ever infested a continent

The strain on the voice is intensified by the unceasing, though invisible, cloud of dust which rises all day long. The heat becomes insufferable. Each man longs that he were six feet six, in order that his head at least might emerge into fresher air. Every now and then some. one has to fade away from the market in order to get a breather, but so intense. is the pressure that to escape is a difficult matter. The physical strain is telling on brokers and jobbers alike. And the brokers have the worst of it, for, after being buffeted, battered and bruised ali On one surface is grouped all the day long the return to their offices at four o'clock in the afternoon means tak- animals which Mr. Thatcher was +-

ing up the reins of office work, çorres- ponsible for bringing into the country pondence, contracts and on until the including the stag, llama, ostrich, goat, we short hoors ayont the twal. A mah swan, and pheasant, besides the devastateds to be made of rubber if he wants to deal in the shares these days.---Financial Times.

Mr. Thatcher was presented with a bronze medal designed by Sir Edvin Landseer, the animal painter, by the grateful inhabitants of Victoria, to com- memorate the introduction of the rabbit

into Australia.

"Where will they place it? Among the Sovereigns at Westminster 1" someone asked. Well, at least, among the half-ing rabbit."

was the answer of Russell crowns," Lowell.

His mother, Mary, Francis, herself a sculptor and a daughter of John Francis, another sculptor, was highly esteemed by Queen Victoria and modelled several of. the Royal children. Sir Hamo's father, Thomas Thornycroft, was not only a Experiments indicate that short-wave clever sculptor, but might have done more stations will be successful. In order to in art had he not devoted himself to relieve the congestion of news transmis-mechanical invention sion to Halifax for the American Press Sir John Thornycroft, the famous naval from the Oxford station, the small re-architect and engineer, is a brother. search establishment at Dollis Hill Bds been utilised at suitable hours, and is sending 80,000 words a month by short-

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MINISTER'S EFFORTS FOR AN INTERNATIONAL PACT.

A joint deputation from employers' and workmen in the engineering and ship. building trades, which included Sir Allan Shipbuild. Smith, president of the ing and Engineering Employers' Federa- tion, and Mr. J. T. Brownliè, secretary of the Amalgamated Engineering Union, was received at the Ministry of Labour in London last month, to obtain the Minister's reply to representations as to the possibility of securing the observance. of an eight-hour day in the industry in other countries.

The Minister of Labour made it clear

with The New Year munication

Continental Govern-

wave transmission, using only 1 kilo sends a considerable traffic to Warsaw, watts as compared with, from 500 to which has one of the most efficient receiv. the Continent, and can 1,000, which will be required at Rugby.ing stationssages at the rate of sixty to the employers and the unions that he

The beam station, with two aeriala, for words per minute.

was doing his best to place British in- South Africa and Canada is now being The conclusion to be drawn from re-dustry en a fair basis in competing with erected at Bodmin, and will be complete cent progress in wireless is that traffic is foreign countries. in about three months. The receiving increasing. Wireless is used more as 30- He stated that he had been in com- stations are situated near Bridgwater. alternative to cables. Another twin station at Grimsby for com will determine the future place which ments on the question of the clause in the municating with Australia and India is wireless will occupy in long-distance com- Treaty of Versailles, and had received in a less advanced stage. The receiving munication. It will demonstrate whether replies from Germany, and. Belgium that stations are at Skegness. It was essen- the beam system is efficient and reliable. those Governments were prepared to take tial to have these new stations far apart it passes both "tests, then wireless will part in a conference with a view to estab and on the coast in order to minimise, have won an unassailable position, as lishing a uniform 48-hour week, and what if not get rid of, interference with broad-these merits with its cheapness will make was more important, a uniform inter- easting and with other wave lengths. its application almost universal through-pretation by all organisations of the 48- The reciprocal stations in Canada and out the Empire. If it is only moderately hour week agreement. South Africa are nearing completion, and successful, then wireless, both long and No definite replies had been" received Australia and India will be ready to short wave, has a serious competitor in from France and Italy, but further steps. ceive as soon as their stations in Eng the new loaded cables which enable rates were being taken. land are equipped for transmission. It is to be cut by more than half, while multi- improbable that the whole series of Emplying capacity and speed.-The Ober- pire stations will be beyond the testing stage before the end of next year? The Marconi Company guarantees messages to Canada during 18 hours, to Indic during 12 hours, to South Africa 11 hours, and to Australia 7 hours out of the 24. The average cost of the stations in Eng- land will be between £30,000 and £40,000, The Rugby super-station has cost more than £400,000. In association with it a short-wave station is being provided, so that it may be used as an alternative when conditions are favourable for the sake of economy.

-70,000' WORDS A WEEK.

The wireless traffe carried on by the Post Office is expanding. There are three stations engaged in overseas trac The most powerful, the first of the original Empire chain, is at Leafield; nor Oxford. It transmits and receive about 70,000 words per week. Its corres ponding station is at Cairo, but its chief business is, transmission of. Bew's to the American Press vili Halifar. It also distributes the For- eign Office Press service and sends mes- Bages to ships on behalf of the Marconi Company and the Radio Communications Company, a part of its business which will be transferred very shortly to Bugby. The Oxford station is now more than sell-supporting

The basiest and most profitable station is that at Northolt. It is a twin station. It has a valve transmitting loot, first introduced for experimental purposes, and also uses the original dre system. A commercial traffic is carried on with Italy, thus avoiding payment of a share in cable tolls to France and at the same time chitaining quicker bommunication: The other station deals with commercial, traffic in code sent by Besters to almost every country, in Europe being received, among other places, at Prague, MóвCÓW, Belgrade, Budapest, and Bucharest!

The old station at Stonehaven serves Northern European countries chiefy with Press messages. It has been opening up business with Hapsal in Esthenia, and Continued on next Column).

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