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THE MIRACLE OF THE WIRELESS TELEPHONE.,

TALKING FROM LONDON ACROSS THE WORLD.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Logos, March 13th.

PUBLIC AND FOOTBALL FINAL."

Although the Association Cup Final at Wembley is still nearly two months away, I hear from the officials that, up to a few days ago, there were over thirty thou- sand applications for the fifteen thousand a. tickets that were available. At pre-

CUTTING DOWN EXPENSES.

* It has been decided that there shall be neither aaval nor military mancares this year.

The Admiralty have relust antly decided against naval magœuvres on the great scale which was the rule in The maneuvres cost A pre-war days. large amount of money, and the decision

WIRELESS CHAT WITH "NEW" TORN

OVER 5,000 MILES.

It is rather odd' when you come to think The voices of those speaking In London about it that some epoch-making events travelled so railes by landline to the great cause little or no sensation. There is an G. radio-sending station at Rugby, illustration in point in the last few days Hers it was magnißed 200,000 times and which has seen a successful list of trans-

seat on its long journey across the Atlan-- Atlantic bolophong. Representatives of tic on a wave length of 5,770 metres, British newspapers were able to converie being received as the Laited States, wire with representatives of American news. less station at Houlton. Maine. "Froas papers in New York. It makes one ask there. by landling, it went g00 miles to the long-distance telephone headquarters what people of forty or Blty years ago of the American Telegraph and Telephone would have thought about it. Perhaps Company at Walker-street, New York it is because so many really wonderful things have happened in recent years that ! we have lost to some extent the capacity for being astonished.

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sent there is absolutely not a ticket to be to abandon them for the present is taken one human being in London to speak to the Altantic to a G.P.O. receiving station

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This is a record, and so hard pressed Last year the Army maneres were have the Wembley authorities bec that carried out on a big scale, and it is now they had to appeal to the Football Alearned that they cost just(over £100,000. The War Office has accordingly cut that "aiation to reduce the number of tickets to which they are entitled, so that there to be contented with the comparatively out, and this year the Army will have might be more for distribution among hundrus divisional and,, brigade train. the general public. If this may be takening. as a criterion of what is going to happen on the great day, then assuredly the officials and the. police authorities will bave to be on the alert. It means that the struggle, for the cheaper standing places will be terrific.

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BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR

The British Industries Fair having been

such a great success this year it has been decided already to hold another and even greater fair at the White City in 1997 This is an important move because it in dicates that not only the exhibitors and I learn that the status of Lord Kit- traders are more than satisfied with the chener, which is to be act up in the Horse success of these Fairs, but that the Guards Parade, will be unveiled next Government are taking an active interest May. Mr. Tweed, the, sculptor, is re-in the possibilities of the big exhibition. ported as saying that it will either. be a Although the decision to hold a Fair failure or big masterpiece. Although the next year was arrived at only a few days point is not definitely settled, the un- ago, I am informed that practically every veiling ceremony will probably be per.one of the traders who rented space in forined by the Prince of Wales.

the show just closed have sept in ap- The statues of Lord Wolseley and Lordplication for larger space next year. The work of organisation is to be begun Roberts, both unveiled by the Duke of!

'almost at once by the Department of Counaught, are equestrian, but Mr.

Overseas Trade. Most business mez Tweed presents Lard Kitchener" as

agree that the grant of £25,000 from the standing, with the idea of suggesting the Treasury to promote the Fait is money exceedingly well spent in stimulating our trade and industry.

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statesman as well as the soldier.

THE EXPORT Or Houses.

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An attempt is to be made to tap the growing practice of wealthy #heritan is, I believe. part of the subtle policy buying up old houses in this country- of propaganda carried on by foreign film fine specimens of the domestic archites-producers, to say that the British fim ture of centuries ago and exporting the materials for orection in U.S.A. I have seen the text of a Bill which Sir Henry Slesser ia introducing in the House of Commony prevent the uprooting of the old," rare, and beautiful English houses It is backed by well-known members of all parties in Parliament, and for this reason there should be no difficulty in getting the measure on the Statute Book this session. Such an enactment would save us the national losses of places like Warwick Priory and Agecroft Hall which bave been carried across the Atlantic

industry is dead. But this is far from being the case. Two London, studios are actually producing I may say that at the Stoll studios in Cricklewood-an im- mense building covering six acres-two companies are at work. Matheson Lang. in a sinister Chinese make-up, could have been seen by any privileged visitor this week acting in the Elm version. which Messrs. Stoll are making of "The Chi- nese Bungalow "--a play which has been already seen in the Provinces and is to visit London in the near future. An ad- joining, part of the studio has been let to another company called British Inter- national Films, who are engaged un a life of Nelson.

The transportation of ancient houses and their re-erection amid new surround- ings is in any circumstances absurd. The The other London studio referred to is perfection of a perfect house is its com at Islington, where the Gainsborough plete affinity in every sense to the place Company have taken over the elaborate where it was built. A half-timbered house, studio originally built by the American where there are no forests, a brick house firm, Famous Players Lasky Corporation, where there is no clay, a red tiled house as part of their scheme for making pic- where there is no red sandstone-all these tares in England. "The Gainsborough are departures from the rule that, when fullowed, makes a house to spring from the soil about it almost as naturally as a plant. An ancient English house suited to the English climate and scenery. Is out of place in Virginia or New York:

THE KING AND QUEES.

Company are doing a series of London mystery stories, and recently they attract- ed a large nocturnal.crowd to the Thames Embankment, where several scenes-wers "hot"in the early hours of the morn ing.

FORTHCOMING PRODUCTÍONE.

Among forthcoming British productions Contrary to rumours which have been the most ambitious, I am told, will be a persistently circulated His Majesty the Stoll version of Boadicea," which will King is

not to go for a Mediterranean be started" when The Chinese Bunga- cruise this Spring. It will be recalled low is finished. England's youngest that, because of the King's bronchial film producer, Mr. W. R. Newnan, who trouble, he was away from this country is protographing a number of eminent during Easter of last year. But there is to be no disturbance of the usual Royal programme, at the present time.

people for his Secrets of Handwriting! series, has in band another series of short, psychologica) films to be called “Monicots from Life."

The Court will be moved to Windsur Castle next month, and Their Majesties The Gaumont Company have nearly intend to stay at Windsor until the end finished picture called "The Whirl- of April. The Court will then return to pool," with Fay Compton as the star. Buckingham Palace and will probably Another British producer. Mr. A. P. stay there until Whitsun, when, as inal Coleby, is working on a lesigned to they will go to the Royal Favilion, Alder-expote Spiritualism. F hat I have shot. Meanwhile the work of re-decora written it will be seen that the British tion is being carried out at Sandringham film industry is not quite, so dead as it

is sometimes made out to be by certain

under Queen Mary's instructions, prepara tory, to the King and herself taking up foreign vested interests who would like All Rights Red their residence at Bandringham House. to attend its funeral.

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another in New York is there anything more wonderful The newspaper, repre- sentatives spoke to each other about the weather and other trivial things the small talk of conversation, just as Smith in the City might talk to Jones at

not all a simple and easy matter just yet. Putney. Let me say, however, that it is

The skilled specialists have succeeded in overcoming the difficulties of transmitting the human voice, (as, distinguished from the mechanical sounds of the Morse code) by telephone and wireless across so great a distance. The wonderful men of science who accomplish these miracles are now at work to discover how to make possible telephonic communication at all seasons of the year. At present atmospheric dis- turbances prevent transmission except during certain periods; but there can bu little doubt that it is only a question of time before the difficulties are overcome.

Transmission from New York was by andline 70 miles to the sending station of the Radio Corporation at Rock Point, by wireless, on a 3,280 wave length across Long Island, and from there 3,300 miles

at Wroughton, near Swindon. From there it proceeded by landline for 6 miles into the Trunk Exchange in London. The aerial at tugby on which transmission was effected was 1 miles in length, car ried on masts 500 feet high. On the American side the aerial was sever, miles in length, in a straight line; only 30 fest above the ground.-H.B.

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