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CLANKING SKELETONS IN A CLOSET.

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EVOLVING THE PERFECT AUTOMATON,

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MR. TELEVOX AND THE DREAM OF THE AGES.

BACON'S BRASS SOLDIERS AND A MECHANICAL

BULLFINCH.

Bacon's Brass Boldiers.

The creators of the predecessors Man bas dreamed for ages of

Bacon's vision had to do with an of Mr. Televox and the incandes- some day turning over to a race of robots the more arduous, labours army of mea molded of brass, to be cent-eyed Eric," the English an- which fell to the human lot with the produced in sufficient numbers to droid exhibited in America recent regrettable transgression of Brother repulse enemy attacks on England's įly, were not always honest scientists Adam; the idea is by no means a shares; an army which might go and sober-minded mathematicians; product of this mechanical era. down to bloodless defeat or go a few resorted to trickery.

Aniong, this number was Kem Into the development of the respon-rattling after a retreating eremy sive Mr. Televos, and his metal while its corporeal creators looked pelen, whose famous "automatic brethren have gone the visions and on, safe from harm. It is under-chess player" was the marvel of ideas of the ancients as well as of stood that he completed a brazen the late 50's. This android lacked the moderns, states a New York model of the human head which the power of speech but could bad, in a limited degree the power signify by two nods of his'cumber- message.

of speech and the faculty of open- some head when his opponent's ing and closing its eyes. Perhaps queen was in danger or would in- some political plot took the great dicate by three, nods that the oppos- mind from the task and preventeding king was checked... completion of the robot.

Mr. Televox has a clanking skel- ton in his family closét; several of them," in fact; and the record of the accomplishments of the mare successful members of the family is a matter of history. The creators of Mr. Televox and his sheet metal contemporaries have merely put new blood into the line, as it were, with

Leonardo da Vinci's papers in clade several sketches of various described the actual completion of Automatons nad his blographers some which he made for bis patrons. One was an eagle which was capable of imitating the actions of the live model. The peasants of that day the aid of their electrical know-looked with dubious eye on these ledge. an advantage unknown to marvels earlier inventors,

Lad muttered super- stitiously of anti-Christ," uneasy in the presence of the metal beasts which mocked the handiwork of the Creator.

Another Sensation.

On tour this automaton left ped- sant and urban dweller alike in

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It suffered a few defeats in its encounters, despite the fact that most of the best players on the continent pitted their human brains against its handmade intellect. Years later it was revealed that this clanking celebrity was merely the shell or casing for a crippled Russian army officer who, because Archytas Experiments.

of bis deformity, was able to con- ceal himself within its comparative- Great minds have applied their

In 1738 Vaucanson devised anly small confines

"Psycho," brought out in 1973, thoughts to the creation of pad- android which performed on the

flute, producing mellow tunes by was another mechanical sensation.... roids, or mechanical men, the forefingering the instrument as cleverly in Europe. This robot could select bears of the robots. Friar Bacon as a human musician, and three whist hand from a rack on which applied his brain and his skillful years later he completed another the carda were scattered and was The

which could pick several tunes on capable of "reasoning" out calcula fingers to the task; so did Archytas, the tambourine. His other accom. tions up to 100,000,000. It would the Greek mathematician; Vaucan-plishments included a mechanical draw the finished sum from a com partment cut in its right side and son, the French mathematician and duck which dived, drank, swam, the omniscient Leonardo da Vinci, preened its wings and quacked like hand it to the individual who had

real barnyard product. This propounded the problem. whose name was a matter of modern marvel toured all France and was court record a few weeks ago, in admired by royalty. a dispute over the authenticity of. Mrs. Hahn's "La Belle Fer roaierre."

A Mechanical Euliach.

Maillardet, another French genius constructed # life-sized mechanical bullfinch which fluttered its wings and piped a few notes like a live bird.

"Psycho" was likewise credited with the ability to draw the likeness If of 200 world celebrities, the owner of the automaton allowing the spectators to choose their subjects. Wether the hoax of the "automatic chess player was repeated, with variations, in Psycho" was never revealed, but many who witnessed This the performances of Psycho were inelined to smell a rodent in the metal casing."

Archytas conducted his experi- ments with automatons 2,300 years

Droz the Swiss, descendant of a ago. His beginning in the art was line of super-skilful mechanics in carried out on a modest aenie, it a nation always famous for its

These facts should give the boast- is true, Ior his first attempt was artisans, created a sheep which an iron model of the housefly: It moved under its own power and ful citizen of the twentieth century bleated like live mutton. Another something to think about when he is related that the tiny iron model automaton which came from under feels inclined to point to Mr. Tele- was capable of taking off under its these expert fingers was a vox, Eric and their dynamic kins

chanical dog which

men with undue pride. The savants own power and circling a room careful guard over a basket of of a few decades hence may feel. with the propelling force of its own fruit; it a piece of fruit was re-inclined to indulge in few polite metal wings Another, later inven- moved from the basket, the dog anickers at such crude contraptions.

would bark and not cease its full- The new invention of to-day is tion of Archytas was a metal dove threated protest until the stolen merely the link that leads to the which flew and cooed like a live one. I article was replaced.

me.

maintained

marvel of to-morrow.

Diary of Coming Events.

To-day. (June 11.)

St. Barnabas." Dragon Boat Festival

Sanitary Board Meeting, 4.13 p.m.

Hong_Kong_Amateur Football League Meeting, No. 62, Queen's Road Central, 5.30 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: Riley the Cop."

World Theatre: "Lovey Mary." Star Theatre: "Mockery," Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Dlaner Dance: Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 p..

EuropeanMailsInward Europe vid Siberia (Bado Maru). Outward: Europe via Victoria, B.C., and vid Siberia (President Lincoln), 10.30 am.; Europe vid Marseilles (Aentas), 2,30_p-m"

Wednesday. (June 12.)

Tennis:-Mixed Doubles: Recreio

Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

European Mails:-Inward: Europe við Siberin (Chekiang). Outward: Europe via Siberia and vid Ban Francisco (Tenyo Maru), 8.30 a.m.

Thursday.

(June 13.) Queen's Theatre: "The Wind." World Theatre: "The Divine Woman,"

Star Theatre: "The Garden of Eden."

Tea Dances A Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p

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Friday. (June 14.)"

Queen's Theatre: The Wind." World Theatre: **Drama of

r. Craigengover, Chinese R. v. Love.". University, Kowloon Bowling Green . dadies' RC. Queen's Theatre:

Cop.'

Star Theatres. "Don Juan.” Tea Dancer: H.K. Hotel and Riley the Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Divine: Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel,

World Theatre: "The

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Star Theatre'; Eden."

Europe vid Negapatam (Lahn).

Baturday. (Jure 13.):

Golf: Bogey Fool, Fanling. Lawn Bowls:-Division 1.: Kow. loon Dock ». Craigengower, Kow- loon C.C.. Kowloon Bowling Green, Police v. Recreio, Civil Service v. Talkoo. Division II.: Taikoo . Yacht Club, Craigen- gower . Kowloon C.O, Recreio v. Civil Service, Kowloon Bowling Green : H.K. Electric.

Tennis:-"A" Division: M.B: K. Hong v. Hecreio, Indian R.C. Kong. C.C., South China r. Craf University. Kowloon Division: Kowloon C.. Indian R.C., YMCA Recreio, Nippon v. R.E. and R.S.

Division: R.A.O.C. ... South China, E. and R.8. v. Craigen- 3ower, Civil Service . Recreio, Indian-R.C. v. Chinese It.C.-

Queen's Theatre The Wind."

"Drums of World. Theatre: Love,"

Star Theatre: "Don Juan." Tea Dances: HK Hotel, and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.x.

European Mails:-Outward:

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