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No. 22,155 ̇號伍拾伍百登仟式萬弍第日陸拾月陸年巳己 HONG KONG, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1929.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

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On and after Arxiu 8th, 1929, antil further Notice (all previous Time Tables cancelled.):

UP TRAINS

STATIONS

A.K. AM.

No.10 A.K.

No.No.11 No. 14 W, 18 No.13 No.10 No.34 Yɑ, WN6,30

Kowloon.Dep. 840 105

Yaumati.Dep. 6,497 -

Shatin...Dep(7.01 Taipo...Dep. 7,15

Taipo

Market.Dep. 7.30

Fanling Dep. 7,80

Sheang-

shui...Dep. 755

Skum-

chun...Arr. 7.41 9.45)

Canton,...Arr.

Buna, & Bulis, auly

8.36 9,13 10,00 12,10 1.182.31 3,30 4,30; 5,40 7.85

923 10.08/19.18 1.23

9.38 10,20 12.30 1,85 953 10.33 14.43 148

4885.48 7.43 4.50 6.00 7.55 |3.04 0.138.06

'9.58 10,87|19.47 1,59

10.10 10.47 12.67 3,09

5.09 6.17 8.19 3.18 8.278.75

3.23 6.35 8.28

9.07 10.15 10.39 1.02 2,073.09

9.13 10.21 10.58 1,08 2,19 3,35 4.00 5.29 5.38 6.81

5.48

7.18-

cl

205

DOWN TRAINS

STATIONS Fo.1 No. 5.7

A.M. A.2.

Mo No.11 No.17 30,19 'No, St No. 13 No.33 AMA.M. T.K P.K. P.M. F.M.

Canton Bep.

8.10

8.35

7.07

7.14

Shumchan...Dep. 2.17 5.03 10:34 11.97 11,47 2.534,39 |8,47| 6.43 Shoungahci.Dep. 7.25 8.11 10.49

Fanling .Dep. 7,308.15 10,47

Taipa Market. Dop. 7,40 8.26 -10.57 Dep. 7,44 8.31 11.01

Taip

Shatin

Dep. 7,573,44 11,14)

Yaamsti ...Dep. 911 9.56 11.96 Kowloon Arr. 8.179.03 11.33 19,07

11.55 8.01 4.48 5.54 13.00 3.06 | 4.60 5.88 12.11.3.175.00 606 11.163.21 5.04 6.13 12,305,385.176.28 12,423,485.29 | 6.38 12.49 3.64 1,35 6.44)

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登拜禮 日式廿月棨年九廿百九仟登英

SENATOR MARCONI SEES A VISION.

BIGGER FUTURE FOR WIRELESS.

"MOVIES" TO BE TRANSMITTED INTO HOMES.

HOW THE INVENTOR MADE HIS DISCOVERY.

[UNITED PRESS.]

Inasmuch as clouds or dark- ness prohibited the transmission-of light waves emitted by the sun, I

USA

Hertzian

WAVE

Problem of Secrecy.

In fact," he added, "I would go as far as saying that to-day it is easier to tap. landlines than it would be to tap the wireless."

A ray of sunshine chanced to strike a small mirror held in the bands of a youth of genius some forty years ago in "sunny Italy." | decided to As a result of this seemingly com which are available at all times, mon occurrence, ten years later and | night or day, whether the sun shines

He was not so interested, for the for the first time, "a ship; at sealer not.

present at least, in the problem of in distress was enabled to summon "That, as you probably know,"secrecy, he said, as he was in the help with a 8.0.3.

he added simply, is what resulted proving of transmission.

Now we have succeeded in tran- The story was told to the United in the invention of wireless tele.smitting the waves across oceans, Fress correspondent by a quiet,graphy." modest and unassuming Italian The Senator spoke in perfect Eng- gentleman

ja now lish. His tone is gentle, His man- synonymous with wireless. It waser quiet. Reclining comfortably during an exclusive interview in in his armchair in a vast office at which after predicting almost Marconi House" in the Strand, he fantastic development in the science might have almost been mistaken of wireless telegraphy, including for a college professor lecturing to the future wireless transmission of a class of history. light, power and heat, moving pic- tutes and television, he, Senator Guglielmo Marconi, described how to discover wireless

he Cape telegraphy.

whose name

Enthusiastic Over Future.

Only when the correspondent ask. led him what future he visualized for his invention. did the Senator slightly relinquish his calm manner and, wax enthusiastic.

"Wireless hae a very great fature indeed," he cominenced, and then begin to enumerate its possibilities:

I should say that the next step

we must get them to work uninter conditions. When I leave for my ruptedly, regardless of atmospheric

next experimental trip in Juse, these lines from my yacht." shall conduct investigations along

When asked what in his opinion was the greatest benefit that had crued to humanity through the use of his discovery, he said it was the fact that by means of wireless and broadcasting the peoples of the world had been and were still being brought closer together.

Mac's Superiority. "Man's great superiority over communicate with his fellows by he said, is that he can animals, speech. "And anything which tends to increase this facility for instans. opinion, to uplift human nature. inter-communication tends, in my

Tella of His Discovery. "It was really quite simple," he commenced as though, instead of

He added that if only on account describing one of the greatest in-

of thousands of spontaneous de ventions in the history of the world,

many people, including humble monstrations "of gratitude which he were relating the story of why in the development of wireless willáramen and their families, bad sent A chicken crosses the road.

be the transmission of moving him after their lives or the lives of "Like almost every boy," be con-pictures into peoples homes.

some loved ones had been saved at tinued simply, "I used to catch believe that we shall be ready to as to human nature.'

sea by wireless, he was "optimistic tays of sunshine on a mirror and accomplish this within the next said, filed all these touching

..be paused and smiled signi- year or two. Then too, wireless

tributes away. ficantly, then added: "well, you telepision will come. This, how-tributes he has received, the one He said that perhaps among the know as well as I do all the fan ever, is still far off."

which he values most, is the gold that one can have with a mirror

tablet which was presented to him and a little sunshine, dont you?

in New York by the survivors of the Titanic.

"But to me there was something more in it than sheer amusement.. To me this reflection of light waves in the form of the sun's rays, meant an ideal way of transmitting. signals to my friends. I put the idea into practice. Soon I was able to converse with my friends at a distance by means of flushing sun rays.

A Cloudy Day,

But one day clouds hid the sun from view and as a result my signalling activities were: tempor- neily interrupted. Indeed I realiz ed then for the first time that this method of communication was im perfect. And from that time on I set my mind upon the problem of discovering a way to make up for the defects of the system.

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Asked whether he thought he would ever succeed in making wire less transmissions absolutely secret, the Senator declared that already, owing to the great speed (about 100 words per minute) at which mes sages were transmitted unauthoriz ed receivers get only a "formidable jumble of sounds which is quite unintelligible.

Amateurs, he explained further, would be prevented from installing the proper apparatus enabling them to disentangle the "jumble (1) On account of the prohibitive cost

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"Fealing Good”.

"Such acts of gratitude," he said, have always touched me pro- foundly, and have made me feel good.

Asked to say just exactly how he felt when, for the first time, he learned that life had been saved at through bis discovery, the Senator replied.

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I hope this answer will not dia- appoint you, but frankly, I was so saved as soon as I had succeeded very convinced that lives would be

in perfecting my invention, that al- though naturally when I learned of the apparatus required (2) Be- nevertheless, only a confirmatory' my dream had come true it was, cause governments only were em-emotion." powered to license such stations, "In other words, it was the and would not do so. (3) Because ordinary emotion of one who has this apparates would be very diffi-saved the life of a fellow human cult to work unless the user secured being. It simply meant that I had information from the sender en-been enabled to do my duty as a abling him to "tune" his set to human being and that things had the right pitch

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Diary of Coming Events.

To-day (July 22.)

Water Polo League, Meeting, .R.C., 3.30 p.m.

Queen's Theatro: "Strong Boy." World Theatre: "Riders of the Dark."

Star Theatre: "Out all Night." Dinner Dancos: Repulse Bay Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 8.30

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Tidea:-High: 9.04 a.m, and 11.89 p.m.; Low: 9.40 a.m. and 4.43 p.m. European Mails:--Outward: Europe vid Siberis Maru) 10.30 a.11.

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Sanitary Board Meeting, 4.15 Am.

Queen's Theatre: True Heaven." World Theatre: "The Belle of. Broadway:"

Star Theatre: "The Auction Block,"

Low:

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Tides-High: 9.30 p.m.; 2.18 a.m and 3.18 p.m..

Dinner Dances: Repulse Bay Hotel and "Peninsula Hotel, 8.30

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European Mails: Outward: Europe vid Victoria, B.C. (Pres. McKinley), 8.30 am; Europe viê Marseilles (Indomenous), 2.30 p.m.; Europe vid San Francisco (Siberia Maru), 0 p.m.

Wednesday,

(July 24.) -- Hong Kong Amusements, Ltd., | napusi general meeting, Queen's Theatre, noon.

Thursday, (July 25.)

St. James. Reception on board as Tjibadak,

3 to 6 p..

Y.M.C.A. Social evening, fare- well to Mr. P. Sauds, 9 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "Casanova, Prince of Adventurers."

World Theatre: "Square Crooks,” Star Theatre: The Волег Bride"

Tes Dance: E.K. Hotel, 4.30 pts. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 9.30 Dinner Dances: Repulse Bay

4.30 p.m.

Tides:-High: 19.32., and 10.47 p.m.; Lów:.4.29 a.m. and '8.25

p.m.

Friday. (July 28).

Queen's Theatre: "True Heaven." Christian Fellowship Meeting. World Theatre: "The Belle of Helena May Institute, 10.30 am. Broadway.'

Queen's Theatre: “Casanova, Star Theatre: "The Auction Prince of Adventurers." Block."

Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel, 8,30. p.m.

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Billiards League:-C. and P.O.'s Clab v. Police Reserves, Somersets

Buffalo. Olub, Royal Engineers Tides:High: 12.03 a.m. and 2. K.O.S.B., Garrison Mess v. St. 10.10 a.in.; Low: 3,54 s.m. and 3.30.

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