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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Funerals

MR. ROBERT BURNS

BROWN

The funeral took place at the Protestant Cemetery yesterday of Mr. Robert Burns Brown who pass. ed away at the Matilda Hospital at 7 pm, on Sunday, with the Rev. Mackenzie Dow officiating at the graveside.

The late Mr. Brown, who was 43 years of age, died after one day's admission to hospital and was up

BISHOP ON DIVIDED WORLD

GENERAL

HOW BBC NEWS STORIES ARE RECORDED

Listeners to the BBC news bulletins often hear the announcer say something like this: 'Our Observer, Robin Daf, visited Dover this afternoon. Here are his impressions, recorded on the spot.

How the Observer's impressions are recorded and later broadcast to the world is described in this article, written by a senior member of the BBC's Engineering staff. -

RECORDING STYLUS

Freaching at a service broad- Brighton cast on Sunday from Parish Church, the Bishop of Chichester (Rt. Rev. Geo, A. K Bell, D. D.) said: »

A vital task of broadcasting is making ordinary records, and each. "We live in a divided world Lo-to give an accurate and vivid im- disc can be played twenty or thirty doy: nation set against nation, pression of contemporary life and times before it becomes noticeably man agwist BIRD. We do not current events. The most direct worn. » know when the war will end but way of doing this is by means of we can be quite certain this divid-sound pictures which combine the to his death connected with the ed world cannot find the life of actual sounds of events with the butchery and shipping department the new world itself; This new voices of the men and women tak- similar in principle to those used of the Dairy Farm, Ice and Cold Life can only come, from God. Weing part in them. Storage Co., Ltd. The deceased must pray for it and pray for it bad been in the Colony for 10

together. Sut from years, when "he" came Glasgow in 1931 to join the Dairy Farm.

KEEN VOLUNTEER

FELLOWSHIP OF NATIONS

"Whatever your race if you are

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The recerding machines are

In the disc-recording rooms at Pe studios. Electric currents, Sometimes this can be done by corresponding to the sound waves roving microphones. connected by

picked ug by the microphone, selephone Une to a studio centre. cause vibrations of a recording but the most interesting topical stylus which cuts a wavy spiral}

ja "Christan you are my brother / material. is sometimes to be found track in the varnish on the sur-

at places remote, from telephone hace of the disc. The spiral motion

the was a member of the Scot-and whatever the conditions of lines or at times unsuitable for is obtained by causing the record-

tish Company and the Anzac Coy of the Hongkong Volunteer, and later of the Pay Corps from which unit he was compelled to resign owing to -health months ago,

ths world we should work brothers for the fellowship of the

nations.

"

When the disc is played, cur-

lected by means of a mobile re- to move slowly across the surface as broadcasting. It must then be col-ing head which carries the stylus!

cording unit.

of the disc while the latter is It is the only way today. Before describing the activities rotating on the turn-able. Let not men or women by word of the mobile units in wartime. about.. 18

or deed do anything to make It let us look at the equipment itself. Besides the chlef mourner, wife more difficult to secure this. We It is of two kinds a heavy type of deceased, others present a the should pray this day and hope funeral included C. F. Andrewes, that the spirit may so enter men's W. Mair. A. D. 'Wyllle, A. B. Cole-hearts in every

nation that,

man, E. W. Coulson, E. M. Hanlon, through this fellowship of be- P. Chessex, G. Cheng. S. Leonard,evers the fellowship of nations. Mrs. Pestonji and many others. may be achieved."

WREATHS

Floral tributes were sent bý.. Mother Ella and Sam (Glasgow),

Stepmother Margaret Brown (Glasgow), Auntie" and Uncle,

Round The

Susie and Ena, David and Peggy Police Courts

AT KOWLOON

Glasgow), Johnny and Bessie (India), George and Margaret, Eric and Nancy, Mr. C. T. Cheng, J. 1. "Nish, G. Ho. F. Alarakia, Oscar Bager. Mr. W. J. P. Gardner. P. Chessex, Capt. W. Lee, Mr. Charles Yourig, D. L. Newbigging. Mrs. F. X. D'Almada e Castro and Frank D'Almada e Castro.. Mrs. R. Peschi, 19, of No, Maple Street, tonji.

AR.P. WARDEN GAOLED An A.R.P. warden, Tsoi Mau-

Robin Half is seen in the above picture an one of his- recording jobs following air raid in London.

an

rents similar to those which were

applied to the recording cutter are produced by the vibrations of the! needle in the gramophone pick-| up; after amplification these cur- rents can be made to reproduce the original sound through 4 loudspeaker, either directly or through the medium of wireless transmission.

A mobile unit of the heavier type consists of a motor Vin weighing about six tons when laden, the body of which is divid- ed into two compartments. Оде compartment is acoustically treat- ed so as to form a small studio suitable for speech. The other contains

sets of recording equipment (so. that a continuous recording can be made by passing from one turn-table to the other as each disc is frished) together with the associated amplifiers, the controlling and switching equip-

OAS

ground floor, appeared before Mr. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Bradbury, H. .C. Macnamara yesterday Mr. and Mrs. J. White, Mr. and charged with larceny in a dwell-mounted in a large van and a lightment, and the battery-charging Mrs. Mair and family, Mr. and ịing of $500 Canton currency, portable apparatus carried in a sa-plant. Mrs. J. Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. A. Egold diamond ring, valued at $100 loon car. Each of these has its Recordings can be made either H. Castro, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil T. and a gold ring valued.. at $20. special uses: both make records in of speech from the microphone in Chan, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Andrews. Prosecuting. Det.-Sgt. Shaw said the form of discs which are some- the studio compartment, br 01 and family, Mr. and Mrs E. V that the complainant. Worg Fuk-what similar in appearance to or- speech or other sounds picked up Searle, Mr. and Mrs. Milés, Mr.ying. 29. woman, of the same ed-

dinary twelve-inch gramophone by other microphones outside the and Mrs. Au Lum, Mr. and Mrs. A. dress as defendant, made a report records, but consist of a coating of vari and connected to it by cables: E. Wyllie, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.

to the Police on May 31 when she special cellulose varnish on a base The van can work away from its Thomson. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cole found the money and ring miss- of aluminium,

base. If necessary, for several weeks: man, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Coulson. Mr. and Mrs, E. M. Hanlon, Mr. As a result of enquiries made and Mrs, W. H. Whitley, Mr. and defendant was taken into custody. Mrs. M. H. Large, Mr. and Mrs. A.He stated that the money had been M. Holand, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. C. converted into HK, $110, the dis Sequeira, Mr. and Mrs. G. Mine, mond ring pawned for $18, and the gold ring for $4. The motiey Mr. and and Mrs. Grover;

Choy Man-Kwong (cashier), Mr. coverted, he also stated was given Ho Fan (cashier), Mr. Lam King-to his friend to open nam (porker), Chou Hin (parker), in Maca

Wu' Mazi-wal (No. 1 Porter, Glou-

cester Hotel), Lal Chan-sam, Ng

Chu and A Ching-yla; ~

The Directors, Dairy Farm Ice and Cold Storage Co., Ltd, Chi-

(Lower Albert Road). Kowloon

a business

·!!

The rings were recovered,

Sentence of six months' 'hard labour was imposed.

LARCENY BY BAILEE

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Yu Chin-lo, 45, master of

They are ready for playing as at a time and since the equipment soon as the record has been cut, is all operated from batteries which without any of the elaborate in-can be charged from the engine of termediate processes involved in the van, it is self-contained and

H.K. Medical

Board Order Is Revoked

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Concluded

A joint exhibition of Chinese

of recording apparatus. The turn painting, the work of Professor level by Chao Ho-kung, Mr. Lo Chun-wan

slope.

It is learned that the warning tables can be made 34 nese Staff of Butchery Dept. unlicensed trading junk, appear Issued some months ago by the hydraniically operated adjustments and Mr. Huang Pun yuek, con- Butchery Dept. (DF. Co.), Heung/ed before Mr. D. J. N. Anderson! Hongkong Medical Board to mera-so that recordings can be made cluded

with larceny bers of the profession, forbidding when the ran Huen Branch (Dairy Farm Co.), yesterday, charged -Staff, Kowloon Soda Fountain, bales of 183 baskets of garlic them to associate with unqualified 130 Con- tentists registered under the Re- European YMCA. the Gloucester from Chan Pit-hing of Hotel, Chinese Staff of Gloucester naught Road, West, and of con- gistration of Dentists Ordinance. Hotel, Staff of Boller Room (Glou- verting 31 baskets of parlic. to ats 1940, has been revoked from Gen-

eral Medical Board in England. cester Hotell, Clover Flower Shop own use.

According to official statistics,

and Man Cheong Tailor.

MR. CHEY WAI-LING The funeral of Mr. Chey Wal- ling, who died on Sunday at his residence. No. 2 Boundary Street, took place at the Chinese Chris- tian Cemetery yesterday.

The late Mr. Ohey leaves three sona, the eldest of whom is at pre- sent £73 Singapore.

and

seven

Lam Kwan, 24.

the

master of Lee Kee shop, was charged with receiving 31 baskets of garlic.

Delendants pleaded not guilty was remanded for 48 hours.

Det.-ögt. Bethell was in charge of the case.

and the case

EXPORT OF PETROL

necessary.

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of

a three-day showing on Is standing on the third floor of the Hotel Cecil yesterday during which period. It The speed of the turn-tables can attracted a daily attendance be accurately adjusted, and about 600 art lovers. gramophone pick-ups and a loud The paintings, all done in water speaker are provided for reproduc- colour, numbered 93 of which some 502 persons have registered sound from the records when some 40 to 50 had already been sold by the afternoon yesterday. PRIZE PAINTINGS GETTING THE NEWS

The "prize" of the exhibition Although these heavy recording were two paintings of bird life and vans are well suited to many kinds two of legendary "figures, done on of recording work, experience has scrolls. One which Was framed proved that a lighter form of mo- and which was priced at $300, had bile equipment is also necessary. two buyers as the result of which In 1938 the BBC News Depart the painting, a pleasant scene of ment felt the need for a mobile a bird of the peacock specimen

with the authorities under the Re- gistration of Dentist Ordinance. 1940, which entitled the following categories to registration:

a) persons holding degrees which entitle them to register in the United Kingdom;

(b) those holding a degree or

As a result of being robbed of daughters, of whom Miss Annie 1,800 tins of petrol at Nine Ping diploma recognised by the Dental unit which could travel rapidly to standing by some rocks and flow- Chey is a popular member of the British waters, in consequence of Board formed under the Ordin- any part of the country, obtain ers, will be specially painted again.

which the mafter was reported to

Hongkong younger set.

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STUDENT FITNESS CAMPAIGN

topical news story, and bring the for the second buyer. Mr. Chey was an old resident in the Pilce. Lat Chung-ho, 31, cargo (c) any person. already register-records back the same night (to The painting was the effort of the Colony and bad been con- junk master, and Chow Homing; fed under the old Ordinance; and London or any other BBC studio the three exhibitors, one painting nected with the Colonial Transport cargo watcher, were charged be-; (d) any person engaged as his centre) to be included in the news each of the three objects--the Company for many years and, fore Mr. Anderson yesterday with principal means of livelihood in bulletins...

bird, the rocks and the flowers. prior to his demise, was Asistant attempting to export 1,800 tins of the practice of dentistry in the The apparatus had to be suffi

petre on board junk No. T4009 Colony up to the date of com- ciently compact to fit into a build- The Rev, Yun Ving-hop officiat-without a permit from the Carantcement of the new Ordinance. ing or set up in an aeroplane, and ed at a service held in the rest-troller of Food,

It is stated that of the $02 den robust enough to withstand fra dence.

Outlining the case, Det.-Sat.cists the vast majority have no velling over bad roads at high Besides the chief mourners, Bethell said that on May 26, de- qualifications whatsoever and were speeds. Although it would nor- friends who attended

were "Miss feridants sailed with the cargo on registered under section (d);" Mary Tam, Messrs. Chan Hin-po, board, and on May 29 defendants that the Tsu Shek, Mao Wong-shu, Wan reported to the Police

As part of the national physical. Hoi-ming, Mr. Chung Wai-ku ́and cargo' was robbed at Nine Pins.

fitness · campaign, the Students' members of the Shamshulpo Choir,When asked by the Police if there

Representative Council at the Mr. & Mrs. Lau Fuk-chung. Mr. was a permit for the export of

It had also to be independent of University has decided to inau- & Mrs. Fung Fit, Mrs. Lau Ng-ku the petrol, defendants said that

external power supplies and to be

gurate physical training classes MIE. To1 Chao-she, Mrs. Wong. they had notę.

suitable for use not only as are under the guidance of students of Mra, Chung Mac-tse, Mrs, Chang First defendant was fined $250

the cording unit, but also for direct the Physical Education School In Chung-ming, Mr. Wong Cheuk-wa or two months while second de- Opposition (Mr. Curtin) informed outside. broadcasting work where Australis. and many others,

feridant was fined $100 or rne the Acting Prime Minister that suitable Post Office telephone lines Mr. Holmes, a leading member of were available to carry a "lve'

broadcast. the British Labour Party now; en

FLORAL TRIBUTES A

Among the wreatha sent were

month,

BRITISH LABOUR MAN TO VISIT AUSTRALIA

SYDNEY.-The Leader of

mally be used in the car, the ap paratus had to be readily movable so that it could be carried by hand to places to which the car could not be taken.

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Students participating will given à medical examination oli the lines of the preliminary ́ex- a visit to New Zealand, had a It was also necessary to provide amination for recruits for the those from his loving family. Messrs. S.M. Churn, Fung Wai-man, Kwok-leung. Dr. K. C. Tse, Wong cepted an invitation from the facilities for reproducing a record- RAAF. Senior medical students

Government and ing and connecting the output to will Bealat. Kwok Shiu-lam, Fung Kee-cheuk Tak-chong, Fun Chun-leung. Wong Commonwealth

The National Union of Austrá- Fung Kwok-cheung, Chan Kwal- Tat-to, Wong Ling-ku, Chao Kin- the Federal Parliamentary Laboura telephone line where there was

not time to bring the records to Han University Students recently tung. Wong Yee-loy. Wong Kim-Kwong, Lee Siu-ching. Wong Tal-Party to visit Australls.

It is not yet known when Mra studio centre. The equipment resolved that medical officers be tong, Hul Ping Wong Slu-chat, kun, Kwok Kam-lung, Kwok Yat-

Tse Holmes will reach Australia had also to fit the car without any appointed in each university Chan Slu-tin, Pang Kwong-fat, lung, Lau May-sang. Mises

modification of the standard Yeung Kin, Yuen-lun, Lau Chung. Yuet-yu, Chung Yin-han, Lat Bau- how long he will stay, but arrange-

examine all students. This wider discussed by the Wong Bin, Chessg Sing, Sin Kwai-kuen, Lu! Fal-mel, Ho Plu-ting. Ya ments for his reception will be bodywork and without fitting any plan will be

Mr. Fadden and special mountings in the car. sang, Wong Hal-yu, Wa Chia-Lal-yung. Wu May-lan, and Lau made jointly by

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