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NEW ARCHBISHOP OF PARİS. Cardinal Dabais, Archbishop of Rouen, bas been appointed Archbishop of Paris.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1920.

WIRELESS TALK.

ITS ACHIEVEMENTS AND LIMITATIONS.

Stories of the, successful en

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WOMEN IN JAPAN.

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The Japanese Home Ditice auth- EXPANDING AERIAL SERVICE. Ployment of wireless tolophony in oritics states the Asahi recognisa There are now-over 80 sarapeaking with an aircraft pilot the need of future activity of fying 100 miles away have atous women in various spheres, domes- planes angaged in the daily aired expectant hopes the telephone tie, national and social, and that sarvices between England and

rires may soon became as obso-with A

to awakening the continent of Europe.

lete as the semaphore. These Japanese women to this need A FIVE-TOWNS LOAN. stories are true, but they are in-they have-under-vonsideration The Corporations of Swansea. [complete, says a writer in the the establishment of a Women's

A chain Bristol Portsmouth, Plymouth | Daily Chranice. They do not Association or and Bristol, following the latest receal the limitations of wireless.women's associations in Japan. inancial Fashion, are issuing a loquiry among Government ex-The matter is receiving the care- leombined prospectus. to raise perts in wireless does not reves!ful attention of Mr. Soyeda, the

£5,000,000, at 6 per cent.

any present prospect that we shall Director of the Local Affairs to dispense with the Bureau. Mr. Ikeda, the Director TURKEY'S FINANCIAL POSITION. able

It is reported from Constan- services of Miss Numplease or of the Social Bureau and other: tinople that the French, British, the ear-piercing indiction of the Secretaries of the flame Depart

nuraber-engaged "buzzer. and Italian representatives in the

The chief limiting factor in Mr. Soveda is quoted as stating Ottoman public debt administra- tion bare taken over control of that the etherial waves take up that the position of women has The im- a great deal of room, A message lately been elavated. Turkish Finances and Customs,

Or electrical impuls com- mense activity of which woman whose total deficit is over £330,municated by means of a wire are capable has been eloquently circuit occupies no more space in illustrated during the recent war. INTERNATIONAL LAW INSTITITE transmission than the diameter Herein lies & lesson for the The International Law lastitute of the wire. Radial waves travel Japanese women to learn. In is going to open at Earis injin all directions from the trans-shur, the progress of the times December under official patron-mitting point, and there is not calls for the organisation age. Its purpose is to endeavour room in the atmosphere for two of a Women's Association like tounity International Law, and waves of the same kind at the the one which be with other time. They ges in each officials, is endeavouring to bring; to strengthen the bonds batween same those States which are members other's way to such an extent into being. As to the constitu- of the League of Nations.

that coherency becomes difficult.tion of the proposed organisation, Another limitation lies in the the authorities are not without fact that you can only their opinions, bar in view of the to an expectant re-different conditions prevailing in ceiver: in other words, the re-diferent districts they think it:

giver must always be listening: best to consult the representatives there is no dependable means by of various localities about the which you can "eall up" anybody matter, as it would be impossible by means of a wireless telephone. to apply a uniform rule to all

000,000.

EX-PREMIER REFUSED

PASSPORT.

M. Caillaux, the former Frenchrann Premier. who was tried on 1 charge of treason, applied to the authorities for passport, but bis application was not granted. He intended to visit Belgium in order. its rumoured, to start banking business.

U.S. NATURALIZATION LAW,

For this reason you cannot carry prefectures. on a conversation question, and answer, or "switch over" from listening to speaking at the sama time..

The United States District Court has granted citizenship to Hochino Kodama. Japanese ST ATLANTIC DEMONSTRATION Wireless Telegraphy and wire- under the provisious of the Naturalization Low, making less telephony employ the same persons who served in the militry waves bagelegraphy uses waves and naval forces during the war of fixed lengths, and communica eligible without any previous non is simple when transmitter declaration of intention.

U.S. PROHISTITION INFRINGEMENTS.

THE SHELL COMPANY AND E.P.D.

RUMOUR OF REMOVAL TO HOLLAND.

We were unable to obtain any

For some days past rumour has and receiver are "tuned" to the bean very persistent in the City same wave length. in. telephony that the "Shell" Transport and the wave lengths magyary to the Trading Company was contem-3 extent of 3 per cent. more from placing removing its head offica The US. Internal Revenue the normal, and this factor is a to Amsterdam with a view of Bureau is considering the seizure preventive of very long distance avoiding the Excess Profits Duty. and sale of foreign ships, which transmission. are caught violating the terms of

It is five-years since the first official confirmation or denial of the prohibition laws by being used successful deconstration of long this report, states the Fouanrial for smuggling liquor. The Vol-distances fephoning without Time, but it received a consider stead Act provides that vehicles wires. In 1915 a speech was able amount of credence, in view used in the illegal transportation transmitted from Washington to of the fact that Amstendara was a of liquors may be seized and the Eiffel Tower, about 2,500|large buyer of Shells for the rst confiscated.

miles, and the signals are said to time since the Company amalga ADMIRALTY RESOURCE. have been heard in the other mated with the Royal Dutch in It is stated. an excellen: direction at Honolulu. A practical 1907. A further report was to the authority that the British Navy and valuable instance of its effect that "the junior "partner of has progressed rapidly in this successful use was on the occasion the combine weak be absorbed matter of new mystery ships of President Wilson's return home by the Royal Dutch. and other war devices since the from the Peace Conference, when armistice. New designs of ships, he received in new anti-submarine devices, and portant new blockade trick-have been Ministers. discovered. but they have been kept securely locked in the Ad- miralty archives.

mid-ocean im from messages

his

On inquiry in circles closely identified with the concern, the opinion was expressed that such a drastic step of transferring the Company's head office to Am- TALNING TO AIRCRAFT.

sterdam would not be taken, but The most modem development it was pointed out that the GoT- of wireless telephony is in com-ernment's action in maintaining munication with moving ships or the Excess Profits Duty at 60 per

messages

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CORNISH MINE DISCOVERY. Prospecting among old minejaircraft. The Air Ministry has workings in Cornwall, abandoned been most active in this field. cent. provided a strong induce- ment for such course being more than 50 years ago, the But experiments are embarrassed adopted. Jumbil (Nigeria) Tin Areas, Ltd., by a too free use of the ait by As Si: Marcus Samuel recently were stated, during the hearing other radio messages. Spacious indicated, the great. bulk of the MASSAGE HALL of an action in the Chancery as the firmament is, it will pot Shell Company's profits are earn-

division in London last month, accommodato wave lengths, that ad inside this country. The con to have discovered on a Farmn at clash. It is not yet clear whether | Gwinear a lode of in 60 ft, in the Air Ministry intends to claim and most of its subsidisties are in cera is simply a bolding company,

width. It was "said to be the aerial jurisdiction to the zenith,

CO way connected with trade largest in Cornwall, and probably but it is conceivable that it might conditions in this country. the largest in the world.

try to do so in war time, on the LANDRITSJUDGE TAKES HOLIDAY ground the officia!

The work of M. Bonin, the cannot be subjected to inter- FONGKONG JAPANESE indefatigable Juge d'instruction ference."

through the wire (and with more But the Ministry cannot pre-certainty) as on it MASSAGE ASSOCIATION.n the Landru case, has at last

[been completed, and the docu. vent espionage. Listening in " At present telephonic wireless ments have been handed over to is a drawback to the transmission is being developed in combination the Parquet. The number more of secrets by wireless; and at with ordinary telephony, and when skilled than 5,000, and are so weighty that Present any starrer whose re-successfully the cffcial who is carrying on with!ceiver becomes attended to the operators are always employed the case. Bonin has gone on transmitter of an official message in the most favourable conditions. a well-earned boliday is going to Can cap. There are optimistic 1:

may be asked why use M. Bonin's room instead of spirits in the Air Department sad wireless communication cannot

applied baving the vast documentary in the Post Office, however, who bo

to bring the evidence moved.

are confident that an exclusive news of the day to the crofter in method of wireless signalling the remote Hebrides, the lonely will yet be perfected; it is a lighthouse keeper, and the deep alter of harmonising more ses fisherman; and, in the other Ex-President Taft, in a speech intimately the relation of the direction, by such isolated folk to et Vancouver, said: "I can'transmitter and the receiver, summon medical or other material decide now just how I can support they say.. Kanz You-wei, the Chi Senator Harding for the Pre-

aid in time of distress. aess reformer, has circulated a sidency, when he has denounced

PRESS MESSAGES. letter. to the Government and the League of Nations, although While there is in theory col In theory it can; but the of all kinds, especially for ship other public bodies advocating Governor Cox is not quite right if limitation to the distance that a picturesque experiments of bighly- building and engineering works conclude a treaty and exchange opposed to any League of Nations, either by telegraphic or tele resources cannot readily be turned that China should immediately he says that Senator Harding is wireless message may be sent, killed persons with ample Complete stock, Best

arms diplomatic representatives with I believe that the election of phonic signals, it has not been to such practical.account Immediate delivery.

Harding will mean the adoption found practicable to impart In another direction, experi He says that a country must of a League of Nations with direction to the signals; they ments have been made by the sintain her independence, and that Ching should fear no country

cannot be prevented from radia Post Office in distributing Press (Established A. D. 1880.) and rely on no Power in her MURDER OF ADMIRAL SCHLER's ing in every direction, like light. messages, projected from HING LUNG ST. Phone 515 Hiplomatic dealings. Germany is a

a number of The nearest approach to success central point, at country most advanced in modern A message from Weimer sayalin the attempt to give direction receiving stations simultaneously, science and an old friend of this that Admiral Scheer's wife and to either wave signals is claimed but they cannot be said to have country. As Japan has already paid vere 299assinated, and by General Squier Chief Sigual giver encouraging results:-The resumed trade relations and ex-the Admiral's eighteen-year-old Officer in the United States alament of uncertainty, due to change representatives with Ger-daughter was seriously wounded, Army succeeded in guid-wave, interlerance and other wave along the path causes, was found to be opposed many and begun to make use of by two masked men, who broke ing a

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het talenta Chipa should not into the Admiral's villa. One of of an open or uncovered wire, to simultaneous collection of hesitate to do the same thing the turderers was an artist name and even for a short distance identical wave messagea. For especially as she has established ed Buschuer, who afterwards under water. But this method, the Bame TEESCH We are not yet! now relations with such countries committed suicide, but the other even if successful,does not promisejable to ring up a wireless ex- as Bolivia, Sweden, Norway and Ded. The motive for the crime economy, for if a wire is needed change or to exchange uninter Poland.

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