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FITE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

NON-STOP MUSIC "ANNOYANCE.

"Continual Practice":

Justifies Complaint.

rooms.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER-

LOCAL RADIO NOTES.

91, 1923

BY FILAMENT.")

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"No one has a right, although I am glad that the rather The idea of teaching elementary earning a living as a musician outspoken criticisms of local Morse through broadcasting is an to practise masic at the expense radio conditions which of other people's comfort" said voiced in these notes last weekxoown fact that the concentration 1xcellent one, for it is a well- Judge Seally at Marylebone were apparently taken so well:xercised in listening-in is very County Court to a landlady who I have heard comments iran helpful to the memorising of what sought possession of a tenant's fall sides that they were at least is received.

bordering on the line of commer A nuisance was alleged, and sense. the tenant answered that the place as far as criticism goes

Hoogkorg is a Guder According to the broadcasted landlady's daughters practised one is confronted with the natural fotel are removing their trans

Lunounce mant, the Hongkong the piano and cello for hours difficulties of a small community. dally, and for nice hours on Sun-where eriticism is pitan mistaker an accommodate at least part of nitter to larger room so that they JATE

for malice. If I have not mid-their orchestra for use in their pro- Practice of music for long hours, it clear before, fat it be knowna Tammes. I understand, however, especially on Sunday afternoons that tbeso comments are for the hat declared the judge, was a matter good of radio

another reason for the of which people living on the favour no

in mineral: Thanga in location is to secure same premises might justifiably nor individuals.

monopolies. oliques better aerial and earthing com. complain. Continual practice on

tions, and I trust that the stringed instruments was a COD-

results hoped for will be achieved. Fenced in as they are. however, with buildings and other ab- sorbing factors, all the technical;

bad to listen to it.

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siderable annoyance to those who One of the main tapies amongs: radio enthusiasts is the vered It was no excuse for the land-question of regeneration. Re 1 lady to say that her daughters¦ Ocirin osets, designed to use this at their command will be

of valve made their living by music, and method

oscillation required in getting the maximum in this case, the practice described constiture, wo abuuld say, at least | rasu.ds from theirtransmitingset. he the tenant was a reason for 10 per ent of those in use in the Nothing is mora ruinous to cleat Irefusing an order for possession. Celong. There seems to have modulation than the presence! been an unwritten edics sent

near the anteans of stoel frame} forth from the Government or strumturos whien, in absorbing the Radio Society, or from the energy given out, creates cross someoneseemingly with authority, fields and currents which cause that no regenerativa sets are fa | fading of signals and erratic be be allowed I think that this baviar of the modulation circuit prohibition is right, althouch of of the set. we could trust avery user of such

set to use it properly, there]

What is the Government of would be no neel for it To Hongkung really going to do prohibit regenerative S^15 iat radio in the C.ay? I was depriving the real radio amateur acting the other day with one of of a line of experimentation which caffale in close touch with is extremely interesting. However, the situation. and it is apparent the whole subject of regeneration at th· Government itself is still! can be, and undoubtedly will be, un lezi lad. thrown into the discard in the bear future, for this method of Tat it apparant, duo. that reception of radio waves is th: recent recommendations made i already out-of-date in other in Engian 1, which were published countries.. The redex circuits and In the Telegrupi a few days ago.! their recent adaptions have have given the local officials al supplanted all previous hook-ups. mach wiler, Bad still more) anl are unquestionably sosymaithetic view towards the superior, so simple to operate and bron feasting situation. It has so much less costly, that to bother been proved at Home that a great; much about regeneration, or n

of the restrictions ant regeneration "is. in my opinion etty regulations first created: so much waste of time.

sere preposterous, and

many them waro inserted at he instance of monopolistic radio companies having a big influence

The following 1924 Buick & Oakland Models, (equipped with 4 wheel brakes), have arrived in Hongkong :-

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Sports

Two ---4

Four---5

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in Honkong they will be fair to all and not favour the big fellows.

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The new Grimes reflex F-tem of making two or three tubes do the work of five or six respective ly, is the last word in receiving and those who were privileged t sea a demonstration of the circuit locally during the past few day have had the wind taken out of them. The set in question, usin

Hongkong folks who are just three dry-cell tubes, brought in beginners, in radio ara meŝting [signals on an 18 inch loop serial with a problem which all ether! with no ground connection. from ountries have gone through 1500 and 1800 miles with an esse

when the science tras young and selectivity that was aston-

-efer to the lection of a boud- ishing. The set is abeolutely "peaker. Being a dyed-in-the-| wood opponent of almost all unif and control for turning very loni-spouter devies per- Jon the filament current to thehaps I am prejatice, but my

tubes. It receives without practi. cally any static interference and the demonstrator for com parison had a three tube regene rative receiver working at the same time on an outside sériat. over which the static crackled in, while on the Grimes set the interference was practically nil We predict that this will be the popular set in this district, at least until some others, go one better.

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nii voire, an I most of them stem - suffer from chronic asthma.! That is why, in listenior to

nadcasted phonograph music orming from an imposing-looking 10. many a man his sald:-

Well, I would much sooner hear that on my own phonograph at The local broadcasting has been home." Naturally. But there made a good deal more interest- ere many improvements being ing on recent rights by the Radio mode, and I am conuent that Communication Co. giving someone of the companies giving us Vers excllent lessons in Morse Code for those wishing to learn it. I heard the first two lessons, and they were given in a very clear, practical manner and the announces at the Kowloon station hus many more followers in there lessons khan patitaps he himself imaginee

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heen given up in places where radio has been in existence for

strokes. The player farthest from the cup plays his ball which takes a freakish course. comes into contact with

his oppoa | ent's ball and knocks it into, the bole. How is such a happen. Question:--Player drives his ung regarded?! bill from the teeing ground,

It is simply a break of the game which is located on the bank of which works to tho decided

a small body of water, into the advintage of the player whose water, Has the player the right buil was knocked into the hole to reter his ball or must be drop He shall be deemed to have holedf the ball back on, the teeing out at his last stroke. I he ground?

reacbed the green in three, and) Answer:-The small body of then had his ball knocked into the Water, on the bank of which is hole when his opponent's bill located the tee, is a water hazards struck it. his score for that hole. A ball driven from the wee into a shall be three.

water hazırd must be regarded Question Hes the referee or in the same light..as a ball umpire in a golf mateb the right, played into a water hazard from to take action for any breach of any other place on the course.the rules he may see, or must be The player has no right to again wait until an appeal has been, tes the ball. It must be dropped, made before giving & decision? but not necessarily on the tesing Answer Aa umpire or referee, Hernand if the player prefers some when agreed upon, shall take

fother place

➡cognizance of any breech of rules Question of Two players reach that he may obkarra, whether he the green in the same number of be appealed to on the point or not!

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