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WEDNESDAY, THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MAY 21, 1924.

IT

Buick's Twentieth and

Greatest Year

Tis now twenty years since Buick Arst began to manufacture and soll Buick motor cars.

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Significant of Buick's achievements and position in the industry through- out these two decades are Buick's accomplishments in this, its twen- tieth year of existence." During

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1928 Buick built MILLIONTH car. During these same twelve months Buick broke all production records for cars of its class.

In August, 1923, after long and intensive research, Buick provided the public with the proved Buick four-wheel brakes-just as more than twenty years ago Buick added to motor car utility and efficiency by

Producing the valve-in-head, engine. And, for the sixth consecutive year, Buick, occupies first place at the National Automobile Shows-a posl- volume of tion awarded upon business.

Noteworthy as is this record of past achievement, it assumes added mean- ing as a substantial promise of an For, even more successful future.

from the rich background of ex- perlence-with all of its unequalled in- facilities-and manufacturing spired by a deep sense of personal obligation to Buick friends, owners and the general public - Bulck will seek over to maintain on an higher level its position as Standard of Comparison.

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RADIO NOTES AND NEWS.

Secret Wireless Communication.

Now that the first wonder of provided to prevent the core from wireless has to some extent worn boing lifted too quickly, 1.0, from off, there is a disposition in some boing actuated by atmospherics quartors to rogerd radio tolophony or any other signal than tho When the as boing too simple and oisy of prolonged "call.

access to bo properly appreciated: cord has boon raised to its full but once an oflpient method of oxtont, the cali signal coasos, and socrot wireless transmission has the coro thon drops down diroot- This been perfected, thoro is nothingly on to the clutoh armi, to prevent the setting-up of clutches the spring motor and tho system of broadcast-rotating top of the clutch to the *controlled" Ing which will be closed to all who goars which rotate the spindle of It is aro not in possession of special the tuning-control can).

that the Bulonoid receiving apparatue writes Sexton necessary

ahould be raised to its full O'Connor in Popular Wireless

One of the simplest methods of axtent, otherwise it will not have onsuring a ourtain degree of sufficient force in falling to do. socrecy is to impart an irregular press the clutch arm sufficiently but poriodic "wobblo" to the to bring the driving goar into longth of tho carrier waves sent action.

At the same instant that the out from the transmitting atation. Unless, the listener-in is provided call ceases, the "wobbling" cant with some means of "kooping at the broadcasting station is stop" with the varying wave-startod up, and the tuning of the longths, ho will be unablo ofthor transmitting and receiving aorial to receive an intelligible mossage is.thereafter kept in stop through. out the deliberato irregularition or to enjoy transmitting music.

A special receiving sat arranged imported to the transmitted wavo. for цно with a controlled or longth. Oneo the motor has boon】 socret system" of broadcasting is started the aerial switch is moved) covered by a recent patent (No. back to the right-hand position.

clue to the 206,499). The

In such a systom it would be arrangement lies in the use of an possible to transmit simultaneous- irregular-shaped tuning-control ly programmes with itoms of cam Thle is rotated at a con- different charactor--for instance, stant speed through suitablo gear dance music on one wave-longth' whools from a spring motor, and and commercial intelligence on Each transmission is caused to shift the tuning the other,

of the vario-coupler would be "controlled" or rendor-

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ing upon the contour of the cam control cams. At the receiving so as to continually alter the end one or other of the pro- tuning of the agriul,

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A similarly shaped cam con- by lrst, adjusting the initial trols tuning of the transmitting tuning of the set and then keep aerial at the broadcast station, it in stop by using the correspond- so that the wave sent out, in-ing control tam."

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PHONE CENTRAL No. 1116.

25, WING WOO ST,

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emits radiations that he calle BURIAL CROSS OF 1063.

N-rays. This suggests to mo

man

Relic of Abbot's Sister Found at Canterbury. During excavations in tho

bury a london cross and the remains of a loaden caskot havo

been found.

The cross bears the inscription in Latin-

On the eleventh of March, 1063, departed out of this life Wulf- naog, elster of Wulfric the Abbot. By this sign of Christ all the resting placos (are blessed?), .... ⠀

This, the earliest datod find yot mado, fixes the hitherto unknown

whom a remarkable story is re- name of the Abbot's sister, of latod by Gocelin in his History of the Translation of St. Augus-

stead of buing constant in length, is continually altoring. Any at- tempt at tuning-in to such transmission is impossible unless the receiving set is fittod, as shown, with a control cam which

Manis a wireless transmitter. that man, too, somo day may bo duplicates the shape of that used The time may como when man able to communicate by means at the transmitting station.

own waves, just as I also will be a wireless receiver, of his SPECIAL "CALLING SIONAL, tuned in to receive the tiny radio think insects and other living" To complicate matters still waves that are emitted by other things do now.

"When that day comes doctora further for uny unauthorised bodies and to communicate with listenor-in who may attempt to others by means of these waves may learn to distinguish between south afle of the Norman church of the waves omitted by a well man at St Augustine's Abbey, Cantor- Dead Airman's Message: keep stop with the irregularities This is the prediction

of tuning, and so pick up what Georgos Lakhovsky, ominent and those of a wick person. And A letter addressed Toy he is not intended to hour, a Parisian scientist, who has solved by using contra-rays, the physt and series of differently shaped con- some of the most delicate problems can may be able to cure the Pals All Over the World," and trol came are supplied to each of radio. He has enunciated the patient without modicino.

"When we learn more about marked to be opened only after subscriber to the controlled sys-theory that all living creatures

and omits his death, was loft by Captain tem, and a code is used to do- omit tiny radio waves and the the waves Leonard Brooke Hyde-Pearson, signate the particular one to be many already communicato with how those waves are affected in who has been killed in the used on any given occasion or one another, or are attracted to intensity and length by various Government service while flying

others, by means of those emana- microbes, we pass out of the

domain of uncertain diagnosis. [with mails from New York to any particular itom transmitted,

In addition to using the correct|tions.

"We will be positive. We will, Cleveland:

control cam, it must, of courso, "Physiology teaches us that be driven at the proper spood. our sonso of direction, of balance, have a table of wave lengths This is done by setting the speed of equilbruin is due to certain which will be exact. And we will governor in accordance with in- tiny canals in the oar," says know what to do in each caso. "I go West, but with a cheer-structions previously supplied to Lakhovsky. "It suggests to moThe possibilties are limitless. ful heart. I hope what small the subscribers. The motor must that these may play the part of But we have just reached the sacrifice I have mado may be of also be started up at the correct wireless receivers. Many insects edge of the subject.*

The Blossed Virgin, offended be uso to the causO.

time, so that it will rotate syn- have antennae that, are more

Cause Wulfrio had out off the wost and of bar chapol, appeared When we fly wo are fouls, they chronously with the motor at the than foolers. They are wirelogs roneivers, and sondors in all

in a vision to an old woman, say. When wo are dead we transmitting station.

Just before the commencement probability"

It is understood that the late colling her to warn the, Abbot worent half bad follows. But of the programme, the aerial

Many birds and animals are Bir Henry Luoy, the well-known that he would be punished by everyone int this wonderful

as Toby, doath. aviation service. is doing the change-over switch is moved guided by special radiations, not journalist; famous world far more good than the over to separate circuit on by instinot or a poculiar sonso, M.P." left a fortune of approxt. The woman, afraid of Wulfrio, thesido of the, aerial, ready he says. Owls and other night mately a quarter of a million. wont to Wulfmaeg, but her public can approciato.

to roopivo. a special calling" birds got their food by help of the The will is expected to bo proved brather treated the story with. the waves emitted by their prey, ho in the course of a few days, adds contempt. On the following Wo risk our nooks, wo give our signal... seat out from

the Press Association. A largo Easter Tuesday (1000 airoa), how- lives, wo perfect a service for the broadcasting station. This may points out.

Bomo naturalista say bats are number of charities are mem-oven, he died suddenly, sympat bónefit of the world at large. consist of a prolonged. Moreo And they call us fools for our "dash" on a constant wave-guided by their fine hearing and tioned in the document, particu- pains!

tongth, to which the soparate sonse of smell. But Lakhovsky arly hospitals and institutions But stick to it boys. I'm still circuit has previously been tuned. says he watched them in Paris connected with the Preas. It PRISON HOME FOR A COUNCILA Tho offect of the calling signal while the noise and orders of was a surprisa to Sir Henry vory much with you all and will

is to energise the relay in taxis filled the air. Yot the bats Luoy's old colleagues in the Parsell for £3,250 the disused prison meet you again "up thoro.".

the plate circult of the valus. caught insects in the air, guided liamentary Gallery to learn that at Carmarthon to Carmarthen Captain Hydo-Poorson received This in turn olosos a contact in ho bellovos, by radiations: of he had acquired so large a forshire County Counoll, who

tune. It is probably, the largest considering the question of uti two British decorations for bis a local circuit, containing a their prey.

economy exploits as an aviator during the solenoid, the core of which is "Professor Blondlot," he goes that has been loft by any Brithing it for offices on ground.

Blowly raised. A dashpot is op, has maintained that man working journalist,

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A

-FORTUNE OF A Working

JOURNALIST.

tine and bis Companions,""

The Government has offered to