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It is announced that there are. Those allotinents' were 100,000 known Radio-broadoast won the art was young, and ex; racolvore in Canada today but porionco negligible, and it may actually, there are probably many transpiro that with the apparatus) moro, and the number will, no availablo to-day, tho moro doubt, be doubled during the next efficient waves for long-distance year, says the Montreal Herall, working are those which are No spot in the whole. Dominion now, so to spoak, given to the Is out of range of at least one of the world to play with. Particularly 38 Broadcasting Stations in this in this likely, in view of the fact country; and ono or more of the that despite their success, all United Stations may be heard amatour and broadcasting anywhere in Norili America, stations are admittodly working) The aquipment necessary to in a way that is very wasteful of sócuro the important bonefits transmitting energy and of the which acarua to tho possessor of other, but which is more or loss this modern and real. Magic necessary bocaues of the nood Carpot" moed woigh no more than or simplloity in, the receiving 20 lbs. and need cust no more equipment.

| than $100,00 in the open market. Tho manufacture of radio- It is safe to prophesy that next oquipment has become an exten. Un. summor there will be somo al-sive Industry in Canada. most incredible storios told of fortunately it is seasonal, bocause the bonofito derived from radio, transmission {A much Boro by those now wintering to the efficient in the winter, and people frozon North. We already know are loss disposed to listen in what it is doing for the crew of the summer. For companies in the "Bowdoin."

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and probably more thorough, than Canada's trans-oceanic radio- It is understood that the Prime a knowledge of grammar in telegraph servicos are still limited Minister has conveyed a wish to this. To our succossors, North to, that provided by the Marconi his Ministerial colleagues thut America will look no larger than Co. to the United Kingdom, and their newspaper activity should does the Island of Montreal to as the one-way service maintained be, considerably curtailed. TheIt is not a very uncommon thing by the British Post Oflice in con- House of Commons fesents the now for amatours in Montreal to junction with cortuin nowspaper appearance of articles in the hold two-way conversations with interests of North America.

athora as far removed as Nova Just as Canada always offers Press from prominent Ministers Scotia and the Pacific Coast; and golden opportunities for pioneers THE HUMAN 200 giving information about, the Government's plans which has the power they use is no greater in her "Last West," so is Radio not been supplied to the House, then that required to light an ever offering service in new folds Mr. Philip Snowdon, the Chancel-vorage living room. It is true of buman endeavour. The future: for of the Exchequer, has been that those longer cominunications will see a broadcast station estab- contributing a weekly article on are usually effected by telegraph, lished in every mining contre, and the political affairs of this coun- but tolephony is often used suc- radio receiving oquipment in the iry to an American Labour paper cessfully at ranges of the order romote recesses of every mino, so that hops and instruction may for the past nine months. One of of 2,000 miles. these articles formed the subject difference between the casual and are entombed. In some minos, While, of course, there is a big bo conveyed to miners when they of the protest described in a Intermittent. communication of natural difficulties may be on- Parliamentary report. In it he as- timated that when the fullhousing those amateurs, and the regular countered, but they will mostly be programme of the Government and more or less dependable com- capable of solution. No bedridden had been carried out the burden' munication necessary for a com-porson, however poor, need now on the local authorities would be marotal service; it is a mattor for lack ontortainment, or fool out off Borious thous atthat whereas those from the outside world; and no equal to a 10d. rato.

amateurs seldom use a transmit-budding prima-donna nood now Mr. Snowden stated that this ting power of more than 50 watts, fool entirely dependent on the was merely a deduction from It would probably be considered esprice of an autocratis impros- statements already made in Par-advisable to. provide 2,000,000 anrio for an opportunity to intro- liamont.

watts for a commercial service duce herself and her art to the It is not the first journalistio over their best distancos: By public. The Esperantist, or ethor effort by members of the Govern- 2,000 miles; that is, if it were db-Lingus Franca onthusiast, will | mont which has embarrased the sired that it should be dependable yot see in Radio his greatest hopo. Prime Ministor.

throughout the year. It may The churches are already making cccur to the lay reador, to su uso of the other; but it is not re-i gest that there must be a "joker" conded that their revenues have in the situation, and I think it inoroased thereby atthough they THE RISING GENERATION.

would bo rash to dony it.

might reasonably expect many To colebrato his 108th birthday,

saved car fares to be added to the Henry Moore, of Port Melbourne,

Now, the wave lengths allotted normal.contribution. Ultimately, mado his first flight in an aero- to. trans Atlantic commercial it is inevitable that the othur will plane. Moore was smilling broadly, wireless telegraphy, are those of bo taboo to doctrinaires, and up- whon the machine landed smooth- 8 000 motres and longer; while if ethics and enthusiasts, God lyafter a flight of ten minutes. Ho thone allotted to amatour and bless thom, will be confined to said that now he had started he public broadcasting stations, are ethics and economics, when they would like, to fly all day."

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