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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

RADIO NOTES AND NEWs.

Provision for Big Station.

A recont lusue of the Manila now and circulara may be

Bulletin roports:--

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1924. (FEATURE SECTION).

proching 1,000 miles

It entitles the purchaser to in-been heard up to ranges ap- stall any type of receivar, "Inpos ing no conditione in rospect of marked apparatus. re-favourably recolved by the public, Tho now licenso has been and it is anticipated that licensod toners will soon number 1,000,- 000.

broadcast to the municipalities in the dialects. It is further understood that as a result of investigations made in the United States, Speaker Roxas is intorost

Listeners are Invited to note the strength of signals at differ- report to the B.B.O. on modu- ent times of transmission and to lation and other details. The B.C.C.- are particularly anxious to resolve reports from ́ orystal users about 100 milos from 5XX.

to tamper with thoir sets in order I should advies Histonora-in not

to increase the wavo length range until it in dofinitely announced that XX is to be a permanent

HIGH POWER DISAPPOINTS, station.

With E. M. Bachrach of Bachrach Motor Company mak ing a concreto offer to put up alone or in cooperation with other,

the B.B.C., anticipates a rovonue Lord Gainfo d, the chairman of individuals money needed for the ed in scouring for Manila a first-of about £40,000 from noxt year's construction of £100,000 radio olass station. broadcasting station, all that

license fees and other sources. It was pointed out at the meet- romains to be done for Manila to'ing that uprovements in the have its station is adoption of a manufacture of receiving equip not by Philippino'logialature af- ment in the United States during uring appropriation of adequate the past year have eliminated the funds for operation

nocessity for storage batterios At a meeting at the excutive and antennae. Receiving sots building representative govern are much simplified and can he nont officluls and business non oporated, by any one after five scussed the plans in detail and minutos instruction using dry committee composed of Director batteries. Among those prosont of Pesta dose Topacio, Collector at the meeting was Mr. Osborne uf Internal Revenue Juan who recently Installed a high Ponadas, Jr., Chief of the Exe- power station at Macao. Jo.

Bureau cutive

Ventura and stated that his station would soon General Managor Horace B. Pond put out high class musical proto ho made, and in a few days But many improvamonts have of the Pacific Commercial Com rammer which could be ra pany was appointed to draft the broadcast from Manila and that surprise those who have in

the transmission will probably proposud legislation on the hn would be able to rebroadcast Establishment of a radio broad- Manila prograintnes,

pationtly volcod their dis asting station to bo proposed to

appointmont. the legislature at the present-

essions.

According to plans under dia- ussion, the insular government would be able to recover its ex-

ponditure for the maintenance of the pторона 1 broad nating atation by the fixing of a nominal jax on all receiving sote sold, tho fax to bo included in the dealor's Helling price Ultimate profit

in the sale of roceiving equip

ment could also he used to reimburse the capital invested in the installation of the station, it was indicated.

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BOMBAY RADIO CLUB.

Wireless Progress in India. Commander Nicholson, Direc- tor of Wireloss, speaking at the lombay Radio Cinb recently, said that it was not sound at the per would be properly served with a Hent moment to say that India

worked commercial radio service if it was

ontirely stations. If the Company which "beam" on had been formed was prepared to erect a super-station and four aorvo India very well. "beam" stations, they would

it was

Bachrach placed before the nooting comploto figuras com

led by the Radio Corporation they would have to erect some- If the airmail seliomodeveloped, of Amorica covering the in-

tallation and maintenance of a powerful station, as

whoro near Bombay a vory 500-watt Wostorn Electric station which is now the type gonorally rential that airships should get

into touch with use in the United States.

A station in Every one of the 900 municipal

required was station with which they could communicato They had their eye on a sito and as they loft England.

ities in the islands would ultimately have a receiving set quipped with a loud speakor. This could be installed in the prosidencia facing the plaza and the prople would be ablo to enjoy he constabulary and concerts broadcast from the Luneta.

Bombay, and, what they really

as Boon

La

already been done towards plan- ning such a station.

a cortain amount of work had

Doaling with wireless in India, Considerable strona was laid by Governmont was doing very little Commander Nicholson asid that those attending the meeting upon to help development and licenses the many benefits which would acorno to the government and the absolute minimum. They had. wore being cut down to an people from the installation of the howevor, managed to get a good otation. All government bureaus service working between Madras with any circulara or announce and Rangoon, which was carry- inents could have a certain perioding ordinary commercial traffic of the day, so could the University between India and Burma and of the Philippines in getting an Audionce, including all the high than they thought it would be.

was a great deal more satisfactory boola of the islands, for its mportant lectures, it was pointed tat.

NEW LICENSE. ·

It is understood that Chief Ventura of the executive bureau Any Kind of Receiver Permitted.

e also investigating the possi A new and simplified wirelcas lity of installing local broad-license can now ho purchased at casting stations in provincial post offices for 10s, Hays a Home capitals through which insular

paper.

DICKENS OLD 18JUES.

Crystal Range is 238 Miles.

from XX, the 25k.w. "super" " Pickwick,"

Experimental transmissions! After an opening bid of £500, a broadcasting station at Cholms-original parts as Issued in 1836. comploto in the ford, which began last month, 37, was finally knocked down to seemed to have disappointed Mr. C. J. Sawyer, Grafton-street, many people with crystal sets, London, for £1,100, recently at saya a London paper.

Sotheby's. This là a record prico

and "purest" copy that has been for a "Piokwick." It is the finost

the library of first editions of the found for many yours. It was in

lato Mr. Buchanan Mactionrge, of Glasgow, which was being die. The maximum orystal rango no pused of "A Tale of Two Cities" far, says the BBC has been (1859) was sold for £78, and 238 milos-at Forry Hill, Durham. "Grost Expectations" (1866). Safe crystal recoption appoare privatoly printed, of which only to be possible up to a range of two or three copies are known, 100 milos. With moro plicatod apparatus the station has Spencer for £139,

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During the voyage one of the crocodiles broke out of his box and began roaming the decks. It was not until he had received a "powerful blow on the nose that he was convinced that he was safor in his box.

A big crono was included atuong the birds, and the sailors used to gather round its cage to admire the aplendid specimen.

One day, however, the crane, resenting the overtures of a por sistont admiror, peoked out the man'a oyo. It had no further admirers during the voyage.

The collection, which is a very valuable one, includes some rare specimens of spotted hyenas.

DARING NIAGARA FEAT RECALLED.

The days of Blondin and tight rope performers are recalled y the announcement in mail wok of the death at the age of 80 of Androw Jenkins, who rolla A bicycle on a rope over the Niagara Gorge in 1869.- Mr. Jonkins, who was almost blind, was born in England.

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