HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
RADIO NOTES AND NEWS.
The Importal Wireless Scheme.
COLONIAL STATIONS.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1924. (FEATURE SECTION).
gress for the return of German oroitizen was entitled to help him- other onomy patents solkod during self to them and develop theni the war. ...
along individual lines. That they.
namda.
They boltovo the returned patopts may be turned over under
They see in this proposal loss were taken up and developed is of the rights to the basic ideas Attested by the numerous radio that have resulted in the marvs- frequency and reflex citquite now lous growth of the radio industry on the market under American Important Stato-aided experi-reasons-a high-power station of in this country and in the
poplarity now wireless the type of that which was being onormous
of the But if the Hawas bill goes fnents in the
boam," or short-wave directive erected. at Rugby would bejscience.
through as drawn up, and the Byatom, are to be undertakoa: at necessary.
The bill in question was intro-American government roturns to tho once at Home, The Governmont
duced in the last session of Con- those radio patents In to co-operate with the Marconi
The Governments of India and gress by, Representative Harry B. Tolofunken Company, the Ameri Company in the orection of a New Zealand had stated that Hawes of St. Louis. It provides can radio industry will be tied #boam" station for direct com- stations of the now type would for the termination of power with hand and foot, may opponents. munication with Canada (in six not meet thoir requiromonts, the alien proparty custodian and months), with Bouth Africa, India Australia and South Africa had for the roturn, under certain and Australia (I tests are not reached a final decision, but limitations, of seized property to Huccessful and stationis-Cto understood they wore-disposed the original_ownexperi tonded.)
to be arooted in those. Dominions The station (it was announced for communication with this by the Postmaster General in the country. fiquso of Commons last month. To give the new system a trial will be built by the Marconi his Majesty's Government had Campany an contractors for the undertaken, in the event of those Government, and they are to be stations being oreated, to provide paid nothing unloes the toata are a corresponding installation in AUTOCOSЯful.
this country as an extension. should the station be used for the Canadian servico,
licensing arrangement to the Radio...Carparation of Amorioa. And then, a single corporation will have a practical monopoly of radio inventions and products in
One of its provisions calls for the return of seized patente, "ox cept in so far as the United States government may desire to take this country! over any particular patents by However, government officials ominent domain on payment of point to two conditions which compensation.
point to retention of those patent ideas by this country,
It is to this provision that radio Eintórests object. They point to One is the provision in the bili Tho Postmaster General's
the patente formerly controlled by for retention of those patente that sintoment was mado during ques-
the Telefunken Company, which the government may desire to tion time, and aroso out of the
Improved business organisation had been seized by the govern- take over,. on condition that the Donald Committee's Report on for the working of stations in the ment and handed over to the navy inventors be paid for thon. tro protracted dispute over Im-country was being considered by department.
The other in the contention of porial wireless-supposed to have a farther committee under the
Among the patents wore those naval officials that tho alien: boon settled by the Imperial chairmanship of Sir R. Donald. covering radio frequency ampli- proparty custodian sold thone Conference last year.
This committee was expected tofication, "tunod radio frequency patents outright to the American Mr. Hartshorn announced the report very shortly.
and reflex, originally owned by navy and that no patents sold Govornmont decision to accapt
Answering several questions, the Germans, Schloemlich and outright could be returned to the the main recommendations of the| Mr. Hortehorn Bald the contract Von Bronk. These patents, they original ownore. But this is Committee as follows:-
provided that Marconi Company say, are the basic ideas on which questioned by those opposing the Stato to own all wireless should aroot a station for the practically the entire American Hawes bill, who insist that the stations in Great Britain for com-Government at cost price, plus radio in lustry has been developed navy department is morely the munication with British Posses-10 per cent. contractor's profit.thanks to the war and American custodian of the patents and that sions; Pont Office to operate The maximum was to be £58,000. seizure of allen property.
the patents really come under the Empire stations in Groat Britain
provisions of the bill. undor on improved business organization; extension of Rugby high-power station from 12 to 10
masts.
Those recommendations are to
Should additional units be re- quired for Australia and South Africa they would cost up to a maximum of £35,000
PAYMENT BY RESULTS. Whon the station was erected
b supplemented, however, by an there would be a seven days' teat. agreement for co-operation be- tween the State and the Marconi If the test gave the guaranteed Company for experimenta in the service, 50 por cont. of the price
"boam syatum for communica-of the station would be paid. tion betwoon this country and >versoas possessione.
MINIMUM GUARANTEES.
Thore would be a further six months' trial, and if during that period results woro satisfactory a further 25 per cont. would be paid. Then thoro would be anothor
The beam station (Mr. Hart-six months; and if at the ond of shorn stated) will be completed within 26 weeks of the site being
order, the remaining portion would be paid..
the period a final decision was given by the enginears that it placed at tho disposal of the com wab in satisfactory working pany, and it is to be a condition of contract that the installation should only be paid for if it fulfils minimum guaranteos of 100 words a minute for an average number of hours dally, follows:--
To Canada
To S. Africa To India... To Australia
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Sir Laming Worthington- Evans: Nothing is to be spent by the Government unless the testu asaro satisfactory?
But the Minister indicated that the now typo of station would bo mainly suitable fordefor red traffic.
Mr. Hartshorn: Quito right. If the first and second payments aro mado, and if before the final cortificato is given they do not comply with the tests, any money paid will have to bo refunded:
GERMAN PATENTS.
For long distance communica- tion at all hours and simultane-
U. S. Fears Release, ous long-distance transmission in all directions and at all hour Washington: Amorican radio condition which his Majesty's inventors and manufacturers are Government regarded as essen-combing their influence to prevent fail both for strategic and other passage of a bill ponding in Con-
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HELPED THEMSELVES. With the government in con- trol of the patents' any American
The bill has boon referrod to the Committee on Interstato and Foreign Commerce.
AIR-MAIL GUIDE.
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MALAYAN WIRELESS.
Broadcasting Station Planned.
Mr.. Powell Robinson addressed a gathering of about one hundred persons at the Selangor Chambor} of Commerce on the subject of] broadcasting, detailing the pro- Kress of the formation of ES Broadcasting Company, saya a Kuala Lumpur message of August. 18, The meeting unanimously passed a resolution in favour of the proposal to establish a broadcasting station at Kuala Lumpur,
AUGUST. HOPES.
Listening In on Mars.
This month, August, (LTA faigresting opportunity occurs for special experimente la connection with the question as to Whothor wireless messages aramont out from tho planeti Mars, For in August, Mars is nearer to the earth than it has aver been sirico wireless observa- tions began to be taken. It is thought, therefore, that if the myatorious signals," said to originate outside the Barth's
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being made in America, as well as in other parts of the world, to record careful obsorvations on the extra-terrestrial "signals,"
ASTATIC COMBINE.
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Drawers.-knoo longth
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