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oxpatiate on the bonfits to be de- violin soles were delightfully below. 40 meters. On 20 meters MOSQUITOES convey] MALARIA
SHORT WAVE MESSAGES.
- French Success.
in
he has listened-in to a number of Amateurs experimenting America, Australia and England, Mr. Saraiva looks forward to a time when, with the use of short waves by the big broadcasting, stations. Hongkong will be able to listen in to American and English concerts."
Some time
ago radio
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thusiats on the Pacific coast of the United States were delighted at rogular intervals by the voice they were puzzled at of a most alluring songstress, but strange embodied
medley. of words
the
Wireless and Education.
MACAO RECEPTION, Radio has definitely established I was
FUTURE OF SHORT WAVES. the great improvement THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY. itself in the modern scheme of effected with regard to the trans Mr. Saraiva writes from Macao education. It offers many admission of the pianoforte musirto say that he was mistaken in vantages. Primarily the very which came through with perfect stating proviously mystery underlying the solondo clearness.
that the Woagent did not go below 26 has an extraordinary attraction. Owing to indisposition Mrs. motora, It goes to one or two. for the average child, and whilst Findlay was unable to sing, and motore, but the tickler is of first hold enthralled by its wonder, in hor stead Mr. Gordon Osborne importance. By special arrangé- the mind of the boy or girl gave his servicos, his contribu- nient of his receiver he has had Betoning is peculiarly rocoptivo tions being thorughly appreciatod minimum of 3 motora 'and to the matter of which radio is Mr.Donis Santry rondored several maximum of 9. the vehicle. It is superfluous to songs with fine effect, Mr. Ebor's. Ho points out that statio ends rivad from lessons by authorities given, the quartetto and trie by on va. ioue subjects. Those are Mrs. Eber. Mr. Eber, Mr. Trynor obvious. Cut there are other and Mr. Kloos were greatly on advantages which, as the French joyed, and the pianoforte solos by happily put it, do not im- Mr. Edgar Hulland "were also a mediately "jump to the eye." source of real pleasure to the Modern education places aungeon audience. Altogether, the great value upon the correlation Amateur Wiraless Society made of the various (porhaps too many) the hour and a half aftor dinner subjects which at prosent com a porlad of real enjoyment, and is prise the curriculum. Radio offers to be congratulated on the great
SCIENCE USEFUL. the somewhat worried toaober succoss that attended its offorts. Wireless Helps the "Boot-Legger." a valuable assistance in this One little piece of helpful respect. The handicraft teacher oriticism we should like to pass dispensable part of the equipment A wireless set is now an in- will immediately recognise the with regard to the quartette and of every competent "boot-leggor* value of the wood and metal trio. Whist the piano was hoard in the United States. All the work required. The Art Maator beautifully, the other instruments vessels which frequent can find many models far lacked sufficient volume, with the various more interesting than the result that perfect harmony was equipppod with them and they "Rum Rows": are old-time skeleton cube, cone, not achieved. It appeared to the are also carried on mary of the VABO, or plaster cast, in listener in that this could be recti- motors which convey the per- the valve, condenser, transformer,fied by the more effective group-cious cargoes to their dietination battery, or complete set. Heing of the instrumentalists before whoso daily toil is to instil into the microphone.
on land. the young mind the intricacies of mathematics, will find it possible to ovolve problems involving all ordinary mathematical processes from radio toxt books. The science Express at Paris states that a The correspondent of the Daily specialist, too, welcomes the French amateur bas, discovered chanco of clothing the more "dry that it is possible to send two as dust" physical facts with the short wavo messages simultane air of romance conferred by radio.ously from the same norial. Mes Ohms law is far more interesting Bages of a 55-metro wave and to the average boy whon be 90-metre wave were received in roalises that by its aid he can tell how much wire to use as a resist-
America perfectly. ance ooil to keep his current con- sumption at the correct value. So might further facts be cited in. support of radio as teachers' aid-l Despite all this evidenco, quite number of school inspectors have expressed themselves not satisfied with the results that are being obtained in far too many in- stances, says a Homo com. montator. It should be noted,
The Boston College team will however, that the complaint is apoak from the Boston station, against the quality of reception and the Holy Cross College team obtained rather than Againet from the Providenco station, more that of the actual material than forty miles distant. The transmitted.
dobat will be carried on in the CLEARNESS ESSENTIAL: ususi colloge style, and the It must be clearly realised "listoners-in" will be asked to that, in order that lessons by radio may be fruitful, it must be possible for .every member of the class (or classes) to hear evory spoken word 'or noto of muslo without the slightest suspicion of straining, If the students have a difficulty in hearing owing to lack of volume or to muffled recoptioa, they quickly become tired and distracted, and the value of the lesson is negligible. It is per- fectly obvious what is required- a.good receiving set with suitable: amplifying arrangements necessary, and a good loud speaker. In both those respects, it is foared that many schools hara erred. Esger to enjoy the benefits of broadcasting, sets, loud speakers of doubtful
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pedigree have been burriedly purchased, or, as in many cases, sets have been rapidly assan bled with nondescript components. When it is realised that wireless is a Fciendo, and that the com- ponants used must be scientifi cally designed and assembled with the precision of scientific instuments, it will be undorstord that such a procedure is costl", and as a result, good radio com- ponents or sets are not cheap. The market, in the past, has been flooded with components vory inferior quality dosigned by persons with litle solontific knowledge, and many of the sots built of such parts have bo- haved so badly that their owners have lost all interest in radio. This not only applies to schools, Sut almost universally. almost an everyday occurrence to hear of loud speaker reception spoken of as gramophony."
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A Singapore Wireless Concert. The Amateur Wireless Society of MAlaya Karo another Buraful concort lart night and the one and o lalf hour's transmission was enjoyed by many people throughout the Is land, saye a Singapore paper of May 16th. The writer listoned- in at a house at Pasir Panjang," about five miles from the Society's headquarters and mcdulation of the transmission was such as to make the reception admirable. " A feature of last night's concert
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RADIO DEBATE.
Latest in America. American entorprize, always eager for novelties, is carrying a step farther the practice of broad- casting lectures and addresses, It has been arranged to hold a debate by wireless between two college debating teams.
lays. Subsequently it emerged in. cone of her that she was a confederate of a ployed her to convoy warnings gang of "boot-leggers" who em- and information by means of a code constructed from popular Bonga,
Again early in February receiv ing sets in the San Francisco aren picked up a message running
Stradicona can't talk, but see First Kings, chap. 17, verse 19." A basty search of the reference revealed the passage containing the widow's complaint to the Prophet Elijah that sho had little food left and no oil, and next g morning news came that the Stradicons, the recognised flag- ship of the rum-running ficet on the Pacific Coast, had boen sight- ed nortward bound for her home port of Vancouver.
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