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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12. 1926.

OBITUARY.

MR. DAVID E. BROWN.

Formerly Hongkong Manager of

Canadian Pacific.

News reached the Colony yester- day by cable from Vancouver of the death of Mr. David E. Brown, in that city, on Wednesday.

THE IMPROVED VICTROLA HONGKONG TO EUROPE.

PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS

OF THE ORTHOPHONIC MACHINE.

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A Dramatic Development.

Music lovers of Hongkong yos- terday heard for the first time the new Orthophonie Victrola, which is expected to herald a new era in Old residents of Hongkong will musical reproduction. The do- monstrations were given by S. remember the late Mr. Brown as General Agent of the Canadian Moutrie & Co., Ltd., Victor distri Pacific in Hongkong from 1888 bators, throughout the day. until 1908,

One of the most significant

The funeral of the late Mr. O, J. Bertil Hollstrom, who died suddenly in his bath at his residence 4 Banoc Buildings on Wednesday night, took place yesterday. A large number of friends were present at the cemetery, including the local consula J., Horace Johnston The Rev. officiated.

The late Mr. Hollstrom was a native of Sweden, his home being

He was born on March 20th, features of the demonstrations Norrkloping, and he is survived by 1865, at Bowen Sound, Canada, was the dramatic story of how both parents. He was unmarried and prior to being appointed as and entered the railway service this new musical instrument was Cousal General for Sweden in with the Great Western Railway developed. It was explained that mechanical instrument, Canton he was employed by Messrs.at the age of 20, as a ticket clerk the Orthophonic Victrola is a which 'reproduces sound from re- Gilman & Co. The decenset was and telegraph operator. Later he purely well-known nad at a public meeting was with the Northern and North corda with an efficiency fully 100 Western Railway as agent at Allis- per cent greater than that of all hold in the City Hall on August 17 he gave a very interesting address ton, Barrie and Orillia, relieving previous types. This remarkable He was agent, travelling auditor, cashier improvement, it was stated, has on Bolshevism in China, formerly in the Swedish Legation and special travelling agent. been attained by re-designing the at Moscow and for three months

instrument in accordance with a was in charge of British interests

newly applied principle known as in that city. "

matched impedance.

and the duur was broken down.

The late Mr. Brown first joined the Canadian Pacific Railway in The deceased had only arrived 1888, being freight agent at Win-

It was this principle of matched from Canton or Wednesday after-nipeg, Manitoba, for three years, impedance which criginally made noon and proceeded direct to us and then being appointed, in Sep- possible long distance telephone

of timber, 1886, district freight and communication. fat in Banoo Buildings One

By translating: for the Pacife this electrical principle into the boys saw him going into the passenger agent bathroom at about 9, p.m. and on division. He was promoted assis-mechanical terms, it has been pos not seeing him appear an hour tunt general freight and passenger sible to eliminate those elements later, the boy made investigations agent, Western and Pacific divi-in talking machine contruction When on knocking at the door hesions, in charge of railway and which heretofore have prevented received no reply, he summoned help Pacific steamship trale in May, faithful and undistorted repro- The deressed was found collapsed 1859, and was then transferred to duction of sound.

Application of this electrical in his bath, which was full, and on Hongkong to take charge of the examination life was found to be Company's Pacific steamships and principle to the mechanical talk- traffic of China, Japan, India, ing machine was worked out by Australia and intermediate terri- engineers of the Bell laboratories The Funeral,

tory. He arrived here in the year of the Western Electric Company. 1893 and remained continuously In When the formula was offered to Mr. G.. Miskin (vice conant for the service of the Company until the. Victor Talking Machine Com- pany, engineers of that company Sweden).

Sir he left in 1908. as chief mourner,

had reached a point in their own. Henry Pollock, Messrs. M. Karest-

During his sojourn in Hongkong independent researches which en-: aky, Karsten Larsen (Consul for the late Mr. Brown was a member abled them to take immedinte nd- Denmark), Sverre Berg (Consul for of the Hongkong Club and other vantage of this revolutionary Norway), C. H. Basto ( honorem

öxtinet.

Among those who attended at the graveside wore,:

Consul for Bolivia), A. L. C. de local organisations. He was well-principle, Albuquerque, e Castro (Consul for known and very popular. It is in- Portugual). B. . Blaker, A. Keith,teresting to note that Mr. Allan'

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Faithful Reproduction. Application of this principle of E. C. Fincher, W. J. Hansen, Cameron, the present Oriental matched impedance has Holger Dreyer, H. Effersor, Madam Manager of the Canadian Pacific.sitated complete redesigning of Petroff, Surg. Com and Mrs. is a nephew of the late Mr. Brown the talking machine as it has been Lawrence Font and many others.

Wreaths were laid the grave from the following: The Consular Body of Hongkong: Mr. J. Quist (Consul for Netherlands) Mr. and Mrs. S. Berg, Mr.' and 'Mrs. Karsten Larssea, Mr. and Mrs. G. Miskin, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hamaen (Canton), Surg. Com and Mrs. Lawrence Hunt, Mrs. Petroff, Major and Mrs. Oliveerona (Canton), Mr. and Mrs. E. Schyodt (Canton), Mr. and Mrs. Efferson, Miss! R. Howfung and Miss E Rogers. Cant. T. Arthur, Mr. F. H. Dorf, Messrs. H. H. Xavier, F. Murer, N. Bjake (Canton), E. Kem. H. Dreyer, J. Krogh Moe, B. O. Blaker, A Keith, E. F. and E. C. Fincher, P. S. Ming, Y. Ming, and the Staff of Gilman & Co. Ltd.

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Rugby, Feb. 11.

Dinner to be Held.

known in the past. The chief changes lie in the diaphragm. tone arm and horn. The new diaphragm is made of very thin duralumin, which has an almost uncanny sensitiveness. Every curve in the sound passage is mathematically, designed, and the orthophonic horn is just two inches less than six feet in lerigali, It is possible to build such e length of horn into the cabinet There was a happy gathering by a unique method of folding. at St. John's Cathedral Hall last similar in effect to a snail shell. evening. when the President, This new principle of design vice-President and Committee of has made possible the reproduc- the local St. David's Society tion of practically the entire range sound with fidelity. were at "home to all Welsh folk of musical in the Colony.

Notes which heretofore were were either lost altogether, or An interesting feature was the

badly distorted in reproduction, presence of a visiting lady with are reproduced by the new instru- Welsh, associations who is a worldment with their original purity tourist on the "Empress of Scot of tone colour. land."

Photographic fidelity is the She received a cordial welcome phrase that probably best des- from the members of the Society, cribes the outstanding characteris- and took an active part in the tic of the Orthophonic Victrola. wathering by accompanying at the The harp, the harpsichord, the A remarkable family record of piano when the Welsh national tympani and other instruments which were the despair of talking bravery in recalled by the pre-song was súng.

machine designers, now can be sentation reported yesterday, of Music and refreshments were reproduced in their true beauty, the Royal Humane Society's provided, and the vice-President with unimpaired timbre. An en- Stanhope Medal for the "bravest Mr. J. Owon Hughes, in the course tire band, orchestra

or chorus deed of the year" to a Grimsby of a short speech, announced that can now be recorded and repro- fisherman. Duncan Souter, who the annual dinner would be held duced with the same effect na if dived off a steam trawler ninety at the Hongkong Hotel on St. the ensemble were actually pre- miles off the Iceland coast in David's Day.

sent, as was demonstrated by thei heavy seas, and rescued the mate. in circumstances of the utmost

He said that owing to the dif-records played at the demonstra- ficult conditions which had pre-| peri).

vailed in the Colony during recenTM months, it had been thought at one time that it would be impos- sible to hold the annual dinner. He hoped there would be a full They are all North Sea fisher-representation of Welsh people.

present on that night...

His father and his brother both hold medals for distinguished sea bravery during the war, and his cousin

was also awarded the

THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY Stanhope Medal a few years ago.

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