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HONGKONG . THE

TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY,

AUGUST 11,

1936.

CHIANG BUILDING HUGE DEFENCE

WORKS

To Keep Japanese In North China

FORTRESSES, BIG GUNS RAILWAYS, AERODROMES, ROADS & NAVAL BASE

Spending Millions Of Dollars Monthy

SHANGHAI, JULY 30.

DETAILS OF ELABORATE DEFENCE MEASURES

WHICH ARE BEING SECRETLY CARRIED ON IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF CHINA WERE PUBLISHED IN THE NIKE MINI // ON TUESDAY.

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is reported to he spending several million dollars monthly, building fortresses, con-¡ strueling a network of motor roads and railways and constructing aerodromes in the regions on the south bank of the Yellow River.

The defener lines built the

are exactly the

as tha

along the built by the Soviet Siberia-Manebuka bordera

NEW NAVAL BASE

He

Over 200,000 Central Troopa ture fortifying a defence line of over 900 miles, extrading from the puri of Hal-chow, in East Klanye, to the emergency capital of China, the city of Loyang, with Hsuehow and Kalfeng as the main military buse aml air bage respectively, along the roast of Chekiang and

The femey paths on the let Bill Fortresses and those on the Ching- shan 11 tve all been replaerd:

modern Joast-range guna. Trotu prah.bited Tuuri-is entering the Kiangyin area.

Another Be of flefrner | Fr built at right-angles to the second Hutchow line, extending from southwards, envering the centres

Pukien.

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gaval base is being The Chien-tany

The second ine defeger mea- sures are bring built betavern constructed bear Shanghai and lebang, which is River,

about 1,100 miles long. The city The have measures are Intend- of Nanking and the river port of ed to keep Hankow

Japaneses from

are strongly fortified advanelig sout fastard against air and naval attacks, 1 sin and Peiping.

Presidential Candidate Relaxes

Goveimur AH M. Landon of Kausus, the Republican Party's pro- sidentka) can:!pdate, shows his eldest daughter, Peggy Anne, the view fran the hotel Intl start at Rates Park, Coloradu, where he is spend-

ing his vaention.

Radio Competition

CLOSE AT

ENTRIES CLOSE

4 P. M. TO-DAY

From The HAVE you entered your vote in the ZBW

petition.

Flappers Treasured His Picture: He Died In River-Unknown

New York, Aug. 1.

A SUCCESS story that rivals fiction ended this week.

end in the muddy waters of New York's North River. Eight years ago James Murray, who had been a; salesman, bill collector, electrician's mate in turn, was doorman at the Capitol Theatre in New York.

Every one told him he was so good-looking he ought to ga into the movies. So one day he left this theatre job, hitch-hiked his way to Hollywood.

30 Billion Cycles Per Second

ATTAINED BY

CHINESE RADIO

ENGINEER

Pasadena, Calif., July 21.

The world's tiniest radio valve, smaller than a housefly, has been demonstrated at the California, Institute of Technology.

waves

It broadcasts on the world's shortest man-made wave-length of one-third inch and highest of ad frequencies, 30 billion cycles per second.

that shortest The amateur wireless operators use are 300 times as long as those of the tiny tube. House cur- rent has the frequency of 60 cycles compared to its 30,000,- 000,000 cycles.

THREE YEARS' WORK

A

He went hungry for months.

Then producer King Vieng, Joking: for a type for a leading role in his petre, The Crowd," was walking long a street, turning over in hals and the names of Bollywood's male

He looked up at a crossing, saw Murray's handsome face.

He buried alm into a faxİAD, rushed him to the studios, give him a sereen test.

OVERNIGHT SENSATION

Within a week James Murray was!! in a picture,

He was an overnight sensation, Mames Murrag" was the trust of his native Braidway, girls all over the world prized his photographs.

"Ros Marie," "Big City," other successes followed, and they Mur- ray's star fell just us quickly as 'it had arison.

in 1930, he was sentenced to six us in jail for driving a car while drunk. Later Taks

Wife divorced him for. habitual intoxica- tion.

!

he

was

Last year he returned, broken; In New York, maite one helef ap-} pearance in vandeviite, and then could not find work even as a door. man at his old theatre.

il mun

Early yesterday morning lying by the river bank to get cool! heurd screams from the dark water.

found an unconscious te dived in,

minutes later the man was Thirty A slight young Chinese research, dragged him ashore. student, Dr. C. Y. Meng, took three dead. They took him to the morgue. years of meticulous and patient work found papers indicating he had been gating the fundamental construction an actor.

to develop the tube for use in rivesti

of matter. Ile operated almost en tirely with the use of a high powered

His photograph, that had once

framed been

by thousands of 10 New uppers; was circulated

microscope and much of the time with york's police stations, No one re- his materials in a vaccum

The tube loots about the right sizecognised it until to-day as that of for a doll house radio, a good-sized James Murray, the man who made housedly held in front of the bit of good fou quickly..

wire and glass hides the workings.

Dr. Meng's secret is his construc- from breaking. No coll this small

com-

RADIO BROADCAST

Ozo and His Boy Friends With Doreen Ma

A STUDIO CONCERT

From Z. B. W. on a wavelength of

366 metres (845 kilocyclrs):

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programine.

p.m.

"Venusberg Music" from

"Tannhauser" (Wagner).

7.17 p.m. Vocal Gems. The Three Musketeers; Monsieur Beaucaire.

7.30 p.m. The New May fale [Orchestra.

Venetian Nights; A Vision of

Spring: Britelotlin (Humphries);

Selection-Mother uf Pearl (0. Strause: A Musteal Comedy Switch tarr, Hall.

$ pm. Tine, Weather, Stock Quo- tations and announcements,

8.85 p.m. Instrumental Variety. Band--Six "J" of the Day, Or- Ban Solos Medley of Daly's Favour ResReglunk Foort: Orchestra-- Llinellight Setection,

8.20 p.m. From the Studio. A Concert by Litton Sharpham (Soprano), Lyin Gurevitets (Pang- forte). Clan Prost (flaritone),

Programme,

Dar-

Song Sing Joyous Bird Montag hitting 7 think.

elot.

Lilian Shaphain; 2. PlanES forte--Solo--Scherza in E Minor Mendelsoba:

A Some Captains Mac....Sanderson: Devon.

Devon

irs with anal rain... Stanford. Claud Frost: » Manoforte Solo-Grenada 5. Albettz.

Lyla Gurevitch; Sonars Bird Somes at Eventides..... Erle Contes; Vanity Fair Heels Air. Cutnam;

Comin' thrò the ye

Lilian Sharphara; 6, Planoforte Solo-Dance of terror.de Falla... Lyin Gurevitch; 7. Songs--Same- where Arthur Meale. Myself when young....Liza Lelunnnn... Cloud Frost,

9 p.m. Daventry News Bulletin, and announcements,

3.20 pan.

Selection H.M.S. Pina-

Core (Sullivan).

9.30 p.m. From the Studio. "Oro and la Bay Friends" with voral referin by Doreen Ma.

Programme.

The reader who correctly gauges public opinion will ! win a handsome Phileo medium wave superhet receiver, ada Band: valued at $200.-

Entries will elise at 4 p.m. today, and the result will be an- nounced nex! Saturday.

If your views coincide with those of the majority of voters. the Philco receiver will be yours, subject to the rules printed below.

Read the rules carefully, and then send in your entry. More than one entry, naturally, can come from the same household. but no competitor is allowed to submit more than one individual entry.

FILL IN THIS COUPON TO RECORD YOUR VOTE

Voto 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 in your order of preference. Each No. 1 voto will receive 10 points, cach No. 2 vote nine points, Your ballot MUST be each No. 3 vote eight points and so on. marked with the figures 1 to 10.

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You need not necessarily choose the items given below, which have been arranged alphabetically. Other suggested items given, but you are at liberty to insert any further item you would like to

record. Address all entries to Editor, Hongkong Telegraph," marked "Radio. Vote."

VOTE FOR TEN ITEMS ONLY

Classical Programmes

.. Dance Music

..Daventry Relays (Dance).

Daventry Relays (Sporting) . Daventry Relays (General) .Grand Opera

Hongkong Hotel Relays Light Opera Military Bands Orchestral Music .Pianoforte Recitals

Rotary Club Ralays .Studio Talks

Variety Programmes

NAME (block letters)

ADDRESS

Answers to the following ques tions are not included in the competition answer "YES" or "NO"):

4.

1. Medley: Mary Lou; Just be- cause I've lost you dear: I'd rather 2. Vocal-Mister Deep blue Sea...Doreen Mn; 3. Plano Duets After you've gone; Goodly Goody, Doreen Ma and Ozu assisted by the Boy Friends; Fardon my love; 5. Plano Soto-I'll write a Song....Ozo; 6. Vocal--

hythm in my nursery rhymes. Doreen Ma

Medley-Old Favourites Blue Moon, Alice Bine Gown: How'n I doin'!: 8. Ensemble

I've got my fingers crossed.

10 p.m. A Relay from Daventry, Big Ben: Talk: In England Now" Town and Countryside" by Reginald Arkett.

10.16 p.m.

Dance Musle

11 p.m. Close Down.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

Special programar fur Eastern listeners will be broadrant fruta Lorents follows:

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19.24

South

12,200 p.m.-12.39 3.m. HOUTH ASIA ZONE

Truth Anin Zon brandenal 419.74 metre) and DJN (1 metre).

1:05 p.m. German Folk Song.

1.10 p.m. Merry Mi

DJB

2 p.m. Reports from the Olympic Games. 2.10 p.m. Merry Music (contfived).

2.15 p.m. Greetings to our tener la

New Zealand.

1 p.m. Sex and Review in German. 3.15 p.m. hamber Music,

4.30 p.m. l'amote Husicians:

p.m. Reports from the Olympic Games. 5.30 p.m.News and Raview in Enallah. 5.45 b.m. Efter Youth Programme:

p.m. The Gramophone imp.

KAST ASIA ZONE

Fant Asin Zune trendens, Ghrough IQ on 19.13 metres (16,280 k.) 2.30-3 p.m. Concert,

6.55 p.m. German Folk Hong.

Concert of leht Music. 7 m.

Germa 7.55 pm. Ilute

AJLC. H.30 pm News in German,

..... Would you like to have early new at pan.

morning programmes from ZBW?

Would you like relays from short wave stations other than Daventry? .Aro

you ZBW'S Brammes?

satisfied with

present pro-

Other suggested iteme for whleis you inlaht Like to vole are: 1.1.C. Dance Dechestes; Baritone Recitals Church Services: Con. | Trafto Reclain: Choral Music: Folk Songs : Gilbert & Bull; Jave Plano Recitals; Light Converter Musica! Comedy National Relays Sluse; Orga Recitale; Organ (Daventry); Press Bulletin (Router), Prese Bulletina aventry); Studio Recitals; Biodio f'oncerts: His Variety Items: Siudio Talks: Hporting Commentaries (Form?);" Sopranon; Kymphony Orchestraa; Stock & Share Anniuirements; Tenors: Vialin Re- ritmia: Vural Gems; Weather Reports.

RULES

-Entrants are required to vote for 10 Items, using the numbers "1" to "10". Only 2-The entrant who forcessis in their In the event of Yoters WI win the prize

one cupon may be submitted by wach entrant

tion of the almost invisibly small grid has ever been obtained before by correct order the final ten items chosen by which has been the obstacle to other other processes.

So close are the Blament and plate ho entrant correctly renting the nost efforts to reduce the size of vaccum tubes.

of the tube, with only the diminutivo vote, the price will go to the entrant whose

forecast is nearest to the correct vole..

- the event of a tie, the prite will

He drew the brittle tungsten wire grid separating them, that electrons finer than the smallest hair and coiled hustle from one 1 into a tiny spring of 13 colly only astoundingly high frequency. eight-thousandths

of

to the other algo to the entrant who, in the opinion of the two Judara, makes the most constructive suggestion regarding ZBW programmes. Tho

The buzzing electrons generate eX- two judge will be air, Rakuten. Maneger Inchi An diameter and two-hundredths of an ceedingly line waves-so dainty fog in Hongkong for Mears, Philzo Badlo Di

rain absorbs them. The use of the tributon, and the Editor of the inch long-smallest than a section of

tubes is not for radio work, however Bine sewing needle.

To accomplish this, Dr. Meng tem- but in attacking the fundamental pered the tungsten with hent insido problem of structure of matter.-- a high vacuum chamber to prevent United Press.

kong "Telegraph. All entrants must agres to abide by their decision, which shall be

The competition will close at 4 pm on Tuesday, August 11 and muults will be pulillahed on the following. Saturday,

6-The form pristed in the Telegraph" must but in submitting votes. However, a separate sheet of papere (with, entrant's sane and address clearly written upon (1) must be used in submitting suggestions for the Improvement of 2BW programmer.

G-Members of the Binds of the South China Morning F'ost or Hongkong Telegraph and air relatives will not be nilawed to

longcompete.

Entries should be forwarded to the Hongkong "Telegraph," Wyndham Strost, Hongkong. Envelopes should be plainly marked "Radio Vote."'.

Broadcasting

N.25 p.m. tireetings to our later in the Dutch East Illes 8.30 p.m. Reports from the Olymple, GamIEN. 5p.m..

Newa and Economic Review In English on D14.

9.15 p.m. til Evening Entertainmetti. 10 p.m. News and Review In German, 10,35 p.m. Germans Out Youder.

I b.m. Sinta for Viola and Plane by

Erwin Drew),

11.15 p.m. itler Youth Programmes 11.30 pm. Keports from the Olympic Games. DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

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Transmission 1

• (0.8.1), 0.8.B.)

1.15 p.m. Eten, Sydney Howard, 1.27 p.m. A Iteeltal by Angus Morrison

11'tanofarts),

1.4 ym. "Pithead Stories: the Collier's

Tale."

2.5 2.m. lly Gerhardi and his Piccadilly

Hotel Orchestra. 2.35 p.m. A Visit to the Empire Trans

mitters at Daventry.

2.53 m. The News and Announcementa, Greenwich Time Signal at 3 p.m. 3.15 pm. An eye-witness account of the

Olymple Game,

Transmission

(6.8.9., 6.8.1K) 7 p.m.

gien. Orchestra. 8.18 p.m. tachtin."

The .n.c.

Midland

8.45 pm. A lecital of Popular Balinda by

Frank Titerion (Tenor),

Groanwich Time Signal at i D-49.

9. p.m. The News and Announcements. 9.15 .. "Music of the English Country-

idr

Transmission. 3

(0.8.1. G.B.F.)

10 p.m. fg Ten. #m England Now!

chrira.

Torquay Municipal Around the Counties. No. 1. Suriha County Haburban." it-40 p.. Mantral Interlude.

11.55 p.m. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Bignal at 12 .m. 12.20. The Celebrity Trio.

Transmission 4

..G....L., G.B.F., C.s... 6.8.B.) 1.15. Ren. "In England Nowi Town and Contrrelde." 1.30.m. The T.H.C, Orchestra (Section. C.)

Greenwich Time Signal 2 ..

2 n.11. The News and Announcements. 320.61. Musical Interlude,

5.30 .m. The Karl Caylus l'inysre,

The LBC. Theatry Orcheries,

A.GO

An vere-witness account of the Olympic Games.

4.5 a.m. The I.B.C. Dance Orchaatri. 4.40 am. The News and Announcements. 5 a.m/

account of At erwtens

the

Otimple (ismen. 5.10 m. The tieralom Parkington Quinist.

Phyllis Erenneti (Contralto).

Poetry Reading,

8.55.

Greenwich Time Signal at 4.m. 6.56 am. "Manologue in Melody." 4.26.m. In England Now! Town and

Countryside."

KZRM PROGRAMME

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AG metres (618.5 kiloeyzieu) 1

30 am. Breakfast Hour of News, and

Mile-Engilah and Spanlili Cur rent Events and Voudovile of tho Air.

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n.m. Nielais Financial Beview and

Musical Varieties,

2.30 p.m. Nielson Financial

.M.

Musicni Variaties.

Review and

Song and Moyle Magazine of the

Air.

4.20 p.m. Spanish Informational Period 4.15 p.m. Englab Informational Peclo TD. - Railla Crusader.

7.30 p.m.

Victor Concert Orchestra. 745 p.m. Oriental Claanle Trio and. Alma Corro (Chala KZEC). 8 p.m.

To his fannounced.

8.15 p.m. Commercial Monitor.

H.30 p.m.

th pins.

0.30.

A Voice and

Carmela Hernandes,

vidento and Rey,

"Rampagulia.”

Two

Gaiters with Sar-

Ilocano Presentation.

8.55 p.m. Studio Huelc.

The Australian and New Zealand Association launch pienie, which was twice postponed last month because of Inclement weather, has been abandoned. The Association's next moonlight plenie has been fixed for Saturday, August 29, leaving the

from Mandia this evening on wavelength et Police Fier, Kowloon, at 0 p.m.