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KING'S.

ERROL LLOYD COUGLAS

THAUNTING STORY

FLYNN FLAMES TO LIFE

!

as Dr. Paige

ON THE SCREEN!

ANITA

LOUISE

* Phyllis

MARGARET LINDSAY

Frances

Sir CEDRIC HARDWICKE

Dean Maryvert

Walter Abel Henry O'Neill

A Frank Banga Pinduction› Á COSMOPOUTAN PRODUCTION-A ] Fivet Hallanal

Picture Prasanted

by Warner Bros.

Make by Man Stoker

'écouted to M

GREEN

GHT

GREEN [LIGHT} COMING

SOON!

THE SONG OF YOUTH QUEST OF ROMANCE !

Virginia BRUCE

IN A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

When LOVE IS YOUNG

with

KENT TAYLOR WALTER BRENNAN JEAN ROGERS

From Eleonora Griffin's story "Class Prophaty" Directed by Hal Mohr CHARLES R. ROGERS

· Executive Producer

Associate Producer, Robert Preanall

TO - MORROW

at the

ALHAMBRA

MARCONI DIES

INVENTOR of

Marchese

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 21. 1937.

transmission. In October he was clarity unknown to those who use able to announce that these hind longer waves. Broadcasting conges- been successful and that o beam tion could be avoided since between

LOCAL MUI-TSAI

service between England and Canu- 20 centimetres and metre there DISCUSSED BY CHILD da would be begun at once. He said could be as many broadcasting sta- PROTECTION SOCIETY that he had found that with beam tions AS between 200 and 1,000

WIRELESS

aerials and reflectors at both ends metres. In case of Interference A lengthy discussion touk place at TELEGRAPHY

he had obtained a signal-strength Marconi's apparatus automatically the monthly meeting of the Executive with non- changes its wave-length. Speaking Committee of the Soclely for the Guglielmo Marconi, 100 times that secured inventor of wireless telegraphy, led directional aeriala using the same in 1933 of the heat of the micro- Protection Children, presided over at his residence in Rome at 3.30 am. power, while the amount of atmos-wave, he said he was on the track

by Mr. J.T. Prior, on the question pheric Interference was enormously of the "death ray," but he saw of the Society making representations yesterday following a heart attack,

for some time to

to the Government on the mui-tsal Guglielmo Marcon, the wireless reduced. The stations were smaller kellhood of it

and to run, come. In 1935, however, he was pioneer, was born at Bologna, Italy, and cheaper to equip

of that experimenting with £ short-wave problem. In April 1874. Its mother was an the power being one-tenth Irishwoman. Even in his student previously required, while the speed beam which would stop aeroplane or

The debate nrose on a motion put five times us rent. Marconi motorcar engines. days at Bologna he occupied himself was

forward by a member to the effect with attempts to carry out wireless added that tests had shown that

communication with Australia op- He invented in 1934 a "radlo "that an inquiry be addressed to the telegraphy, being influenced by the theories of Hertz and Maxwell. Ipeared to be easier than with Cana-con" for use by ships or planes, Government making whether it in- the micro-waves lighting lamps and tends, in the near future, to introduce was in 1805 that he first succeeded da.

or on the question of In the spring of 1927 the position ringing bells witen vessels

out of the In conveying electric signals for ahort distances without using wires of the Marconi Co. led to drastle craft are dangerously near each teal or other children

other. His directional wireless was control of their parents, and, if so, mismanagement| Later he renewed his experiments in changes, serious England and was able to send mess-

At an up-tested in that year by navigating a to request that an advance copy of having been alleged.

it was teamer blindfold through a narrow the proposed Bill might be forwarded agen nerons Bie Bristol Channel. Sir roarious meeting in March

harbour entrance. Short as distinct to the Society for its observations diver Ledge about the same time decided to reduce the capital from micro-waves, he found, travel thereon."

nearly one-half and Marconi secured similar results, but not

led round the world in one-seventh | his connection

The motion was eventually de- I proceed with experiments over long- threatened to sever

er distances.

with the concern, if certain counter of a second and did this again and Asked once how he had come to conceive the idea of proposals were carried; lie was at again with the result that each tline feated, the main ground of opposition a word passed his receiving station being that the matter was a cori- request relieved of the wireless, Marcval said he had been his own

it was repeated.

troversial one and that if the Society signalling to a friend by means of chairmanship to give him more time

mirror, but the sun did not always for technical work.

In December 1926, his marriage were to intervene, dissension might shine even in Italy and when it In the same month he announced with, the Hon. Beatrice O'Brien, bo caused in its ranks. falled he beg to think whether that the multiplex system had been daughter of Lord Inchiquin, which so that had been dissolved by the civil In two adapted to beum wireless WAS another way. months be had found the other way, speech and Morse signals could be court ut Flume in 1924 was annulled simultaneously. Fac by the Westminster Diocesan Court which was wireless. It may be retransmitted called that it was in an nction simile sending had also been carried and Marconi in 1927 married the at New out successfully and the beam ser- Contessina Bezzi Scali, daughter of against the De Forest Co.

had passed the count who belongs to the Papal York in 1905 that Marcant's claim vice to Australia

It could transmit! Guard, Whis first offen! tests. to have been the man made possible the transmission of 140,000 words per day each wag. Intelligible signals by means of the three times the capacity Hertzian waves was upheld by the cables. court.

there

Patent in England

clic

and

J11

of the

In connection with the new creche which is being opened this week in Clarence Terrace, Mrs. D. Black was

linison

the ofcer appointed Creche Hon. Secretary as

between Executive Commitice of the Society and the Creche Supervisory Com- mities. She was also appointed a He leaves one son and two daugh-member of the Executive Committee ters by his first wife and one daugh- for this purpose. ter by his second.

they are severed.

Case Reports

The case reports showed that the average income per head per month of families dealt with by the Society during June was $2.29 in the Eastern district and $1.57 in Kowloon,

World-Wide Disincilon

Destruction of Microbes Many and great were the humours In 1890 Marconi was able to ob- and distinctions which the inventor Destruction of microbes in the tatre in England the first patent for received both home and abroad, human body by ultra-short wireless "practicable system of wireles He was elected member of the waves was made possible by a new telegraphy and in 1897 on the basis Italian Senate and in 1905 was invention of Senator arconi, in of further patents the "Wireless

created a Chevalier of the Civil, 1934, necording to the Roma Fascista. Telegraph and Signal Co." (later the Order of Savoy. He was also onde The invention consists in the use of The finance report showed that Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co.) freeman of many Italian eltics. way flonted. Under Marconi's diree-fu 1999 he received the Nobel Prize patient a feverish temperature in income had exceeded expenditure by

swireless

waves to induce in the for the Society's current year to date, tion this Arm erected the first sta- for Physies After the war,

Included in the income whtel the microbes

$6,063.15. live. connot tion on the English coast. Success which his invention ful demonstrations followed. By

greatest value, he was sent to the tor Marconi

was of the Another invention credited to Sena- was a sum of 54,000 transferred from Women's Auxiliary and another the is an electric knife") 1890 the range had been Inerend

Paris Peace Conference to such an extent that it was ps the Italian delegates,

as one of for surgeons, which cuts without, sum of $1,200 from Mr. Li Po-chun, contribution in year's The knife is con- being a sible

drawing blood. to send messages across the

in 1929 he was created a marchese nected with a dyname, and the eur-advance for the maintenance of the English Channel, en in 1901

1932 received the Kelvin rent seals up the velus as soon as

new ereche. came the first communication Medal.

It was reported that during her tween Poldhu in Cornwall and St.; From his yacht off Genoa In 10301

holiday Miss Seto Wal-cheung, the John's in Newfoundland which was he sent wireless waves to Sydney In November 1834 he was elected Society's Inspector, had paid visits followed In 1902 by The opening of

which by relay switched on the Rector of St. Andrew's University to three centres of child welfare a wireless service between Cape lamps at an exhibition. During the in succession to General Jan Smuts.

work in Shanghai, where she had Breton, Canuda,

England. and

made an intensive study both from While at sen near Gibraltar in 1003 "ext few years Marconi concentral- ed en ukr-short micro-waves

ur

The nutritional and educational was successful in getting varying from 5 centimetres to

London, July 20. points of view. She had also visited radio messages from Poldhu and

At first he found he could

Flags on Broadcasting House, flew similar centres in Nunking. It was next year ht started on the mail metre.

only use these over short distances steamer Campanla it daily paper about 20 miles as they proceed- half mast to-day in recognition of the decided to ask Miss Seto to report to the Committee on the work she supplied during the voyage by wire

and did not fact that with Marconi's death reed in a straight line less with the latest news, the Cunard follow the curvature of the earth, unique figure in wireless has passed. had seen.

Regular

The . B. C. issued 3 Daity

statement wireless! Moreover, it

hill or in the way, it might interrupt the all listeners will share, in the denth expressing Its profound regret, which communication between England and America was inaugurated in 1907,

But absolute secrecy was Marconi's system was then instal-

ensured and interference practicnily:

of one to whom broadcasting through led by England and other nations on eliminated. The wave could be re-out the world owed an immeasurable war and merchant ships and he connected as a beam and was hoi. It debt-British Wireless. tinued to improve the transmission, was said to kill mice and birds and chietly as the result of numerous ex periments on his yacht Electra.

Mareuni

Bulletin.

In the summer of 1925 he made successful trials with wireless from the North Foreland

house wh

B.B.C. Maurns

Special Moss

•

Doing Well

The meeting dealt with several cases, and in regard to one of these it was reported that a lad who had been educated by the Society had now secured a Government position at a salary of $40 per month.

could penetrate fog, By 1932 he i had solved the problem of making

Rome, July 20. the ultra-short wave pass round the

The Vatican notified the Pope at direction earth's curve and through obstacles Castel Gandolfo of Marconi's death. Lighthouse to ships at sea by which such as mountains. He was able to The Pope dedicated a moss for the Baines, the Rev. Fr. Bruzzione, Dr. i was possible to indicate to themSpeak over a distance of 170 miles repose of Marconi's soul.

reflectors

with the aid of parabolle their exact location so as to enable for transmission and reception. The them to navigate in foggy weather. payer used was less than that need-

Beam Transmission

ed for the headlights of a motorcar.

Broadcast Improvements By employing micro-waves voices music are broadcast with

During 1926 Marconi was engag- ed in the final stages of his ten years' experiments in beam wireless and

Those present at the meeting in addition to the Chairmen were_the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, the Hon. Dr. Li Shu-fan, the Rev. II. W.

Basto, Dr.

(Mrs.)

Mrs. Dovey, Signor Mussolial this morning ar- Crozier, Miss Brazier, Messrs. G. P. rived at the Marcoal Palace alone de Martin, F. 1. Loseby, A. Hicks, and signed the visitors' register. He J. Middleton Smith, D. L. Skinner, the J. M. Noronha, D. Black, J. M. Wong, Ngan, Shing-kwan, and Mrs. D. G. McAvoy (Hon. Secretary).

praved

for 15 minutes in simple death chamber on the second a flour.--Uuited Press.

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