1939-05-31 — Page 11

PACE 11.

NEWS OF THE DAY

IN. PICTURES FROM FAR AND NEAR

TELEVISION'S RECORD TASK

B.B.C. engineers recently undertook the television broadcast of the biggest stage show over to be tolovised in the world, and owners of television' sots over a wide area saw the complete production of "Magyar Melody," the musical comedy at His Majesty's

Theatre.

Picture on the right shows television cameramen and technicians in the dress circle during the shooting of the second act. Binnio Hale is seen right-centre.

Hongkong Telegraph

PHOTONEWS

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1930.

HAPPENINGS

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BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853

Paid-up Capital

**** #3,000,000 Reserva Liability of Proprietam #3,000,000 Reserve Fund .....................

*** $3,000,000 BEAD OFFICE LONDON. 38 Dishopsgato,_E.C.I. Bub-Agencies in London: 417/127, Leadenhall Street, E. C, 2, West End Branchi 14/16, Cockapur Street, B.W.2, 11anchester Branchi

52, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.

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Alor, Bing

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Jarbin

Rangoon

Amritsar

Saigon

Iangkok

Hongkong

Beremban

Ilatavia

Hambay

Calcutta

Iloilo Ipolt Karachi

Bhanchal

Singapore

Sitiawan

Agencies:

Clive

Street

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Taiping..

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Place

(bukat)

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New York

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

CURENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.

BAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with Interest allowed at rates obtainable on application. The Bank's Head Omeo in London undertake Executor & Trustes business, and claims recovery of Dritial Income Tax overpakt, on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies & Branches.

I A CAMIEGE,

Manager

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA,

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital

Reserve and Undivided

$10,000,000,00 ***B,BDB,000.00

$ 2,803,932.01

Profits HEAD OFFICE:—HONGKONG 10. Des Voeux Road, Central, BOARD OF BIECTOUR!-- Sir Shouson Chaw, Chairman, Li Koon Chun, Esq. Li Lan Bang. Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq.- Wong Chu Son, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq. Chang Chung Bhek, Esq,rungPingWah,Èzq, KAN TONG PO, Em, Chlef Manager. LI THE FONG, Eig, Manager. DRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

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Melbourn

The mobile van outside the theatre, showing the cables slung from the build- ing. It was from the van that Mr. Philip Dörto, the producer, controlled the cameras by telephone, changing over from one to the other as the scenes, reproduced on two screens in front of him, demanded.

Here are two worknuen handling the complicated system of cables, miles of which were used for the broadcast, They were led in from the van to the cameras, then back to the apparatus in the van,

there is the camera being operated from the stage box. Apparatus, of course, includes sound synchro nivation, and an interesting point in last night's broadcast was that for 90 seconds, while the duelling. ecene was being played in a bluse light too dim for the cameras, to pick up, "stand-ins" performed the acenc at Alexandra Palace. actual sounds being relayed from the theatre stage.

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1 Tons From H'Kong about

Steamers

RANCHI

| 17,000) 10th June

*BHUTAN

RANPURA "BEHAR

RAWALPINDI CHITRAL

CORFU CANTON CARTHAGE RAJPUTANA

RANCHI.

• Cargo only.

SIRDHANA

SHIRALA

TILAWA

SANTHIA

TALMA

8,000 17th June

17,000❘ 24th June 0000 1st July

7,000 8th July 15,000 22nd July 14,500,5th August 15,300 19th August 14,500 2nd Sept. 17.000|10th Sept. 17,000 30th Sept.

Destination

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+ Calla Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta BRITISH INDIA APCAR BAILINGS (BOUTİL)

10,000 3rd June.

8,000 17th June,

10,000 1st July

8,000 15th July

(10,000; 20th July.

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S'pore,

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EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN BAILINGS (SOUTEL)

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7,000; 3rd June.

7,000 30th June

7,000! 4h Aug.

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Regular monthly sailings from longkong to Shanghai and Japan and H'kong

to Australia,,

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SOUDAN TILAWA CHITRAL CORFU TALMA

Cargo only.

Hong Kong tai Eydney 2 đê

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI, & JAPAN.

1.000 31st May

8th June

7,000

Ath Jund 17,000 .7,000 8th June |000'07 th June

15,000 22nd June 14.000) 0th July. 10,000 6th July.

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The two canteras installed in the circle. Three cameras were used for the broadcast, the third being placed in a staga box. Different viewpoints thus obtained gave variety to the reproduction on television screens. Production entailed 82 change-overs from camera to caption or camera to camera.

This section of the interior of the van gives some id en of the intricate apparatus required for the work. The approximate cost of these mobile television units is £25,000. The two screens by which the pros ducer saw the action of the play üre visible at the far end of the van behind the heads of the assistants, It was from the van itself that the actual broadcast went on to the ether.

A television set was placed in Binnic Hale's dressing-room so that she could follow the action of the play while not on this stage herself. She is seca with Ruger Treville, who played opposite her, watching Betty Warren and Jerry Verno as Julika and Jarvis in a knockabout bicycle scene. The show, including intervals, occupied television screena in thousands of homes for just on three hours from 8.15 p.m. until 11.10 p.m. To introduce the actors and actresses to the unseen audience, captions were flashed on screens in place of programmes.

And here is a scene from the musical comedy itself with Binnie Hala in a bong number. This broadcast, which involved preparations unique in the as yet brief history of television, would not have been possible without the most complete co-operation between the theatre management and the B.B.C The result was a fine example of the possibilities of this form of entertainment,

DESTROY

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be "Kostings.

KEATINGS KILLS

BEETLES,MOTHS,FLEAS etc.even Bugs- BUT IT MUST BE KEATING'S

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Bombay

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Calculta

New York

Haiphong

Paris

Singapore Sourabaya

Hankow

Helping

Bwałow

Honolulu

Klobo

Penang Stangoon

Kowloon London

Saigon

San Francisco.

Sydney Tientaln Vancouver

Every description of Banking and Ex change business transacted, Loans grant- ́ed on approved securities,

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received for One year or sharter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies en terms which will be quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes To Latte

KAN TONG PO,

Manager,

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Head cos-15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C.J.

Authorised Capital

Subscribed Capital

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund and Hest

DANKERS:

£3,000,000

1,800,000

1,050,000

1,247,830

The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.

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Siegapare

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TRUSTEE - AND EXECUTORSHIP............

UNDERTAKEN,

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L. DENSON,

Manager.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

N. Y. K. LINE

(NIPPON YUSEN, KAISYA.)

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From EUROPE and STRAITS. The Motor Vessel

"YASUKUNI MAKU," having arrived from the above poris, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 6th June, 1920, will be subject to rent.

Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s representa- tives on uny Tuesdays and Fridays at 2.30 p.m. within the free storage period. For the examination of. damaged dutiable goods, the con- signees must. arrange for a Revenue Offcer to be present

All claims must be presented with- in ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after whleli date they cannot be recognized.

No claims will be admitted after the goods hava left the Godowns.

No Are Insurance has been offected. NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA. Hongkong, 30th May, 1939,

WESTERN OCCULTISM Lecture Scheduled For Theosophical Society

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At the usual weekly public mest- ing of the Theosophical Society to-morrow at 6 pm, a lecture will be given by Mr. C. A. Sutherton Huts on the Comte de Saint-Germain. This mysterious and fascinating in- dividual, who: mány, believe to be The leader of Western Occultism at the present Ume, hos aroused much interest of Inte

The Lodge Room of the Manuk Lodge of the Theosophical Society..is at 6B Chater Hoad, where there is a library of several hundred volumes Theosophy, Spiritualiam and occult matters generally. All Cure. V heartly invited.

COUNT THE USAREA TELEGRAPHS.".

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