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Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1923, Page 3

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£.>C.O!XMJrx» LN STAMPS. LONDON, Oct. 1. In ojKOiing an exhibition of postage stamps organised by the Birmingham Philatelic Society. .Mr John Scott, the Postmaster-Surveyor, of Birmingham, yesterday said the stock ol Government stamps tor sale always held in that city xvas valued at £250.1200 blit this figure paled into insignificance compared with the £50,000.000 worth always in stock at the ( E P.O. stores, SEEING BY WIRE. LONDON. Oct. 1. Many experimenters have attempted to transmit living images by wire and w ireless, and the promise el our being able to see "over the telephone line” has often been made of late years, hut the electrical properties of selenium, the ‘•eye” which Inis been Used to transmit the light picture, lots always failed. Mr William Prior, an English electrical engineer, iluims to have invented a new selenium cell which is so rapid in it. i espouse to light changes anti of silt’ll great sensitiveness that we are brought a step- nearer to the soluti m of this fascinating problem. The electric “eye" if sufficiently sensitive. could be employed without ilillicult.v. but alwavs at great cost to transmit images instantaneously, and more than 15 years ago a Berlin scientist, Professor Rohmer, succeeded in seeing at a distance letters of the alpha, bet whieli were held in front of the selenium iii.-Truiiu’ill. Little progres- has been made since his experiments, ehcfily on account ol the great inertia and sluggishness of selenium cells. Mr Prior's cell, which has been favourably reported on by suing wellknown physicists, may prove of great value in solving the popular problem of reproducing sunups with Die kioeniatograph. I lore tbe sounds from tbe pT"plione mouthpiece are niliVeited mt.i light I■■ a simple pruce-s, and are |:!ii:l ngi'.'i | 'led oil tile moving film side by side with the pictures. Tbe projecting lantern throws the picture on to Hu* screen in the usual way and the light images mi to a selenium cell, an elect l ie current pa-sing through wbieb is made to actuate a loud-speaking telephone.

MAGISTRATE'S ANGER. LONDON. Oetohr 2. I have seen your boy and i am satisfied llr.’t lie lias been, the victim of a very savage and luutn! assault. 1 will not deal with you now, for niy blood is lie! from having seen your Imy. so 1 •■lo ll ionium! you in i-iMody lor a week. Si) said Mi U’ath'y at Tower Bridge yestertli'.x v.|e , ii G-.-olge Hawes, 21], of Ro-e-ionll, lloekhoad E.. was charged with an assault on liis H-yeais-nlil-'Oii. It was staled ilia! the box was tally de feet i ve, and when he reached s: in ;;| in- eoinpl-iit-ed el being ill pain as Ids father had beaten him. Dig Thompson -aid tbe Imy had wheal- on Id- |,ice, amis ami body Irom blow- w Id’ ll ap! eared to Pave been st’iuTi at lainlom witb a - imp. In the east’ of a menudly defect ive boy. permanent injury to Hi- nervous system might result. In his opinion the punisiiment had been exee-sive. Ilawt-s said his soil ligiiled the gas stoic. There were ether children in the house, and he was afraid they migllt have been burned.