GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1927, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

(Hy Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

A GREAT INVENTION. BERLIN, Aug. 2.

Denes Von Mehaly, a young Hungarian consulting engineer, to the German General Electric Coy., with forty-eight inventions to his credit, has perfected a remarkable apparatus whereby everything that is broadcasted will be rendered visible on a screen approximately nine feet hy sixteen feet.

He is negotiating on the London market for the money finally to launch it. He declares ho expects that in 1928 the set- will be selling in England at the price of a two-valve receiver. It, will enable people to see cinemas, plays, tennis matches and boxing contests. together with the incidental words and sounds.

The invention is based on the same principle as that of wireless telephony, therefore Von Mehaly anticipates that it will be possible to relay seeing-in programmes the same as sound Broadcasting.

EMPIRE MARKETS. LONDON. Aug. 2.

“'Wo are doubling the publicity schemes this financial year in view of the increased allowance of half a million to a million sterling.” said an official of the Empire Marketing Board. “We expect to devise new advertising methods to increase the number of local exhibtions, and shopping weekdisplays. which proved effective. Also to dibble whole towns. Chambers of Commerce and schools to participate in the exhibitions. The shopping week lias certainly stimulated trade in Empire goods, but it remains to be seen how far the improvement is permanent.’’

MORE EXECUTIONS. LONDON, Aug

The Riga correspondent of “The Times” states:—lt is reported that twelve ex-officers at Moscow have been .shot: that a Polish spy has been sentenced to death near KiefT; that an ox-Lieutenant has been shot at Chelyabinsk. and that others have been sentenced to death at Ivanovoznesenslc. Novgorod, KiefT and Caucasus.

AIR CRASH. VIENNA. Aug. 3

Two airmen. Care and Dearth, aboard a Hawker bomber, attempting a non-stop flight to Cranwell (India) crashed at Somerbuerg and both were injured.

BROADCASTING TO COMMENCE LONDON. Aug. 3.

Marcuse begins broadcasting on August Iftli. lliriee weekly, each of two hours. Tt: is only awaiting the final departmental sanction on the hours proposed. Tt will be received bore from 1.15 a.m.