WIRELESS TIPS

North Otago Times, Volume CVII, Issue 17167, 25 March 1927, Page 6

WIRELESS TIPS

LABOUR SAYING. New aouses at Surbiton Hill, Surrey, are equipped with. a charging set for wireless and car batteries. 'TtAFFLING" A SET. Fov attempting to "ratf'e" a wireless set, Clifi'ord Howarth was recently iined 5s and costs at Preston, under the Lottery Act of 1823. NEW DANISH STATION. Tlie Danisli OHica of Works and Puolic .Buildings has accepted a tender for 202,000 kroner for the erection of a broadeastmg station at Kahmdborg bv the "Western Electric Distributittig Corporation, LONG1TUDE BY WIRELESS. Work has begun on the ealculatioh of exact longitude by means of wireless Lime signals. Three places have beeu ( hosen for tlus purpose, viz., the United States Naval Base at San Diego, California ; the Algiers Observatory in North Alrica, and the Shanghai Observatory in Ch.na. By means oi tnue sigftals transmitted from each of theso points it is hoped to check iheir exacc longituda apa thereby map oui ihe longi'cude at intermediate points. Tlie tliree stations are approximately the same disfcance from each other, being separated by about.eight hour's. SHOR'L" WAYES FOIl BELGIAN CONGO. A short wave wireless service is to be inaugurated bj' the Belgi'an Administratkm for public communication between Be'giuin and the Congo. The autho-rities will mahe n.se of the 20 kw . station at Uccle, savs a correspoudent of The 'Times, and messages will be received from Uccle by tlie prmeipa.1 centres in the Congo, such as Kin- ' shasha, Stanlevville, and Eiisabethville, ' and' deliivered by them to their destin- ' ations. , ! According to the wireless station at Saigon, Frencli Indo-Ghina, the shortwave transmiKsiones from Uccle are re- : ceived tliere better tban r-hose of any othei European station. CHESS MATCH BY WIRELESS. An aU-ni'glifc international chess match was lield recenUy between Manihi, in the PliiTippine Islands, and , Shangluu, the Filipino chess champion play.ng a match from a local amateuv radio station against a combmation ot. Ohinese champions lccated in Shanghai. Tlie various moves wero transmitted by amateur stations m each country, with Mr Manuel .Felizardo, Philippine JAU, handling the transmissions irom Manila. The match' was won by the Glnnese players. Entliusi'asts are arranging with Mr Felizardo and other Manila amateurs to conduct a inatch with players iui America. LICENSES IN 1NDIA. Licenses for experimental stations in India are in great demand, but few are granted. During the present year about -500 experimental. licenses liave | been issued, cliiefly • to . European i officiais In Britisli India 2,700 broad- : cast reception licenses were > granted during the six montlis ending in ! August. Tliere are 165 Jicensed trad- ' t*rs. , j CHURCH SERVICE AT 50 M.P.H. ; A striking wireless experience was described by Mr G . H. Ponder, finan- ! cial manager of the New Zealand ; Rugby Leagne team, who stated in ; London that while crossing Canada ;• ihe team joined iui a church service ! whicli was being held in New York, ! 3,000 miles away. The team was I sitting in the observatton car of oue j uf the Canadian ■ Nation al Ra.il wars | wire ! ess-equ ipped expresses, gazing at j the undulating pra'iries of Alberta, j wlien a church service was tunecl in ! from New York with remarkable clarj ity, every ward being lieard, including i the responses .of tlie congregation. The j service was followed to tlie end, the ! team joining in, just as natiirallv as if i they had been in the hurch itself RADTO HUMOUR. Now that a 40-minute phonograpli record has been perfeeted, it sh'oukl be possible to get all ihe "Prisoner's Song" on the disc, except the last 27 stanzas -•-Detroit News. The stingiest man in the world bought a radio On Sunday evenings

lie tuned m and listened to the best Sunday sermon preached Wlien the minister announcecl, "Now the ushers will pass the plate, be iiberal"— this man turned ofr liis radio Novice- One who listens to a programme without getting the uame ot the station. Expert: One who gets Ihe name of the station without listenmg to tlie programme. A certain make of teleplione earpaid iis bemg marketed in England with the recommendatiton that it "rests softly 011 the. side of the liead 011 account of its vacuouS nature." Altbougli the "cone" type loud speaker was originally a .European '111vention, it tlireatens to oust the horn type of instrument, even in America. This does not, however, meun that Americans will taka to wearing "concrimnied" spectacles! THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE. It happened during a radio exposiltion in a large city on the Pacific C'oast of America. On a certain day's programme, there was sclieduled a talk by the chef of a great hotel 011 preparation of pdultry for the table, as well as a lialf hour of reducing exercises under tlie direction of a famous ' , athlete. Through some mistake botli 'began to broadcast simultaneouslv. The following is a stenographic report of the result. "\\e will begi'n to-day with the stretching exercises. Lean over backward nntil the floor at the back is visible. Take both l'eet in the left hand, and sever ivi'tli tlie cleaver. Now retiirn to an erect position Rcmove head, tail and wing feathers. Lean to the right — unt.il the fingers grasp ihe windpipe which should be pulled comp'etely out, Stand on' the left foot, and extend tlie right leg sidewise, — retaining it tliere with a sliarp wooaen skewer. ' Draw tlie legs up t alongside of. the body, and retain tliem tliere with slcewers: Hop 011 one foot — until enough grease has accumulated for bastitng. AVind strings around the legs ancl secure them -to the neck. Now hop tlie same distai?pe on ihe other foot, — and remove the fat before it is re-absorbedr Now add a pint of the liquor, piping liot. Raise the feet to a point even with the chin. Repeat to taste. Do not permit the heeis to touch. the fioor. A young chic-ken can stand a half pint of this I >elly. Rinse with a dash of soda water Repeat until tired. Too much tiour spoi'ls Uie appearanee of a chicken, ancl a crust is not desirable — a little apple sapce. If the subject is an olcl hen, tlie wish bone may be removed. ' Regarding diet during these exercise, — stuff by spoonfuis through the neck until tlie skin appenrs distended .Be careful liow you cut a young chicken. Repeat the kicking motions. An old li'ird never looks appetizing when stuffed. Noiv lower leefc to the floor. t— wrap each one separa+"lv in cheese cloth wrung out 111 ice water."