So delicate are the "mechanical ears" perfected by scientists to detect sound waves in the air that a gun fired on the East Coast of England was "heard" at Birmingham University, more than 185 miles away. The sound was not heard by human' ears, but was detected by the recording: instruments Men of modern stature are too small to wear old Scottish armour ■ so it had to be worn by* dummies at a recent historical pageant. Swords used in the time of James 'IV. of Scotland can hardly be lifted above the head of a modern man. Old Scottish warriors swung them about with one hand. A BRITISH PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM. "RAJAR," the film that is attractin gthe attention of photographers all over the world, is a 100 per cent. British achievement, made in a Britishowned factory in Englnnd. "RAJAR" film is now sold at regular prices by all dealers or the N.Z. Agents: Waterworths Ltd., Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch.—(Advt.)
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 77, 11 January 1928, Page 2
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