WIRELESS 'PHONE.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 272, 16 November 1929, Page 9

WIRELESS 'PHONE.

Defects In Service Britain To Australia. ELIMINATING " SINGING." (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON") November 15. The Australian Press Association gathers that if wireless telephony to Australia is introduced shortly it will be limited to a speaking box in Sydney. It is explained that the present apparatus in use iri 1 Sydney allo\ys an excess of waves' current to run back along the outgoing circuit to England, creating a "singing" which prevents switching to subscribers' telephones or connection with Melbourne. To overcome this the British Telephone Department is building a duplicate. It is a valve switch gear which is operated by the speaker's voice and shuts out the return circuit, thus preventing singing. It will be at least fouj months before the apparatus is delivered, at Sydney. It is understood the British controllers hesitated to agree to an imperfect service, but it is understood they yielded to Australia's desires, BILLIARDS TITLE., STAR PLAYERS' POSITION. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, November 15. "Sporting Life's" correspondent "Hazard" says Clark McConachy, of New Zealand, is credited ■ with saying in an interview at Manchester that if he were a free agent he would not hesitate a moment about entering for the English championship, but he was under contract and could only fulfil engagements made for him. "Hazard" comments that if McConachy, and presumably W. Lindrum and W. Smith cannot enter for the championship because of contracts they should be released. LATEST SCORES. McCONACHY'S 1368 BREAK. (Received 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, November 15. Scores in the billiards contests are: — Lindrum, 10,917, including breaks of 1189, 454, 329, 332, v. Smith, 9180, with breaks of 540, 386, 197, 166; McConachy, 10,155, including breaks of 1368, 433, 292, 220, 158, v. Davis, 8260, including breaks of 457, 241, 205, 117. STATE ENTERPRISES. QUEENSLAND'S BIG DEFICITS. (Received 12 -noon.) BRISBANE, this day. The Auditor-General's (Mr. J. Mullan) report, tabled in the House, shows that the total indebtedness to the Treasury' of several State trading enterprises on June 30, 1920, was in excess of £2,000,000. EGYPT ELECTION. UNOPPOSED WAFDISTS. (Received 10.30 a.m.) CAIRO, November 15. At the close of the nominations for the general election there were 105 Wafdists unopposed, and 303 candidates for the remaining 127 seats, including a large number of Independents. NADIR KHAN. RECOGNISED BY BRITAIN. (Received 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, November 15. Mr. Arthur Henderson, Foreign Secretary, telegraphed to Kabul recognising Nadir Khan's Government oil behalf of Britain and the Dominions. i