A VOICE FROM CHICAGO

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19135, 1 April 1924, Page 6

A VOICE FROM CHICAGO

Sill GEORGE FENWICK’S s SPEECH. HEARD CLEARLY AT MOTUEKA. (Per United Press Association.) NELSON, March 31. Mr W. K. Lane, of Motueka, reports that ho distinctly heard on a three-valve De Forest set (coming in strength of on magnavox. loud speaker) Sir George Fenwick’s speech. He first picked up singing and music from (Chicago station then, at 5.30, came Sir George Fenwick’s speech, which was quite clear. AUCKLAND AMATEURS UNSUCCESSFUL. (Peb United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, March 31.. Auckland amateurs failed to get Sir George Fenwick’s speech. In one instance a portion of the speech was heard, the words, however, being unintelligible. Another listener heard three calls of “Hello!” in an American voice, and later the voice asked if the message liad been received. CONDITIONS UNFAVOURABLE. WELLINGTON WIRELESS MEN. (Pee United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, March 31. Local amateurs, the possessors of listen-ing-in wireless' outfits, were unable last night to pick up Sir George Fenwick’s speech, which was to be broadcasted from Chicago. It is powiblo that amateurs at Motueka may have succeeded, but communication with that place was not available last night. Local wireless men con# sider that the week-end weather conditions were unfavourable for the 'test. PARTIAL SUCCESS AT GISBORNE. QPxb Uk>tid PbbAs Association.l GISBORNE, March 31. A- Chicago wireless entertainment was heard distinctly between 10.25 p.m. and 11.5 p.m. by Mr O’Meara, a local amateur. Several items of the programme, including a baritone solo, a pianoforte solo, and several snatches of speech, were heard clearly, but the ship signals and statics interfered with the continuity of audition. A GREYMOUTH OPERATOR. PART OF SPEECH RECEIVED. 1 (Peb United Press Association.) GREYMOU'f’H, March 31. Though atmospheric conditions and an untuned focal amateur transmission set interfered somewhat, part of Sir George Fenwick’s speech was pidcW up last night by Mr Harold Walsh, a local amateur, who received portions of it on a two-valve, set. New Zealand was mentioned several times, and the words “Singapore” and “policy” were also heard, bur, the context could not be discerned. Musical items came through faintly for a few seconds. HEARD AT TIMARU. SPEECH CLEARLY PICKED UP. (Pee United Press Association.) TIMARU, March 31. Sir George Fenwick’s Chicago speech was picked up hero clearly on Sunday night at 3.45. Sir Georg© Fenwick first spoke on the suitability of Singapore as an Admiralty base and later on Mr Massey and the New Zealand Government. THE CHICAGO PROGRAMME. MUSICAL ITEMS HEARD IN DUNEDIN. SPEECH NOT PICKED UP. Portion of the programme that was broadcasted by wireless from Chicago on Sunday evening was picked up by Master Sidey, the son of Mr T. K. Sidey, M.R, at Corstorphine, Caversham. Master Sidey, who was using a three-valve de Forest reflex set and a cage aerial, picked up messages from the Beach Hotel, Chicago, about f. 30 p.m., and kept in touch with*that station for about a quarter of an hour. The conditions were not altogether favourable,. as the Morse system of telegraphing was being freely employed at the time. A number of musical items were heard fairly distinctly, fmt the speech made by Sir George Fenwick was not picked up. DISAPPOINTED AMATEURS. Although Mr F. J. O’Neill, of 4YA, and Mr I. S. Macdonald listened-in from 6.50 p.m. on Sunday till about 0.30 a.in. yesterday, they were unsuccessful in picking up the Chicago station. Shortly after the commencement of the evening KGO (California) was heard, and at 7.45 o’clock KHJ. another Californian station, was heard, and in both oases the loud speaker was used. At 8 o’clock KGO signed off, announcing that it was 1.3 a.m. (Californian time), but in spite of careful tuning there was no sign of the Beach Hotel, Chicago, and neither the musical items nor Sir George Fenwick’s speech were picked up. At 9.40 p.m. 2BL, Sydney, was heard giving “Wliat Are Little Boys Made of?” which is one of a series of' bedtime stories, followed by musical items, which were quite clear, but marred occasionally by howling valves and Morse from Wellington. This station signed off at 10 p.m. (Sydney time), -when the National Anthem was played, and came through quite clearly. Another Australian station, WUJM, was also heard during the evening. THE TESTS IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY, March 31. Special wireless telephone tests were carried out last night between the Chicago Tribune newspaper office and Australia. The results so far have not been ascertained. The tests commenced at 9 o’clock (Sydney time) and continued till midnight.