Science makes such rapid strides nowadays that one need be little over 20 years old' to remember distinctly the trifling flights of a few hundred yards by pioneer airmen and the terrible disasters which attended the parents of the modern submarine, To-day, circling the world by aeroplane has lost its novelty and submarines are a common place of every navy. with wireless, It seems but a few weeks ago that somebody firsts spoke of "broadcasting" and we regarded it as something that might come in the future, whilst the lesser caricature ists are still busy with their earllest attempts upon it. It has grown up before we well realized it and already in Shanghai there can be obtained from the General Electric Company.of China the Gecophone British made receiving sets for broadcasting. Expert knowledge is needed to discuss details, but the development of this branch of science is made obvious by the prices of the apparatus—a complete receiving set, with a range of 25 miles, for the price of only 10 Champions tickets, taking the Home quotations, though there may be something added out here. - So we have the latest thing in science already adapted for the home.'
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