At last the long promised '"Wireless for all'? has reached us and optimists are prophesying that it will in wide use by election time. In America wireless receiving sets are being installed "in every home." In actual figures 800,000 have been sold in the U.S.A. within the last four months and manufactures are inundated with orders. Even John Bull, prone to caution as he is, is investing since the Postmaster General decided that licences could be issued at 5/ and the receiving instrument either purchased or hired. Two of our greatest shops are giving daily exhibitions and explaining that no special knowledge is required to enable one to use the new device. All there is to do is to listen. With even a six guinea receiving set messages can be "picked up" from the Wiffel Tower, from ships in the chanel or talking aeroplanes! Receivers are being tuned to different wave lengths in order to avoid confusion. Discussion is rife as to the localities' for "broadcasting stations," the possible effect of radiations upon public health and the qualifications necessary to fit one to enter the new professions of "wireless speakers" "id "telephony editors."
German Arropianes DestroyeEn.
Akin to the subject of wireless is that of aircraft. The bitter protest of the Germans against the conditions announced by the Inter-Allied Aeronautical Commission has reached us. Until next year at the earliest, Germany is not to be permitted to extend her air lines outside Germany territory, and restrictions are still enforced in regard to manufacture. Germany retorts that she must use her only weapon of reprisal and prohibit the flying of foreign planes in German skies; she also gives warning that she will send her engineers overseas and develop her manufactures abroad.
The inside experiences of members of the Allied Commission makes interesting hearing. One young officer found himself on duty hundreds of miles distant from military support. Under his control were a band of German workmen and his orders were to locate and put out of action all kinds of German aircraft. One morning he discovered a new German plane being prepared for its trial flight, in fact two German officers were actually in_ her. Without waiting to consider his own utter helplessness the young Briton gave a brief order, obediently two German workmen ran forward with a saw and a crowbar; between them the machine was put out of action and the flying men abandoned her. Of such as this young Englishmen were the little band 200 strong, of Britons, French, Belgians, Italians and Japanese who for two years now have been quietly carrying out the work assigned to them. According
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