The Archive · 1933

"PLAY THE HERO" SAYS AUTHOR Live, Don't Read of Life

M. Dekobra's Advice

Live—don't read about life—and you will write books that the world Wants to read, And preferably cast yourself og the hero of the piece, The Marconi Beam Wireless Stations contracted for by the Ministry of Communications last year are now rapidly nearing completion, and the opening of direct radi telegraphic service between China rear Britain may be expected during the next few weeks.

"The entire equipment of the stations comprising over two thousand packages of materials has. already been delivered to the Station sites and most of the apparatus is position. At Liuhong, the rec ing terminal of the International Radio Station twelve miles west of Shanghai, four Marconi high speed feommercial short wave receivers are already working on test intereeption of Beam transmissions from Dorchester, England. At this site three Beam aerials are directed toward England and two Beam serials toward U.S.A, These are Supported on five 1G0-ft. steel masts and. ate connected by Franklin feeders to. the receivers. Three omi-directional aerials are also associated with the system for all-round" reception.

At the Chenju transmitting ter= your seven miles from two Marconi Beam are housed in an extended wing of the station build ing and these are now being con-

Psa tite the Dark Of all foreign groups in America though thi role may be rather ex-|"* ted to already completed Beam. berials directed eastward and west fea that we must enforce the universities, the 'Chinese casu acting at times. ward for trans-Pacific and Eurovarbtd' paste, suchos the Kologg, the most adaptable, he declared, 'Thus M. Maurice Dekobra, Knight, TedPrrtle' ethan eye For they go with the purpose of can service, respectively, Two of the Legion of Honour, inter-190-£t. new masts support the exst~ national-known French author and interapulous firms sell bombs, We learning what the United States ward Beam array and adaptions has to teach them. The League of playwright, who arrived in Shang-to three existing 00 metre steel are all to blame."

Nations report has it they have fai last' Wednesday morning in the masts provide for the carrying of become. "too Americanised."

But s. Andre Lebon for a six U.S, and the Soviet 'Beam aerials from which energy this is due to the fact that Chines" ths' visit to China, during which will be directed towards London Speaking of the news sensation Ins 's, due foo of the days mer ames sngmivon of foa" and America hag, bees] novel (Preained we bea bet si ition of 8 rican. get along Weill he will gather material for his next fand other European capitals. Jother newly constructed 60 metre Soviet si: he cited them, since advanced industrial exarmle of neo than fering [ened polley of the United States) write hia impassions for st 87 hospital ner students. The fax-lir. odin by Past sacetsce) and Steel mast carries a system of four Jomni-directional aerials which may. tons' always have feared the, inwigusly is another factor|the Metropole Hate. ott, BO#E indemnity French press. stopping at bbe connected as desired to either of the. transmitters for service to dustrialisation of the less advanced.

'M. Dekobra, slight, various other parts of the world. gustrialisation of UMeatimation, 12-4 However, there ix a growing] sardonic, attributes The power rating of the trans: definite stop toward the rehabilitafeeling that the Chinese should go Stecess to the post-war international Imitters in each instance is 18 kilotion of Am fas graduate students, since in so] spirit, that newly-awakened interest watts which compares favourably cases there are no positions: the man in lowa regarding the In As peace can ensured man} with the largest Beam transmitters only by a fearless study of ideals, waiting fo) them when they come of the man in Lombardy, As in any country. Several he declared, "If China should make home.

China a yet is not ready' fold 'a representative of the special refinements, featured as the to absord into' her organised life!

North-China Herald" the result, of the extensive experience treaties with both Russia and Japan, wax the most. sur-they might work out their national many, instance, of the engineers land. the research work of Marconi chemists trained the success of my.

Hestinies together, since both, have and the i industrial engineers, render these transmitters:

futures in Asia. China, there-abroad, particularly up-to-date.

Such novels as "La Madone des must understand them both.

Modulator apparatus is associat-ree with the Long: Sleepings," "Lo Sphinx a Parle, ed with the. transmitting plant Dr. Saunders, for several, years Fecommendation that more a Volupté, Belalrant lo Mond hich together with microphones 'a secretary of the, National Com-Chinese students should go to "chao! and "Phyrne" have been translated and amplifier equipment at Sassoon. Inittee YMCA. of India, went from in Europe," he. continued, There to' a lectureship "in Oxford.

China wants to learn from all the into no less than twenty-five long House, will enable the transmitter Jages,, including the little-known to be' used for telephony.

Recently he held a chair in religion world.

'Another criticism of the Variety favoured by the residents 'Chinese engineers who. recently. the author of a group of books. the University' of California and League is justified, that American of. Tecland. 'These translations, returned from England, where they education' jg too much concerned emphatically, are not made by the have been attending the Marconi Theo are appearing ths With technique and gives too little luther who suggested, "Imagine my Company's works and college, will Roo) many he faushot attention to matter.

There is surprise when 1 heard that one of 8 who be appointed to take responsibility rmerating them. The great out-cropping of Ph, it (MacMillan [my books had appeared in Icolandi in the operating of these stations.

sia Know the theory he thing but] diane even know they ba under the guidance of Mr. Z. W. feats of East and West," (Cam: are not well-educated, For instance, a language!

Chang, Chief Engineer and Gener bridge University, Press), and "The the teacher's col concentrate on No Sure Prescription Manager of the Chinese Gover Pageant of Asiay" (Oxford Univer technique.' ment Radio Administration. sity Press). Giving up his work at One question as to the exact!

M.'B. Hunter of the Marconi the University of California. throe formula for an international best seller, including Iceland, brought pany's engineering staff is assist~ Year ago, he hus served various faint'sigh and the remark that the Ing Mr, Chang in the setting up "short terms," including a series of Iecturos at the University of Lon-

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