1913 — Wandsworth Common

"aily News (London) — Friday 3 January 1913 / Why Ilike the exhibition / Rushmere

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Daily News (London) — Friday 3 January 1913

AN APPRECIATION. Prize Essay_ on "Why ILike the Exhibition." The first batch of children's opinions about the exhibition was received yesterday, and the prize for the day s Water- Ideal" fountain pen. valued las.lld.--has bees awarded to Mabel " Rushmore," 22, North Side, Wandsworth Common, S.W., for the following bright little explanation of why she likes the Children's Welfare Exhibition: If one wonders what is the chief attraction of the Exhibition, undoubted', it is the Pageant of Dien., the Magic City, aid all One other wonderful . siesta described by 'The Daily News and ; bet if the subjwt is further pursued after Paying a visit then, what has afforded most pleasure? Though perhaps unoonseines of the fact, yet the visitor more pleasure from the kindness with he is met than from anything course, no child would consciously notice it, but, nevertheless, it enjoys more thoroughly dipping into the bran-tub oder the Christmas tree, with kind aid smiling Santa Claus, than with one who thinks of nothing but how he can nuke most petit with least inconvenience to himself. On the contrary, everyone owneeted with the exhibition see nis to do the utmost he can to increase the pleasure of vlsitors. ersonally, I think the Pageant of Faerie is the most ettractive item. Innumerable graceful little beings, dressed in bright fairy coptume" dance merrily nnder changing coloured lights. The charming, especially when the screen, lighted up from behind in green, shows a mermaid combing her hair. Oberon and Titania sit on raised seats. sad direct the proceedings as the fairies, give dance after dance. The aim of the play is evidently to increase belief in fairies, for the story 'hose three non-believing children, who *etch the fairies performing their "Nightly antics, and before long are conso to speak, and swear never to doubt or disbelieve again. "There are numberless amusements and Noes downstairsthe lake, with her boats loal steamers, ongines of all descri j r a irs. a collection of the works of Daphn e Allen, the c hild artist, being among .i. which have most impressed me. The spare which is allowed for this essay is so short that I must lime, hoping that from this sad account it is possible for one who has not seen it to realise in some small degree that this exhibition is Ity of the approbation of any who like to visit it." Daily Prim for Boys and Girls. Every day the exhibition is open Prise If a Waterman's "Ideal" fountain Ii uttered for the beet paragraph o f tare than 300 words. written by nay sr 61 under 15, entitled " Why ILike inildren's Welfare Exhibition." Jeaterday'e prize of 1. for the indwriting by a child under 15 at "noti Daily News and Leader" stand maw aw, srded to Joseph Chapman, IW. Pes* '504-avenue. Pimlico. S.W. Reports of yesterday's exhibition lectures-will be found on Page Two. your appointments with friends at The Daily News and Loader" root in centre

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London Evening Standard — Thursday 9 January 1913 / LCC addition to Wandsworth Common set aside for children

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London Evening Standard — Thursday 9 January 1913

A alteration is being put before the London County Council that a portion of the land to be added to Wandsworth Common should be set apart for the special purpose of children's gatherings.

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"Pall Mall Gazette — Friday 10 January 1913 / 49 Bus extension

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Pall Mall Gazette — Friday 10 January 1913

49 SERVICE No. 49. AN EXTENSION. This service SOUTH KENSINGTON STATION to Clapham Junction, and afforded a convenient connection by which the residents of Battersea and Clapham were able to reach the Underground.

Now it is extended through Balham and Upper Tooting to Streatham and enables residents in these fresh districts to reach the western parts Central London with greater ease and facility. The route taken from St. John's Road, Clapham, is via Northcote Road', Montholme Road, Estcourt Road, Nightingale Lane, Bellevue Road, past Wandsworth Common Station, Trinity Road, Tooting Bee Road, Tooting Bec Gardens, Streatham Hill to the GREYHOUND HOTEL, STKEATHAM.

From SOUTH KENSINGTON STATION the faras are- TO Latchmere Tavern, Battersea Park Road Id, The Falcon, Clapham Junction . . . IHd. Chatham Road . . . 2d. Surrey Tavern, Trinity Road ~ . . . 2Md. High Road, Balham . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3d. Mitcham Lana, Streatham -. . . . 3%d. The Greyhound, Streatham. . . . . . . .. 4d. LONDON OBNBRKL OMNIBUS GO., LTD.

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"The Sportsman — Saturday 11 January 1913 / predict Londo Welsh to beat Bedford

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The Sportsman — Saturday 11 January 1913

London Welsh entertain Bedford Wandsworth Common, and should reverse the result their meeting at Bedford.

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Sporting Life — Monday 13 January 1913 / Foul day's rugby on Wandsworth Common — with fun cartoon image

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Sporting Life- Monday 13 January 1913 /" target="_blank">Link.

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he Rugby Game : Special Notes on the Principal Clitb Matches : Defeat of the Harlequins

BEDFORD WIN. ONE POINT VICTORY OVER LONDON WELSH. NEW SCRUM-HALF.

By T. C. W. saturday will live in the me:limy as one the worst football days. It wan terrible out on Wandsworth Common, but it is somewhat singular to timl that Rugby game wan not intertertsl with to the extent an was the sister code. .1.-sueiation football. as'a rule. tees superior to weather conditions. but it was beaten badly on Saint-. day, and when one to look back at the atternoon, reason toy wonder swat'.. Wandsworth lemon van be a bleak kind of plate, even when the sun is shining. It neetue to be situated at the point where all the winds start out on their journey, and at the London 11elsh ground, in particular. it you choree your day carefully, you "111 be finely Rosen an you could out the way to the North Pole. Yet the ground stun better than some of those I have seen this miserable season. St. Heleit'e. Swansea, for eventide, worse when the Africans were beaten on Holing Day, butt the ninth' detect of the Loudon IVelsh ground at the moment is that there is place at all for shelter. There is an idea to erect a stand and thoroughly drain the playing area, but that cost* money, and is fairly certain that nothing will be done t his season, at least. The handful ot spectators well deserved to be described as. enthueiaets. It was a day not tit for a dog, and yet scarcely one of the few hundreds that weembletl !eft the held before the end the play. Needles. to remark, it was not good play. However ekilful men may he, however hard they try, It is impossible to play deeent football when the ground is little better than a mud heap, when rain drives pitaleeely down, and when the wind helps to numb every portion of the body. It is to the credit of the mon that they were able to introdure blight patches. Bedfordwho managed to get home by a single pointwere deserved bat right at the end London Weigh commenced to play as they can do when they like, and it wan probably only the call of time that prevented them from snatching a vietory, The final minutes were, indeed. the best in t h whole game, for it was not until then that the majority of the players had thawed.

THE LACK OF TRAINIPIC. When one conics to think over it. It la quite remarkable that ,ome of the lades clubs play as well as they do. Iknow of no London combination that makes the learnt pretence of consistent training. and yet in the niain the men play footba:.l quite up to the average. In the provinces training afternoons are as important as the days on which fixtures are to be decided, and Iknow of half a dozen club.. where practice is thought to be of such importance that the failure of a player to turn up is sufficient to lose him his place in the ~:de. London. of course. is an awkward place. 1 recollect trying hard some time ago to find a club or ground where training was indulged in any one afternoon a week. The search ended in a dismal failure. Probably it is because grounds are so far away front men'a home., that they never ate. them from Saturday to Saturday. but it is safe to that with proper practice, the play at London chile nook! materially improve. was: because the majority of louden Welshmen never train that their spurt in the lest quarter of an hoar became astonishing. It way hard work chasing about on such ground. and according to th , usnal order of things. the hone pluyersfor it is reascrirble to assume that Bedford are able to torn out together in the weekshould have been nishecl some time before the end.- flow the placers keep fit puzzles me. One game a week io certainly not enough. and yet in some marvellous manner they seem to manage it. ioine day; perhaps, will arise with a scheme which will make weekly practices possible for all. One hope.a is air, lee soon, for then it will he clearly demonstrated what a difference it will make. It stands to reason that a man well conditioned can play much better than one cnly halt fit. THE LONDON WELSH CLUB. They are a cheery lot, these London Welsh- men. (Mite a number of tales could be told of Baturvlsiv afternoon het. and not one would deal with the game. There as, for example. the episode of the motor-ear. That it jibbed nt a critical moment was proof of its pod sense. The London Welsh tints is a club in every sense of the word. The members are all excellent friends, and with some knowledge of London grounds, L can cay with feeling that the enclosure at Wandsworth is a cheery place to tisit as compared with some of the others in London. It has not always been plain sailing for London Welsh. however. Hut they are wonderfully enthusiastic, the people who keep the club alive. Dr. Pryce-lenlcins, Mr Clem Simon. Mr Tim Evans, Mr Wallace Watts are only four of the notables. They have to work bard to keep things going at times. They never seem to have the same team, and yet they are never short when they field.* There is a type of Welshman who obviously thinks that London Welsh is not a good enough tor him. and so ho goes elsewhere for hi'. game. When the Welsh Union this season picked a couple of men for the National team who had never given their assistance to London Welsh there seemed the prospect of trouble, for the Welsh Union had once deliberately placed on their books a regulation which dealt with such macs. It is rather a pity the Londoners did not protest. for it is dne to them that Welstpnen in London should at least offer their ser- : vices. 'the club always make a strong point of qualification- man has to be a 'Welshman, or at least lived for a time in Wale , . before he can playand they are handicapped because of it. Clubs like Blackheath and the Uark'quinc can have the pick of — the world if they like. if the Welshman tresh to London 'knew the, merry crowd he Iwould meet at Wandsworth he would display more anxiety to offer his services than does at present. 8011 E INDIVODUALL The game was not of the kind that calls for much eritieism. It was taken charge of by the forwards almost from the start. and although they were not the better pack. the London Welsh forwards still posses that uncanny knack of mptnritig the hall in the scrums. But the Bedford eight were more dashing, and they played with better method. They were splendidly led by Manton, who played a game that entities him to be considered with some of the beet forwards. His style is very like that of the late lamented R. C. Statiord. He pledies hard, but he is quick on the breakaway, and he has the kmetk of keeping bis together whet. things are moving. Osborne and Carter are two other forwards sell worthy of mention. It was, of course. hot a day fur backs. but there were times when the Bedford threequarters passed quite well. Milton and Mayes were the ts-st of the four, the centre in pertienlar doing some excellent things, whilst at times Roberts kicked with diecretion.lward Stiipson ut half-back. dirt not have any too pleasant a time, but they played pluckily, although it was hard work getting the ball. There was, however, nu one more siweessfnl ou the field than Fowler, the full lark. Granted thatthe hall war frequently kicked his way, he played a remarkably game. He never mix- Seidel. he kitten well, and his deforms was good. Fowler was not tar short of being the lest Mall or. the field. Bedford this wpm pre quite is good side. /lad the sinditionaaa Saturday been favourable they would prohubly have won by more.

A CLEVER INSIDE NALF. earher, London Welsh are' tr ying men. Their ground is rapidly Jer.oining a school for recruits. Their newest man on Saturday Was . perbapa the out . . . sanding suece-s. W. E. Evans is .. , .boolhoy, and conies, Ibelieve, from Dulwich, shore they breed good footballers. Ile is an inhale half, and li his game on this occasion is any criterion et all, he iii destined to make big earn. for himself. Auy youngster who can play football such' as be did on a day like Saturday must have tons of football in him. and it will lie cur-, prising indeed if Evans does not train into a fret-class man. fle is excellently built for a boy, has a thorough knowledge of the game, and nut only gets the baH from the scrums, but passes it out with accuracy. It

The conditions were all against Rood football at Wandsworth where Bedford deleted London Welsh by S pts to S pts. The latter have found a clever half in W. E. Evans. is in that that he differs from the majority of hslf-back.:. The tendency — of most halves is to sling the ball anywhere and anyhow; with Evan- it is different. He is certainly the best and most promising scrum half have seen in England this season. He may conceivably play for Wales before he finishes. for already he has the style and this skill. ' His partner, Meredith-Davies. also did will. although some of his passes were not properly diverted. Best of the three-quarters was R. H. Leigh. who did a lot of good saving, but there was. too. a capital wing three-quarter ,in Trevor .lohn. scarcely ever got a pass daring the game. hut enough was semi of him to make clear that he has merit. Pugh land S. Evans. two forwards who played with the backs. rendered good service. whilst the ,chief of the forwards was W. 1.. Michael. one of the three best forwards in London today. J. E. Ririe"( played as hard a game as any. whilst Levi Jones led his men well. N. lays, the wrestling champion, can also play good football, and his tackling is especially good. In the firs) half Bedford gained a clever tie through Manton, who doubled past the, full-back. and 'scored behind the posts. The kick at goal failed. In the second half. Clestorne snorts, another unconverted try, and after that came the Welsh rally. Leigh ass twice all but over, and then Meredith- Davits was tackled ou the line. Close to, time. Leigh crossed. and converted. the final Were reading .Bedford. — 2 . tries (6 points): London Welsh. 1 goal (5 points)."1913113

Sporting Life — Wednesday 15 January 1913 / LCC used to play on Wandsworth Common

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Sporting Life- Wednesday 15 January 1913

and the London County Council, who u season after the club was revived in 1903 were found playing at Wandsworth Common, but who have been located at Eltham for several years now, are the new entrants.

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"West London Observer — Friday 24 January 1913 / Pitch in wretched condition

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West London Observer — Friday 24 January 1913

MALVERN v MARLBOROUGH. Malvern travelled Wandsworth Common Saturday to meet Marlborough Athletic, in the London and Suburban League, and although the ground was in a wretched condition, a good game was the outcome. Malvern well deserved their victory by 2 goals to 1. and much praise due for tbeir success to the efforts F. KuH (captain) and J. (back) tor their able defence Malvern go*i scorers: T. Bom and

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South Western Star — Friday 24 January 1913

Persistent efforts are being made to raise the funds necessary to complete the extension of Wimbledon Common. We have received some particular from the hon. secretary of the fund, Mr. Richardson Evans,who may justly lay claim to that erratically bestowed adjective indefatigable. The voluntary subscriptions to date amount to 14,270.

The total is increased by grants from public bodies, but it is far short of what is needed. , The time seems to be opportune for the people to come along with their pence. Wimbledon Common, if extended as proposed, will form a stretch ot country in extent to the domains of small states, and comprising charming diversity. What the public ought to demand, however, is some efficient guarantee that the choicest portions of the common shall not be given over to golfers and amateur soldiers.

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South Western Star — Friday 24 January 1913

I'e sitent efforts are being made to raise the funds ncrei.-ary to complete the extension of imble Common. We have received some particular from the hon. secretary of the fund, Mr. Kiel iardsonEvans, who may justly lay claim to that erratically bestowed adjective indefatigable. The voluntary subscriptions to date amount to iil4, T7it The total is increased by grants from public bodies, but it is far short of what is needed., The time seems to be opportune for the people to come along with their pence. Wimbledon Common, if extended as proposed, will form a stretch ot country in extent to the domains of small states, and comprising charming diversity. What the public ought to demand, however, is some efficient guarantee that the choicest portions of the common shall not be given over to golfers and amateur soldiers.

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"Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald — Saturday 25 January 1913 / alleged desertion of his 3 children

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Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald — Saturday 25 January 1913

NOT SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE. ALLEGED DESERTION OF HIS Sidney Arthur Herman was charged St. Augustine's Petty Sessions, Canteaburv, Saturday, before Messrs. F. H. Wilbeo (in the chair), W. A. Lochee, G. W. Rivaz, and C. A. TlQey, with deserting his three children. R-:se, aged 4, Hila 2, and Cyril 1 year, whereby they became chargeable to the common fund of Blear Union. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. J. E. Burch, Clerk the Bican Board Guardians, prosecuted, and stated that the pr soner first wont away to and no doubt tainking that was not far enough prevent him from being found, h went off to London, where was arrested, Mr. Burch explained that the wife (since dead) and the family were originally the Union M'orkkjuse and prisoner then took out the children and they for time with his father, but returned the Workhouse. The family subsequently went Croydon, and upon fine chSMren baing taken into the Croydon Workhouse they were sent hack to the Blean Workhouse as tbcar place settlement a Justices order. summons for desertion was taken out in preference to one failing to maintain it relieved the Guardians of the difficulty of having to prove means. In this case the prisoner had gone right away without making any arrangements for his whereabouts icnown, or rrvkLrg enquiries in reference to his children. Thomas Edward Dilnot. the relieving officer, proved t'no chargeability of the children to the fund, and said it had cost the Guardians so far sum of 12s. week, or 5 Bs. up to date. In reply to the Chairman witness stated that the defendant's wife died in the House ou the 10th of March, 1912, and the children were disckargied from the House on March 24th. They were origmally admitted to the House with their motner on February 13th, and upon the death of the rife the husband was allowed until April 20th to find v a housekeeper and get home for them. Mt. Bunch': That was a concession on the pai* the Guardians, as legally they could not allow the wile and family to come without the father. did it allow him to got work and take them away again.

Police Sengt. Dengate gave evidence to receiving the prisoner into his custody from the W'andnwoetth Common Police. When witness read the coni tents the warrant to prisoner he replied, " Ileft Hern Bay get work," Prisoner was arrested one night at 11.30 on Wandsworth Common. The Magistrates' Clerk said there was really no evidence of defendant having run away. Mr. Burch submitted that a case of desertion had been made out, but course if the Justices thought fit they could dismiss it. The Guardians had had time to get further evidence tfiey were only notified the day previous prisoner's arrest. If remand was granted wou 5 d see if he could get more evideucs. The Chairman said the Bench did not think the evidence was sufficient to justify them in convicting prisoner, and would be discharged.

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"Westminster Gazette — Thursday 30 January 1913 / Women's Imperial Health Association

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Westminster Gazette — Thursday 30 January 1913 / Women's Imperial Health Association

WOMEN'S IMPERIAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION. At the annual meeting the president, Muriel Viscountess Helmsley, was present and took the chair. The association has a year of good work to report; its energies have been directed to improving the health of women and children, and new enterprises have been vigorously undertaken. Schools for Mothers have been started in Lambeth, North Kensington, and Tottenham, and a juvenile Health Crusade is enlisting children all over the kingdom as soldiers to fight the battle against disease. At the meeting reference was made to the anti-tuberculosis play which was successfully produced at the Court Theatre in November. The association has continued the caravan tours, which have proved successful in the past. Sussex was visited and certain places in Kent and Surrey. T

he London Parks Caravan worked during the summer at Battersea Park, Clapham Common, Wandsworth Common, and Tooting Common: the London County Council gives special permission for the van to take up its stand in the parks, and then a lecture is given which is illustrated by lantern-slides and cinematograph pictures thrown on a daylight screen which is hung on the side of the van. During the year 310 lectures have been delivered under the auspices of 'the association, many of them illustrated t v lantern slides and cinematograph films. The treasurer's report was very satisfactory.

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[NOT on Heathfield Ground, but NEAR it — the presence of bushes suggests it was the Scope!

Daily Mirror 17 April 1913

BY WIRELESS TO " DAILY MIRROR."

First Message Received at Station on Office Roof.

ACROSS-LONDON TEST.

How Dispatches Can B Sent from Isolated Parts of the Country.

With the ease of sending a sixpenny telegram, the first wireless message to be received by an English newspaper office possessing its own wireless receiving apparatus was dispatched from Wandsworth to The Daily Mirror Office yesterday afternoon.

A kite attached to a mol Common, acting as the message across the smoke the newly-erected Daily Mirror on the roof of these offices in Bouverie-street, E.C.

The possibilities of this enormous. enormous. It is hoped the less news messages may be a distance of fifty miles or .

By this novel method reporter, equipped with tr apparatus, is independent graph.

In isolated parts of the co a telephone or a telegraph his message — direct to this hour! it-car on 'Wandsworth Bless aerial, sent the ad fog of London to friar wireless station Bouverie-street, E.C. }wireless station are a short time wirebut to this office from pore. sending news the simple transmitting telephones or telentry miles away from Kfice he could send office within half an

Mr. T. Thorne Baker am were in charge of yesterday

Just before noon Mr. Ba motored out to Wandswort telegram; the text of which

MESSAGE VI.

Then, in the cabin of t ffi wireless station on l o the roof of these offices, t young students of wireless telegraphy took to s with the receivers, keenly on the alert for the sound of Morse signals.

It was just about one o'clock when Mr. Thorne Baker stopped the motor-car near the Heathfield cricket ground, Wandsworth Common, and quickly prepared to send the-message.

A coil of wire netting was — first placed on the ground for the " earth" connection. A man-lifting kite, capable of lifting 300 3i4ards of copper wire, was sent up into the air, and within ten minutes had reached a height of 500 ft — the wire thus providing an effective aerial frokia which the wireless message would radiate.

The copper wire was attached to the transmitting apparatus in the car, and Mr. — Thorne Baker began to tap out the message.

Sending the message was mite simple and matt' of-fact, but in the wireless tbin on the roof these offices there was keen: . . . xcitement when first buzzing sounds of the message came throng.

It happened that the messan sent by Mr. Tho. Baker was first intercepted the British of Telegraphy at Clapham, ad it was that sch, which flashed the message tope receiver at th offices.. .

Since noon the operators id The, Daily Mir wireless station had been picking up wireless to grams sent from other statioq. Itwas like he ing the secrets of the air as t faint " buzz-buz sounded through the teleplinne receivers.

THE FIRST MVSAGE.

Then at 1.45 p.m. the wirigess operator star and grabbed his pencil. Hirote-book lay op before .him. A message fro. the motor-car coming through! He took the words down alAidst as quickly as. would:write a letter. This N-as the mes spelled' out letter by letter:-

Editor The Daily Mirror. I am sending first wireless mtssage from motor-car direct to newspaper office by wireless. Congratulate Mirror on unceasing enterprise inaugurating unique means cf reporters communicating under scial cumstances. THORNE BAKER.

This wireless telegram was ent by Mr. Baker 1.20 p.m., so that, even with he time taken in transmitting the message fr Clapham, the w was dispatched and received: ithin half an hour Special permission was obtatned from the Gene. Post Office to send this message.It is hoped t. the General Post Office will give permission for Daily Mirror to receive I-Tess messages, fr. greater distances. It is also hoped that in future the receivi of wireless messages, such ls the Eiffel Tot weather reports and also nes from corresponde on special occasions, may 4come a practical f Lure of this paper. (Photographs on page 11.) Mr. A. W. Sharman initial experiment.:r and Mr. Sharman to send the wireless was kept secret. KITE.

THE DAILY MIRROR WIRELESS APPARATUS FOR NEWSPAPER REPORTERS: FIRST MESSAGE RECEIVED AT NEW " DAILY MIRROR " STATION. Trials were made yesterday with a portable wireless apparatus for use on motor-cars to enable reporters to transmit messages to the newlyerected station on the roof of The Daily Mirror Offices in Bouverie-street, E.C. The trials marked a new and wonderful step in the history of journalism, as with the apparatus correspondents in lonely and desolate parts of the country would be independent of telegraph or telephone.

(1) Part of the receiving apparatus at The Daily Mirror Offices.

(2) Flying the kite which suspends the aerial wires.

(3) Cabin and mast on The Daily Mirror roof.

(4) Sending a message from Wandsworth Common.

- (Daily Mirror photographs.) .

["Ease of sending a sixpenny telegram" !]

Mr. A. W. Sharman initial experiment.:r and Mr. Sharman to send the wireless was kept secret. KITE.

THE DAILY MIRROR WIRELESS APPARATUS FOR NEWSPAPER REPORTERS: FIRST MESSAGE RECEIVED AT NEW " DAILY MIRROR " STATION. Trials were made yesterday with a portable wireless apparatus for use on motor-cars to enable reporters to transmit messages to the newly erected station on the roof of The Daily Mirror Offices in Bouverie-street, E.C. The trials marked a new and wonderful step in the history of journalism, as with the apparatus correspondents in lonely and desolate parts of the country would be independent of telegraph or telephone.

(1) Part of the receiving apparatus at The Daily Mirror Offices.

(2) Flying the kite which suspends the aerial wires.

(3) Cabin and mast on The Daily Mirror roof.

(4) Sending a message from Wandsworth Common. — (Daily Mirror photographs.) .

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Thomas Thorne Baker (1881-1962)

1881 Born in Tadcaster

Educated at Mercers' School, London

Passed Intermediate Science examination at the University of London.

Worked as research chemist

1907 went to Paris for the Daily Mirror to take up Prof. Korn's system of photo-telegraphy

Superintended the operation of the Korn system between Manchester, Paris, and London.

The Korn system was eventually superseded by a system of Baker's invention.

Then focussed on research on high-frequency and X-rays.

1911 Thomas Thorne Baker 30, consulting engineer, lived in Willesden with Moira Colville Thorne Baker 28, Yvonne Moira Thorne Baker 4, Vivien Eilken Thorne Baker 1[1]

1940 Living in the USA with Elsie Grace Baker[2]

1962 Thomas Thorne Baker lived in Middlesex at the time of his death[3]