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THE CHINA MAIL JANUÆRNEB, 1940.
VIEWING BY PHONE PLAN
LONDON, TO-DAY. “PLUG,IN-AND-VIEW" TELEVISION PLAN WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE. FOR HOMES AND CINEMAS HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY LEADERS OF BRITAIN'S TELEVISION AND CINEMA INDUSTRIES.
Home service will be "on tap" for those who have phones at an all-in cost of 5s, a week.
Television was the first casualty of the war, as the ultra short-wave signals radiated from Alexandra Palace had to be stopped because enemy aircraft could take their bearings from them.
Experts have now discovered a
way of resuming television in safely. U.S. TRADE
and the plan will be presented to
the Postmaster-General, his technl- WITH THE
cal advisers, and Lord Cadman,
AMANDA DUFF JUNE GALE chairman of the Television Advisory
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Committee, shortly.
READY BY THE SPRING
If the consent of the P.M.G. is quickly obtained, the plan can be in operation by spring.
ARGENTINE
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Washington, To-day.
Man behind the plan is Mr. S. Sagall, managing director of Following the breaking-off of trade Scophony, pioneers of large-screen negotiations with the Argentine Re- semi-official commentators television, who is backed by Mr. public, Oscar Deutsch head of the 350 Odeon state that the United States desires an expansion of international trade cinemas.
but that this desire is limited by the need for protecting domestic, agricul- tural production.
There will be a central transmit- ting station much simpler than the present Alexandra Palace plant, and
be
in programmes may
staged studios located in other parts of London.
a
TO BE SHARED BY ALL Technicians have worked out plan which will enable television programmes to be transmitted over the telephone lines even while they
are being used for conversations.
There will be no monopoly in the scheme. It will be shared by the whole television industry. The main purpose of the plan is to enable Britain to maintain her lead in tele- vision technique-the result of years
the
This would be prejudiced if United States granted the Argentine's requests for low tariffs.
It is anticipated that the failure of the negotiations with the Argentine will affect, the conclusion of a trade agreement with Uruguay, whose de- mands are similar to the Argentine's.
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VICEROY ON INDIA IN BOMBAY
· Bombay,”“To-day.
The Viceroy of India and Lady arrived here yesterday
of patient research work.-Our Own | Linlithgow Correspondent.
afternoon on a week's visit-Reuter.
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