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HONG
KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1932.
RADIO
REGULATIONS GOVERNING PRIVATE BROADCASTING STATÍONS' FINISHED
MINISTRY RULINGS PROVIDE FOR OBTAINING PERMITS. STIPULATE TYPE OF PROGRAMMES
Nanking, Nov 28.--The full text
FEATURES
EMPIRE STATION
TEST TRANSMISSION
London, Nov. 23. The test transmission of station
2. Music, songs and other simi-G.F.G., the British Empire sta
tion, working on 25.3 metres, has of the provisional regulations govlar programmes.
night on my receiver, a
TELEPHONY ON HALF A METRE
MARCONI EQUIPMENT FOR THE POPE
erning private radio broadcasting 1. Reports converting business been very successfully received to install permanent ultra-short
stations has beru inade públic by the Ministry of Communications."
According to these regulations Chinese citizens, corporations and organizations, as well as Sino-for eign corporations of organizations duly registered with the National Government may establish and operate radin breadcasting stations íù China.
For the construction of such sta tions, permits must first be obtain ed from the Ministry of Communi- rations. Applications for such per- mits must state:~~
1. Name, organization, domicile, and manager of the applicant sta- tion:
Object of the 'station:
3. Name of the station together with a business prospectus there-
fore:
$10 for Permit.
4. Power of the transinitier, And detailed engineering plans, (to he accompanied by drawings). 3. Location of the broadcasting
room.
Ench application must be ac companied by a fee of $10 for the permit and 6 stamp duty..
The permits are to remain effec› tive for six months from the date reque, However, should the ap.) plicant fail in complete the station within this period, an extension of three months will be granted upon application,
For the operation of the station, a separate license will be applied for. This licetise will be issued after due examination of the con- struction and equipment of the station has been made by special depatica from the ministry.
Each application for licenso must be accompanied with a license fee of $50, stamp duty of 82; to-
gether with a cash security of 8200 or shop guarantee for 81,000. In ease no fines are imposed, the cash, security will be refunded to the licenseholder upon termination of his business.
master-i.r.
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A special relay will connect this with the telephone in the Pope's private library should his Holiness desire to make use of it.
MUSIC FROM THE AIR
**ETHER WAVE DEVICE FOR WIRELESS OWNERS
Berlin-A
"ether-wave music"
on
new device enabling every owner of a wireless set to produce the principles discovered by Pro- fessor Theremin, is to be shown of the 9th German Radio. Exhibition to be held here soon.
The apparatus is contained in a anal case, which can be connected to a wireless set. From the case 'thore projects a "musical "rod" and Marcher Marconi told me that sounds of varying pitch are pro- this will be the first regular prij vate installation of its kind. He duced by approaching this rod hopes to begin tests this week, but with the hand at different distan- the apparatus is not yet in posices. Given a fair musical car and tion. The wave-length used will
auficient practice, agreeable music be half a metre.
can be produced in the manner. The tones are soft and pleasant.
Rome, Nov. 16-The Marconi Compant engineers will have 4-valuo wave radio receiving and trans- advertising radio
circuit, throughout the whole initting equipment for use between i provided that the time taken up
transmission, from 9.30 p.m. to the Vatican wireless station does not exceed 20 per cent. of the 11.30 p.m. Reception has been the Papal summer residence
and daily broadcasting time).
strong and clear with very little Castelgandolfo, twelve miles from Comatunica fading and no atmospherica. The Rome.. The Ministry of tions may, whenever it shall deem announcer, speaks with remarkable fit, instruct private broadleasing distinctness and it is a joy to lis stations to broadcast mandates often to his cultured voice. The test the government, news concerning programine consisted of a number government activities, and proph of foxtrots until 10 p.m., followed, anda matter of benefit to the pub by the reading of an article on the lic. Should the ministry deem history of the B. B. C. Further necessary, such government news gramophone records were followed must be broadcast before the or by a reading on Hiking in Ma. dinary programmes of the station, laya," in which the writer describ
Led Ash in Singapore which climba trees. The transmission closed with the chimes of Big Ben nt 4.30 pẩm. G. M. T.
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In case of emergency calls from ! stations on boat ships or air
planes, all private stations, uppu being notified, must stop brand. casting, immediately in orde
avoid disturbance of such calls
No broadensting station which has no duly obtained the peces Hary license from the Ministry will be allowed to operate. The mints try may also appoint special re presentatives to investigate, from time to time, into the condition of the various stations.
It is further stipulated that no private radio station shall:--
Restrictions Imposed.
1
On Thursday, Friday and Batur day this week, the Empire Station
Asked whether this was the first stop towards every man having his own transmitter, he replied, with a smile: It is a little early yet
A wealth of other technical go-
velties will be pa view at the Ex-
will be testing for the African to speak of everyone in London be-hibition-Reuter. Zone on 31.3 m. and 40.0 m. simuling able to converse direct with taneously from 6p.m. to 8 p.m. the suburbs.” G. M. T. (even hours Inter in Bangkok)
morals.
7. Disturb the broadcasting of] other stations.
Nevertheless, the present plan will, gather, if successful, de- finitely life ultra-short-wave tole-1 phony out of the experimental stage and place it in the category Tof routine accomplishments.
BROADCASTING NEWS
FROM CHINA
It is little known that the Popes With the announcement time the has never yet used the telephons new Central Radio Broadcasting in person since he became Pope, Station in Nanking will begin a The Ministry of Communication despite the golden instrument on daily broadcasting on and after may impose any of the following his dock. When tests were proceed-November 12, the birthday of the penalties for infraction of provising last year from the Vatican Tata Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the Minis-
1. Disturb or hamper the ope❘ ration of government, military or naval, nad public broadcasting| sions of these regulations : —- stations.
1. Suspension of operation. 2. Revocation of license.
Dinobey the instructions, or | direction of special representa.. tives sent by the Ministry of Com-
munications.
3 Communicate with any other, broadchating station.
4 Broadcast úðauthentie nowa 5. Transinit private messagen. 6. Broadcast news, specdies, songs, or stories which are con- trary to public peace or good
(Continutit on next column)
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3. Confiscation of radio, ap- paratus or/and a fine of not less than 830 and not more than 81,000.
It is also provided that provi sions of the International Radio Broadcast Convention, in so far as they are not contrary to these re gulations, will also be considered applicable in regard to private broadcasting stations-Kue Min.
Licenses for radin broadensting HAVE YOU HEARD THESE?
stations are absolutely non-trans- ferable.
It is further stipulated that the subject of broadcasting must be confined to the following:
1. Lecture, or speeches calculat
ed to promote public welfare.
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Censorship Set Up..
case f
2. News reports (Subject, how- ever to prohibition in necessity),
NEW
BRUNSWICK
RECORDS
Just Arrived
AT
Here are lists' of long-ware and short-wave stations which should be picked up by anyone in Hong Kong who has a mode- rately good 'set suitable for re- ceiving such aiguals. Success in pleking up these stations also depends very largely upon fav- ourable atmospheric conditions. Readers are invited to add to this list should they succeed in picking up any station not' in- cluded in either of these Hiets.
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gardens, however, he placed a pair of headphones to his ears. We are perhaps again on the eve of de parture from Papal precedent.
INTERNATIONAL: RADIO
STATION
All records pertaining to the do mestis service of the International Radio Station at Chenju, Shang. hai, are to be faken over by repre- sentatives of the Ministry of Com munications, in conformity with a recent ruling of the Ministry re garding the respective jurisdic tions of Telegraph Department and the International Communications Bureau of the Ministry. Former- ly, the International Communica- tions Bureau had complete.charge of both the foreign and domestic ycle services sent through the Chanju station. According to the decision of the Ministry, however, it will hereafter be responsible for foreign radiograms only, and the ialand radio service will be under the 'su- pervision of the Telegraph Depart ment,
LONG-WAVE STATIONS.
Wave length
(Metres) Station
260 Manila 277 Shanghai 345 Tokyo
Kike-
Call Sign K.Z.I.B. 1,183 K.S.M.S. 1,083 J.O.A.K. 870 933 Hiroshima J.O.F.K. 850 મંડળ 355 Hong Kong Z.B.W. 357.1 Bombay V.U.D. 640 361 Sapporn J.O.T.E. *B30 300 Keijo 370 Nagojn 370:4 Calculls
LOD.K. 820 J.0.0.X. $10 V.U.C. 800.0 380 Kumsmöte J.O.GE. 100 'J.O.H.K. 770 J.Q.A.K. 700 J.O.B.K. 760 *C.M.B. 723 K.Z.R.M. 128
300. Sendai
395 Dairen
400 Osaka
410 Canton 480 Manila
SHORT-WAVE STATIONS.
STATION
CALL BIGN
P.C.L HS4PJ:
Eladhoven (Holland) P.U.J.
KILO
Tims (Hoxe Kora) OF WORKING
+
4,434 Mon., Wed, & Fri,, 6 p.z. & 3 am 4,000 6-10 pay. 6,201 | Not regular”,
6,000 Tum, Thurs, Salų, 8 pm. ↑
9,020 Fri, 3 a.m., Bat. 3 a.m. & 10x.m.
1,600 Not regular
5077 Midnight daily
67.05 60.12
Doblats (Germany)
A.F.H
Khabarovek (Russia) B.A.07.
50.7
Napon
A.G.J.
50.
Monco
BEN.
45.
Romo
42.5
Perth
$1,3
Singapore
11.M.. 6.A.G. V.8.J.A.B.
6,900 Runday midnight
7,142 Dally 6 80 p.m. & 11 pm.
7,810 Net regular -
39,8
90,0
Kootwijk (Holland}'
7.780 Daily 11' p.in
37.
Bangkok (diam)
8,108 Tues, & Fil.¡0 p.m.-1.0,
35.3
Sydney
2.BL
9,230 Not regular
31.56
Melbourne
Schenectady
a.LO.
W.2.X.A.F.
9,605 Not regular
9,500 Daily 7 a.m.
Sydney
2.FO
Nairobi (Kenya)
7.140.
2.M.E.
10,620 Not regular
Fandoeng
P.LR.
Chelmsford (England) 6.8.W.
8.45
Manila
28,34
Schenectady
28.99
Bandoeng
PLG.
--18:4
Boot (Holland).
P.CL.
17.4
Bandoeng
P.LV
10.0
Bangkok":
8, Des Vœux Road, Central, 103
Kootwijk (Holland)
15.74
Bandoeng
15.6
Fandy (Vranes)
(Entrance Ice House Street)
19.08
Pittsburg
HB1.PJ.
P.C.K PLE.
WAIK.
Telephony 24345.
27.5
TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY,
37.48
31.20
a1.28
28.5 Bydney
25:53
11,020 Midnight 'm, daily *11,781 | 7,80 p.m. '& 3 b.in. daily, arcept
Saturday and Sunday
1.1.X.E. 12,210 Nightly WV.2.KO, ́`· 12,850] 4 Km Wed., Fri. Bat.
10,102 | Dášly 6.80 p,m, të midnight...... -18,004 Dailym
171260] Daly 8 pm, to mânight 17,751 Sunday 7 pm & midnight. 18,404 E afternoon,
19,200 | Daily 5.86-7 p.m.
18,351| Pally & Am.
21,540 Not regular
rance must be made for gener
which is one hoor ahead of
on
ON THE AIR
140,000,000 WIRELESS
LISTENERS
Madrid.There are 140,000,000 people in the world who listen in the wireless, according to figures announced at the radio and telegraphy congress at its meeting here
The statistien have been compil- ed by the International Broadcast- ing, Union of which Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Carpendale, the con- troller of the B.B.C, is prosident.
Since December, 1919, when the first regular programme was open- ed at Montreal, more than 34,500,000 homea have secured radio rets. Almost half of that numir are in Europe and another fifty. per cent, are in N..America.
The value of all the Individual wireless seta in the world is fo ported at £200,000,000,- About £30,000,000 is spent every year throughout the world in actual broadcasting, an
Broadcasting was declared at the Congress to have, had 'an, astound- ing effect on world industry. In Germany alone there are now 05 different wireless -journals - to- -which- 9,000,000 people subscribe.
every week.
The sunpal consumption of eleg-- tric curront due to broadɔesting is said to be 1,072,200,000 kilowatt hours
Everywhere people have taken moró intereak in Travel and foreign. Thnguages, since the coming of t dio and are interested in subjects which were formerly ignored.- Reuter,
try of Foreign Affairs Ims in- structed all Chinese Consulates to instal receiving-sets in order that they may obtain direct informa- tion regarding current ovante in China.
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TO-DAYS WIRELESS
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PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BY ZBW. ON 355 METRES
11 to 11,30 am-Stock and ex-
change quotations. 11.30 a.m.-Chinese programme.. 12.30pm-European programme of Vietar and 1.M.V. records. p.m.--Local time and weather}
report.
1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press news, etc. 2 p.m.-Close down.
5 to 6 p.in.-- 3 to 8 p.m.-Epropean programme.
From the Studio. Sélections by the 'Gloucester
Building Dance Orchestra to 7.33 p.m.-A programme af
Victor and H.M/V. records. 8. to 6.80 p.m.-
A Concert.
Duet for Tiro Pianos--" Valso
(Arepaky)
Dust For Two Pinnos "u promptu-Rococco" (Schutt).- Harold Bauer and Ossip Gabii- lowitsch-8162.
Vocal Duet "Dainty, Little
Maiden (Besley). Vocal Duet Tre Found
Whole World in You" (Leslie). -Winnie Melville and Derek Oldhan.-B3710.
'Cello Solo "Fond Recollections"
(Popper).
liqua ?' (Prokofieff). Nöisciviteh. 1749,
Bando
Vocal Duter The, Keys of Hen-
** (Brandwood).
Vocal Diet-"A Paradise for Two ? (Tito) —Alica Boxoh And Stuart Robertson-2014. Bring Dust Bolo-—“ Valse Minia-
ture" (Koussevitzky). String Bass Solo-Minust in (Beethoven).--Sorge 'Koun- sovitzky). —-1476.
7 p.m.-Stock quotations, et 0.50 to 7.20 p.m.-
Orchestrál.
Reminiscences (Strain-Salon
C2012.
Vicuna " Orchestra.-
Daphnis et Chloe-Suite No 9" (Ravel)-Boston Symphony Orchestra -1143/4.
7.30 to 3.5 p.m. -
Song This is Heaven"-Gracie Violds (Comedienite)-83244. Organ Solo-"A Little Kiss Ench Morning."-Reginald Poort.-
33324.
Song" The, pon is Low."
Frank Luther (Tenor), 2330. Humorous Sofig - Mocow."---
Gracie Fields.—B3284.
Organ, Solo" If I Had Talk- lug Picture."-Reginald Foort. -133321.
Song" What is This Thing Called Love-Frank Luther (Tenor).-330.
7.85 to 8 p.m.-
From the Studio.
A Pianoforte Recital by Miss
Mary Brown.
p.m.-Local time and weather re-
port. #
'Cello Solo-" Impromptu" (Pop-8
per). Phyllis Kracter. -4185. Song- The_Tune the Do'S
Played" (Loughborough), Song Harlequin (Sanderson). -Peter Pawson (Baa-Bari- tone).-D3370.
Piano
Solo"Fairy Tale " (Mediner), --
8.03 to 10.30 p.m.-Chinese studio
concert.
10.30 pm.-Rugby mid-day Press
news.
10.35 p.m.-Claredown,
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