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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1937.
EUROPEAN ROBBED
FOREIGN
STATIONS
DISTURB
River Boat Theft
BERLIN STATION
EXPLAINS
Chan Chu was sentenced to two months' imprisonment by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy for the larceny of a suit case con- We have recently been informedtaining six parcels of sausages, nine by a number of listeners that the tins of sardines and two tips broadcasts of the German Short-of tomatoes, the property of Mr. wave Station have been disturbed Yofel Jafrick. by foreign Stations. In the large majority of cases we received news of the disturbance several weeks after it had been noticed, so that a direct test was no longer possible As has already been explained. the wave-lengths or frequencies selected by the diffent countries for their shortwave programmes | away." are axed by International agree Defendant was arrested. ment. Should disturbances caused
Mr. Jafrick was not present in
Inspector Hourihan said that Mr. Jafrick was getting ready to dis- embark from the sa. Kinshan upon her arrival here on February 10, and had packed his belongings. Upon coming out of the cabin. he found that one suit case was miss- ing and saw defendant carrying it
Theft At TaikooTM Refinery
BAG SNATCHER CAUGHT
Police Reservist Commended
Kwok Lam, A 31-year-old tinsmith, appeared before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday charged with snatching a handbag from Lam Wal-man, a nurse, of the Tung Wah Eastern Hospital on February 10.
Inspector Logan, in charge of the case, said that the complainant came out of the hospital about mid-day on that day and noticed defendant passing her, and then coming back. When he got abreast of her he snatched her bag and
run off with it.
R325. Cheung King-cho, who happened to be passing at the time, ran after defendant and after a short chase caught him.
Before he was caught, defendant managed to take out the contents of the bag which included $2.74 in Hong Kong, currency and 80 cents
by any foreign station interfere Court as he left for Shanghal the after a short struggle managed to with the reception of the German same evening.. Shortwave Station. the disturbine station must. according to the in- ternational rule, be informed of the disturbance, which constitutes A violation of
News the World Treaty. The disturbances must be definitely located by the control commission specially appointed for this purpose. This is thus the im- disturbance. portant point. The must be reported as far as possible Immediately it has been noticed, so that it may be located. A belated report makes it necessary for the station to be observed for,days or even weeks, this frequently giving
rise to difficulties.
It is above all important to as- certain the name of the disturber, or at least the call-signal. This having been ascertained, we re- the quest listeners to inform us disturbance, if possible by tele- gramme, at the following address: "Funküberwachung. Reichspost- zentralamt, Berlin."
It suffices if the telegramme states simply. "To-day's broadcast DJQ disturbed by station X."
For the theft of 21 gunny sacks from the Taikoo Sugar Rednery. Lau Fong, 28, unemployed, was sentenced by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday to three months in gaol.
Mr. A. Kellar, wharfinger of the
Talkoo Sugar Refinery, appeared as complainant.
*Inspector O'Connor prosecuted and Informed his Worship that de- fendant was seen carrying the sacks in King's Road and upon be- ing questioned, admitted the theft. Defendant said that he gained ad- mittance into the Refinery by
climbing over the wall.
GAMBLING CHARGE
Brought before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- day, Chim Hol. 40; Wu Ching, 42: and a woman, Ho Ying. 43, who was the principal tenant of No.. 95, Kweilin Street, were charged with
The stations in question will then be observed immediately from here, and their frequency measur- can happen that the ed, since it frequency of the disturbing station bas altered for some reason or an- other, and that this is the causekeeping a common gaming house, of the disturbance.
and. together with nine others. The disturbance having been de
with gambling on Tuesday last. Anitely located, a remedy must be First and second defendants found according to the rules pre- were fined $25 or one month's im- scribed by the World News Treaty.prisonment for the Arst charge; one clause of which states "The and were cautioned for the second, frequencies defined for all fixed while third defendant was also broadcasting stations and other fined $25 for being the principal broadcasters by the controlling au- tenant and knowing that gambling thorities, also the prescribed high, was going on In her house and not est range, must be registered at the stopping it. The rest were fined anton office if the stations in ques- | $3 each. The sum of $5.10, which tion provide a regular broadcast- was found on the table, was ordered ing service and are in a position to to be donated to the poor box vanse international disturbances. The frequencies must be so select- ed as to avoid as far as possible disturbance of the international services of the treaty countries. broadcast from existant stations, whose frequency has been register- ed at the union office. According
The committee which has been to the regulations, the registration examining the problem of Gretna must be made before, the fre-Green and other irregular marri quency is employed, and early ages in Scotland has now, I hear, cnough to allow the authorities made its report to the Secretary time to undertake all the measures for Scotland. Mr. Walter Ellot, considered necessary to ensure writes a Home correspondent. satisfactory service."
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No More Gretna Green
Presided over by Lord Morison, the Scottish Law Lord, the com- mittee spent more than a year on its task.
According to these regulations. und since all frequencles used by Lerman stations are registered at the union office for Germany, the I gather that one of the. prn- disturbing station must be appor cipal recommendations will virtu- tioned another frequency. It must ally mean the end of the pictur- De reckoned that the elimination esque ceremonies "over the black-. of a disturbance requires a con- smith's anvil" at Gretna Green. siderable period of time. when it The committee has been parti- has been ascertained which sta- cularly impressed by the evidence tion is responsible for the distur-brought before it showing that bance, the station or the broad- | many of these weddings were never casting company must first be in-registered afterwards by the con- formed. If an agreement is not tracting parties. reached, and the disturbing station does not give up its frequency, the necessary steps must be taken by way of the government of the country in question.
Every remedy of disturbances by foreign stations depends - this point must be stressed once more on the disturbance being im- mediately reported to the Broad- casting Control of the German Central Post Office, whenever pos- sible by telegramme, since letters generally reach us too late and the search for the disturbing station takes too long.
SWING TIME
One of the two women members of the committee was Mrs. Thomas Johnston, wife of the Scottish M.P. who was Lord Privy Seal in the last Socialist Government.
hilarious musical romance, “Swing. Time."
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Love affairs and complications feature the story plot, with Astaire endeavouring to rid himself of a, haughty dancee, Betty, Furness, so that he can marry Miss Rogers, at the same time trying to discourage glamorous orchestra leader. Georges Metaxa, who also has matrimonial designs on 'Q'ager.
Victor Moore, and Helen Broderick, teamed together as one of the funniest troupers, ever to A sensational solo dance in reach the screen, head the sup blackface by Astaire, in "Swing porting cast, as a pair of well- Time," will be showing at the meaning but often embarrassing Oriental Theatre on Sunday, Mon-matchmakers, who innocently pro- day and Tuesday, with the pre- vide many of the complications. sentation of the newest ballroom and much of the comedy of the rage, the Bwing Waltz A star Alm. spangled supporting east and a A glittering serial night-club of brand-new type of Fred mirrors and chromium, mcored to
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ferred to his own pockets, and then HAWKER IN TROUBLE threw the bag away.
His Worship`commended the re-
Chau Tam, 33, hawker, was servist, and Inspector Logan in- brought before Mr. E Himsworth formed Mr. Schofield that a report at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- would be handed in the Inspec-day for having indicted grevious tor General of Police:
Defendant was remanded in police custody for three days for medical examination to see if he would be at for a flogging.
HIR
bodily harm on Ku Pat on Wednes- day last. Sub-Inspr. Rogers naked his Worship for three days' remand which was granted. Complainant is still in hospital.
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