LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
they would be in the early stages of their development. The prin- cipal reason for this, in my view, Lord Robert Cecil Answers Six that the whole of the proceed.
Questions.
ings of the assembly and of its com- : mittees are held in public and that Protagonista and antagonists of full publicity is given, in various the League of Nations are inter-ways to the work of the council. ested in what Lord Robert Cecil 3. Q-What notable cases has says. Nearly every one has ■ the league adjudicated? question to ask-many of them A.The principal cases of in- elementary questions. In a specialternational disputes so far dealt interview, Lord Robert recently with by the league answered questions as follows: follows: The dispute concerning
1. Q-How many nations are
the Alod Islands betwea
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now members of the League of; Sweden and Finland: Nations? Which ones
dispute between Poland members?
Lithuania Vilna; the dispute be A.-There are now 52 uations tween Germany and Poland con-i who are members of the league. geraing Upper Silesin; and the The 32 include Austria, Hungary disput between Serbia and and Bulgaria, who were all Albanis concerning their mutual opposed to the allies during the frontier. In all these cases, wat great war. The principal coup. Was stopped or prevented and in tries, recognized as members of three of them a fasl solution the community of states, which which received the full consent have not yet joined the league of the parties was found. Are the United States of Amer- 4. Q.-Why, since the league ica, Germany, Russia, Turkey, was expected to end wars, have and Maxico. Of these, Turkey has there been so many wars since announced her intention of apply the adoption of the covenant ing for membership in the league * 5201 as she has made prace with Greece and the allies. Great Britain, France and Italy have promised to support her.
LORD ROBERT, CECIL,
2. Q.-Is the league mechanism new efficient for world function
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
Miss Edith Bennett, concert
SATURDAY, MAY 26. 1923.
RADIO PROBLEMS. »
Licencing at Home and in Hongkong.
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THE QUESTION OF BRITISH SETS. The Hongkong Goverment is yield sufficient sonual revenue to waiting for advices from Home provide good programmas Shar before it takes up the actual con- ing a 10s, licence with the Post ditions upon which broadcasting | Office, the B.B.C. would have an is to be carried out in this Colony. annual income of £125,000. The existing arrangement with the British Broadcasting Com- pany, however, has not proved no reason why the Post Office Some people say that there is Batisfaḍtory” from every sland-should expect to get such a point, and the latest advices from large revenue from broadcasting England show that the whole licences, and hold that if the 10s- problem has been official attention. The Electrical Post Office taking one and the receiving fee were split in three parts, the Berie in a leading article on the B.B.C. two, such a division would subject, points to the chaotic cons be more equitable. ditions which have resulted in the United States from the unrestrict ed broadcasting which has been
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The journal mentioned then goes
the Daily Graphic has the follow- Dealing with the same matter, permitted, but it asserts that song observations to make "Since far sa the prevention of interfer lence in concerned the B.B.C. in the course of its existence hand the British Post Office has never scheme in England has been an- tirely successful.
led now business wisely aatabli It observes shed it without years of prelim that there is no radio chaos in mary muddling, it was perhaps too this country."
much to expect that the course of wireless administration would ever run smoothly. It certainly has not. As long as it could, the Post Office resisted the popular demand for broadcasting. Then, after months of irritating delay and mysterious "negotiatione," it issued its regulations for the pur- How wise they are may be judged chase and use of receiving sets. from their results. There are getting on for 300,000 eats in use, but two out of every three belong to persons who have ignored or disobeyed the regulations.
league came into being there were A-It is true. that when the
still a number of wam going on. All these wars, in one way or an- other, were continuations of the. great World War. No new war has broken out aince the covenant) came into force. There are no singer, who has the distinction of on to remark that it is only by wars at present going on and being the first to send her vocal co-ordination of broadcasting that peace in everywhere re-establish music across the ocean. She interference can be avoided in ed, except between Turkey and recently sang into the microphone the future, and consequently it is Greece.
in Newark, New Jersey and her necessary that the establishment 5. Q-What guarantee does voice was received in England, of broadcasting stations should be the league offer against secret France and other European coun- kept under strict control. treaties, present and future, inter-ries. Miss Bennett was chosen present system, it says, fails to fering with the efficiency of the from a long list of American and give the broadcasting company leaguef
European concert stars by an adequate reward for outlay A-Under the convenant, no special group of radio musical and services, and it adds that the treaty ia binding between experts,
present soheme has crippled the the states which make it
work of bona fide experimentors, which must be admitted to be of
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It has been registered transit on international rivers, the greatest value to the nation. by the secretariat of the league railways, etc; for the improve it the urgee the issue of a third and published. I think it quite ment of all labour condition form of licence to solve present probable that if a country endea- tions in less advanced countries difficulties, after which the whole voured to make secret treaties of through the International Labour scheme can be critically examin. military alliance without informOrganization; for the preventioned with the view to the adoption ing its people, the people might of all
epidemic disease by of a sounder baxis.
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scruple. engender dishonesty in an other- "This is got public lack of
wise conspicuously bonest people.
Wirelese does
It is the fault of the regulations. not
The Post Office made the initial. claim that these treaties were in-special campaign and by organiz valid when the government en-led co-operation of the different
blunder in establishing a system deavoured to force them into war. national health services; for the
which was in practice monopolist. Exactly what the situation at As the Daily Graphic pointed out 6. Q-What are the great world suppression of the traffic in Home is like we have been able to at the time, it failed to allow for problems the league can solve, women and children; for the sup-gather from some anttings sent us the besides ending warfare--such as pression of the illicit traffic in by a reader. These state that the enthusiasts find half the fun of obvious fact that many intercommunication, disease epi-dangerous druge: for the promo circumstance which has resulted wireless in building their own demics, social conditions, etc. tion of business interests by som-in the present tangle was the apparatus, which the monopoly A. The machinery of the A. One of the purposes of the moa policies concerning arbitra- arrangement whereby, with the prices charged for the ready-made league has been used successfully league is to promote internation-tion clauses in commerical con-exception of licences granted to peta encouraged them to do. But in finding solutions for a consideral cooperation in ever sphere in tracts: for unification of legisle. genuine experimentors, the prinot one in bundred of those able number of problemas of Geo. which there are genuine common tion on bills of exchange: for vilege eral world importance. As organs interests to be served. For this removal of inequitable customs, closely bound up with the sale Bo
of listening-in wis who evaded the regulations does for jaint consultation and co-purpose, the league bas held con formalities, etc., (but, of course, of receiving sets.
the ten-shillings. operation, the council and the as-ferences and organized sembly have been much more mitteas for preparing draft con- ly at the discretion of each nation greatest number of receiving Office
com- leaving customs and tariffa entire anticipated that by far... the successful than anyone had hoped ventions concerning freedom of to decide for itself).
"The suggestion that the Post sets would be bought from firma "pirate" listeners-in is Intolerable. should prosecute the within the B.B.C. organisation, The Post Office created the mud- and that therefore the broad- dle, and must get itself and the casting authority would ceive not only a royalty on all The simplest solution is the issue --
re-broadcasting company out of it. sets and parts, but also half the Föf a ten hilling receiving licence)
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10s. licence fee paid to the Post free of all conditions, other than erament on the matter of licence Garman or American brought I technical ones, half the fee to go fees and it is worthy of note that out an invention revolutionis- to the BB.C. for the entertain this Society could not agree to the ing receiving sets, the radio Many firma, however, have ment they provide. If the anter-suggestion that any form of enthusiast in Hongkong would refused to sell sets and parts tainment is really good there will licence should be endorsed with a be debarred under B.B.C. regulations, and be no attempt to dodge the licence, requirement that the component of it. In these matters, we went from the 188 many people are able to build and the better it is the bigger will parts of apparatus should be to take a broad outlook. In any their own sets-a matter of great be their revenue from fees." simplicity. These two facts have resulted in more than 200,000 un- licensed sata now being in opera tion. A very large number of these are non-B.B.C. sets, and this that the Postmaster-General and ed, we strongly hope that there out a licence, that would be a has resulted in an estimated loss the Broadcasting Company have will be no attempt made to limit matter for the Government, just So far as Hongkong is concern make their own sats and not take over twelve months of £70.000 reached agreement on the quee receiving sets to those of British as it is its business to detect Against this, the number of peopletion of the third licence, that manufacture. We take that stand people who own dogs but do not who have bought B.B.C. sets and which is to be issued to owners of because we feel that such a policy pay the licence fee. And here paid Post Office licences is prob homemade receiving sets. The would stand in the way of radio again ably not more than 80,000.
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marked "B.B.C." The Society, case, but for an Italian we should however, offered no objection to most likely not to-day be so far written, we notice by another
Since the above article was ponants to British manufacture.
aa endorsemeat limiting com advanced in radio development Home paper that it is reported
as we now are. Regarding the detecting of people who might
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fee for this licence will be 10s development. If it were adopted, Society might well help the Roughly, out of every four peo-I experimenters' licences. Original
the same as that for ordinary and it would mean that if a French, authorities by reporting suspects. ple who listen in, only one has purly, the Broadcasting Company chased his apparatus and paid his suggested a fee of 204. for the THE HUMAN ZOO licence in the manner anticipated. third licence, 159, of which was to Some time ago there was a rumourbe paid to the B.B.C. and 5s, to aflost that people without licences the Post Office; but Sir W. Jorn- would be prosecuted, but it is son Hicks was unable to agree to obviously impossible to prosecute the proposal. 200,000 people-even if one could find them, which, with indoor It is clear from the above that serials and attachments to electric the whole matter has been under- wiring, is again obviously im-going considerable investigation possible,
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of late, and it is to be hoped that, before very long the Hongkṛug But again, even if those 200,000 | Government will be in possession pirates" wanted to pay for the of sufficient information to enable privilege of listening in, they have it to go ahead with a local scheme. no means of doing so. There is A point of some importance is the no licence which covers their question of supply of receiving Case, because they do not have gots, and we know that there is a B.B.C. sets and are not experi-strong feeling locally against any mentors. If they attempted to monopoly being granted in this take out licences they would have connection. We should think it to admit that they have broken would be quite easy to fix a li- existing regulations by avoiding cence fee for all types of sp the payment of the officially paratua, bome-made or otherwise. sanctioned.royalty.
a percentage of which would go to the Company doing the broad- It is nevertheless the position of casting. That Company, or any these 200,000 people which must be other concern, could sell equip considered. and in this respect it is ment, within the limite of type understood that the B.B.C, would aid down in the licenca con- approve of the institution of aditions (upon which the Hong. third licence designed to cover kong Radio Society might well only the privilege of listenin-in, advise the Government), and the It is further believed that the business would go to the firm B.B.C. would like to see this offering the best or most suitable! licence fixed at £1; but if, as is 'apparatus at the most reasonable estimated, we shall within reason- prices. able time have 500,000 receiving
sets in operation there, are al-
Here it may be mentioned thati
ready 300,000 it would appear' the Radio Society of Great Britain that the present 108. licence would recently advised the Home Gov-
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