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between Hong Kong and America is maintained via Manila and between Hong Kong and Europe via Manila or Dutch East Indies.
5. The revenue collected by the Radio Office during the year from radio telegrams amounted to $680,032.58, an increase of $1,004.07 on the amount collected in 1931. Advices of vessels signalled at the Lighthouses yielded $1,259.40. The total Revenue from the telegraph service amounted to $681,291.98. Ship Station Licences yielded $1,750.00, Amateur Transmission Station Licences $204.50, Broadcast Receiving Licences $20,679.50, Dealers' Licences $2,239.00 and Examination Fee for Operators' Certificates of Proficiency $66.00.
6. The number of paid radio-telegrams forwarded during the year was 194,782 consisting of 1,607,233 words against 214,274 consisting of 1,694,362 words in 1931, and 179,382 were received, consisting of 1,653,046 words against 184,183 consisting of 1,690,206 words.
7. In addition to the paid traffic figures given above the wireless Service is responsible for the reception of time signals daily from Bordeaux, Rugby, Malabar and Nauen, for the transmission of time signals to ships in the China Sea, the reception of press messages amounting to 365 messages or 198,526 words from Rugby, the collection and distribution of meteorological traffic, 6,583 messages 216,787 words having been forwarded, and 17,083 messages 293,502 words having been received, the reception and dissemination of distress, piracy and navigation messages, the transmission and reception of Government messages, etc.
8. A telephone service between Hong Kong and Canton, a distance of 110 miles is in operation.
9. Mails.-The number of mail receptacles of Hong Kong origin despatched during the year was 47,615 as compared with 48,748 in 1931-a decrease of 1,133; the number received was 51,324 as compared with 52,568-a decrease of 1,244.
10. Receptacles in transit, including those to and from British and Foreign Men-of-War, numbered 183,822 as against 210,217 in 1931-a decrease of 26,395.
11. Registered Articles and Parcels.-The number of registered articles handled amounted to 748,676 as compared with 806,733 in 1931-a decrease of 58,057,
12. The figures for insured letters were 18,595 and 19,522 respectively-an increase of 927.
13. Parcels, ordinary and insured, which were dealt with reached a total of 228,253 as against 382,170 in 1931-a decrease of 153,917.