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By their cable to Manila connection is made with the direct American cable, thence to San Francisco. Two cables to Shanghai, belonging respectively to the Eastern Extension and to the Great Northern (Danish) Companies, via Foochow and Amoy respectively, give a good connection with Shanghai, North China, Japan and Russia; the system of the Great Northern Telegraph Company gives a good service to Europe via Asiatic Russia.
4. The Government operates a commercial radio service with direct communication with Chinese stations, Siam, Indo-China, Formosa and the Dutch East Indies. Indirect communication 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 $643,217.94, a decrease of $36,814.64 or the amount collected in 1932. Advices of vessels signalled at the Lighthouses yielded $1,478.60. The total Revenue from the telegraph service amounted to $644,691.54. Ship Station Licences yielded $1,801.00, Amateur Transmission Station Licences $304.75, Broadcast Receiving Licences $29,048.00, Dealers' Licences $2,355.00 and Examination Fee for Operators' Certificates of Proficiency $71.00.
6. The number of paid radio-telegrams forwarded during the year was 191,586 consisting of 1,518,215 words against 194,782 consisting of 1,607,233 words in 1932 and 207,339 were received, consisting of 1,757,629 words against 179,382 consisting of 1,653,046 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 340 messages or 204,868 words from Rugby, the collection and distribution of meteorological traffic, 5,676 messages 218,153 words having been forwarded, and 16,907 messages 324,153 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 46,650 as compared with 47,615 in 1932—a decrease of 965, the number received was 49,449 as compared with 51,324—a decrease of 1,875.