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6. MANILA service is responsible for the greatest volume of traffic, amounting to 30,839 messages 267,475 words, and for putting Hong Kong Radio Service in touch with many other parts of the world.
The service however has not been so successful as anticipated, chiefly owing to mutilations and delays.
The mutilations occurred, in many cases, on some portion of the circuit other than Hong Kong, though it must be admitted that a fair proportion of mutilations occurred here owing to the use of comparatively unskilled staff which was necessitated by the shortage of skilled men. The heavy delays were caused by short wave fading which was very bad during the summer months. The combination of these two factors resulted in the public losing confidence in wireless services and many of our best customers transferred their telegrams from wireless to cables. This, however, is hoped to be but a temporary setback. The operators are now much more proficient, delays have been cut down to the minimum, and with the aid of new transmitters and automatic sending and receiving apparatus it should only be a question of time before the public is again convinced of the speed and accuracy of wireless services.
Another factor which had a great effect on this service was the Cable Companies' reduction of rates to the level of wireless rates, which meant that many of our conservative customers who had used the service when it offered lower rates reverted to the old established cable services when rates were equalised.
7. BRITISH NORTH BORNEO service which commenced in January proved to be moderately successful, 2,643 messages 22,626 words being exchanged between Jesselton and Hong Kong.
8. A point of great value to the service generally, was the opening on Monday 8th October of the new Radio Telegraph Office, situated on the Ground Floor of the P. & O. Building Des Voeux Road, which marks a distinct step forward. The new office is easily accessible to the public, is spacious, and always open. It is undoubtedly an important factor in the continued increase of traffic.
9. METEOROLOGICAL traffic handled during the year 1928 shows an increase of 2,667 messages 112,793 words over the previous year's figures. The increase is largely due to the transference of meteorological traffic from 800 metres wavelength to 600 metres and to the addition of long distance reports transmitted or received on short waves.
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6. MANILA service is responsible for the greatest volume of traffic, amounting to 30,839 messages 267,475 words, and for putting Hong Kong Radio Service in touch with many other parts of the world.
The service however has not been SO successful as anticipated, chiefly owing to mutilations and delays.
The mutilations occurred, in many cases, on some portion of the circuit other than Hong Kong, though it must be admitted that a fair proportion of mutilations occurred here owing to the use of comparatively unskilled staff which was necessitated by the shortage of skilled men. The heavy delays were caused by short wave fading which was very bad during the summer months. The combination of these two factors resulted in the public losing confidence in wireless services and many of our best customers transferred their telegrams from wireless to cables. This, however, is hoped to be but a temporary setback. The operators are now much more proficient, delays have been cut down to the minimum, and with the aid of new transmitters and automatic sending and receiving apparatus it should only be a question of time before the public is again convinced of the speed and accuracy of wireless services.
Another factor which had a great effect on this service was the Cable Companies' reduction of rates to the level of wireless rates, which meant that many of our conservative customers who had used the service when it offered lower rates reverted to the old established cable services when rates were equalised.
7. BRITISH NORTH BORNEO service which commuenced in January proved to be moderately successful, 2,643 messages 22,626 words being exchanged between Jesseltou and Hong Kong.
8. A point of great value to the service generally, was the opening on Monday 8th October of the new Radio Telegraph Office, situated on the Ground Floor of the P. & O. Building Des Voeux Road, which marks a distinct step forward. new office is easily accessible to the public, is spacious, and always open. It is undoubtedly an important factor in the
continued increase of traffic.
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9. METEOROLOGICAL traffic handled during the year 1928 shows an increase of 2,667 messages 112,793 words over the previous year's figures. The increase is largely due to the transference of meteorological traffic from 800 metres wavelength to 600 metres and to the addition of long distance reports transmitted or received on short waves.
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