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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 commercial radio services with direct communication to the Chinese stations Shanghai, Foochow, Amoy, Swatow, Canton, Yunnanfu, Hoihow, to Formosa, French Indo-China, Siam, Philippines, Dutch East Indies, British North Borneo, via Manila to Europe, America, etc. and via Malabar to Australasia, Europe etc.
5. The revenue collected by the Radio Office during the year from radio telegrams amounted to $600,836, a decrease of $38,628 on the amount collected in 1934. Advices of vessels signalled at the Lighthouses yielded $1,459. The total Revenue from the telegraph service amounted to $602,295. Ship Station Licences yielded $1,620, Amateur Transmission Station Licences $285, Broadcast Receiving Licences $45,016, Dealers' Licences $2,676 and Examination Fee for Operators' Certificates of Proficiency $896.
6. The number of paid radio-telegrams forwarded during the year was 202,196 consisting of 1,829,519 words against 184,466 consisting of 1,730,084 words in 1934 and 204,155 were received, consisting of 2,225,864 words against 212,072 consisting of 2,401,601 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 480 messages or 295,971 words from Rugby, the collection and distribution of meteorological traffic, 5,945 messages 420,759 words having been forwarded, and 12,782 messages 430,486 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 45,318 as compared with 44,067 in 1934—an increase of 1,251, the number received was 47,759 as compared with 44,951—an increase of 2,808.
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their cable to Manila connection is made with the direct American cable, thence to San Francisco. Two cables to Shanghai, belong- ing respectively to the Eastern Extension and to the Great Northern (Danish) Companies, via Foochow and Amoy respective- ly, give a good connection with Shanghai, North China, Japan and Russia; the system of the Great Northern Telegraph Com- pany gives a good service to Europe via Asiatic Russia.
4. The Government operates commercial radio services with direct communication to the Chinese stations Shanghai, Foochow, Annoy, Swatow, Canton, Yunnanfu, Hoihow, to Formosa, French Indo-China, Siam, Philippines, Dutch East Indies, British North Borneo, via Manila to Europe, America, etc. and via Malabar to Australasia, Europe etc.
5. The revenue collected by the Radio Office during the year from radio telegrams amounted to $600,836, a decrease of $38,628 on the amount collected in 1934. Advices of vessels signalled at the Lighthouses yielded $1,459. The total Revenue from the telegraph service amounted to $602,295. Ship Station Licences yielded $1,620, Amateur Transinission Station Licences $285, Broadcast Receiving Licences $45,016, Dealers' Licences $2,676 and Examination Fee for Operators' Certificates of Proficiency $896.
6. The number of paid radio-telegrams forwarded during the year was 202,196 consisting of 1,829,519 words against 184,466 consisting of 1,730,084 words in 1984 and 204,155 were received, consisting of 2,225,864 words against 212,072 consisting of 2,401,601 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 480 messages or 295,971 words from Rugby, the collection and distribution of meteorological traffic, 5,945 messages 420,759 words having been forwarded, and 12,782 messages 430,486 words having been received, the reception and dissemination of distress, piracy and navigation messages, the transmission and reception of Govern-1 ment 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 45,318 as compared with 44,067 in 1934-an increase of 1,251, the number received was 47,759 as compared with 44,951-an increase of 2,808.
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