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PHANTON SHIP HOAX.
Rescue Expedition That Was Not Needed.
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MONDAY, JULY 13, 1931.
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A radio-operator with a perveried A meeting of Associated British
held sense of humour perpetrated Authors and Composers wes
curious gas on Soviet public opin- last month, for the discussion of ion, which has just been discovered. Hong Kong Bank......$2050 methods of stamping out "eong Some weeks ago radio stations and Chartered Bank .....ų plugging" practices in broadcasts private operators began to pick up Mercandle B., A&B. by, dance bands from hotels and messages calling urgently for help sank of Asia. 127
in which the words "ship" and dance halls outside the B.B.C. "Tuck in ke could, be faintly dis-¦ · studios. Mr. J. F. Lewis, who pre- tinguished.
It proved impossible to locate the sided, said that there was a prac tice. well known to publishers, or name of any ship which was in dan
ger, and the parthernmost Sovlet China Underwriters...$5 subsidising artists in order to ni-radio stations failed, to hear the china Fire Ips. .......1.878 vertise new songs.
"When broadcasting came along, said Mr. Lewis, "the payments for ordinary concerts became restricted. Concerts were not of much real value owing to the big drop in sheet-music sales; out wireless per- formances were a different matter. The advertisement, in this ease, went further afield, and, brought much bigger sales-if not of sheet music, at any rate of gramophone records, which, at 61⁄2 per cent., per double-sided record, made wireless or less paying 'plugging a more proposition.
far too "The BB.C. deals with many professional people not to be aware of this matter, eo that there July 13. 4.30 p.m. can be no question of their being
...5 p.m. unaware
that wireless is already 6 p.m.
being used, and used very widely,! 5 p...
'10.30 a.m. 2*p.m. McKinley 4.30 pm:
8.30 à.m. 10.30 am.. 4.30 p.m.
5 p.m.
10.30 am.
for advertising-in spite of Sir
Jahn Reith's statement that he is definitely opposed to the use of wire- less for advertising.
Shipping.
algnals. However, a message was finally heard with the definite name H., K. Fire Ins, ..... of a ship, Victory. The newspapers began to scold the naval authorities for bureaucratic negligence in not Douglas.. identifying this ship earller, and K. Steamboat
was dea- Indo-China (Pref.)... the ice-breaker Maligin patched from Archangel to rescue
14 (Del.)...$ the Victory," as messages depicting Shells Bearers/... alarming shortage of food and fuel Union Waterboat.18. on the ship continued to come in.
Mining. The anti-climax to what looked like a striking story of Aratie hard- Benguru ..... ... bi ship and adventure came in the Kailas Mining Ad. / shape of a brief announcement that
was a hoax, and Langkas (Single)...Th. the whole affair
S'hai Exploration...Th. Loans ........Ths. that the Victory was in no danger whatever. It has not been stated
*Raubi whether the person responsible for these false messages has been dis- Venezuela Gold Fleids $ 21 covered or what punishment has
Docks, Wharves, been meted out to him.
LESSON SERMON.
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hong Kong.
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"Winked At" By Officials
The Golden Text was:-"Jesus "Every subsidised performance saith unto them, My meat is to do that comes over the ather is an ad- the will of him that sent me, and to vertisement for a music publisher, finish his work." (John 4; 84.)
. Among the citations which com- and is on an entirely different plane prised the Lesson Sermon was the 10.30 am. from work performed on its merits following from the Bible:"And alone. We in the music trade know he came out, and went, as he was (Due Thursday Island, July 28.) that this is the case, and I deliber- wont, to the mount of Olives, and July 16, 5 pm.ately charge the B.B.C. with know- his disciples also following him. And he was withdrawn from them about Registration July 17.9.45 am.ing it also, and condoning it, while a stone's east, and kneeled down, and Letters
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denying that any advertising goes willing, remove this cup from me, Kitano Maru
nevertheless not my will, but thine, Kiungehow
be done." (Luke 22; 39, 41, 42.).
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The attitude taken up by the B.B.C. officials is this; It is not our business, what music is played Christian Science textbook, "Science Star Ferrics by the outside bands, or what terme and Health, with Key to the Scrip- Yauma Ferries publishers make with them. The tures," by Mary Baker Eddy: China Light
H. 'K. Electrica...... conclusiona one is compelled to ar- all who ever partook of the sacra.
Macso rive at are that the officials of the ment had really commemorated
Sandakan Lights B.B.C. are fully aware that adver-the sufferings of Jesus and drunk H.K, Tels. fully paid tising is going on, and that they of his cup, they would have revolu
part paid $ not merely wink at it, but, by their tonized the world. If all who seek China Bus...Th. -his commemoration through S'poreTractiongOrd.p/- apathy, encourage it.
"One would have thought it en- material symbols will take up the tirely their business to ascertain cross, heal the sick, cast out evils..
Industriala. how much of the £45,000 a year and preach Christ, or Truth, to the
receptive thought, Chine Sugers ........$ they pay for the right to use music poor,-the
Malibon Sugars ¿...... Cild? Mucy. "Ord, l'in Pref....Tls. Canton foot
(Due Marseilles, Aug. 14)-actually goes to subsidisers. But they will bring in the millenium."
no, that question is apparently no- (p. 34.) body's business at the B.B.C."
K.P.O. Parcels ...July 17, 4.80 p.m. Parcels Registration ....July 18, 9. a.m. Registration
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UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
The following unclaimed tale- grams are lying at the EE. Tele- graph Co. Office, Hong Kong:-
Madge Fraser, Hong Kong Hotel, from Singapore.
Hole, from Singapore, Sub. Plindoe, from Singapore,
*S. LACK,
Hong Kong, July 9, 1931.
Manager.
The following unclaimed tele grams are lying at the office of the Great Northern Telegraph of Den Company (Limited) mark:
Honabgoteo, from Shanghai.
G. P. Masudahk, Post Office, from Kanoya.
Sik Lam, from Shanghai.
H. EFFERSOE, Actg. Superintendent. Hong Kong, June 24, 1981
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The author of this nevel of ad- Starz, cc. urging the BB.C.. to "widen the sphere of its usefulness as an adventure and romance in Central Dairy Fanar $ 80 vertising medium, or, alternatively, America is too. well-known as an Waco
to bring the practice of advertising explorer and sportsman to need Dur A Fingrandis by wireless to an end."
B.B.C. Reply.
any Introduction to the general Lane Crawfords... public. His tale centres round the Mackintosha figure of a financier, once famous Sinceres sunimentumā D'Artagnan
(Due Marseilles, Aug, 22.) The following reply to the critic-in the City, who by the strange Wm. Powell Registration July 21, 11.45 a.m. isms was made by a representative play of circumstances comes to Sou Cl. Enterprise... 10 Letters
.12.30 p.m. of the B.BC.: "The criticism of hold mysterious sway over an In- MiscellaneouŃ
the B.B.C. would be much more con- dian tribe. In the face of plotting structive and therefore much more politicians and lawless soldiery he HK. Amusement (old)$ 26 practical if Mr. Lewis would ac- becomes the founder or a great re- (Due Marseilles, Aug. 21.). quaint the Corporation with definite public and, overcoming the dificul ca, Entertainment......
G.P.0. KP:0;
cases of subsidising by publishers tica and dangers of the barbaric H. K. Constructions... 91. July 21, 1 p.m. Registration July 21, 145 m. of dance orchestras for broadcast wilds, he finds at length the woman B, Ind. G$ Bondi... 78% Registration
H. K. Govt. Loan...$1% who is his true mate... 230 p.m. performances, .1 pm. Letters... Letters
Hai Ching
1 p.m. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ....
*Superscribed correspondence only.
STANDARD TIMES. Sunrise and Sunset
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RADIO TRUST:
Langmuir Patent Held To Be Invalid.
"It will be remembered that as a protest against alleged song plug-
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Mr. Josiah Greenhalgh, President “Speculative shares. "Sales to Shanghai. ging the BBC two years ago de-of the Oldham Boy Scouta Associa- clined to allow the titles of dance tion, speaking at a meeting at Shaw numbers or the singing of choruses recently, said that Scouting, taught to be included during the broadcast youth to be honourable, upright and For several months the name of the just, and the sincerity of helpful orchestra and the place where Itness when a good deed, was neces- was played were announced at the sary.
-TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
On London
1/-
opening of the broadcast, and at in- It was thus one of the finest tervals of 20 minutes during the Movements in the world for the Bank, wire performance from the studio at training of character. If the Bank, on demand,
ideals of the Movement were loyally Bank, 4 months sight 1/- 1/16 The action of the United States Savoy Hill Supreme Court in holding that the "Meetings between the publishers carried out Scouts would rank as the Credits, 4 months Langmuir Radio Tube (wireless and the B.B.C. were held at Savoy best and finest citizens of the coun-sight valve) patent is invalid, thus re- Hül during this period, and contri, ut mental en
Documentary,
Janrise and Sunset in Rons Kong for July, 1981; Stan dard time of the 129th Meridian Bast of Greenwich) are an fol laws
versing the decision of the Lower siderable negotiation took place, the He added that he had found much months sight Sunrise Suseet Court, is hailed as a smashing vie attitude of the B.B.C. being that it happiness in the Movement and be July
a.m. p.m. tory over the Radio Trust would no be a party to any adver- loved most of the lads were happy.
The effect of the Supreme Court's tising during the broadcast of parts too. finding sustains the contention of cular numbers of individual publish the plaintiffs, the De Forrest Radio era That has been thes
Company, as against the General the B.B.C. ever since dand Electric Company, that the Lang was frst broadcast. muir patent was not Infringed by If music publishe 7:10 the De Forrest concern
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