1938-01-13 — Page 24

SIMULTANEOUS RADIO PROGRAMMES IN HONG KONG

The total of broadcast licences issued by the Hong Kong Post Office achieved the new record of

8,539 during 1937.

The increase in listeners in the first decade of Government broad- casting in Hong Kong has astonish- ed even the authorities.

In three years the number of listeners have doubled. In six years they have quadrupled. The following figures, released by the Postmaster-General- Mr. E. ·I. Wynne Jones, show the remarkable growth in the number of listeners licensed since 1929:

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1986

1937

545

1,596

1,788

2,446

3,278

4,201

5,104

6,868 8,539

In addition, the record number of 1,859 new licences and renewals have been issued by the Post Office in the first 11 days of January, re- presenting a very substantial in- crease over the figures for the same period last year.

EMPLOYERS REFUSE TO COOPERATE

Paris, To-day.

The Premier yesterday received the president of the Employers' Federation who explained to hint that the Federation would not take part in the discussions with

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workers' organisations.

The interview. was followed by consultations between the Premier and the Finance Minister. Trans-

Ocean.

STRONG WINDS

The Royal Observatory reports that the anti-cyclone now appears to be centred to the north of Shantung and maintains great in- tensity. The depression has cross- ed Luzon and is situated about 150 miles north west of Manila where it will probably fill up.

Local forecast: N. and N.E. winds, fresh to strong, fair.

Stockholm, To-day. Goesta Ekman, most popular of Scandinavian actors, died yesterday at the age of 47 from lung congestion. Trans-Ocean.

taneous broadcasts of European and Chinese studio programmes, will most likely be a factor in creating new records for the cur- rent year.

ge that

The plan is to improve the stan- dard of ZEK and to use. transmitter for the Chinese pro- grammes. It is hoped to have Recent opening of a

Chinese simultaneous programmes within studio at ZBW, permitting simul- two months.

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