THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1956.
CHINA Australians Expect TV
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To Be Very Popular
Melbourne, July 3.
Australia is expecting television to be as popular here as in the United States in spite of the fact that receiving sets will be much more expensive.
To begin with, too, programmes will be broadcast for only a few hours a day.
announcement
No firin
hos yet been made of an opening dale, though tmost of the six Mates to which liceners have
Dourne begins
to fail, becAUSE by then now stations will be
Brisbane opening In
and Adetakie, with
estimated an
been granted expect to start 300,000 households, and later brondensting in August They | 810) in Perth, Hobart, Newcastle have been casting fest patterns ¦ and Woollongong with
for some time
ing
Viewer's Fees
Bud
(£240
estimated 200,000 househokis
Anunt production by the end Để Che frst ten years la expector to be about 300,000 sets for replacement demand and up to 109,000 more for retailers' sinek
installations.
new
At least one Australian dem buildin receiving sets is offer
LA200 and them at sterling) 1:3 vourole or tabje
On American experience, the £ A300 cubinets
average life of a television set stering) built into radiograms five years Then the owner
These prices, which are
either exchanges 1 for *xpected to be general when
one, or bees a other firms
owner with a Jater model
CAZIO
un
10
the
market, are about double those; for simBar sets overgens
They eventually.
servant'a
Th
firme
“China Mail," caretaker of the sirve oŭdrea
TUITION GIVEN
BALLROOM DANCING-"Beginnerw be quickly." Completo nei ve comes. Gain confidence, outstriking style and aleganco Apply Tony Wong
Wonenwithoong Road. 00 Telephone 7R004,
MUSICAL
MIGHLY VARIED COLLECTION of populars consisting of Linco's manga, George Feyer's "Echoes** South American mammbos,_number, cha-chua, tangoa, guitar & FlameMNO route, romarilie songs, Victor Borge, Ana turmoil. Open during tunchi bour, D. Lopes, 700 Alexandra House, telephones 30185, 30067.
are
full te *}p*k:1c] trut not for zome
Legislation just pitsond
Th
The viewers
Fr Breve EAD (E4 Nterling)
survey undertaken by the Australia tinini New Zealand Bunk L, showed that even the high cost of receivers and the
yet unknown cost of operat 20 then is not likely to deleg the pubile from an early rush To buy
new "two-sel"
Interference
Australia in more kely to follow the American pattern in television ownership, the bank British, considers, than the
life of a where the Average television set is believed to be much longer
011
the
REVIVING
PIED PIPER
LEGEND
Hamelin, July 3 Tourists from 11 over the world interrupt Their trip through Eurya in this mediaeval bown to see
open-air play reviving the legend of the Pied
' of Humela.
Adults anel
children of the
town stage the play 171 the picturesque Market Squanre every After the Sunday This summer play proper, they dance through the narrow streets of Hamelin fullowing the piper.
51
John's Day
WAS ob- served last Wednesday with a
Pervice attended by the Knight of Minita
them
chapel of the Hospital of B
John and St Elizabeth. Ple-
ture shows the Knights in procession the hospital.
信息
Leading the
parade behind the Miandard and sword- bearers is Chavaler Remto Gallean! D'Agliano di Cara- vonica. He represented the Grand Magistry of the Order the ceremonies.—Express
ot
Photo.
HANGS
HIMSELF
IN STREET
St John's Day Celebration
BEQUEST
DINNER
Sydney, July 3. Envelopes containing cheques for amounts ranging from £A15 Lo £A230 (£12 to £200 sterling) wert at dinner table placings at Orange, Western New South
altended
22 cm- Wales,
by ployees and cx-employees of E Umber firm.
The dinner was Mr D G Dein,
EXILED REBELS ARE HOMESICK Denied Re-Entry By Frontier Guards
Athens, July 3.
Fifty Grecks who left their country as Communist rebels and now want to return to their homes have set a problem for the Greek Govern- ment.
quite unexpectedly the party rebels living la Communist coun- arrived from Poland at the tries to their relatives in Greed Greek-Yugoslav border, with no spoke about the "rebels' nostalgia Greek vises on their passports. for their home country" and of Pending a Government deci- what they described as the sica on whether or not they uffocating himosphere arid
conditions under which should be allowed to come home,
they the Greek
Hities had to live in frontier authorities
Communist-bloc turned them back inle Yugo- countries. aluvia where they are walling, "Greece is willing to have her they hope, før entrance permits.
suna back," said Mr Casurgaltopoulos, Chairman of the Tost Caso
o
Greek Rod Cross.
1
is only
natural and fair,
" he added, "that Com-
The Greek authorities would then be given sufficient time to screen thêm and sec
whether any undesirable persons are in- cluded in the lists.
For its
The arrival of the Greeks hed been notified to the Greek Red however," Cross by the Polish Red Cross ❘munist countries should provide full details of ox- some time ago but no proper lists in advance with the hill names and identi- Communist rebels wishing to be floation of
the repatriated men repatriated. had been providest. Such a list 15 required by the Greek Govern- mont before their turn Gretro can be allowed.
The Incident is something of a test cudo as it affects some 65,000 Groeks who
Im Greece left mediately after the end of the Communist rebellion in 1949.
Of these 55,000,
about 27,000 arc former Communist rebels while the others me alleged to hurve been abducted by the rebels into the Communist-bloc <nuti- Iries
part
the Greek Red Cross le always prepared to help and assist any repatriated Greeks whore entry into the country bas the Greck been allowed by Government,"
Look Into It
As far as the 3,000 Greek pri- sonors of war are concerned the Greek Government has repeated- In addition, according toly made representations to Chan- Grech helal estimates, some munist countries requesting their 3.000 Creek soldiers and officers return. who
were captured by Com-
io munist bandits during the bellion are still being kept in prison camps in the Communist- bloc
countries. Greek Foreign (£54,008
Ministry and security officials are new
CELTC-
the idea of Johannesburg, July 3.
00-year-old Australian television viewers to find interference
and building A mat awaiting admision to timber merchant are goin from passing motor vehicles a
hospital for an operation hanged suppler who died last January. although the
himself in a Johannesburg street. serious problem,
before
The cheques screen black flashes
a large crowd today
bequesis caused by such laterference are
While horror-stricken people, from his LA 103,859 The play A-enacts the legendi | wniched
from
we sterling) estuke. the street likely to be less army bag than
man who, in climbed out for the white flashes which appear around a young
13
of a fourth
floor £ A550 jon most overseas screens for
Ther
ม
The survey quote. The average
bunk savings
accoun Melbourne family 201 (2440
11111 sterling). Sydney family, at a little less Thin, together
the un- with nouticed intention to televise the NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES Olympic Games in November, is Hugur a swift for Australian televi-
A
"DEMODOCUS"
Damaged cardo en tids vesel will
be marvejest Hast-Davr
by Mere Pusheen Me at Hall's
Whart fruth
19 am, 1 July 3 and 6, 1936, and conalienees are revented
have kumar representatives atenent za the Survey
BUTTERFIELD A
Agerrin
Hong Kong, July 3, 1954
NOTICE
*WIRE,
considered krowth
Jon
10
10
he
Wire
1284, lured ull rates of Ramélin window. lowered himselt down}tim up to 30 years.
a
u 15-foot
A Boor
and then let go.
Jully studying the problem
by
rival of the 50 ex-rebels.
Nostalgia
Some employees had been with createx]
unexpected
believed that IT
officials have
rushed to the the hanging
Mr Del
Some security
law prohibiting then the ver Weare with his 15
and then, when he was causing of interference on radio
refused the pay promised him. receivers here, but because of
Just above the
The town's 130 children very nature of Australian led
and tried to pull him up, people worked hard and faith-expressed the view that this may ellies, which are much more away into obscurity, too.
one strand broke, and he fully they should be rewarded. bast Open than those in America or
gave up the attempt for fear Britain, vehicular interference The actors,
do not get that the who
Suid one employee: "We also would break. rupo has been slucht and the law any pay, wear costumes of the Police and Bremen eventual-received two bonuses e year, and Christmas present. "China seldom
Mail 13th anfbreet.—China
Century Chino Mall ly brought down the body.-0 Special.
Chima Mall Special.
Mail Special.
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
Commercial television is ex-
to start simultaneously in } Special. pected Sydney and Melbourne with two stations
cach elly.
The Australian Broadcasting L'om- mission's television station in each city is expected to open shortiv afterwards.
TO CONSIGNEES | overseas.
SMYRMIDON"
Dainaged cargo ex this vessel will De surveyed by Menta Goɑdard & Douglas at Holl's Whorf from ID a.m. on July 5, 1934, and consignees are requealed l have their representa-
during the Aurtdy Uves present
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents
Hong Kong. July 3, 1958.
NOTICE
WISEMAN'S RESTAURANT
The leasing of the above Restaurant by Lane, Craw ford, Ltd. to Hong Kong Caterers Ltd. has been deferred until 9th July 1956.
As from that date, while the lease remains in force, Hong Kong Caterers Ltd. will solely responsible for Habilities in connection with the businева currled on by them in the said premises,
LANE,
Popularity
In initial programunes, there will be a high percentage of almed material, much of it from Live broadcasts will be confined in the early stages studio parlour games und Sport, with ப title television presentation from city then las
The bank's survey details the growth of television popularity
Britain
United
nildoor
in
States.
the
BIK ank finds that in areas
where television started in 1948 it has taken ten years to reach n supposed suturation of 90
per
cent Where Jocul Television stations opened more recently, the same saturation Agure has been
being reached. reached much
more quickly these figures the survey
(at 10
cent bet Concludes saturation will be reached i
Melbourne, which Sydney arzi together total 1.000.000 house- holda (3,000,000 people) In six or geven years,
Coming late into the televi slot fleki, Australls is already Lelevision
conscious. The superiority over the next-door neighbour, associated by some with
bwnership the
of. a be television set,
expected to all influence many buyer's who
would otherwise have
waited before spending to much money on something new.
CRAWFORD, LTD.
C. G. HOBBS, Acting Secretary.
NEW TERRITORIES
FANLING UN LONG
&
SHEUNG SHUI DISTRICTS. THE
CHINA MAIL
is now obtainable from the
∙SHEUNG SHUI STATION STALL
SHEUNG SHUI RAILWAY STATION.
Orders Accepted Deliveries Undertaken.
The bank belleves, tou, that television is coming to Australle time when the average Australian family is financially better able to meet the cost of the purchase and installation of television than was, or is, his American Gr British counter- part.
500 Sets A Week
The aurvey assumes that there will be only one per cent saluration (10,000) telostajon receivers Installed in Sydney and Melbourne homes when telecasting begins. This is based on overseas experienes, But it claims that before the end of the first year of
of lofecasting there will be 10
per cent saturation (109.000 bots) or more. Then the saturation curve rises, showing on pected 30 per cent (300,000, sets) after two years and 58.3 per cent (533,000 acts) after thred years.
UX-
At present, Australien manu- facturers are asked to produce only 500 seis a week to meet the expected demand for 10,000 at the inauguration of telecast 1. But from then on, they whi
have to
produce up to eight times
as many to meet the crimated demand in the fmt two year.
Production levels will be maintained oven when initial demand in Sydney sand Mex-
GO AHEAD!
WRITE WHAT
I TOLD YOU
TO WRITE!
MANDRAKE STARES HYPNOTICALLY AT THE THUG-
FERDINAND
NANCY
LET'S GO
SEE THE ELEPHANTS
ZOO
VERY WELL.
KLONK
KLONK
THE THUG THINKO HE SEES THIS,
Dear Harda,
We can't as each other wer
THERE'S ONLY ONE NOW ---
THEY SOLD THE OTHER ONE
JOHNNY HAZARD
SO WE'RE GOING INTO THE SPEED KEGION WHERE, ||EVEN IF THE PLANE HOLDS UP YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
"HAPPENS TO US, EXT
CLOSE ENOUGH! THAT'S WHY I'M SENDING YOU TO . WRIGHT AERO MEDICAL CENTER
IN OHIO
with
fallen in gain. Live
Danother girl
I'LL BET
HE'S LONESOME BEING
ALONE
*TO BE FITTED FOR ĮSIGHALTITUDE PRESSURE SUITS AND UNDERGO A COURSE IN THEIR USEI.
By Lee Folk and Phil Davis
WHAT MANDRAKE REALLY WRITES:{
Dear Narda
Some men are triping to forco: to stop seling you. Any idea Lone they all--and why?
Mandrake
OH, NO....... HE HAS LOTS OF COMPANY
WHY DOZ HAVE TO | GO, SCOTTY F I WENT THROUGH THAT COURSE)
· LAST YEAR! GOT MY #SUIT?.
KLONK
KLONK
JUST JOHNNY AND,
| GUŠTY, ‘LEPI You'
| WANT TO GO ALONG
THAT'S FINE, YOU'RE SMART, YOU GIVE US NO TROUBLE. WE'LL ONE YOU NO TROUBLE.
By Mik
#-25
By Ernie Bushmiller
-ERNIZ BUSHMILLE
By Frank Robbins
N-NOTHING RATHER
STICK AROUND THE BASE--
|| AND FRANKLY, I'M A LITTLE
} FOR THE RIDE! WHY | SHORT OF MONEY FOR THE
SO PERTURBED 1: NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS!
be a plan by the outlawed Greek Communist Party to infiltrate well indoctrinated Greece with Communist dichards.
It was also stressed, however, that many letters sent from ex-
EVEN
MAGICIANS Cant Carlsberg
TRY
If we were any fresher
we'd still be on the vine!
Libby's
FROZEN STRAWBERRIES
TODAY
ROWNTREES
YOU CAN
THE
TASTE FRUIT
this situation
calls for a
San Miguel
*
The Soviet Ambasserfor Athens, Mr Michail Sergeyev, in recent talk with the speaker at the Greek Parlament, Mr Rodo- poulos, promised that he look into the matter. Mall Special.
would
China
Royal Scots Send Loyal Greetings
Ayr, July 3
The Royal Scots Fusiliers sent a message from the jungles of Malaya to the Queen here today regretting their" absence during her day o
tour of Ayrshirë, the Regiment's county.
The
from message,
the Fusillers 1st Battalion based at Ipoh, was handed to the Queen by Commander Hughes Onslow, County Lord Lieutenant.
It road:
The
rant officers, non
War-
officers and men of the 1st
Battalion The Royal
to
Scots
mble
unable
great
Fusiders send your Majesty their most loyal and most
humble duty. They most sincerely re- gret that owing to their duties In these
paris they Themselves the do honour of joining fo welcoming your Majesty to Ayrshire.
"They most respectfully wish your Majesty and his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh a very happy and enjoyable day in the county."---China Moll Special
Afghan Troops
In Clash
Karachi, July 3. Afghan troops and members of the Wellch Zaimal (Afghan Democratic Party) have clashed wice recently according to re- ports from Kabul, the Afghan capital quoted by Radio Pakistan tonight.
In one olash, the reports said; party members 'poured heavý ore on an army post at Binawa and blew up all the bridges Leading to the post.
Another clash, in a southerh district, was said to have re- (suited in the attackers capturing Gobaud Camp, which they burnt. Troop reinforcements were re- pories to have been rushed to the area,Router.
WATER STORAGE
8 In the 24-hour period at o'clock
this
the morning. Colony's reservoirs lost
million gallons.
10
Total storage this morning was 2,630 million gallons, Consump- tion yesterday was 41 million gallons
from and the intake mircoms and catchwaters -23 million gallons.
Fainfall registered by tho Water Authority at Tytor," "wai .07 of an inch, at Abirdeen ‚D1 of an inch, at Pokfulam 01 of an inch and .03 of an inch ot Shine Mun in the New Terri- torice.
Armed Robbery
Thron men, ond of them armod with a dagger, held up A Chinese couple outdo 57, Ngu Thin Wai Road lust.-"night and atole from them cash and other property to the total value of
195.
Polico enquirlow ako, procs Ing.
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