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8. The question as to whether wireless should
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compete with cables, is at the present moment being
largely kept before the public, chiefly I am afraid,
by interested parties, who are more concerned with
putting shares up and dom rather than the interests
of the public, but I would say for the benefit of any
person that feels influenced by this aspect, that in
my opinion the cable company are quite safe for many
years to come, that they will have to be content with
less profit is most likely, but that they will be
reduced to an uneconomical state is I think unlikely.
This question is really outside my sphere, but I do
know that locally a considerable amount of wild rumour
is about, most of which is quite unjustified.
9.
During 1927 two small short wave transmitters were
constructed in our workshops and put into use, one
with Manila and one with French Indo-China, they
worked satisfactorily and had a marked effect on our revenue,
10. At the present moment we are working many of
our services via Manila, with the result that a
considerable portion of our fees are passed to this
Manila Station, and although as will be seen from the
statement of Revenue and Expenditure our revenue has
increased considerably, it will increase far more
considerably when our plant is extended and we work
direct, not only with Java, but also Japan and other
countries equally distant.
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