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The arrival in the Colony of any wireless man knows that an Mr. L. EL. King, the electrical | eight-bour stretch with the head- expert just appointed by the phones with statio crackling in.] Hongkong Government, gives Impossible Japanese operators hope that matters radio in official | playing with their keys, Navy circles will quickly take some oparators of half a dozan flags dafinite shape. For this reason, “jamming" nearby, is no light| Mr. King's advent amongst us matter. It is a strain which no will be welcomed by both the buman should be asked to stand. business community and, by the radio enthusiasts who want to, see broadcasting on a definite basis, Business men want better wireless communciation: the "fans" want to knew what they can do and how best to spend

their money.

I believe that it will help Mr. King, a complete kitanger to thir part of the world, if a low facts are pointed out to him, and I do so with the sincere intention of helping him to formulate quickly his recommendations to the Government on things wireless.

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7 Please understand that I am not blaming the organisation, or those directly responsible for it at Capa D'Aguilar. I am, how ever, throwing the responsibility tupan the slowness of official methods which has prevented No one officially has waited to this station from giving service.

take the responsibility. The| wireless service has been contrall Works Department, partial by ed partially by the Fablic the Post Office, and again the Bar- bour Office has agemed to ha some say in its control. Therefort has been the well-known story In the first place, the com- of too many cooks, and the plaints of the business com- 'eħief trouble has been that there munity on the poor wireless | bas been no qualified chef to take Service in and out of the Colony | technical control of the pot. The can be laid to the fact that so far legitimata way of controlling the the Government has not been wireless serpice is through the very far-sighted in its wireless Post and Telegraph Department, plans. This Colony is at least and it should be handed over to dozen year out of date. that Department without further

only in its equip delay and Mr. King's work brought! ment. but in the methods of under ane supervising office. handling commercial wireless traffic. How can four operators So much for D'Aguilar. Gen. at Cape D'Aguila, taking a tire-erally speaking, however, the some six-hour watch, possibly Hongkong Government must handle the traffic of a port which ranks amongst the first three intion is such an important factor

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the world so far as tonnage is concerned? File upon this situa- tion the fact that this part of the globe suffers, from the worst possible static conditions, and also that the operators

roast struggle with ships of more nationalities than any other port If one operator is sick, the watch becomes an eight-hour one for Each of the remaining three, and

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the merchants. both European and Chinese must have the most modern and most complete facilities for commercial wireless traffic. And they must realise that radio- telephony is a most import feature f, communication nowadays, as part

radio-telegraphy through the Morse Code. In this part of the world, where long dis tance telephony by wire cannot exist, because of storms destroying the land and sea cables, radio- telephony is the only alternative: But such a great deal of local knowledge is required to carry out a aystem which is to he of real use: that the problem has apparently: scared the members of the Government into thinking that it is too expensive and difficult for correct solution.

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What is the usual course when the Government of a community finds itself in such a situation?, Should it cot, turn to its local citizens and ask if some organisation does not exist which can lay the foundation of a practical scheme which will sclve the difficulty? We cannot expect the Marconi, Company, the Radio Corporation of America, or any other big co pany having its base of operations) | thousands of miles away to givel

satisfaction, but if the Gov

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ernment could turn to a local company, formed for the purpose. and comperete with it by giving) it the whole scheme for practical solation of the requirements of all classe of the propulation. then some real progress would be made.

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terprise in public services. But facts and figures show us that) private enterprise in the matter of communication is infinitely preferable to Government opera- tion of such a service as the wire- less facilities now existing in Hongkong. Government control yes, let us always hare it for Hongkong's wireless, but private operation by local people who understand our requirements~ that is the solution..

In setting out my humble opin- ious for consideration by Mr. King, I do so knowing very fully what our local needs are, and I would suggest to him that there are several others in the Colony, practical radio men familiar with both business needs and technical difficulties, who are willing to assist him in creating such a system as I have outlined.

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The feature of the broadcasting this last week has been the successful transmission of Grand Opera from the Star Theatre hy the Radio Communication Co.] (Orient) Ltd. This has been a blessing to the radio fans, and although it has been at times imperfect, it bas- caused well- deserved, sppreciation to those responsible for the stunt.”

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