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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, MAY 23,

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Radio Notes & News.

Broadcasting Advertisements Criticised.

Contrasting tho English and amus American radio on American systoms of broadcast-gineer and inventor, best known Prioss ing, upon his return from a study for his reflex patents. of radio conditions in America, challenges the right of Latour to

1925. (FEATURE SECTION).

attempt broadcasting hore. There but fromaine the consideration of practicability, and it is a mattor of opinion whether broadcasting here, owing to atmospherlos, can be successful all the year round; but provided the public give their support to the idon there is no reason why it should not have a good chanco of becoming an asset to the Colony and a paying proposition.

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engineer of the British Broadcast-country for all of his inventions, Tokyo's radio broadcasting sta- ing Company, gives the honours except a grounded shield con- tion has been given the call lottora

nection..

JOAK. to his countrymen.

But it's serious, oven It is a matter between the "ad- Pricas points out that his invon- though considerable rad tapo. the inauguration of vertising" system of broadcasting tions were made in 1917, when he delayed inAmerica and the "monopolistic" was serving as an 'expert radio broadcasting in Japan. systom in England, and between aide in the U. S. navy. This, the two Capt Eckersley favours says Priess, is much earlier than

HAWAIT ON THE AIR the latter.

the day on which Latour filed for "If broadcasting is done by any bis patents in this country.

Hawaii finally is on the air authority for commercial purpo- "The fact that Latour's patents with its owà broadcasting station ses," he puts it, "then that au- were issued ahead of mine will KGU, It is owned by the thority must perforce study his not offect the ultimate result," Honolulu Advertiser. Its wave- own interests first and that of the says Priess.

longth is 270 moters, and its publio aftorwarde, whereas when A foreign inventor, under the power, 500 watts.. broadcasting is done AS a patent law in this country, is en-

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"The commercialization of art, therefore know the earliest date pealed to for entertainment. This. evon in its most innocuous form: that Prof. Latour may claimtimo station WLW conducted a has never made more than a from his issued patents. My contest among them and got ro-

sponses from many sections, floeting appeal, and it should be dates are substantially parlier. realized that broadcasting is "The material covered by him indeed an art."

18 approximately the same material Covered by myself with certain differences,

Even subtle, or adroitly worded. advertising is detrimental to broadcasting, is Capt Eckersley's "Without reflecting on govers belief.

ment procedure, it is my belief, "The listener suffers from at that, but for circumstances least

common dofoct of created by the war, the Latour this echomo," ho explains. "In patents never would have been all cases broadcasting is granted. The government con- considered AS BT 'on-cost,tracted with men, such as myself, and companies, while believing then in the navy, to prosecute in the value of broadcasting as patents for us on any inventional an advertising medium, usually wo made while in the servica." fear to spend money as lavishly as is demanded by a really first- class service.

`LOCAL' BROADCASTING.

A Matter of Private Enterprise.

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SPECTAL RADIO STUDY. Columbia University, New York, is planning a special struc- ture in which the radio saction of the college will be housed. The building is expected to cost about' $2,000,000.

NEUTRODYNE, PUT FIRST... The neutrodyto was the most important radio invention of 1924 acoörding to C. E.. Backus, patent examiner in charge of the radio section of the U. S. patont office.

COLLEGE RADIO · PLAYS.

"Technically, the difficulties in the way of unrestricted broad-

The Washington Square Col- casting are far greater than announce some time back that where one policy can be pursued the Government had decided to lage playera of New York Un- unremittingly. In America the abandon its idea of experiment-iversity are broadcasting a series with broadcasting in of plays from station WGBS in wavelengths allowable to broad-ing casting are limited while the Hongkong, and to leave it to New York. The plays are per-. stations are unlimited, resulting private enterprise. It was known fected for radio casting. in confusion.

last week that the gentleman "Contrast this "with the who had been" the instructor at situation in Great Britain, where the wireless school of the Chinese

"with Y. M. C. A. that was started the country is covered

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LAUNCHING BY RADIO. Saratoga, latest airplane carrier The launching of the US. S.

of the U. S. navy, was broadcast through station WJZ in New York, and WGY, Schenectary, ¦ by remote control. This was probably the first time that the launching ceremony of a govern- ment ship was broadcast.

TO TAKE. COOK TOURS. The famous. Cook's tours will take the air, through stations (WJZ, New York. WRC, Washington and WGY, Scher- jectady Radio trips to foreign. countries will be taken, every Tuesday evening. The program- mes will include music typical of each country visited.

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broadcast programmes e inating few months ago, had applied to from reuitely chosen atres so the Government for a license to that strictly democratic prin- broadcast, and that the mattor eiplos can be followed and where was in abeyance pending tho the wavelengths are chosed so as granting of the licence... not to clash."

As members of the local Radio Society will know, there was BIG PATENT BATTLE,

Irocently to have boon an experi Control by Small Group Possible.ment at restricted broadcasting [by the society, for the benefit of. Now York: Another patent members, but with the advent of battlo, which may devolop into a jar actual company to do the struggle fiercer than the famous broadcasting on a large scale, De Forast-Armstrong litigation this matter. will naturally over the rogenerative circuit, bo loft to the now. onterpriso. At looms in the radio world.

presont it is a question of capital,

It is actuated by the rooont and if this be forthcoming. acquisition by American firms of especially if cortain Chinose who, patent rights claimed. by Prof. are interested are able to soa Marius O. A. Latour of France, their way towards supporting the which might involve control of scheme, Hongkong should before practically the entire radio in-long havo its opportunity to dustry by only a fow organiz-liston-in to local mattor. atlon's.

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