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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 · 1926.

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CURRENT RADIO TOPICS.

NOTES AND NEWS LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

LOCAL TOPICS.

[BY "MIKE ROFONE.”].

Congratulatory

Indisputably

Indissolubly

Inestricably

Vagary

Quandary Piano 'Soldier Finis Opus Project Precedent Unprecedented.

Vin

Another instance of the value

of wireless is reported by the Automobilio Association

A member of the Association recently left for a motor-

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ly ill, but in view of the fact that no Continente! address had been ongratulaytery, given, it was impossible to gat

Indisputably.

into touch with the member by: Indissolubly. Inextricably correspondence.

Vagay-ry.

The British Broadcasting Com Qunduzy.pany put out an "S.0.§." message,

Pianno. which was picked up by the A4 .Sole-jer:

Flo-nis, member abroad, and he immediate- Opusly started on his "homeward jour- Project.nay Prosacdent. Unpressedented. Vie-0.

UNIFORMITY NEEDED.

I was hoping that the local Society would be in a position to: recommence broadcasting either to-night or over the week-end after the transmitter had been thorough- | ly overhauled, but, as the result of enquiries, I and at the timing of

hachao for import. Subscribers writing that there is still consider.

must be bound by the regulations. able doubt as to whether this is

In making these recommenda- Dealers must register before being possible, and I think it likely that tions the Company wish it clearly allowed to import receiving sets listeners-in will have to wait a to be understood that it is not an and must deposit $1,000 as a guar- little longer. I understand that attempt on their part to lay down antes. The registration fee will most of the parts have been, as the law for others. Their sole aim be $2. From subscribers the sembled, and it depends on the is to adopt a uniform pronuncia Government will collect an annual time the Technical Committee will tion for

use by their own fee of $12 for tube receiving seta be able to spend on it as to whe-announcers. They feel they must and $6 for crystal sets.. ther it will be ready this week-have uniformity amongst them- end or not. In any case, I have selvos.

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been assured that broadcasting Tho Committee will have will be re-started by October 1st further lists of words with doubt- when the programme will most ful pronunciations submitted to likely take the form of gramaphone them from time to time. Already récord transmission. The mem- they are receiving a good deal of bers of the committee have worked correspondence on the subject. enthusiastically to get the trans-While many of these correspond- mitter as good as it possibly canents are quite sure they know the be, and they have every confidence correct pronunciation, the Com- thai a distinct Improvement will mittee themselves, it is stated, are be noticed when it is brought into far from being so certain. use again. Since writing the Mr. Bernard Shaw, who some above, I learn that there will be time ago startled the English- a test transmission to-night.

speaking world with the "issolate" pronunciation of isolate, is a mem- Since the last meeting of member of the Committee, and, it is bers of the Society, we have not understood, has several Hittle heard anything of the Programme problems of his own to submit for Committee, and so far as I have solution, His fellow-members been able to find out, the question | are the Poet Laureate, Sir Johns- of programmes is being deferred ton Forbes-Robertson, Professor until the transmitter is voted O.K. Daniel Jones, Mr. Logan Pearsall- When this stage has been reached, Sraith and Mr. Lloyd James. a meeting of the committee will be convened, and programme, ques- tions and suggestions considered.. Of course, as matters are at pre- sent a certain amount of difficulty ja experienced in being able to give artists dates on which their services can be utilized, but as soon as everything is rendy,.,this difficulty will vanish and the com- mittee members will be able to go ahead.

RADIO IN CHINA.

RAPID PROGRESS IN MANCHURIA.

The progress which Radio has made in the Three Eastern Pro- vinces is remarkable. It is

I understand that a few names greater than in any other part of of those wishing to join the Morse China. Within 18. months seven class have been received, but so permanent stations have been ea far they are not sufficient to merit tablished in Manchuria for com- the starting of such a class. Itmercial purposes and are being is expected that the winter time operated with particularly good will see more names coming in for results, while several temporary this branch of wireless instruction. stations for military use are in and as soon as sufficient names existence, but perhaps most in, have been received, start will be made in this direction.

teresting of all are proposed broadcasting stations planned for Mukden and Harbin.

PRINCIPAL STATIONS.

The notes on falayan radio Į published last week were interest- ing, as apparently much the same

Before speaking or writing of work has been going on there as the latter it may be as well to in Hongkong. Broadcasting has

mention that the permanent been in the hands of local stations are situated' at Mukden, amateur Society and according Harbin, Chang-chun, Tsitsihar, our correspondent's remarks sup (tube stations), Newchwang Hulu- port has been mengre, and it would to coast stations), and Fuching,. appear that it has been no easy not far from Harbin, and the tem matter to get the radio going: In

the

Hongkong, radio did not seem to porary stations at Manchi (Kirin be taken up too enthusiastically at Province), and a village on first hy the majority of people, and border close to Vladivostok, while perhaps the biggest step forward new stations will be erected this here was when the local Societ: year at Huling and Jehol. was revived and given a new lease. It is also interesting to note that Mukden, in addition to pick- of life. Apparently in Malaya a company is likely to be formed in ing up messages from Europe and the near future, and it seems very America, is in direct communtea- probable that if local radio main- tion with such distant places as Yunnan-fu, Urumchi and Kashgar, tains its ground, and increases, a

the two last named similar project will be considered though in Hongkong. Of course such a stations bave not been heard for company would probably be in a several days, presumably due to better financial position than a local trouble. Worthy of mention local Society. If such a company also is the fact that the radio was formed it would probably stations in Manchuria have during have the effect of giving a stronger the past few months been accept- filip to local radio, and the Societying private messages at the or- would probably be hardly affect dinary telegraph rates, and these ed. It must be borne in mind have invariably been delivered that our Society only broadcasts more quickly than messages sent to members on principle, whereas over the land Enes. Outside of a company would broadcast gene- Manchuria this only applies to rally, and to everyone. However, such stations as Peking, Tientsin we have yet to see what the future and Shanghai.. holds and the progress already made by the Society will lead prob-| ably to some surprisingly progres- sive steps before so very long..

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