An error of translation and abridgment in connection with M. Koechlin's speech at the inaugura: tion of the Chenju wireless station appears to have led to some apprehension in the minds of some readers as to the situation with re gard to the stations at Chenju installed ty American and Prench interests respectively. The French Consul-General said in effect:—Already for some years, without ever seeking to support here a policy of monopoly, French techni have ce-operated in the establish ment of Chinese radio-telegraphic sons. The National Government! to whom belongs the credit of final ly organizing Sino-European trai has appreciated their services. contract, signed on March 4, 1929, with the Compagnie Radio-Franc* Provided for European traffic _ty the intermediation of the French station at Sainte-Assise, the—installation of a complete short wave transmitting station of 15 kw. at Chenju, a receiving station at Liu-hong and a central radio-leetric office in Shanghai in the Sassoon Building. These are the installs tions which we are inaugurating today. They are endowed with refinements up to the present unknown in the Far East, such as directive antennae and' automatic ree tion in printed characters, terday will come as shock to his friends, Only' a few weeks ago the War Ofico formally announced his selection for appointment to the Aldershot Command, on the completion of his term Quartecusster-General and succession to Sit David Campbell. Sir Hastings wav a brilifant sold ice who, after the Great War in which ho served in France with considerable success, was chosen to restart the Staff College at Camberley" and later, as Chief of Staff to General Harington at Chanak, he gained the further confidence of the Army Council chiefs. He was sent for four years to India where he held the deputy quartermastorgeneralship at Simla and, later, commanded the Baluchistan District at Quetta, Sir Hastings was Old Malburian and Colonel of the Cheshire Regiment which he joined when he passed out of Sandhurst. He was a very fine type of the British regular army affeer and his untimely death en the eve of as suming' charge of the command, which is regarded as the most im. portant in England, _conatitates teat lots to the Service
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