The Archive · 1934

RADIO PESTS

Those Stock Quotations To the Editor of the "Nonti-Cuiwa Dany News"

Sin—It appears as it this model settlement of Shanghai cannot be happy unless the millions of Shanghhallanders get before their nights rest the latest New York stock Quotations "over the radio, Well, although 999 per cent. of these millions are hardly interested Wall Street's ups and downs, at least not at such a fate hour, let us bear with it and let our 0.1 per cent, have their quotations, But it is most certainly a shame these pests of stock brokers dominate on the air as they ¢o now every night after 10° p.m. spoiling the "whole musical entertainment offered by the various broadcasting, stations. "During the last few nights certain firm of brokers interrupted at intervals of 3,348.83, and 2 minus tes which is really' the limit.

As the broadcasting stations apparently cannot or will not do anything against this nuisance voluntarily, there appears to be only one remedy: Firms which advertise over the nir should let their contracts only to such stations which und take to limit these stock brokers' stunts to one performance per night. Concerted action of advertising Arms would in my opinion end this nonsense immediately.

Even then our 01 per cent. (or less) would not suffer. For' their brokers always offer further infor-motion if Messrs. 0.1 per cent. will please call telephone No Shanghai. Sept. 13. cent. well-organized, attack from the religious in America in mind.

Now how about it Shanghai Theatres—are you going to let us see these big. shows? Don't leave it at a couple of old films shown in the hot weather. The real season is now starting!

Shanghai, Sept. 13.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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