Shanghailanders and other visitors who may be in Daren round May 19 are promised one of the most plays ever pre-of local amateur busily" rehearsing the ueky Dip," a comedy based on a London background. The Concordia Hall has been reserved for May 10 and arrangements are being made to Secure the necessary police permission to present the drama, Most of the members of the local foreign community that would under slond a play in English are expected to attend and make the evening one of the leading events of the season. 'A. number of foreign residents Inland Manchoukuo are expected to join. as has been the custom in the ast, The show promises to be an opportunity for a general got-together and is being looked forward to with much anticipation, The production committee reports satisfactory progress at the rehearsals, The following are in the cast: Miss Niggemann, Mrs. B.D, Lindstrom, Mrs. 8. F. Lindstrom, Mr. and Mrs, HI. "Young, Messrs, P. R. Gaine, Winning, H, H. Parleti, A. P. Bungey, A, W. H. Taylor, &. Wine ter bottom and "J, '3M. Allison.
In Dairen the charge is ¥.1 a month, whether of Rot one listens to local Droadeasts, Although the charge is nominal, foreigners here who own radios feel they receive nothing understandable in return, only strange sounds rendered in Japanese and Chinese anda weekly bulletin published in Japanese. The fee Is for the privilege of putting up an aerial and (o listen in fo stations anywhere in the world, With short wave receiving sets denied by law, however, in the Kwantung Leased Territory, much of the pleasure of foreign radio owners here is withheld. Tt does not mean that short wave sets are non-existent, but those who obey the law find local reception mediocre of Shanghai and Manila melodies and therefore unsatisfactory, due, It is said, not only to natural atmospheric interferences. More distant. stations are inaudible. The main complaint, therefore, is that the rale is not the source of pleasure it should be, especially after one pays per month for the privilege of owning one, "The Japanese and Manchoukuoans, however, constitute the majority of Fadio owners in his country and the radio broadcasts from Dairen and sinking are entirely for them. So confident is the Manchuria Telephon and Telegraph Company that popular peal i being served that it has Tmunched a drive to add another 10,000 to their present Ist of 20,000 radio owners. The larger the radio audience, the lower the monthly fee expected to become, In this alor fs there a suggestion of good news for the foreign community here.
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