The Archive · 1936

Increasing Imports

In 1994 the customs' report showed 580,363 yuan, declared value, of radio, gets and parts, whereas in 1935 the figure had risen to 1,005,941 yuan, From dealers in the principal cities, It is now possible to obtain receiving sels which range from 20 yuan. to 1,300 yuan tu price. Foreign listeners derive little benefit from the programme provided here. For example the Dairen station, whose programme published in English every day, is fon the air from @ a.m, until about 10 pin. During that time, there are five minutes of English news and perhaps an hour' of music. In a. typical programme the music included eight brief items and on that same day, there were approximately one and three quarter hours in Chinese. The Programme included five items, relayed from Tokyo, five from Hsinking, two from Mukden and one from Harbin, The Manchoukuoan stations are as follows:

Hsinking 100 k.w. on 560 kilo eyeies Harbin" 3 kaw, on Mukden sted in Hsinking.

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