The Archive · 1937

New Broadcast Band

The 100 kilowatt broadcast set at Changchun, is not operated in the standard broadcast band (550 to 1,000 kilocycles), "Its close proximity" to Japan might prove embarrassing to some of the numerous 10. w. sets there." Changehun's programme, of] course largely Japanese, is put on the air through a small set, operating at} 560 k. c. The large transmitter is operated on long waves (166 Kk.

Ordinary receiving sets sold in this istrict make no provision for receiving at this low frequency, so the Manchuria Telephone & Telegraph Ca,, put on the market an attractive set'tor $45 for receiving both banc /An active sales campaign followed: 'A lottery with many prizes was} rertised for each 100 sets sold, were offered on the instalment plan, price The latest development is that men in uniform have been entering houses and confiscating sets which have been known or suspected of having. been used to listen to a station in China, Sales slackened. The T, & 'T, were Mreatened with an overstock. ' Later Ustening-in was again permitted after the Japanese had installed a noise: generator operating on Nanking's wave-length, and fondly believed propaganda is thus barred, Russian "Propaganda-Mils?

Actually it is understood that the Howler", inconveniences. the. operators of any set coating tess than $5 Nanking is as usual clearly aul fon the better els, The M.. 1 Sroveband set brings in two Russian /"propaganda-mills," the existence of which would have been renown {0} the public, without the new sets.

amusing" to learn. that "Radio Histeners in Manchoukuo heard also ong Soviet lectures on. anticalrcratt defence and ight-control broadcast from" Habarovsk, "Vladivostok and ther siberian stations."

Mukden inhabitants were told to conserve the regulations which were in force during last year's manauvres. New regulations were promptly pub-fished "andthe. might. markets "and others "whose livelihood depended ripon doing business under srtifelal light again had their business brought The military, authorities at Dairen lopserved that the result of their first day's practice was not entirely satis-_ factory. The "military" in Mulden sid that light-control enforcement in that town went too for. It was t0 dark on the streets that many trate accidents occurred, consequently control should be more carefully carried out in the future, and both the in-Structors and. the "public should Fecognize the difference between Precautionary light-central and émerency control.

Precise measurements were fur-rushied by the A. D.C. a8 to the hoods for electric tamps, yet one Chinese Who Bad paid his 30 cents for' the oficial article was fined $8 for a stray ay. of. light, according to report received yesterday.

Tobacco Company's Loss In Newchwang the large tithoraphing plant of the Chi, 'Tung ce, was busy on nightwork when they' were visited by Japanese who yanked out the mainswitch, Shutting off, all power, "and then Jextinguished "all the ights In the factory, making it impossible to clean

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