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Greymouth Evening Star, 9 September 1927, Page 6

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JAPANESE WIRELESS, (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) TOKIO, Sept. 8. M. Tokugawa, is broadcasting an address to Australia and New Zealand over the Tokio Radio, tq-night eulogising the industrial progress and tributing to the high character apl friendly attitude of .the people to Japan. EMPIRE BROADCASTING. LONDON, September 8. Reports from Australia indicate that interference by some amateurs affected the reception of the Marcuse trial broadcast. Mr Marcuse appeals to amateurs in Australia and New Zealand to keep off the air from 5.15 to 7 in the evening (New Zealand time) on Sunday, to give the London transmission the maximum chance without interference. The new aerial is working splendidly. An effort will be made to commence the programme as Big Ben is striking the hour, but it is uncertain whether this is practicable « COTTON CROP ESTIMATES. WASHINGTON, September 8. The Agricultural Department announced that cotton prospects declined from the forecasted production of 13,492,000 bales on August 1 to 12,692,000 on September 1, which is 5,283,374 bales below the 1926 crop. The condition of the crop on September 1 was reported 56.1 per cent normal, showing a decline of 13.4 per cent in th© month. Declines occurred atea extended northward. Futures adArizona and California. The weevil is stated to be the dominating factor in the situation, its propagation being accelerated by the wet weather. Infestation increased materially and the area extended northword. Futures advanced approximately ten dollars a bale in all markets as a result of this report.