PIRATES IN CANADA

Shannon News, 4 May 1928, Page 4

PIRATES IN CANADA

More than 200,000 owners of radio sets in Canada had taken out licences to the end of November, according to a Federal report, which means tliere are between 300,000 and 400,000 receiving sets in, operation. It. is estimated that only half of those owping sets have paid up their ono dollar tax to the Dominion Government, and a drive is to be made to round up those delinquents. The money thus secured is used toward improving broadcasting and reception conditions Ontario radio fans almost equal those of all the other provinces put tdgether. This number of pirates seems amazingly high. Wo know, they are aiways with us, bdt from the occasional appearances in the Courts id New Zealand, cither our pirates arte only a few or they are very wide adrake and hard to catch. One occasionally hears stories of what the gdx meter reader, has seen, and with tile almost universal use of electric light and the testing operations now being carried out by the Power Board, it is quite possible some , ex•client indoor aerial systems will be noticed.