Pulling the Long Bow

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 20, 30 November 1928, Page 25

Pulling the Long Bow

An Election Echo TN its desire to "boost" the Palmerston North station 2ZF, the Manawatu "Evening Standard" draws the long bow to some purposé. That it is quite all right, if this paper in its local pride would «confine itself to facts, without seeking to. falsify the position concerning others. It commits itself to the: following statement: "It is interesting to note that, when the Radio Broadcasting Company’s station had broadcast 25 completed results, the local station had sent out, 43.and was nearly an hour ahead of the other." This is simply bunkum. With the Closest possible knowledge of the course of events on that evening, we can say definitely that it was humanly impossible for any station anywhere to be ahead of 2YA on that evening. As was outlined in last week's issue, the Station was in direct. communication with. the very centre of information, the Registrar-General’s office. in the Chief Post Office. Hiven the system of "employing three boys to go to and from the post office in Palmerston North and 2ZF" as eulogistically. outlined by the "Standard," would not, we think, equal the rapidity of direct telephonic communication between the Wellington Post Office and 2YA, even

though the Palmerston North boys might have been equipped with wings in advance of their time! Our. Palmerston contemporary concludes by saying: "224K wus the last station on the air, and closed down at 1.10 a.m. with only one result yet to come in." As readers will remember, 2YA closed down at 1.5 a.m. with no results yet to come in. Wes do not mind our Palmerston contemporary boosting 2ZF for all that it is worth. We quite appreciate the excellent service that 2Z}° is giving to its district, and have at different times given publicity to it through our columns, but we would suggest that some regard for fucts be entertained by enthusiastic admirers, -_-