WIRELESS AND CABLES.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19166, 24 November 1927, Page 9

WIRELESS AND CABLES.

—♦ — EFFECT OF COMPETITION. CABLES LOSING GROUND. (Bl CABLB-rBZSS ABSOCIATIOS-COPTBIOHT.) ■ AUSTRALIA* A.ND N.Z CABI* ASSOCIATION t LONDON. November 22. The competition of wireless and cables has reached a most interesting stage, upon which one source somewhat prematurely suggests the Government is appointing a Royal Commission to devise protective co-operation, specially Giving protection to cable losses—notr ablv the Pacific Cable Board's recent loss. . . , Semi-official enquiries, it is statea, have shown that beam wireless is cairvinp 00 per cent, of the traffic to India and South Africa, while the Australian beam is carrying slightly more than either of the cables, but less than the two together. The chief concern lias been the Pacific Cable Ronrd's revenue, but the latest freak of the beam, namely the fading out in the early evening and continuing for the greater nart of the Em/lish neriod of darkness, has thrown all the diverted traffic into the Pacific cablp service. This relief may be onlv te'nnorarV. Marconi's, in view of the imminence of the date of handing over the Oanadinn beam to the Post Office, have effected a utrikintr improvement of its efficiency- This, when the Canadian and Australian beam systems are com pleted. is expected to mean consider able inroads into the Pacific traffic Furthermore, what can be done by th r Canadian beam is nrobabl" apn'icablf in some degree to the Australian beam so diversions to the Pacific cable will be less. Hish-placed authorities recall that the British Post Office did its best to dissuade the Pacific Cable Board from expensive duplication of its cable till it saw how the wireless turned out STATIONS IN CHINA. (AUBTBALIAN AND N.Z. CABLB ASSOCIATION.) (Received November 23rd, 9.25 p.m.) WASHINGTON, November 22. China served a notice on other Nations at the Eadio Conference to-day that it did not recognise the right of any foreign Power to install or operate without its express consent radio stations in any portion of' its territory, including Legation grounds, settlements, concessions, leased territories, railway areas, etcetera. The declaration is regarded as a warning to Powers intending to erect stations and not applicable to stations now in operation. A plenary session of the Radio Conference ratified a motion expressing the hope that the telegraphic Radio Unions might, at some time, in the near future, be merged. Representatives of seventysix nations will sign a final compact on Friday. INTERNATIONAL RADIO CONFERENCE. (AT/STBALIAN AND N.Z- CABLE ASSOCIATION.) WASHINGTON, November 22. The next meeting of the International Radio Conference is scheduled for Madrid in 1932, as the result of an invitation by the King of Spain. Invitations were also presented by the Netherlands Government for The Hague, and the Egyptian Government for Cairo.