WIRELESS LITIGATION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1491, 13 July 1912, Page 5

WIRELESS LITIGATION.

COMPBOMISE OFFERED TO THE " COMMONWEALTH. By Telegraph—Press Aesociation-Copyrfeht 'Melbourne, July 12.- ' Mr. Fisk, resident engineer of tho Marconi Company, nas arrived from Sydney to endeavour to obtain a settlement of the differences between tho Government and the Marsoni and the Telefunk'en, Companies. , . Mr. Fisjc is empowered to offer to stop the litigation if a compromise is reached "By the Government paying a very considerable si/jn and theicomimriies handing over tho Australian land rights cf the 'combined patents.

The Commonwealth Government accepted tenders from the Australasian Wireless Company for the election of some of its stations. The Marconi Company, then alleged that this company was infringing its original basic patents. In December last the Government, which had been awaiting the issue of the protracted litigation between the companies, decided to proceed with a system of its own, which its wireless expert, Mr. ' Balsillie, had devised. Latterly .there has ' been more litigation, tho Marconi .Company having proceeded for an order to allow of its. inspecting tho Commonwealth wireless stations. An affidavit put in during tho coSG by tho head of tho Commonwealth Wireless Department, stated:— "I am informed by Mr. John Graeme Balsillie and believe that thesystom of wirelesa telegraph bein? employed at the wireless stations at Melbourne and Hobart is nn invention of Mr. Balsillie, and is not tho same, or even similar, to that contemplated at the wireless station at Pennant

Hills (New South Wales). The Pennant Hills station is in course of erection for the Commonwealth by tho Australasian Wireless, Limited, and at present no system of wireless telegraphy is bcintt used at Pennant Hills for or on behalf of the Commonwealth. The svstem tho company employs is (I am informed by Mr. Balsillie and believe) known as the Telcfunken system." After further argument, tho case was adjourned till next sittin? of the Court, to enable tho Commonwealth in the meantime to patent its process.