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the isolated booth, (By Teleorapb'-Prew AiMoiilion.l Christchurch, Juno 20. The Hon. K. Heaton Rhodes, Poet-master-General, speaking to a reporter fav day, hold out no hopo of the abandoned proposal to establish a wireless station at New Brighton or elsewhere in the vicinity of Christchurch being reconsidered by the Government. To obviate the complete isolation of the Sou til Island during a largo part of eveTy night, as wa| shown to exist by the' recent failure of the steamer Niwaru to get into touch, wita ChristchurcTi or Lyttelton at night, it is proposed to utilise the telephone wire beChristchurch and Wellington for the purpose of sending'a signal when it 35 desired to open communication troin . the north. On suchi signal being received at tho Christchurch telephone offioe, a telegraph operator will be sent for ana the message will be reoeived in the ordinary way. ■ As to the reported closirig down of the. Auokland Wireless Station for some considerable part of each night, the Minister is having inquiries made.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1782, 21 June 1913, Page 5
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168WIRELESS. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1782, 21 June 1913, Page 5
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