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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 570, 14 November 1902, Page 1

In the Fortnightly Review appeared an interesting article by Signor .Marconi on tho Practicability of Wireless Telegraphy. He states concisely just what has been done so far with his system, but gives no future hint of its possibilities. On the other hand, the North American Review publishes an article by P. T. McGrath entitled “ The Future of Wireless Telegraphy,'' in which a rosy future is painted for this invention. Mr McGrath calls attention to the fact that twenty-two years elapsed between the laying of the tirst channel cable and the perfecting of the same agency for Transatlantic work, and he draws an analogy between this and the work that Marconi lias accomplished. In 1595 Marconi achieved a distance of two miles: in 1900 he was doing sixty miles ; a year later he was making iutelligible practice for ‘225 miles. Then, in December, 1901, at a single bound, he leaped the Atlantic. Mr McGrath says tliat no one cun doubt that surely, though slowly, the time is coming when we can keep in toucli with a Transatlantic liner during the whole course of her voyage. In this connection the following paragraph from the Medical Record of New York shows how rapidly we are reaching that desired result: —While the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was making her way to tHis port last week, one of the passengers was taken ill with symptoms of appendicitis. An operation was indicated, but as laud was so near it was deemed advisable to wait until the ship arrived. Accordingly a wireless message •vas sent winle tne boat was still lilty miles away, and in response to the call m ambu aucu was in waiting when the per was reached. The patient, a s n of ;o mer Prime Minister di liudiui, of Italy, was taken to the hospital, operated upon, aod is now convalescent.