PRESS CONFERENCE
1 UCSTI't.UAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION A HISTORICOCCASION. (Kecoived This lJav at 10.35. a.m.) VANCOUVER, July 26. Col. Parkinson of tho “Ottawa Journal” from aboard the steamer Victorian, dictated to Sir Patrick McGrath, editor of the “Herald” over the wire-
less Marconi telephone as follows: “It is peculiarly fitting that the initial and outstanding demonstration of the wireless telephone as a medium of communication between water and land, should have been operated on the Victorian which is carrying to Canada the Imperial Press organisation, so vitally interested in promoting greater fatalities for the free exchange of news and views between the widely and remote
Dominions of the British Empire. With n keen sense of pride as the official representative of the Canadian newspapers, 1 desire to avail myself of the first opportunity accorded of communicating a message by wireless telephone from a ship at sea to the press of Canada, and also to pay a tribute to the eminently satisfactory working results of a practical test of the newest aehievienicnt of the distinguished Count Marconi. The accomplishment is of
great potentiality for prosecuting the common interests of the British Empire.” A special message from St John’s says that on Sunday, Premier Squires, High Commissioner Boning and Sjr P. McGrath with a distinguished company participated in a wireless telephone welcome to tho Victorian which was tliep six hundred and fifty miles east of St John’s. The test was started aboard the ship
wjth a, gramophone selection- This was hoard plainly. ■Lord Burnham then spoke to Premier Squires ,and afterwards the Post-master-General extended Newfoundland’s official welcome to the Press Con ferenco Sir P. McGrath spoke to Sir Roderick Jones Parkinson. A lengthy message to Sir P. McGrath for the press of Canada concluded the demonstration, during which every Ihody at the wireless station used the instruments. The Victorian arrived at St John's on Monday afternoon.
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