CABLES & WIRELESS
LESSON OF QUAKE’S EFFECT
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LONDON, Nov. 26
AVhen the House of Commons was in committee on the Expiring Laws Continuance Bill', Viscount WoJmer (Conservative) pointed out that owing to the recent earthquake in the hod of the Atlantic Ocean causing a breakage of the cables, if it had not been for the beam wireless service, the whole system of communication between Britain and America, Australia and New Zealand would have been hopelessly congested for many weeks.
Air Lee Smith, replying to Air A. AT. Samuel (Conservative) said that contracts finally transferring the cable companies and the beam -wireless service to the Imperial Communications Company were signed on the day before the Baldwin Government left office thus leaving the present Government no power to prevent a complete transfer.
He added that the Rugby Wireless Station is progressing. The Postal Department proposed shortly to introduce another long wave and another short wave transmitted, thus giving five channels of communication.
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Hokitika Guardian, 28 November 1929, Page 6
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