WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2, 7 May 1913, Page 6

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

THE PAULSEN SYSTEM. i [By Electric Telegraee—Aopyrighj I [United Press Association.] Ottawa, May (i. In the House of Commons, M. Pelletier announced that a five years’ contract has been arranged with the Poulsen wireless Transatlantic system at cut rates enabling Australia and New Zealand to benefit as well as Canada. He explained that the British postmaster was not ready to lay a new Government - owned Transatlantic cable,, hence Canada had decided to arrange for a wireless service at a rate of four hundred letters per minute, guaranteed. Code mesages would be charged eight peace and plain language messages four pence per word. Press ordinary messages would be charged two pence per word. Tho syndicate’s head office will be at Montreal, whence messages will be placed upon the Pacific cable direct to Australia and New Zealand. The Canadian board controlling the rates would sanction a reduction il practicable. No subsidy would lie given. M. Pelletier added that the Pacific Board would soon find it necessary to lay a new Transatlantic cable. THE MARCONI ENQUIRY. (Received 8.20 a.m.) London, May 6. The chairman of the Marconi Committee examined Mr Lloyd George’s and Sir Rufus Isaac’s bank books with reference to sharedealing. The result will he reported at next meeting of the committee. .. (Received i 1.35 a.m.) The committee decided not to recall L. J. Hascii, editor of the National Review, who refused to name uhe persons on whose information he based the articles affecting the Ministers.