WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3, 8 May 1913, Page 6

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

THE PAULSEN SYSTEM. (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright !

[United Press Association.] Ottawa, May 6

In the House of Commons, M. Pelletier anpounced that a five years’ contract has been arranged with the Poulsen wireless Transatlantic System at out 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 bad decided to arrange for a wireless service at a rate of four hundred letters per minute, Code mesages would be charged eight pence and plain language messages four pence per word. Press ordinary messages would be charged two pence per word. The 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 if practicable. No subsidy would be 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 be reported at next meeting of the committee. (Received 11.36 a.m.) The committee decided not to recall L. J. Hasell, editor of the National Review, who refused to name the persons on whose information he based the articles affecting the Ministers.