The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1914. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 64, 7 July 1914, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1914. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

When wireless telegraphy was a comparatively new thing, the question was frequently asked, whether it would ever commercially replace the submarine cable. If one remembers what a short space of time has elapsed sinco the invention of the electric, telegraph and the submarine cable, which have not yet been in use for fifty years, they will realise what strides we have made when to-day the telephone is connected with practically every house that wants to have it in cities and boroughs, and that each day the world's news is supplied to the public in their daily newspapers. But now still another great forward movement is to bo made, for on tho independent authority of the Postmaster-Gen-eral of the Australian Commonwealth, wireless telegraphy not only becomes a commercial probability, but it even seems that Sir Henniker Heaton's dream of penny-word cable messages will soon bo realised without the cost of a new State cable which was thought necessary some little time ago before the Atlantic cable companies could be compelled to make full use of their lines for the public benefit. The chairman of the Marconi Company, Mr Godfrey Isaacs, told the Dominion's Trade Commission that a speed of one hundred words a minute is possible for the greater part of the twentyfour hours by means of wireless, and it is therefore a very remarkablo prospect that is opening. The contract between the British Government and the Marconi Company provides for the connection by wireless of London with Singaporo by way of Egypt, Aden and Bangalore, and the Australian Govern-

menfc proposes to connect Singapore with the high-power station near Sydney, and for this purpose is building a station at Port Darwin in the Northerii Territory. It only remains for New Zealand to connect with this chain to obtain a complete unity of communication. Almost daily improvements are being made and noted, and it is very certain that wireless telegraphy must soon play a very important part in Mi© world's business. New

Zealand must take her place with her sister States and already the convenience which the public have in being able to communicate with .ships at sea, cither approaching, or leaving our shores, is beginning to he felt,and how great a boon tin's is, to be realised. From the developments which have most recently been made and the statements given out from authoritative sources within the last few days, it appears that this wonderful wireless must eventually sweep away the old systems, systems wliich yet are comparatively new.