CHANGED WORLD

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 288, 25 February 1928, Page 1

CHANGED WORLD

WHAT WIRELESS WILL DO

developments in the wireless world are predicted by Signor Marconi, who considers telephonic communication with all the Dominions a certainty of the near future. Facsimile transmission will ultimately succeed Morse, he says.

By Cable.—Press Association. —Co Reed. 9.5 a.m. LONDON, Friday. Marconi, in an interview, predicted these sensational developments within two or three years. “Wireless has now an immeasurably greater horizon that it had previously. Its renewed possibilities point to a changed world. “I am certain that soon there will be telephonic communication with ail the Dominions, but full Imperial development depends largely on the attitude of the Government, on which rests the scheme’s delay or encouragement. “Great development in facsimile transmission by which whole sheets of manuscript can be transmitted in their original form will ultimately succeed Morse, because this method is quicker and cheaper.” Referring to the secrecy of wireless, Marconi said that the cryptograph amounted almost to a secret system in which the receiving instruments sorted out an apparently meaningless jumble of words. FUTURE VALUE OF CABLES Referring to the Wireless Conference Marconi said: “The value of cables in the past has been very great, but I hesitate to express an opinion on their future.” The conference is sitting every day for the purpose of speeding up a decision to enable the delegates to return. The hearing of evidence has been completed and the sole remaining task is to agree to recommendations upon which the conference at present is at variance. The Australian and New Zealand delegates are unitedly insisting upon two main principles. The first is that there shall be no increase in rates, and the second is the maintenance of Government supervision.

MARCONI’S PREDICTIONS

ypyngnt. | It is understood that Britain sympathises with this attitude, but the views of other delegates are not certain. Signor Marconi and the Eastern Extension Cable Company are negot iating independently. —A. and N.Z.Sun.