Telegraphing at Sea.

Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 22214, 17 March 1900, Page 2

Telegraphing at Sea.

A- remarkable test by Signor Marconi’s- ; system of. telegraphing without wires* took place on his voyage homo from* Now York. When the steamship St._ Pauly, by. which he travelled, .was sixty.six miles from the • Etiglish.const, he*ffy sent a.message asking the latent, newsVfrom the Transvaal.h A short sum mary ■ of the -situation was sent in reply midi an. announcement of-the wreck of the-* United States cruiser Charles' on.. Signor Marconi then - reported to the» shore that alii was welt on board and; aslcod that, certain, messages- from passengers to their f : ieudi should be « dispatched. One passenger desired" to celebrate his arrival by. a supperpar y, and Signor, Mkrconi asked that 1 ; the guests whose names and addresses: he gave should be notified. By this* the vessel 1 was fortyrfive miles-away,., but all. the names w-ere corn ctlyreoeived and the invitations forwarded 1 as roquested., Hfe made up the news; he had received from-the shore-in the- " form: of a newspaper sheet,.copies which were sold: to the passenger’s for a- do,liar each,, and. the proceeds weregiven to the seamen’s fund.. That,a< message should, be sent; and received! without wires,, a distance of sixty-six. miles,.would seem incredible if;ibwere* not a fact; It indicates that we are on* the verge of discoveries-still more wonderful, which- will bring the whole* wor’.d into instant and close communication; It will be well if.it suggests also a firmer belief in communication? with God who has has under* Hia-; - control forces of nature that we, as y9t, know nothing,of.