Unique Wireless Telegraphy.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4406, 4 May 1909, Page 2

Unique Wireless Telegraphy.

Wellington May 3. The cruiser Challenger accomplished a unique wireless telegraphic feat, maintaining communication with the flagship Powerful lying in the Sydney Harbour. Throughout the passage to Wellington every day jSujropean cablegrams were flicked tffropgh by qi} the Powerful to the Gliallppgpp nevys posted up on the latter vessel foy the ship company’s perusal. On Friday evening, at a distance of over eleven hundred miles from Sydney, messages were received without a break, and latest developments in Turkey were read with much interest by all. Even in the Challenger is abb* KQ gpl jn topch jvith the Powerful, although milpaajy^y.

Chinese Gambling Den Raided.

Dunedin, May 3. Th£ police last night raided premises af fjio pOfflpr of and prince’s streets, apiji prrested []ff ,Chinese yjphp were fopnd taking parf f/f a gnpip of fan tan op ]the basement floor. Not niu.cih mopey vas sccprcd. phe Ohinapjep yrppe piaffing a grab fo • what jj/afli pp tffO tabfe jvfyen the police ppt ip ap appearance. Yen, ,pccupiej: of the gajpipg hopse, was ftned £2 Fj or fj p-pe nrpPfis’ imprisonment, The other thjrty-ope Chinese found on the premises were fined 20s each.. There were no Europeans present at the time of the raid- All the defendants pleaded, f* guilty.” 1