Wireless Telegraphy.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7795, 11 April 1905, Page 4

Wireless Telegraphy.

——o> MARCONI INTERVIEWED. The New York world publishes an interesting interview between its correspondent in London and Signor Marconi, previous to the doparture of the inventor and his bride for America, the object of the trip being to open to the commerce of the world the new high-power trans-At-lantic stations. The World reporter asked Marconi : " Are you sure your wireless svstemwffl operate across the ocean, "so that it can bo open to the use of the public ? " *

It is absolutely sure,"- replied Mr Marconi, with a stlf-confident air, as if he had nothing else to add on the subject.

"Are you prepared to say when you will be ready.? " " Probably within a month. You know thzre are fourteen submarine cables between America anil Europe; and U one breaks, messages can be transmitted by one of the.' others. So far -we have but one complete wireless line, and I want to make sure before opening it for commercial business that it is in perfect working order, even to the smallest details. I can to-day send messages across the Atlantic, but so as to be sure of success I need to make a few minor modificafons. Messages will be sent for only 10 cents a word, whale tho ca'bles charge 25 cents a word. On account of tho enormous volume of business of the press, wo wiH make them with special low rato of five cents a word, instead of 10 cents, as now charged .by the cable." " How fast can you send wireless messages ? "

'We .will probably have a: much greater speed than the cables. There are ccrtam natural laws, that limit the speed of land and cable tclcg*aP>y« but tliese laws do not affect the wireless system. I believe wft will reach a speed of several hundred words a minute with wireless Wo can now send a telegram at the same speed that words are spoken,'* -" How far can you send telegrams now ? " a

"We can how send wiroh™ messages i«0 miles over V'n? SOO miles from shore to »*„. ' ' H i'Jn across the ocean,'.* <*'!»• and Jdo ° " What next ' ... ,„ „ „ "I will g*. *>" s° u do? , lK Pacific an** - Qn,i ~,v KJ „ stcm h° Ule " And J across the, Paoific. ■■ jy then ? " asked the reporter. •ijr /entually," answered Marconi, r . wiH transmit messages, all found the world."-