WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 197, 10 August 1908, Page 3

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

ITS WONDEKS. Kai'Oxai.VG THE MOVEMENTS OF THE AMERICAN i-'LEEI'. THE SYSTEM EXPLAINED.

. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Saturday. Keuter's Telegraph Co., for tie purpose of reporting the movements of the American fleet in Australia and New Zealand, is representing the Associated Press, a gigantic institution for the distribution of press messages throughout America. Much curiosity has been evinced as to the means by which Keuter's were able to receive and distribute these wireless messages reporting the progress of tie fleet since leaving Honolulu, inasmuch as.they had not touched st any cable station en route. With Che arrival Of the United States store ebip Culgoa last night the Auckland press representative of Keuter's was placed in possession of the first wireless message received in JMew Zealand appearing in to-day's cable news. Reuter'B have been kept in regular communication with the fleet since its departure from Honolulu by means, of wireless messages, transmitted to a line of storeships belonging to the HJaited States navy, all of which are supplied with apparatus for wireless iplegraphy. The messages have been transmitted from one veßsel to another Over a apace of over 1500 miles to the nearest cable station; then transmitted to Melbourne, where i 3 situated- the bead oflice of Keuter's in the colonies, «nd re-transmitted throughout the inhabited part of the globe. There was a slight break in the communication .yesterday on the departure Of one of the storeships stationed at Fiji Communication was re-established bv means of wireless telegrams on arrival of the Culgoa, which came into port about 9.30 o'clock last night.