WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 186, 10 September 1909, Page 2

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY

GERMANY'S ENTERPRISE.

By Cable.—Press Association. —CopyrigW

Berlin, a Germany is sending sfhips to th* O«ui»eroo7)s (a territory dn the Bight of Biafra. West Africa, which was annexed by liermuny in 1884), to test thu possibility of wireless eomnnmicatiun with Xauen, a town near Berlin.

DECISfON OF THE BOARD OF

TRADE.

Received 0. 9.55 p.m.

London, September 9.

I.i the ITouse of Commons, Mr. Churchill (President of the lioard of Trade), tn Toplv 10 a question respecting the Waratah, sai<l lie did not think the time had come 'when provision for wireless telegraphy should be made obligatory on passenger vessels, though .lie would be •■lad if the system were more widciv used.

AUSTRALIA JUKES A MOVE

TWO STATIONS TO BE ESTAB-

LISHED.

VESSELS TO CARRY "IXSTALLA-

TIONS.

RmMvod tt. 0.55 p.m. Melbourne, Srptembfr I*.

In the House of Representatives. Mr. Kelly jinovcd in favor of the iiuiiiefliale establishment of wireless stations round the coasts, ami that merchant vessels be equipped with wireless installations, ,is an up-to-fiatc means, firstly, of giving intelligence of the appearance p Australian waters of any hostile force; sec- ! ondly, of saving life aud property imperilled by accidents at sea. He suggested that one station be on the east coast with a view to establishing communication with New Zealand. The Postmaster-General stated he had much pleasure in supporting the proposal and 'hoped with the sum of £IO,OOO now on the Estimates for wireless purposes at 'east.two stations would be equipped—one in the vicinity of Sydney and the other at Fremantle. While defence -woufil be the main consideration, he hoped to make the system a commercial success.

The motion was adopted' on the voices.