WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9528, 28 June 1909, Page 5

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

SUGGESTED IMPERIAL SERVICE. Received June 27, 5 p.m. LONDON, June 26. "The Times," in a special article, suggests a system of Imperial wireless telegraphy between England and the colonies, Marconi's Canadian service transmitted 300,000 words, mostly coded, last year, and the number will probably be five million in the coming year. The present average speed was 24 words per minute, and this was likely to be increased to 60 words per minute. "The Times" suggests the establishment of stations at Malia, Alexandria, Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Singapore, Perth, Adelaide Sydney and Wellington (New Zealand). Each station would have a range of 2,000 miles. The cost would be £55,000, and the upkeep £IO,OOO. If the British and Colonial Governments would equip 15 stations at a cost of £825,000, and offer a subsidy of £150,000 annually, an Imperial penny-a-word service was possible. If each station handled 15,000 words daily it would be possible to make a profit upon a complete Imperial system of 24 stations. ' . „

THE MARCONI SYSTEM.

Received June 27, 5.J 5 p.m. LONDON, June 26, Mr Marconi states that it is his most confident belief that by August next he will be able to transmit 15,000 words daily between Ireland and Canada. He would be able to send Press messages across the Atlantic at the rate of 2&d per word, and possibly 2d, as against the present rate of srf. He had every hope that his system would embrace the whole Empire. Already his system was installed between Italy and Argentine, If this venture was successful he hoped to instal the system f rum England to Cape Colony, and from Cape Colony to Canada.