The sun., 1900-11-25
ENGLAND MAY BuY OFT AARC0NI.
General Post once Said to Have Agreed "a
Take His wireless Teiegraphy system.

LONDON. Nov. io-The General Post Once
Is said to have taken over the Marconi system
OF wireless tecgraphy. II this should prove
40. nobody but the Government will have the
legal right to operate that method. The state
ment Is not confirmed vet. but an expert COM
mission OF the Postal Department Is preparins
a report on the question Of It's adoption
Whether this Will result In a revolution In
telegraphy here. or II merely Governmental
safeguard. remains TO be seen. Under act,
OF Parliament the Post once authorities have
the monopoly Of telegraphy throughout Great
Britain and Ireland. They could prevent Mr.,
Marconi or anybody else from operating their
own methods on business lines. Very probably
the report now being prepared will he made
the basis for offering lump sum Of public
money for the wireless method. The National
Telephone Company holds an exclusive license
from. the Government but It has not been
found to work we'll and will not bs renewed
The Post once Commission Il negotiating
with France and Belgium on the attitude 10 be
adopted In event OF purchase.
The Marconi system was tested twice this
week during stormy weather from the Dover
Ostend packet boat to and from points on the
English and Belgian coast. The Princess
Clenentine. the packet made the voyage from
The Marcon apparatus was built up above ths
mast Throughout the tempestuous voyage
the communication with the coast was perfect.
and quite q number Of messages were trans
nitted for passengers. One message was re-
ceived on board from Brussels and delivered
70 Q passenger Among the messages was
one for Germany and ono for Glasgow.
Already the authorities have found tho in
stallations on board the Princess Clementine OF
the greatest advantage Twice In the course
OF the week the ca ptain OF the ship has been
warned from the shore Of the approach OF fog.
and has regulated his speed accordingly so as
TO avoid undue delay, More than that. he
was able to calculate and report TO a nicetv the
time his vessel would reach the port Of Ostend.
Ths British Government. to protect It's rights.
viii not permit . wireless message to he sent
or received within three miles Of the English
shore Some Belgian telegraphers are being
Instructed In the Marooni system on board
the Princess Clementine and on shore,
When q reporter asked Mr. Marconi recently
II he hoped soop 70 communicate with America
the inventor smiled as II to mean that trans
oceanic wireless teleSraphy Ia still very much
In the air. But II has been shown to be good
thing On land and privacy Of communication
has been established. Every town and vii
lags In the country misht have its wireless
receivers and transmitters The number Of
lines that can be worked simultaneously Is
only limited by the number Of instruments
The wireless system would abolish blocks
on the ne business would be Immensely cheap
ened for the cost Of installing the system Il
the cost OF buying transmltteTs. Mr.. Narconl
recognizes tho difficulty OF arranging for The
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euop''o" VI ms i',c'"ou """ 'Ho 'eo9o" Aoi 'Ho
Governments delay OF many months In max
ins a deciaIva settlenent The Government
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nus 10 salesuaru 'tSeH hKdlhst Pufchasins
something which has no exclusive patent value
Everyhody knors that tbere are several meth
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ods OF wfeioss teleerapiy' ana II MI Marcohs
ia to be purchased a precedent IL created which
might n,als tho adanter and uodieer NJ In
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Veh''ohs an EXPENSIVE natIohai nuisance
correspondent who was a telegraph operator
in the CeneraI POST Ofroa vritss No fol,ovs
nesin., Tho ,Sor,ion of Norconi,s svs,eD,.
-It is suores, "a tbat The british post Oesoo
could moi avail i,saly nj virelasa telegranb, =,
without infrinrjnr Narconi's nnt"r,s 10,
ther. ia soma dnuht ,s 10 tho post orpce ,son
ono,v eyteydiny IN ,be now srs,on, ond ma a.,
order ~ make ttinrs romfortohla al, rouna
bor Noiestv,s pos,pos,er'Geperni ncting W.
The advice Of n denartmen,al commit,ae h =.
OF MONEY! II is omite trua tha, n denart,nent,i