The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-14
HONORS FOR
EXPERT GRAY
Experiments Yesterday
Proved System was
Alright.

that ''1 the say wPs:s. iS % the eslsSTapa %SG,S
system in the Hawaiian ISL
ands II an unqualified success" said
Manager r. J. Cross OF the company to
an Advertiser representative last night.
Between Kaimuki and Molokai alb
solute communication by the wireless
telegraph has been established"
Manager Cross wore a smile of
triumph last evening. After months Of
struggling with the mysterious forces
which signor Marconi discovered and
meeting with skepticism at every hand
OF late. he has the satisfaction OF know
ing that his efforts have been crowned
with success.
Not only has the wireless communi-
cation been established between the
Islands OF oahu and Molokai. but the
rest OF the fslands-Maui. Lanai and
Hawaii are linked by the mysterious
electrical waves which will make IL
possible for all to put themselves in
Communication with their friends hun
dreds of miles away in very short time.
on Monday afternoon Expert-in
chief Gray and his assistants were fly
II ~ ~
set Of wireless telegraph instruments
were In the wagon. The kite was pro-
vided with a wire point. Mr.. Gray was
endeavoring TO put the kite wire and
the station at Kaimuki. not far distant
into active communication with each
other.
Suddenly the delicate instrument be
gan 90 tick. At last success was Al
hand. The paper reel began To NOV,
under the needle automatically and tn
written character of the Morse Cont
mental code began 90 appear before tn
straining eyes of the expert and hi
assistants. Gradually the character
were formed and "a the period wa
, licked OF. Mr.. Gray, read:
II have received your last six mes
sages"
Expert Gray thought u was his as
sistant. Mr.. Pletts. who Is in charge o
the Kaimuki instrument. He place
: his fingers on the sending key and in
qulred n Pletts was sending the mes
: sage. Mr.. Pletts replied mo. I think
Is Hobbs"
= Mr. Hobbs was in attendance on tn
4 Molokai instrument near Lac k
; t.aau point Mr.. Gray directed his en-
: ergies 90 attracting the attention OF IN
Molokai instrument. and at i:30 y. n
back came the message from Hobbs
: and the wireless telegraph had come I
stay.
= Then the little instrument bega
ticking It's message In dots and dashe
;. on the thin. narrow strip OF pape
g which slowly unreeied from the bi
) spool All was quiet. The expert
knew the code and read the character
OF at glance. Foot after foot OF tf
paper was reeled Oft automaticall.
dots and dashes intermingling in a
: apparently unreadable string.
six feet or more had been printe
!, when n final period was recorded ar
" the instrument stopped. The expe
m tore OF the six feet OF paper and wit
" pencil hlied In the letters designated
!. the cabaiistic characters. When he hs
concluded the message was ludicro'
= one.
Expert Hobbs II a humorist. Despi
D the serious situation brought about I
the success OF one Of the most marve
- lous inventions OF the 10Th century,, y
a the very FIRST authentic message nash'
~ through the air from Molokai to Oai
was funny one. occasioned by NJ
Hobbs experiences with Manag
Cross Chinese cook. The message W
a. directed TO Mrs. Cross and read:
ITO Mrs. Cross: Kindly kill All sa
for me because he dId not pack up Tn
small box nor the tin opener. My co
oo gratuiations on your getting the M
MoIokai- -Kaimuki wireless message.
ct. r.. HOBBS
Thus the Molokai channel. more tn
p" forty miles wide. was bridged In 9
ret seconds. for the replies were ma
within that short space Of time.
on '"enaser ''oSs o'".u