The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-08
some Strong TESTS MADE.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY DURING
A HEAVY STORM.
Communication with Shore Kept Up
During, a Heavy Gale With Raging
Seas in the English Channel.

Wireless telegraphy has undergone
the crucial test OF a storm. This is
what the London Standard of NOVem-
Der s says of the result: Our Dover
correspondent teegraphed last night:
a very strong gale sprang up i'm the
Channel last night, and has continued
throughout the greater part of today
with great force, the wind varying
from south to southwest, and being
accompanied by a heavy fall Of rain
and slight snow showers. Although
the cross Channel traffic has been de
layed, the services have been maintain
eu, only one of the Calais boats having
to resort to Folkestone, owing to the
greatly improved shelter which has
been afforded by the lengthening of the
Admiralty pier. At high water the sea
presented a grand spectacle, the waves
dashing over the piers with great
force both at Dover and FOlkestOne.
Numerous vessels have proceeded up
Channel today under bare masts on
their way to the Downs, and the Dover
tug went to two vessels in distress and
towed them to a place of safety.
The wireless telegraphv on board the
eisenhower mail steamer Princess
Clementine had a severe and interest
ing test while this vessel was crossing
from Ostend Notwithstanding the
gale which she had to face, the Princess
Clementine made the voyage in about
four hours. Going head to wind, the
vessel encountered some fearful seas,
and was frequently swept from stem
to stern. The Marconi apparatus on
board was in charge of Mr. Kemp, one
of the cOmpany's principal operators.
Throughout the tempestuOus voyage
communication with the coast was per-
feet, and quite number OF messages
were transmitted for passengers as
well as some communications between
the commander of the ship and the
Belgian Marine Department. one mes
sage was received on board from Brus-
sells and delivered to passenger.
Amongst the messages was one from
Germany and one from Glasgow.
Whilst these messages We're being
sent, the vessel was pitching terribly.
Since her last voyage the pole in con-
nection with the installation on the
Princess Clementine has been slightly
nAgntened: but it does not now eX-
coed 100 feet. With the slight differ
ence in the height, the operators say
that the improved effect is most appre-
ciable, signals being transmitted and
received with the greatest facility be-
tween Ostend and the ship right up
to the point of the vessel lying along
side the quay at Dover which they
say shows that a greater distance could
be covered.
Already the authorities have found
the installations on board the Princess
Clementine of the greatest advantage.
Twice i'm the course of the week the
captain of the ship has been warned
from the shore of the approach of fog,
and has regulated his speed so as to
avoid undue delay. More than that
he was able to calculate and report to
a nicely the time his vessel would reach
the port of Ostend.
The value and the convenience OF
wireless telegraphy were also shown in
today's storm, when several messages
were exchanged with the shore. The
Belgian authorities complain very
much of the Trinity House and the
Board of Trade in removing the wire
less telegraphy station from the South
Foreland, where it was capable of being
of such immense service in adding to
the security of life and property at
| sea. AS it is at present the British
Government will not permit of a wire
I less message being sent or received
within three miles of the English shore.
Some Belgian telegraphists are being
instructed in the Marconi system on
board the Princess Clementine and at
| La Panne.