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Cornwall, England, and on Dec. II,
1901, the first clear and ineligible
signals sent across the Atlantic were
received from Poldhu at temporary
station located near the city Of st.
Johns, in Newfoundland
In July, August and September Of
1902 Mr.. Marconi, at the invitation of
the Italian government, made a cruise
in the warship Carlo Alberto and dur
ing the voyage carried out important
these experiments messages transmit
ted from Poldhu were received across
land and water-frst, nearly as far as
Cronstadt, in the gulf of Finland, Rus
STA, a distance Of 1,400 miles; second,
at Gibraltar, across the whole of Spain,
third. in the Mediterranean off the
coast of Corsica, over a distance Of
1000 miles, although the whole Of
France and part Of the Alps interviewed
between the two stations.
Messages in nearly all positions and
places visited by the cruiser were re-
ceived either on Mr.. Marconis re-
ceiver, working q tape instrument, or
by means of his magnetic receiver
The reports on these tests were signed
by Admiral Mirabello, the present
head Of the Italian navy.
AS a result of the success Of these
tests the Italian minister of marine,
at the request of the king of Italy, is
sued orders that the Carlo Alberto
should be placed at Mr.. Marconi's dis
posal for the purpose of assisting him
in the establishment of communication
between Canada and England. On
Oct. 20, 1902, the Carlo Alberto left
Plymouth and sailed for Sydney, N.
S., and messages were received from
Poldhu throughout the voyage to Sgd
ney, distance Of $500 miles.
After a few weeks preliminary work
at the station, which had, in pursu-
ance of arrangements made between
the Canadian government and Mr..
Marconi, been erected at Glace Bay.
Cape Breton. the following message
was transmitted on Dec. 16, 1902, to
the London Times by DR.. Parkin, its
own special correspondent:
Times. London:
Being present at transmission in Mar
cOn1s Canadian station, have honor send
through Times inventors first wireless
transatlantic message Of greeting to Eng
land and Italy. PARKIN.
On Dec. 10 to Lord Knollys, Buck
ingham palace, London:
Upon occasion of first wireless tele.
graphic communication across Atlantic
ocean, may I be permitted to present. by
means Of this wireless telegram trans
mitted from Canada to England, my re-
spectful homage to his majesty the king
G. MARCONI.
Glace Bay.
On Dec. 20, 1902, from Lord Mimic
then governor general Of Canada:
To His Majesty the King, London:
May I be permitted, by means of frs
wireless message to congratulate YOU
ajesty on success Of Marconi's great in
vention connecting England and Canada,
MIMIC.
On Dec. %:
Times. London:
Government Of Canada, through Times
desires to congratulate British people ac
complishment by Marconi greatest fea1
modern science yet achieved.
CARTWRIGHT,
Acting Premier Ottawa.
The following replies were received
by cable from Europe, as the Poldhr
station was not then equipped so as t.
transmit messages in a reliable man
ner from England to Canada:
From his majesty King Edward VII.
signor Marconi, Canada:
I have had the honor of Submitting you,
telegram to the king, and am com.
manded to congratulate you sincerely
from his majesty on the successful issue
Of your endeavors to develop your most
much interested by your experiments, as
he remembers that the initial ones were
commenced by you from the royal yacht
Osborne In 1898. KNOLLYS.
Also the following from King Ed
ward VII:
Marconi, from Governor Generals secre.
tary:
Am desired by governor general to in.
form you that his excellency had received
following cable from his majesty: I am
much interested by the wireless message
which you have sent me and am delighted
at the success Of Signor Marconi's great
invention which brings Great Britain and
Canada into still closer connection.
EDWARD r. l.
Numerous other messages. aggregat
ing several thousand words, were aft
erward sent from Cape Breton to Eng
land.
Mr.. Marconi then proceeded to his
other high power station which had
been erected at Cape Cod in Massachu.
sets, q. s. A., and early in January
1908, sent the following complete wire
less telegram across to Poldhu In