The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-05-03
PLANS GREAT
WIRELESS SYSTEM
Australia Calls Upon Hawaii for
Plans-Kahuku May Talk
With South Seas.

The Commonwealth OF Australia re.
Gently requested Manager Balch of the
local wireless system to forward com.
plete plan Of his system. The plan was
sent and may be of value to the com.
monwealth when it launches its govern.
ment.owned system which will include
Australia, New Zealand, FIJI, the New
Hebrides and many other islands.
1t has been understood here that all
the Canadian-Australian liners passing
through Honolulu are to be equipped
with wireless. The Makura's plant was
put aboard as a test. 1t is also under
stood that the Commonwealth will re.
quire all vessels carrying passengers,
with headquarters in the Common.
wealth, to he equipped with wireless.
If the plan is carried out, Kahuku sta
ton will become very important
wireless station, in fact it will be about
the most conspicuous in the entire Pa
cific. One of the principal efforts of
the wireless people will be to establish
| connections between the Common
wealth Is northernmost post in FIJI, with
the Ka!huku station, this island. Kahu-
ku now has a wide radius connecting
with the Coast at many points and
| with vessels more than 2400 miles to
| westward.
Manager Balch has received from
John Hesketch, chief electrical engi-
neer, postmaster-g IS department.
Commonwealth of Australia, at Mel.
bourne, a copy Of a report by recent
conference held to consider the question
of wireless telegraphy in the Pacific.
| The report sets forth that the utiliz
alton of the ether as medium of trans
hitting messages from one part of the
earth g surface to another, commonly
called Autobiography or wireless tele
graphy, is justly regarded as one of the
wonders of the age, and one of the
| greatest triumphs of science in the be
4 ginning of the twentieth century. Fol
the special purpose of promoting trade
and commerce and social intercourse
and lifesaving in time of peace, as wei
as an aid to defense in time of war
the value and utility of this marvellous
agency can not be overestimated ant
should be recognized by every commu
nifty that hopes to hold a prominen
place in the field of progress and com
petition open to all nations.
The Commonwealth of Australia ant
the Dominion of New Zealand are al
ready in communication with eacf
other, and with countries in the north
ern hemisphere by submarine cables
laid at great expense and worked will
remarkable success, but there are still
numerous islands in the Pacific Oceal
within the sphere of British influence
, in which Australia and New Zealand
J have important and rapidly growing in
terests, which are at present unconnect
: ed by cable with one another or will
the great Anstralasian centers Of civil
lied government to which they natural
, ly belong.
The Commonwealth system is to in
clude New Zealand, FIJI, New Hebrides
Solomon Islands, Ocean Island, Gilber
and Ellice groups, Tonga and Papua
Z The estimated total cost was placed a
4 $4,000 pounds sterling, but this amour
is regarded as much too small for sucl
a great system. The Recommendation
!, of the conference are to establish higl
power stations at Sydney in Australia
| Doubtless Bay in New Zealand; Suva
!, in FIJI, and Ocean Island.