Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-15
WIRELESS TO
FLASH ALOHA
ROUND WORLD
Extensive Celebration Planned
for Opening of Two Local
Marconi Stations
KAHUKU AND K0K0 HEAD
PLANTS READY JUNE ]
Gov. Pinkharl wiz Scatter
Greetings Throughout the
States and Europe

The exchange OF wireless greetings
between Hawaii and points in the out
side world. including the United
States and Europe, viii mark the
opening OF the Marconi company's two
big stations on Oahu; one OF which Is
at Kahuku and the other at Koko
Head. The opening Of the local plants
Is to be IN the form of an extensive
celebration. and the committee In
charge. consisting OF James A. Ken
nedy, John r. Gait and I'll p Wood.
met with n. n. Slaughter, resident
engineer Of the Marconi company, this
morning. AZ which time a tentative
program was arranged. Mr. Slaughter
stated that 1t is now probable that
the stations will be ready for work
June j
Asked ae to hts idea Of program
for the celebration, Mr.. Slaughter said.
that Il would be appropriate for In.
yitations TO be issued to at least 200
prominent local business and profes-
sional men and their ladies' to visit
the Kahuku station on the morning set
for the opening, A special train would
convey the visitors to Kahuku, he
said, arriving there about 11:15
o'clock About an hour would be
spent in showing the visitors about
the plant, and aftefwari a lunch
would be served. The suggestions Of
Mr. Slaughter met with the approval
OF the members Of the committee In.
addition 10 this, Mr.. Slaughter sug-I
Rested that some prominenf repfesef-
t1fiva of the Western Union Telegraph
Company be invited to Honolulu and
deliver an address at public meet.
ing which would be called on the even
iiie of the celebration,
Tho opening OF the Marconi sta
fions at Honolulu greatly win facili-
tate the sending Of messages, In which
the Western Union win play no little
part said Mr.. Slaughter "The West
ern Union now has some $4,000 sta
tons, and with the opening of the
wireless stations In Honolulu. every
station Of the Western Union will be-
come sub-station of the Marconi
company.
Speaking Of the exchange of greet
ings between Hawaii and the out
side world on the day of the celebra.
tdDtl3 MT. OlhuSuDcT uuSSGclttu lildJ,
during the luncheon hour at the cele-
bration at Kahuku, Gov. L. e. Pink
ham send through the new plant mes
sages to the president of the United
States. the king Of England. G. Mar
conf who then VIII be in England or
Italy-and to the governor OF Cali
fornia. He also suggested that Mayor
]. J. Fern send wireless greetings to
the mayor Of San Francisco. This
suggestion also was approved, and Il
was planned to receive and read the
answers during the afternoon. Mr..
Slaughter said that the time con
suned In sending all the messages
and receiving the answers would be
very short
a message sent from Kahuku to
the president OF the United States
would be received by the chief execu-
tive in about 10 minutes after it was
handed to the local operator. he said.
II is expected that the matter of /
the celebration will be put before the
Greater Honolulu Chamber of Com
merce. and that body asked to appoint
a committee to take complete charge.
In the meantime the present commit
tee viii lend its efforts toward max
ing the celebration one of the most
unique in the history of these islands
The opening Of the Oahu stations com,
pletes the chain Of Marconi wireless
stations which now circles the globe.