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

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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 n. Gait and HI. P. Wood,
met with N. II. Slaughter. resident,
engineer OF the Marconi company. this
morning, at which time tentative
program was arranged. Mr.. Slaughter
stated that II is now probable that
the stations will be ready for work
June /.
Asked as to his idea OF q program
for the celebration, Mr.. Slaughter said
that It 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 Kahukti 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 afterkard a lunch
would be served. The suggestions of
Mr. Slaughter met with The approval
Of the members Of the committee. In
addition to this. Mr. Slaughter sug-
gested that some prominent represen-
fative Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company be Invited to Honolulu and
deliver an address, at a public meet
ing which would be called on the even
The opening Of the Marconi sta
tions at Honolulu greatly will 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 viii 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-
ton, Mr.. Slaughter suggested that.
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
coni-who then will be In England or
Italy--and to the governor of Cali
fornia. He also suggested that Mayor
J. 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.
sumed 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 II 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 will 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