Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-19
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With the issuance yesterday after
noon Of invitations containing the
foregoing text, Honolulu has been ask
ed BY the Chamber Of Commerce to
join with the local representatives OF
the Marconi Wireless Company Of
America IN opening for business the
great Hawaiian stations which form
an invaluable link In the great chain
of wireless statione with which the.
Marconi Company now Is encircling
the globe.
The completion ofxthe stations at
Kahuku and Koko Heal has placed
the Hawaiian Islands lengthy step
nearer the mainland, and ii closer
and more adequate touch with ne
outside world. The sending OF the
irst message from the Kahuku sta
ton win bear witness to the results
Of more thar two years Of steady
work. Ably fuberintended By n. 3.
Slaughter rcti1ent engineer for the
Marconi Company. and carried out BY
the J G. White Engineering Company
Of New York CITY.
II b estimated that more than $50
prominent local Dus11oss men, mil.
fary. naval. ftter8I Gnd territorial Of
.[|||. ~. their AM ~ Nh - ~ at,
(...I|C1 @ the reception which h
to Be held st H11Iko On the after.
noon Of September 81. under the joint
auspices 81 the Chamber Of Com
merge and The Merconi Wireless Com
pany, which occasion win mark the
putting into operation Of the local sta
tiona which cost close to $1,000
COO For the past three months com
nittees have been steadily at work
Arranging the. reception, and today
II was announced that arrangements
are complies.
A special train. chartered for the
occasion. win leave Honolulu for Ka-
huku at nine o'clock on the morning
Of September - The visitors win be
taken directly to the big sending sta
tion and the morning will be spent
in en- inspection Of the plant At noon
. luncheon Win be served. following
which Governor L. q. Pinkham. By the
touch Of q small silver telegraph key,
win open this new line Of commnnl-
cation between Hawaii and the out )
side world. $50 = ~
The frst message TO be sent viii
be that "a President Woodrow Wil-
son, bearing the governors signature.
Mr.. fInII11l also Will send one to the
eoTo|II| 81 California, and Mayer
Fern one 70 the mayor Of San Fran
cisco. A MESSAGE Of consolidation
win be forwarded Signor g. Marconi,
now IN New IorI City. II Is expect
ed that a th't time other. messages
win IS sent t. rr0minsnt men Of Sc.
fsIrs a celforI.a and other states
Merco1i liabilities tor day ands night !
wireless heVs service between Hawaii |
and the mainland. message Will Be !
sent BY the Star.BuIletin TO the Assoc /,
ciate1 Press AZ san Francisco. This |
mess1Ee VII Be the 6rst news aero /
gram e g over the new wireless
route
The text OF several Of the messages
now l. being prepared BY & COMMITTEES .
consisting Qf Governor pinkham, |
Judge Sanford b Dole. L0rrin a
Thurston and Wallace r. Farringtof 1
The plans for the entertainment have I
been carried out by COMMITTEES con. /
sisting Of John r Gait, ). A Balch, Z
Charles r. Frazier. N. n. SLAUGHTER
and r. G. Brown. 1
The Marconi plants are nov CON-
pleted The station at Koko Head
win be exclusively used for receiving
messages. and the one at Kahukn for
sending them. Numerous tests have
been made. and the stations are pro-
nounced to be IN perfect working or
der, Following the opening, the sta