Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-02

nearly every ship that lea YES port viii
carry an apparatus that insureB such
a protection in case OF accident to
the travelling public.
An interesting interview was &C
corded to Manila Bulletin represen-
tatiye by s. Gaskey, chief wireless
operator of the Pacific Mail liner ko-
rea. .-- 49,
Chief Gaskey, who is an expert at
the wireless game, Is handling Mar
conf instrument On the big liner and
is in position to tell of the steps
that have been taken in the past and
those about to be taken in the fu-
ture. ..- - s-sz >-..~..- .-.s
"Great strides" said Chief Gaskey,
"are being made by the Marconi CON-
pany for bridging the Pacific, Ocean
by means of wireless stations. There
are four high power stations in course
of construction at San Francisco and
the Hawaiian islands and it Is hoped
that before the end of the year there
shall be wireless telegraph service
in operation between the United
States and Japan which will then be
extended to the Philippine island and
China. '%ze - ~ <..-... =:
1.-TWO similar stations are under.
construction at New Brunswick and
Belmar, New Jersey, to communicate
with Wales. As soon as these stations
are completed wireless telegraphy
will eneircle the globe. d. 49,. "A
These stations will be of duplex
type, two stations at each point Of
about 20 to so miles apart, one for.
transmitting and the other for receiv-
ing. Each station will be tuned to
a different wave length so as not to
interfere with each other while one
is receiying and the other sending at
the same time. <...... =. -
Mention is made of the fact that.
automatic sending and receiving APP
paratus has been supplied at the sta
tions, by means of which it is posi-
of at least loo words a minute.
Another positive step toward safe
guarding the lives of persons aboard
ships and preventing loss Of steam
ship property at sea was taken when
the Marconf radiogoniometer, or di-
rection finder, was invented. This
was shown during q recent test of the
device on one Of the liners plying be-
tween New York and Portland, Maine.
The successful outcome of the test
means that it will now be possible to
tell the exact points Of the compass
from which distress signals are being
sent without regard to weather con-
ditions. and that the captain of a
rescue ship will be- able to set his
course Immediately and arrive along.
side the disabled craft In this in.
vention the main principle is the use
of two directive aerials at right an
giles to each other. and of an instru-
ment called the y tai6 goniometer by
which their indications are compared.
.'The apparatus win be particularly
valuable m foggy weather, as ships
will be able TO know their position at
all times For instance, we are on q
ship steaming along at the rate of Is.
miles an hour The operator on our
ship receives a message that another
ship making % miles an hour is near
us. He can not tell whether the ship
is ahead, astern or abeam. Now, with
the undergraduates equipment he re-
ceives the exact location of the 9TH
eT vessel and the danger of that yes-
sells running us down is removed, as
our captain can easily change his
course sufficiently to allow the faster
vessel to pass in safety. Ss
lin line with the advent of wire
less telegraphy it is fitting that we
should have the wireless telephone
While this instrument has not attain.
ed a high degree of perfection, in fact.
is still in the experimental stage,
some very promising results have
been attained and we shall perhaps at
an early date be able to turn it to-
practical commercial account. -.
"A ship on nearing. Golden Gate is
often entertained with strains of Bee
thoyep, followed by selection from
grand opera, or perhaps one of the
popular airs. There are several wire
less telephone experimental stations
througho put alifornia.s and the central
and most powerful one it seems is at.
the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco,
This station. has been heard by myself
at a distance of 80 miles out at sea
sending out photographic strains of
music. I. .-t.s.a..s1-...,--. 49,,
- In order to carry. on tests it is
necessary to have some one talk in
the transmitter almost constantly. 1t
is far easier to connect the reproduc-
er OF q photograph to, the -transmitter
or the wireless telephone by means of
Q rubberhose and it is surprising how
this music or speech is re-
eeiVed many miles out at sea.
Wireless stations will be establish
ed. at Peking, Kalgan,t Canton, Swa-
tow, Hankow and Shanghai for Chi
neser military and. commercial serv-
ice.
THE stations will be operated by
Chinese and will be of high power
type, guaranteed to transmit for q dis
lance of 1900 miles under normal con-
1T is also intended to erect a sta
ion on the .Pratas island about 900
miles southeast of Hongkong to work
in conjunction with Hongkong and
Manila for the purpose of locating
typhoons.,
1T is announced that the second
argest, radio station on the Atlantic