1 Wireless telegraphy
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WIRELESS TELEGRAPH Y FIRST AUSTRALIAN DEMONSTRATION. :0:——— MESSAGES SUCOESSFULLY EXCHANGED. 7 then was’ practically unknown in the Southera hemiaphero. Tt in true that battleships had previously vem of communi- but for purposes esterday estion in J waters, ry commercial, everyda stem was inaugural Queenscliff and Devonport, then messsges were interchanged across the 191 miles cf spsco which separates the reat mainland of Austealia from hor d The event was one of historic interest and was et not 1y by the 20% people who ga the beautifully Manted honcls at Rast Devonport and the large crowd on the other ride of the stzait, but by the people of the Commonwealth who recognise clearly the great possibilities whi ayetem ofers, Tt almost incon at while the peopl very little, a conversation wi ict on between stations nearly 200 niles a vuln” were ent from Hobart, Lannesion and othe was disa| i a the Governor didnot attend members of the Ministry was wero excused the party proceed. tion at Rast Devonport, where soon after their arrial messages began to arrive from Queenscliff. These were read out to the public, and cheers wero given for he Governor-General and the Marconi Company. During the afternoon large umbers of meosje Bled into the station and itapbeted the @andertal apperatul | 120 pm, and way sent to Hobart and :——— A GREAT HISTORIC EVENT. 10% ay. Afferncon tea was chairman of the Town quee, and iscuite “sorambled amongst the children. Music was provided by the Devonport band. Towards four o'clock tho crowd * the ceremony. led by the in a mar. and lollies were in the personal supervision of the Dey Postmuter- General (Mr D'E nisted acting Postmaster (Mr F, nite). Tho i raitl Hobart’ was “held clear” receipt of the first mesage. graph messengers were in uttendan the Marconi station, aud as the message came through it was quickly carried to the East Devonport telegraph station and despatched to Hobart. To demonstrate how expeditiously the messages wore received and replied to, the message from the Governor-General left Queenscliff at the reply received in Queenscliff at 14) P.m., just twenty minutes Jater. In con- sidering this timo it ahould be remem- bered that the had to be taken over « mile by bicycle to and from the nui station and. telegraph office, and had ho to be delivered at Government The demoustration was in every was ‘The shops closed unui! four o'clock, while bunting was liberally dis- played’ at the marine board office, bus hess premises, ani by the ships in port.