Argus p12 Balsillie

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Commonwealth is claimed to. be peculiarly

- > his own, but the complicated question of
COMMONWEALTH WIRELESS "
ce patents is wow the subject of an action
EXPER’ ich war inetituted by the Marconi Com:
Mr. J. G. Babsillic is native of Queens-

land. When little more than a Ind he went.
to Europe ta study: radjo-telegraphy. When
the High Commimionér in London (Sir
George Reid) called tor applications for the
postion of enginerr for radio-telegraphy in
the Gommonweaith, Mr. Balaillie | was
aniongst the applicants. His qualifications
were considered excellent, and

in Australia, and he i Ww Ver} in di-
elite Toa! Mllttras "he" wort of too

who are engaged in land ond
On the north-west coast of Australia, Ex:
periments which he made with ground lines
im Hobart and Adelaide have given him
hope that he will be able to dispense with
masts at the stations. AU predent,
ever, he in too busy ta continue the exper
ments. By the use of ground lines he has
found it possible to shorten the masts co