MARCONI COMPANY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8202, 27 July 1915, Page 4

MARCONI COMPANY.

SCHEME FOR A WIRELESS CHAIN

THE VALUE OF GERMANY'S WIRELESS PREPARATIONS.

(Received July' 27, 30.15 a.m.)

LONDON, July 26

Mr Marconi, speaking at a meeting of the Marconi Company, stated that owing to tin. 1 war the PostmasterGeneral had cancelled the schemes for an Imperial chain of wireless stations, but negotiations would be recommenced with tho Government in February withthe object of erecting certain stations upon conditions differing from those in the original .scheme. The negotiations would proceed on the. basis of a reasonable equivalent;

Mr Godfrey Isaacs stated that owing; to the German Government's support of a German scheme, the Marconi Company appojilod .to Sir Edward Grey, who thenceforward •supported the' company's negotiations abroad. The company now, had a preponderating position.throughout, the world.

-.-. Mr•'-,lsaacs added that although' Britain's , iiltiiruitum ..to; Germany, did not expire till midnight,-: Germany, ; a.t : .5 y'clock in the afternoon' 1, of August' •f, sent wireless mossnges all over theworld, to In;]- niorrfintilp fleet, saying: "War has boon declared. Make for a neutral port as quickly as possible."' Thus she saved.'a -firesib. part -of • heimercantile mariui.>. rjClermany h?id spent;fi2,ooo,dOO upon tlu'so■wirele'ss stations, but she! recouped it by saving .ovory single one of her largest.steamers.