DIRECT WIRELESS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 167, 17 July 1922, Page 5

DIRECT WIRELESS.

A VICTORY FOR AUSTRALIA.

UP-TO-DATE STATIONS.

LONDON, .lulv Hi

Interviewed by the Australian l'ress Association on the subject of Mr. F. U. Kellaway's announcement of the adoption of the direct wireless system. -^ r - Fisk. director of the Amalgamated. Wireless Co., says that the statement shows that the Government haw definitely abandoned the Norman relay scheme- in favour of direct communication with the Dominions. This w«p a great victory for Australia and Mr. Hughes, who at the Imperial Conference fought strenuously to prevent the Commonwealth being committed to the relay station system. But for Mr. Hughes the relay stations would now be in course of construction. and the Commonwealth would be involved in the erection and operation of a station incapable of etficient service or making appreciable improvement in the cost and speed of communication. The decision was also gratifying to the Federal Parliament and the wireless committee which also endorsed the vital necessity for direct communication.

The Commonwealth may be proud of the fact that Australia lias shown the way to this great work. Xow that the Imperial Government accepted the Australian point of view, the next step was to complete arrangements with the Australian stations to make certain to embody the last word in technique anil efficiency to provide a satisfactory commercial service. This latter was work he had to attend to in England. As soon as it was completed lie -would return to Australia to supervise the erection of the station a.nd organise the service there.— (A. and X.Z. Cable.i