PICTURES BY RADIO.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19971, 4 July 1930, Page 8

PICTURES BY RADIO.

BRITAIN AND AUSTRALIA. (raoii era owjf coaaESPOHOTsr.) SYDNEY, June 26. It will probably be a simple matter within tho nfxt six months to 6end an ordinary photograph by wireless from Australia to England, or vice versa. Tests are now being carried out preparatory to installing complete equipment for tho regular transmission of photographs,, and later facsimiles of written or printed business or other documents. Ln discussing this latest move to bring the heart of the Empire into closer touch with the outlying Dominions, Mr E. T. Fisk, managing director of Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia), Ltd., 6aid that some months ago photographs of the Prime Minister (Mr Scullin) and himself were transmitted by wireless to England _ They were excellent likenesses Pictures, newspaper cuttings, and documents had been sent by wireless from England to America; but the first step in the Australia-England transmissions would probably be to send only photographs. Ele was not sure at this stage whether it would be possible to transmit documents on a commercial basis. Information on that point was being awaited but he was very hopeful that before long it would be possible to transmit documents to London, and make it a oommercial success for all; parties, including the public. '<Australia will be able to see almost immediately after the events pictures | that will reveal the stirring, colourful pageantry of British life," he said, j "The English Derby, for instance, will be brought as close to Sydney as the Melbourne Cup." In the meantime, it must be borne in mind that the wireless telephone between Australia and Britain is not Eaying operating costs. The novelty of eing able to call London has worn off, but there are more calls from Australia to London than there are from London to Australia. Australia can now be linked up with practically all the European capitals, and each week the service is being extended For instance, it was announced this week that Adelaide subscribers could now call anv telephone number at Oslo, at a cost of £3 18s 6d for three minutes. That service had been available to Sydney and Melbourne for some time. New Zealand will probably be tho next country to be linked telephonically with Australia, and as the charges will be considerably less than those ruling to England and the Continent, the service should be more popular than they aro.