REGENERATOR SYSTEM

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 17, 21 January 1927, Page 9

REGENERATOR SYSTEM

HUMAN ELEMENT CUT OUT

EXTENSION TO AUSTRALIA

(United Press Association.—Copyright.) LONDON, 19th January.

A striking demonstration of the latest improvement in submarine telegraphy, known as the regenerator system, was given at the Eastern Cable company's head office, London. The system is destined virtually to bring Australia to the doorstep of England. Stripped of all technicalities, the regenerator, which is the invention of the Eastern Company's own staff, cuts, out tJe human element in relays, and transmissions are done automatically, the machinery passing fin messages with increased strength and even correcting errors en route.

By means of the regenerator direct communication was maintained to-day between a large group of journalists, representing the British overseas Press in London, and four Capetown journalists. The system will operate from London to Adelaide within three months.

The South African Postmaster-Gen-eral, Mr. T. Boydell, replying to an inaugural message sent by Sir John Deni-son-Pender, chairman of the Eastern Company, stated that: "Where cablegrams traverse South African land lines you may rely upon our continued efforts to pass them on with the utmost expedition.''

The regenerator system promises valuable speeding up of all classes of cables between Britain and South Africa, and later with Australia.

Mr. J. C. Denison-Pender, vice-chair-man of the Eastern Company, speaking at a luncheon following the demonstration, declared: "We do not fear the future. We cannot yield a point in argument to our wireless friends, for their transmission cannot be speedier, more accurate, or as secret as ours. The regenerator can fpirly be described as tho Eastern Com'Jiny's reply to wireless."