WIRELESS STATIONS

Grey River Argus, 21 June 1913, Page 3

WIRELESS STATIONS

STATEMENT BY POSTMASTER GENERAL. (Per Press_ Association). CHRISTCHURCH, June zo. Hon. R. Heaton Rhodes, i-'osimaster General, speaking to a reporter to-day held out tno hope of the abandoned proposal to establish a wireless station" at New Brigliion or elsewnere in vicinity of Chrisrchurch "being (reconsidered by the Government. I To obviate the complete isolation of the South Island during a. large part of every night, as was shown to exist by the recent failure of the Niwaru to get into; touch wii'h Chrisfchurch or Zytteltan at night k is proposed to utilise the telephone; wire between Ghristchurch and Wellington for the purpose of sending signals. When it 15 desred. to open, communication from' the morth on such signal being received at • GhrstchuTch telephone office a (elegraph operator will be sent for, and messags will be received in the ordnary way. As to the reported closing down of the Auckland, wireless station for some considerable part" of eaehnig-ht, which was rpfer.vnd to in this rrior.ninQrV n.aper, Mr Rhodes is having enquiries made. '"";"" '--'•'•-*"'