WIRELESS NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 29 October 1926, Page 3

WIRELESS NEWS.

FOR COUNTRY PAPERS. AUSTRALIAN HOPES. SYDNEY, Oct. 28. At the conference of the Country Press Association, the question of a wireless news service was discussed at the final session. Air. Fisk, Director of Amalgamated Wireless, said the daily newspapers had nothing to fear from wireless as a rival, bu t he indicated* than they could use wireless as

a valuable adjunct to their business by the etablishnient of a central station, sending out large volumes of news at high speed. Later, they would probably be able to establish a wireless picture service as well. After listening to addresses on behalf of (he broadcasting companies, the Association adopted resolutions expressing appreciation of the PostmasterGeneral’s decision to allow broadcast ed news under special license to be published by the Australian Press, and for the appointment of a committee to consider the suggestions for broadcasting news suitable for country Press. The Secretary of the Association mentioned that the Post. inaster-Genera] had intimated that he was prepared to grant newspapei proprietors a special license for receiv ing and publishing broadcasted nows that was not copyrighted. The cost of the license would vary with the amount of matter published. A committee was appointed by the conference to report later. Tt was announced tha t arrangements had been completed for a description of the Melbourne Cup to be broadcasted. MARCO N P S AXTI CI PATTON. LONDON. October 27. ‘•We are far from using electric waves io anything like the full extent.’’ said Marconi, addressing the Institute of Civil Engineers “It will possibly be used in future to transmit power for moderate distances, if we succeed in perfecting a device f°r projecting waves from parallel beams, in order to minimise, dispersion into space.

“Atmospherics have ceased to be a serious hindrance. This is a bold statement, bu t I speak confidently. Fading is still troublesome, but waves of fifteen metres are receivable for long distances better hl daylight t han at night. Tho recent AngloCanadian tests prove that beam serials and reflectors’ at both ends, give signals a hundred times greater than non-directional transmissions.” SHIPPING RECIORD. LONDON, Oct 27 The steamer Jervis Bay, off Finisterre, wirelessed to London. “Still in communication with Sydney,” thus breaking the Record by 4000 miles.