TRANSFER OF SERVICES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 17 May 1928, Page 5

TRANSFER OF SERVICES.

BEAM AND WIRELESS. RUMOURS OF IMPORTANT CHANGES. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.) UNITED SERVICE.j LONDON, May 15. A belief which is not entirely confined to Labour circles has prevailed in Parliament for some clays that the conference examining the cables and beam wireless systems has arrived at conclusions of a far-reaching character, says the “Daily Telegraph’s” Parliamentary cox-respondent. The impression is that the conference will eventually recommend the transfer of beam wire iess and certain cable services to the Marconi-Eastern Telegraph Company. It is understood that the decisions of the oonfeience are to be submitted to the Dominions and a report cannot be completed until the implies have been received. In ministi-ial circls it is stated that should such a transfer be accomplished the Government will reserve complete rights of control in a case of emergency. The Labour Party is pressing for a day to be a ranged early to discuss the matter. The Government will bring down an appropriate vote next week, but probabiy little will be revealed. Members of the House of Commons are undoubtedly coiicerned to discover whether there is any solid foundation 'for the rumours in circulation. PRIVATE CONTROL OPPOSED. LONDON, May 15. After a statement that negotiations were afoot to hand over the beam wireless service to private concerns, the Post Office controlling officers' conference carried a resolution that this was opposed to the national interests. Mr. Barrow (Bristol) declared that big business was jealously eyeing the beam, which was now payable. He believed that newspaper attacks on the system were made to create opposition to State ownership.