RADIO PHONE
ROUND THE WORLD. (United Press .Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). NEW YORK, October 1. The round the world radio telephone circuit of thfe American Telephone and Telegraph Company was again put at the service to-day of ten New York citizens, who took turns at (talking with Australia through the standard desk telephone of Dr Jowott, a company official. The service was routed by way of London, and the voices travelled the great circuit of the route from Auburn, New York, to Australia. Dr .Jowett explained:: “It requires about thirty seconds to put a call through to Australia. Yet the fifteen hours’ difference in time is an obstacle to the service.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 2 October 1929, Page 2
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