WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

Mataura Ensign, 18 July 1914, Page 5

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

THE POSITION IN CHINA. 8T BL2OTBIO TELKOBAPH COPYBIQHT. TIMES AMD SYDNEY BTJN BERVIOEB. Received Julv 18, 8.30 a.m. PEKIN. July 17. The, Government is afraid to authorise the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company's issue of £2,000,000 worth of Chinese bonds in payment for the proposed wireless stations throughout China. BRITISH STATIONS. 81 BLISCTBIO TKLEQ&AI'H—COPYBIGjM FEB UNITED PBfiSS A^PC^TION. ' ' ' LONDON, July 17. In the House of Commons, Hon. H: L. Samuel (Postmaster-General) said the construction difficulties had delayed the establishment of Imperial wireless stations, hut the difficulties were now practically overcome. Masts have been constructed iu England for Egypt, and material nent to East Africa. India and Singapore. AUSTRALIAN LITIGATION SETTLE 'MELBOURNE, July 17. After a conference between the manager of the Australasian AVireless Company and the Commonwealth Crown Law authorities, Hon. Agar Wynne (Postmaster-General) announced that lie intended to recommend to the Cabinet that the.wireless litigation lk't,ween the Marconi Company And the Commonwealth bp settled on .the following terms: —That the action against the Commonwealth for an infringement of patent rights he withdrawn, also all opposition to the use of the Balsillie system in Australia ; that the company wants a. license for the use of Marconi patents, including the recentlyacquired Goldschmidt patents, in Australia, and for the purpose of communication with New Zealand : that the company receives from the Commonwealth' £SOOO.