SIGNALS FROM RUGBY

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 29, 4 January 1926, Page 8

SIGNALS FROM RUGBY

COMPLETE SUCCESS ACHIEVED

EXCELLENT RECEPTION

LONDON, Jan. 2,

Rugby’s first day of traffic was most satisfactory. Australian travellers, who mostly are supplied at sea with German nows from Nation, were interested to know that tests in America showed that Rugby’s signals were three times stronger than Nauen’s. The British supervisor has been informed from New Zealand that the small steamer Anchor, in Ross Bay, picked up Rugby’s news bulletin at a strength of nine, whereas six is a good readable reception. He says that this test assures that all mail steamers to and from Australia will receive bulletins twice daily during the whole voyage. It is learned that officials do not expect the Australians’ beam station in Skegness to bo ready before Juno at the earliest. —A. and N.Z. cable.

MESSAGE FROM ANTARCTIC,

Per Press Association

WELLINGTON, Jan. 2.

Mr E. A. Shrimpton, 2XA, spent an hour on 28th December conversing by wireless telegraph on 36 metres with the whaling ship Sir Janies Clarke Ross off Coulmnn Land, 74 degrees south. The ship reported that those on board had a good Christmas with fine weather and fer several days a wonderful midnight sun. Mr Shrimpton roports that Mr O’Meara, Gisborne, has received a letter from a Spanish operator, reporting reception from Messrs O’Meara and Shrimpton. and claiming a world’s record as his location, a little north-west of Madrid, is practically the Antipodes of Wellington.