Using the Wireless Telephone

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7377, 10 November 1930, Page 7

Using the Wireless Telephone

Received Sunday, 9 p.m. LONDON, Nov. 9. Imperial Communications had arranged for Mr Scullin to speak teleplionically to Australia from Bridgewater. He was anxious to discuss the position with Mr Lyons and persuade him not to proceed with his resignation until every effort had been made to secure the rescinding of the caucus resolution's. Mr Scullin felt there were good prospects for wiser counsels prevailing before Tuesday. This conversation was cancelled owing to Mr Scullin’s decision to return to London from Dorchester. Tho party lunched at Weymouth. Signor Marconi was among tho guests whose numbers were diminished owing to the absence of Australian delegates, also Mr Forbes and party who went from 'Bristol to A.berystwith to study the Marketing Board’s grass-brCeding experiments.

Mr J. H. Thomas said the Conference had had many lectures about economies. He still asserted that something worth

while would come from the Conference. He referred to tho dangers of “Trying to write the British Constitution.” Sir Basil Blackett said cable charges would be reduced to wireless rates immediately the Commonwealth approved of the agreement. Mr Thomas at Bridgewater beam station spoke tclcphonically with his son at Montreal and also tclcphonically discussed the Conference with Mr Beatty, general manager of the Canadian-Pacific railway. Mr Beatty, speaking from his office in Montreal suggested that all tne Conference could do was to report progress. Mr Thomas disputed this and assured Mr Bcatly that results would bo forthcoming. Mr Beatty’s response did not sound optimistic as to results.