It is generally agreed that radio communication with the planet has totally failed. Several stations, notably Vancouver, repeatedly heard strange combinations —four dashes accompanied by u "zipping" sound —which, however, proved to be messages from United States radio beacons using a new type of transmitter. Nevertheless the naval radio stations have
been instructed to continue listening carofullv for unusual sounds. —Reuter.
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Northern Advocate, 25 August 1924, Page 5
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