WIRELESS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 3 December 1927, Page 7

WIRELESS

GROWING COMPETITION WITH CABLES CONTROVERSY IN ENGLAND QUESTION OF CO-ORDINATION (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Australian & N.Z. Gable Association) LONDON, Ist December: It is understood that the. Government, while opposed to a Royal Commission to co-ordinate the cable and beam services, believes that useful results could be obtained by a representative committee. The Government recognises the strategic importance of maintaining efficient cable services, and discussions are in progress with these objects in view. The "Daily Mail,"'in a leader says: "While the future may belong to wireless, cables are unlikely to vanish for many years. They possess the advantage of secrecy and certainty, because thej are not interceptable and do not fade away Hike wireless, but,: cables musit utilise every modern improyement in the fight for existence. The,new high speed cables show that* the. outlook for cables is not desperate, even if- not roseate.'-' "BOOM FOR "BOTH SYSTEMS" LONDON, 2nd Dec. Newspapers are giving increasing attention to the beam versus cable controversy. An expert interviewed by the "Financial Times" stressed the fact that Mr Bruce's reference to a 45 per cent withdrawal of traffic from the cables referred only to the Australian branch"' of the Pacific system and the cjgyaper classes of traffic thereon. The '"Financial ■•'. News" concludes a lengthy survey thus: "So long as competition between radio and cables is carried on on equal terms, and so long as thejgovernments working the wireless do not work the system at a loss, the cable companies will be able to thrive. They may have lost the monopoly, lint the developments in economies, together with increased traffic, leave room for the. operation of both systems." FLUCTUATIONS IN CABLE STOCKS (Received 3rd Dec, 9.20 a.m.) ' LONDON, 2nd Dec. The Eastern and associated telegraph companies announce, in reply to many inquiries regarding fluctuations in market quotations for cable stocks, that the position in relation to radioi and the cable services is under consideration between the Government and the eastern companies. vi

STATEMENT BY MR FISK SYDNEY, 2nd December. Mr Fisk, managing director of the Amalgamated Wireless, referring to the statement attributed to Sir G. Clarke, managing director of the telegraph construction branch, that the cable companies were wealthy enough to undercut wireless to such an extent as to ruin the wireless companies, said: —"lf the cable people bring their rates down the public, and particularly the business community would benefit, and I do not think the wireless companies would be alarmed. Whatever was done, he was sure the business community would never forget the great advantage and saving of hundreds of thousands of pounds actually vhich they would'be able to enjoy as a result of the efforts of those who fought for and pioneered the development of wireless in the face of much opposition." .Mr Fisk challenged the statement that cables were more accurate than wireless, and claimed that if one was more accurate that one was wireless.