THE THREE KINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15562, 20 March 1914, Page 4

THE THREE KINGS.

—It is improbable that those who realise the necessity for a light and a fog signal on the Three Kings, and who have seriously studied the question, will share the satisfaction of the chairman of the Harbour Board at the proposal to still further delay measures of safety at that dangerous locality- Even admitting the value of the wireless compass in certain circumstances, it cannot take the

place of a light and fog signal, for no cross bearings can be taken if a vessel happens to be heading either directly for a wireless station, or for a point which is at but a small angle to the same. Again, a wireless compass can give no indication of the distance of the danger under such conditions. If further developments in the use of the wireless compass prove its advantages under circumstances other than those referred to, it might be wise to make use of wireless from the station which would naturally be installed at the lighthouse. But it is only as an adjunct to the light and fog signal that wireless to affect the wireless compass would be valuable. It is therefore to be hoped that the erection of the light and fog signal may not be delayed or abandoned until some fresh disaster occurs. Elingamote.