The V. and 0. Compan/h B.M.S. Mantua is the first English boat bar. elliuK to Australia carrying the Marccni apparatus. The instrument ha.« a rings of 250 miles. During the rovnge the operator flashed messages each day, and when the mail steamer emerged from the Bed Sea the first vessels greeted were two Japanese merchant steamers. which were scores of miles out of sight, and which returned felicitations and greetings. Then an English man-o. war, prowling about the shallows of the Seychelles Islands, sent back a hearty businesslike message. Between Tilbury and Port Said passengers sent messages ashore to their elty, and although costing about Is per word, with' a minimum charge of 6s 6d, (the liiigiy yra* l^rso}5 r of.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6871, 15 July 1909, Page 6
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121Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6871, 15 July 1909, Page 6
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