LONG-DISTANCE WIRELESS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19801, 28 May 1926, Page 9

LONG-DISTANCE WIRELESS

THE AMERICAN TESTS. SUCCESSFUL TRANSMISSION. (Press Associat-on —By Telegraph—Copyright.) NEW YORK, May 26. [Received May 27, at 8 p.m.) The New York Times reports as follows in regard to the latest tests: “This morning's broadcast went through perfectly. We then heard 2RC (Gloucester. New South Wales) calling us and we communicated with him direct. He informed us that he had received our message, the solid intensity of our signals being R 6 to R 7 and readable at 2 words a minute. Then EF (Melbourne) communicated with us through AAB but the attempts to communicate with him failed. We communicated with KFUH as usual. We continued to communicate with various individuals in the Southern Hemisphere for three hours, then induction set in, compelling us to stop. We will again broadcast to-morrow.’’ —A. and N.Z. Cable.

NEWS BY WIRELESS. MESSAGES RECEIVED IN DOMINION. (Per United PR'.-’.- Association.' WELLINGTON, May 27. The following messages, which were picked up by Mr Shrimpton, jun., were broadcasted from the New York Times building by the Australian Press Association : Paris, May 26. —Abd-el Krim's petition for an armistice was rejected by the French Cabinet. Washington, May 26. —Addressing the opening session of the Pan-American -Red Cross Congress, Mr Coolidge stressed the benefits of international intercourse along humane and scientific * lines, and asserted that these relations led to a better understanding among the peoples of the world and to more cordial relations between the nations. The message also contained the results of a number of baseball matches. NEWS FROM AMERICA. More news items were received by wireless from America when Mr J. A. Mlines, # 4AV, Dunadin, again picked up 2UO, New York, last evening, which station transmitted as follows; This is 2UO, New York Times, head quarters of Australian Press Association in America, broadcasting on a wave length of 40.6 metres. The New York Times prints the following news this morning:— New York.—The Crown Prince and Princess of Sweden will arrive here to-morrow on a three months’ visit. The city is pre paring to welcome Royalty. Paris.—The announcement is made that Abd-el-Krim has surrendered to thi, Frenco authorities of Morocco, and placed his family and himseP under tbeir protection. New York.—Prohibition may nominate a candidate for the New York State Governor ship. New York.—Gatti Casa?za, the famous director of the Metropolitan Opera House, has renewed his contract for a period o* four years. New York.—Eric Hagenlacker, tha billiard champion, was the subject of a mysterious attack by two men as he entered the hallway of his home to-day. He was seriously injured. Washington, D.C.—The Shipping Board has voted to complete the sale, of the five Pacific liners remaining under the board to the Robert Dollar Steamship Company. Aboard the Arctic ship Chantier, returning f rom Spitsbergen, are Gdeutenant Byrd and his associates. They arrived at London today, en route to the United States, after a successful aeroplane flight to the North Pole.

Seattle, Washington.—Amundsen and his 15 companions are expected at Seattle on June 22.