MESSAGES FOR SHIPS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 148, 25 June 1931, Page 9

MESSAGES FOR SHIPS

NEW ADMIRALITY SCHEME. LINKING UP THE WORLD. Arrangements made by tho Admiral* ity broadcast by wireless messages considered to be of sufficient importance communicate to all British merchant ships in any part of the world, are notified in the Gazette. The scheme will bo introduced for trial purposes for one week from January 1 and July 1 each year. During these test periods brief messages will be issued by tho Admirably to all British merchant ships, and by the Naval authorities responsible for certain of the respective 11 areas into which, for the purpose, the world hai been divided. Should it be desired to send a message of special ’’mportanctj at any time other than the periods fixed for trial purposes, the jacheine wui T?e brought into operation tern porarily for the purpose. If and when tho occasion arises io bring the organisation into force, the messages will be broadcast from Rugby, certain medium, and high-power stations abroad, and certain stations handling commercial traffic. It is not intended to interfere with or replace existing arrangements for broadcasting to merchant ships messages concerning navigational dangers, weather report or gale warnings. The Naval Board, Wellington, is lhe authority responsible for tho New Zealand area, which embraces the following wireless stations:—Auckland, Wellington, Awarua, Chatham Islands, Rarotonga, Apia, Suva and Ocean Island. These stations will not broadcast test messages, but when called up to operate under the scheme they will broadcast at 3 p.m. and 9 p.m., New Zealand standard mean time, and at any time when ships with one operator are keeping watch. Ships in the N< w Zealand or any other area may also receive messages from Rugby at midday and midnight, Greenwich mean time.