Wireless Telegraphy.

Progress, Volume I, Issue 3, 2 January 1906, Page 58

Wireless Telegraphy.

Some months ago (says " The Advocate "), the Postmaster-general announced at a social function m Wellington that when in Australia he had gone into the subject of wireless telegraphy, and that there was a prospect of a system being established between New Zealand and the Commonwealth, at a cost of about £20,000. The ministerial head of our Department is nothing, if not progressive, and it may be taken for granted that as soon as the time is ripe to advantageously undertake this latest-found necessity of civilisation, New Zealanders will be brought into line with the rest of the world. The firms interested in " wireless " are beginning to turn their attention to this colony. A representative of the International Telegraph Construction Co., is in the colonies, looking for business. He naturally gives an alluring picture of the possibilities of " wireless," especially if installed by his company. However, that there are national interests to be furthered by the adoption of the latest application of electrical science, cannot be gainsaid, and our Minister is the first to appreciate the fact At vanous times we have published references to the development of " wireless " in other parts of the world, and not the least interesting of these have been letters from an ex-New Zealand officer, Mr. Mayne. Wireless telegraphy is no longer an interesting experiment ; it is a commercial and social adjunct, and it is evident that the day is not far distant when we in New Zealand will accept its advantages as a matter of course.