(From tne ' Japan Heravp.") sent from Poldhu commenced sounding at eleven a.m., at the absurd rate of two and a_half words per minute, and that it continued to sound over and over again until late in the afternoon, having employed in its transmission some 50 horsepower for five or six hours.
"Well, if Mr. Maskelyne likes te make such assertions, it is not of the slightest consequence. As it happens, however, the statements are incorrect. No message was sent until late in. the afternoon."
Twice has Mr. Cuthbert Hall denied to the "Loader" representative that Mr. Maskelyne has ever tapped any of the Marconi messages. He suggested that Mr. Maskelyne produced the "copy" of the messages after they bad been actually published by the Marconi Company.
The Morning Leader" representative submitted Mr. Cuthbert Hall's statement It appears it was Mr. Maskelyne who played the practical joke at the demonstra tion of wireless telegraphy at the Royal Institution.
The public, says a London paper, regard the thing asa great jose. Nothing would have been heard of it hud not Professor Fleming sent an indignant letter to the "Times" denouncing the " scientific holi gans whoupsethim."" Thiswas just what Mr. Maskelyne hoped for; and now he is chuck-to Mr. Ma "Aes all well to say that the temporary ug station at the Royal Institution was fitted p in a hurry, and there re not perfect," he said.
fact dat they were a full lit putting it up. And my machine was fised inside twenty-four hours. The result of my experi it i ble both to ugh on tape if I station working Harmonious "tuning?
Ving an his success in "drawing the badger?" New" hand.
Mr. Cuthbert Hall, the managing di- doesn't matter a rap! rector of the Marconi Gamp: see th Hall says I never by a Morning Leader" representative, said tapped any messages. But I did—and 1 that he tached no importance whatever to Mr. Nevil Maskelyues "counter demoa-
"Dr, Floming's irritation at the attempt to upset his demonstration " he said, "is pardonable, because, ax will be readily Appreciated, it is not easy to make, in counection with a lecture peda 1, dispositions of apparatus us satisfac ory as can be made in connection with " permanent station. As, however, the attempt to stop the reception of the message signally failed, coming from Poldhu were read' throughows we eu afford to laugh at it, Messages Dr. Fleming's lecture.
"Tf, however, Dr. Fleming bad been prevented from receiving the Poldhu mes-Sages at the Royal Lustitution, and messages not sent by stations under his control had been received, then no conclusion of any value could have been drawn. Any results obtuived from such a purely experimental arrangement asa power station at Poldiu working in connection with a temporary iustallution in a lecture hall have no siguificance.
"We have repeatedly demonstrated, under conditions which represent " scieutific test of apparatus installed for commercial purposes, that we can attain to speed and accuracy of working and " freedom from interference which by experts is recognised system. m the as a good performance for any telegraph 'Tuese demonstrations we first instance, made to men of recognised scientific standing as a matter of general scientific interest, and more recently they ave been made' to experts appointed by Governments and other responsible bodies with whom we have made contracts.
"Wo contract to obtain certain results of admitted valuo—results which compare favourably with those obtained by any telegraph systems—and because of the scepticism which prevails with regard to wireless telegraphy, we have repeatedly demonstrated, as a condition precedent. to a contract, that we can achieve these definite and valuable results relating to speed, accuracy, and freedom from interference. We have, however, no interest. to point out to irresponsible persons, with but a smattering of knowledge of the subject, what results are valuable and wha: constitutes those results.
[can prove it, absolutely. When the M coni messages were being sent from their big station at Poldhu, T tapped them at the Eastern Telegraph Company's station at Portheurnow—a station which T myself erected Mr. Cathbert Hall deny it; but Mr. Marconi does not.
"When the inventor list returned from America he admitted that those messages had been tapped—by somebody And as there is no other station in Cornwall but mine, it must have been by me.
'On this matter it will be interesting to recall Mr. Cuthbert Hall's attack upon me in the 'Electrician.'
He said that my statement that Thad apped the wires was absolutely false. 1 replied to the effect that he was between the horns of a di that and he inst either so; liar and a forger, or except he must the facts as then 1 have stated 'Perhaps he will kindly let Know which alternative he proposes to lopt? If it be the former, 1 shall know Isaw to deal with him. Tf it he the latter the Marconi claims fall to the ground.'
"What [said then repeat now," said must either say Dam reet the case as {have put it. terfere with Marconi messages and 1 can tap them-—as I have done both.
What J desire is that the public should now exactly how the Marconi Company PILLS. ' isaaces of the SI of disease of the skin, 'e ts has failed te be bane fir by pa from the blow itself, a tution free from the nursery Hollows be ever at Land; fusions turns, sels, infantile eruptions, and may a ways safe he applied by any ordinary attendant. stand—w are the their stations.'"
Maskelyne's opinion is that the less teleseaphy can put to is between ship and ship, and shore. For tand messages s the telegraph wire, "which: is able, specdy—and fairly safe
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