Mr. Marconi Talks of His New Experiments Colonel Carty's demonstration of long-distance telephony aroused the greatest interest in London, where there was much speculation as to the possibilities it opens up.
Mr, Marconi, in conversation with a correspondent of The Times" said It is a great achievement so far as ordinary telephony goes. Thou wireless part is only 29 miles, That is nothing. If it had been 2,900 miles it would interest-me. The demonstration is said to prove that it is possible to telephone, by wire of course, from London to India, and perhaps the Cape. I say that is quite true, but you would have to overcome the difficulties of maintaining a telephone wire of that length.
Very long wires that go across wild or disturbed countries are very apt to be broken. To telephone to India it would be necessary to have a wire that went from France or Belgium through Central Europe, through Hungary, the Balkans, Turkey, Asia Minor, and Persia. It could not go by way of the Mediterranean. because telephony will not work through a cable of any length, If the wire went to South Africa it would have to go through Fraece, Spain, across the Straits of Gibraltar—the cable there would not be too long—and along the whole of Africa to thei Cape. I do not think that is practicable in the Present state of the world.
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