London, Aug. 5.
A keen interest was fested here to-day in the witeless " telephone conversation, which took place last night from' the Italian liner Conte to the Minis-respondent in Shanghai called and heard London clearly on the same instrument.
The fact that the correspond-gent was cut off because the line from Shanghai to London ha not yet. been tested, was commented upon in a leading article in this morning's "Times." The article called attention to the rigid conventions manifested by the Post Office instead off a pioneering spirit which should have collaborated with the Italian Minister of Communications.
The article urged the earliest development of the service i the Count was put on to Bolzano, a town on the Austrian Frontier, 1000 miles from Rome, and talked with his mother" and 'The apparatus used was installed une "Conte "Rosso at the' baginof her prevent voyage.
imilar to that in the Emptess of [London open for an hour.
The: of cortéspondent Timex" was enabled to talk to the Post Office in Londoa, a subsequent message having indicated that would not be possible for him to. speak direct to "The Times" owing. to government regulations. was, however, able to give to the representative of the Post Office a short massage, to fe transmitted
veyed to its destination. devi Himes and Ye alco man to get a Private message con.
London then shut of and no more messages were taken, the idea be:
apparently that although the me was open for an hour it was jonly to be pen for one message, However the operator of the Conte Rosso managed to get in touch with Reuter's correspondent in Rome, and the Editor of the "North China Daily News." gave him the greetings of this paper. Both London and Rome were heard distingtly, the latter especially, so. and, the experiment proved. a gest teresting. one. pio
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