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India during the monsoon seasɔus,
COLONEL BLÆRDY suggest that as the french hal
oatablished a 24 hour direat servien to saigon it should
be possible for us to establish a direct servine botuamu
England and India.
DR. LOGLED replied that according to his information the Punchi murvica would not be the save high stand-
ard that we Lau set for the Imperial Crain. he
Frezoh would hate no repect messages on cocagion three
times, and did not cryect to work duplex continuously.
READING stated that he understood from the
reports in the newerepere that morning that a contract
had been signed by the Government of uetralie and e
Company assogiated with the karecni Company to establi ↳
a atation in Australia which would communicate direct
with Lngland, and also for the Marconi Company to take
over the entire direction of · ireless in australia,
Secretary of tate for the Jolonies had sent a personal
telegram to the Governor Generel on Saturday, the 25th
Maroh, asking for gonfirmation of these resorts, but
a reply had not yet been received.
The
TAL POSTHASHER CENTRAL sain that the effect of the
proposals by the Governments of India and Australie on
the laperiel Chain was grave, although the break away
from the wireless Chain by australie waɛ the Lerc
important of the two. He seed whether the Governmert
of Louth africa had 160 expressed a desire not to
oarry out the Imperial Chaia soñece.
MR. BAADING replied that no ofisial report bad
baon received from Louth africa beyond that welcoming
the despatch of the two officers from the admiralty to
Select ro sible sites, The general bone of their
Catalina kod 8 sumpathetic to the imperial Chain
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