CO129-339 - Acting Governor May Governor Nathan - 1907 [1-3] — Page 255

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out at a cost of $2,000 failed to secure a continuous connection with the Lighthouse and during 1906 communication was interrupted on 248 days.

3. Owing to the precipitous and rocky nature of the Gap Rock, and the heavy sea that frequently runs there, the shore end of the Cable is exposed to very great friction while repairs to it are at all times difficult and often impossible for several days at a time.

Moreover the Gap Rock is situated at a distance of 30 miles from Hongkong which enhances the expense of carrying out these repairs.

4. In these circumstances I suggested to Commodore E. P. Williams, the Senior Naval Officer at Hongkong at the time, that a Marconi Station at Gap Rock in connection with the Naval Station at Cape D'Aguilar which in its turn is connected by telephone with the Harbour Office might prove a more reliable means of communication with the Rock than the Telegraph Cable.

5. After some correspondence and discussion Commodore Williams undertook to suggest to the Vice-Admiral Commanding on this Station that certain obsolete apparatus for Wireless Telegraphy in his hands at the

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252 out at a cost of $2,000 failed to secure a continuous connection with the Lighthouse and during 1906 communication was interrupted on 248 days. 3. Owing to the precipitous and rocky nature of the Gap Rock, and the heavy sea that frequently runs there, the shore end of the Cable is exposed to very great friction while repairs to it are at all times difficult and often impossible for several days at a time. Moreover the Gap Rock is situated at a distance of 30 miles from Hongkong which enhances the expense of carrying out these repairs. 4. In these circumstances I suggested to Commodore E. P. Williams, the Senior Naval Officer at Hongkong at the time, that a Marconi Station at Gap Rock in connection with the Naval Station at Cape D'Aguilar which in its turn is connected by telephone with the Harbour Office might prove a more reliable means of communication with the Rock than the Telegraph Cable. 5. After some correspondence and discussion Commodore Williams undertook to suggest to the Vice-Admiral Commanding on this Station that certain obsolete apparatus for Wireless Telegraphy in his hands at the

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252 out at a cost of $2,000 failed to secure a continuous connection with the Lighthouse and during 1906 communica- -tion was interrupted on 248 days. 3. Owing to the precipitous and rocky nature of the Gap Rock, and the heavy sea that frequently runs there, the shore end of the Cable is exposed to very great friction while repairs to it are at all times difficult and often impossible for several days at a time. Moreover the Gap Rock is situated at a distance of 30 miles from Hongkong which enhances the expense of carrying out these repairs. 4. In these circumstances I suggested to Commodore E. P. Williams, the Senior Naval Officer at Hongkong at the time, that a Marconi Station at Gap Rock in connection with the Naval Station at Cape D'Aguilar which in its turn is connected by telephone with the Harbour Office might prove a more reliable means of communi- -cation with the Rock than the Telegraph Cable. 5. After some correspondence and discussion Commodore Williams undertook to suggest to the Vice-Admiral Commanding on this Station that certain obsolete apparatus for Wireless Telegraphy in his hands at the

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out at a cost of $2,000 failed to secure a continuous

connection with the Lighthouse and during 1906 communica-

-tion was interrupted on 248 days.

Owing to the precipitous and rocky

nature of the Gap Rock, and the heavy sea that frequently

runs there, the shore end of the Cable is exposed to very

great friction while repairs to it are at all times

difficult and often impossible for several days at a time.

Moreover the Gap Rock is situated at a distance of 30

miles from Hongkong which enhances the expense of carrying

out these repairs.

In these circumstances I suggested

to Commodore E. P. Williams, the Senior Naval Officer at

Hongkong at the time, that a Marconi Station at Gap Rock

in connection with the Naval Station at Cape D'Aguilar

which in its turn is connected by telephone with the

Harbour Office might prove a more reliable means of communi-

-cation with the Rock than the Telegraph Cable.

After some correspondence and

discussion Commodore Williams undertook to suggest to the

Vice-Admiral Commanding on this Station that certain

obsolete apparatus for Wireless Telegraphy in his hands at

the

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