CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6] — Page 363

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Enclosure

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Hon. P. H. Holyoak,

Legislative Council,

Hongkong.

Dear Sir,

Hongkong, April 16th., 1919.

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I am prepared to submit estimates on improving

the wireless system of Hongkong so that messages of a commercial

nature can be sent great distances with little alteration to the

apparatus now inthe Colony. Also I beg to state that I am the

agent for a very successful wireless concern which manufactures

this apparatus at Seattle and whose prices on new installations

are very low.

For your further information I will state that my

plan is briefly to stretch a wirerope from two of the peaks of the

island, say the peaks on either side of the Governor's summer

residence or over the gap above Happy Valley, and suspend from this

ropeway the rode to which the wireless wires are fastened. The

ground wires could then be conducted to any suitable sending

station. By the above arrangement the expense of towers will be done away with, a great height can be obtained and the installa- -tion be made Typhoon proof.

If wireless apparatus now on hand is used the only

cost would be that of the wirerope and its anchoring at either

and in the solid formation.

Very truly yours,

(Sd.) G. F. Ober,