CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922 — Page 406

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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

83LAMO.

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