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Show oo NEW BISCOViRY BY MARCONI Rome, Dec. 30. William Marconi who has just returned from Tripoli, said that while there he accidentally made a discovery which is ojj the greatest importance. "During some experiments in the desert which we took the opportunity to make." he said, "we were surprised and gratified to find that wireless messages could be sent with absolure security over the desert without the usual masts. Instead of po'es wire is laid on tho sand in the direction in which tho message is tn be- sent. It goes and is received without interruption, interrup-tion, exactly the same as 'though the ubiial pstem wore employed. "This Is made possible by the fact that the sand Is an absolute non-conductor, so electric waves are not disturbed dis-turbed In any way. The sand being dry. neither rain nor tempest can affect af-fect the waves. The advantages of this are so evident it seems almost ridiculous to enumerate them. "Every one knows the difficulty of setting up, especially in time of "war, , a wireless station with masts, while I In Africa a simple aud small case is ! sufficient." |