Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-03-30 | Page 20 | England Ready for Wireless in West Indies

ENGLAND READY FOR FOE WIRELESS IN WEST INDIES L LONDON DO March 2 29 By Bv U U. P P.- P. The eagerness of the British government government government govern govern- ment to link Jink up the empire by wireless wireless wire wire- Ireless Ire Ire- I less Is shown by the announcement that a big contract has recently been given to the Radio Communication company compan here for tor the be erection and equipment of a a. chain of seven high high- powered wireless stations on the islands Is Islands islands is- is lands of St. St Kitts Antigua Dominica St. St Lucia St St. Vincent Grenada and Barbados the shaped crescent-shaped archipelago archi archi- pelago which flanks the Caribbean I Private ate enterprises will It Is stated be confined strictly to the equipment and initial testing as the stations are areto areto areto to be operated b by the Pacific Cable board which at t present resent controls the British All I cable able from Bamfield Barnfield Brit Brit- it isn ISh to Australia ann and New i Zealand Zealandia via ia Suva Fiji and Norfolk island under joint supervision of the imperial government and the the- governments govern ments meats of f Australia and New Zealand TIre Ther contract is II to cost just over which will be shared by the colonies concerned the C Canadian gOvernment government government gov gov- and the Imperial government The stations have been found neCessary necessary necessary sary owing to the continual Interruption Interruption tion of the local submarine cables due to the rocky nature of the ocean bed In view of ot the fact that negotiations are i in progress for the purchase of the French cable s system stem in the West Vest In Indies Indies Indies In- In dies b by an American Americal company the new wireless scheme is regarded as being of considerable importance In safeguarding imperial communications from control by foreign lies