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intervened ; and at Spezia and Cagliari, in the Mediterranean, the 

 whole of France, including the Alps, lay in a direct line between the 

 two stations. 



After these experiments the Carlo Alberto was sent back from 

 the Mediterranean to Plymouth, and thence conveyed the author to 

 Canada ; and in October 1902 signals from Poldhu were received on 

 board ship throughout the voyage up to a distance of 2300 miles. 



In December 1902 messages were exchanged between the stations 

 at Poldhu and Cape Breton, but it was found that communication 

 was better from Canada to England than in the opposite direction. 



The reason for this is to be attributed to the fact that, owing 

 to the support and encouragement of the Canadian Government, the 

 station at Cape Breton had been more efficiently and more expen- 

 sively equipped ; whilst as regards Poldhu, owing to the uncertainty 

 as to what would be the attitude of the British Government at that 



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time towards the working of the station, the author's company was 

 unwilling to expend large sums of money for the purpose of increas- 

 ing its range of transmission. 



As, however, messages were sent with ease and accuracy from 

 Canada to England, the author considered it his duty to send the 

 first messages to their Majesties the Kings of England and Italy, 

 both of whom had previously given him much encouragement and 

 assistance in his work. The author was thus enabled to announce 

 that the transmission of telegraphic messages across the Atlantic 

 Ocean without the use of cable or wire was an accomplished fact. 

 Messages were also sent to His Majesty from Lord Minto, the 

 Governor- General of Canada, who had taken a considerable interest 

 in the author's early experiments in Canada. Officers delegated 

 by the Italian Government, and a representative of the London 

 Times, were present at the transmission of the messages, and over 



