72 REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE.—1914. 
Company will enact that observations on the day of the eclipse shall be 
compulsory in many of its stations in the Baltic and in Germany. The 
Indian Government have agreed to help also. In Western Europe the 
transmission of special signals is not of such great importance as in 
the districts nearer the central line of the eclipse, but some observa- 
tions ought to be instituted on signals in that part of the world. The 
Marconi Company have kindly expressed their willingness to aid the 
Committee by transmitting from certain high-power stations a few 
special signals, if desired, at times to be arranged by the Committee. 
Many private observers in different parts of the world have signified 
their willingness to make a special effort on the day of the eclipse. It 
has been explained to the authorities in the United States, Canada, 
Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand, that although there is not 
much likelihood of the effects of the eclipse being perceived in their 
territories, yet they will be advised of the programme of the Com- 
mittee, in order that they may, if they will, determine precisely whether 
there is, or is not, any effect. Since it seemed important to enlist the 
sympathies of as large a number as possible of skilled observers on the 
Eastern boundaries of Germany, Austria, and Hungary, the Editor of 
the ‘Jahrbuch fiir drahtlose Telegraphie ’ was asked, and has agreed, 
to seek German-speaking observers, conduct all preliminary corre- 
spondence with them, translate forms and get them printed and dis- 
tributed, and to collect the forms. It has recently been arranged that a 
large proportion of this work may be shared with the International 
Commission of Brussels. 
In addition to all this welcome assistance, we are especially glad 
to report that the Board of the Admiralty have agreed to co-operate on 
an extensive scale. 
The Relations between this Commiltlee and the International 
Commission of Brussels. 
As a member of the British Section of the International Commissicn, 
the Secretary was made a delegate to the recent Conference in Brussels, 
and there suggested that it might be to the advantage of both organisa- 
tions, especially when requesting assistance from Government Depart- 
ments or Companies, or even private experimenters, that a public 
announcement should be made showing that the aims of the two bodies 
are different, that there is room for both, that there is little danger of 
any Government or Company or private experimenter being asked to 
do the same thing twice, or to favour one to the detriment of the other ; 
and that if on any occasion there were overlapping, then the two 
organisations should endeavour to co-operate. The International 
Commission therefore drew up and passed the following resolution :— 
‘La Commission Internationale de T.S.F.S., ayant pris connais- 
sance du but des travaux du ‘‘ Committee for Radio-telegraphic Investi- 
gation of the British Association,’’ estime que les travaux des deux 
organisations ont des objets différents. 
‘La Commission Internationale de T.S.F.S. se propose, en effet, de 
faire des recherches qui portent principalement sur les mesures quantita- 
