. Review of reviews and world's work. to containforty characters, while the American Morse con-tains but twenty-six characters. But, apart fromthis difference in the alphabets, the belligerentsuse cipher codes which render their communica-tions unintelligible to outsiders, even if theywere otherwise readable. The De Forest wireless station in North Chinafrom which the wireless war news is cabledto Europe is situated on a cliff somewhat east 196 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REVIEW OF REVIEWS. of Wei-Hai-TVei. The height of the verticalwife used is about one hundred and fifty feet,which is also the heig
. Review of reviews and world's work. to containforty characters, while the American Morse con-tains but twenty-six characters. But, apart fromthis difference in the alphabets, the belligerentsuse cipher codes which render their communica-tions unintelligible to outsiders, even if theywere otherwise readable. The De Forest wireless station in North Chinafrom which the wireless war news is cabledto Europe is situated on a cliff somewhat east 196 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REVIEW OF REVIEWS. of Wei-Hai-TVei. The height of the verticalwife used is about one hundred and fifty feet,which is also the height of the station abovesea level. The Chinese steamship Hairnun, whichwas chartered by the London Times for news-gathering by wireless telegraphy, has a verticalwire about ninety-six feet high. The transmit-ting and receiving apparatus employed at Wei-Hai -Wei and on the Hairnun are practicallyidentical, and the operating-rooms virtually cor-respond to those of the Panama and Port Limonstations. Messages were freely sent to and from. NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP. (Showing wireless mast and antennae.) the boat at distances ranging from ten to onehundred and fifty miles. The signals could beheard at greater distances from the boat to theshore than contrariwise, the rolling of the boatat times interfering with the reception of sig-nals. At the time of Russias announcementthat correspondents employing wireless teleg-raphy in the war zone would be treated asspies, the Hairnun was on the Korean coast, andthose on board were promptly informed of theinteresting situation by wireless telegraphy. EXCELLENT SERVICE TO THE HAIMUN. This vessel has had several interesting experi-ences. One day last April, when the Hairnunwas within twelve miles of Port Arthur andeighty-five miles from YVei-IIaiAYei, on thelookout for war news, sin; was held up by ashot across her bows from the Russian warshipBayan. Not knowing what might happen, Cap-tain James, the correspondent of the LondonTunis on the Hairnun, sen
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