§ MR. BELLAIRS (Lynn Regis)To ask the Secretary of State for War what system of wireless telegraphy is being adopted for the Army; and whether the Navy using the Marconi apparatus are free from any agreements or impediments as regards intercommunication between the two systems.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) The War Department are experimenting with the Lodge Muirhead and another system, but are not committed to the exclusive adoption of either. The Admiralty may not communicate from Admiralty shore stations in the United Kingdom by Marconi's system with any other system used by the War Department, except during war time or case of emergency; but there would be no technical difficulty in such communication.