Wireless From Embassy.

New York Times 100 years ago today, November 18, 1912:
Peking Station Gives Communication with Fleet if Troubles Occur.
    WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.— In the event of future Chinese disturbances, the American Legation at Peking would not be handicapped in dealing with the situation by lack of communication with the Asiatic fleet, as it was in the course of the Boxer uprising.
    Communication from Peking with the outside world has now been assured through the establishment of a radio station at the American Legation, operated by marines, enabling messages to be exchanged between the legation and the naval ships at Shanghai, a distance overland of some 600 miles, as well as with the ships at Chefoo and Tsingtau.
    The establishment of the new station, which is the only well-equipped one in the Chinese capital, adds materially to the efficiency of the Asiatic fleet.