New Wireless Failed.

New York Times 100 years ago today, July 15, 1913:
British Government Made a Test of the Goldschmidt System.
Special Cable to The New York Times.
    LONDON, July 14.— Postmaster General Samuel, replying to questions in the House of Commons today as to whether the company owning the Goldschmidt wireless system had been invited to bid for the contract for the imperial wireless chain, said that representatives of the Goldschmidt system had accepted an invitation to demonstrate its working, but only over a distance of 382 nautical miles, between Hanover and Slough, and the demonstrators had not succeeded in transmitting any intelligible communication of any kind.
    Mr. Samuel said that on seeing paragraphs recently sent to the press, to the effect that the company had established communication between Hanover and Tuckerton, he asked the company to allow demonstrations to be witnessed by officials of the Post Office and the Admiralty, but the company replied that it was not in a position to give any demonstration until the first week of August.
    In the circumstances, Mr. Samuel said, he did not propose to invite tenders from the company for the work, as it would involve a delay of at least another nine months.