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 1708 RADIOTELEGRAPHIC CONVENTION. Juror 5, 1912. a radio system incapable of communicating with other systems, provided that such inca acity shall be due to the specific nature of such system and that it siiall not be the result of devices adopted for the sole purpose of preventing intercommunication. An·r1cLn 4. ufumim °°"*°° ’*°· Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3, a station may be ` reserved for a limited pu lic service determined by the object of the correspondence or by other circumstances independent of the system employed. ARTICLE 5. c ¤M¤1- Each of the High Contracting Parties undertakes to connect the mph, coastal stations to the telegraplérplystem by special wires, or, at least, to take other measures which ° insure a rapid exchange between the coastal stations and the telegraph system. Annan: 6. D·*¤*¤b¤f¤m¤¤¤¤ The Hgh Contracting Parties shall notify one another of the mumm" names of coastal stations and stations on shipboard referred to in Article 1, and also of all data, necessgay to facilitate and accelerate the exchange of radiograms, as specifi in the Regulations. . AB'1'ICL`E 7. » Us cr mm de- Each of the High Contracting Parties reserves the right to pr0»· mu scribe or upermit at the stations referred to in Article 1, apart from the insta ation the data of which are to be published in conformity with Article 6, the insta.llation and working of other devices for the pprpose of establishing special radio communication without pub- ` hing the details of such evices. ARTICLE 8. ¥¤¤¤f¤r¤¤¤¤ ¤¤ ¤• 'l‘he working of the radio stations shall be organized as far as pos- "°°1°°‘ sible in such manner as not to disturb the service of other radio stations. Anrromn 9. w!L·¤>ri¤y ¤¤ di¤¢¤¤~ _Radio stations are bound to give absolutely priority to calls of ' distress from_whatever source to similarly answer such calls and to take such action with regard thereto as may be required. Anrrcuz 10. °**¤*¤°·· The charge for a radiogram shall comprise, according to the c:ir·· cumstances: 1. (a) The coastal rate, which shall fall to the coastal station; (b) The shipboard rate, which shall fall to the shipboard station; 2. The charge for transmission over the telegraph lines, to be computed according to the ordinary rules.
 * 3. The charges for transit throuigh the intermediate coastal or

shipboard stations and the charges or special services requested by the sender. The coast_al rate shall be subject to the approval of the Government of which the coastal station is dependent, and the shipboard ratedtotthe approval of the Government of which the ship is depen en.