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 RADIOTELEGRAPHIC CONVENTION. JULY 5, 1912. 1725 2. The counting of words by the office of origin shall be con- °°¤*P“**°*¤¤- elusive in the case of radiograms intended for ships and that of the shipboard station of origin shall be conclusive in the case of radio- · grams proceeding from ships, both for purposes of transmission and of the international accounts. However, when the radio m IS worded wholly or m part, either in one of the langua es oirtlhe country of destmation m the case of radiograms proceeding from ships, or_m one of the languages of the country to which the ship is subject, in the case of ra iograms intended for shi, and contains combmations or alterations of words contrary to di); usage of such language, the bureau or shipboard station of destination, as the case may be, shall have the right to recover from the addressee the amount of ching not collected. In case of refusal to pay, the radiogram may be wit old. 6. TRAN MISSION OF RADIOGRAMS. dirrmmwmm u n. (A) BIGNALS OF TRANSMISSION. sigma. Anrronn XX. Coghe signab to be employed are those of the Morse International co‘,{,g'f°° I“E°"“*°*°’“E* e. A.n·rroLm XXI. Ships in distress shall use the following signal: D""°'°'“· A I O I 2 C Q O O O repeated at brief intervals, followed by the necessary particulars. As soon as a station hears the signal  It shall cease all   ‘“°'*‘ correspondence and not resume it until after it has made·sure_that the correspondence to which the cali for assktance has given rise is terminate . Stations which hear a s` al of distress shall conform to the instructions given by the    such signal as regards the order of the messages or their cessation. _ In case the call letters of a partxcular station are added at the end of the series of calls for assistance, the answer to the call shall be incumbent upon that station alone unless such station fails to reply. If the call for assistance does not specify any particular station, every station hearing such call shall be bound to answer it. Aizrrcms XXII. For the ose of giving or requcstin information concerning *·*‘>**¤¤.,;*g¤·'* the radio seyrlirige, stations shall make use ol the signals contained in Pmm`1 the list appended to the present Regulations. (n) onnnn or raansmssron. d£_*d* °* *¤¤¤¤*•· .AR’1'ICLE XXIII. Between two stations radiograms of the same order shall be trans- ,u§l*°'“°°°" °" '°"' mitted one by one, by the two stations altematelynor in series of several radiograms, as the coastal station may mdicate, provided the duration of the transmission of each series does not exceed fifteen minutes. (0.) mnrnon or cruimxc nemo surroxs Arm rnansmssrou or ,,§§§§§,?{’¤‘§,§‘*‘°*““ namoonams. Anrrcnn XXIV. 1. As a general rule, it shall be the shipboard station that calls °°“°"'·“’““· the coastal station whether it has radmgrams to transmit or not. 9649T°—v0L 38-rr 2—32