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TS copy of article by Arthur Preece, on the letters from Marconi to Preece (013/2/1-23). Written for the 40th anniversary of the Marconi Company. Summarises the relationship between Preece and Marconi from the first time Marconi met Preece at the Post Office. Describes the early experiments, the formation of the Wireless Telegraphy and Signal Co. Ltd. and the deterioration of the relationship as the financial interests of the Company increased. The article concludes with a description of Marconi's successful signalling across the English channel.