A CELEBRATED ENGINEER.
Sir W. H. Preeoe, the late Engineer-in-Chief and Electrician to the Post Office, who was speaking the other day at toe London Society of Arts on the "Science of Business," is of course an old hand as a lecturer, as well as an author of much repute on all matters appertaining to his special subjects. In his long and taisy life he baa had many amusing experienced. Perhaps one of the funniest anecdotes re-
lates to.a certain occasion -when, for the benefit of <the Queen, certain telephonic tests were to be carried out between Oβbome and London, Among other things her Majesty was "to hear a band play through the wire. Through some vnfortunute misunderstanding, however, the musicians had already beon dismissed when Sir William, to his horror, received a message to the effect that her Majesty had arrived and wae ready for the band to begin. In this emergency Sir William decided to fill the breach himself, and accordingly in the best voice lie could muster hummed "God Save the Queen" through the wire. After which he anxiously enquired if her Majesty had recognised the tune. "Yeti," was the crushing reply, "it w;vs the National Anthem, and very badly played."
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11481, 14 January 1903, Page 7
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204A CELEBRATED ENGINEER. Press, Volume LX, Issue 11481, 14 January 1903, Page 7
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