BY WIRELESS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1002, 17 December 1910, Page 13

BY WIRELESS.

ARNST INTERVIEWED AT SEA. MAY FIGHT JACK JOHNSON. When tho Ulimaroa from Wellington was 300 miles off tho Sydney Heads oil a recent trip, "Dick" Arnst, champion sculler of the world, who was a passenger, was interviewed by wireless by the Sydney "Sun" from the station attached to tho Hotel Australia, in tho heart -of Sydney. This is what was said Congratulations to you from "Tho Sun" on being first passenger in Australasian waters to be interviewed by wireless. Arnst:_ "Hurray." What is tho idea of your early visit to Sydney? Arnst replied: "To keep in touch with rowing generally, and to assist Australian scullers all I can."

After Sunken Cold. It is reported that you intend to becorao a diver. Arnst: "Well, I thought of-it." What is your object? "I did intend attempting to recover the remainder of thb gold which went down with the passenger steamer mi l which was wrecked off the lhrco Kings- in 1900." ~X°« have boon advised to go in for diving? . • ?. s > .^ c y t-ell me lam constitutionally fit for it, and thb Elingamite job is about tho best I can tackle for 5 a start. But there aro heaps of i similar jobs on sunken wrecks in other i parts of tho world. Theso inay follow.' 3 s Some of the gold was recovered, waa b it not? ' 'Yes; but there is enough down there r yet to mako mo comfortable for life— f about £15,000, I believe." ' r, y° u arrango a match between - togwell and Whelch for the New Zoai land championship? i ''Yes. I partly fixed it up, and it only remains for Fogwell to clinoli mat tors after the Pearce-Webb raco." Barry's Defoat. Eye-witnesses . Who have reached boat Barry easily? Oh, but they were not, in the boat, tie pushed mo harder at the first than any other man I have rowed. Ho dashed away almost before I realised we were on iho mark. But luckily I was watching him. Ho put up a very bard race. . Have you received an offer from ,i\r ® all exhibition match? i i ' * want.to make it a firstclass handicap, and get most of the prominent scullers up there." v Barry is matched to row Albany, tho champion of the River Lea, next summer, on the Thames.' Will this inBarry? y ° Ur propos ® d matcll with Thcro waa talk of Albany rowing Harry when we wore in Africa, but. regardless, of .that match, I think my aicond raco with him will be on the iharncs, unless. Barry is beaten." "hat did you clear on tho South African trip m cash ? "A few pounds short of £1000 after paymg expenses." The English papers say that you days after tho race?' •that is quite true. I could not speak for at.-least that time after Barry s finish with me, as my throat was seriously, swollen and very soio owing to the severe strain." Will Taks to the Ring, Failing further sculling matches for the titlo within a reasonablo time, will say, Jack i i f, T 'j 0 °' l ampion, whoever ho may be?— I havo never thought serirmg boxin S arena, but 'trial " 0 couclltlQn3 I may give it a What amount of expenses will you require to meet Durnaa in - Canada?-. j\ot less than £500, probably more." IYUI you start in tho big handican racoon .the Parramatta that i ß . one of-the principal reasons for my visiting Sydney." What do you think the result of tho Pearce-W ebb race will •bo F . b ® a very hard tussle, and the man with tho best luck m his training will win-that is, tho 011 tho'day." -want a bigg«p ; stake if it is pos- ' sioletoget.it." Champion Wins £3000. Your total winnings must amount to a fair sum now ? stakes, 'gates,' and prize money handicaps—to about £3500." ' Are you really thinking of settling in A 1 e°mg on the land?—"lf I settlo down anywhere shortly it will be i hL «^ Ca ' i S { l<; ,^? sts ' 80 little• to secure 1 big areas of fertile country."- ' lan <! there give good crops? — lhat depends upon how it is farm- . "The Sun" has arranged a reception to _ you at Gow'a Hotel. i"* - yo j ' m' 11 bo B ,a<3 to all my old friends." "w D n US -/°- ur °-' nioll °*- wireless. Well, it is marvellous. Hero am I a. days steam from Sydney, and tho ship tearing along at over 14 knots an 'Thl'cw a™ 6 ¥ ? s . weU > sitting in The Sun office chatting with you."