WIRELESS WONDER

Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1929, Page 6

WIRELESS WONDER

MOTHER TALKS TO SON. 12,000 MILES AWAY. (Australian Press Association) . (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, August 15. Jack Sigrist, an eighteen year apprentice on the Cunard liner, fell down the hold of the Valacia, a month ago, since which time, lie has been lying at death's door, in Prince Albert Hospital, Sydney, making pathetic appeals for his mother who resides at Gosport, England ._ Yesterday the mother was able to # speak direct with the hospital nursing sister here, concerning her soil’s condition, as the result of intervention of the “Daily Express,” London, which had induced the radio section of the British Post Office to place their entire radio resources at the disposal of Mrs Sigrist, who conducted a trunk call conversation of ten minutes, when she learned her son had had a good day. The conversation was qiuite audible and oreated a .profound impression at the hospital.

During the evening special arrangements were made • to* enable. Jack to talk direct. with.. his . mother,.., twelve thousand miles away. > ; ;The: nwirea were taken. .right.. into fifile. .ward- and the boy - greeted .his mother,; most affectionately. She said a few comforting words to him,, which the. doctors think will, greatly assist, liis recovery.

\ TELEPHONE EXPERIMENT

(Received this day at 11 a.m.) LONDON, August 14

Post Office experts questioned on yesterday’s Anglo-Australian telephoning experiment in which Sigrist spoke to his mother, emphasise that while interesting, it must not be regarded witlf any scientific significance. Such isolated successes are frequently inconclusive.