VALUE OF WIRELESS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2713, 27 March 1924, Page 1

VALUE OF WIRELESS

The value oi' wireless in cases ol emergency (says an Auckland correspondent) was demonstrated at Ashburton on a recent Sunday. A patient in the local hospital was dangerously ill, and it was desired lo summon his daughter, who was in Auckland. As the telegraph office uas closed, the friends ol tin: sick man resorted lo wireless in an endeavour lo gel a message Giro ugh. A low-powered broadcasting plant was the only one available, and from it the urgent appeal was sent out. Someone, evidently an amateur iu Wellington, picked up the message, and from that city a telegram was sent to Auckland at 6.10 p.m., one hour before the express left for the south. The Auckland telegraph officials succeeded in communicating by telephone with the iady lo whom Lite telegram was addressed, and she was thus able lo catch the tram, though, unfortunately her father died on the Monday, and she reached his bedside too late, fcihe is now desirous of thanking the unknown person in message.

ll has uol been uncommon lor parsons to pray lor certain well-known sportsmen that they might lain Iroin “their evil ways," but it is unusual lor u clergyman to pray lor Ike success ol the tool ball learn. Tel tins actually Happened at tit. Mary's Church, Bouthend, wiiere Canon G o wing Held a service atlended by a Lliousund men, including members ol Hie local professional learn, lie gave bis version ol tlie manner in vvliicb ibe United lost taeir Gup lie with the Spurs in tlie preceding season, and referred to lire ••rotten interference on the part of tbe referee wben a penalty was taken!' .Later be proceeded to drive borne a lesson on self-control and ended by expressing a fervent hope that tlie United would beat Swansea. ■ ibe service ended witb bilent prayer lor tbe prosperity, success and happiness of the Southend United Giub.