Popular "Pete"

NZ Truth, Issue 1192, 4 October 1928, Page 6

Popular "Pete"

DOWN m Invercargill is a man who has pounded telegraph aiid wireless keys m many parts of the world. Peter Holmes is his name. A member of a family long known to invercargill, he has spent many years m the service of the Government and is. recognized as a rather useful man' in telegraph matters. In addition, there's not much left for him to learn about wireless, for he was one of the pioneer operators m New Zealand and, m the course of his service, he has seen wireless growfrom a faint "tweek" m a pair of 'phones to world-Wide transmission' of voice as we know it to-day. "Pete," away back m 1914, got a bit. indignant with the Kaiser and accordingly off ered his services .. His, knowledge was very useful arid when he returned , some years later, .his officer's tunic bore quite a n,ufnb*er of bits oi ribbon. .Should you hear one of these days that your mother-in-law intends .0 spend three months invyour home and you decide 1 to send her a wire about Willie having the fever, rest assured that if Peter' Holmes sees it. going .through, he will not be a whit disturbed: He'll get it there m time. Popular with his subordinates, superiors, public and the press, "Pete" thinks Invercargill , a- great town. ,