An Eltham resident picked up over the air recently an amusing broadcast of an American trial. He succeeded in picking up station WAOI, San Antonio, Texas (U.S.A.), and listened to a broadcast of a criminal trial direct from the courthouse itself in that city. Counsel for the prisoner, as part of his address, rounded off his histrionics by singing some of Kipling’s lines, which, in common with the rest of the proceedings, came over the air with remarkable volume and clearness. The prosecuting attorney objected to his learned friend’s vocal efforts, but the judge ruled that if counsel wished to sing he had no objection. Thereupon the defending counsel finished his song with such good effect that the jury acquitted the prisoner.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19310616.2.211
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Otago Witness, Issue 4031, 16 June 1931, Page 61
Word count
Tapeke kupu
122Untitled Otago Witness, Issue 4031, 16 June 1931, Page 61
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Witness. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in