ROVING BY WIRELESS

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 4, 12 August 1927, Page 12

ROVING BY WIRELESS

TRAVELLERS’ TALK FROM 2VA. | : We canuot all go a-roving, but the sext best thing is to hear about it first hand from those who can. On Tuesday last listeners-in were pri--yileged to hear a short talk from one of the two-intrepid motor cyclists, just atrived in Wellington, who are travelJing round the world on their machines, The speaker told us that so far they had had a delightful trip, with comaratively few disagreeable adventures. ‘The worst that had befallen them was in Turkey, where they were forced to spend a night in prison. ‘Turkey, in its present state of upheaval, is a hotbed of spies, and Mr. Cathrick and his. friend were arrested as such, immediately they reached Sofia. It was in ‘Vain they produced their papers and expostulated with the authorities. They were marched off to prison to be exam-. ‘ined at 5 minutes to 7 in the evening, Where to their dismay, the governor blankly refused to listen to them, sim-. ‘iply ordering that they were to be put prison. It afterwards transpired ‘that the governor had a dinner engage"ment at 7 p.m., which accounted for this summary treatment of the prison‘rs They spent a most dismal night a verminous ‘Turkish prison, but in the. morning, the governor, having aparently spent a pleasant evening, teturned in a good temper and they were Riven their freedom and allowed to proceed on their way ;. In Milan, where they spent a pleasant v, the lecturer was rather amused at little experience he had. It was an ipxtremely hot day, and he went to see jtbe cathedral, being, as he told us, keenly interested in architecture, and towing that Milan cathedral was one ipf the finest in the world. While ex-. samining the exterior he was accosted Hy a quaint little ._man, who looked ‘about a hundred vears old, and who tasked him if he would like to see the. finest view from the finest cathedral in he world. He, knowing Italy, replied How much?" and on producing the Yequisite number of lire, the old fellow d him to a fittle iron door in the wall and proceeded to mount innumerfable steps. After a while our traveller ‘began to tire, but the guide urged him ‘on with promises of "the finest view dn the world." ‘The finest view T could ee," renlied the traveller, "would be %9 see a latve bottle of beer in front bf me, it being, as he once more pointed out, a very hot afternoon! | i, To his intense surprise, the old chap answered "Well, you shall." Greatly @ncouraged, the lecturer toiled upwards | and finally came ont on to the flat roof of the cathedral, where, to his amazeent, was set out a sinall but comfortfe har, which contained all a man Needed oud entirely filled the hill as eing "the finest view in the world’! : The lecturer was ali too brief, merely Fore on his trip through India, and st detailing one place they visited,. ete in the past the natives used to

worship a neighbouring volcano, which they placated once a year ky casting in for a sacrifice the most beautiful maiden of the village. The lecturer remarked on the pleagure it gaye him to be in New Zealand, and the comfort it gave them to feel they had completed half their journey. Trom here they would go to the United States of America, over the Andes, and through South America, thence to Africa and so Home. Truly a wonderful -aind our heat wiches on with them. _

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