The Earthquake

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 52, 12 July 1929, Page 15

The Earthquake

Radio Service Appreciated HE Broadeasting Company has re- ~ geived many appreciative and grateful letters as the rsult of the service which it gave during the earthquake crisis. These letters have come, not only from residents in the affected areas, which were completely isolated from the rest of the world except by radio, but also from people in various parts of New Zealand who were able to get in touch with relatives only

through the broadcasting service. One correspondent at Inangahua Junction, after sincerely thanking the company for the promptness’ with which a message was sent, said: "Tsolated as we have been during this terrible time, the wireless has been a great boon, it being our only means of hearing news as all communication was cut off. Inangahua Junction being between Westport and Murchison, we were completely isolated for a time. We want to mention our appreciation of the Sunday night concerts, especially last Sunday, the 23rd, when the cheery message came over for all the people of the West Coast. Only those who have passed through what we people down here have can realise what that cheery call meant." A SETTLER at Tutaki, Murchison, * wrote: "T wish to express the appreciation of the settlers of this valley of the wonderful service you did for us during the past fortnight. It was simply wonderful. We were getting news regarding events a few miles from us, which we could not have got any other way. All people here were very enthusiastic over the wireless, and I feel quite sure that as soon as they can afford a set everyone will have one. The time is fast appre-ching when every seltlement likely to be cut off from telephone communication will have a small aoe attached to the Post Ofee,