Distance Annihilated

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 6, 23 August 1929, Page 4

Distance Annihilated

Mother Speaks. to Son THE future of two-way communication is reflected in the following incident: Jack Sigrist, an eighteen-year-old apprentice on a Cunard liner, fell down a hold a month ago, and since then has been lying at death’s door in the Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, making pathetic appeals for his mother, who resides in Gosport, England. Last week the mother was able to speak direct with a hospital nursing sister in Sydney concerning her son’s condition, as a result of the intervention of the "Daily Express," London, which had induced the radio section of the British Post Office to place its entire radio resources at the disposal of Mrs. Sigrist, who conducted a trunk call conversation for ten minutes. She learned that her son had had a good day. The conversation was quite audible and created a profound impression in the hospital. During the evening special arrangements were made to enable Sigrist to talk directly to his mother, 12,000 miles away. Wires were taken right into the ward, and the boy greeted his mother most affectionately. She said a few comforting words to him, and the doctors think the conversation will greatly assist his recovery.