HOW NEWS TRAVELS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 3355, 3 January 1927, Page 7

HOW NEWS TRAVELS.

The swiftness with which the news of the death of Valentino, the recent events in China, the Creek revolution, and many sudden occurrences in Australia, Russia,,lrak, and other distant places has reached London calls to mind the great advance made in world communication. Urgent Press telegrams are transmitted every day between London and .Buenos Aires in less than ten minutes. The winner of the ilerbv is known in New York 30 seconds after the horse has passed the winning post at Epsom. The telegraph and the telephone make possible the printing of the fullest stories of the world’s happenings within a few hours of the occurrence, and sometimes in a few minutes. The long distance of trunk telephones circulates news by word of mouth all over Europe, and now wireless has crowned the marvels of electrical com■*unication with broadcasting. When the treaty which terminated the American revolution was signed at Versailles on January 20, 1783. 86 days —nearly three months —elansed before the American people know that peace had been proclaimed. At the close of the world war. the signing of the peace treaty was known in almost every part of the world within a few minutes. The signing took place at Versailles on June 28, 1919, began with the signatures of the German delegates at 3.12 p.m., Paris time, followed by those of the British plenipotentiaries and the American representatives; and the development of the ceremony was told in a series of cablegrams transmitted to Washington via London and New York as fast as the pen was lifted from the paper. The pigeon was at one time extensively employed. In the American Civil War, although the field telegrapli was iu general use. many urgent messages were entrusted to despatch-rid-ers, who rode all through the night at top sneed with documents upon which hinged the fate of an army. Establishment of it £100,000,000 trust fund to ho used in the prosecution of persons cruel to animals and for the protection of animals and frame in all parts of the world is provided for in the will of Stacy Anson Ransom, of Washington (U.S.A.). The fund is to be accumulated from the investment of £ s ooo. which is provided in the will on file in the Probate ourt. Half of the income will he used to orotect anima’s and game, and the remainder will he accumulated and invested until it reaches £100,000,000.