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Dunstan Times, Issue 3381, 4 July 1927, Page 2

A Wanganui resident was called to the telephone the other evening and in response to his customary “Hello!” heard his brother’s voice which be had not listened to for several years. He was startled because he knew his brother was living in Queensland. When the speaking ceased, another familiar voice informed the listener that he had been listening-in to a Brisbane radio broadcasting station. An obliging friend had placed a wireless received in front of the telephone. A similar experience occurred to another Wanganui resident recently, says the Wanganui Herald. He was having his lea when the telephone rang. “Do you want to hear your daughter sing?” came the voice. Before a reply could be made the young lady’s voice was heard with remarkable clarity. She was singing in Sydney. A monument is to be erected on Gape Gris Nez to commemorate the first swimming of the Channel by a woman, Miss Elderle.