SON AT DEATH’S DOOR

Evening Star, Issue 20254, 15 August 1929, Page 8

SON AT DEATH’S DOOR

MOTHER TALKS FROM ENGLAND WIRELESS TELEPHONY TO SYDNEY HOSPITAL Press Association—-By Telegraph—Copyright* SYDNEY, August 15. (Received August 15, at 9.10 a.m.) Jack Sigrist, an eightecn-year-old apprentice on a Cunard liner, fell down the hold of the Valacia a month ago, since which time he has been lying at death’s door in tire Prince Albert Hospital, Sydney, making pathetic appeals for his mother, who resides at Gosport, England. Yesterday the mother was able to speak direct with the hospital nursing sister here concerning her son’s condition as the result of tho intervention of tho 4 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 of tea minutes, when she learned that her son had had a good day. The conversation was quite audible, and created a profound impression at the hospital. During the evening special arrangements were made to enable Jack to talk direct with 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, which tho doctors think will greatly assist his recovery. INTERESTING EXPERIMENT. LONDON, August 14. (Received August 15, at 10.40 a.m.) Post Office joxpcrts, questioned Oil yesterday's Anglo-Australian telephoning experiment, in which Sigrist spoke to" his mother, emphasise that, while interesting, it must not be regarded witli any scientific significance. Such isolated successes are frequently inconclusive.