CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 August 1930, Page 5

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

ARCTIC SUBMARINE.

[BY CABLE—PBESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.]

NEW YORK, August 9.

The Navy Yard at Philadelphia’ will repair and alter Submarine 612 to the extent of ten thousand dollars for Sir H. Wilkins. Mr Sloan Danenhover will pay for repairs. The Navy Yard are undertaking the work since the commercial companies are unable to accomplish such intricate mechanism.' '

EMPIRE WIRELESS.

LONDON, August 9.

A piece of land adjoining the existing Daventry stations has been purchased by the 8.8. C. for the erection of a short wave transmitter powerful enough to reach the furthest parts of the Empire. “Listeners-in overseas may be asked to pay 5/- yearly to the British Broadcasting Corporation when this station is built,” says the “News Chronicle.” ...

UNWILLING TO DIE.

PARIS, July 29.

Awakened before dawn, Firmin Cipierre, who shot a married couple, his employers, while they were working in a vineyard, first realised that his last hour had come when he saw a priest and warders. He then fought like a savage beast with his guards, biting anyone within reach. Finally he was overpowered, bound hand and foot, and carried to the guillotine in the square in front of the prison, where he shouted iusults at the Magistrate and warders, even when lying undei* the guillotine. At dawn the knife fell.