ITALY MOURNS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 197, 21 July 1937, Page 10

ITALY MOURNS

LOSS OF GREAT INVENTOR. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—-Copyright.) Received July 21, 11.20 a.m. ' ROME, July 20. Mourned throughout Italy, Marchese Marconi is now tying in state in the Galatea Hall of the Royal Italian Academy, of which he was president. People of all classes filed past the bier, genuflecting and making the sign of tile Cross. Broadcasts throughout the day gave out only solemn music. Marchese Alarconi spent yesterday morning at his usual tasks and visited the Academy wherein he now lies. He was due at 6 p.m. to see Signor Alussolini and report his latest experiments. Though feeling indisposed, he said: “1 must go. Something tells me that this is the last time I shall see II Duce.” Someone, however, telephoned a doctor who, after an examination, persuaded the inventor to telephone his apologies to Signor Mussolini. Later he appeared to recover and refused to allow anyone to communicate with his- wife, who, with his daughter Eletra, was avfay on a short holiday. STATE FUNERAL. Received July 21, 12.25 p.m. ROME, July 20. Marchese Marconi’s body will be borne to-morrow to the Church of Santa Maria Angeli for a State funeral. “PROUD OF ASSOCIATION.” (British Official Wireless.) Received Jttlv 21, 11.55 a.m. RUGBY, July 20. The Postmaster-General (Air G. C Tryon) has sent a telegram of condolence on the death of Marches© Marconi to the Italian Minister of Communications, deploring the inventor’s death and stating that the British Post Office is proud to, have been associated with tlio Marchese in the development of wireless communications.