TRIBUTE TO ITALIAN.
BRITAIN HONOURS MARCONI
MEMORIAL SERVICES
(British Official Wireless.) Received July 23, 11.53 a.m. RUGBY, July 22. Yesterday evening at the hour of Marches© Marconi’s funeral, all British Government wireless telephone and telegraph stations were silent for two minutes. Both the men operators and the girls of the international telephone exchange stood to attention as a mark of respect. All British broadcasting stations also observed a short silence.
The Postmaster-General represented tho Government at a memorial service in London to-day. A memorial service was also held at Chelmsford Cathedral last night.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 23 July 1937, Page 7
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