A 12,000 MILE TALK

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 166, 15 August 1929, Page 7

A 12,000 MILE TALK

Australian Press Association.

Injured Son Converses Witli Mother A GREAT FEAT

(Eeceived rilns Day, 'JNoon). SYDNEY This day. Jack Sigrist, an lS-year-apprentice on a Cunarcl liner, fell down the hold of the Valacia a month ago, since which time _ he has been lying at death' s door in tho .Prince Alhert Hospital, Sydney, making patlietic appeals for his mother, who resides at Gosport, England. Yesterday his mother was ablo to speak direct with the hospital uursing sister her, concerning her son's condition, as a rcsult of the intervention of the Daily Express, London, which liad indnced 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 couversation of ten minutes, when she learned that her son had a good day. The couversation was quite audible and created a profound impression at the hospital. During tlie evening special arrangements were made to enable Jack to talk direct with his mother, 12,000 miles away. AVires were taken right into the ward and the boy greeted his mother most affectionately. She said a few comforting words to him, which the doctors tliink will greatly assist recovery.