DELAY IN AIR MAILS
COMPLAINT IN LORDS TRANSPORT UPSETS (Reed. Nov. 1, 2.20 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 31. Lord Strabolgi, in the House of Lords, raised the question of hindrance to exports, which the postal and 'cable censorship delays were causing. 1 He said there was great delay from Australia and New Zealand. He had received a letter on October 20 from Wellington, posted by air mail on Saptember 5. The resumption of air mails from various countries was of little use unless the censorship was speeded up. i Lord Cobham, Under-Secretary of War, replying, said that much criticism concerning postal and telegraphic delays was ill-founded. Where there were delays they were not always attributable to censorship. Transport disorganisation was largely responsible for the delays from Australia and other distant countries. The Government was considering the creation of a special censorship section to deal with air-mail letters. Lord Cobham announced that a number of commercial codes would be allowed within a few weeks. Arrangements in other parts of the Empire were being awaited.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20084, 2 November 1939, Page 7
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