TELEGRAPH RATES
HIGH COST OF TRANSMISSION
(United. Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyriglit.) (Received March 9 at 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, March 8. Major Astor, in Ms- presidential address -at the -annual meeting of the Empire Press Union, regretted that the- press telegraph rates between Britain and.the Empire had not cheapened."
“I gm not satisfied that this is inevitable,” lie said. A few years ago cables were congested, hut now the Empire’s 'telegraphic channels are not filled; - .Surely it is reasonable;-tw; ail q whether, the surplus capacity could not" be" used for pressHtafiic, 'which would be expanded by lower charges.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 9 March 1933, Page 6
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97TELEGRAPH RATES Hokitika Guardian, 9 March 1933, Page 6
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