THE POSTAL CONGRESS.
NEXT CONFERENCEAT MADRID Received 25,12.9 u.m. Rous, May 24. The Postal Congress deoided that the next Congress meet at Madrid. The final choice lay between Spain and Australia. The American delegate proposed Melbourne, claiming that Australia was a young country, which had made vast progress. Mr Chapman (Commonwealth delegate) was much « applauded for his specdi, in which he thanked the Americans. Ho admitted ;• that the distance was a drawback, but ~$ t hoped that by next Congress the time " of the voyage would be reduced by one. third. The British delegate supported "the invitation of Britain** greatest colony." Japan and Canada also sup- J| ported. The French delegate, while "i thanking Australia, stated that the majority favoured a European oapital. Melbourne received seven votes and Madrid forty-three.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8119, 25 May 1906, Page 2
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129THE POSTAL CONGRESS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8119, 25 May 1906, Page 2
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