TELEGRAPH CONFERENCE.
CABLE COWNVOIIUS. London, The Postiuastcr-Ueneral, All'.-_ Sitb't'J Buxton, in reply to a question friS|n the 1/ondoiL Ch;t1111 n-r ot ( onnr.eive v.itliNl!£" ferenee to tile intt-riiat iona! T<*l eyrapllitN Conference lit Jjlslm.ii, declared !liat 1 the British Oovcninient had no intention to support any proposal for llii* withdrawal of the privilege of using" cable codes or artificial words. No *uHi propositi bad been made, lmt he thought it only right to expect the public, equally with codc-nmkers, to co-operate in keeping the privileges within reasonable bounds and observing the spirit of the legislation. llenee it was de-ir-able, that the coiultioii regarding pronouneeahility should be more eleaih delilied, but the intention was to adopt a generous interpretation owing to the hulk of existing codes containing unpronounceable words.
HIGH COMMISSION Kit TO REPRESENT NEW ZEALAND. Per Press Association. 'Wellington. bast Night. The High Commissioner is to represent New Zealand at the IJM.OII Telegraph Conference opening 011 4Hi May. Mr. Reeves has been instructed to strongv oppbsc the proposal tbat is to be made to restrict existing code privileges.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 105, 24 April 1908, Page 2
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177TELEGRAPH CONFERENCE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 105, 24 April 1908, Page 2
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