Herbert Samuel, has announced in the House of Commons, that from December 15 the new deferred Press rates, which are one-half the present rates, will be available between Great Britain, Canada, the United States of America and Australasia, He regretted that hitherto he had been unable to range a similar reduction in rates for messages to and from South Africa and India. The new deferred rate for plain language telegrams between Great Britain and all parts of the Empire will be introduced on January 1. He believed that messages thus sent would not be deferred for more than nineteen honrs.—Reuter.
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