To the Editor of the eNonrx-Cixa Dary New through the medium of your Sim—May 1 draw atte columns, to what appears to be an justifiable procedure, in connec-Yien with cable charges.
When the regulation came into force, which changed the old aystem, ten letter words, to five letter' words, it was claimed by he Cable.
that an advantage lay that either figures, or letters, could be cabled in groups five and also, that there would be restrictions with regard to the number of vowels in the five leteey. Words. Under the old system of ten, letter words, it was necessary to embody, at least three vowels in, every word, otherwise the charge was doubled. Under the new system, it frequently happens, that a sage could be economically constructed by combining figures with letters, and still keep to the Tegulation of five to a group The following are simple exami 29PCS—99 Pieces S—400 Cases INSEA This Ty'a Code reference which "Would be. understood by the "recipient, The point is that," wherens_ trad: ers, could convey the meaning of each of the above, perfectly clearly Ju one group of five (gs. and/or letters) the Cable Companies insist on charging double. In the eireumstances, this appears to A Suggestion To the Editor of the "Nonrn-Cuina Datny News"
Sim—With reference to the let= te in your, issue to-day under the ding "New Cable Regulations" it should be remembered that these international regulations are drawn up by the various governments con-gemed and Cable Companies are bound to abide by them.
If a code word of five letters is arranged to represent "99 there would be no double charge, Ample warning of the new" lations was ven, in order suitable codes could be arrange: before the regulations came' into force, F. B, Pronoren. Shanghai, Mar, 28)
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