London, May 15.
In the House of Commons to-day the second reading was debated a bill authorizing expenditure by the Post Office of the sum of £22,000,000, of which it is proposed to spend £38,000,000 on the develop ment of the British telephone system, 'The Postmaster-General, Major R. Atlee, said he proposed to undertake a' considerable campaign of advertising, and with the acv of experts, to develop the selling organization and to improve methods of salesmanship-—Wireless through eter.
A 10 per cent, reduction in salaries, with effect as from August' 1, will be applied to al the' state of the Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Jasbore and afloat, from the chair mah downwards,
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