London, Nov. 28.
The possibility of a telephone jean Indi and Great Britain being operated in the near future was mentioned by Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for India, in reply to a question in "ithe, House of omimons to-day.
Sir Samuel said the installation Britain was ready, while the apparatus at the Indian end was now on the way to India, He added that if the test proved satisfactory, he anticipated the service would "tain to, operate easly next year—ter.
Berlin, Nov. 28.
A direct telephone line between Western Australia and Berlin was fnangurated to-day when a call vas put through from Perth, the capital the Australian Stale to" the British Embassy at Berlin. A conversation, which coul be heard clearly at both ends, was held between the British Ambassador, Sir Horace Rumbold, and the Postmaster-General at Perth, who gave the latest score in the. cricket match between the Mf., C, and New South Wales.—Reutei
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