According to, information the "Great Northern Head Offices Government delegates at the International Telegraph Conference Madrid have decided to alter certain
ternational telegrams.,. The local the present rules governing, me office of the company have not ye: received detailed information, but the following brief summary of the triest important amendments should interest:
Code telegrams, Category A code words (code words containing from six to ten letters) will be abolished. Code words. will not, be allowed to Jcontain more than five letters,, but ug restrictions as to composition sill be impose will be sixctenths of the ate for Zhe charges, for code telegrams ordinary telegrams. (for tolegeams exchanged within Europe the rate Will be' seven tenths)
Telegrams containing both plain Janguage and code will be charged Jas code telegrams, The plain. Inn~ Ruage words will be counted at the rate of five letters to the word.
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