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TELEGRAPH CONFERENCE.. UNITED STATES DELEGATES.\ •«Y TELEGRAM!—PRESS ASSOCIATION-—COPYRIGHT.;(Itec. April 15, 11.8 p.m.)M8v/ York, April 15. Tho United States will send threo.representatives to the Lisbon Telegraphic Conference.It was recently stated in London that the cable companies are agitating to restrict the use' of tho unpronounceable words which are commonly used in code messages, and which, the. cablo companies say, cause them loss oftime in transmission and loss of revenue. The, London Chamber of Commerce, • on the other hand, protested against any modification of the. regulations applicable . to, code words, urging rather the removal of. all restrictions regarding unpronounceable words so long os they, do not exceed ten letters. - On March 31 ■it was announced fipm New York that a lending commercial organisation was taking stepsto secure representation nfc the' Telegraph Conference in order to oppose any; curtailment' of existing code privileges. . ;•ur. r. j. p/iacnajtiara, Parlianten* tary Secretary to the Local Government Board, succeeds • Mr. Robertson . as Secretary to the Admiralty.• Mr. C, F. G. Mastermari succeedsDr. M acna mara as ’ V aV 11 amen tary J JSecretary to the Local Government .1 «•../. J »•■». . ' i -; i - 4 . . . 'VBoard. •Mr. Thomas M'Kmncn Wood succeeds Mr. Lough. at the. Education.: i : Qffise. • ■ • ! VT,V 'FRENCH-APPLAUSE.'» *• »*.RUSSIA.• *ANNUAL GRANT FOR EDUCATION. ■CY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.- ... • Si. Petersburg, April 141Tho Duma road a first time a Bill granting 6,900,000- roubles * (£730,250) annually foruniversal elementary education. . ' -ARBITRATION.• ... '— 4 :—A BRITISH VIEW OP. ^COLONIAL' SYSTEMS. . . ‘ ' ‘ • . • '*by tblegjupii—rntss association— copyrjquiOPPORTUNIST. FOR, OPTIMIST.- ' V ■ London; April'14.',Opinions in Prance are favourable . to Mr. Asquith’s Ministry.;- u-n; /y.-.i '..‘.is.-.;b.“La Temps” says:—“Mr. Asquith’s practical opportunism has replaced Sir- H. Campbell-Bannerman’s iiaivp sentimentalism/ which was full of illusions,: and occasionallyembarrassing.”itBCCgSis:h•rC•Uh1;‘SaC.lt;,r.ncllaafiMR. CHURCHILL'S: TRANSFER*?.SOUTH AFRICA JOYFUL.*V . • •Capetown, April 14. The “ Chpe Times ’’. says that Soi^th Africa may congratulate itself; oA. escaping), the perilof Mr. Churchill as Colonial Secretary. •y 1 '. The “ Argus ”. expresses relief, at, ;the removal of Mr. Churchill from .the.'Colonial.Office, and gratification at tiie1 appointmentof the Earl of'Crciyc. ,.» «•■ • . London, April 14.“Tho '■ Times ” savs;-^~“ Australian-..and« ■ ' • * 1 f ■ . J •Now Zealand experiments hr regard to compulsory arbitration as( a means of avoidingA A ' ^ . 1o 11 /I . nnn nil M /V VA Alim n L ‘ It n n *1 ■ ■ L #vV .»I. TRADE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 'BOARDS.' ■ . *. i • • jv*\ •, :'\ - 1 . . ■»'.. j -j’’• **. rA BETTER STATUS;. lt;. • •* 1 ' : - ‘■ A 1 London,, April 14.. The “Daily Chronicle says it •‘is intended to increase, the status, of. the Presidents of tho Boards of Trade and Local ,Government by allotting salaries of £5000 (instead of £2000, as at present). ,t:bllacaIIICAl• PIc]'1t; .1 • .a6
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Thu, Apr 16, 1908

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