THE NEW IDEA
AN ADDRESS BY TELEPHONE.
MEMBER SPEAKS TO ELECTORATE
A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT.
(United Press Association-Copyright) (Received This Day, 11.5 a.m.) LONDON, February 19.
Major J. S- Courtault, a Conservative member of the House of Commons, initiated a new experiment in addressing his electorate by telephone. He spoke from the House, his voice being amplified through loud-speakers in Chichester.
It is expected that the idea, will bo developed in elections to save members of the House from rushing over their constituencies and spending only a few minutes at each meeting.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 111, 20 February 1937, Page 5
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