BOOKIES BUSY.
£100,000 ON PRIVATE THONES. LONDON, October 26. The great increase in betting in Britain is shown by the announcement that a West End firm of bookmakers has requested the Post Office to provide within six weeks private and exclusive telephone lines to 68 towns in England and Wales. The Post Office will charge £100,009 a year, payable in advance. This » the largest single order ever placed in Britain.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 255, 27 October 1928, Page 9
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70BOOKIES BUSY. Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 255, 27 October 1928, Page 9
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