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Northern Advocate, 22 January 1920, Page 1

The past few weeks have seen a distinct improvement in the times taken for the transmission of press telegrams, says the "Newspaper World." With the demobilisation of the skilled telegraphists still retained in the forces, a return to pre-war efficiency may be anticipated! The latest types pf high-speed telegraph apparatus are being installed at the Central Telgraph Office. A Baudot instrument allows eight different messages to be sent simultaneously in either direction on one wire at thirty words a minute, which gives a line capacity of 240 words each minute.— B.T.

The "Star" credits a Dunedin resident with saying; "Most of the ills from which we suffer are traceable to the Government even the crumbly bread that makes you say 'Tut, tut,' or worse, when you try to cut it or spread butter upon it." Asked how this came about he explained that the Government had, by putting a maximum price (6s 6d a bushel) on all wheat, placed Dreadnought wheat (which is worth about 3s 6d, and is - unsuitable for bread a level with "velvet"wwheatt t so that the y baker, without gaining any ImW iCi i benefit, is often compel:■•<« " ■ '"-< -\ the inferior and te • o,i g. Cuv - the irritating, qrumb,ly lsaf referred to. The gentleman added that farmers cpul«l spaypely be blamed for growing oats instead of wheat, for the former are worth about ss, and twice the quantity can be grown on a given area, while it takes very much less out of the ground. In this gross, ly commercial age, farmers, as well as merchants and manufacturers, h?ve a keen eye for the main chance.