EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS

Taranaki Daily News, 30 September 1929, Page 11

EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS

DEBUT OF MIGHTY COMBINE BIG STEP IN RATIONALISATION? SERVICE FOR IMPERIAL NEEDS. By Telegrapli—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian Press Association. Received Sept. 29, 5.5 p.m. Sun. London, Sept. 28. A new page in the history of Empire communications will start on Monday, when all-Britisli cable and radio systems will be operated by the new £53,000,000 Imperial and International Communications, Limited. On the eve of this mighty concern’s debut, Sir Basil Blackett,. the chairman, told the Evening News that the physical transfer marked a further big step in alisation of Imperial communications. “In the interests of improved service we are very conscious of our great responsibilities as an Imperial public utility company working with the Governments of the Empire and supervised by an advisory committee representing all the Dominions. We are servants of the public and the Empire and will spare no pains in endeavouring to serve the interests of our customs and forge even closer the invisible links by wire and wireless to keep the several parts of the Empire in intimate communication.”