CABLEGRAM SERVICE FOR SOLDIERS

Camp News, Volume 2, Issue 78, 20 June 1941, Page 5

CABLEGRAM SERVICE FOR SOLDIERS

Improved Concession Rate

STANDARD TEXT SCHEME

An announcement that arrangements had been made, in collaboration with Cable and Wireless, Limited, for improving the present concession-rate cablegram service for members of the Army and Air Force overseas by the introduction of a standard text con-cession-rate scheme was made by the Acting-Prime Minister, Mr. Nash, yesterday. J his new scheme, which would come into operation on Monday next, applied, to cablegrams to members of the Armed Forces in all parts of the Empire and Egypt. It would be available also for messages to naval personnel overseas.

Mr. Nash said a large number of texts to choose from, covering such subjects as “Correspondence,” “Greetings,” “Health,” “Promotion,” and so on, had been provided for the senders of these concession-rate messages, and cards containing a full list of the standard texts would be displayed at al! post offices. Copies of the cards would also be made available to the public on application.

The present charge for a concessionrate message was 2/6 for six words, including the signature, no charge being made for the address Ender the new scheme, up to three of the standard texts might tie included in any one ‘('legram. and. consequently,' longer and more informative, messages would be possible without any increase in the basic charge of 2/6.

Senders of. concession-rate' messages were requested to address 'heir cablegrams exactly as they did their letters. Messages containing texts other than those provided for under this scheme might still be sent to members of the Armed Forces, but the special con-cession-rate 'of 2/6 a message would not apply to such telegrams, which require to be paid.,for at the ordinary commercial rates.