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- BUILDING A NEW ORDER."' The King and Queen visited Leicester wn June tock. The town, had declared a oral holiday in honour of the occasion, and thousands of people continued all day to line the flag and flower bedecked streets.

It goes very great pleasure to the Queen gut myself to visit your "reient- rough, and we much_Appřecinte”“_tive wanath of your welcome and the Rival terms of your address. Leicester, I be Hove, can boast a Roman foundation, and la can aku bond with just pride that through the centuries it has grown and bistory. In all our historic past we have develop into grens town, whose tanina

We have faced b such is interwoven with the web of English

and faced" stress.

By experiewed no such time of strain and

the blessing of tied and the amited and,

To build daring the last five years of war.

1 sale, our cause is victorias #1

heroic efforts of its people our country on the foundation of the past a pow order for our common life must be our May we preserve, task for the future. strengthened and renewed the ideals fought of liberty and freedom for which we have,

The initial plan of expugim, says the

happen, partly beanse at the calamity Coll, was based on the conception of rapid virtury in the West. This did not critical time, and partly because in 1911, at Moltke was in the sale at the

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such that, if desired, wires day be used partly for telephone and partly for tele graph work. "The pair of wires is avail Able either for five simultaneaus telephone

The Toyola Rushvelution publishes g conversations or for forty simultaneous telegraph messages, or partly for ele and bug review of a pen lock in which The author and There cannot be precisely' and exactlyPartly for the other. The great American Colonel Bauer discusses the reasons why i

sperintist in the study of the practieni terminy Tost the war the same relations between Westminster applications of these new improvements, the reviewer agree that the inquiry not ad, at us say, Sydney or Wellington, as Veil, says they mark an epoch in thenly law a tehnical and historical inter there are between Washington, and San development of long-distines telephany 1st," but affords untorial from which

eply stricken nation may, and stimmin tion for her sense of pride and impulse Francisco and the other great cities of the and telegraphy.

In response as an address of welcome at BINDING ENGLISH-SPRÅKING RACES. "

towards the renewal of heg strength. United States. The dividing ocean flows betwee; thuic and distance settle these

General Squier's picture, in the jour

Volonel Bauer, onurludes that, from the the De Montfors Hall, his Majesty dur patters. And no community of thought, however complete, no similarity of ideas. Cal above mentioned, of what could be military side, the war could have be

identity of language, literature, edu done for the British Empire, in faces, but el the tinte manent, with clevered the following speech :—

Kaiser at its head. neglected eation, sucial economy, enn wholly bridge, for the English-speaking races, was

By means of ewap wire even with all modern inventions, the vast fascinating one.

unsatisfactory political condition ses which divide us from the most dis-eas and cables, he would bind these that were given then as to the

pense cond tant Dominious of our common Empire." les teether by the best of this wople. They called with the Socialists,

Mr. A. J. Balfour, M... at the altarios and topid schang af believed that an easy

Then, too.btained admitted Risherion from the Zealand Club, thought; and it will come. Australian and New

with all due deference to our able Seers East, and, in short, did not deal sh- November 3rd, 1914.

Some time ago I read with the greatestary of State for Foreign Affairs, Greatciently sternly with the popsince.

Britain and America, Cinada, Australin interest Mr. Balfour's excellent speech India, and other outlying parts of o at de Australian and New Zealand Cluh Empire, will become bound together will With the remarks he then made that there would have ture to the German of his more closely in that united strength May we Bolshevisne will vainly bent. former culonies every Englishman worthy gainst which the waves of Hunaism and of the name will agree, not from mere hope that some day our unfortunate and selfish interests. hut because the enemy of Premies is neither it nor worthy tot misguided enemies enemies. of mankind through pear of the Reichstag, the strength issiles as we have experienced

-will also share the true liberty of

arranged standard. The battle of the alled this privilege. He cannot be althought and action which the Anglo the Army was not brought up to the lowed to have colonies until he has first Saxon possesses, and which no riumphant Marue, with the subsequat probably learnt to govern himself. Whilst with militarism of the most complete naturentiiy unnecessary retreat." Mr. Balleur's definition and meaning of could ever equal?

For some yrars, along with mant the two words "Imperial" and Imperia

The second phase (the driving, beak of fistic we can all heartily agree. I must others, I have advocated that cheaper and

the Russians, the conquest of Serbia, the strongly dissent from his explanation more rapid communication, whether at tha: London and Sydney can never have home or between the outlying districts of ergus offensive, and the abfensive the same relations as Washington and San the Empire, would get over many of the battles of the Somme) could at lead to a Pranciscs I think that on fuller reflee difficulties which are now brought abent military decision. The third phase began tion he, too, will see that he is wrong by distance. But little notice seems to be with the assumption of command by absolutely wrong. The excerpt at the head taken by those governing our polley... WeHindenburg and Ludendorff, and was

Co-opera- of this article. taken from the speech in

tical item, often the shadow, only, and ton of the forces on the Beld and at l

The It comprised the lilliant offensive gained bear. Unly by the

peace as we have won victory in war. Rumania, Russia and Italy, and the son of all classes can wg win victory in upon which I differ-and surely many neglect the substance which makes for

and earnestly desire to join with Chaven others will agree with me-and with re

progresa.

In view of the gigantic sums spent on collapse of the enemy's offensive in the Prac

Wast Thus at the end of 1917 Germany

ir people in the work of peace, as we gard to which I should like to comment.

anxieties mere tiths expended on these

have shared their sorrows, and (iven cheap and rapid communications war, a

A war. The men and women of Leiers between all parts of our Empire, the modern advances, now ahsolute necessihad reached the summit of her militars

ter and of the Midlands have given their barriers referred to by Mr. Balfour will ties, would, I am confident largely meet sucess, and when the Eussian Revolution

in the West with all her scrungth.

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freely in bringing the war be quickly broken down; in fact, they and overcome the dificulties of separation ppeneri she was free to seek n deeision

csend Wenn deeply grateful only exist in his imagination as things by, distance referred to by Mr. Balfour.

at The gat ffensive was powerful for their good services to their country are today Let me give a concrete in modern advances entirely bridge over staner. When visiting California a fw such dificulties of space, neither do they styles in Sua

Years ago over 1,000 miles from New between the widely-divided portions faid, and might well have ted to a decovery branch of the fighting forces, and York found the means of communi: the great American Republic; but they son by the spring of its although it for the zeal and efficiency which they dis- cation were 'so speedy, cheap, and well largely reduce that distance, and as was introduet with my diplomacy.played in the hapurtant work of cluthing anged that it was diffult to think I have said, Chicago is nearer to New York began without sufficient technical pre and equipping our troops.

The war could have town was much further away thin Glasgow is in that than Glasgow is to london,paration, and not pushed with the re won but for the political collapse at home, from London. For a few shillings- one largely on account of the superior advan site vier.** dollar, to be exact-I could send fytages of our "American cousins in this re-

the failure of the tavernsent to realize words by telegram are 3000 miles aspect. If our political leaders would set and the chief cause of that collapse was

for Germany, tance, namely, New York, prompt de themselves to overcome the difficulties by that only victory could d the war livery at the other end being invariable. such means is those to which I refer, our favourably As no charge was made for the name and Empire would be more and more closely consequent temporizing with pacifism at

home and theig overtures for peace. address, the cost was not much more than bound together, and the statement by Mr.

The Government and the Crown sip for our cine-penny telegraris, which only Balfour would be found hardly to repre- allow cwrive words and charge for the sens the spirit of modern progress. Iname and address.

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The difficulties before us at many hat the work is worthy of all the energies of a great nation. Every town and dis- trict, every member of the community

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It gives me special pleasure to learn that this has been accomplished in a spirit of mutnal understanding between can- your in the belief that the same spin: will ployers and employed, and 1 unit, with maintained through the period of re- construction that lies before us,

HAPPY FAMILY LIFE.

Your address shows you are mindful that our obligations to the men who have fought for us are not ended with the war. I wish some of our British businesscerely believed in the honourable inter- men knew of the examples our Americarion of the Social Democrats to found There remains the daty of seeing that und to support a Monarchy based on the they are not forgotten, and, above all, Here is another experience I had of the cousifis set us of the way to annihilate people's will. Ander the intuence of this that of caring for the wounded and dis- in the normal work of the community. expenterprise of our space; yes and here in our midst. De illusion, they gave way step by step, until abid, and helping them to find a plac wonderful and

t congratulate Leicester on the generos Ly American cousins in encouraging rapid you think, during the war, they were all was lost-not merely the Monarchy,

For Germany to reestablish herself she which its citizens have shown in raising communication. I happened to be in New satisfied with the ordinary telephone com- but Germany herself.

-walk to turn their attention in par York, and wished to speak by phone to a unications from London to France? Not

those enses which are unsui fune ticular to

tors of the past, and realize that her collapse came from the abandonment of the true German ideais..

nervous

the

out-

come of modern warfare. I am informed that the

"Home of Recovitry Leicester was the first institution of the kind va established outside the London district, and rejoice to hear of its growing - cinct and usefulness.

business man in Chicago... In about a bit of it; but I will not reveal secrets, must recognize the tearing of the hul tunds for this purpose, and they have. quarter of an hour the reply from the teleoreover, if the business man of this phing operator came that he was not country would set his shoulders to the a cheap and ready ther and had gone to Milwaukee, but wheel and insist upon better service, he

would soon have if I wished they would try and get him tom. To an Englishman it was quite mens, as they already have in Americ a shock to be assisted by Central. In by phone and cable better and more rapid a short time, under an hour, they racked communication. Surly, therefore, our my friend in Milwaukee, and I had the business community will seek the sapie mentarians shall set their house in order desired oaver ation with him, which Privileges, and mind that our Parlia dvd me a journey there and back of son and devote themselves to the task of im 9.29 miles. It should he remembered proving and advancing the Empire rather tox that if commutation had not been than give so much of their time and lives obtained, not a cent would have been Pharged me for all this trouble, an exto parochial politics, which often brad us

nowhere. ample of true enterprise which we might well tupy. When shall we wake up and make our telephone' system serve us and

We it?

WONDERS STILL IN STORE.

Wonders Lie stili in store for us with re-

It must not be forgotten that many From tar foriguing I wish to show guru e mproved means of transmitting that, whilst at present we cannot tele nessages by cable and land wires, whether phone, across the ocean commercially telegraph or by telephone; in inet, we are though it is being already done experi- unly just comfy our developments. mentally, and probably soon will be on

truverument were, as its executive, large scale we should try to bind our truly represunung the nation, or if its "Empire together with the cheapest pos- department a true pluck, they would sible cable communication and cheap wire-alter a prue of high value for means les. Then, slightly to phrase and modify whereby the vulaying portions of the Em Mr. Balfour's words, "the dividing port cure be more quickly brought in ocean which flows. . .. between

many as five telephone conversations can be conveted on a nigte pair of wires. helst any remarks reier in the first place communications with long-distance LO in the Empire, there is a great need of mi-roving our own internal communi The very smaliness of our island enacts it ideal territory for the best kind

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I note also with plotsare the reference in your address to your proposals for housing a subject which the Queen and I have much at heart. The character of English life is moulded in the home. We of telephone serva, but the supply must, therefore, take care that houses are 1 anything but leaf. There ought to planned and built so as to make pos- or a network throughout our island whichsible for all a healthy and happy family by its very comp:itness ought to be the fife. 1 Jearn with satisfaction that the Curporation of Leicester has already. best in the word. Uniortunately, it is

arranged to acquire land for this pur CULT (EDIN ÎNing this. i am not aware that

and is preparing plans for the We have any points of advantage which building of new houses in large numbers. might be copied from our service; aus We cannot hope, however, to grasp fully secure to the young men and young women apparently showing want of originality the opportunities before us unless we which exists. We know the witr has inter of our towns the invaluable benefits of and the great room for improvement

sound education. It is a matter of con- » fared with development, but that is net a

establish a university, which is to serve Ruthcient reason for the present backward ratulation that Leicester proposes to for the Take the antiquated method practised

AM A centr. of advanced stdation of position of our telephone service.

The Eastern Midlands. Louch. Supposing as an individual by the telephone department of inter- Usually this time has

cial towns has been a notable feature in and time and distance, which settle these onered a prize, it would probably be turn. rupting a long-distance conversation after new universities in the leading provin the educational movement of the past ed down by the departinen; concerned; three minutes

and I welcome a scheme which, matters, would not really be a bar."

bringing

A liberal education within » I shall never forget an interesting who would hold up their hands in huly Leen used up before the person with whom

Can any good thing it is desired to speak has been connected. centur

the reach of all, will establish that contact conversation I once had with one of sorfor dy,

ween resarch and industry which is between America's very wise men. I refer to my coine out or a prize? Yes, verily, as In America the telephone department gets count the time until he is there ready to

of importance to our future coin- friend General George Squier, formerly could show the department, good has the particular individual, and does not speak. The annoyance so often experi-

mercial the American Military Attaché in already resulted in certain other direc

We thank you heartily for your good

Prosperity. London, whose knowledge of wireless tiona telegraphy ranks very high indeed. He is I have referred to the valuable paper enced in this country is intolerable, and

is reduced to a farce. Then the six- and affection towards ourselves and our shortly to be in this country again, and an "Multi cleprony and Telegraphy in many cases long-distance telephoning wishes and for your resurances of loyalty (hope that our nostal department will by means of autovric" waves güned, by ake the opportunity of meeting him and writes," by my friend General George minúte limit is also ridiculous, because family. We join fervently in your pray- haring his views. His valuable work,quier, of de united states Army. This in many cases the time for speaking does or that the blessings of peace and hap One u the greatest interest, tuli not amount to more than about four piness may rest upon our people, and "Multiplex Telephony and Telegraphyer

is naturally far too short. In America.no Leicester may enjoy a full share of these by means of Electric Waves guided by formation, nua deserves to be cure. minutes, which on matters of importance we trust that the town and citizens of timit is placed up to a reasonable time blessings, and continue to be a progres- Wir ish standard contribution to our ulty studio of those concerned,

As Gene Bydler points out, with re knowledge on this important subject.

gard to w wiegraphy nad from an of some ten minutes or more, the person sive and a united community. In a recent number of the organ of the engineering pop of view, the wonder of communicating, of course, making his to which no reasonable person here could Massachusetts Institute of Technology, all is to the transmitting energy payment according to the time occupied, March 29th, 1913, appears a most interest ceing radiuted out over the surface of the

directions, enough of this by eject. Speaking personally, 1-

The Royal Commission on the Income- fog and valuable article on the latest in carto in ... vention in multiplex telephony. It is energy is Leered at any single point would be willing to pay any reasonable

ext sum for the proper facilities already tax, under the chairmanship of Lord there shown that it is now possible to tele on the enors creumference of the circle

vel and translated into granted in America.

The writer speaks from experience of Colwyn, met, on May 2nd, at the Bur- Sir Charles Camp veyors Institution, phone five messages at the same time over to be suita

or example, io a circum- one pair of wires; that is, ten simultaneatelligene.

4,000 miles there is not the immense service of the telephone hell Meleed (chairman of the Imperial ous conversation can be carried on over ierence vi

the saine Intesage could during the war, because, by reason of bis Commercial Association and of the East

the London of ollicial connection, he and his firm were India section. two pairs of wires. This represents an in. one spot

He also points out

on the Government service" system, Commerce) rene of more than three-fold in the tele- not be pics t phonic capacity of the wires, as compared that devenen in wireless methods in which every possible convenience and of the

aynterfer with wire with the best previous/state of the art need in

in India should be, he

he suggested and fvc-fold increase ander conditions methods, ai that the submarine cables Assistance were offered. But why cut this as it caption of double income-tu

facilities are required than in war time. A preserve sacred to where the "phantom circuit is not em- connecting rope with America could be off in time of peace, when even greater | increased ise, and a number of played.

In telegraphy. as well as in telephony, then kept cupied provided the trafic

Indian the thal gave evidence on behalf of his firm, remarkable results have been obtained by was property cashed to enable some of reconstruction problems are but too well British Exchequer, Mr. William Mosen- Is it not therefore possible that some Mesars. Mosenthal & Co., and of other the new system. By combining two tele-the enorm business now carried on by graph wires into a metallic circuit of the mail to be marferred to the quicker and

whose profits are derived from

om commer- type used for telephone working, and by more efficier & cablegram. The more this arrangement could be made by. which London merchants, whose business is ore the different countries those engaged on important business and is mainly carried on in South Africa, and Ha appiving the new apparatus and method is done th to this metallic circuit. the capacity of of the wo-ill become real neighbours. not using the telephone for frivolous purcial transactions in that Dominion.

roses, unimportant matters, and the like, the wires for telegraph messages has been

pronta carned in Overseas Domínions should be allowed some special perferuggested three alternatives, viz. (a) that enormously increased. As applied to high- The Bellom in America has of latence? This might be arranged by making should be exempted from taxation in speed printer system ight times as much made wonde ful strides in developing and an extra charge, which would be willingly Ct. Britain; or (b) that taxation should can be done an is done now, and as com applying ltiplex telegraphy and tele-paid. The men who make the wheels of be confined to remitted profits: or (c) pared with the ordinary duplex tele

lines are industry go round should surely be en- that the tax on the higher of the two rates phony, anwired wireless graph circuit in general use, ten times as new com to prostical use in Ame conraged in every possible way, as the should be paid on the whole profits at the mach. These increased results are attain rica; as are already mentioned, ne country itself in the end benefits-Daily place of residence and divided by arrange

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