Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05
Will Be Received By King
Edward Aug. IS
WIRELESS 1ElEGRAPHY
Not Feared. Postal Telegraph
Service Inefficient

Service Inefficient
London, Aug. Sit is stated that
Lord Kitchener will come to London
to meet the Boer generals, Botha, De.
Wet and De In Rey, who sailed from
Cape Town for England July 80, and
that Immediately after their arrival
here King Edward will grant them an
audience. Lord Kitchener will be
present at this audience as will prob
ably Lord Roberts, commander-in.
chief Of the forces.
At meeting OF the Anglo.Ameri-
can Telegraph Co., the chairman,
Francis A. Bevan, said nothing had
occurred so far as he knew to alter
the opinion Of the directors, that al.
though wireless telegraphy would
carry certain class OF kilograms.
such as those between ships and the
shore, there was no reason apparent
why it would compete in the class of
kilograms sent by cable companies.
Richard John Seddon, prime minis.
ter of New Zealand, was given a ban.
quet in Liverpool Friday night. In
the course Of speech Mr.. Seldom
strongly deprecated the ovations
which had been given Boer generals,
and said he feared the way the late
enemies Of the country were being
made gods Of would greatly shock the
colonies. Mr.. Seddous remarks with
regard to Boer generals were feceiv-
ed with signs of dissent by his hear
erS.
A general committee Of the FEEDER.
alton Of Master Cotton Spinners have
decided to wait to see what effect the
forthcoming holidays will have in re-
ducing the output Of cottons before
adopting artificial steps to that end.
The latter course has been recommen-
ded in order to meet the Ameri-
can action in raising the price OF raw
material. The committee believed,
however. that the August holidays
would considerably decrease the out
put
A South African blue book which
has just been issued shows that Jo'
seph Chamberlain, the colonial Secre-
tary c. nsented to the proposal made
by Lord Miner to take advantage OF
the good feeling prevailing between
the Dutch and the British to make
immediate announcement that the
legislative councils Of the new colo
MES, the Transvaal and the Orange
River, shall be enlarged by the ad'
dition of non.otflcial members and the
enlarged councils meet as early as
possible, the month Of September be-
ing suggested for this purpose.
The confessed ineticiency Of the
postal telegraph service is revealed In
a circular OF instruction to the effect
that considerable percentage OF the
5000 operators employed in the CEN
tral office at London are inexperienc'
ed and inefficient, and directing opera
tors at outside offices to adapt theil
rate OF working to the capacity OF the
receivers in the central office.
Calmer estimates OF the insigniti-
canoe OF the unprecedented Liberia
victory in last weeks Parliamentary
elections in Leeds indicate little rea
basis for the renewed hope that the
Liberals are gaining control OF the
government.
The Armstrong-Orling Wireless
Telephone company has been formed
for the purchase OF thelinventors' pa.
tents and to sell the instruments. The
company will be registered this week
The capital Of e175,000 was obtained
privately. 1t was oversubscribed by
100000.
All the new trains on the Centra
London railway are to be OF ireproo1
construction, steel and asbestos being
largely used. Other precautions 'fol
the safety Of passengers being taken
VERMONT PENSIONS
Washington, Aug. 5.-lncrease
Elihu d. Wheelock, dead, NORTH
Montpelier, $4; widows, minors ',,, ane
dependent relatives, Jerusha M. vince
lock, North Montpelier.