 | William Tegg - 1878 - 346 Seiten
...an outer coating of iron. A " blow-post" letter appears to cost 3d. in Berlin, or about one-fourth of the cost of a telegram ; and the average time of...Committee already referred to that a cheaper rate than -1s. for local telegrams is not to be hoped for so long as the costly machinery of wires, instruments,... | |
 | William Tegg - 1878 - 362 Seiten
...perfectly clear from the report of the Select Committee already referred to that a cheaper rate than 1s. for local telegrams is not to be hoped for so long as the costly machinery of wires, instruments, and clerks is maintained for telegraphing over distances... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1881 - 1422 Seiten
...an outer coating of iron. A ' blowpost ' letter appears to cost yl. in Berlin, or about one-fourth of the cost of a telegram, and the average time of...local telegrams is not to be hoped for so long as the costly machinery of wires, instruments, and clerks, is maintained for telegraphing over distances... | |
 | 1881 - 832 Seiten
...of iron; A ' blowpost ' letter appears to cost -yl. in Berlin, or about one-fourth of the cost of u telegram, and the average time of delivery in any...local telegrams is not to be hoped for so long as the costly machinery of wires, instruments, and clerks, is maintained for telegraphing over distances... | |
 | 1881 - 830 Seiten
...an outer coating of iron. A ' blowpost ' letter appears to cost $d. in Berlin, or about one-fourth of the cost of a telegram, and the average time of...Committee already referred to, that a cheaper rate than i3. for local telegrams is not to be hoped for so long as the costly machinery of wires, instruments,... | |
 | Alexander Hay Japp - 1889 - 336 Seiten
...outer coating of iron. A ' blow-post' letter appears to cost threepence in Berlin, or about one-fourth of the cost of a telegram, and the average time of...Committee already referred to, that a cheaper rate than one shilling for local telegrams is not to be hoped for so long as the costly machinery of wires, instruments,... | |
 | Alexander Hay Japp - 1889 - 346 Seiten
...from the report of the Select Committee already referred to, that a cheaper rate than one shilling for local telegrams is not to be hoped for so long as the costly machinery of wires, instruments, and clerks is maintained for telegraphing over distances... | |
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blowpost ' letter appears to cost yl. in Berlin, or about one-fourth of the cost of a telegram, and the average time of delivery in any quarter of the city is stated to be one hour. Admitting our own Metropolitan telegraphic system to be perfect as far... 