"Greeting" Radios to Pacific

Islands

SEVERAL years ago a new form of “social” or “greetings” telegraphic message, known briefly as GLT, was introduced within the British Empire, at special low rates. Such messages may be written only in plain language, and must deal entirely with matters -of a social nature, such as greetings, family news, or other items of non-commercial nature.

The GLT type of message needs to bear the full postal address for delivery, and, consequently, abbreviated tele graphic addresses cannot be used.

This ready means of maintaining radio telegraph communication amongst fami lies and friends separated by considerable distances, and particularly where mail services are infrequent, is being increas ingly availed of, as the existence of the new facility becomes more widely known.

Undoubtedly, the GLT service is a boon in the war period. Examples of some of the Pacific Islands rates, as furnished by Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Limited, are as follows:

Between Australia And Tulagi (Solo

MON IS.). —4/- for minimum of 12 words, plus 4d. for each additional word.

NAURU. —4/4 for minimum of 12 words, plus 4-l/3d. for each extra word.

OCEAN ISLAND AND FUNAFUTI. —4/- for mini mum of 12 words; 4d. for each additional word.

Tarawa, And Various Other Points. —

5/- for a minimum of 12 words; sd. for each additional word.

The prefix GLT must appear immediately before the address, but it is not charged for as an additional word.

Sister M. Kevin, SM, of the Marist Mission, Poporag, British Solomon Is lands, is at present in Sydney completing a nursing course.