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The period of despair about the railways is passing. It

is generally seen now that the future transport services of the country will depend equally upon the railways and the roads. In an ideal combination of services the roads will be used in the main for short- distances, and the railways for long. Many of the roads are already crowded to the point of obstruction, and they may easily become 'Worse. The problem, is comparable with that of the telegraph services. At first some *people talked as though wireless had put the cables out of business, but it is recognized now that the secrecy of the cables is essential to *certain kinds of State work, and that there is a necessary and important future for them which can be assured- only by combination with wireless.

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