20 AUGUST 1910, Page 3

A. strong letter in favour of penny postage with France

appears in Friday's Times from Lord Blyth. The change would, in his opinion, ultimately bring in a substantial increase of income to the Post Office ; it would increase commerce and promote goodwill; and it would facilitate the lowering of the rate of postage to other parts of Europe. Furthermore, the majority of influential Frenchmen cordially approve of the scheme. As Lord Blyth puts it, " when letters are carried to our most distant possessions for a penny, a fee of twopence- halfpenny for the postage of a single letter to foreign terri- tory almost in sight of our shores is one of the greatest anachronisms of the day." Lord Blyth's letter is backed by the signatures of more than two hundred and twenty Members of the House of Lords.