§ 18. Mr. GOLDIEasked the Postmaster-General whether his attention has been called to the case of a resident at Warrington whose relatives were recalled from holiday by the receipt of a bogus telegram alleging that he had sustained serious injuries; and whether, in view of the frequency of similar abuses of the telegraphic system, he is prepared to introduce legislation making it a criminal offence to despatch a telegram, the contents whereof are to the knowledge of the sender false, with intent to cause damage, inconvenience or anxiety to the recipient?
§ The POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Sir Kingsley Wood)I am having inquiries made into this case, and will then give consideration to the question whether any alteration in the law is necessary.