Posted by Joy on January 16, 2006 at 15:04:16 from 195.157.57.17 user Joy.
In Reply to: Re: Signs of the Times - speedy postal service posted by RichardG on January 16, 2006 at 12:03:51:
My guess is that the outward message went by ship and the one to Rio was a telegram. Was Mrs Walker passing the buck - or was she simply giving herself time to think, sew those tents, etc?