BRITISH STANDARD EXPORTER {QUABA) 



TELEGRAPH CODE SYSTEM. 



(Copyright) 



as applied to goods described herein. 



OUABA " is the Cypher for the " BRITISH STANDARD EXPORTER." All Cyphers appearing in brackets ( ) 

 under articles or descriptions belong exclusively to the B.S.E. Code System, whether composed of 2 or 5 letters. 

 Cyphers not in brackets are Manufacturers' own private cyphers. Where 5-letter cyphers appear they can be 

 joined to the ^-cypher " QUABA," or any 5-letter cypher from any modern code, stating the buyer's enquiry, etc. Special 

 Sentences appearing on next page may be used for this purpose. (See B.S.E. Enquiry and Reply Code.) 



OVERSEAS BUYERS CABLING TO MERCHANTS. 



Every Page of each Volume of the Catalogue has its own distinctive 8-letter cypher, not appearing elsewhere. 

 Example : " RUSTFALK." 



If the Article is represented by a 2-letter cypher, such as (OB), this should be added to the above : thus 

 " RUSTFALKOB " expresses Page and Article in one cable word. 



If the Article has a 5-letter cypher, such as " ROPEL," join it to " QUABA " as the first word of the message, then 

 insert the 8-letter cypher for the Page, and thereafter state the enquiry. Example : " QUABAROPEL," " RUSTFALK," 

 " QUAOLQUOPY." These three words state British Standard Exporter, Page, Article, and the Enquiry. 



N.B. — All messages from Buyers to Merchants must commence with " QUABA," and invariably state the 

 8-letter cypher for the Page. 



OVERSEAS BUYERS CABLING DIRECT TO MANUFACTURERS. 



If the Article Cypher is in brackets ( ), strictly follow the above instructions, as in the case of cabling to Merchants. 



If the Cypher is not in brackets, being a Manufacturer's Private Cypher, he will recognise it, and the cable can be 

 coded as usual without any reference to the " British Standard Exporter." 



If, however, one of the special enquiry sentences shown on next page is used, it is necessary to precede it by 

 " QUABA," the object being to show by " QUABA " that the B.S.E. Special Enquiry Cyphers are being used. 

 Example : " QUABAQUEDO," " BENHAVEN " (being more than 5 letters, " BENHAVEN," which in this case is a 

 Manufacturer's own Cypher, cannot be joined to anything). 



DECODING. 



" QUABA " identifies the " British Standard Exporter." On the back of each volume appear the first 4 letters of 

 the cyphers for that volume, such as " RUST " to " STEM." These are repeated on each Thumb Index Section and also 

 at the top of each page (viz., the complete and exclusive 8-letter cypher for that page), all in strict alphabetical order. 

 The final 2 letters are the Article, except as indicated above re 5-letter cyphers. 



GENERAL REMARKS. 



Where an article is made in different sizes or weights, etc., the size or weight required must be stated in the cable- 

 gram. This system only denotes the Article, and not necessarily any size or weight. 



Mr. E. L. Bentley (Author of Bentley's and Scott's Codes), the Compiler and Copyright Owner of this Code System, 

 has provided for safety a " 2-letter difference " throughout. 



A Terminational Order (viz., the cyphers placed in Alphabetical Order backwards) can be supplied by the Author, 

 Mr. E. L. Bentley, 4, Fenchurch Avenue, London, E.C. 3, for the detection of errors in transmission of the 4-letter 

 cyphers. 



If a Manufacturer's Cypher is a 5-letter word, see (before using it) that it does not appear in any Public Code. If 

 confusion might arise, insert the words " your cypher " This would be a very occasional precaution. 



In a few instances the Article is represented only by the Manufacturer's own number. In cabling a Merchant 

 insert "QUABA" ( = B.S.E.), the Page, and also the Number of the Article expressed by Code. In cabling the 

 Manufacturer direct, only the number of the Article is necessary, such number to be expressed by the Code in use by that 

 individual Manufacturer. The cablegram should, however, begin with "QUABA " ( = B.S.E.), to which another J-cypher 

 can be joined. 



Manufacturers are responsible for the Copyright of their own Cyphers. They are inserted herein in good faith. 



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