Duan's parents eventually acquired jobs for the Chinese government under Mao, and worked underground as telex operators.

The telex operators, he said apologetically, all worked for security and were under strict orders to vet journalists' telexes with the Ministry of Information.

He eventually landed a job as a telex operator at Bear Stearns, where he worked for 10 years.

She was constantly at the telex machine, her old wartime training coming into its own, and was more adept than those the company hired as telex operators.

When the switchboard is fully staffed there are two operators plus a telex operator, who also operates the switchboard at peak times.

He left Shoreditch Comprehensive with no qualifications, aged 15, and gained a job as a telex operator for Western Union in the City of London.

For example, in Tomsett, the accused, a telex operator employed by a bank in England, diverted money sent by his bank to New York.

The telex operator was typing away when a soldier walked in and stared at me.

Confidential messages stay confidential longer, because they don't have to go through telex operators at your office.

Your message is likely to have fewer errors, since it will not have to be retyped by the telex operator.