THE CABLE QUESTION.
(reuter's telegram.)
London, April 15.
' At to-day's sitting of the Conference, the question of telegraphic communication between the various parts of the empire was under consideration. The subject was discussed on the basis of the utility of such communication by the empire rather than with regard to the possibility of any commercial return therefrom. Mr Sandford Fleming (Canada) read a . paper in support of the advantages from a defensive point of view of a cable between Canada and Australia. He main- : tamed that suck a cable was-possible with a tariff of five shillings per word between Europe and the colonies. The Conference ultimately expressed the opinion that it was extremely expedient that additional cable be provided, but that routes and tile means'of acquiring the cables were subjects of consideration; • No decision- was ar- ' rived at. The question was adjourned till Wednesday next. The Conference to-morrow will discuss the question of ' Australian land defences.
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Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 93, 21 April 1887, Page 8
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