CHEAPER CABLES SCHEME.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 989, 2 December 1910, Page 5

CHEAPER CABLES SCHEME.

I ■■ _■ ■■■ ■■■■M "'"' - — ~■' '""" ; ■■■■ ':■■■£ GOOD PROSPECTS. -■P^ " TIMES" SAYS FINANCIAL ESTIMATES SOUND.. . ' ;V NEQOTI ATIONS PROCEEDING;,.' \^ By Tclosrapu—Press Association—Copyrieai,' ■'/.-;';; (Kec. December 1, 11.20 p.m.) .■ :?•:,- . London/December 1. !":{r:-'i/: : ;': "The Times" says the financial, esti-" '..': mates in connection vwjth; the'J.proposed'■.-.:'.' \">\- Stato cable across, the Atlantic are-"tltov'j ;■:'(""; roughly reliable.' 1 ' ~.;'■' -}, ':';'■' ';\if,'yj' ''• 'vIt hopes that the Imperial .Government' ,'.' : ; will reconsider its refusal-to "promote/.■» State-owned Atlantic cable, r*;!.• ■: :■■ .'f.v; ■■ ■":; Copenhagen messages state; that -the<V;.S\v scheme is much commented 'on; because, :.l!" Denmark will thereby secure .cation with Greenland.-,' : "i ■". ; ;'.' ; .' .-■::; The Canadian. Government,has entered l: : );s into negotiations with:.tie-Great- Nbrthi.'-ifiV-' era Telegraph Company,;.' .irhose- lines would be used. It is' believed, 'tfiat v tho)^^ '&'■%■ scheme has goodi. prospects, butJ'teli aijvyv )'(. -L?i rangements haye yet 'to' ha .ma3e. : Ji2tireeii, ; i: the. Canadian and British , ::;(,;C; and the Great Northern' Telegrajh-^m- , .' , -- : |"' pany. : '. •' ••:'•';■.• ' : -./':l^oK^£y£> : o%, ■ ' IA IJMITATIpN-lpkoPb^D^^V^il; ■..-'. ; --.London,'. November: ■$bj i y.~x :: ?y? .The Toronto correspondent:Vof^ ''l£ibi^;:~. : ''Bi. Times" states that it is reportei the cablei , .-';,JI companies-' and the Post Office- .f;;'i are disonssing.a proposal that, fite lettei-e'/i'-ji'j; ;' ehonld be- regarded as one word-in ferred Pacific cable messages..' If the.proposition is regarded- as. farcicai;-,-!''- ':■)//.' s (Eec. ijecember" 1, V 11.20 p.m.) '';i-X:ki£s% ;,,:'• Lpndon^Decemb'erjJt^^^l l ! Sir George'.Reid, High for Australia, .-'-.on'- being; .■interyie*edi!:.*:.J:'iJ-i stated that ho .had ;fdrwarded' : tp^iha;-'.^ : '@| Australian Government'-;*information.';re-;*C, : 'VrJ suggest is worthy,.of the_ fullest ate investigation;'" '•-..■ fi-\ : '- ■ : ■-■'■, ■".:•'. •;.■;'.. ''■' ■ , --V :;' : a:^ii,;fii).?:j ',:PiciFlC CABUB ;FINANCES;^;;J; ' '.-. . (Ren'. December -i,'; 11.20":p.m,j'%:|:j;!:^(Si . '" : ' ;.■'•"' : .■' 1 -London; ', The Pacific:,Cablo; Board's : tiraates to March,-; 1911,"'are as.'.M'lo.ww'iC'.rl;;) Receipts,. ;)| ; ij For the.follbtnng'"^ar:-.the\,rateipS;'ar3 , ..'';'--',-j| estimated'.at' il4p,oM/-.and theyexpendij,.'; -pw] ture at y': :^^:^c-:^O'A^^'f: M