THE PACIFIC CABLE

Evening Star, Issue 14473, 26 January 1911, Page 6

THE PACIFIC CABLE

INCREASED FACILITIES. THE ATLANTIC AND AN “ ALL-RED * ROUTE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, SYDNEY'', January 25. Mr Mil ward, manager for tho Pacific Cable Board in the Pacific, has returned from a visit to Canada. He says that the Board now control the line of communication from Australia to Montreal, and have eil'uctcd an installation which has enabled tho despatch of cablegrams to be expedited 25 per cent. ; in oilier words, thcl Board arc able to deal with 25 per cent, more business in a given time. Mr Milward's mission was for the purjiosc of installing apparatus and taking over for the Board the lino previously leased from the Canadian Pacific Company. The telegraph can now cany messages over 6,100 miles with only one land line, whereas the old .system required three handlings. Asked if the innovation was likely to load to a reduction ol rates within a reasonable time, Mr Milward said: “It places us in a better position in regard to a reduced cost. The present weekly average over the Pacific line is 42,000 words. This shows a marked continyons increase. It is conceivable that if tho Board increased tho carrying capacity of tho cables to a largo extent, and the public supplied sufficient business, the rates may be affected. Referring to the All-Red route, Mr Milward said it would obviously bo an advantage to have a cable right through the Atlantic. The cables at the present time are practically controlled by American capitalists.