CHEAP CABLES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LX, Issue LX, 2 November 1910, Page 8

CHEAP CABLES.

: \ TO BE DISCUSSED AT IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. BY CABLE— PRESS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT. (Received Nov. 2, 10.45 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 1. It is understood that the Government will invite the Postmasters-General of the Overseas Dominions to the Imperial Conference to discuss the question of cheap telegraphy. The Morning Post says it is easily demonstrable that universal penny cables would result in an enormous loss. Ordinary citizens may ask why they should be called on to contribute to the loss on a service that is practically of no value to them, and may argue further that those benefiting by ocean telegraphy should pay. for the cbnvenience. Any conceivable relief to users of the cables must be more modest than a penny-a-worr 1 rate.