GENERAL CABLES.
Wonderful Marconi. Red Tapedom Askance. Automobile Racing Permit. Panama Canal Treaty Signed* Lord Milner's Successor. England stood Alone. Connaught's Courage.
[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] Received January 23, 9.45 p.m. London, Friday. Signor Marconi asked tbo Britinh postal authorities to connect his wireless station at Poldhu, Cornwall, with the nearest telegraph office and accept Marconigrams like cablegrams. The post office is not convinced that system ommercially possible, or completely secret. It is also hampered by the Kaiser's proposal for an International Conference to discuss the whole wireless system. The Great Britain and Ireland Automobile Club is promoting a Bill to enable the race for Mr Gordon Bennett's cup to be run. Ireland, Great Britain. France, Germany and America are each sending three competitors. Received January 23, 11.30 p.m. The Daily Express's Johannesburg correspondent sayi it is stated officially that the Marquis of L'nlitbgow will be Lord Milnor's ultimate successor. The Times's Pans correspondent states that France and Italy withheld their support from Britain in the Dardanelles protest. Calcutta, Friday. The Duke of Conn aught in a shooting expedition at Sohogpur, central India, secured three tigers with hie own gun during one beat. deceived January 24, 1 a.m. New Yobk, Friday. The Panama Canal Treaty has been signed at Washington.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7631, 24 January 1903, Page 2
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