THE PACIFIC CABLE.
POPULARISING THE ROUTE. [BY TELEGRAPH. ASSOCIATION.] • if Cheistchurch, Wednesday. With regard to the proposed free press messages on the Pacific cable, Sir Joseph Ward states that the details are still being' discussed. Pie explained that the 500 words which it is proposed to transmit free daily would not be sent direct to all the newspapers in the colony, but would be transmitted to one centre for distribution throughout the colony. Since the completion of th« cable net ona press message from Home Lad been transmitted over the Pacific cable. The idea of transmitting news free was to bring more prominently before the public the advantages of the rout-
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12241, 9 April 1903, Page 4
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