CHEAPER CABLE RATES.
WIRELESS COMPETITION. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. , Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Reed. 12.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, Aug. 28. Replying to an agitation by the press for cheaper cable rates, the managing director of the Amalgamated Wireless Company states that his company has applied for a Government license to establish a. wireless station in Australia, in conjunction with the Marconi Com pan to conduct a direct wireless service with Eng- I land. The company is prepared to handle all classes of messages at one-third less than the existing cable rates. The com- 1 pany hopes to make substantial reductions as traffic increases. j
MINISTER'S STATEMENT. I NO REDUCTION REPORTED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. | (Reed. 12.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Aug 28. j The Federal Postmaster-General, Mr. W. Webster, states that he has received no notification of any reported intention to reduce the costs of cable messages. !
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17251, 29 August 1919, Page 7
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