THE PACIFIC CABLE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10571, 18 January 1896, Page 6

THE PACIFIC CABLE.

grass AsßOCiaftsn—By Telegraph—Copyright, Sydney, January It.

.The Pacific CabJa Ooaiersnce will be opened this afternoon. Poetmßstor-peaeral Tbycnerepresents Queensland; Postmastergeneral Daffy, Victoria; Dr Cockbnrn, South Australia, Western Australia, snd Tasmania; the Hon. W. P. Raeves,.New Zealand. Itigconsidered tbatthe chief lion in the path will ba South Australia1- vested interest in the peesent». cable, she ■■■>. ving" spent half a million itetHng to oor.nui-t Mis cable terminus at Port Darwin with the Eastern Botanies, but the delegates are hopefnlof an Wnicable adjustment of the matter. ■ ' ■■

The proceedings of the conference will ba Bore or less of an informal character, and their results will ba more in the way of inggestioas to the commissioners who are to be subsequently appointed than laying down hard-and-fast lines for their guidance.

The Daily T»legraph strongly supports the appointments of Lord Jersey and the Hon. Mr Reeves aB Australasian delegates to the Imperial Colonial Conference to disease the Pacific cable. The writer adds that the Agents-general cannot be too closely in toach with the existing feeling in Australia on the Bubjeot, and while Mr Reeves is thoroughly up to date in everything Austra,lian he will go from the Sydney Conference folly seized .with its -views. Later. The Pacific Cable Conference sat late tonight, but came to no decision which could be made public. The conference will sit again to-morrow; It is' thought likely that Lord. Jersey and Mi Beeves will be appointed delegates. .'.■