THE PRESS CONFERENCE.

Otago Witness, Volume 06, Issue 2899, 6 October 1909, Page 3

THE PRESS CONFER ENCE.

K EDUCTION IX CABLE RATES. TRIBUTi-I TO NEW ZEALAND DELEGATES. (F?.^M Oni ?l'lC'. \I. CoHHKSPOXUENT.i AI'L'KLAXD. .Vtp' ember 30. In lii? i ,v ..' oi „:i inn j view to-ddy I'^.llJ.u., il. '^'s oi ihj P.e:-.s Con.ei'ghcv, bir .ivcopii \V lJlvl t j ldt []„ Pr^ss (JorJer-i'iu.? completed its bitiin^s be. ore he ai rived in L'j-ndon. In focussing the views ci public opinion from ail parts ot the Empire tne conltrence had bdyon-d nil question dona good work. He had no daub; whatever that it would have a £re?t effect in pj^omotiriu and fecHdifyino; jn Ir.ip^rlal fc>ent:ir*nt throughout the E.!ii;ji:-c. He had observed with extreme salis/au'tioii the dhare the New Zealand ijiember.* took in the d'&cusaions at the gaii\pnn-4, and public men in th-e Old Land in c.iou-.'c-inv the matter with him had •L-xpre.-,. od the opinion that the New Zealand ropr^t-ntatives had done full justice to the country they represented. "The con i'e:v rice took up the- question of a rtxiucti-jn in press cable rates for the benefit of the people in no uncertain jM.nnnei." hs said, "and its advocacy in tills direction hat; helped on a forward movement on practical lilies, M-hich I am M.u-e will b? to tha entire .satisfaction of t!i3 people of the countries l-epresented by the deputation of pre««nien. One of the l)/actic;d results of the Press Conference in London ih that.^for th« first time ->ti\.n J »unien*6 have bet-n made to allow 200 m - c,.;'c:-, oi pi e&s news per day to come airc-h the Pacific cable to Aurtrplia and Nei Zta'ar.d. Ti:« limitation of 2CO words 's ti^o narrow : but there m^st iys a bi?»innißit iv all thin^-;. and the arrangenu;.t ir. .-le is a start 'ii the ii<rht direction.' l!e lcoVed ioiward to the time v.X,: the i.i ifi. cole v.onld l>e completed on iiifj Ail.mli.- -Ide by having a State- •] '1 tibs „r.l until tint wj.-, done thn ful! h ■.ciit 'A tiio Paciiic lir.e would liot Lo <'1)i..:!.i.d