The Pacific Cable

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 18, 8 September 1914, Page 5

The Pacific Cable

GERMAN CRUISER’S WORK AT

FANNING ISLAMO.

JPbb Pbeb* Association.] Wellington, September ?. The Government received void today that the Pacific Cable was cut at Fanning Island. It is believe 1 this was done by the German cruiser Nurnberg.

(Fanning Island was annexed by Britain in 1888. It has an area of IS square miles and a population of |srt The cocoa nut is cultivated by a limiter liability company which owns the island.)

THE INFORMATION MIXED. NOT GERMAN CRUISER BUT FRENCH VESSEL. Wellington, September 8. , A first message received by the Government regarding the cutting of the Pacific cable stated that a German cruiser, supposed to be the Nuremburg, was seen approaching. A second message said that a large three-funnel vessel was seen approaching. She was flying the French fkig, and the officer in charge was going off to her in a boat. At this point the message was interrupted.

DISCONNECTED BY ARRANCE-

MENT.

Auckland, September 8. No communications have been received via the Pacific cable to-day. Superintendent Hertsl’ett states that the Government or the Admiralty, for some unexplained reason, instructed that the cable be disconnected at Suva. Superintendent Hortslett made no further statement beyond that possibly it. was a precautionary measure to prevent the enemy tapping the cable, on account of the cable being cut beyond Suva The Pad fie Cable Board’s repairing si.-airier Irish was due to arrive at Suva from Vancouver to-day.