CABLE RESTORATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 102, 23 September 1914, Page 5

CABLE RESTORATION.

J A FULL MONTH REQUIRED. By Telegraph.—Press Associatian. Auckland, Last JSgbt. ' I reparations have been made by Mr. Malward for the restoration of the Paeilic eiuble service ae soon as tummse-i ments have 'been made that will Tenable the work to i>e undertaken, tfinee he has no explanation of the causa of Wio interruption. Mr. Milward has Hmt . his plans on the presumption that the entire equipment of the station, buildings and instruments, will have Jo lx; replaced, ilc stated this evening that provided projection is given against further interference 'by the enemy he will be able to restore cam-" muMca' on within one month from "the departure of the equipment and workmen from Auckland.

Discussing the interruption of fjho cable from a, commercial point of view, Mr. Milward remarked that the enforced idleness of the cubic was in every way most regret-table. Since the <mtbreak of (the war the traffic had increased very greatly, and when the interruption occurred the caible w»a handling 24,000 words a day. The cable was toeing worked to its maximum Capacity with no miore t'han the normal delay, though a slightly heavier traffic could have 'been sustained without Bartons delay in transmission. T. js rate was determined'by the "slowest" seetion, the long span of 3458 nautical iffiles from Fanning Island to Bamftejd Creek (Vancouver Island) 1