CABLE FACILITIES.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16431, 27 January 1919, Page 7

CABLE FACILITIES.

RETENTION OF GERMAN LINES URGED. (By Cable.—Press Areocialion.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received January 28th, 5.45 j>.m.) LONDON, January 23. Mr A. Fishor and Sir Thomas Mackenzie had an interview with Mr A. H. Illingworth, Postmaster-General, pointing out the urgency of restoring the 60-called Imperial cable across the Atlantic, which has been interrupted for some months, so as to facilitate the speedier despatch of Australian and New Zealand soldiers' deferred messages, and securing remittances. Tho delay on the Pacific route was almost entirely duo to Atlantic congestion. The Imperial cable belonged to Germany, and a British cruiser cut it near Fayal, in the Azores, within four hours of the declaration of war. Later, the cable was repaired, and connected with. Nova Scotia and the British Isles. France took over the other German Atlantic cable, but thus far liad not attempted to use it. Business men in France and England demand that the two cables ehall bo rotained permanently, thus eliminating German control of the Atlantic cables. The matter has been referred to the Peace Conference.