CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 504, 11 May 1909, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

REMARKS BY PRIME MINISTER. - .Thß.' Prims - Minister states'. that ho' is 'not at all -satisfied..-with, the present press cable f? r I IC xr J? -p n 6land--hia contention being that New; Zealand' suffers in consequenco of the news coming first .to. Australia, 'and beine primarily, meant for Australian, readors.To a;representative of; this journal .last evening bir Joseph ,V\ ard emphasised his views on this subject, and desired that publicity sh6uld be given to them.. Ho said this was not a new question,' it _had eropped up in 'regard to important piatters at varioits. tiriies. For in.stance, _t-his was' the case at the, last Imperial Conference. He did not blame thos6; tou 1 i"®lr ii • ® ,l )res , s service in . tho . Old •ttorld. He.thought they did their best in respect to that conference, but'. still they did not,; in "his opinioii, meot'tlio requirements of New Zealand. , • could bo moro'marked,".. said the lnmo 'Minister,.- "than tho ' extraordinary .omission to. advise through .tho.cablo service for the information of New Zealand readers the enthusiastic way in which;tho New' Zc& land Government's proposal in regard to assisting in naval dofcrico was, received 111 the Old Country,- as well as the reception of the statomont made, by Mr. Asquith, the British Primo Minister, 111 .the llouso of Commons. We ought, I think, to hiive a separate service, established,- via" tho Pacific' Cablo. Tho Now Zealand press should help to support the Pacific cablo, as nearly all tho business pcoplo hero do. This matter is .0110 of considerable importance, and has been engaging -a great doal of ■ attention ; by public hs weir as by business men throughout- tho country." ■ Sir Joseph' Ward is of opinion that a cheaper Borneo could bo arranged via tha Pacific line.