CABLE MESSAGES.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4972, 28 February 1877, Page 2

CABLE MESSAGES.

The following. is a specimen of how cable messages are mutilated during transmission from Europe, principally, it is believed, by the Dutch operators : Singapore (no date). Depretis declared Italy cannot abandon Treaty Parish All esays approval, all refrenturn. Gratnffs proposal despoleres approving their decisions. Kabinck defered resolution occupation Bulgaria pending reference Queen. Pro Jose 6000 Belgians occupaty. Disraelig fortress Belgrade fired Australian monitor. Singapore, 15th December. • French Ministry remodelled. Simon, Premier. Interior, Martha, Justice. Others remain. This serimous conflict McMahon left indeed. Singapore, 6th December. Kistmaryk Keichstach Russia seekn not great conquests, asks Bis only cooperan conference amelooran Christian's triple alliance subsists, Germany's friendship, England equally traditional, believed difference England and Russia be arranged, Germany's task medcate Powers, lokalize war, if efforts fudle, cannot conjecture future. In other messages "special" was given in place of "speech," at the commencement of a message; "Povv" for population," collander" for commander ; " mountain" for maintain ; " revny" for recently ; and other errors too numerous to mention.

But Buch extraordinary contortions often serve to destroy the whole reading of a sentence. For instance, the word "Costi," in a message relating to the Eastern question, was quite unintelligible, and had to be omitted. These instances could be multiplied. to any extent, and are sometimes most aggravating as well as perplexing. The word " Powers" for " Porte" entirely subverted the whole meaning of a message. ; .