GENERAL CABLES.
CHEAPENING CABLE HATES. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, October 30. to the House of Commons Mr W. Redmond suggested that the deferred cahio system between England and Australia should be extended to provide for ton words for five shillings, carrying the delay from 48 to G2 hours or longer. Mr H. Samuel, Postmaster-General, replied that the negotiations which had been proceeding with the Cable Board and the Cable Companies were now nearly completed, and he hoped that a cheaper system for week-end messages would be introduced, though it was impossible to fix the charge as low as Mr Redmond suggested. CANADIAN POLITICS. Ottawa, October 29. Mr Louis Lodcre has been sworn in as Secretary of State in the Borden Cabinet. Air Rogers has been transferred to the Public Works Department, succeeding Mr Monk. Mr Roche has been transferred to the Department of the Interior. THE TJ.S.A. AND CUBA. Havana, October 30. Conservative leaders deny that there is any need for United States’ intervention.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 57, 31 October 1912, Page 8
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167GENERAL CABLES. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 57, 31 October 1912, Page 8
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