The Daily News. WEDENSDAY NOVEMBER 1, 1905. A STATE OWNED CABLE SERVICE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7966, 1 November 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. WEDENSDAY NOVEMBER 1, 1905. A STATE OWNED CABLE SERVICE.

j 'Mi. rnoHoii 111 a■ (e l.y Mr Tii'mias in j I"''tlit;il llihim- hist Thursday lui', i i'i" iivv.mlili Mnv-njiuent in < . the linpriittl and Canadian ; 1 ■ run ■ it's v. it h ii \ i.'\\ I<► ~Ps ; 1 «- ? tw !'( r.r/l T'r iiC.jllll'P thr ( '/I liddilll j I■ M i 'Jit' :t till - k||. n| 1 !i. ■ A 1 V! U' ca -• in • if.!'•(• I >.t i miip'.'t I' t)w Slat. . ! "Viud I.M" 'Yulti A rst liiliii In I 1 j anoMn-r •11• j i \ nwii I'ils .-lit ui ii'ihl; ■ v '-at 'S I'"lisi) I.']'. '! aS of Ml,. I • :• < : i i ;>•: an' lit nisi n I h' 1 l-*:s• pi re. 1 | '?.* 11! rli, I: < I .li-i-h i.1;l 1 rO'll! UULid.iT '< ; *h. <in! itu.lv j -If' I'll rase in favour of siieis a pro j _>"•! and nin t ■ •i.ds Miat t| t .' Imperial | 'W-'-ci'ap'; m-t ;o in- jr- ! a --in id< :>il p;t\-*r air. isinry than thr j imperial ii;* \. » wii! lie in \ !v«' iinimvi no\ I c«.':apiit,Hr|i' in cash. }hit far mhi- • au\ [ussiliir ("inniri cial : !■ ~s ui Mv dp.-rai iuii nf the -\siem. | ' nt ihl:' ori Mi.- Ma- lhiil\ f Vail Hii\s that Tor some Mme past j oj- aM» n M>o vni'iin s pans » «»:' Mi«' I-'mpinf has been nropiisi-ii I-* M l .-' Cm.-rnHH-iil. In HUM) | a iot nniM<v was appoint rf t o inqtiire ; ' :11 *» .the present svstcin of (rnj ph <: »(.iiiiiiiinicat ion between different ' part* of tfra Kmpijv. ami to ('oiismUt in what respects il requires Id hv snppl tin nt< ;I." In its chief reporl the ••jtnmilf'v ina.'lc Mie foli<j-winn i'f'-<nn-m- mlal i<ai< ; In \ u \\ of \\w proUibiljiTv of cabe-cui i a variety ol al- . :ernate loiit.'s i«> all important I'ril!i possesions and naval stations i h' u! i !.e pio\i'(lci| uh.-rcvcr it is i ss< nM.it !•» sftMirc m-1 iTiii'iirat inn in tin.o nf war. Appi.* 1 « hut not jiar nniiiinl . \aliir ♦.j.ruU N» ,i 11 arlns) 1o Mi«' pcw-M'sson nf "all Itritisli -- rimirs. K\n\ imp rrtant foK.ay nr naval base shoiikl l,«- rorincrli'M with »his romrlty l»y oin" <'ablv* touching onlv on Hrilish Krritory or on t!>> territory of some ui- n'l!> netijial. After this t hei>slioii'fl I «■ many alternative cables a< p«rsc-ilil<*. following Mic normal r-.'M.s |,y riitnnu'vrial nm ti o us. I hj- coin ni: 111 r. poiniis) -•nt Miaf Mif onl> iiM'ans I(\ which Mi-- Movi-i ntm-iil could e\ercise an efficient conMvl n\er cables was in pf/S-iss th.-iii hi-rsi'lf. This report, to

with a ttH'iimrnmlmn submitted \<y Sir Kawltord as to tlr Pacific cnhif am! the telegraph r-r\ i'v of tl'.c KtUpi|V\ was t t lw c.titmial ('iml'fivm'f i>[ ISM.-J. Sir S.nnlfun! VU min- in his memorandum d-'M*ril« <1 tlx- M'hrmo h<> had *-u!. 111i111'«I I o tColonial S.tiv- ' ;m , v in ISPS for "on.' iinlirolM-n chain of *^tafe-ovii'-t! telegraphs ai'ourvd ' h.' L;! o( >i •, lourhiiiL or t all ih- Ui.»al J'riUsh so as l i firing i»nrli or" tln-in into direct I'icfirir touch with t he " Mot hvr-roiin- ' r.\ ." A M !ia I I i inc ' I 9o*J ) < lir S i att» < • u!.• '1 I'ai'ilii* ralil.- connect ini: Cana da with \'cu Zealand and Australia had ahead;. it. . n pract ica!l\ < <>i»t]»[»< ted and M would co-i aliotd LI hhh.fifio. which Sir S ; 1 r i 1 ■ l l ■ I . I.'seril.. d a.an aiii<>i<iit In \ n-w oi 1 I In' ira'ii'-h" "1. imiHtriuuU 1 o I l.f a t i aiui-d Tit-- r.'Milt the Colonial <' i'hi.'r-'iir<- rairi<-| r h. ■ I'ol ). v. ii.i: i '-"hit ion : "Thai h 'ha. >n I'm tin- .-in.-ni •- a.-> lo ealde commune'- .1.11 a rliin-.,. > i j i ■ 111.1, U ll- i ! i '\ ' t' | ii'ifi "M 1,:,., 1„. in<,.| d IVV •' 1 1 <• ' ll • Co\rl mm, Ml ~| C,..» . rilon .'i ] i j • t ;i M i- tc-rni-. and. ai'-'i' due TM»; ice. a II OJ" . I 11 \ < t|' 111'' Cil I lies In which ihf agreement:-? -eia!>-" ; wliirli. ,1 i* dies i.oihiii'i rK«*. shour- lhat r lie . )|I i H t< 'II It, ;111 ( Ml| I"l i;i I commit • i s < i 1111 • r*< 'lit to thai i.i .»»!.-• select - i J i r •'! ii <«nl\ 0, r ,. |• i r t of ( lie J\mp:»v. The ralih' has mo* proved a tiiMttciat chn-i'ly o\\ iti<r to I he compel it ion ot' fhf> l!iO-i ci'n KMni-•-ion Coinpan>. which si ill receives a larue measure of support fmni soma of t he St at e < Jm eminent s of \n-.tra-lia. In order to place tin- ea'l.le on ■ a '•oitnd iviinnvrcial hnsis it has hrvt\ sui: -• t' <1 th.it I he two calih'S should ! i-c ami tin.- juviii* and

losses pooled. This ivriahily appears I <> l)<-' an easy ami •ellVct ivc way oi overcoming a •riilliniltj^i!wt slumkl nt'vor lmw arisen, except tor pettiness of thv Ausiralian Shite Oovernnifht. In thvsv ilays nous must bo Np-io-<iii(v anil reliable to command at ten! ion. aivd call!** nvws must not In* subject to mutilation. Thr subject ol a complete Imperial cable ; service should cot I'ainly «ihii attention of the next Colonial Conference.