Tokyo, Oct, 15.
An agreement has been reached between the American Radio Corpor= ation and the Japanese Government to lower the trans-Pacific radio press rates The new rates become effective jon November 1. They are from Tokyo:—
To New York 42 sen a word To San Francisco 86 sen a word:
To Honolulu 24 sen a word, The present rates are, respectively; 60, 64 and 44 sen a word.
Tokyo originally proposed that there should be one rate: 40 sen for London, Western. Europe or New York, but the trans-Continental: Telegraph Company, operating: communications between New York and San Francisco, turned dovgn the proposal. Hence the new: Tokyo-New York rate of 42 sen.
The European companies concern. ed have not -yet replied to th Japanese proposal—Reuter,
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