Nox. specia service San Francisco, Oct. 21.
Effective from to-day, the new [deferred cable and radio press rate Detween Japan and San Francisco will be available at 9 cents gold a word.
The cheapest press rate heretofore available in this circuit has been 18 cents gold a word, and even the 18 cent, rate has been effective only a few months, Rates to other points are not fected by the new San Francisco rata, Reports from Kyoto indicate that delegates to the Pan-Pacific Confer-fence soon to meet there are much pleased, but that the agenda of the conference will be but little changed.
had been intended to make a strong drive for the rate now put into effect.
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