TELEGRAPH AROUND THE WORLD
The London Daily News says that three lines of telegraphic cable are to be laid, under the direction of Mr Cyrus W. Field. One will be from San Francisco to Honolulu, thence to Midway Island, and thence to Yokohama, 5573 miles. Another will be from Victoria, Vancouver's Island, to Hakokadi, Japan, thence to Asiatic Russia, communicating with Possiette, which is already connected by telegraph with St. Petersburg. From Atcha, one of the Aleutian Isles, a line is to go to Yokohama and Shanghai, thus communicating with China, while from Yokohama a line is to go to Niphon, thence to Possiette, Russia. It is estimated that 8463 miles will be required from San Francisco to Possiette, Russia, by the first line. By the other line, from Victoria to the same place, about 5244 miles will be needed. Lines from Honolulu to Australia will join San Francisco and Melbourne, touching at the Fiji Islands ; thence lines will reach New Caledonia and Brisbane, which is already connected with Melbourne, Adelaide, and Fort Darwin on the north coast, and a contract has been made fora line from that place to Java. Java is already in communication with India and China.
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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1081, 15 January 1872, Page 3
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200TELEGRAPH AROUND THE WORLD Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1081, 15 January 1872, Page 3
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