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Cape to Cairo Telegraph.

With regard to. the Cape to Cairp ; telegiaph, we understand that the line has .now been laid to a point fifty miles beyond Kasanga, iqi German East Africa, and a hundred miles beyond the southern end of Lake Tanganyika, Nearly 3,000 o| the total 5,000 miles have been completed from the Cape, while the Egyptian telegraphs run south for about 1,700 miles., leaving over 1,200 miles to complete. Much less difficulty bag been experienced; with the natives than was expected, though the line runs through the territories .of many warlike tribes. So far from destroying it, however, they are rendering assistance in- the construction. Ac first the constructors would give the Native? an electric shock. or two, and after that the line-became a .fetish with which they would not meddle at all. Little or no damage ha? been done by wild beasts or the unwieldy elephant- The great obstacles have been in cutting through almost impenetrable forests, where trees would fall on the line. Another consideration is the enormous difficulty of transport,, the carrying of all. the . material thousands of miles by rail and. boat. All the materials have beept got out for the construction of the, line through German territory, leaving only Britishs'East Africa tp be spanned. The rates will be considerably lower than the ; Sa 6dt per word , .now charged by • the marine cable .companies jlrom - .Cape Town to .England'.-—St, James’ Gazette. - ' ; : <

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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 137, 16 April 1901, Page 4

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Cape to Cairo Telegraph. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 137, 16 April 1901, Page 4

Cape to Cairo Telegraph. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 137, 16 April 1901, Page 4

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