THE CABLE INTERRUPTION.
NEW LINE TO BE LAID
United Press Association. By Electric Telegraph — Copyright,
(Beoeived March 10, 10am)
Melbourne, This day,
Great inconvenience has been occasioned the last few weeks owing to the breakdown of the overland telegraph wires, and the South Australian (government, realising their responsibility, have resolved to take vigorous action to improve the service. Mr Cockburn, Ministerial head of the Post and Tele? graph Department, intimated that the Government had decided to run a duplicate wire along the central route, ao if one wire breaks down another will be available. At dangerous crossings, where flood storms are likely to interrupt communication, the line will be duplicated in addition. The line will be worked on the duplex principle,
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9110, 10 March 1898, Page 3
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