CABLE SYSTEMS.
COMPANIES SHOWING MORE ACTIVITY. By Telegraph—P.-ess Assn—Copyright. Received August 1, 8.15 p.m. London, July 29. The principal repairs to the cable systems have been completed, but pre-war transmissions tc Australia will not be, resumed until the Indo-European system, traversing South Russia, is restored. The Eastern Extension Company is spending £3,000,000 in improving the system to Australia, in view of the coming competition with wireless, a iipw cable will be laid at the earliest date from London, via (libra!tar, Malta and Singapore. Possibly another line to Australia will be duplicated. High-speed instruments will be installed, increasing the capacity of the existing cables. The Eastern Extension Company hopes to be abel to transmit direct from London to Adelaide with the speediest automatic instruments.—United Service.
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Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1919, Page 5
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