Having seen the methods of the manufacture of cables and the despatch of the cables from the Works, it will be of interest continued the lecturer, to see " how these cables are handled when they arrive at their destination and hew difficulties are overcome in the laying of the cables under ground or across rivers, also particulars of the laying of the 55,000 volt cable in Holland. The laying of cable across the River Usk which is about the width of the Huangpu, Shanghai, is shown be a very easy matter. The large drums carrying the cable are loaded into a lighter specially prepared with cradles which will permit the drums revolving.
When the lighter arrives at the selected spot, the shore ends are landed and put into position and' fixed in as the lighter is towed across the river. These cables are laid into the bed of the river with a diver in attendance to ensure bac they lie in a comfortable The laying of a cable underground al gh a very much. more usual proceeding and one which can be aeon every day in
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