m Extension Line Capable of Carrying 2,100 Letters Per Minute London, Jan. 15, The es. Colonia, largest cable ship inthe world, sailed from Greenwich this afternoon to lay Extension Telegraph duplicate cable, over 1,800 nautical milex in length, be= even Cocos and Fremantle, "The able is of the new loaded type, the first British owned and manufuetured Toaded cable to he pur down. It ix designed for a speed of 2,100 letters per minute, ax compared with 145 letters of which the present line is capable, The question of further develop. ing lines between Fremantle and Adeluide The Ci at the middle of February, and to complete the laying of the cable to, Fremantle early in March—Reuter™
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