The Archive · 1929

The Great Northern Telegraph

'A Peking telegram to the "Shun pao" reports that, in view of the that the agreement entered into by the Chinese Government with the Great Northern Telegraph Ca, will expire next the Danish Government has measures to deal with this matter.

The first provides for the company to return to China her telegraph rights on condition that all princi and interest on loans granted the Danish Government to China fs paid in full and the second sug gests a provisional agreement between China and the Danish Government pending the repayment of principal and interest on the leats in question.

An interesting statement with reference to China's telegraph and wireless services appeared in the this being to the The Chiaotungpu having determined to discontinue the contracts: entered into with the Eastern Ex-mand the Great Northern!

Telegraph Companies, when they Jexpire at the end of next year, the work carried on by the foreign cable firms will be taken over by the powerful wireless stations which the Ministry is installing at Chenju and Livhong villages.

Contracts already have been entered into with American, French and German Governments) to ex:

Jehange radiograms, these agreements providing further that the three countries concerned shall supply China with the necessary wireless apparatus for the powerful stations mentioned." aswell as! engineering experts fo assist in their' installation. The apparatus and Jengineers have arrived here and work already has started on the installation of a branch station near the Bureau of Foreign Affairs which soon be completed and which will be put into operation by the end lof this year. However, most of the apparatus so far has come from Germany.

Two sets of American apparatus fand one French set for use at [Chenju and Liuhong will be installed soon and the work in this connection will be completed by April or May next.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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