From THE "NorrH-Cuia DaiLy News," or Jury 9, 1878
From Taiwan: A correspondent of the "Daily, Pr writes:—On Thurs~ day June 20, a novel and interesting ment Was tried in Talwantoo for n the history of Formosa.
nan voice was transmitted by phone a distance of over 30 miles. Through the courtesy of the Taotai, two telephonic instruments, the property of a member of the community were connected with the Government telegraph wires that run between Talwanfoo and Takow. The first experiment was made on the line between Taiwanfoo and Anping, a distance of about four miles. "Messages were transmitted, to which answers were received, without difficulty or interrupt tion. Later on in the day, messages were exchanged with Takow, distant 20 miles, from Taiwanfoo, and although external' sounds such as the humming of insects and the general stir and movement in the city, with possibly some detective connection of the instruments, prevented a perfect transmission o; vonversat: character in the presence of the for' a space of over an hour.
pressed great interest in the telephone and, with that enlightened courtesy chat "has always marked his action in international questions during his long tenure of office in Formosa, placed, for the purpose of further experiment, the whole of the telegraph Stafl and the wires at the disposal of the gentleman to whom the telephone belonged. The telegraph office is manned by some highly intelligent young Chinese, who have received their
Arsenal education in telegraphy in the Foochow
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.