Seventy Pears Ago From Tug "Norri-Ciina Day News" or JuLy 28, 1809
The project of laying a telegraph wipe "Siria and Russia granted to certain parties in London the Concession of the right of laving a submarine cable, with a monopoly for 40 years, from the mouth of the River to" run to Japan, Shanghai, the Government undertaking to complete as far as the mouth of the taking is complete and better communication is established with India, there will remain only one very great telegraphic enterprise to be accomplished—a cable to Australia Ship Which Struck Mine Nears Hongkong Hongkong, July 26. The British steamer Haitan, which struck a mine off the Fukien Coast yesterday, is expected to arrive here either tonight or tomorrow.—Reuter.
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