to inform their Lordships
that
on the 11th instant
a notice was received
from the Central Talth ffice that "The Eastern Company's cable between Singapore
& Saigon in temp warily interrupted, & the only available route for China
Adapan is by the Great Northern Company's route via Russia".
On the
13th wish a further notice
was received,
that The
Singapore Saigen cable
is repaired; messagesch
China Japan
can again
be forwarded by the lastin
Company". The interruption
of the cable was th
on
2416 the present occas
short duration;
to siguire
but Jam
whether the
possibility of
the recur-
rence of such an
which might be more frolonged interruption affects
their Lordship's decisio
as to the desirabilit
of.
a
direct cable from
Singapore to Hongkay.
3.
I am at the same,
time to transmit tizen
Hal
to be laid before
Lordships, copy of a
letter from the Lendar Chamber of Commerce supporting the proposal of direct telegraphic Communication between
those
Hongsong
No.
Straits
9394
(Subject.)
REC?
417
DOMESTIC.
C. O.
9394
REGE27 MAY 85
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Article by Special Correfor- English Policy National Defence
(Minutes.)
Mr Meade
With this letter from the Times Herything Chinese Correspondent (Mr Colquhoun) I also annex a pamphlet
"The Defences of received privately from
Both are now partially
the Colony-
froductions
times
out of date.
? to Capt Jekyll to note & then