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PUBLIC RECORD.OFFICE

Reference :-

EPERPC.O.537

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO

pourt out that their Lordships appear & have

what Limits fand being the overlooked, the fact, viz

that the operation of

lazing

a

new cable

from Lingapore to be

Conected with the

existing

cable between

Haughing Haigon (at

near the latter

Надких a point place)

would not

have the affect of telegraphically Connecting Hongkang & Singapore, unless

at the same

time the

Connection

existing between Haghig Haigen were cut, becauerin

current of electricity

passingalong the

new cable from

in

Singapore at the junction,

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arrival

would

to Earth at the

nearest point, namely

Saizon (arly a faint,

probably ineffective, portion

passing of the current.

totkey);

aling

the cable to

and in that case

the

cutting of the connection with between Ame king

& Saigon would be Costitute

was jok

an

act

the operation of pist as much as the other operation of cutting out Saign by connecting

the