CO129-221 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [4-6] — Page 258

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A versel

sea anchored

might

off

be stationed out at

come shoal opposite

Cape St James, and the present cables might be under-rum and lengthened

so as to meet at the versel Hus:-

thy Kong

venel

Cape James

When the current is allowed to

at the versel it will not

Singapore

to eartho

до

до

aw

James, and

Can

be

reficated

to Cape

to

may

so that a

message

to

ov

vice versâ, the

new and

Singaporo

bening of

course

wire disconnected.

The hire and maintenance of vessel would be only temporary during

the raw,

and

would cont

very

little

entirely

new line; and

long

as

Ive

J

We

Could

Compared to an it is presumed that as have control of the sea, protect auch

of

a

vessel.

may

be no such shoal

2. But there or convenient auchorage for

There

are,

however,

many

a

ahip.

Islands

euch as Sulo leicer de mev, Sulo Sapata,

Gulo Condore and probably other still

more convenient, one

taken possession of

b

au the

Singapore;

or the wires at the vessel

be connected

I may go direct from Hong Kong.

comparatively short line to Cape & Tames

other hand it is desired to telegraph

Singapore to Cape

from Sang Kong or Singapore

& Games the wire to that place

would be connceled

and the other

wire

disconnected

which might

be

of

or hired, if belonging

any friendly power; and the intermediato Station might be established on such

an island, thus

Cochin

China

Saigon

dreet Syne

Cafe & comes

*New Branch"

from Singapore

to Hong Kong

kake Jammerom

Cape

Pulo Cercer de ther

Pulo Sapato

Tulo Condore

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