CO129-422 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [5-6] — Page 592

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REG 22 JUL 15

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG, 17th. June, 1915.

Sir,

375 Gend.

With reference to your Despatch marked Miscella-

-neous of the 26th. January, I have the honour to confirm my tele-

-gram of the 19th. April, an en clair version of which is enclosed,

on the subject of telegraphic and telephonic communication with the

Naval Wireless Telegraph Station on Stonecutters Island.

2.

The only connection at present existing between

Stonecutters Island and the Island of Hongkong consists of a cable,

Military owned and maintained by the Novel Authorities, which passes via the

Kowloon Peninsula. Those Authorities have no spare wires available

in this cable for purposes of establishing a connection with the

local Telegraph Offices, but they are in a position to make their ow arrangements for telephonic communication between the new

station and Headquarters.

3.

This Government is ordering from the Crow

Agents a length of cable to be laid between Kowloon peninsula and

the island of Hongkong, and, when this cable is supplied, wires

could be made available for purposes of the new Wireless Station.

It would be necessary in addition to provide a length of cable to

connect Stonecutters Island and the Kowloon peninsula, and to run

an overhead line or, preferably, an underground cable across the

peninsula. If cable which the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company

have in stock were purchased, the Public Works Department could at

once proceed to make the necessary connections between the Wireless

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

ANDRE BONAR LAW, M.P.,

&C.,

&c.,

&c...

Station