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THE PACIFIC CABLE . 1 . Report of the Pacific Cable Committee . ( C . 9247 of
1899 . ) 2 . Further correspondence relating to the proposed construction of a
cable across the Pacific Ocean . ( Cd . 46 , 1900 . ) 3 . Pacific Cable Act , 1901 .
THE PACIFIC CABLE . 1 . Report of the Pacific Cable Committee . ( C . 9247 of
1899 . ) 2 . Further correspondence relating to the proposed construction of a
cable across the Pacific Ocean . ( Cd . 46 , 1900 . ) 3 . Pacific Cable Act , 1901 .
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It had always been the intention to duplicate the cable . Though there was no
sign that the existing cable was getting worn out , and though the only
interruption in its history was not due to any inherent fault but the act of the King '
s enemies , it ...
It had always been the intention to duplicate the cable . Though there was no
sign that the existing cable was getting worn out , and though the only
interruption in its history was not due to any inherent fault but the act of the King '
s enemies , it ...
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an era of progressive public benefit . In addition to the old cable , which had
served them so well , they had the most effective and expeditious cable yet laid .
The Canadian Beam , which had been working since October 1926 , was giving (
as ...
an era of progressive public benefit . In addition to the old cable , which had
served them so well , they had the most effective and expeditious cable yet laid .
The Canadian Beam , which had been working since October 1926 , was giving (
as ...
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, 253. köide |
| Editors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) |
| Contributor | George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1929 |
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