The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-01-19

s.iru- between Ireland snd ev-
fo-r1Iand. where messages lave ID
and rha lightning never Aos~Es NOR tIAH
and IN Il. bottom OF the 80 10 ms 80
f--Aj tlar ztey might De used up or wear out,
u,uIj Sv. fr IheJr relief, that the o.o tGDE
x-ESs little better than the new oner out t.3-
: kzau@ X has been down !oUger. : tme I'M
r-5ves tae quality Of Eutt2 psreaz- bNt y"
n : e7nsr.ntlv growing better t. sho" DO"
s.f7z,-a thee wonderful cJr0s, II = enough 70
sre-- that rbsv can Be worked With TIE snatSt
htt-rv r,ver. When the fr>t cable was IAo N
I>=S. electricians thought that II seHa = cG'--
= GO miles il must d almost Ike I eF0AeO
1i,h-riny. Bot Cd VS. not IN the eaFtL4uaA-
h6- 81. 1Ez sill. small voice. The other cay NJ
La.iaer Clark telesraYhed from Ireland acres
TIE acszn and hack sgain, with = oA'tsFf .o'H
IN : IsCv-s thimblc And now Nj toil-tt "Fi'S
u- from Hearts Content - have Just s-nt ny
conplimenu IL Dr. Gould. n Cambridge, who l.
=: TalentiA. with 3 battery composed oil 8 gun
cap. with 3 strip Of zinc, excited oy . drop
w1tzr. the simple bulk OF : tear te-es'-R-
that will d. that we think nearly perfect IL
- never failed for any boar OF L minute. Lex
,h-rs have been DELAYS in receiving messages from
Z rope. bur these have all been On the land Iine
OF in the Gulf Of 81. Lawrence, and not on the
SEA cables.
The land lines were bulk twelve years ago, ana
w~wAi5ed - long for an ocean telegraph KHAKI
thew have become old and rusty On such long
lines. unless clUsely watched. there must % some
sIuues I break. 4 few weeks ago a storm swept
over the Island, the most terrific that lad Deem
known for tsenrv wears. which streSed ihe eoss,
win sbiDwrechs. This blew down the line IN
many places. and caused an interruption OF sew
era dave. But it was quickly repaired, and we
are trying TO guard against such accidents again
For three mcnshs We have had an army OF men
at work. under cur Superintendent. Mr. 4 NJ
Mackay. rebuilding a line. and now they report
it nearly complete. On this we must rely tor the
next few months. But all winter long these men
Will De making their>axs heard IN the forests Of
Newfoundland, cutting thousands OF poles, and
a. soon az spring Op-ns, VIII build an entirely
new line along the slme route. With this double
line complete. with frequent station houses, and
faithful -entirels to watch 1t, We feel pretty secure
At Port Hood, in Nova Scotia. We connect
with the Western Union Telegraph Company.
which has engaged 10 keep a. many lines a. may
be necessary for European business. This. We
think. will guard against failures hereafter But
TO make assurance doUbly sure, We shall IN the
Spring build still another line by a separate
route, crossing over from Hearts Content ID
Piacentia. which Is about q hundred miles, al ng
a good road, where it can easily De kept in orcer.
From PlacrnIia. a submarine cable Will be laid
across 10 the French island Of ST. Pierre, AMI
thence u Sydney, in Cape Breton. where again
We strike a coach road, and can maintain our
lines without difficulty. Thus. we shall have
three distinct lines. with which Ii is hardly poesl-
bic that there can be any delay. \ message from
London 70 New York passes over four lines
from London 10 Nalentia; from Nalentia 10
Content from there I. Port Hood, and
from Port Hood 10 New York. IL always takes
a little time for an operator to read q message
and prepare 70 send it. For this allow five min
at each station that Is enough, and | shall
be content till we have messages regularly
from London in twenty minutes. One hour Is
ample (allowing ten minutes each side for q boy
- carry q d~isIatch) for d message 10 % from
all street to the Royal Exchange and 20 get an
answer hack again. This is what We aim TO do.
Il for a few months there should be occasional
ielays, We ask only a little patience. remember
ng that our machinery Is new, and it takes time
20 get it well oiled and running at full speed.
But after that | trust we shall be able 70 satisfy
III the demands Of the public.
On the results of this Notwithstanding :
md poliiically-it is for others 70 speak. To
me effect only do | refer Is the wish of my heart
a. il brings Us into closer relations with
England. it may produce a better understanding
the TWO countries. Let who will speak
lgainst England-words of censure must come
rom other lips than mine. | have received too
much kindness from Englishmen to Join in this
anguage. | have eaten Of their bread and drank
f their cup, and / have received from them. in
he darkest hours of this enter prise, words of
heer which L shall never forget: and if any
Eords of mine can tend to peace and good will,
hey shall not be wanting. | beg my country
hen TO remember the ties of kindred. Blood is
Kicker than water. America. with all her
reatness. has come out of the lOins of England
nd though there have been sometimes family
as family quarrels are apt to be =
still IN our hearts there Is yearing for the old =
ONE, the land of our fathers; and he is an
nemy OF his country and of the human race who
'ould stir up strife between two nations that are
ne IN race. in language, and in religion.
with the sentiment
England and MISUNDERSTANDING hands across the sea. nav +
rs firm grasp b = pledge Of hieniship to all generations !