Telegrams re telegraphic communications, 12 Sep. 1884-20 Sep. 1884
Scope and Contents
'Copies of Telegrams': press copies of 45 telegrams [from Shanghai, Peking, Tientsin, Foochow, London and possibly elsewhere], 12-20 September [1884], concerning impediments to telegraphic communication with Foochow during the Franco-Chinese hostilities. Some of the copies are in Judd's hand (Walter Judd?). The correspondents include Parkes; Patrick Hughes; John George Dunn; Judd; 'Chairman'; 'Rentzsch'; 'Durran'; and the Director General of the Eastern Extension Australasia & China Telegraph Company Ltd.
Dates
- Creation: 12 Sep. 1884-20 Sep. 1884
Creator
- From the Fonds: Parkes, Sir Harry Smith, 1828-1885 (Knight, diplomat) (Person)
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Extent
10 folio(s) (10 folios)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
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