The China Telegraph expedition of 1869. An illustration from ‘The Graphic’, October 1870.

IN 1869, THE Cable & Wireless family of companies made its first links with China with the formation of The China Submarine Telegraph Company by John Pender. The company was formed to lay a 1,700 mile cable between Singapore and Hong Kong via Shanghai.

Location of China	Commemorative book, 1894.

See Also
Sir John Pender – Founder of Cable & Wireless Hong Kong: Early Days Hong Kong in the 20th century Eastern Extension Australasia & China Telegraph Co.