Rugby, May 27: The shore end of the greatest submarine cable in the world is to be landed at Land’s End to-day provided weather conditions are favourable. Three miles of cable have already been laid seaward and is marked by a buoy ready for the time when the cable ship will proceed to lay the electric line across the Atlantic to New York via Newfoundland, total length of 4,000 miles. The cable was made at Woolwich and is being laid for the Western Union Telegraph Company, who claim it will be the fastest in world and capable of transmitting 500 words a minute across the Atlantic.

Published - May 27, 2026 03:09 am IST