Below are given such particulars as we have been able to obtain of the land lines of telegraphs throughout the world, corrected up to December 31, 1903:

Countries.

Length of Lines in Miles.

Length of Conductors in Miles.

Pneumatic Tubes

(Yds.).

Aerial.

Underground.

Total.

Aerial.

Underground.

Total.

African Transcont'ntal Tel. Co..

1,595

1,595

1,595

1,595

Austria

21,523

104

21,627

69,404

1,579

70,983

83,406

Bahamas

8

6

Belgium

4,041

9

4,050

21,318

253

21,571

3,352

Bolivia

1,795

1,795

Bosnia-Herzegovina..........

1,762

1,762

3,807

3,807

Brazil

14,677

14,677

27,670

27,670

British East Africa...........

120

120

126

126

British Guiana...............

312

312

1,234

1,234

British India (India Office). . .

55,055

55,055

181,883

181,883

British North Borneo

599

599

British South Africa

4,765

4,765

4,765

4,765

Bulgaria

3,263

1

3,264

6,835

6,835

Canada - Gt. N.-West. Tel. Co..

18,286

18,286

34,794

34,794

Canadian Pacific Telegraphs .

9,900

2

9,902

44,685

57

44,742

Western Union Tel. Co......

2,756

28

2,784

13.025

44

13,069

Government Tel. Service. . . .

5,481

5,481

5,481

5,481

Cape Colony.................

8,018

11

8,029

28,763

2,190

30,953

Ceylon......................

1,519

1,519

2,721

2,721

Chile........................

7,473

.......

7,473

13,344

13,344

China

14,000

14,000

Corea.......................

1,200

1,200

1,350

1,350

Costa Rica..................

835

835

Denmark....................

3,811

7

3,818

12,538

472

13,010

Dutch Indies................

5,459

15

5,474

8,070

41

8,111

Ecuador....................

2,070

2,070

Egypt......................

2,538

2,538

10,755

10,755

....

France, Continent and Corsica..

55,157

3,997

59,154

196,657

13,858

210,515

288,828

Algeria................

4,445

16

4,461

10,417

166

10,583

French Guiana (Cayenne).....

171

171

171

171

French Indo-China (Cochin-China, Cambodia, Annam,

Tonkin and Laos).................

7,587

39

7,626

13,422

68

13,490

Germany..................

77,828

3,953

81,781

276,684

27,116

303,800

180,204

Great Britain and Ireland.....

43,023

1,768

44,791

305,366

104,012

409,378

114,400

Greece......................

5,717

1

5,718

8,590

1

8,591

Holland........

3,779

229

4,008

15,397

761

16,158

1,004

Hungary.........

23,036

33

23,069

117,154

2,498

119,652

Indo-European Persian Gulf System (Mekran Coast).....

698

698

1,392

1,392

Indo-European Teheran, Bushire Line.......................

693

693

2,079

2,079

Italy.........

24,370

24,370

94,225

94,225

1 Japan..........

16,374

7

16,381

78,264

680

78,944

1 Exclusive of 20.148 nautical miles of river cables and 39.031 miles of conductors.

Countries.

Length of Lines in Miles.

Length of Conductors in Miles.

Pneumatic Tubes

(Yds.).

Aerial.

Underground.

Total.

Aerial.

Underground.

Total.

Luxemburg

259

259

508

508

Malay States (Federated)

969

969

460

1,429

Mauritius

141

141

316

316

1 Mexico

20,258

20,258

31,454

31,454

Natal.

1,722

1,722

4,678

4,678

Netherlands East I

12,441

12,441

New South Wales.

14,430

95

14,525

53,671

4,946

58,617

New Zealand

7,749

7,749

22,672

22,672

Nicaragua

1,694

1,694

2,326

2,326

North American Tel. Co

1,074

1,074

2,306

2,306

Norway.

5,479

5,479

11,402

11,402

44

2 Peru

2,716

2,716

2,820

2,820

Portugal

5,298

5,298

11,669

11,669

Queensland.

10,269

10,269

20,806

20,806

Roumania

3,439

9

3,448

7,388

41

7,429

Russia

76,484

192

76,676

177,148

427

177,575

Senegal.

1,501

11

1,512

2,038

11

2,049

Servia

1,689

1,689

3,863

3,863

South Australia

5,783

5,783

18,467

18,467

Southern Rhodesia.

2,233

2,233

4,496

4,496

Spain

24,481

366

24,847

48,749

323

49,072

Sudan Provinces

3,052

3,052

3,451

3,451

Sweden.

5,699

5

5,704

17,609

60

17,669

Switzerland

3,907

58

3,965

12,912

1,745

14,657

Tasmania

1,778

1,778

2,803

6

2,809

Tunis.

1,398

5

1,403

2,537

5

2,542

Turkey.

24,831

24,831

39,519

39,519

Uganda Protectorate................

246

246

246

246

State Rly. Telegraphs .

950

590

1,762

1,762

United States of America:

Commercial Cable Co

27,344

153

27,497

192,566

7,829

200,395

4,900

3 Western Union Company

184,636

252

184,888

1,050,186

15,211

1,065,397

Victoria - Postal Department

4,001

1

4,002

9,894

38

9,932

3,697

Rly. Department

2,588

2,588

3,795

3,795

Western Australia

6,066

6,066

9,118

9,118

Total..................................

922,342

11,367

933,709

3,387,716

184,438

3,572,154

679,835

1 Inclusive of 535 miles of lines and 569 miles of conductors belonging to the Peruvian Corporation.

2 Exclusive of 811 miles of miscellaneous subaqueous cables and 2,320 miles of conductors.

3 Exclusive of 404.6 nautical miles of cable in Gulf of Mexico.

- Electrical Trades Directory.