Kings Message Round The World In 80 Secs Aka Kings Message Round The World In 80 Secs (1924)

Wembley, London. Title: ROUND THE WORLD IN 80 SECS. The King s telegram which took exactly the time the pencil takes in this picture. C, U of King George V s telegram, sent by The Eastern Telegraph Company Ltd. C, U of a map of the world folded into a cylinder, a pencil traces a line around the cylinder marking the exact time and distance the telegraph travelled in. Intertitle: Meet Henry Ernest Annals the Telegraph Boy and hero of the day C, U of Henry dressed in his Telegraph boy uniform. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136, 000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (19101932), Empire News Bulletin (19261930), British Paramount (19311957), and Gaumont British (1934