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" to congratulate
on my behalf, as the
5.
Governor of Hongkong, His Excellency,
the Viceroy
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"" on the completion by Chinese
enterprise of the Telegraph Line between
: the great commercial cities of Victoria
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and Canton. This line cannot fail to be
of great benefit to both communities.
Moreover, it may be regarded
as a
" new link in the chain of friendship
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which happily unites the British and
"the Chinese Empires."
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"The Viceroy of Canton is regarded
as one of the highest Functionaries of the Chinese Empire, being the almost absolute Governor of some fifty millions of people, the inhabitants of the two great Provinces, of which Canton, the chief Commeretal sity of China is the capital.
To the above
I have
message
received the subjoined reply from
Consul:-
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our
"Canton. July 9, 1883. The Viceroy
requests
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me to
convey
to Your
Excellency the deep gratification with
which he has received your message
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of congratulation on the completion of
the Telegraphic Line between Canton and
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Honghong. His Excelleney adds that he
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cordially reciprocates the hopes
expressed by Your Excellency, that this enterprise may
be the source
of
mutual benefit to Canton and Hongkong,
and
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