I
i
from Hongkong
Articles
signed
31
Therefore
a copy of the
proper
which
We
have
any applications
might be made
by
Camer(?) in connection with
the Canton-Hongkong line.
The Agreement forwarded
was
seriously
modified by the additional
clause on the 24 May.
a printed complete document,
As I have already
explained
to
you,
we should
prefer
the Chinese Land
system, or
a relative system ceasing
at Kowloon where
the Traffic, &
transmit
to Hongkong; but should
they
insist upon
coming into Hongkong, we should
be
prepared, with the approval
of
Her Majesty's Government,
to
give
on similar
conditions
accommodation
in the
Telegraph Office on
the same
terms as Article 7 of
the Agreement
defined by
the
use
of
a
wire
for the Kowloon line, provided
it is not used to compel
traffic with the
Company's
interests prejudicially.
Faithfully yours,
John
[Signature: P. P. Thistleton ?]