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of doing these things. Mr John Pitman is an intimate friend of Sir John Pope Innessys so is Major Palmer R.B. I shall do my utmost to get into friendlyy Nlations with the promotes and Endeavour to connect our system with the new line at Kowloon bity.
Yours truly
(Agned) Houston Squier PS. The Company is to be purely Chinese unlimited liability and
will not be formed under a
HongKong local ordinance.
any
Privati.
My dear Lquier
Canton
March 30/82
I know no
nothing
this projected telegraphic line till I saw it announced in the Hongkong Papers and han learnt next to nothing about it Except. from those same papers. I may -hourrer tell you what I hear and give you my opinion for what. it is worth of course all in confidence.
The Company consists of Hongkong Chinamen the chef