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your frinds are perfectly free to compete for orders.
And to this
matter I will give attention when-
Ever occasion arises.
I wish to point out to
that although delays may
you
occur
if politics are disturbed, the Chinese Garsonment will have two main telegraph lines, riz : -
1st. Piking to Hankow and Canton 2nd Peking to Tev-nan-fw, Chofor,
-Shanghai, Ningpe,
Chin
hinkiong, Shanghai,
Minchen, Foochow, Amoy, Swatow, Canton. This second
septem will be the Eastern and
Precautions have Crast lines,
been taken that will give you, if you so desire, full right to send and receive by the land lines on the best terms. You will not be now Excluded.
I left Firnturi on 16th March and arrived here on the 25th idem. I went next day to Canton but finding Mr Horolet I'm Consul,
to as here, returned at once. I have conferred with him several times.
and have also seen the Colonial Administrator Ireturn to Can. ton to morrow 2nd April and should be here again 3 or 4 days later, with I hope, a arcumstantial and accept-