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writing to our Consul at Canton to do what he can, but to wait Fill
haw conversed with him.
you
The Yamen evidently well not die tate to the Canton Government,
be that the Canton
but it
may
ronment will not be instructed
Gersonment
to the reto the line.
I think be able to say
line is all ready
A come on at once
J.G. Zumer Ege
Sir
You should,
that the
at Singapore
Yours truly
(signed) I Fade.
Globe Hotil, Tirnkin.
Peking
7th March 1887
I am requested by Her Majesty's Minister to inform you that he has little, if anything to add, to what before you left Peking, he commu
you upon the subject
nicald to
of the submarine line which the
Casken Telegraph Company pro pose to lay between Hongkong and
Canton.
It is agreed by the Isuing li - Yamin that the table and
up to Shameen
shall be carried