passed between this Government and the Houghong Chamber of Commerce on the subject "of the offer contained in _ Mr. Judd's letter; and, as Your Lordship will observe from their letter, the
Chamber, while admitting the commercial importance importance of connecting British North Borneo and Honghong by cable, still deprecate the appropriation of any portion
the revenue of the Colony
of
to
543
to subsidiving the proposed
line.
3.
Should the
contemplated arrangement between the British North.
Borneo Authorities and the
Company in question, be effected, it appears to me
that it would be cause
for
thus
regret if the opportunity afforded of establishing direct
communication
telegraphic with Singapore
for
were
neglected, I cannot but regard the
present