bear a
large share of the cost,
The
the
the negotiations unfortunately fell through, owing to Her Majesty's Government, and Governments of Hongkong and Singapore not being able to see
their
way
at
the necessary
the time to grant
monetary assistance
for enabling such undertaking
to be carried out.
a
costly under-
The question has, however,
been recently
revived with the
suggested modification, that
the new cable
instead of taking the
direct from Labuan to Hongkong,
it should be landed
at Cape Bolinao (Luzon) and thus practically duplicate the Company's Hongkong-Manila communication, in addition
to providing
an
alternative
connection between Singapore and
Hongkong, but if the landing
in Spanish territory is objected to, the Company
would be prepared to
lay the cable direct to Hongkong.
In
consequence of the
state of their finances the Governments of Hongkong and Singapore are
still unable to give any
pecuniary support towards the new cable, but they view the project very favorably, and have expressed
their willingness,
with the approval
of Her Majesty's Government, to give to the Company
whatever
measure
of protection is in their
The British North Borneo Company
has been rewritten to:bear a
becomesbear a large share of the cost,
The negotiations unfortunately fell through, owing to Her Majesty's Government, and Governments of Hongkong and Singapore not being able to see their way at the necessary time to grant monetary assistance for enabling such an undertaking to be carried out.
The question has, however, been recently revived with the suggested modification, that the new cable, instead of taking the direct route from Labuan to Hongkong, should be landed at Cape Bolinao (Luzon) and thus practically duplicate the Company's Hongkong-Manila communication, in addition to providing an alternative connection between Singapore and Hongkong; but if the landing in Spanish territory is objected to, the Company would be prepared to lay the cable direct to Hongkong.
In consequence of the state of their finances, the Governments of Hongkong and Singapore are still unable to give any pecuniary support towards the new cable, but they view the project very favorably and have expressed their willingness, with the approval of Her Majesty's Government, to give to the Company whatever measure of protection is in their power.
The British North Borneo Company
Here is the final output in HTML:bear a large share of the cost,
The negotiations unfortunately fell through, owing to Her Majesty's Government, and Governments of Hongkong and Singapore not being able to see their way at the necessary time to grant monetary assistance for enabling such an undertaking to be carried out.
The question has, however, been recently revived with the suggested modification, that the new cable, instead of taking the direct route from Labuan to Hongkong, should be landed at Cape Bolinao (Luzon) and thus practically duplicate the Company's Hongkong-Manila communication, in addition to providing an alternative connection between Singapore and Hongkong; but if the landing in Spanish territory is objected to, the Company would be prepared to lay the cable direct to Hongkong.
In consequence of the state of their finances, the Governments of Hongkong and Singapore are still unable to give any pecuniary support towards the new cable, but they view the project very favorably and have expressed their willingness, with the approval of Her Majesty's Government, to give to the Company whatever measure of protection is in their power.
The British North Borneo Company