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transit
trade from Hong Kong, this in shite of French tauffs, which are more than counterbalanced I thei
rigorous enforcement of taunt pros
The situation
finality, however, the
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to lack
French are safe
then tariffs aganist
and this with French
Railway deulofement from Pakhoi wits Kwangsi fossible Kwangtung- and via Laokai nito South Yunnan
world me an
that the French would
practically swamp Southern China.
The great possibility for British
- trade is
-is largely Hong Kong the opening up of the West Rever beyond Wuchan, and the opening
Nanning
Yunnen vorder)
and Posel on the
stress is laid on
as
Treats Ports, Gust this; but Ils. Tozer
also throus out the suggestion of a Railway from Kowloon through kurang ing and Human
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to some fant
Con Yangtze, to comect there with a live to
live to the perpetual Nishini Novgorod," Chungking.
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the Mung River and the
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I have not read it yet
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CAFULL
that in any further communication the under-mentioned letter and quated, and the reply uddressed to-
Secretary of State for India,
India Office,
Whitehall,
Sit,
J
S.W.
am
directed
by
547
Live &
India Office, C -6 38
Whitehall, 538
London, S. W.
7 December 1895
the Secretary of State
for India to forward six copies of
a
at
memorandum that has been drason up
on the Grade and Trade Routed
this Office between Burma and Western bhina. I am to
suggest that, us proposed in dit blaude
Mac Donald's letter
of
the 1818
012
August 1898, regarding Mr bonsul Jamuson's Reproot Yunnan Frade the present Memorandum should be regarded as bonfidential" by
be intrusted. the officers to whom it
I have the honour is be
Secretary State,
bolonial Office.
Sit
may
Your obedient Servant.
a godly