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obtain a better issue price or more commission, will not expedite matters, and might only increase his obstinacy.
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I did not share Mr. Bland's hopeless view of the negotiations.
I encouraged him to persevere, to insist patiently, and not to refrain from repeating the same arguments over and over again. As I had the honour to mention in my telegram No. 105 of today to Hong Kong, he cannot hope to conclude a matter of this kind with Chinese negotiators in a fortnight.
I have etc.,
(Signed) Lancelot D. Carnegie.