Bith: the and & Sir J. Jaden the Co. an buying

to

aegotiate with leking unofficially in order to

Set

An

agreement that whice hests ande and on to the

comes

shake be paid the amo

dure to it under the rauous greements with the Chinese Telegraph Administration. A good. bul is notably the

as the prevailing

mactice has been for the Chenèse & hand in apay for their tits at the Chinese offries Thanghai's (anton; the chevere then handing

Mr

the bits of the (v. for despatch account-

prodeatly

being adjusted (monthly (think ) Durther the Co. has found itself ottiged to recognise the

resolutionaries de facto & is afraid that it the Imperialects win payment for tils ant on behalf of the wolutionaries will be unfaced by the Peking fot The st konchipper

Chimper is intordinate & Canton

I in the fist instance the Co. wished & hard

41

ush as

In anangement covering thing Canton & Shanghai Int Sir S. Sorden wished to exclude thong. His reason is beterd the

In secondtil 19 Deer.

433

(inftal of 19 des) that he objected to thing

being mentioned with other station's maker under resolutionary anafills - presumably because I kong is a British Colony. angard (15. til 9 19 Dec.) is very anxious to

opportunity to oust Chinese altogchi from A. Kong hit the & fear that if this

suje

the

takes place they will suffer severe by strewhere.

from what If Hesse said it

appears that at the beginning of the trouble Tong took a

my high handed line with the to threatened to

stop the (os operations if pak mopsition were

But the fren to Revolutionar

not

(Musuls inturned firmly & Tony withdrew his hitter & apologised. Therefore it seems my probable that the resolutionaries w not dare to cut the line since they know (a) that the Powers take

shing line (b) that interration w? not improve

A

their

groundless.

chances. Consequently to To's fears can grows leas Till they an my

much fined that wouhint

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