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