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I had already suggested to him that he should see you. If he
makes no move in
I will write agains.
lowell
a few days,
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I have had a talk with Sir William Peel
about this. He represents to me that the
Colony is getting impatient and feels that
its interests are rather being side-tracked.
I explained to him that we did not wish the
Government to enter into commercial competition
with the company, as this was inconsistent
with the general Imperial policy towards the
He quite realises this, but thinks
that meanwhile Hong Kong is being kept with
an inefficient wireless service, and that the
company has no inducement to improve it.
company.
I, therefore agreed with him that we might
send a further telegram to Hong Kong explaining
rather more clearly what is in our minds, and
I have now drafted a telegram which I send on
with this.
If you agree with it, I should
like to get the concurrence of the Post Office
semi-officially, before sending it, as it has
some