along the coast from Canton to Shanghae, & thence to Dien Sien, connecting the "Treaty Ports", they fully succeeded.
I am not officially advised by the Chinese that another Company has expressed a very strong desire to construct cable Lines along the Coast as proposed by you.
I am pleased to learn that you are going forward immediately with the enterprise. The engagement you made that you propose to extend to British & other Capitalists the privilege of joining favourably strikes me especially that part of it.
While these plans will not in the least interfere with the assistance & protection which will be made to your undertaking by the Navy of the U.S., they will no doubt secure to you similar assistance & protection from the Navies of other Powers.
The Completion of your Lines in the South to Singapore & thence with the projected Telegraph Lines of India, & on the north with Russia via Jehan, and with the Aleutian Islands with the U.S. of America will perfect the Telegraphic Circuit of the Globe.
In view of this it will be most satisfactory to the Chinese that you should make your plans as cosmopolitan as possible in its character. I heartily commend that for a proper period it shall be optional for British & other foreign residents in China & for the Chinese merchants & capitalists to subscribe a portion of the capital stock of your Company.
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along the coast from Canton to Shanghae,
& thence to Dien Sien, comecting the "Treaty
Ports", they fully rescuted.
I am not officially advised by
the Chinese fort that
has expressed
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a
a very
other Company
desire to construct cable.
Lines along the Coast as proposed by yp
pleased to learn that
Company ? you are going forward immediately with the interprise.
The enggeation you made that you propose.
other Capitalists the
to ratend to British &
with
strikes me
you
more
especially
that part of
privilege of joining favorably
While these plans will not in
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interfere with the assistance, & protection wh
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you
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will be
made to yr undertaking by the havy of the
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doubt secure to
you
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of other foot
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Lincs in the South
to Singapore & thence with the projected
Telegraph Lines of India,
Russia
vir Jehan
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the Aleutian Islands with
the 1.5. of America will promfect the Delographic
Circuit of the Globe,
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in
view of
this it
w? be most satisfactory to the Chinese foot
that you
should make
Wh
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for a proper period shall be optional for British
other foreign
residents in China & for the
Chinese merchants & capitalists to subscribe.
for, I heartily commende
While
Company
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Cosmopolitan as possible in its character.
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