Robert GW. Herbert Ey 870. Hong Kong
Colonial Office
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Copy Trissary cons = 18 April 1870.
1870-
186
28 Threadneedle Street
RECEIVE London
don 13 April 1870.
APL13
Sur 1870
Refering to the conversation I had
with you yesterday
on the subject of
the Conacion granted to in Graham and ampself for
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a
Lelegraphic Sub.
between Manila and
Coorg and Singapore, I beg to
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firees sipon the attention of Her Majesty Government the hardship of over. case, and the necessity for Sa speedy settlement.-
The English Government refuse pamission to
us to land our
at Hong Kong and Singapore
crisi fies the ground that our
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aud
Cable
Concession
is
that it is undesirable.
that the monopoly of telegraphic Communication between the Phillippine Islands - a spanish possession - and Her Majestys Colonies of Hong Kong and Singapore, should be in hands
Company.
of one
the
We would however desire to pourt out that owing to
the
limited trade at présent existing between these Ports, euch moncholy
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