CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12] — Page 156

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with what would become the general custome,

and open also.

Whatever relief is granted will probably

have to be in the

way of retarding

the Pachel

rather than accelerating it,

as

are

I imagine

the voyages arranged so as to trave

very

little margins, and we can hardly ack that

the timing of Meet stonghong vows - By retardation of the packet I meran

leaving earlier, so as to make

the whole live be altered to

a Elower

voyage, and I may

as well say at

- frankly, that with rubrokra telegraphic

communication, one

day

more or less does not

Maller at all, or win two days.

The amount of retardation which cand

effected is, however.

be

clearing

very pucall, or the in Sunday we should destroy

our own Sun

that

that of Shanghai, where an onlery would naturally

be paused. It seems to me that all we can

ack is a retardation of 12 hours. It is understood that the 48 hours in port here can not be trenched upon-

My suggestion would differ a little from that of the Chamber of Commerce, but if the Mercantile Community could really prefer the lalter I do not for a moment hesitate to recommend it. I exhibit both pehemes below.

Propied by Pa 0.

Leave Changhai - Tursday 7. A. M.

Propezed by Ch. of Commerce

Leave Changhai - Sunday 9.pn

Reach Hongtong . Friday 5. p. Reach Hinghing. Fnday 8. A. m

Leave _ do. Sundays.

Propired by Pad.

S. M

Leave Chaughan. Tuesday 7. am.

Slave - do. Sunday 8. A..

Proposed by 1th. Post Office.

Leave Shanghai. Sunday 7 pun

Reach Hinghong. Friday 6. p.sh. Reach Hingtung. Friday -6.2m. Leave _do. Sunday 6. p.m. Leave _do. Sunday 6.A.1.

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