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piasons:

(1) because the infinitely

cheaper competing

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water

the Canton

River which at it's mouth

is as

large as

the

value

of

attained;

the benefits to be

181) because the Government of

Chin

avould riot attoiv

to dimit to our

The Mixersifi

the

line

would make much

almost imposible.

(ir

because the

tainous

character of the province at

the back of the princetas

which somewhat resembles the plypient configuration

erland would make

of Switzerland

"the cost of the undertaking

exceed, beyond all proportion

the

lo

of

traffic

own

shares.

between the

interior of the Empire and

Counton its politically centuras

terminu.

pecour

H

considerations lead ine

com vareude that in res

expect

shared

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whet

of

the

land tenure, Howloon

be treated like

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expiration of their pricent?

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year

leaves the Garden

lot