CO129-205 - Public Offices - 1882 — Page 260

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the establishment of the cables

of the Danish Company between Wlodiwostock, Mingaraki Shaughne Amoy and Hong Kong,

bony Hong, in which

last mentioned place, consequently

the Cen

English

systems

and the Danish

have their common.

Suminal point. Orginally the lenglish Company intended to

extend

by

their operations to China

meavta

of a Cable between

Hong Kong and

Shang.

the Danish Company

hai and

cous

obliged

to buy off this threatening

competition through an agrument

1870 by

by which

dated May 13th,

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}

it

undertook du

256

during Kunty

to pay to the English

years

company.

ovie

net recepts

half of to

the Dong

Kong Shanghai suble Inserts tus Agreement has beneftled

the Cen

English Company

to the

extent of about £7000 a year

without any outlay

on the

part of the latter. Piris

agreement is of importance that the English

because

by

Company virtually, if not formally abandoned its operations in China and left the Darsh Company to work this teritory

In

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