CO129-206 - Public Offices & Others - 1882 — Page 104

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Copy Viceroy &. AM. Cogoul

29th day of

to

noon, 8th year

}

102

16th day of April 1889,

Telegraph line between Wongkong & Canton,

The Viceronz begs to acknowledge. the receipt

of AM. Conent's despatch.

of the 15th instant, which he has

carefully perused. In.

of

reply

he would

state that it was in the Winter

last year,

that a Company of Chimve Merchants requested permission by petition to construct a line

telegraph from Hongkong to "Canton

be

1

Now that the Agent of the British Company is anxious to lay the Bubmarine line between. Howloon and Hongkong for the Chinese company, it will Necessary for the latter to consult with the British Company as to what rangements should be adopted! in the matter. If the scheme.

attended with advantages

is

one

ar?

to both parties, the Viceroy imagines that the Chinese Company will have no

objections to

to offer.

On

the receipt of A.11. Consul's despatch now muder acknowledgement