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untomed to get the Chinese

104

line

Conv:

into their office, and it might be very

hard

to prevent their municating, as you

-propose to do, via the

cable;

till me

they

to do, via the Amoy - Akong

On Thursday afternoon, I

The Viceroy and told

how matters stood;

called ow

him exa and of the

exactly

of

the great improbability

English boy; bing

any one but

allowed to lay the Kowloon cable, He declined to commit himself.

to

suggested

any promise; but that your company and the Chinese should negociate in the matter aided by Peng the Colond, which indeed H.. has also done in a cup: Frane"

of

wh

gols

from

Have

New

to you today. you any. Tonquin ? The Viceroy enquired

anxiously what

intended

to do

the French

1290) CAR. Hewlett,

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