CO129-206 - Public Offices & Others - 1882 — Page 175

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

C. O. 14200

172

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working

What at the time we were -gouating for a Aquement, the Danish Com - -pany distinctly stated on

several occasions that the Concession did not require ratification, the Viceroy having absolute poner to grant Telegraph Monopolies ve

ithout consult

insulting

Central Govomment.

the

The Letter more over

additional evidence of

disloyal

mramnio

gives

the

which

the Great Northoms Company

trave acted towards us in Ahma.

I have the honor to be

My Ford, Goer obesunt Scrent

Mom Vender

Chariman

"Extracts from General Managa's

letter dakd

Hong Kong, 29th June 1882

I. Tietgen's letter

I note what

You say

On

this.

The present is

a

· very convenient.

say

Chat

time for the Gt Northern to they are not working with the Russian Govemment Out here they say that there is not a good feeling

¿

-between them, but I am inclined. to believe that there is a perfect understanding.

Canton line

Ho Amei the Aeanager of the Chinese Coy returned from Canton and I saw him.

Yesterday.

Ae

but the

sarps everything is ready poles, and he has been arranging- with the Chinese Gormt for to be passed free of lekin taxe :

He has

a

these

given

plan of the proposed route which I am traced and will send you

<

a

i

having copy.

The line will come up to the! north west boundary of British Howloong close

to the Cosmopolitan. (wrongly called Metropolitan

(tan on chart)

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