CO129-206 - Public Offices & Others - 1882 — Page 181

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to

arise from Chinese or applying for or attemptin build telegraph lines, or Cables would be avoi

Cost.

ded .

I would venture to

point out that certain individ

right to bring

his dearly -uals claim a

telegraphic Cables into Chinese

ap Chinese tires Coaters anywhere as

us to the

long

Company

arnol

do

two tow they actually do not land

them, which of course is of no

they could carry

farting in gally the Great importance as

Bratland by are

them to ai

hulk alongside the bank. If their theory thair Partners Womer bank.

held good, they base their privilege upon a dispatch from the Yamin datid 1869

or 1870. to the then British Minister, replying to a petition for permission to land Cables in China. Of course the Yamin dispatch was not intended to be enterpreted this. and

any how, any such permission. would be cancelled by the

Great Northern Telegraph Company -Concession of the 8th June 1881.

But still disputes might be

aroided if all such

matters be

conclusirrly settled by an act

as that proposed above.

deme

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