CO129-206 - Public Offices & Others - 1882 — Page 183

China Telegraphs

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Li-Hung - Chang.

Northern Company

Letter from Great

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Copy of Letter from our Representative in Chine.

Telegraphs 4200

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| REG?

II AUG 82

Hongkong

28th June 1882.

Dear Sir,

I only

saw Ho-Amei

Manager of the Hongkong. Canton land line, this morning As I was not able to get any distinct understanding.

standing with him about the submerged cable that must be laid to connect the mainland Firminus with

to Canton,

HongKong,

I will

до

when H. M Consul mr. Howlett,

will be able to bring official pressure, warranted by the Agreements, verbal and written

of the late Vicvrry,

and thus settle a mather whose importa is considerable, as Canton will at some future but not remote dats be connected by air lines with Peking

ria Hankow,

n-cei

and by way of the Cast coast, via the ports, with Tientsin . I am also watching for land contracts, as to such business