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-chang succeeds, probably all Telegraphic lines, one actual and others forojected, will be suppressed. In which
case you
position will be clear for some years if you decide, or have
a Coast Cable to
porver to lay
the
connect Canton with Shanghai and ports intermediate .
4
If Li
comes out of the struggle victorious telegraph systions will be imposed |
every province, and two
trunk lines of railway, each
from 1600 to 1800 miles
long,
and interactions besides will be
made.
Then
you
will trave
with the
the right of connecting
Chinese land line system, and your present Cables will suffice
In
for your necessities. a week
or
a month, indications will be given, I hope at least, and
yyour interest by land or by water well be cared for.
I have nothing to add
about Horsen
landing permission,
nor have I been able to learn,
Wither in China or
Japan, any
news about the Jay Gould and
Field Pacific Lines.
In Field's Agent in
Mr This, Walsh,
the East has
no further neus to add to the
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