Northern Company.
are
in discredit and
Dething of the customs has turned against
the Danes too But.
the sea
have a
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If your Company, dangers are not over, If I had not been in Tiantain in fune lust monopoly and the land monopoly would have been unchallenged and the country would have been given over to the meanest basest and most perfections
and most rapacious of fobbing sess. Your Company stands intact, undamage?? in full possession of it's rights und will preference in the future. But. during the winter the Rucasian Minister,
important-personage in Taking will do his best to rehabilitate the Danes and when he finds out the scheme. I told you was es
in favor of a line Shangai Via Ports to Canton StongKong, But you will strive hard to get a monopoly for the Great Northern Company as compensation_ Just
now, the last August contract- stipulated that the Great Northern. Co.
an
shall have if
'no better terms are
offerect
by others a preference of traffic at the Shangai terminus. By making Canton Hong Kong the terminus as now proposed the Chinese
will be under zw
obligations and give all or part traffic to you
Co
may
they please Taking.
Your Company must watch here at and invoke the aid of the Colonial office
to secure
fair play in Hong Kong. for British
had better not put any
interests-you
trust in the Governor.
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