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" to congratulate

on my behalf, as the

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Governor of Hongkong, His Excellency,

the Viceroy

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"" on the completion by Chinese

enterprise of the Telegraph Line between

: the great commercial cities of Victoria

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and Canton. This line cannot fail to be

of great benefit to both communities.

Moreover, it may be regarded

as a

" new link in the chain of friendship

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which happily unites the British and

"the Chinese Empires."

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"The Viceroy of Canton is regarded

as one of the highest Functionaries of the Chinese Empire, being the almost absolute Governor of some fifty millions of people, the inhabitants of the two great Provinces, of which Canton, the chief Commeretal sity of China is the capital.

To the above

I have

message

received the subjoined reply from

Consul:-

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our

"Canton. July 9, 1883. The Viceroy

requests

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me to

convey

to Your

Excellency the deep gratification with

which he has received your message

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of congratulation on the completion of

the Telegraphic Line between Canton and

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Honghong. His Excelleney adds that he

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cordially reciprocates the hopes

expressed by Your Excellency, that this enterprise may

be the source

of

mutual benefit to Canton and Hongkong,

and

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