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anticipated, It is unnecessary that a Chinese Telegraphs Company stated a was about to erect a landline from Canton to Hongkong, and proposed by way of a compromise that the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company should connect at Kowloon, their line with that of the Chinese Telegraph Company. The Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company agreed to this proposition, and laid a submarine cable from Hongkong to Kowloon, permission having been granted by the English Government in a letter from the Honourable the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, dated the 31st May, 1882, in which he stated that the right is reserved to the Government to grant other concessions hereafter, if thought necessary; but that it was not contemplated at the present moment to exercise such right.

The representative of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraphs Company wrote to the Director of the Chinese

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4 anticipated, It is unnecessary that a Chinese Telegraphs Company stated a was about to erect a landline from Canton to Hongkong, and proposed by way of a compromise that the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company should connect at Kowloon, their line with that of the Chinese Telegraph Company. The Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company agreed to this proposition, and laid a submarine cable from Hongkong to Kowloon, permission having been granted by the English Government in a letter from the Honourable the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, dated the 31st May, 1882, in which he stated that the right is reserved to the Government to grant other concessions hereafter, if thought necessary; but that it was not contemplated at the present moment to exercise such right. The representative of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraphs Company wrote to the Director of the Chinese
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4 anticipated, It is Excuency that a Chinese Telegraphs stated Company a was about to crect landline from Cantor to Hongkong, and proposed by way of a Compro that the Eastern Extension Australasia and sia and China. Telegraph Company should Connect at Kowloon, their live with that of the Chinese Telegraph Company. The Eastern Extension Australuxia and China Telegraph Company agreed to this proposition, and laid a submarine 322 Kowloow, permission having been granted by the English iv a letter from Government in the Honourable the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, dates the 31st May, 1882, in which he stated that, the r riglat is reserved to the Government. to grant other concessions hereafter, if thought nee necessary; but that it was not contemplated at the present moment to exercise such right. the representitive of the Eastern Extension Australazin and China Telegraphs Company cable from HongHong to Korlorn wrote to the Director of the Chinese
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anticipated, It is Excuency

that a Chinese Telegraphs

stated

Company

a

was about to crect

landline from Cantor

to Hongkong, and proposed

by

way of a

Compro

that the Eastern Extension

Australasia and

sia and China.

Telegraph Company should

Connect at Kowloon, their

live with that

of

the Chinese

Telegraph Company. The Eastern Extension Australuxia

and China

Telegraph Company

agreed to this proposition,

and laid a

submarine

322

Kowloow, permission having

been

granted by the English

iv a letter from

Government in

the Honourable the Colonial

Secretary of Hongkong, dates

the 31st May, 1882, in which

he stated that, the

r

riglat

is reserved to the Government.

to grant other concessions hereafter, if thought nee

necessary;

but that it was not contemplated

at the present moment to

exercise such right.

the

representitive of

the

Eastern Extension Australazin

and China Telegraphs Company

cable from HongHong to

Korlorn

wrote to the Director

of

the

Chinese

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