CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9] — Page 371

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the Swatow and Canton line,

Na stop Felegras Company,

3

365

and will connect that line with the land and

I have now the honour to forward for Your Lordship's information,

a copy of a letter from the Superintendent of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company (Mr. Bullard)

in which it is stated that the Chinese Telegraph Administration have agreed to purchase from the private Company the telegraph line from Canton to Kow-wa,

and

Enclosed is a copy of a letter from the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company

at Kowloon, the opposite side of the mainland, which forms part of the Colony.

2. Should this arrangement be carried out, there will be occasion, I presume, for laying a submarine cable to Hongkong from Kow-wa.

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the Swatow and Canton line, Na stop Felegras Company, 3 365 and will connect that line with the land and I have now the honour to forward for Your Lordship's information, a copy of a letter from the Superintendent of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company (Mr. Bullard) in which it is stated that the Chinese Telegraph Administration have agreed to purchase from the private Company the telegraph line from Canton to Kow-wa, and Enclosed is a copy of a letter from the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company at Kowloon, the opposite side of the mainland, which forms part of the Colony. 2. Should this arrangement be carried out, there will be occasion, I presume, for laying a submarine cable to Hongkong from Kow-wa. 1.
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the stongsong and Canton Na stop Felegras Company, 3 365 and will connect that line with the land and I have now the honour to sea lines of the Eastern forward for Your Lordship's information, a copy of a/ letter from the Superintendent of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China. Telegraph Company (Mr. Bullard) which it is stated that the Chinese Telegraph Administration have deel) to purchase from the private Company the telegraph line from Canton to Kow-wa, and Enclos Extension Australasia and China FFelegraph Compar at Kowloon, the opposite this persireula of the mainland, which forms part of Colony. arra 2. Should this. rangement be carried out, there will be occasion, I presume, for laying a submarine cable to Honghong from How-wa 1.
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the stongsong

and Canton

Na stop Felegras Company,

3

365

and will connect that

line with the land and

I have

now the honour to

sea

lines

of

the Eastern

forward for Your Lordship's

information,

a

copy of

a/

letter from the Superintendent

of

the Eastern Extension

Australasia and China.

Telegraph Company (Mr. Bullard)

which it is stated that

the Chinese Telegraph Administration have deel)

to purchase from the private Company the telegraph line from Canton to Kow-wa,

and

Enclos

Extension Australasia

and China FFelegraph Compar

at Kowloon, the opposite

this

persireula of the mainland,

which forms part of

Colony.

arra

2. Should this.

rangement be carried

out, there will be

occasion, I presume, for

laying

a submarine cable

to Honghong from How-wa

1.

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