CO129-212 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [10-11] — Page 209

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Telegraph lines in China, and requesting a report from the subject.

I have, to some extent, anticipated Your Lordship's wishes on this point in my despatch No. 206 of the 28th August ultimo, with which I forwarded a letter from M. Bullard, (The Superintendent at Hongkong of the Eastern Extension Company), stating that the Chinese Government Telegraph Administration have decided to purchase from the private company that created it (the Wa Hop Company), the Telegraph Line from Canton to Kowloon, and to connect that line with the lines of the Eastern Extension Company at Kowloon, the opposite peninsula of the mainland of China, which forms part of this Colony.

3. I added that should this arrangement be carried out, there would be no occasion for laying a submarine cable from Kowloon to Hongkong, as proposed by the Wa Hop Company.

4. With reference to Your Lordship's...

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207 Telegraph lines in China, and requesting a report from the subject. I have, to some extent, anticipated Your Lordship's wishes on this point in my despatch No. 206 of the 28th August ultimo, with which I forwarded a letter from M. Bullard, (The Superintendent at Hongkong of the Eastern Extension Company), stating that the Chinese Government Telegraph Administration have decided to purchase from the private company that created it (the Wa Hop Company), the Telegraph Line from Canton to Kowloon, and to connect that line with the lines of the Eastern Extension Company at Kowloon, the opposite peninsula of the mainland of China, which forms part of this Colony. 3. I added that should this arrangement be carried out, there would be no occasion for laying a submarine cable from Kowloon to Hongkong, as proposed by the Wa Hop Company. 4. With reference to Your Lordship's...
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207

Felegraph lines in China, and requesting a report from the subject.

me

I have, to some extent, anticipated four Lordship's wishes

on this point in my despatch Wo 206 of the 28th August ultime, with 17205 which I forwarded a letter from M. Bullard, (The Superintendent at Houghong of the Eastern

Extension

Company), stating that the Chinese Government Telegraph Administration have decided to purchase from the private company that created it.__.

(the Wa Hop Company), the Telegraph

Line

from

Canton to Kowe Wa, and to

connect that line with the lines of the Eastern Extension Company at ~ Kowloon, the opposite peninsula of

the mainland of China, which forms part of this Colony.

3.

Gadded that should.

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this arrangement be carried out, there would be no occasion for -- laying a submarine eabic from how Wa to Honghong, as proposed

by

4.

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the We Hop Company.

With reference to Your

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