CO129-214 - Public Offices & Others - 1883 — Page 336

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I

i

from Hongkong

Articles

signed

31

Therefore

a copy of the

proper

which

We

have

any applications

might be made

by

Camer(?) in connection with

the Canton-Hongkong line.

The Agreement forwarded

was

seriously

modified by the additional

clause on the 24 May.

a printed complete document,

As I have already

explained

to

you,

we should

prefer

the Chinese Land

system, or

a relative system ceasing

at Kowloon where

the Traffic, &

transmit

to Hongkong; but should

they

insist upon

coming into Hongkong, we should

be

prepared, with the approval

of

Her Majesty's Government,

to

give

on similar

conditions

accommodation

in the

Telegraph Office on

the same

terms as Article 7 of

the Agreement

defined by

the

use

of

a

wire

for the Kowloon line, provided

it is not used to compel

traffic with the

Company's

interests prejudicially.

Faithfully yours,

John

[Signature: P. P. Thistleton ?]

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I i from Hongkong Articles signed 31 Therefore a copy of the proper which We have any applications might be made by Camer(?) in connection with the Canton-Hongkong line. The Agreement forwarded was seriously modified by the additional clause on the 24 May. a printed complete document, As I have already explained to you, we should prefer the Chinese Land system, or a relative system ceasing at Kowloon where the Traffic, & transmit to Hongkong; but should they insist upon coming into Hongkong, we should be prepared, with the approval of Her Majesty's Government, to give on similar conditions accommodation in the Telegraph Office on the same terms as Article 7 of the Agreement defined by the use of a wire for the Kowloon line, provided it is not used to compel traffic with the Company's interests prejudicially. Faithfully yours, John [Signature: P. P. Thistleton ?]
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I

i

from Hongkong

artiles

signed

31

Therefore

indos

copy of the

roper

which

We

Mome

any applications

might be made

by

Camer in connection with

bouton Hongking line.

The Agreement forwarded

VA J

sorously

modified by the additional

on the g4 May.

printed complete document,

As I have already

A

on

it

was

explained

to

you,

we should

For

aunch

prefer

Ete Chinare Land

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system, or

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Kowloon where

the Traffic, &

transmit

Hongkong; but should

mer

it

to

the

lehmere

insist upon

coming into Hongkong, we should

be

out

could take

interests,

331

be prepared, with the approval

of

to

Her Majesty's Goverment,

Jame

give

On 1

similar

thom accommodation

Telegraph Office on Me enjing

conditions AJ

4-c

accommodation

A

Shanghai, as Article 7 of

Therewith, & the

on t

defined by

Agreement

fl

hze

of

a

wire

Kowloon line, provided

not used to compell

traffic with the

any

prejudicially to the Company's

Faithfully yours, Ponder

John

WAAZ Phe Cat te

other way

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