CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4] — Page 200

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information a copy of a letter with Enclosure (With 4 sub enclosures) enclosures, (dated on the 28th instant), from Mr. Durran, the local manager of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, from which it will be seen that the Telegraphic lines of that Company have at last been connected with the lines of the Chinese Telegraph Administration at the boundary of the British territory at Kowloon.

I have the honour to be My Lord, Your Lordships Most Obedient Humble Servant,

5. Bowen

Ps despatch February and. Since the above was written I have received from Your Lordship the subjoined telegram of the 31st instant :-

"Inform Manager Eastern Company, Government will approve junction between Eastern and Chinese Companies at Kowloon on terms granted at Shanghai by Chinese Government, provided present agreement respected, and Chinese use Eastern Office at British Frontier.

It will be seen from the above despatch

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3 198 information a copy of a letter with Enclosure (With 4 sub enclosures) enclosures, (dated on the 28th instant), from Mr. Durran, the local manager of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, from which it will be seen that the Telegraphic lines of that Company have at last been connected with the lines of the Chinese Telegraph Administration at the boundary of the British territory at Kowloon. I have the honour to be My Lord, Your Lordships Most Obedient Humble Servant, 5. Bowen Ps despatch February and. Since the above was written I have received from Your Lordship the subjoined telegram of the 31st instant :- "Inform Manager Eastern Company, Government will approve junction between Eastern and Chinese Companies at Kowloon on terms granted at Shanghai by Chinese Government, provided present agreement respected, and Chinese use Eastern Office at British Frontier. It will be seen from the above despatch
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3

198

information a copy of a letter with

Enclosur (With 4 sul enclosures)

enclosures, (dated on the 28th instant),

from Mr.Durran, the local manager of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, from which it will be

seen that the Telegraphic lines

that Company have at last been

connected with the lines

of

the

of

Chinese Telegraph ildministration at the boundary of the British territory

at Kowloon.

I have the honour to be

My Lord,

Your Lordships Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

5. Bowen

Ps

вытя

k s

despatch

Tebmary and. Since the above

was written I have received

from Your Lordship the subjoined

545 telegram of the 31th instant :-

"Inform Manager Eastern

A

Company, Government will approve

junction between Eastern and

Chinese Companies at Kowloon

#

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#

on terms granted at Shanghai

by Chinese Government, provided

i

present agreement respected, and Chinese use Eastern Office at m

#

British Frontier.

It will be sun from the above.

despatch

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