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of doing these things. Mr John Pitman is an intimate friend of Sir John Pope Innessys so is Major Palmer R.B. I shall do my utmost to get into friendlyy Nlations with the promotes and Endeavour to connect our system with the new line at Kowloon bity.

Yours truly

(Agned) Houston Squier PS. The Company is to be purely Chinese unlimited liability and

will not be formed under a

HongKong local ordinance.

any

Privati.

My dear Lquier

Canton

March 30/82

I know no

nothing

this projected telegraphic line till I saw it announced in the Hongkong Papers and han learnt next to nothing about it Except. from those same papers. I may -hourrer tell you what I hear and give you my opinion for what. it is worth of course all in confidence.

The Company consists of Hongkong Chinamen the chef