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in Bank billets which are dearer than other securities which hart

Stato quarantees. He says the

Russian Government if the bon- -cession be given to him has the security of his standing and

character. Also of the line laid between Russia and Denmark and the responsibility of shart- =-holders, Roubles 150,000 is a sum of small moment to the Gorronment and the Chanholders will have to Expend 7,000,000 roubles before the China line is completed. – If the deposit is insisted on it should be returned as Evon as the China Cable is laid.

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Mr. Tietzen grearantees that if the Concession is given to her. that the Company to be formed to work it shall be a Russian Danish Company nominally, but actually

a Russian Company and to forward Russian interests. He says that England pos- sesses the monopoly at present of the manufacture of Lea Cables, - that the various Companies interested in the manufacture combine to charge

excessivt rates and that it is desirable

the monopoly should be broken. - He states that he will, if he should