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writing to our Consul at Canton to do what he can, but to wait Fill

haw conversed with him.

you

The Yamen evidently well not die tate to the Canton Government,

be that the Canton

but it

may

ronment will not be instructed

Gersonment

to the reto the line.

I think be able to say

line is all ready

A come on at once

J.G. Zumer Ege

Sir

You should,

that the

at Singapore

Yours truly

(signed) I Fade.

Globe Hotil, Tirnkin.

Peking

7th March 1887

I am requested by Her Majesty's Minister to inform you that he has little, if anything to add, to what before you left Peking, he commu

you upon the subject

nicald to

of the submarine line which the

Casken Telegraph Company pro pose to lay between Hongkong and

Canton.

It is agreed by the Isuing li - Yamin that the table and

up to Shameen

shall be carried