CO129-218 - Administrator Marsh Governor Sir Bowen & Others - 1884 [11-12] — Page 545

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Peking

19 March 752

Dearm Dunn.

If the newspaper report:

of the new Hongdong Telegraph boy be correct, it is plain that your Compan's line would be laid to me purpose,

a Chinese Cable

Hongkong,

îna is to be laid on

the only protiction of the Eastern Cap intenst lies, I presume, in the action of the thongkong Gersonment. I have litegraphed to the Forignoffice

Yours truly

(gd) Frade.