CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12] — Page 411

CHAMBER

OF COMM

(INCORPORATED)

ERCE

LONDON

84-85,

KINE WILLIAM STREET, E.G.

RECO

C.O.

6544

REG? 13 APR 85,

the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company Limited

Su

66 Old Berad st. &C.

7th April 1885.

Enclosed I beg to hand you

copy of

a

the

telegram received from Company's superintendent at Hongking forwarding a recolution passed by the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce in reference to improved telegraphic Communication with that Colony, and additional defences.

For

some

little time pase

A

there has been a strong feding

Colony

that the present telegraphie communications / oor the south side passing over French territory at Cape St

James (Saigon) and on the North traversing the Russian & Danesh lines) should be supplemented by a direct lable between Singapore and Hong Company has been in Communication with the Colonia'l

on the subject -

hong,

ana

my

Office

св

R

your obedient servant Il. Hesse.

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