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inasmuch as, having all the advantages offered by the latter, it includes also that

communication with Sland

of

an

of rapidly growing importance, in which (ongkong is likely to have special

interest.

I am to add that His Excellency Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon has, since the date of the last correspondence with the Chamber, impressed on the Governor the great importance of a a second line of. communication with Singapore, being of opinion that, even if the live

out after a declaration of war,

passage

the

effect

were

the

over it of a single message to

that

war was imminent, might

be worth to this Colony

more than the

whole of any subsidy that has ever bon acked. Sir Nowell Salmon is also

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of

opirsion that, in case_

of war,

the line

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Under the circumstances His Exxcellency the Governor would be glad to

receive the views of the Chamber on Mr

Judd's

communication.

I have se

(Signed) Frederick Stewart,

Colonial Secretary.

via Bornes would be of special value

near the route of trade

ae

being

between China and Australia.

Under