M. May writes to me in a letter
a private I hope that you will be at "to do something in the matter of the Canton line. They say Jardine Kratheson
who are interested in
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Comse do not
wish to push it as it would compete with their stramens on the Canton liver. I believe the line would pay independenth g
the steamers and
there is no doubt that it would
benefit the colony enormously. We
want more elbow room and love
want more money to Hap pace
Нар in water works, Kanbom worke de with this fast growing colony and
would help us to both
the railway
me than anything else
Sand copy this to the 9.0 with
of
copy 1982. Saying that Mi Lythelton attaches wear great impatance to the proposed to comme t
Hongkong & Cantor
Hat
au ne
by railway of but whether Lat Londone that Gors cony political objections to Sach
bersaing
a Scheme a
? Shall I ore privately the Sonetary the China Association d'also Mi "Keswick - whom I know stigh d
oscertain then news? ( 20 Jan
184
Tell Tee us objection to the course perfored
but the views of the Britiols & Climese Corporation will probably be that if the fact. of Mary Khang wirker them 6 undertake this work, it wont give
form, them financial inffort in the
on the Ley, of a guarantee of interest Capital required, a proposition which could not be lightly entertained.
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