CO129-356 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [4-6] — Page 171

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29th September 1908.

104

In reply to your letter of the lat instant, I

am directed to state that this Government is not prepared

to allow the 6 wires of the Chinese Telegraph Department to

proceed to Kowloon on British Railway Poste and thence to

the Hongkong Telegraph Office by cable since it would intro-

duce the principle of a Foreign Government owing and working

a telegraph line in British Territory, but that His Excellency

the Governor will be glad to make arrangements for connecting

the six wires at the frontier with wires belonging to this

Government to be led into offices under the control of the

Hongkong Government.

I have etc,

(sd) F.H.May.

Colonial Secretary.