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have been paid behalf of caution to the Cable Companies.

which are as taking place between the

Eastern Extension Telegraph Company

and the Chinese Government would be

very seriously prejudiced.

Sir E.Stubbs thought that

these fears were rrobably exaggerated.

He explained that the officer in

charge of this office has always

that abused his position, and the office **

alsvart.

fact has been a centre of intrigue by

Peking omissaries against the Canton

authorities. Canton has from time to

time attempted to supplant the Feking

officer by one of its own men

and the resulting clash has tended to

jeopardize such friendly relations

between Hong Kong and Canton as it

has been found possible from time to

time to establish. Another burning

question which has involved the Hong

Kong Government in considerable

difficulties is the constantly

recurring dispute about the retention

by the

Hong Kong office of money paid

to it in resrect of telegrams entering

the area within which the Kwong Tung Administration operates, 9 of money wh. shd.

Sir G.Grindle enquired whether

a possible way out would be to insist

that