janghai, 3rd September, 1901.
Sir,—I have been requested to draw your attention to the probability that a Bill willie passed by the U.S. Congress during the coming session authorising the construction of a trans-Pacific cable from San Francisco, via Hawaii, to the Philippines, and to ask that your Chamber take into consideration the advantage to be derived, by the mercantile community and all others resident here, from the increased telegraphic facilities and consequent great ly reduced rates, could the U.S. Cable Company be influenced to extend this proposed cable to Shanghai.
T enclose a letter addressed to the U.S. Consul-General from Captain George O. Squier, Captain and Signal Officer in charge of cable operations Philippine Islands, which explains itself. I also enclose a newspaper cutting showing that the
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