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in my telegram of August 10th The Viceroy expects no furiber opposition """
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"Canton. How loon Railway. The Privati Sentary said that the Cauton viceroy's support was indispensable and the added in confidence that Chang did not like the arrangemɛato propract in the summary but would not oppose them out- of friendship for us.
According to to him Sheng had no right to sign any agreecuent affecting
a Provaice without having obtained. the assent of its high authorities, a step ordered by forual deene; the Canton Viceroy was the natural negotiator if sheug prord unsatisfactory.
Salou.
XLVI
Gotta HB.M. Crusul Grutral
Caulou,
To Goueruor, Hong Kong:
22: 8:05
The Viceroy holds is the elegram and repudiates
it élegraur the agreement of 1899.
Sertt
XLVII
Hoci Governor, Hong Kong.
The following telegram.
gueral Caution.
To. HBM. Munioler. Pekuig,
22. & 05.
reelund from H4.13. 24. Carsol-
The Viceroy
ocus is the
Belegram 1899," what action do you
and repudiates the agreement of
now propove?
Matka,
XLVIII
F., HB, M. Hanister. Pekuý.
Goormor Hong Kong.
22.8.05.
(ho. 8.)
Following from Stankow. August 22nd Scanlan, that covatmction loan camot interfase.
a-o
The Viceroy replico through lus
Cauton railway
that the Haukow
will be very big, that the
to Hunan and Kwang Sing
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