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Copy of letters from H. 18. T. Consul General Hantion to 14. 03. M. Minister, Peking.
B.
Vrankow
July 23, 1905.
Dear Sir Ginert Sałow
As you will have seen frou the telegram start
today the summary is in Chang's hands.
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I took my courage in both hands and wrote Szc a ony stiff nots about his mapage of Thursday (20th July), half Expecting that Chary would show his haust by saying that
to unreasonable he cosuld by Cicisture. Szr, however, Send an apologetic reply and wes vnd over. Yeoleday Eenuig fuhr of Excuses and Explanatious which amounted to a coufeftion that Is'en 000 riding lan high horst and provuiq a mod unpleas and partner for Chang in this francadion. ✓ vow this in any car it could not hund Chans to promisc to do his best to hung up the Canton. Kowloon apcaments, provided that he found them, as ax cu sem he Must ¿casonable, v ano pouted out that the payors of ther piper should have vome vay un calling the tune and suppished thes if Chary would borrows Kinon as Chief Engnicer of the Hankow Canton. Luis, there would be no fear of coen JapanwoƐ obfcebug to work under a man co coch hird and approved ly Chuia. Sze omitted twr if coould be an That arrangement, could it be managed. He is to let me know as coon as he can whither Chang with be ready promptly to talk von Cris Canton - Kowloon his agreements and to consider the damft of loan agreement, which Juhan post to you Tomoners, I have crafted it on the 1900 doan Agreement model, and shale not present it to Chany autic I ham from you.
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are anxious to hear about the Canton Vianoy's attitude. Sze belicoed that Chang had telepraptred to him again and go another shub in reply. Is'en is reported to lack the equable tempu of his brother, the former tastai, how fudge of Htupci,
Frankly I feel the force of Chang's objection.
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