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My Lord:-

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of Your Lordship's despatch No.42 of February 24th, enclosing copy of a letter from the Colonial Office with enclosures relating to the proposed railway from Canton to Kowloon.

Mr. Ross, who is mentioned in the second paragraph of Your Lordship's despatch, called on me by appointment on the 15th instant, and we discussed the question of the appointment of a negotiator on the Chinese side. I said that our experience of Sheng Kung-pao in connection with the negotiations for the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, and for the conversion of the Peking Syndicate's railway into a Chinese Government line, had not been satisfactory. Mr. Ross observed that the preliminary contract was signed by Sheng, and informed me that when passing through Shanghai on his way to Peking, he had endeavoured to ascertain

Incl.

Received

Foreign Office

Endes

Sui E. Saline to the Marquess of

Lansdowne

lo.130.

F. O.,

C 0. 19701

RECR

April 18 1905 UN 05

PEKING

The Marquess of Lansdowne, K.G.,

&c.

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#My Lord:-I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of Your Lordship's despatch No.42 of February 24th, enclosing copy of a letter from the Colonial Office with enclosures relating to the proposed railway from Canton to Kowloon.Mr. Ross, who is mentioned in the second paragraph of Your Lordship's despatch, called on me by appointment on the 15th instant, and we discussed the question of the appointment of a negotiator on the Chinese side. I said that our experience of Sheng Kung-pao in connection with the negotiations for the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, and for the conversion of the Peking Syndicate's railway into a Chinese Government line, had not been satisfactory. Mr. Ross observed that the preliminary contract was signed by Sheng, and informed me that when passing through Shanghai on his way to Peking, he had endeavoured to ascertainIncl.ReceivedForeign OfficetoEndesSui E. Saline to the Marquess of10Lansdownelo.130.F. O.,C 0. 19701RECRApril 18 1905 UN 05PEKINGThe Marquess of Lansdowne, K.G.,&c.&c.

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Incl.ReceivedForeign OfficetoEndesSui E. Saline to the marquess of10Lanvedownelo.130.F. O.,C 0. 19701RECRApril 18 1905UN 05PEKING,#My Lord:-I have the honour to acknowledge receiptof Your Lordship's despatch No.42 of February 24thenclosing copy of a letter from the Colonial Officewith enclosures relating to the proposed railway fromCanton to Kowloon.Mr. Ross who is mentioned in the secondparagraph of Your Lordship's despatch called on meby appointment on the 15th instant and we discussedthe question of the appointment of a negotiator onthe Chinese side. I said that our experience ofSheng Kung-pao in connection with the negotiationsfor the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, and for the conver-sion of the Peking Syndicate's railway into a ChineseGovernment line had not been satisfactory. Mr. Rossobserved that the preliminary contract was signed bySheng, and informed me that when passing throughShanghai on his way to Peking he had endeavoured toascertainThe Marquess of Lansdowne, K.G.,&C.&c.

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Incl.

Received

Foreign Office

Endes

Sui E. Saline to the marquess of

Lanvedowne

lo.130.

F. O.,

C 0. 19701

RECR

April 18 1905UN 05

PEKING,

My Lord:-

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt

of Your Lordship's despatch No.42 of February 24th

enclosing copy of a letter from the Colonial Office

with enclosures relating to the proposed railway from

Canton to Kowloon.

Mr. Ross who is mentioned in the second

paragraph of Your Lordship's despatch called on me

by appointment on the 15th instant and we discussed

the question of the appointment of a negotiator on

the Chinese side. I said that our experience of

Sheng Kung-pao in connection with the negotiations

for the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, and for the conver-

sion of the Peking Syndicate's railway into a Chinese

Government line had not been satisfactory. Mr. Ross

observed that the preliminary contract was signed by

Sheng, and informed me that when passing through

Shanghai on his way to Peking he had endeavoured to

ascertain

The Marquess of Lansdowne, K.G.,

&C.

&c.

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