Enclosure No & to Scout Despatch of 14/1/06
C. 05
4858
(Rs 10 FEB 06
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Viceroy to A4 Consul Genual
Canton Decembn 1905.
30
St.
I beg to acknowlidęs în ceecipi og your
felia
决
eb.
the 24
Mundout of the subject of the
Canta Kowloon Pailemy, ui coluice, you shake this you have teecivca a diopalu from lar Govonez of Mongkong, to linn affect that he couitdaw my attitude in this matur unfriendly,
biti ufcienu la ttus Railway it was proposta thus it shots be built & Brilich Machants of behalf of China. Although Sheng, the Director Genel of Railways had already a the 25th year of Kisang en (1999) aranyes e deft apuemend witte im repusadation of Mep" Jardine Mathwor of, andten Hong Kong Shanghai Barking Gropaalitu, yet it was only called a "draft ofceement" which of courre has usthun) in common with
"furicé apreement".
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Morever the fifth Claure of Ch. Dit oft Apunud provides this thing the Director quest of Railisays Shah Consult with ku Viley and Govoner of this Plovnice and should any difficultis be found thrust was to be altered and amended. Accordnigų am Vicusy and foxcuse of this drovuice on the to defermenis (n mauker is coluistin Railway is lobe built,
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The preacul situation is very differs from formu timico. Due I to give way in la lead, not only would the County Ginny be abuzive and obskudive, but then comed be more Evil results in other ways. The relations between Grendőzítani and Churie are hurd clous and suêtue, and you codi Hlifai be able to ɛxkuɔ & me your comedialists. with afuence to Mepp Jardic Matheson 2. and the Holy Kong: Shanghai Banting Corporation, there firms have been sucupfull badiny is Clure for mangero and thy have leaped to many profits that they cannot be humbuck. I presume your quocument does not with to look to an profit of peibabe firmo li la dihimed of our mutual forendy relations. My deavion, this sach County should build its own luis and subsquably make lûe hapay arrangements when tîn rails meet, 15 Suiciraly albumbed, not out by durite to aid the Expansion of hadɛ, but also to permanath consolidate our neightout uitercourse, I'm dalaution of thee Jovormer of Any Kong, that he counidus my attitude unfriendly, is probably due to his not having carefully Examined into this matter,
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have therefore the honour to refund to inform the Gouers of Hong Kong
friendly relations, and it to my vulaus hope thathe with net in accordance with the supputions confanned in my previous letter.
to lay weighs upon our