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of the Canton - Hourloon Railway, the sorry for the construction of the live will be borrowed from the British and chuirse Corporation.

I have already handed my proposals to Ihr Bland, the represrulative of the Corporation, with the request that he would forward them to

his Principals for Consideration. After the Corporation have accepted my proposals, there will be no difficulty in commig to an Agrement for the joint working of the British and

Chunsor sections of the Railway.

From bur Bland I have

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letters dated the 24

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of Juur but they

contour little information beyoud

that the Chinese Government though

frequently pressed to appoint a

negotiator had not dour 50.

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report to

regret not being able to

your Lordship any

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