letter,
seeing
the Order No 11 of 1905
Authorises the Govt. &
up to £2000.00
borrowings in
sterling
loan, $5.
2.
(Signed) C. P. LUCAS, -
2-4-06
GENT
WHITEHALL GARDENS,
S.W.
9th February 1906
475
Dear Fiddes
I have taken your last
letter as leaving the decision
as to the form of the Hong Kong
loan in our hands, and I am there-
fore taking steps to launch the
loan as soon as possible.
You will however see by
this morning's newspapers that we
have been anticipated, as I feared
would be the case, and this is
hard on me as I stipulated when
agreeing to provide the money last
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