286).
Sir:-
THE BRITISH AND CHINESE CORPORATION, LIMITED,
22, ABCHURCH LANE,
LONDON, E.C.
March 23rd 1906.
CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY.
We beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of and to thank you for your letter No.9777 of yesterday's date in which you are so good as to inform us by direction of Sir Edward Grey that in consequence of the pressure brought to bear at Peking, the Wai Wu Pu has instructed the Viceroy of Canton to reopen negotiations with the British and Chinese Corporation and that the Viceroy has informed His Majesty's Consul General at Canton of his having received instructions to appoint Delegates and negotiate.
We are greatly obliged to Sir E. Grey for giving us these particulars which are of great moment to us and we beg to acquaint you for the information of Sir E. Grey that we have telegraphed to our Agents in China to arrange with our special Representative, Mr. J. O. P. Bland, Under Secretary of State,
Foreign Office.
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