Xo. 314. Confidential.
AMAM copy
30589
SEP 10 1906
Peking.
REC
35137
IR 24 SEP 06
July 23rd, 1906.
Air,
054
Wai Wan
1806 ly
July 17.1806
Hongkong July 7.1506
With reference to my Despatch No. 227 of May 15 last containing copy of a Note addressed to Prince Ch'ing in which I requested His Highness to impress on the Viceroy of Canton that the construction of a line through tha town would constitute a breach of the Preliminary Agreement with the British and Chinese Corporation for the railway from Canton to Kowloon, and urged the appointment of a negotiator to discuss a final agreement in regard to the latter line with a representative of the Corporation, I have the honour to inform you that as I received no reply to my Note I had several interviews with the Wai Wu Pu at which I pressed them for an answer. I was informed on each occasion that the matter was under the consideration of the Prince who would be...
The Right Honourable
Sir Edward Grey, Bart.,
KCVO, etc.