Confidential.
Sir,
Br. Carnegie to Sir Matthew Nathan.
Peking, July 7th, 1906.
With reference to Your Excellency's Despatch Secret of May 10th and your telegram of May 11th on the subject of a proposed railway connecting Tanton with Thaupos, I have the honour to state that according to my information this project was mooted by the Chang referred to in Sir Satow's telegram of April 18th, 1905 to Lord Lansdowne, that the Tantonese country objected to his having anything to do with it, and that nothing has been done. I am assured that the Chinese Government know nothing officially about it. Your Excellency's despatch of May 10th mentions newspaper articles only, but in your telegram of May 11th you refer to other information which would indicate that serious steps were being taken in the matter. It would be some assistance to me if Your Excellency would be so good as to inform me of the nature of this information.
I am communicating a copy of this despatch to H.M. Consul-General at Canton.
I have etc.
(Signed) Br. Carnegie.
Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G., etc. etc. etc.
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