No.
320-
65559
OCT 22 1996)
CO 40315
PEKING.
INOV S
September bt, 1906.
5
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Thing
13, 1906
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Ching
aber oth
06.
Sir:-
With reference to my despatch No. 335 Confidential of August 8th I have the honour to enclose copies of two Notes which I addressed to Prince Ch'ing on August 13th and to day, on the subject of the Chinese project to build a railway from Canton to Thupo.
On August 17th at the Wai Wu Pu I pressed for a reply to my Note of August 13th. After some discussion, in which Mr. Tong Shao-yi appeared to think that this question should form part of the Canton-Foochow negotiations, he promised to consult with Prince Ch'ing.
I have not yet succeeded in obtaining the interview with Prince Ch'ing which is referred to in my despatch No. 355 Confidential of August 23rd. His Highness is still with the Court at Tan Shou Shan and has been much occupied by a conference on government reform.
The Right Honourable
Sir E. Grey, Bart., M.P.,
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