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You will observe that Lord Crewe does not share
the view held by Sir P. Lugard that the clause (Ar-
ticle 28 of the draft Working Agreement) stipulating
that the Kowloon rullway shall be joined up with the
Canton-Funkow railway is merely a re-uffirmation as
between the two Governments of a pledge already exist-
ing as between the British and Chinese Corporation and
the Chinese Government, and that in His Lordship's
opinion no obligation is imposed upon China either by
the agreement of March 26th, 1899 between Shông and
the Agents of the British and Chiriese Corporation or
as an inds.ity for a breuch of faith to link up the
This point of view certainly seems to
two railways.
be borne out by the terms of the Rullway agreement of
1907, for the construction of the Canton-Kowloon line
I all with great truth,
Sir,
Your most obudient,
humble Servent,
(Signed) F. A. Campbelk