Enclosure I in die J. Jordan's ho. 262 185
Peking,
of June 26, 1911
27508
gir,
C June 26, 24315
1911.
RECR
14 JUL 1911)
In continuation of 29 despatch of June 15, I have
the honour to tranmmit to Your Excellency herewith a
summarized account, prepared by the Chinese Secretary 3
of an interview which I had with Shêng Kung pao on the
19th instant on the subject of the Working Agreement for
the Canton-Kowloon Railway.
The impression I gathered from this interview is
that Shêng, whila prepared to take into account the gros-
tor cost of the Hongkong section of the railway in fixing
the rates, would not entertain the 1čec et Joint Yanage
munt and considered that the procedents for the junction
of
frontier railways in Buropean countries should
form the basis for negotiations.
He seemed to think that the railway could never
compete with the water carriage for goods truffle, but
regarded its prospects as more hopeful in the matter of
bcelleney
Air F.D. Lugard, 9.0.M.0.,
etc. ato. etc.
Hongkong.
C.B., 1.8.0.
passenger