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draft Working Agreement implied by the terms of the request
for the suspension of traffic and expressed the hope that my
considerably.
hande would be strengthened theraby when negotiations on the
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subject could be resumed. His Excellency also desired me
to inform the Board of Communications of his compliance with
their wishes. This was duly done on December 7 in a letter
to the Miniatry, copy of which I have the honour to enclose.
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The state of disorder which continued to prevail
in the Province prevented a resumption of traffic until
December 14 and, on the line being again opened, the Governor
of liofikong formulated a claim for the loss of carnings which he requested lia injesty'a Consul-General to present to the
r's Chinese Authorities.
The enclosures in lir. Juleso
despatch lio. 39 furnish the necessary detaile and explanations
of the claim, together with the reasons which made it, in är.
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Jamisbon's opinion, inadvisable to present the claim to the
provisional Goverment. In a further letter, copy of which
is also enclosed, Sir Frederick Luard explained to His
Majesty's Consul-Üeneral that it was not his intention to
claim compensation from the present administration at Canton.
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His view rater was that it should be paid on the certificate
of
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