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the Chinese Government and not to the authorities at
Canton.
My reasons for this are two-fold. In the firet
place, the presentation of a claim to the revolutionary
authorities at Canton would involve a degree of recognition
which His Majesty'a Government are not prepared to accord,
and in the second place, the responsibility of the Imperial
est Government is determined by the fact that the request for
originally
the suspension grižinaXXý made to Your Excellency by the
i
Viceroy at Canton was subsequently confirmed by the telegram
sent by the Board of Communications.
I have accordingly presented a clain for the
amount named by Your Excellency to the Wai Wu Pu in a Memo-
randum, copy of which I have the honour to enclose, but
I think that it is nor improbable that the Chinese Govern-
ment will disclaim liability for those portions of the claim
which relate to the period after 1 p.m. on November the 12th
and to the charge for late trains respectively.
I have the honour to be.
sir.
Your Excellency's most obedient, humble servant,
(signed) J. N. Jordan.