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"This rehabilitation will go so far as to
make it a first class railway in order to
compete successfully with river boats; and,
as a first step, Hong Kong will provide coaches
for the line which should be eventually taken
over by the Chinese section.
Concerning the
supply of coaches His Excellency has already
secured the consent of the Secretary of
Colonies as in the previous case of the supply
of the three locomotives. His Excellency is
interested in our rehabilitation plan of the
Canton-Kowloon Railway, and asks for a copy
of the same."
The rehabilitation plan in question forms enclosure No. 1 in
my despatch to His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Peking.
3.
Your Lordship will observe that Mr. Choy has over-
stated the case as regards the supply of coaching stock for the Railway. As regards the engines I would refer Your
Lordship to the correspondence ending with Sir Cecil Clementi's
telegram of the 13th of August last, in which it has already been arranged to purchase three locomotives for
the British section, in order that they may haul through
traffic to Canton, upon the understanding that, when the
Chinese section is prepared to purchase them,
three locomotives will be transferred to that section.
It is also necessary to purchase additional rolling stock
for the through trains to Canton, and the General
Manager of the British section is conferring with the
authorities of the Chinese section as to the arrangements
to be made in this connection. Meanwhile, Your Lordship
these
will