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Subject.
Page.
Serial No.
From or to whom,
Despatch No, ko.
Date.
Bubject.
Page.
1900.
208
To Governor Bir M. Telegram February 9
Nathan.
Enquires whether a statement may be made in the prospectus of the Hankow- Canton Railway loan, that the loan is for re-imbursing £1,100,000 lent to the Viceroy to redeem a concession for the railway, and that the agree- ment may be seen at the office of the Crown Agents.
1906.
320
-219
Foreign Office
February 20
209
To Crown Agents...
February 9
210
To Governor Sir M.
Nathan.
Confi- dential.
February 9
Acknowledges receipt of No. 205, and approves of the construction of the railway on the lines indicated in the reports of the Consulting Engineers.
Transmits copies of Nos. 205 and 209...
320
220
Ditto
February 21
Concurs in the view that His Majesty's Government cannot acquiesos in the attitude of the Viceroy in the matter of the Canton-Kowloon Railway nego- tiations, but observes that it will be necessary to exercise patience; trans- mits copy of correspondence with the British and Chinese Corporation and of a telegram from Sir E. Satow.
Transmita copy of a telegram to Sir E. Satow enquiring whether further pressure can be brought upon the Viceroy.
385
336
320
221
To Crown Agents...
February 22
211
Governor Sir M.
Nathan.
Secret
January 11 (Rec. Feb. 10.).
Transmits telegraphic correspondence relative to the Loan and Joint Working Agreements for the Canton-Kowloon Railway, together with a letter from the Viceroy and a letter to Conanl- General Scott, declining to accept the Viceroy's repudiation of the pre- liminary Agreement.
320
Transmits for observations by the Con- sulting Engineers, copy of No. 213, relative to reclamation required for the Kowloon terminus of the Canton. Kowloon line.
337
222
Crown Agents
February 23
Transmits copy of a letter to the
Colonial Secretary, reporting result of the recent loan issue.
337
the
223
Governor Sir M.
Nathan.
Secret
January 24 (Rec. Feb. 24.)
212
Ditto
Secret
January 11 (Rec. Feb. 10.)
Transmits further telegraphic corres-
pondence.
322
Forwards copy of further corres- pondence showing progress of negotia. tions for Loan Agreement and Joint Working Agreement.
341
213
Ditto
Confi- dential.
January 12 (Rec. Feb. 10.)
Transmite preliminary drawings and estimates by Mr. Boulton on the reclamation of land for a site for the Kowloon terminus of the Kowloon- Canton Railway and submits remarks on the proposals made.
323
214
Ditto
Telegram (Rec. Feb. 10) Replies to No. 208 that there is no
February 16
Transmita copy of a letter to the British and Chinese Corporation, Limited, aa to the present state of the Canton- Kowloon Railway negotiations, to- gether with a copy of the Northern Railway Loan Agreement of October, 1898.
218
The British and
Chinese Corpora- tion, Limited, to Menara. Jardine, Matheson & Co.
February 16
Encloses copies of the Loan Agreement embodying all the alterations made from time to time.
334
January 27 (Rec. Feb. 24.)
Forwards further telegraphic corres- pondence and copy of a letter to the Consul-General, Canton, declining the Viceroy's request for a copy of the Northern Rallways Loan Agreement of 1898.
Concurs in the proposal, in the Crown Agent's letter of 23rd February, 1906 (See No. 222), to the Colonial Secre- tary, relative to the establishment of * special sinking fund.
Bir M. Telegram (Rec. Mar. 18) Reports that the Viceroy of Canton 'cannot be induced to negotiate and urges that the strongest possible re- presentations should be made to the Chinese Government on the lines indicated.
objection to such a statement, and enquires proposed rate of interest and price of issue.
226
Governor
Nathan.
215
To Foreign Office...
1
February 13
Tranamite copies of Nos. 202 and 204, and asks what action it is proposed to
328
take.
216
To Governor Sir M. Secret
Nathan.
February 15
Transmite copies of Nos. 189, 192, and
198.
329
227
Foreign Office
March 22
217
Foreign Office
-329
Į
228
Governor
Nathan.
Bir
M.
Confi- dential.
February 23 (Rec. Mar. 24.)
Transmits copy of a telegram from His Britannic Majesty's Minister at Peking, reporting that the Viceroy has received an Ediot directing him to resume negotiations, and has desired that representatives of the Corpora- tions shall come to Canton.
348
348
Reports completion of the work of pre- 349
liminary survey and final location and pegging out of line from Kowloon to Lo Fu Ferry, and that Messrs. Bruce and Valpy are returning to England ;_urges that work on the Kowloon Hills tunnel should be com menced at an early date.
224
Ditto
Secret
346
225
To Governor Bir M.
Nathan.
45
March 2
328
347
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