xxxvii
Serial
From or to whom.
Subject.
Page.
No.
Despatch No., c.
Date.
Subject.
Page.
1906.
287
Crown Agents
September 18
Encloses copy of a letter from the Con- 438
sulting Engineers commenting upon No. 275.
298
Governor Sir
Nathan.
M.
Confi- dential.
288 To Foreign Office
Conti- dential.
September 20
Sende copy of Nos,,280, 281, and 282, 439
and requests any information obtain.
209
Ditto
Secret
able on point raised in No. 282 as to working of inter-State railwayɛ.
2x9
Foreign Office
Confi- dential.
September 21
Sends copy of a telegram from Sir J. 4.39
Jordan reporting representations to Ch'ing with a view to securing the abandonment of the Whampoa rail-
300
Ditto
Secret
200
Ditte
way scheme by the Chinese autho- rities.
September 22 Transmits copy of a despatch from Mr. 440
Carnegie, reporting progress in nego-
tiations respecting the Canton-Kow- loon railway and scheme.
:
1906.
September 15 (Rec. Oct. 22.)
September 19 (Rec. Oct. 22)
September 21 (Rec. Oct. 22.)
Reports inspection of the Canton-Kow- 455
loon railway works, and states reasons for expressing dissatisfaction at the progress made.
Forwards copy of a despatch to His Britannic Majesty's Minister at Peking, on the subject of the Canton-Wham- pos project, together with a paraphrase of the Minister's telegram of Septem- ber 19th.
Forwards further telegraphic corre
spondence with His Majesty's Minister at Peking relative to the progress of negotiations for the completion of the loan agreement and joint working agreement, and of a letter from Mr. Bland enclosing minutes of meetings of the negotiators.
Telegram (Rec. Oct. 27.) Reports that the final loan agreement for the Canton-Kowloon line is now awaiting his concurrence; he is not satisfied with certain conditions, but he proposes to concur, as they are the best the British Minister can get.
the Whampos
301
Ditto
291
Governor
Nathan.
Bir M.
Secret
August 21 (Rec. Sept. 24.)
Transmita copy of a despatch to Mr. 443
Carnegie, Peking, enclosing a confi-
dential report with regard to the employment of a foreign engineer on the projected Whampoa and Canton railway.
302
Foreign Office
October 29
292
Ditto
Secret
August 22 (Rec. Sept. 24.)
Encloses copy of a despatch from the 445
Viceroy respecting the employment
293
Ditto
Secret
August 24 (Rec. Sept. 24.)
of a Belgian engineer to superintend the construction of the Canton-Han- kow railway, and reports that the proposal has now been definitely abandoned.
Encloses, with remarks, further corre- spondence as to the negotiations for the Canton-Kowloon Railway, show- ing efforts made to obtain negotia tions for the working agreement at Hong Kong or Canton simultaneously to those for the Loan Agreement at Peking.
303
446
Transmits copy of a despatch from Mr. Carnegie, reporting on the difficulties experienced by Mr. Bland on the ques- tions of the price of Issue of the Canton-Kowloon loan and the com mission on material bought; he has urged Mr. Bland to persevere.
Governor Sir M. Telegram (Rec. Oct. 30.) | Reports with reference to No. 301
Nathan.
304
Foreign Office
Conf-
October 31
dential.
294
Crown Agents
October 5
Forwards reply of the Consulting | 449
Engineers to the complaint in No. 283, as to the progress of the railway, anggesting that no action should be taken in the matter until further in- formation has been received from Mr. Eves.
305
To Governor Sir M. [Telegram
Nathan.
October 31
295
Governor
Nathan.
Mir M. [7 Secret] September 6 (Rec. Oct. 6.)
Forwards, with remarks, further tele- 450
graphic correspondence.
306
Foreign Office
296
To
Governor Sir | Telegram] M. Nathan.
October 8
Reports, with reference to No. 283, ↑ 454
that the Crown Agents advise no action being taken pending receipt of a report which Mr. Eves has been requested to make.
297
Foreign Office
October 15
Forwards, in reply to No. 288, copy of & despatch from His Majesty's Minister at Berne, enclosing copies of “Traités et Conventions for the construction and working of the Simplon railway,
Novetuber 1
307
434
To Governor Bir M.
Nathan.
Confi- dential.
November 2
that His Majesty's Minister presses for concurrence in the draft agreement so that it may be signed on October 31st; proposes to concur unless die sent is telegraphed at once.
Forwards copy of telegraphic corre- spendence with Sir J. Jordan at Peking, relative to the settlement of the rate of exchange for the service of the Canton-Kowloon loan,
Acknowledges receipt of Nos. 301 and 308, and leaves the question of con- curring in the draft agreement to his discretion.
Transmits copy of a despatch from Mr. Carnegie, enclosing notes addressed to Prince Ch'ing requesting that the scheme for a railway from Canton to Whampoa may be drapped.
459
461
466
466
467
467
468
468
States, with reference to Nos. 301 and 303 || 470
be
that, in the absence of the text of the agreement, no opinion GATI expressed as to the desirability of withholding assent, and confirms No. 305.
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
6
Reference :-
C.O. 882
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-
COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO
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Serial No.
From or to whom.
Despatch No., &c.
Date.
1906.
308
Governor
Nathan.
Sir M.
Confi- October 9 dential. (Rec. Nov. 7.)
309
Ditto
310
Foreign Office
311
Ditto
312
Ditto