Subject.
Page.
Serial No.
From or to whom.
Despatch No.. &c.
Data.
T
Bubject.
Pare
1904.
1
Acting May.
Governor
Conf- dential.
January 30 (Rec. Feb. 27.)
8
Ditto
Conti- February 18 dential.(Rec. Mar. 23.)
9
Ditto
Telegram Rec. April 8
Transmits copy of a memorandum re- specting the action taken by the Director of Chinese Railways in con- sequence of shares in the American- China Development Company having fallen into the hands of persons of different nationality to the original concessionaires, and renews the re- presentation made in No. 3.
Encloses a report by Mr. C. L. Bland on the development of Hankow, and again urges that His Majesty's Govern- ment should secure a substantial in- terest in the Hankow-Canton Railway, and should hasten the construction of the railway from Hong-Kong to Canton.
PI 0..
Urges that the attempts of Belgian shareholders in the American-Chinese Development Company to oust Mr. Gray, the American engineer managing the construction of the Hankow- Canton Railway, should be frustrated.
15
Acting May.
Governor
1904.
Confi. March 23 dential. (Rec. Apr. 25.)
9
16
Mr. G. Turner
May 3
10
16A To Mr. W. Keswick,
May 3
M.P. (British and Chinese Corpora
tion, Limited).
17
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11
Acting May.
Governor
Confi- dential.
18
To Mr. G. Turner...
10
Ditto
Confi. dential.
March 9 (Rec. April 9.)
Forwards statistics showing the amount of traffic that might be tapped by a line of railway from Hong-Kong to Canton.
11
19
Acting May,
11
Ditto
Confl- dential.
March 11 (Reo. April 9.).
March 12 (Reo. Apr. 9.)
Forwarda translation of a letter from 14
the Chinese Minister at Washington to the Director of Chinese Railways relating to disputes between American and Belgian shareholders in the American-China Development Com- pany's concessions; considers that the concession should be cancelled, and
the urges again
desirability of securing a substantial interest in any railways connecting the Yangtee Valley with Southern China.
States that he has been informed that an Englishman is negotiating at Shanghai for a concession to construct a railway from Chinking to the frontier of Hong Kong; considers that such a project in well worthy the support of His Majesty's Govern ment.
12
Ditto
•
Confi- dential.
April 8 (Rec. May 9.)
May 16
Encloses report of a speech by Mr. Gershom Stewart, M.L.C., in which he expressed the opinion that it would be sound policy to guarantee a moderate interest on the cost of construction of the line; submits that until it is constracted Hong Kong's commercial aupremacy will remain in danger.
Calls attention to newspaper extracts relating to the Hong Kong-Canton Railway.
Makes observations on No. 13: states that it is undesirable for the Hong Kong Government to ask for rights to construct and work railways in Chinese territory or to give any guarantee in regard thereto; suggests an alternative scheme.
Reports that, according to Mr. Byron Brenan, the Belgians are in the matter of the Hankow-Canton Railway, acting for the French, and points out that the danger to the Colony is not thereby lessened.
Acknowledges receipt of No. 16
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20
21
22
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23
Governor Telegram (Rec. May 26.) Suggests that pressure should be put
20
To Mr. W. Keswick, M.P. (British and Chinese Corpora- tion, Limited).
May 28.
21
The
British Chinese Corpora- tion, Limited.
and
June 3
16
22
Foreign Office
June 13
a
13
The British
and
Chinese Corpora-
tion, Limited.
(Received in Colonial Office April 13.)
Draft proposal for the construction of
the Kowloon to Canton Railway.
16
23
Ditto
Confi- dential.
14
To Foreign Office ...
Conf- riential.
April 22
Transmits, for such action as may be thought fit, copies of Nos. 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12.
18
June 13
upon the British and Chinese Cor poration to invite subscription for debentures in the Canton-Hong Kong Railway.
Enquires whether he is yet in a position to state the views of the directors on the suggestion made in No. 164.
Encloses a Memorandum accepting the principle of the counter-proposal in No. 16A, and states that on receipt of Colonial Office concurrence the Cor- poration will proceed to negotiate with the Chinese Government for a final agreement for the issue of a Chiness Railway Loan.
Transmita copy of a despatch from His Majesty's Ambassador at Washington forwarding the substanes of an opinion by the Attorney-General of the United States regarding the status of the American-China Development Com- pany, which is constructing the Han- kow-Canton Railway..
Encloses decypher of a telegram from His Majesty's Minister at Peking reporting that Sheng is raising ques- tion of cancelling the concession for the construction of the Canton-Han- kow Railway.
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