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Despatch No., E.
Date.
Subject.
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Despatch
Date.
No.
No., ka,
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1905.
1905.
92
Foreign Office
20
Governor
Nathan.
Sir M.
Confi- dential.
March 2 (Rec. April 6.)
Transmita copy of a despatch to. His Majesty's Minister at Peking with regard to the ownership of shares in, the Canton-Macao Railway.
100
Confi- dential.
June 6
Transmits
93
Dildo
June 7
81
Crown Agents
April. 19
Transmits, in reply to No. 76, copy of correspondence with Sir J. Wolfe Barry and Partners with respect to the modification of the arrangements for the survey,
102
94
Ditto
Confi- dential,
802
Foreign Offer
Conti- dential.
April 20
105
883
Alours. Stephenson,
May 2
Harwood & Co.
84
Governor
Nir M.
Nathan.
Conti- dential.
April 3 (Rec. May 3.)
85
To Messrs. Stephen-
May 4
Bon, Harwood ✯
86
Governor
Natha11.
Hir M.
Secret
April 5 (Rec. May 6.)
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To Foreign Office ....... Confi-
May 8
dential.
Crown Agents
May 15
106
95
To The British and
Chinese Corpor
Coull- dontini.
ation, Limited.
Subject
Page.
June 15
June 15
copy of correspondence relative to the American attempt to secure a deep-water part at Whampoa.
Transunita copy of a despatch from Sir E. Batow reporting conversation with Mr. C. H. Ross on the proposed railway.
Transmits copy of a telegram from His Majesty's Minister at Pekin respecting an application from the Viceroy at Wuchang for a loan to enable him to buy up the American shares in the Hankow-Canton Railway and un- quires whether it would be worth while to ascertain if the Government of Hong Kong would entertain the idea.
Expresses regret that Mr. Rom in a communication to Sir E. Batow has thrown doubt on the attitude of the Secretary of State in respect of Section 16 of the Working Agreement as to the distribution of profits, and observes that in the event of a break- down in the negotiations, it inay be necessary to reconsider the whole position.
118
120
124
125
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96
Foreign Office
June 16
Forwarde extract from a letter from Consul-General Scott reporting on progress made in construction of line.
126
107
97
The British and
Chinese Corpor- ation, Limited.
June 16
Regrets statement made by Mr. Ros with regard to Section No. 16 of the Agreement, but submits that t
128
Transmita, for observations, copy of telegraphic correspondence with His Majesty's Minister at Peking on the subject of the reported intention of Americans to secure a deep-water port near Whampoa.
Transmits for approval revised draft of Clause 9 of the Working Agreement.
Expresses opinion, in reply to No. 71, that it is not worth while appending the proposed specification 18 મ schedule to the Working Agreement.
Statem that the revised draft of Clause 9 of the Working Agreement will be forwarded to the Governor, Hong Kong, with an intimation that there is no objection to it.
Confirms and expands No. 79 respec- ting the alleged intention of the Americans to obtain a deep-water port in the neighbourhood of Whama.
Acknowledges receipt of No. 82 and calls attention to No. 79, and suggests that British interests could best he safeguarded by obtaining the assent of the Chinese Government to the proposed arrangements for the Cantoti- Kowloon Railway as soon as possible.
Transmits copy of instructions imued by the Consulting Engineers to Mr. J. . Bruce for the survey of the Canton-Kowloon line.
106
107
109
involves no surrender of the position which he was specially charge‹l to maintain.
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To Foreign Offico...
June 16
Transmits copy of No. 95 and suggests : that it should be communionted to Bir E. Satow.
800
99
To Governor Sir M.
Nathan.
Conf- dential.
June 16
110
100
The British whd
June 19
Chinese Corpor-
ation, Limited.
Foreign Office
Conti- dential.
May 25
90
Ditto
May 29
Transmits copy of a telegram to Sir E. Batow relative to the hastening of the negotiations for the construction of the Canton-Kowloon Railway.
Transmits copies of letters to the British and Chinese Corporation and the China Association, stating that segotiations are being hastanesi.
112
113
101
Foreign Office
Cond- (letén).
June 20
91
Mr.
W. Keswick,
June 2
M.P.
Transmite copy of correspondence showing what has been done in the matter of hastening negotiations for the construction of the line.
114
128
Transmits copios of Nos. 92, 93, 95 and
98,
129
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Submits report from the Company's 129
representative In Peking respecting the negotiations, and onclosing summary of the proposed final_agree. ment between China and the Corpor- ation and summary of the proposed Working Agreement between the Hong Kong and Chinese Govern- monia.
Transmita copies of telegrains from His Majesty's Minister at Pekin oog; taining further information as to the application of the Viceroy at Canton for a loan to buy up the American shares in the Hankow-Canton Con- cossion, and urges necessity of a i prompt reply from the Hong Kong Government.
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