berial
From or to whom.
Subject.
Pigo
No.
Despatch No, &c.
Date.
102
Acting Consul-Gen- |(No. 126) September 1
eral Warren the Marquess of
Salisbury.
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Foreign Office
to
F
1900 (Rec. Foreign Office Oct. 12.)
(Communi- cater by For- eign Office 22nd June, 1905.)
November 9 1900 (Communi-
cated by For- eign Office
22nd Jane,
Forwards despatch from His Majesty's Acting Consul-General at Hankow, enclosing certified copy of the Agree- ment of August 28th, 1900, ander which the Shanghai Banking Corpo- ration is lending the Viceroy of Wuchang a sum of £75,000.
Memorandum on an Agreement be- tween the Viceroy of Wuchang and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank for a loan of £75,000 for the payment of the Viceroy's troops.
1905.
110
136
To Crown Agenta
***
Confi- dential.
June 30
To Governor Sir M. Telegram
Nathan.
June 30
111
To The British and
July 3
Chinese Corpora-
138
tion, Limited.
112
Foreign Office
1905.)
104
To The British and
June 23
Chinese Corpora-
Acknowledges receipt of No. 97 which
has been read with satisfaction.
139
tion, Limited.
113
Crown Agents
105
To Foreign Office...
Secret
June 26
139
Confi- dential
July 4
To Governor Sir M.Telegram
Nathan.
June 26
Transmits a copy of a telegram to the Governor respecting the application of the Viceroy of Hankow for a loan, and suggests that Sir E. Satow should be informed and requested to furnish Sir M. Nathan with any information he may require.
Reports that Viceroy at Wuchang re- quests that His Majesty's Government will assist him with a loan to buy up Mr. Pierpont Morgan's share in the Hankow-Canton Railway requests his views. [Printed as I. in No. 124.]
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114
Foreign Office
July 7
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Bubject.
Page.
July 4
July 11
July 14
Gives instructions for an advance of £1,100,000 to the Government of Hong Kong.
Conveya instructions as to the conditions on which the loan should be made. [Printed as V. in No. 124.]
States in reply to No. 108 that no opinion can be expressed with regard to Mr Ross's departure from Peking, and that they would do well to be guided by the opinion of Sir E. Satow.
Forwards copy of a despatch from Sir E. Batow enclosing a memorandum left with the Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, who promised to fix a day for the discussion of the matter.
Acknowledgee receipt of No. 110; states that they will be prepared to advance £1,100,000 to the Government of Hong Kong, and suggest a first instal- ment of £500,000 should be advanced on August 2nd: requests that legisla- tion may be passed at an early date.
Transmits copy of a letter from the British and Chinese Corporation Huggesting that Mr. Ross might re- turn to Shanghal, and of a telegram from Bir E. Satow expressing opinion that he should remain in Peking.
Reports that, in accordance with the view of Sir E. Satow, Mr. Ross has been instructed to remain in Peking.
States that on August 2nd Crown Agenta will have about £250,000 at their disposal, and that it would be convenient to them if the Governor can arrange to make the first advance of £550,000 on that date. [Printed as 1X. in No. 124.]
States conditions which he has naked Sir E. Satow to offer the Wuchang Viceroy regarding the loan. [Printed as X. in No. 124.]
Transmits copy of a letter to the British and Chinese Corporation; Limited, conveying Bir E. Satow's opinion that Mr. Ross should remain in Pek- ing, and of the reply stating that instructions have been issued accord- ingly.
Transmita copy of a despatch from Consal-General Scott enclosing copy of a despatch sent to His Majesty's Minister in Peking relative to the construction of the Canton-Whampoa line.
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144
145
146
159
159
147
148
115
The
British
and
July 7
Chinese Corpora-
Governor Bir M. Telegram
Nathan.
June 28
Considers that Hong Kong Government should assist, and submits proposal as to advancing the money. [Printed as II. in No. 124.]
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tion, Limited.
To Governor Sir M. Telegram
Nathan.
July 8
106
Foreign Office
:
Confi. dential.
June 28
Transmits copy of a telegram from Sir E. Satow Informing him that the Governor has been asked for his views as to a loan.
140
107
Ditto
Secret
June 28
Transmite copies of telegrams from His Majesty's Minister at Peking contain- ing further particulars as to the dates of payment and conditions of the proposed loan to the Viceroy of Canton, and proposes to concur in the reply suggested by His Majesty's Consul-General at Canton as to British priority of option in supplying capital or engineers.
140
Governor
Sur
M. Telegram
July 10
Nathan.
116
Foreign Office
108
Tho British and
June 30
Chinese Corpora- tion, Limitedl.
Proposes to instruct Mr. Ross to return to Shanghai provided that his leaving Poking will not prejudice
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the
117
position.
Ditto
109
To Foreign Office ...
Heoret
June 30
Transmite copies of a telegram from the Governor and draft of a reply, and points out desirability of securing the Colonial Governinent agalnet loss.
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