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Data.
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Subject.
Paga.
1905.
To Governor Sir M. Telegrami
Nathan.
July 14
States that the Hong Kong and Shanghat Bank have received a tele- gram from Hong Kong that Hunan and Hupei provinces desire to negotiate for a lbun of £3,000,000 in connexion with Canton Railway : requests information : trusts there has been no leakage. [Printed an XIV. in No. 128.]
1905.
123
Foreign Office
163
Confi- dential.
August 11
124
Governor Sir
Nathan.
M. Secret
July 15 (Rec, Aug. 15.);
Governor
Nathan.
Sir M.Telegram
July 15
Replies to abore. [Printed as XV', in
No. 128.7
164
125
Foreign Office
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Seoret
IHtto
Telegrain] [?] July 16
Reports further as to the £8,000,000 tonn for construction ; asks what arrange-
in ments can be made
London. [Printed as XVIII. in No. 128.]
165
August 17
118
The
British and
July 18
Chinese Corpora-
tion, Limited
To Governor Sir M. Telegram
Nathan.
Telegram
July 30
Encloses copy of a letter from Mr. Ross In l'eking relative to the delay in the negotiations cursed by the uncom- fortable position of Sheng.
Considers it premature to attempt any- thing regarding the £3,000,000 loan until rosult of Hong Kong negotia- tions is known, and asks whether he has any idea of their probable out- come: presumes money will not now be required by August 2nd. [Printed dan XXVIII, in No. 130.]
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126
Ditto
Secret
August 18
170
127
Ditto
Confi- dential.
August 21
119
To Foreigu Office... Secret
July 31
Transmits copies of telegraphic corres- pondence with the Governor relative to the proposed loan.
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:
51
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Governor
Sir M. Telegram
July 31
Nathan.
States that negotiations are still pro- ceeding first instalment of £550,000 will probably be required about September 29th and the second about November 27th, the money to be paid to the order of the Viceroy in New York. [Printed as XXXI, in No. 130.]
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128 Governor
Nathan.
Bir M.
Searet
1
:
July 28 (Reo. Ang. 28.)|
Telegram September 5
120
Foreign Office
Very POBA- dential.
August 3
121
Ditto
Conti- dential.
August 7
Enclose copy of a despatch from Sir E. Batow reporting that he proposes to take no steps until the position of Sheng is decided,
Transmite copy of telegraphic corres- pondence with Sir E. Satow relative to the proposed male of the Hankow- Canton Railway concession by Mr. Pierpont Morgan to the Chinese.
151
Ditto
Telegram September 4
153
Ditto
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192
Ditto
Secret
August 10
154
Transmits copy of a despatch from His Majesty's Minister at Brussels re- porting an interview between the King of the Belgians and Mr. P. Morgan with respect to the intention of the Chinese Government to obtain a retrocession of the railway conoos- sion, and copy of a previous despatch to Sir U. Phipps asking for inform- ation.
To
Governor Sir Telegram] September 5 M. Nathan.
Transmits copy of a telegram from Sir E. Satow quoting a telegram received through the Viceroy of Wachang's Secretary relative to the proposed loan to the Viceroy of Wuchang for the purchase of the American shares in the Hankow-Canton Concession.
Encloses paraphrase of
155
telegraphic 155 correspondence with the Colonial Office and His Britannic Majesty's Minister at Peking on the subject of the proposed loans in connection with the Hankow-Canton Railway.
Transmita copy of a despatch from Sir C. Phipps confirming the information given in his despatch No. 89, Confi- dential, of July 29th, as to the con- ditions for the re-purchase of the Hankow-Canton Railway Concession.
Transmita copy of a telegram from Sir E. Satow reporting on attitude of Foreign Powers to the British negoti- ations with the Viceroy of Wachang.
Transmits copy of a telegram from Sir E. Batow quoting telegram from His Majesty's Consul-General at Hankow, reporting action taken by the Viceroy of Wuchang to contradict the state- ment that the Chinese Government did not really wish to resume the Hankow-Canton Concession.
Encloses farther telegraphic corres- pondence with the Colonial Office and His Britannic Majesty's Minister at Peking and His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General at Canton, on subject of the proposed railway loans and negotiations, and correspondence connected therewith.
the
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163
Reports further as to the negotiations 197
and the Loan Agreement. [Printed as LIX. in No. 144.]
Reports that he is being pressed from Bankow for the signature of the Lonn Agreement and immediate payment of the first instalment requests approval to arrange for payment of first instalment in New York on September 6th, and enquires when Crown Agents can pay balance of the £1,100,000 loan. Printed as LXII, in No. 144.]
Replies to above and conveys approval naked for. [Printed as LXIV, in
No. 144.]
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