Subject.
Page.
Serial No.
From or to whoin.
Despatch No., &c.
Date.
Transmite copy of a telegram from Sir, 222
E. Satow reporting that the French Minister has supported the claim of the Belgian Company to the Canton- Hankow Railway Concession, and that Viceroy Chang has consequently been forbidden to borrow from any- body.
162
Governor
Nathan.
Bir M.
Secret
October 26
States, in reply to his telegram of 269
October 20, that the Hong Kong
163
Foreign Office
Coufi- dential.
154
Foreign Office
Confi- dential.
October 30
and Shanghai Banking Corporation have instructed their Shanghai agents to negotiate for a loan of £2,500,000 to include £450,000. [Printed CXXVII in No. 180.]
Transmits copy of a telegram to Sir E. Satow, urging the importance of the early construction of the Canton- Kowloon Railway, together with copy of the reply, pointing out difficulty of getting the Chinese authorities to
move.
222
164
Ditto
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Subject.
Page.
1905.
October 6 (Roc. Nov. 4.)
November 6
November 13
October 16 (Ree, Nov. 17.)
October 18 (Rec. Nov. 18.)
October 18 |(Rec. Nov. 18.).
Regrets to report little progress in the Loan and Working Agreement negoti- ations for the Canton-Kowloon Rail- way, and transmita newspaper extract showing attitude of the Chinese Government and copy of a letter to His Britannic Majesty's Consul- General at Canton as to assistance to be expected from the Viceroy of Canton.
Transmits copy of a telegram from His Majesty's Minister at Peking giving a summary of the terms of the Viceroy of Wuchang's despatch of 9th Septem- ber as to loan negotiations for the Hankow-Canton line.
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234
Transmita copy of a despatch from Bir | 234
E. Satow enclosing further correspon- dence with the Wai Wa Pa relative to the Chinese attempt to annul the Preliminary Agreement of 28th March, 1899.
Concurs, in reply to No. 158, in the proposal to take no action in the matter of the proposal to ask the British and Chinese Corporation to surrender their concession pending the results of Sir E Batow's repre- sentations to the Chinese Government in this course; transmits copy of a telegram to Sir E. Satow in this sense.
Transmits copy of a telegram from Sir E. Satow stating that the Viceroy of Wachang has informed His Majesty's Congul-General at Hankow of the terms on which he is willing to re- ceive a tender from British capitalists for the construction of the Hupei sections of the Szechuan-Hankow and Hankow-Canton Railways, and that the details have been communicated to the representatives of the Chinese Central Railways in Peking.
Transmits the Railways Loan Ordinance No. 11 of 1905 together with the Attorney General's report thereon.
Regrets little progress to report in the negotiations and suggests the sur- render by the British and Chinese Corporation of their concession on the conditions specified.
237
238
239
240
Transmits further telegraphic corres- 241
pondence relative to the loan to the Viceroy of Wachang and reports action taken in the matter of legislation to authorise the raising of £2,000,000 loan.
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Tranonite copy of further telegraphic 245
correspondence and of a note from Mr. Fraser on the subject of the loan to the Viceroy of Wuchang.
155
Ditto
Confi- dential.
October 30
Transmits copy of a telegrum from Bir | 223
E. Satow, as to the alleged concession
165
Ditto
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to Belgian and French firms, together with copies of the documents referred to in Mr. Rockhill's book.
Confi- dential.
November 15
156
Ditto
Confi. deutial.
November 3
Transmits copy of a telegram from His | 225
Majesty's Minister at Peking report-
ing message from the Viceroy that opposition to a loan is so vehement, that sanction cannot be hoped for at present.
166
Ditto
Conti- dential.
November 15
157
To Governor Mir M.
Nathan.
201
November 3
Directs the amendment of the Ordinance 225
of 1893 by an ordinance providing that a loan may be raised by deben- tures or inscribed stock; the onlinance should be applied to the loan of £2,000,000 just raised.
158
To Foreign Office ...
Conti- lentinl.
November 3
Transmits copies of Nos. 148 and 149, | 226
and proposes that no action should be taken at present in the matter of approaching the British and Chinese Corporation with a view to the sur- render of their concession.
167
Governor
Nathan.
Sir M,
257
159
To Crown Agents...
Confi.
November 3
dential.
Transmits Agreement signed by the Viceroy and Consul-General at Han- kow for a loan to the Viceroy of Wuchang.
226
168
Ditto
Secret
160
Ditto
November 3
Transmits in reply to No. 151 copy of 227
No. 157, and states that before abandoning the advantages of borrow- ing by stock, cogent reasons will be requirul for reverting to the anti- quated method of borrowing by debentures.
169
Ditto
Hecrut
161
Governor
Nathan.
Sir M.
Hecret
October 6
(Rec. Nov. 4.)
Transmits, with remarks, copies of 227
further telegraphic correspondence relative to the lonu for the Hankow- {
170
Ditto
Secret
October 20 (Rec. Nov. 18.)
Canton Railway.
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