Subject.
Page.
Sorial No.
From or to whom.
Despatch No., &o.
Date.
XXV
Subject.
Pago.
1905.
:
171
Governor
Sir M.
Nathan.
Conti- tential.
October 20 (Rec. Nov. 18.)
Transmits, with remarks, report of Chief Engineer on alternative routes for the Canton-Kowloon Railway.
248
179
Foreign Office
172
Foreign Office
Conli- dential.
November 20
States that the French Embassy has suggested that the understanding in regard to Anglo-French financial co- operation in China should be extended to the Hankow-Canton line; suggests that it might be the means of overcoming Chinese opposition, and asks for views of the Colonial Office and the Governor.
259
180
Governor
Nathan.
Bir M. Becret
181
Ditto
Secret
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To Governor Sir M. Telegram November 22
Nathan.
States that the French Government | 287
suggest that His Majesty's Govern- ment should extend to the Canton- Hankow Railway the understanding regarding Anglo-French co-operation in China: enquires whether he has any objection. Printed as CXXXVI. in No. 194.]
182
Foreign Office
***
Confi- dential,
173
Governor Nir
Nathan.
174
Foreign Office
183
260
Consul General Fraser to the Mar-
quese of Lana- downe.
184
Governor
Nathan,
261
M. Telegram (Rec. Nov. 25) | States that a reply to Secretary of State's
November 25
Governor
Nathan.
Bir
M. Telegram November 28
175
To Foreign Office...
Confi- dential.
November 29
telegram of 22nd November as to French co-operation in the Canton- Hankow matter will be sent in a few days, and that the object of the Colonial Government is to secure that Hong Kong remains the seaport of any railway running to Canton.
Transmits copy of a despatch from Hir E. Satow enclosing copies of further correspondence with the Wai-wo Pu.
States, with reference to the French proposals regarding the Canton- Hankow Railway in the Secretary of State's telegram of November 22, that both himself and Sir E. Batow consider that the terms of the British Agreement with Chang should be adhered to. [Printed as CXLIII. in No. 194].
Transmits copies of telegraphic corren
pondence with the Governor relative to French participation in the con- struction of the Canton Hankow Railway; observes that the Secretary of State is not convinced by the Governor's arguments, and requests to be informed of any action which it may be decided to take in the matter.
289
264
1905.
November 30
November (Reo. Deo. 2.)
November 3 (Rec. Dec. 2.)
December 6
October 31 (Reo. Dec. 6.)
Bir M. Telegram (Rec. Dec. 7)
185
Foreign Office
Confi- dential.
December 7
186
Ditto
Confi- December 8 dential.
Transmita copy of a despatch from Sir E. Satow enclosing notes of a conver- sation with Prince Ch'ing on the subject of the Canton-Hankow and Soochow-Ningpo Railways.
Transmits, with remarks, copy of further telegraphic correspondenec relative to the loan to the Viceroy of Wuchang.
Submits proposals relative to the com- pletion of a Loan Agreement and a Joint Working Agreement in connec- tion with the Canton-Kowloon line.
Forwards copy of telegraphic corres- pondence with Sir E. Satow on the subject of French co-operation in the loan for the Hankow-Canton Rail- way.
Forwards copy of a despatch to His Majesty's Minister at Peking com- municating 8 message from the Viceroy Chang on the subject of the loans to the Viceroy for the Hankow- Canton and Hupei section of the Szechuan-Hankow Railways.
Reports passing of the General Loan and Inscribed Stock Amendment Ordinance and enquires conditions of loan; suggests that the Consulting Engineers should advise as to the amount and date of money require- ments on account of the Hong Kong section.
Transmits copy of a despatch from Sir E. Satow enclosing a letter from His Majesty's Consul-General at Hankow on the subject of the terms of loan to Viceroy of Wuchang for the con- struction of the Hupel sections of the Hankow-Canton and Hankow- Szechuan Railways.
Transmita copy of a telegram to Sir E. Satow concurring that the Hankow- Canton Railway question can wait pending discussion on other conces- BiOnL.
265
267
271
273-
274
276
276-
278
December 8
Transmits copy of No, 181 and requests that the information asked for may be supplied.
278
187
176
Ditto
177
To Crown Agents...
Conf- dential.
November 29
November 20 Transunits copies of Nos. 168, 169 and 170 and states that the Consulting Engineers are being instructed to proceed at once with the Colonial section of the Canton-Kowloon line.
Transmits copies of Nos. 168 and 169 ...
264
To Crown Agents...
188
Crown Agents
December 13
265
189
178
Ditto
November 29 Transmits copy of No. 171, and requests that steps may be taken to proceed with the construction of the line at once if the Consulting Engineers
265
To Foreign Office...
Confi- dential.
December 15
concur.
18885
Submits, in reply to No.160, argumenta in favour of the raising of the loan by debentures rather than by stock. Transmits copy of No. 181 and suggests that the British and Chinese Corpora. tion should be informed of the diff- culty caused by the proposal to insert £2,000,000 as the amount Chinese Ioan.
of the
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281
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