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We beg leave to enquire whether the Marquess of Lansdowne has any objection to the instruction we propose telegraphing to Mr. Ross.

We are informing the Colonial Office of our proposal.

F. A. Campbeli, Esq., C.B., Foreign Office.

We are, &c.,

The British and Chinese Corporation, Limited,

per W. KESWICK,

Enclosure. 2 in No. 114.

TELEGRAM.

Chairman.

Foreign Office, June 30, 1905.

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No. 116.

FOREIGN OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE. (Received July 12, 1905.)

The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs presents his compliments to the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, and, by direction of the Secretary of State, transmits herewith copies of the under-mentioned papers relative to the Canton-Kowloon Railway.

Foreign Office,

July 11, 1905.

DESCRIPTION OF ENCLOSURES.

THE MARQUESS of Lansdowne to Sir E. SATOW (Peking).

(No. 104. (P.).)

The Projected Railway from Canton to Kowloon.

The British and Chinese Corporation, having regard to the opinion expressed by you in your telegram, No. 114, of the 13th of June, propose to give instructions to their agent at Peking to return to Shanghai.

Do you see any objection to this proposal? The instructions will be sent only if, in your opinion, the present position of the railway negotiations will not be prejudiced by Mr. Ross's departure from Peking.

Name and Date.

To British and Chinese Corporation, July 5, 1905 British and Chinese Corporation, July 7, 1905.

Bubject,

The desirability of the Agent of the Corporation

remaining at Peking.

Enclosure 3 in No. 114.

Sir E. SATOW to THE MARQUess of LansdoWNE.

(No. 128. (P.).)

TELEGRAM.

Referring to your Lordship's telegram, No. 104, of the 30th of June, relative

Peking, July 5, 1905. to the projected railway from Canton to Kowloon and more particularly to the proposed return of Mr. Ross to Shanghai, it seems to me advisable that Mr. Ross should remain in Peking.

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No. 115.

THE BRITISH AND CHINESE CORPORATION, LIMITED, to COLONIAL

SIR,

OFFICE.

(Received July 8, 1905.)

CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY.

3, Lombard Street, London, E.C., July 7, 1905.

REFERRING to our letter to you of the 30th ultimo,* we beg leave to inform you that we have received from the Foreign Office a reply to the reference we made to them on that day, the reply being that in the opinion of Sir Ernest Satow the continued presence of our representative in Peking is desirable.

We have accordingly telegraphed to China requesting that Mr. Ross will remain in Peking.

We are, &c.,

THE BRITISH AND CHINESE CORPORATION,

LIMITED,

per W. KESWICK,

Chairman.

SIR,

Enclosure 1 in No. 116.

FOREIGN OFFICE to the BRITISH AND CHINESE CORPORATION, LIMITED.

I AM directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne to inform you that upon the

Foreign Office, July 5, 1905. receipt of your letter of the 30th ultimo, His Majesty's Minister in China was consulted by telegraph whether your representative at Pekin might return to Shanghai without prejudice to the negotiations for the Canton-Kowloon Railway.

am to state that a reply has been received from Sir E. Satow expressing the opinion that the continued presence of your representative at Pekin is desirable.

I am, &c.,

F. A. CAMPbell.

The Chairman,

SIR,

British and Chinese Corporation, Limited, 3, Lombard Street, E.C.

Enclosure 2 in No. 116.

The British and Chinese CORPORATION, LIMITED, to FOREIGN OFFICE.

CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY.

3, Lombard Street, London, E.C., July 7, 1905.

WE beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of, and to thank you for, your letter

of the 5th instant, in which you inform us, by direction of the Marquess of Lans- downe, that, in the opinion of Sir E. Satow, the continued presence in Peking of our representative is desirable.

We have accordingly telegraphed to China requesting that Mr. Ross will remain in Peking.

Francis A. Campbell, Esq., C.B.,

We are, &c.,

THE BRITISH AND CHINESE CORPORATION, LIMITED,

per W. KESWICK,

Chairman.

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