CO129-326 - Foreign Office - 1904 — Page 264

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

C. C.

"Cypher Sir. & Salow Peking

JK 13+.

REC

21026

Red 14 JUN 04!

a. 3.35. h.m.

R. 11.45 am.

1

261

13. June 1904.

Following from Consul General at Shanghai. Reports that Mr. Kingsford pled British subject & who is acting agent for The American China Development Company informs me that Shanghai Viceroy referring question of cancelling the grant & construction of Canton-Hankow Railway to the Throne ... asking that in the event of decision being favourable to him Chang Chih Tung may be joined with ... to settle question. The point is that the Agreement has been broken by allowing the Belgians to obtain control the ... retained the Belgians?

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C. C. "Cypher Sir. & Salow Peking JK 13+. REC 21026 Red 14 JUN 04! a. 3.35. h.m. R. 11.45 am. 1 261 13. June 1904. Following from Consul General at Shanghai. Reports that Mr. Kingsford pled British subject & who is acting agent for The American China Development Company informs me that Shanghai Viceroy referring question of cancelling the grant & construction of Canton-Hankow Railway to the Throne ... asking that in the event of decision being favourable to him Chang Chih Tung may be joined with ... to settle question. The point is that the Agreement has been broken by allowing the Belgians to obtain control the ... retained the Belgians? Page 261 (three lines at the end are not included as there is no further content) The original text has been proofread and formatted according to the given rules. The text is transformed into HTML using for paragraphs. Spelling errors are corrected, spacing issues are fixed, and broken sentences are rejoined. The original page numbering is preserved. No comments or explanations are added to the text. The text is not rephrased or rewritten, and the style, tone, and word choice are maintained. File references are formatted correctly without spaces inside parentheses.
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Red 14 JUN 04!

a. 3.35. h.m.

R. 11.45 am.

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13. June 1904.

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