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27 and 28, OLD JEWRY

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October 17th, 1904.

gir: -

I am in receipt of your letter of the 6th in-

stant, and note that His Majesty's Government is un-

able to give its support to my application for a con-

cession for the construction of a line of railway

from Tongshan, owing to its being an interference with

the interests of the Imperial Railways of North China.

I do not wish to see the capital I have secured

for the Tongshan Pekin line diverted to other chan-

nels, and as the sum is sufficient for the construc-

tion and equipment of the Canton Kowloon line I wish

to ascertain whether I could not secure the conces-

sion of the said line on my satisfying you that the

capital will be forthcoming and the construction of

the line immediately proceeded with.

I am aware of the fact that the British and

Chinese Corporation has obtained from His Majesty's

Government

e Under Secretary of State

for Foreign Affairs.