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By Cable from Messrs. Edmund Davis & Co. to Foreign Office in London,

27 & 28, OLD JEWRY, LONDON, E.C.

425945 17 US 041

12 December, 1904,

Sir:-

Referring to my letter of the 25th October last, I have the honour to inform you that my friends are still willing to find the capital for the construction and equipment of the Canton-Kowloon line or, failing that, the Shanghai-Ningpo-Hangchow line, and I should feel obliged if you would let me know whether His Majesty's Government are able to make any communication to me on the subject, as I cannot keep my friends' capital pledged indefinitely.

(Signed)
Edmund Davis.

The Under Secretary of State,
Foreign Office.

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By Cable from Messrs. Edmund Davis & Co. to Foreign Office in London,27 & 28, OLD JEWRY, LONDON, E.C.425945 17 US 04112 December, 1904,Sir:-Referring to my letter of the 25th October last, I have the honour to inform you that my friends are still willing to find the capital for the construction and equipment of the Canton-Kowloon line or, failing that, the Shanghai-Ningpo-Hangchow line, and I should feel obliged if you would let me know whether His Majesty's Government are able to make any communication to me on the subject, as I cannot keep my friends' capital pledged indefinitely.(Signed)Edmund Davis.The Under Secretary of State,Foreign Office.

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ByCEschs in noM... & avis to Fougin Off in 27 & 28, OLD) JEWRY, LONDON, E.C.425945 17 US 04112 December, 1904,Sir:-Referring to my letter of the 25th October last, I have the honour to inform you that my friends are still willing to find the capital for the construction and equipment of the Canton-Kowloon line or, failing that, the Shanghai-Ningpo-Hanchow Jine, and I should feel obliged if you would let me know whether His Ma-jesty's Government are able to make any communication to me on the subject, as I cannot keep my friends' cap-ital pledged indefinitely.(Signed)he Under Secretary of State,Foreign office.am, &c.,Edmund Davis.

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Eschs in no

M... & avis to Fougin Off in

27 & 28, OLD) JEWRY,

LONDON,

E.C.

425945

17 US 041

12 December, 1904,

Sir:-

Referring to my letter of the 25th October last,

I have the honour to inform you that my friends are

still willing to find the capital for the construction

and equipment of the Canton-Kowloon line or, failing

that, the Shanghai-Ningpo-Hanchow Jine, and I should

feel obliged if you would let me know whether His Ma-

jesty's Government are able to make any communication

to me on the subject, as I cannot keep my friends' cap-

ital pledged indefinitely.

(Signed)

he Under Secretary of State,

Foreign office.

am, &c.,

Edmund Davis.

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