CO129-329 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [7-12] — Page 218

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$413Mr. Crisutati General.

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I retune the Aur Haukow

Dear Sir Matthew Nachan,

Jocuments.

The Viceroy did not exhibit any laqiruceo to see them, and seecund intiosted only in the amount and dati of rayment, he was aware of the negotiations and the Coins generally,

but te

said that the tankow 'ceroy and siniself die cast row rualling from the same standpoint.

My interview. Focqut 4 say,

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a failure. To myself, knowing the like my as I

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as no surprise; but I was not quila prepand for his ouring uh up telegraw

to the

So readily to his famous tai-won-pu. He defended this telegraux and repudiated entirely the Agreement of 1899. He talks of condicting a line with Cherine expital, but seeing that his Freasury doronot possess enough earn

15 pay

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Stuall. debt ä

the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, I do not See when be can get the money; for it is

notorious that nation were trant's have all refused to subscribe.

dud

bankers

For a remark the Viceroy made,

like it that be truats entirely to a Sarjapon

much-michon aire

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machina

to show huself the

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Ys suicenty Jamo- Sent.

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