CO129-329 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [7-12] — Page 299

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MBM Colaul General Haukows

Desp* 0.45am. 6/9/05

To Governor Houghong 85cd 5.30pm 6/9/05

No, four, 4.B.M Ministu að Peking instructo mu to telegraph to you these altuations in the loan agreement.

Page one. Paragraph one Cancel tund line from act to "office Paragraph two add," the Viceroy has been imperially appointed to devise means for the resumption of the Canton Hankow railway and the proound toan has been reported to the throus and Stis Majesty the Emperor

China has ifaned decre approving of An be agreement being made by the Viccoy Wa Kwang and the two kisany provrices and the Govern of Hunau for themoders and their sucmpore in office" Neith line after "funds" add to redcem conapion for thes building thereof heretofore granted to an American Company' Eleventh line after "assistance" add "to buy back the shares in the Said American Company". Twodoth line cancel from "with to" of the ▲ substitute "and so perform vaid vpscial". Article one. Second line from Vicuoy read three provuices of Hußch Hunan and Kwang Tung," and third line add "the Exact divizion

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Article too. Sixth line for Viceroy" read three provences".

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Article four Fifth wie "cancel" from the" to "there of" and substitute "sterling account at the option of government of Hongkong" Article five. Eighth line. for "in case" £" Víenoy” substitute "should hereaftu opium Rocsence of tin thru proovias not suffice to mut payments, tin Vicusy Buchang may agree with the Human Kwang Tung Governments which proviicio quotą is insufficient and Such province vhall be". Icult line cancel "of his provuius" Fourteenth line offer "to" and aques with Hunan Kwantung which provvice is in default and that provinu vhali she." Arlidi Eix - Elocutus line after "provuile" add Kwang Tuny

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ordu of "the Viceroy" substitute "Chence Meister Ais Exaheny diang" Fourth luse after "million", add "90d0b odd" and for "29′′ un fouille and lixth hues read "vix" and in viventh huic leave date blank pendung uirtusious,

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reported to the throne and has": second huis for "obtain" read "oblamed". Thud hire after "loan" add "apreement", Fourth live after Pcking" unvert" by the Cheñce Foreign Office" and concl from" "before" to

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consulted the" and second line after "Kwang Tung" add" who has ziplica" and for "conscnts" read "consenting". Article Ich for "quadruplicate" read "in six parts" thu Vicusy at Canton and the Governor of Hunan burig added

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