CO129-329 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [7-12] — Page 311

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Secret Dispatch 2/8/9/

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Copy of action from JBM. JY mister Peking to 1BM Consul General Canton

My Dear Scott

British Legation

Scking

Ante 18th August 1905.

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With reference to the Canton Viceroy's belegram to Itu Waiwupu about the Cantou. Kowloon railway (HongKong 11th cistant)

published un ttu Chunut prefs Unless the language of this bilogram is mere Viceroy appears to be genuindy anxious in regard to the political

prorence the Consequcnics of allowung British capitalists to build the Chinese. Mchon น this railway. He must not forget that the British and Chinese Corporation have a prolumaiary agrament, but it might help to relieve his fears if you were to pount to the effect on the paction of the Peking. Shanhaikwan Newchang-Hsiumuntun railways at a critical juncture of the Employment of Szilish rapital in those lines.

This Excellency must be aware of the facts. All those railways fell into the hands of the Russian military authorities in 1900 during the Boxer troubles, and if the fact of a British loan or mortgage had not Entitled the British Government to enterocus, in the firm and insistent manner disclosed by the Film Books, those railways courtal not have been withdrawn from Russian control, a they would with oud question be how Rusian railways.

political complications compatud the stifican Government to relengesich Howcow, the British Government at a conendurable zisk of "Ihe railways, and they were Eventually returned to the Chines. Administation by the British Government, free from own control and under conditions which quaided the Chulise Groveumant against granuhuig unwisɛ Tailway concessions as the heighbourhood of Sching to Powers that have shown themselvwo typ, désuiterests than themselves.

The adion of Eloquend totemony to their allitude towards Chinese railways. There is the British Government in this mitte is an two foundation ui facks n in Exulung, anxiety.

Caspolicy of the British Govommand for stis

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Chuic has neither the funds nsupary for the construction of railways, she must oblacis forciju nos las technical Experts afsistance, lindur these cricumstances it would be only natural that she should fair to the holio who have shown their disuikeredeonys and good faith in railway thatters.

Hease use your bead endeavours to breny thex considnations

home to the Viceroy.

and to

any pirsous you have accefs to who are in a polition to uiflusuu his "atitude,

4. Finising

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