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7. The peaccess of this down shall be paid by the Governmend of

hongkong to the side of the Vensy of New Yuk ai two tuslakmendő, hamely the fquituend of twee mittion gold dollars on 29th Sepsamber 1905 and the balance of the $1,100,000, left interest of the first listalment at 14/1⁄2 fo from 29th September to 26th November 19.05 inclusive of the 27th November 1905 and the Hong Kong Townent of the proceeds of this loan the government of Hongkong on the 6th day of October shali remit £400,000 to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Hankow to the credit of Viceroy Chang, and shels on thu vaid day also remit £700 000 to New York to the credit of His Excelency Kiang and the Konghing Governmout may require from the Vicnoy through His Britannic Majesty's Consul General at Hankows Such Evidents as he may deem Salidfacing of the duc Employment of the funds for the object stated.

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8. Da Before An Exccution of this apcement the Viceroy shoot Abtaura has reputed isltu thrwul and has obtained an Imphial Deerce approving and vanelioning this loan spreement which decre Shah be communicated to As Britannic Nojustų. Aniska at Peking by the Chinese Foreign Office before any of tux pronced of this lean bettax payable-

9. The Viuroy quantienfled has by Felipaph Consulted the Viceroy of thes "Liang Kuang consents who has replied consenting to an pledging of the opium rcocunts of Kuang Tung and to the terms of this agreement co бол as they affect that Province, 10. This afreema I is Executed in quoduplicate ux parts, un English and Churicor one copy to be retained by the Viceroy of the Ita Kiwang, one copy by the Viceroy of the Liang kirang, one copy by the Governor of tunen, our copy by the govommand of viongkong, one copy by the Britannic Majaly's Munichur as Petring and one copy ly Sóis Britauna Majulij Conent Ruual Hankow. Ju lus Event of any doubt acizung as to the interpretation of the contract the English text shahi zudli Signed at Wuching by the contraching partico this day of

the

moon of the year of the reiqu Kuang Hsu being the day of Western Catondar

ABM Consul Schuel Hankow

for the Government of Hongkong

1905,

Vianoy.