CO129-329 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [7-12] — Page 349

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British Cõusulate Gemiah Mankow 12 Septemba 1905

Your Excellency

I have in honour to confirm my flyram of yesterday. No 7, reporting the Excention by the Viceroy Chang and myself as Wuchang

7th instant of the Enclosed Agreement by which the Goverument

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of Hong Kong lends to three provcices of Hapci, Huyan & Kuangfump the use of one million one hundred thousand poundo vieiling for the purpose of buying back from the American Churis Xcoclopment To the concepion for the construction of the Cautor Hankow railway granhd

The Viceroy uifanæði Vice Consul and myself the the first °C the purchase moncy (deltens 2,090806)opas been duly paid by the Chinese Minister and itu prial resumption contract executed to that the danger to which I'tis Majcoli”, Minister hað first called his attention of the Canton Haukow big fallung into the same hande as couhot the Ri-Han reilway has ceased.

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The Vienoy begged me specially, when telpaphing to convey to Your Exaluny and to itio Majoli. Mimisha at Scking his x reporting uitcuor appreciation of lin nezunu in which you had come to the and of Cheisa and hiruschf. He would not fail to lay shels on Mougkomp's assistance and the Extreme fairness of the terms of lin loan when scuding the text of the Agreement to the Was lon du; and he felt compistont that this would facilitate any hapoliations with Clusia ni which thu Colony Imay be Engaged far better than if he actually advocated meeting your wishes as to the Canton Kowloon wilway, When I asked to sue the apsmanu so 6 fórst option of providing capital, matériel and halfy the injuicero having of the Canton Mankow lure as of any railways requiring forcign and built in Kupci and Hunan, His Exaluny bade his Suridary draft letter, which, as

I hunted thead Itis Excellency might not be as 'Wuchany indefinitely, he altued to a formal despatel, copy and translation of which

honour to Enclose.

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Mayr Eir Malihud Nathan K.604.9

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