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agreement. Certainly nothing further can be done with req and to further financial afústanu ly this governement cutit s understand mure clearly than I do from the correspondencž now foris aided, the purpose for which it is required and do probable feriality. I hardly anticipate to do this fals Mt. Fraser has returned to the charge of the Cononcate as Hankow.
6. Ju the meantime I hurt that the payments of £ 700,000
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to the Chinese Acnister a5 New York and of £ 400,000 to the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, which you have been good enough to arrange for this government have bien duly made today, and that Effect has thus been given to our part of the agreemend of September q the negotiations with regard to which were însated by your telegrami of the 22nd of June lart. (I)
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to learn that though it is a cursallyy Known that foreign uiterests in the Hankow. Canton Railway have been bought out by Chuia, there is besides the Colonial Scorudny, my Privah Scuidarico and mypily, no one in the Colony who is aware at the present time that the Goooumoud of stongking has taken any part in the repurchase. Ju the course of an in bewiew this I had this morning, concernung other matters, with Siv Paul Chaber Kr. C.M.q. M.L.C. he Expreted queat valisfaction that the forcigi Clement had been Eliminated from the Canton - Hankow Railway and that the British Gooocument and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation had been inshumcudal in affecting this climcivation .
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Your mord obedies, humbu susaud
Mr. Anthon
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