Enclosu? No 2. Li Suud Dorpabil of 20/10/05
Copy of a private leten from M4 Esdrase te Govern Houghing
Dear Sty Matchus Nathan
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Many thanks for your note of 2nd I was song that I failed to give the Canton Kowloon +Pailway dirut shove, Chang grows timid with age won't tackle the fiery young Is'ĉu as he would ham done five years ago. He is also cowed by itu hoisy supporters in Peking of the policy of no help from foreiquero and we that have delay von the cons hudtion loans & fexe.
Unlp you decise it, I do not propose to unge a farther Jovernment loan to pay off on American Company's bonds - amount about 2/4 million gold "dolers for which he wants another ₤450,000. The British Chuütu Corporation are inchures & include thuisfum ui a railway loan for the short stuper section of the Cantor. Hankow biɛ; bus of course if you like I whah be ready to mates an identical arrangement as to this. The opium tolnuco ase totel as hard these million tacts, say Į 400,000 a year and tend to
vary ample scavity as thes increase. Chary wants to pay off the bound, though they give to coubid oon the railway, breausi tu Belgians hyvis to found or them, a claim to have prefuence in buildtry Au losis on the plea Oca Sting on his own wrobe a letin in 1891 "promising this if the furial American apreement was not completed the Belgians should come in next!! The Wei Con Yu and Chang have refund to listen to them, but they are have the left uneasy, and wand
clear On flimsy avery altogether as doen as
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you please teleprapte ! of your You! would care to matie a farther loan on identical terms. tor shah be delighted to see you, if you four this way to sue the interesting old Vicury
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Sincerely
Extraser
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