CO129-329 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [7-12] — Page 718

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From Govomer Hongkong

To Secretary of Staty Dcopt. 65 pm. 15/ujos,

Your Ichpram of the stof November require much considuation and ↓ wik ceply to it in a

few days.

The object of this Qooomment is te stuur Hougkong temaining the sca port of any line running to Cantor and any foreiga uifluence or inturat might militatt against this At the same hint it would be an if the Cantor. Hankow line could be complend by the buint the Canton Kowloo

advantage line is finished

Watkan

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tyom Governor Hong Kong

To ABMMuister Icking Dept 3-556m 26/11/85.

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On Novembu tu 28a I received the following telegram from the Clonial Offi

The Hench Govaument have suggested that we should Extend to in Canton. Hantiow Tailway the understanduig teqaiding Anglo-French coopnation ci Chula,

The Foreign Offas Huik ik might be an advantage to adopt this course as it saus

to be the only way of breaking the opposition of thu Cheirise Government to the Coushuation

Idlepaph as soon as

poluble whether I propose to reply as follows:-

you

any objcation to this proposal"

"After full couxideration. I do not object to 45 per cent of tin constudira loan for (in Canton - Hankno railway burg ifuned in Paris, on An understand ip that this confers no couhot over the railway. The Delgians should be Exclud✪ and the arrangements as to mathiel and Cujuices provio :3 b our agreement with the Viceroy at Conchang should stand." Do you concur?

Nathan