CO129-329 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [7-12] — Page 758

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✔ hase the honom to acknowledęs the scuips of your tagram of ten of instant. bus reput that a slight detay occurred owning to the fact that a mistake in one dij Cyplu qroups wafüitated the latter part of the Felipam being repubed.

Acauhuis, of an othuistant, the Vicung vid his Saudag toru mil and Explain thus this Exuluncy was shit vatsust, ite and unable to receive ang vicitors; and that

under these circumstances it ww impofiibli for Itis Exaluray to cubes cils personal hypoliations with ttu Amilish - Chairers Corporation, Janged, however, that in any cast Sis Exaluny should honciliate a deputy to disuus matiues with the Aqind of ter Corporation, and how beg to Eulbous cope, and translation of the reply which shavi this day received from the Viceroy in anown to my formal application on tão subjut. Jan. duly communicabuig autu ttis Exatury The Governor of Houghoug to theas the Agent of the Corporation may come to Cantor and meet in two Deputio apponiho & tu Vicusy for tiu purpose.

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During my uitwise with the Viawy's Scardang on the of thuist and, the talion afund me this the Vituoys with was to seau Qu canulation of whole Cantou- Kowloon Railway Agreement and to have the sailway coushucted by Chuicu with Chuile capital veely. The Virsoy, he said, duvid me to couvry an appeal you privabely and confidentially to assist Chuis in this respect, and Especially to to e substanstal uicrease of tîn tax on Vadian Gaium, (în proceado of which would be devoted to construetuiz the luis.. The Viewsy complained that this position was rendreed mou difficult by the fint at the French Conant hers and the Frauch Fluisher in Pekung claimed this whition Failway facililito or conca fuious were granted to British Companies Itu same rights vlwuld be glaubed to them in respect of a Pailway from. Kwony Chan Wan into the citerior.

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My reply to this was this tin Coutor - Korelos Railway Apiament coas of long standing and this the Tonkin-Yunnan Pailway Concession. debarred in French from making any further in thus reput

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