CO129-329 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [7-12] — Page 790

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Lu Mo

786

Encloure / iff Seers / Bespatele of 22/12/0

Paraphrase of Telegraphic Correspondence

From Gooomer Hongkong

CXUX

To ABM. Murista Ickung,

Despr. 11:45 am 20/11/os

Rofe has jurd repond to me that after two interviews witer tu depabtes of the Vieney, they absolubily declined to carry out the oriquial conexflin, in discut the details of tur proporis doan Agreement. The Viceroy requires that the concepion. Should be cancelled and offers merely to refund out of poctict Expenses, and he is hdifying the Covent General officially of this

Nathan

CL

From jouomer Houg Kong

To ABS, Suisku. Jeking

Dup* 12:30 pm 25/2/05.

My Pelegram Dcumbu 20. Jam forwarduig a letur adorepis to you by the Touret qeumat covering our from tu Viceroy, which of the grounds that the Railway Agreement concibe modifice if local difficulties was found to Exist; and thus the prescued sibration differ from that when tin Preliminary Agrument was ciqued unges that the question of British forms constucting the Things vation should now be dropped.

The Vicuoy requests that this should be communinalis to the Corpustion, you, and the. ✓ propos replying to Scote the scannot swept this view, which the Chiline Took cannot Support without a breach of faith, that I am communicabung with you on the subject and that is bong as Un Vieuoy autuinco in his presud unpicedly aliibuds, he cannot expect any Coopnation or assistance from this Gooomment.

you Coticcer in thy to replying.

Nathan

CLI

From JHB M Scuisle. Dekuig

Deap 4.7 pur 26/12/05

To Governor Hong Kong. Mc2 431 pm 26/12/05.

No 25.

Referring to your telegram of grobecdays dots I concur in proposed reply to Coment Jounal. Dively & receive the text of the Vicuoy', leten I wich arque pount with the Chines Government

Salno.

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