CO129-330 - Public Offices - 1905 — Page 172

985

1000 Loan

ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE

W AGENTS FOR THE COLONIC.

TE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE

OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.

EL. ADD."CROWN, LONDON"

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WHITEHALL GARDENS,

IR LONDON, S. W. TREC IC SAP 35

14th September

190 5

SSING.

GOLON

TICE

Hong Kong - £1,100,000 Loan.

sir,

I have the honour to

acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 11th instant marked Confidential and to say that we have made the necessary arrangements for the provision of the £1,100,000 which will be required by the Government of Hong Kong on the 6th of October and we have already arranged for the remittance of £700,000 of the amount to New York.

2. As regards however the £400,000 which is requireć to be repaid to the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank at Hankow we shall be glad of further information before making the necessary arrangements and if the information is not in the possession of the Colonial Office I have to request

for that it may be telegraphed at once from Hong Kong. points on which we desire information are

(1)

A

The

Does the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank know of the arrangement between the Viceroy of Wuchang and the Govern- mont of Hong Kong?

(2)

Is it necessary that the money should be paid in Hankow or could the payment be effected at Shanghai or Hong Kong?

3.

In the event of question (1) being answered in the affirmative the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank is master er Secretary of state,

of

Colonial Office.

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