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6. 15.) Lord,

Consul-General Scott to the Marquess of Lansdowne.-(Received July 3.)

Canton, June 1, 1905.

I HAVE the honour to forward herewith copy of a despatch, with its inclosure, ich I have this day forwarded to His Majesty's Minister in Peking, with reference to proposed Cauton-Whampoa Railway.

I have, &c.

(Signed)

JAMES SCOTT.

Inclosure in No. 1*~

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Consul-General Scott to Sir E. Satow.

Canton, June 1, 1905. WITH reference to my telegram No. 2 of the 17th April, regarding the proposed way between Canton and Whampoa, I now have the honour to inclose an extract the "China Mail" of the 30th May, which gives an accurate summary of the ation. The Viceroy of Canton informed me personally that access to Whampoa not included in the Concession to the Canton-Hankow Railway Syndicate, and that Chinese Government had no intention of allowing them to construct the line. His ellency further insisted that the American Syndicate having once broken the terms the original Concession, the contract was held to be cancelled. The Americans, ng violated their engagements, would never again be trusted.

I have, &c. (Signed) JAMES SCOTT.

~Inclosure-2 in No. 1

Extract from the "China Mail" of May 30, 1905.

THE CANTON-WHAMPOA RAILWAY.

IN reply to the conteution of the American concessionnaires of the proposed Canton- kow Railway that the construction of the Canton-Whampoa Railway is within Concession according to Agreement, his Excellency Shêng Kung-pao, now in ing, has declared that this line is not depicted in the plans drawn up by Parsons and approved of by the Imperial Government. Only railway lines earing in Mr. Parsons' plans must not be constructed by outsiders, hence the erican concessionnaires of the Canton-Eankow Railway have no right to the struction of the Canton-Whampoa Railway by Chinese. This has been communi- to the Wai-wn Pu by his Excellency Sheng Kung-pao, and will doubtless be the tude assumed by the Imperial Government on the question. A private letter from ng states that his Excellency Sheng has succeeded in placating his many enemies the north, and his way in the future will doubtless be smoother than it has been ing the past two years or so.

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