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June 15th, 1905.

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I am directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne to

transmit to you, herewith, for the consideration of

the Secretary of State for the Colonies, copy of a

telegram from His Majesty's Minister at Pekin for-

warding an application, which has reached him through

His Majesty's Consul General at Hankow, from the

Viceroy at Wuchang for a loan to enable him to buy

up the American shares in the Hankow-Canton "Railway

and thereby secure control over the Company by which

the line will be built.

It will be observed that Mr. Fraser calls at-

tention to the competition of the Germans and Japan-

ese, who are said to be offering very advantageous

terms, whilst the composition of the Board of the

HongKong and Shanghai Bank and its relations with the

Deutsch Asiatische Bank make it awkward for the Vice-

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

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