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No. 1.

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Sir E. Sutow to Sir Edward Grey.--(Received March 20, 12:30 P.M.)

Peling, March 20, 1906, 12:40 P.M.

CANTON-KOWLOON Railway.

My telegram No. 18 (of 7th February], and Governor of Hong Kong's telegram of 8th March to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

In consequence of pressure here, Wai-wu Pu sent Viceroy of Canton a satisfactory degram on the 23rd February, requiring renewal of negotiations with the British and hinese Corporation on the basis of preliminary Agreement. Learning from His ajesty's Consul-General that the Viceroy had done nothing on this telegram, I spoke the Wai-wu Pu on 9th March, and they promised to press Viceroy again. I structed Consul-General on 10th March to address a note to the Viceroy, asking for nediate resumption of negotiations, and to tell him if he failed to do so I should sider advisability of recommending His Majesty's Government to instruct Consul- meral to break off relations with him.

On 19th March His Majesty's Consul-General telegraphed as follows:----

Viceroy to-day writes that he has received an Imperial Edict to appoint egates and negotiate. He desires Corporation to send representative to Canton. "I have conimunicated this to Hong Kong."

Representation suggested by the Governor of Hong Kong seems unnecessary for

moment.

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