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ong Kong.

Government House.

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From H. B. Les Consul feneral Canton

to

19. B. M. Minister Peking

16h I arch-06

Your telegram No 15. The beesiog writes that he has telegraphed to the Chemise Forkigin office the following two proposals for your

Consideration

First Chinn to borrow money hom the Corporation & to Employ English Enquicers, but the construction of the Railway is to be the security, for the loans & any facture is to give the Corfiuation Control over the accountin Freindly. The Canton Provence is the mise the money, I build the railway itself, wis to purchase through the (apnation such material is Chinn is unable to pronde.

These proposals wen, forwarded to the Chemise Foreign spel on March 3th & the heroy writes that he is awaiting the roult of their submarin toyon. He denies having derived any Communication from the thenese Enriqu Jpre, lives Febry 28

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