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Canton-Kowloon Railway.
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C
3.300
Agreement between the Wai Wu Pu (Board of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Government) and the British and Chinese Corporation Ltd., for the issue and regulation of a Loan for the construction of a railway from the City of Canton to the boundary of the Kowloon leased territory under British control, (hereinafter called the RAILWAY),
THIS AGREEMENT is made at Peking on the [day] of [month] of the [day] of [year] of Kwang Hsu, corresponding to the [day] of [month] 1906, and the contracting parties are
The WAI WU PU acting under the authority of an Imperial Decree, of the one part, and the British and Chinese Corporation, Ltd. (hereinafter called the CORPORATION) of the other part.
WHEREAS a preliminary agreement was made on the 28th March, 1889, between His Excellency Sheng, Director-General of the Imperial Chinese Railway Administration acting under the authority of the Tsungli Yamen, of the one part, and the British firm of Jardine, Matheson and Company, for themselves and on behalf of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation representing as Joint Agents the CORPORATION, of the other part, and it was part of the objects thereof that the terms of another preliminary agreement signed by the same contracting parties on the 16th May, 1893, should be thereby adopted as a preliminary agreement for the construction and working of a railway from the city of Canton to the boundary of the Kowloon leased territory under British control, subject, however, as far as might be practicable, to the terms and conditions thereafter agreed to in the final contract for the Shanghai-Nanking Railway when signed and ratified,
Now it is hereby agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows:-
Article 1.
The Corporation agrees to issue, on behalf of the Imperial Chinese Government, a sterling loan (hereinafter referred to as "the Loan")
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Wi 199
Canton-Kowloon hailway.
443
C
3.300
Agreement between the Wai Wu Pa (Board of ESR8 WAN 073 of
the Chinese Government) and the British and Chinese Corporation Ltd.,
for the issue and regulation of a Loan for the construction of a rail-
way from the City of Canton to the boundary of the Kowloon leased
territory under British control, (hereinafter called the RAILWAY),
THIS AGREEMENT is made at Peking on the
monch of the
the
day of
day of
year of Kwang Bsa, corresponding to the
1906, and the contracting parties are
The WAI WO PU acting under the authority of an Imperial
Decree, of the one part, and the Bettish and Chinese Corporation, Ltd.
(hereinafter called the COMPORATION) of the other pact.
WHCR#AS a preliminary agreement was made on the 28th.March,
1889, between His Excellency Sheng, Director-General of the Imperial
Chinese Railway Administration acting under the authority of the
Psunzli Yamen, of the one o art, and the British firm of Jardins, Mathe-
son and Comoany, for themselves and on behalf of the Hongkong and
Shanghat Banking Cocoocation representing as Jolat Agents the CORPORA~
TION, of the other part, and it was part of the onjects thereof that
the terms of another oreliminary agreement signed by the same coa-
tracting parties on the 1861, Way, 1893, should be thereby adooted as
a preliminary agreement for the construction and working of a railway
from the city of Canson to the boundary of the Kowloon leased terri-
tory ander British control, subject, however, as far as might be orac-
bloable, to the terms and conditions thereafter earsed to in the final
contract for the Shanghal-Wanking failway when signed and ratified,
Now it is hereby agreed by and between the oacules hereto
as follows:-
Article 1.
The Cocoocation agrees to issue, on behalf of the Inperial
Chinese Coverament, a sterling loan (hereinafter referred to as "the
Loan"
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