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if the Deputies would indicate the Viceroy's wishes in the matter. The Chinese translation, Mr. Ross explained, had been prepared by a Chinese Official in Tientsin, and while it was believed to be a faithful translation of the original, he could not guarantee its accuracy, and the Deputies would therefore please understand that the English text alone described the Corporation's proposals.
Mr. Ross then formally notified the Deputies that he was prepared to commence negotiations and awaited their convenience.
Mr. Wen in reply, said that they could not discuss details but would read the proposed Agreement to the Viceroy that night and bring his reply, in writing, the following day at 2.30 p.m.
Some desultory conversation then followed, during which the Deputies, whilst studiously polite, nevertheless directed several veiled insults, in strict Chinese fashion, all aimed at the firm of Jardine Matheson and Company.
CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY.
MINUTES of second Meeting held at His Britannic Majesty's Consulate-General, Canton, on Tuesday 19th December, 1905, between the Viceroy of Canton's Deputies and the representative of the British and Chinese Corporation Limited.
PRESENT:- Messrs. Wei, Wen and Kung representing the Viceroy of Canton, and Mr. C.H.Ross representing the British and Chinese Corporation, Limited, Mr. Tebbitt, His Britannic Majesty's Vice-Consul being also present.
Mr. Wen, on behalf of his colleagues, said they had explained the Corporation's proposals to the Viceroy, (though on account of the delicate state of His Excellency's health a bare outline only of the proposed Agreement had been submitted) and had been instructed to reply that since the Preliminary Agreement had been signed, circumstances had changed, and particularly a marked change had come over the spirit of the people, who now desired to themselves build this railway, and the Viceroy was not prepared to oppose this feeling which had been expressed in unmistakeable tones by the local gentry.
In the Viceroy's opinion, the Preliminary Agreement was...
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if the Deputies would indicate the Viceroy's wishes
in the matter. The Chinese translation, Mr. Ross
explained, had been prepared by a Chinese Official
in Tientsin, and while it was believed to be a faith-
ful translation of the original, he could not guar-
antee its accuracy, and the Deputies would therefore
please understand that the English text alone describ-
ed the Corporation's proposals.
Mr. Rosa then formally notified the Deputies that
he was prepared to commence negotiations and awaited
their convenience.
Mr. Wen in reply, said that they could not dis-
cuss details but would read the proposed Agreement
to the Viceroy that night and bring his reply, in
writing, the following day at 2.30 p.m.
Some desultory conversation then followed, dur-
ing which the Deputies, whilst studiously polite,
nevertheless directed several veiled insulta,
in
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strict Chinese fashion, all aimed at the firm of
Jardine Matheson and Company.
CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY.
MINUTES of second Meeting held at His Britannic Majesty's
Consulate-General, Canton, on Tuesday 19th December,
1905, between the Viceroy of Canton's Deputies and the
representative of the British and Chinese Corporation
Limited.
PRESENT:- Messrs. Wei, Wen and Kung representing the Vice- roy of Canton, and Mr. C.H.Ross representing the British and Chinese Corporation, Limited, Mr. Tebbitt,
His Britannic Majesty's Vice-Consul being also
present.
Mr. Wen, on behalf of his colleagues, said they had
explained the Corporation's proposals to the Viceroy,
(though on account of the delicate state of His Excellen-
cy's health a bare cutline only of the proposed Agreement
had been submitted) and had been instructed to reply that
since the Preliminary Agreement had been signed, circum-
stances had changed, and particularly a marked change had
come over the spirit of the people, who now desired to
themselves build this railway, and the Viceroy was not
prepared to oppose this feeling which had been expressed
in unmistakeable tones by the local gentry.
In the Viceroy's opinion, the Preliminary Agreement
was
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