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ud babge.lt on günləri
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that he had asked His Majesty's Consul General at
Canton to inform the Viceroy that as the Northern Rail-
ways Agreement had no bearing on the engagement entered
into by the Chinese Government in 1899 with regard to
the Canton-Kowloon Railway he saw no object in ob-
taining copies of that agreement; and to state further
that if His Excellency had any purpose beyond causing
delay he would doubtless have taken steps to procure
copies from his own Government.
On February 7th Sir Matthew Nathan telegraphed that
the Viceroy had not replied to a despatch from His
Majesty's Consul General and suggested further pressure
at the Wai Wu Pu. On receipt of Mr. Soutt's report
(enclosure No. 2) I arranged an interview with Prince
Ching whom I saw on February 17th. To shorten the dis-
cussion, His Highness not being in the best of health,
I handed him the memorandum enclosed (enclosure No.3).
At first he said that according to a telegram received
by the Wai Wu Pu from the Viceroy His Majesty's Consul
General
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muna ng yuiwa moaleo!
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that he had asked His Majesty's Consul (teneral at
Canton to inform the Viceroy that as the Northern Rail-
waya Agreement had no bearing on the engagement entered
into by the Chinese Government in 1899 with regard to
the Canton-Kowloon Railway he saw no object in ob-
taining copies of that agreement; and to state further
that if His Excellency had any purpose bayond causing
delay he would doubtless have taken steps to procure
copies from his own Government.
On February 7th Sir Hatthaw Nathan telegraphed that
the Viceroy had not replied to a despatch from His
Majesty's Consul General und suggested further pressure
at the Wai Wu Pu. On receipt of Br. Soutt's report
(enclosure No. 2) I arranged an interview with Prince
Ching whom I saw on February 17th. Tu anorten the dia-
cussion, His Highness not being in the best of haultA,
I handed him the memorandum enclosed (enclosure No.3).
At first he said that according to a telegram received
by the Wai Mu Pu from the Viceroy His Majesty's Consul
General
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