CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906 — Page 664

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12128

20 2 NS

655

(2001/01 932)

**HAAAA

wina mary

*@emmain

i

Aliw sail

49 1

vebur

again consulted.

As I had the honour to report in my telegram No. 116 of May 30 His Highness's view was that the Soochow-Hangchow and Canton-Kowloon lines could not be negotiated together and that the former should be taken first as it offered less local difficulty. On June 13 Mr. T'ong Shou-Yi stated that if the question of the former line might stand over a negotiator would be appointed for the other. In view of the opinion contained in your telegram No. 112 of June 8th, I expressed my acquiescence in this arrangement, and my hopes for an early settlement of the matter. As I was still without a reply when I received your telegram No. 120 of July 3rd I again went to the Wai Wu Pu and urged them to give me one without any further delay.

Mr. T'ong was requested by the Grand Secretary Ma to speak in the name of the Board. His Excellency then said that he had been told by Prince Ch'ing to inform me that the Canton-Kowloon Railway being a local matter of which the conditions were best known to the people of Canton, the negotiations would be referred

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12128 20 2 NS 655 (2001/01 932) **HAAAA wina mary *@emmain i Aliw sail 49 1 vebur again consulted. As I had the honour to report in my telegram No. 116 of May 30 His Highness's view was that the Soochow-Hangchow and Canton-Kowloon lines could not be negotiated together and that the former should be taken first as it offered less local difficulty. On June 13 Mr. T'ong Shou-Yi stated that if the question of the former line might stand over a negotiator would be appointed for the other. In view of the opinion contained in your telegram No. 112 of June 8th, I expressed my acquiescence in this arrangement, and my hopes for an early settlement of the matter. As I was still without a reply when I received your telegram No. 120 of July 3rd I again went to the Wai Wu Pu and urged them to give me one without any further delay. Mr. T'ong was requested by the Grand Secretary Ma to speak in the name of the Board. His Excellency then said that he had been told by Prince Ch'ing to inform me that the Canton-Kowloon Railway being a local matter of which the conditions were best known to the people of Canton, the negotiations would be referred
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12128 20 2 NS 655 (2001/01 932) ** HAAAA wina mary * @emmain i Aliw sail 49 1 vebur again consulted. As I had the honour to report in my telegram No. 116 of Bay 30 His Highness's view was that the Soochow-Hangchow and Canton-Vowloon lines could not be negotiated together and that the former should be taken first as it offerred less local difficulty. On June 13 Mr. T'ong Shou-Yi stated that if the question of the former line might stand over a negotiator would be appointed for the other. In view of the opinion contained in your telegram No. 112 of June 8th, I expressed my acquiescence in this arrangement, and my hopes for an early settlement of the matter. As I was still without a reply when I received your telegram No. 120 of July 3rd I again went to the Wai Tu Pu aná urged them to give me one without any further delay. Hr. T'ong was requested by the Grand Secretary Ma to speak in the name of the oard. His Excellency then said that he had been told by Prince Ch'ing to inform me that the Canton-Kowloon Railway being a local matter of which the conditions were best known to the people of Canton, the negotiations muuld be referred
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12128

20 2 NS

655

(2001/01 932)

** HAAAA

wina mary

* @emmain

i

Aliw sail

49 1

vebur

again consulted.

As I had the honour to report

in my telegram No. 116 of Bay 30 His Highness's view

was that the Soochow-Hangchow and Canton-Vowloon

lines could not be negotiated together and that the

former should be taken first as it offerred less

local difficulty. On June 13 Mr. T'ong Shou-Yi

stated that if the question of the former line might

stand over a negotiator would be appointed for the

other. In view of the opinion contained in your

telegram No. 112 of June 8th, I expressed my

acquiescence in this arrangement, and my hopes for

an early settlement of the matter. As I was still

without a reply when I received your telegram No.

120 of July 3rd I again went to the Wai Tu Pu aná

urged them to give me one without any further delay.

Hr. T'ong was requested by the Grand Secretary Ma

to speak in the name of the oard. His Excellency

then said that he had been told by Prince Ch'ing to

inform me that the Canton-Kowloon Railway being a

local matter of which the conditions were best known

to the people of Canton, the negotiations muuld be

referred

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