CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906 — Page 674

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holo. No. 3 in Mr. Carnegie's No. 314 of July 23rd, 1906.

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Fidential.

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Br. Carnegie to Sir "atthew "athen.

Pe ing, July 7th, 1906.

"ith reference to Your xcellency's Despatch Secret of ay 10th and your t legrwe of sy 11th on the subject of

a proposed railway connecting Tanton with Thaupos, I have

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the honour to state that according to my informalin mis project was mouted by the Chang referred to in Sir Satow's te legram of April 18th, 1905 to Lord Lansdowne, that the Tantonese guntry objected to his having anything to do with it, and that nothing has been done. I am assured that the Chinese Covernment (now nothing officially about it. Your Excellency's despatch of ay 10th entions newaj ujer articles only, but in your telegram of ay 11th jou refer to other information which would indicate that serious stepe were being taken in the matter. It would be some assistance to me if Your Excellency would be so good as to infun me

of the nature of this information.

I na co municating a copy of this "esputan to #.WT.

Consul-General at "anton.

I have etc.

(Signed) 1.5. Carmogie.

fir "atthew Nathan, ....C.M.G.,

ato, etc. etc.

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