638
TOME
The
TOO
to eojuhi Saldu noire gi 10% Ived ston 10.7 e " 3 menn vo“ nescidi evi. Ino. Laborirong orid to awolv * ut HaW 3 nem Saouutise onom ust anotë?\noo -Toteoly Iskonivord
Shanghai anking Railway's Loan Agreement could not be made applicable to the present negotiations. He contested the validity of the preliminary agreement because the corporation was not entrusted with the construction of the entire line from Canton to Kowloon city, maintaining that the building of the railway between these two points by the Corporation was an essential condition of that agreement, whereas it now appeared that the Corporation was only concerned with the section in Chinese territory. He claimed for the Chinese Government the same discretionary powers as those exercised by the Hong Kong Government.
814
MR. BLAND in reply stated that at the time of sanctioning the preliminary agreement of March 1899, the Chinese Government was fully aware that the Corporation's construction rights were limited to Chinese territory, that the expression "British claimed Kowloon" in Clause 1 of that Agreement could only mean the frontier of the leased territory and was never intended to mean Kowloon city.
Ty the concession granted in September 1898 the Corporation was given the right to finance and build a Chinese Railway in Chinese territory on terms not less favourable than the Luhan concession; several points had already been conceded to meet the views of the Chinese Government and in view of conditions admittedly altered since that date, but H.E.'s present proposals were tantamount to denial of all rights and advantages under the concession.
H.E. Tang Shao-Yi, after consultation with the Canton Viceroy's delegates, stated that the terms offered could not be further modified and Mr. Bland, being unable to accept them, undertook to report the situation to the Board and to convey their reply in due course.
The meeting then proceeded to consider the remaining clauses of the Canton Viceroy's proposals.
Article 10. To discussion to #met ex lalo nedan: Il-gar" ynsî .4.H kerenat
Article 11.
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638
TOME
The
TOO
to eojuhi
Saldu noire gi
10%
Ived ston
10.7 e
"
3 menn vo“ nescidi evi. Ino. Laborirong orid to awolv
* ut HaW 3 nem
Saouutise onom ust anotë?\noo
-Toteoly Iskonivord
Shanghai anking Railway's Loan Agreement could not be m applicable to the present negotiations. He contested the validity of the preliminary agrement because the fórpora- tion was not entrusted with te construction of the entire line from Canton to Kowloon city maintaining that the build- ing of the railway between these two points by the Cor- poration was an essential condition of that agreement, whereas it now a peared that the Corporation was only concerned with the section in Chinese territory. He claimed for the Chinese Government the same discretoonary powers as those exercised by the longkong Goverment.
814
MR. BLANT in reply stated that at the time of sanctioning the preliminary agreement of March 1899, the Chinese Goverment was fully aware that the Corporation's construction rights were limited to Chinese territory, that the expression "British elaimed
(inoso Keren Kowloon" in Clause 1 of
and
that Agreement could only mean the frontier of the leased territory and was never intended to mean Kowloon city.
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the concession granted in September 1898 the Corporation was given the right to finance and build a Chinese Railway in Chinese territory on terms not less favourable than the Luhan concessioni several pointe had already been conceded to meet the views of the Chinese Government and in view
of conditions admittedly altered since that date, but H,E.'s present roposals were tantamount to denial of all rights
and advantages under the concession.
H.E. Tang Shao-Yi after consultation with the Canton Viceroy's delegates, stated that the terms offerred could
not be further modified and r. Bland, being unable to
accept them, undertook to report the situation to the
Board and to convey their reply in due course.
Themeeting then proceeded to consider the remaining clauses of the nton Viceroy's proposals.
Article 10. To discussion
to #met ex lalo nedan: Il-gar" ynsî .4.H
keranat
Article 11.
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