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A translation of a telegram from His Excellency Tseng, the Viceroy of Canton, received in London on January 5th 1906.

The preliminary agreement with regard to the construction of the Canton-Kowloon Railway was made in 1899 between Sheng Ta-jen and a certain English Syndicate, on the express understanding that the Viceroy and Governor of Canton should have the right of making such changes as they thought necessary.

In view of the present state of things which prevails in this Province, it is feared that if the work of construction is to be carried out by the Syndicate, it will certainly be opposed.

I therefore propose that the work shall be commenced at both ends by both parties respectively, and when the work is near its completion, junction will be made.

I have asked His Britannic Majesty's Consul here to bring this proposal before Sir Ernest Satow, but from the information the Consul gave me in reply I

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83 A translation of a telegram from His Excellency Tseng, the Viceroy of Canton, received in London on January 5th 1906. The preliminary agreement with regard to the construction of the Canton-Kowloon Railway was made in 1899 between Sheng Ta-jen and a certain English Syndicate, on the express understanding that the Viceroy and Governor of Canton should have the right of making such changes as they thought necessary. In view of the present state of things which prevails in this Province, it is feared that if the work of construction is to be carried out by the Syndicate, it will certainly be opposed. I therefore propose that the work shall be commenced at both ends by both parties respectively, and when the work is near its completion, junction will be made. I have asked His Britannic Majesty's Consul here to bring this proposal before Sir Ernest Satow, but from the information the Consul gave me in reply I
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83 A translation of a telegram from His Excellency Tseng, the Viceroy of Canton, received in London on January 5th 1906. The preliminary agreement with regard to the construction of the Canton-Kowloon Railway was made in 1899 between Sheng Ta-jen and a certain English Syndicate, on the express understanding that the Viceroy and Governor of Canton should have the right of making such changes as they thought necessary, In view of the present state of things which prevails in this Province, it is feared that if the work of construction is to be carried out by the Syndicate, it will certainly be opposed. I therefore propose that the work shall be commenced at both ends by both parties respectively, and when the work is near its completion, junction will be made. I have asked His Britannic Majesty's Consul here to bring this proposal before Sir Ernest Satow, but from the information the Consul gave me in reply I rch
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A translation of a telegram from His Excellency

Tseng, the Viceroy of Canton, received in London on

January 5th 1906.

The preliminary agreement with regard to the

construction of the Canton-Kowloon Railway was made

in 1899 between Sheng Ta-jen and a certain English

Syndicate, on the express understanding that the

Viceroy and Governor of Canton should have the right

of making such changes as they thought necessary,

In view of the present state of things which

prevails in this Province, it is feared that if the

work of construction is to be carried out by the

Syndicate, it will certainly be opposed.

I therefore propose that the work shall be

commenced at both ends by both parties respectively,

and when the work is near its completion, junction

will be made.

I have asked His Britannic Majesty's Consul

here to bring this proposal before Sir Ernest Satow,

but from the information the Consul gave me in reply

I

rch

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