CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906 — Page 12

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August 4th I had the honour to address you on the auhfeel

of similar action taken by the Board of Commerce in re-

gard to railexys in Cheklang and Kiangtu, which action

contravened the torms of greements concluded by the

Chinese Government with the British A Chinese Corpurte

ation. The Board of Nurserce having openly supported,

and obtained the Imperial Sanction to, proposals Viol-

ating soloan contracte with a British firta in respect

of railway undertakings in Yiangsu and Thekiang, there

in all the more reason to credit the information which

has reached me through the Governor of Hongkong and

His Majesty'■ Contul General in regard to the anton-

Thumpon schema.

In view of the negotiations which are about to com-

mence between the Wai Wo Pu and the Agent of the Pritish

& Chinese Corporation, Mr.. Bland, in regard to the

Canton-Kowloon railway, it is of the first importance

that there should be no sisımderstanding in this mat-

tar.

try scheme t o construct a railway from Canton

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