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As soon as the loan has been completely redeemed, this Agreement shall become null and void and the mortgage shall be cancelled.
Art. 17. If, during construction, any proceeds of the sale of bonds are lying unused and bearing interest on their deposit whilst the construction of the railway is going on, such interest is to be credited to the general account of the railway in order that the railway may enjoy the full advantage thereof.
It is also agreed that, if the Corporation shall think it expedient before the sale of any of the bonds to advance any money for the work, such advances, together with the interest thereon not exceeding a charge of 6 per cent. per annum, shall be deducted from the proceeds of the sale of the bonds.
Art. 18. The junction of the sections of the railway from Canton to the boundary of the Kowloon leased territory under British control, and from the said boundary to the port of Kowloon respectively, shall be arranged, and the railway worked under conditions based on the agreements usual in regard to the junction and working of Inter-State Railways in other countries. The Viceroy and the Governor of Hong Kong shall in due time appoint officials to consider the subject and arrange Regulations accordingly.
Art. 19. This Agreement is signed under the authority of an Imperial Edict dated which has been officially communicated to the British Minister in Peking by the Wai-wu Pu.
Art. 20. This Agreement is executed in quintuplicate in English and Chinese; one copy to be retained by the Viceroy, one by the Wai-wu Pu, one by the Bureau of Railways and Mines at Peking, one by the British Minister, and one by the Corporation: and should any doubt arise as to the interpretation of the Agreement, the English text shall be accepted as the standard.
Signed at day of day of the Inter- by the Contracting Parties, this the year of the Emperor Kwang-Hsü, being the 1906 of the Western Calendar.
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Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received December 1.)
Peking, October 12, 1906.
WITH reference to Mr. Carnegie's despatch No. 356 of the 22nd August, I have honour to inclose copy of a despatch of the 22nd September from His Majesty's Consul officiating at Nanking, which makes it clear that the Viceroy's delay in carrying out the engagement to send deputies to Shanghae for the purpose of discussing a settlement of the riots of December last is due to fear of popular clamour, nowadays a common excuse for inaction in the Provincial Governments of China.
In an interview at the Wai-wu Pu on the 25th September I commented on the very satisfactory state of affairs at Shanghae, and on the failure of the Nanking Viceroy to carry out the understanding come to with Mr. Carnegie at the beginning of June. Their Excellencies said that they had telegraphed repeatedly urging the Viceroy to send the deputies as arranged, and seemed to consider that the Wai-wu Pu had exhausted their efforts.
This drew from me some obvious remarks on the necessity of a Central Government, worthy of the name, being able to enforce its orders on the provinces, and the unquestionable danger of a situation like the present, in which the executive power is set at naught by irresponsible notables and other agitators. I expressed a strong desire to settle this question of the riots at Shanghae quickly and amicably, and thought that an exchange of views with the newly-appointed Viceroy Tuan Fang, before he left Peking for his post, might assist matters. I mentioned that the new appointment had been welcomed by the foreign communities at Shanghae, who trusted to it to effect an improvement in their strained relations with the Chinese authorities.
Their Excellencies fell in readily with my suggestion to exchange views with the Viceroy, and it was agreed that I should myself arrange a meeting with his Excellency, who was busily engaged in the reform conferences at the Summer Palace, and would not be free to leave for his post for at least a fortnight.
I renewed the subject at the Wai-wu Pu on the 3rd October, when I pressed for the issue of precise instructions to his Excellency Tuan Fang to send deputies to Shanghae to discuss a settlement on the basis of compensation to bona fide sufferers. I would see his Excellency next morning by appointment, and would speak to him as arranged, but that I was particularly anxious that the instructions I mentioned should reach him by the Chinese Government before he left Peking, in order to avoid further delay and useless correspondence.
A discussion followed, in which their Excellencies read a letter received from the Viceroy Chou Fu since my previous interview. In this the Chinese view of the Mixed Court incident, conduct of the Municipal police, continued presence at Shanghae of Mr. Twyman, who was now Acting Consul-General, and other irrelevant matters, were mixed up in a rambling statement full of excuses for the delay in acting up to the understanding of June.
I pointed out the character of this statement: the deputies from Nanking were to join in an investigation of the riots, which was a matter apart from the Mixed Court incident; enquiry into the conduct of the police had been offered at the time and avoided; Mr. Twyman, who had nothing whatever to do with the riots, was in temporary charge of the Consulate-General during the absence on sick leave of Sir P. Warren, and the deputies, I said, would conduct their negotiations with the latter, or, if it was preferred, with the Commercial Attaché, Mr. Hosie, who would proceed to Shanghae for the purpose.
Their Excellencies suggested that I should tell his Excellency Tuan Fang that they had agreed to give him instructions before he left Peking.
With his Excellency Tuan-Fang I had two interviews on the 4th and 9th October, at both of which I discussed the subject at length.
At the first, in answer to repeated requests to extract a definite statement that he would send deputies without loss of time to Shanghae to investigate the riots on the basis of compensation to bona fide sufferers, he avoided giving more than a general promise to deal with the case immediately after he took over the seals at Nanking, expressed ignorance of the reasons for Chou Fu's delay, and showed a disposition to carry the discussion off to the Mixed Court incident.
I insisted on the absolute necessity of commencing the arrangement reported in Mr. Carnegie's telegram No. 122 of the 6th June (2203 A-7).
is Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.j
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As soon as the loan has been completely redeemed, this Agreement shall become null and void and the mortgage shall be cancelled.
Art. 17. If, during construction, any proceeds of the sale of bonds are lying unused and bearing interest on their deposit whilst the construction of the railway is going on, such interest is to be credited to the general account of the railway in order that the railway may enjoy the full advantage thereof.
It is also agreed that, if the Corporation shall think it expedient before the sale of any of the bonds to advance any money for the work, such advances, together with the interest thereon not exceeding a charge of 6 per cent. per annum, shall be deducted from the proceeds of the sale of the bonds.
Art. 18. The junction of the sections of the railway from Canton to the boundary of the Kowloon leased territory under British control, and from the said boundary to the port of Kowloon respectively, shall be arranged, and the railway worked under conditions based on the agreements usual in regard to the junction and working of Inter-State Railways in other countries. The Viceroy and the Governor of Hong Kong shall in due time appoint officials to consider the subject and arrange Regulations accordingly.
Art. 19. This Agreement is signed under the authority of an Imperial Edict dated which has been officially communicated to the British Minister in Peking by the Wai-wu Pu.
Art. 20. This Agreement is executed in quintuplicate in English and Chinese; one copy to be retained by the Viceroy, one by the Wai-wu Pu, one by the Bureau of Railways and Mines at Peking, one by the British Minister, and one by the Corporation: and should any doubt arise as to the interpretation of the Agreement, the English text shall be accepted as the standard.
Signed at
day of
day of the Inter- by the Contracting Parties, this the
year of the Emperor Kwang-Hsü, being the 190 of the Western Calendar.
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Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received December 1.) Jp3 405.)
Peking, October 12, 1906. WITH reference to Mr. Carnegie's despatch No. 356 of the 22nd August, I have honour to inclose copy of a despatch of the 22nd September from His Majesty's sul officiating at Nanking, which makes it clear that the Viceroy's delay in carrying the engagement to send deputies to Shanghae for the purpose of disenssing a lement of the riots of December last is due to fear of popular clamour, nowadays ommon excuse for inaction in the Provincial Governments of China.
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In an interview at the Wai-wn Pu on the 25th September I commented on the very atisfactory state of affairs at Shanghae, and on the failure of the Nanking Viceroy to y out the understanding come to with Mr. Carnegie at the beginning of June. Their ellencies said that they had telegraphed repeatedly urging the Viceroy to send the aties as arranged, and seemed to consider that the Wai-wu Pu had exhausted their This drew from me some obvious remarks on the necessity of a Central ernment, worthy of the name, being able to enforce its orders on the provinces, and unquestionable danger of a situation like the present, in which the executive power et at naught by irresponsible notables and other agitators. I expressed a strong te to settle this question of the riots at Shanghae quickly and amicably, and Ï ght that an exchange of views with the newly-appointed Viceroy Tuan Fang, before left Peking for his post, might assist matters. I mentioned that the new appointment been welcomed by the foreign cummunities at Shanghae, who trusted to it to effect mprovement in their strained relatious with the Chinese authorities.
Their Excellencies tell in readily with my suggestion to exchange views with the Viceroy, and it was agreed that I should myself arrange a meeting with his ellency, who was busily engaged in the reform conferences at the Summer Palace, would not be free to leave for his post for at least a fortnight.
renewed the subject at the Wai-wu Pu on the 3rd October, when I pressed for the of precise instructions to his Excellency Tuan Fang to send deputies to Shanghae scuss a settlement on the basis of compensation to bond fide sufferers. I would see his Excellency next morning by appointment, and would speak to him I explained ranged, but that I was particularly anxious that the instructions I mentioned should ren to him by the Chinese Government before he left Peking, in order to avoid er delay and useless correspondence. A discussion followed, in which their encies read a letter received from the Viceroy Chon Fu since my previous view. In this the Chinese view of the Mixed Court incident, conduct of the ipal police, continued presence at Shanghae of Mr. Twyman, who was now Acting -General, and other irrelevant matters, were mixed up in a rambling statement ruses for the delay in acting up to the understanding of June.
character of this statement: the deputies from Nanking were to join in an I pointed out the tigation of the riots, which was a matter apart from the Mixed Court incident; quiry into the conduct of the police had been offered at the time and avoided; Bie. Twyman, who had nothing whatever to do with the riots, was in temporary of the Consulate-General during the absence on sick leave of Sir P. Warren, deputies, I said, would conduct their negotiations with the latter, or, if it was red, with the Commercial Attaché, Mr. Hosie, who would proceed to Shanghae for rpose. Their Excellencies suggested that I should tell his Excellency Tuan Fang d agreed to give him instructions before he left Peking.
With his Excellency Tuan-Fang I had two interviews on the 4th and 9th October,
of which I discussed the subject at length.
At the first, in answer to repeated
to extract a definite statement that he would send deputies without loss of to Shanghae to investigate the riots on the basis of compensation to bond fide she avoided giving more than a general promise to deal with the case ately after he took over the scals at Nanking, expressed ignorance of the Chou Fu's reasons for delay, and showed a disposition to carry the discussion the Mixed Court incident.
I insisted on the absolute necessity of commencing the arrangement reported in Mr. Carnegie's telegram No. 122 of the 6th June (2203 a-7]
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