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account of Reactionaries Peking".

We beg leave to request that you will be so good

as to submit this information to Sir Edward Grey, who

will remember that, as stated in our letter to you of

the 3rd. instant, Tang Shao Yi requested that the Cor-

poration would consent to the term of the Loan being

reduced to 30 years on the understanding that the Im-

perial Edict would be applied for at once and no fur-

ther changes in the Agreement would be suggested, that

Tang Shao Yi gave an undertaking to His Britannic Ma-

jesty's Minister to that effect, and that the Corpora-

tion, in order to facilitate the conclusion of the

business, complied with Tang Shao Yi's request and

agreed to the term of the Loan being reduced.

We are, &c.,

The British and Chinese Corporation, Limited.

per (Signed) W. Keswick.

Chairman.