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Shanghai Banking Corporation at Hong Kong, ask-
ing him to explain fully to Sir Matthew
Nathan the proposed scheme, and to lay
special stress during his interview with the
Governor of Hong Kong on the fact that in
reality the Company which will obtain the
concession of the Hankow-Canton Railway will
be British, with a British majority, seeing
that the Chairman will always be a pritish
subject and that he will have a casting vote".
77. As to what has taken place since
this correspondence, Lord Elgin's information
is very imporfect. From the enclosures to your
letter of the 25th February it appears that
Mr. Bland, the representative in China of
the British and Chinese Corporation, in
direct opposition to the advice of Sir J.
Jordan, endeavoured to obtain for himself and
M.Casenave, the representative of the French
group, an interview with the viceroy at
Hankow
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