CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907 — Page 33

10.327.

loeroy to

Wai Wu Pu

sir.

C.0.

32157

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AUG 20 1907)

9 July, 1907,

The loan negotiations at Wughang between the Viceroy

and Kr.3.0.Hillier have made no advance since my despatch

No.303 of June 26 was written.

On June 27 I was informed by ilis Majesty'a Consul

General that the Viceroy still insisted on excluding

French participation in the loan, and on July 3rd I

learnt that lierr Cordes, who had left Peking for Wuchang

a few days previously, had informed Er,Hillier that the

Viceroy had received orders from Peking to proceed no

further with the loan negotiations.

The position of Herr Cordes in this matter was by no

means clear. It had been reported in Peking that the

German Minister had been making enquiries at the Wai Wu

Pu regarding the #uohang Viceroy's loan negotiations; and

1t will be recalled that the Ceranno lay claim to furnish

The light Honourable

Sir Edward Croy Bart., K.P.

etc.

eto.

ote.

capital