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been able to effect this,

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hr. at Benny stalls that ... "So I dinkan har moved

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most detrimental L

able to take active steps to induce the

Thinese Goverment to reconsider their atti-

tude. I am unable, however, to find that Sir

Torn "ordan has hoved in the matter), and it

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is therefore necessary to consider if any

other steps can be taken to safeguard the

interests of the Hong Kong Pailway.

3.

The possible dangers which

fore-

see are threefold. In the first place, I

have heard that Chirese merchants and offi-

cials are pressing the idea of making a

hinese port the terminus of the trunk

line, and have been making speculative pur-

chases of land at Whampoa with that object.

It is obvious that such a policy, if carried

into execution, would be feat

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to the inter-

ests of Hon Kong, and as it is opposed to

the terms of the loan agreement His "ajesty's

overnment would be justified in using

every means at their disposal to resist it.

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