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existence of a Loan Agreement or the terms of security; and if difficulties arise, the Chinese Government will not undertake to recover losses.
This Memorial was approved by Roscript on the 11th May, 1908.
We have taken this step in consideration of the importance attaching to such loans, and to prevent foreigners from becoming involved in difficulties. I have the honour to request that British subjects may be directed to comply therewith.
I avail, &c.
[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.
AFFAIRS OF CHINA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
RE
[June 23. 7 JUL 08
SECTION 1.
[21657]
No. 1.
The Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company to Foreign Office.--
(Received June 23.)
(Confidential.) Dear Sir Francis,
Electra House, Finsbury Pavement, London, June 22, 1908.
WHEN in Lisbon recently attending the International Telegraph Conference, we were informed that, on the suggestion of Mr. Babington Smith, you had instructed the British Minister at Peking to make representations to the Chinese Government with a view to inducing them to accept Japan's counter-proposal for the settlement of the long-outstanding difficulty between China and Japan in regard to the Manchurian telegraph question.
We now learn from Mr. Dresing, who has just arrived in London, that the Chinese Government has agreed to accept the counter-proposal on the following conditions, viz.:-
1. That Japan retains the Japanese telegraph stations in Manchuria outside the actual railway territory for two years.
2. That Japan then hands these stations over to China on the understanding that China undertakes to have by that time operators trained to telegraph "katakanas."
Unfortunately these conditions are unacceptable to Japan, and they have been rejected. At the same time, Japan has promised to only deal with traffic at the retained stations exchanged with the Japanese system.
In these circumstances the Chinese-Japanese telegraph negotiations are again at a deadlock, and unless China can be induced to withdraw the above conditions and accept Japan's counter-proposal without further delay, very serious consequences may result to British as well as to Chinese telegraph interests, especially as Russia has given notice to cancel her Convention with China regarding the North Manchurian telegraphs, unless before the 1st November next a similar Convention is made between Japan and China respecting the South Manchurian telegraphs.
We should therefore be glad if you could see your way to instruct the British Minister at Peking to make further representations to the Chinese Government on the subject.
Yours faithfully, (Signed) F. E. HESSE.
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existence of a Loan Agreement or the terms of security; and if difficulties arise, the Chinese Government will not undertake to recover losses.
This Memorial was approved by Roscript on the 11th May, 1908.
We have taken this step in consideration of the importance attaching to such loans, and to prevent foreigners from becoming involved in difficulties. I have the honour to request that British subjects may be directed to comply therewith.
I avail, &c.
[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.
AFFAIRS OF CHINA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
RE
[June 23.7 JUL 08
SECTION 1.
[21657]
No. 1.
The Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company to Foreign Office.--
(Received June 23.)
(Confidential.) Dear Sir Francis,
Electra House, Finsbury Pavement, London, June 22, 1908.
WHEN in Lisbon recently attending the International Telegraph Conference, we were informed that, on the suggestion of Mr. Babington Smith, you had instructed the British Minister at Peking to make representations to the Chinese Government with a view to inducing them to accept Japan's counter-proposal for the settlement of the long-outstanding difficulty between China and Japan in regard to the Manchurian telegraph question.
We now learn from Mr. Dresing, who has just arrived in London, that the Chinese Government has agreed to accept the counter-proposal on the following conditions, viz. :-
1. That Japan retains the Japanese telegraph stations in Manchuria outside the actual railway territory for two years.
2. That Japan then hands these stations over to China on the understanding that China undertakes to have by that time operators trained to telegraph "katakanas."
Unfortunately these conditions are unacceptable to Japan, and they have been rejected. At the same time, Japan has promised to only deal with traffic at the retained stations exchanged with the Japanese system.
In these circumstances the Chinese-Japanese telegraph negotiations are again at a deadlock, and unless China can be induced to withdraw the above conditions and accept Japan's counter-proposal without further delay, very serious consequences may result to British as well as to Chinese telegraph interests, especially as Russia has given notice to cancel her Convention with China regarding the North Manchurian telegraphs, unless before the 1st November next a similar Convention is made between Japan and China respecting the South Manchurian telegraphs.
We should therefore be glad if you could see your way to instruct the British Minister at Feking to make further representations to the Chinese Government on the subject.
Yours faithfully, (Signed) F. E. HESSE.
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