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Paraphrase of Telegram from Sir J. Jórdan to Sir

Grey, No.53, dated March 1st, 1909.

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Prece Bre? 2 MAR 09.

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Please see your telegram No.37 of the 27th ul-

timo regarding the Canton-Hankow Railway loan.

I communicated to Bland the substance of the

above telegram. He has telegraphed his own views

independently; they will be submitted to you. No

special necessity exists, so far as I am able to form

an opinion, for conciliating the opposition of the

Germans, and I do not think that the Chinese intend

to pass us by. I received Chang-chih Tung's last

letter the day before yesterday. From it I gather

that the Tientsin-Pukou terms are procurable.

If

this is so I should be inclined to recommend that we

accept them rather than by insisting on Canton-Kow-

loon terme risk the indefinite postponement of the

Canton-Hankow railway.