CO129-361 - Public Offices - 1909 — Page 378

C.O. 17226

This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]

TRECE

CHINA RAILWAYS.

CONFIDENTIAL.

18834]

No. 1.*

Rec 2 MAY 09

[March 6.]

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SECTION 1.

Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received March 6.)

(No. 55.) (Telegraphic.) P.

CANTON-HANKOW Railway.

Peking, March 6, 1909.

In reply to your telegram No. 41 of yesterday's date, I should say that Mr. Bland, having to-day communicated to the Chinese his Corporation's refusal to accept Tien-tsin- Pukow terms, the Germans may, I fear, secure the loan at any moment by making an offer on those terms. I am, however, unable to say what their exact policy may be in

the matter.

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