CO129-361 - Public Offices - 1909 — Page 381

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CHINA RAILWAYS.

CONFIDENTIAL.

[9480]

(No. 59.)

No. 1.

REG 21 MAY 09.

[March 12.]

SECTION 2,

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Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey,—(Received March 12.)

(Telegraphic.) P.

CANTON-HANKOW Railway.

Peking, March 12, 1909.

Previous to the receipt of the instructions contained in your telegram No. 42 of the 10th instant, I had on two occasions spoken in that sense to his Excellency Liang Tun-yen in his capacity of President of the Wai-wu Pu.

I now propose to await the outcome of the negotiations in London, and on being informed of that shall again approach him in writing.

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