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opy eent to Hongkong.

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30980 RECE Jet 10 OCT 10

Feking,

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September 131.QCT 1910

ai Wu Pu terber

In continuation of my despatch No. .. of the 5th

vltimo I have the honour to transmit herowith a transla-

tion of the reply of the Chinese Govern unt to my request

that the Board of Communications ghould kece:f 43.7 1rinci-

ple of Joint mendrement as the basis of 'he negotiations

for a joint working agro-ment of the two sections of the

Canton-Fowleen nailway.

It will be seen that the Board of Communication for

various reasons refuse to entertain the propos 1 of joint

ranaroment and have forwarded to "r. Tei Tan, who is to

continue the negotiations pending the arrival of his guc-

cessor in the post of General Manager of the Chinese

section, Mr. Shin Chao-tseng, u director of the Shanghai-

Warking railway, counter-proposkis based on the principle

Right Honourable

Fir Edward Orey, Part..

M.P.,

etc. etc. etc.

of