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On April 25th, 1910 the Ministry of Communications and
Public Works was again written to explaining that as no answer
had been given to our previous communication by the Ministry of
the Interior, and that as the Communications Department was the
one that completed the Contract with the Company, therefore it
should be the one to lay the same before the President to
decide and resolve on our claim. There was no reply to this
communication, but we were privately informed that the
Govermant would resolve on the matter as soon as the election
was over and the President re-inaugurated. The Co. then
decided to wait until this event was over before again pressing
its claim. Then unfortunately the Revolution happened, which
prevented the Government from deciding on the claim, when more
serious happenings called for their attention. On May 2nd.
last the co. received the following telegram from the city of
Mexico, reading, ▾
"Claim cannot be settled in a friendly manner, the reason
"is revolution. Have left the matter in the hands of
"Minister (British). You must do it immediately, make
"application to the Government of Hong Kong to telegraph
"London to telegraph instructions direct to Minister here
*(for) diplomatic (action). Amount of claim is
*$3,386,273,19. Have included Life (of passengers that
"died). Petition if already done, answer by telegraph.
"Kwongchung".
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It can be inferred from the above talegraph that there being
no prospects of a friendly settlement, the Co's representative
has left the matter in the hands of the British Minister there,
who cannot officially present the claim unless instructed by
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, as the claim was
previously presented to the Government by the Company itself
and not through the British Mini ster. And since events have
moved with such repaid strides in Mexico that a change of Executive is imminent, it is earnestly desired that the claim
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