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the Chinese Government and not to the authorities at

Canton.

My reasons for this are two-fold. In the firet

place, the presentation of a claim to the revolutionary

authorities at Canton would involve a degree of recognition

which His Majesty'a Government are not prepared to accord,

and in the second place, the responsibility of the Imperial

est Government is determined by the fact that the request for

originally

the suspension grižinaXXý made to Your Excellency by the

i

Viceroy at Canton was subsequently confirmed by the telegram

sent by the Board of Communications.

I have accordingly presented a clain for the

amount named by Your Excellency to the Wai Wu Pu in a Memo-

randum, copy of which I have the honour to enclose, but

I think that it is nor improbable that the Chinese Govern-

ment will disclaim liability for those portions of the claim

which relate to the period after 1 p.m. on November the 12th

and to the charge for late trains respectively.

I have the honour to be.

sir.

Your Excellency's most obedient, humble servant,

(signed) J. N. Jordan.