CO129-405 - Public Offices - 1913 — Page 416

Copy to Hongkong & Canton.

NO. 146.

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APR 241913

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14295

Peking.

RECO

(REGE 29 APR 13

April/107191

With reference to my despatoh No. 94 of the 26th of

February I have the honour to report that I have taken

advantage of the active commencement of work on the

Canton-liankow line to impress again on the Minister of Communications in conversation the necessity of linking up that line and the Canton-Kowloon railway at Canton.

The minister definitely enid that the connection

must be made as soon as the Goverment could find the

means, that he was much pleased with the solution of the difficulties relating to the lukuang Railway Agrement and that he looked forward to the completion of the Can- ton-Hankow line in some three or four years,

hight Honourable

I have the honour to be.

Bir Edward Grey, Bart., K.G., M.P.,

bc..

&o..

&0..

With the highest respect,

Gir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

(signed)

J.N. Jordan.