CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916 — Page 329

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(Capy1¿8 •Hongkong & Canton)

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British Logation,

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April 27, 1916.

The enclosed Demorandus from lis njesty's

Consul-Cenerel at Centon embodies his viaxa on

the proposel contained in the intercepted Transit better of the China Export, Import and ank Com- pany, { tmburg, which w** forwarded to me in your despatch . 50 (36091/lur) af the 29th February last and which was parned on to 1. Jkiston for

his observations.

Generally spanking, 1 sm in a,Teement with the views expressed by r. „mienon, out 1-ar in-

clined to think that the German scheme for the

artablish ant of an indepevent trading centre et Canton merite more serious consideration than he

Beers to attach to it and that its chance of euc- cess may not depend altogether on the financial and other factors which appear to militate spinst it at present. There are at least one or two in- portant considerstions which may favour ite wup-

tion.

In the first place, both the Chinese (ovorom ment and the provincial authorities have long shown a vague desire to have a deep water port at Whampoa which would not in some marture at a rival to hongkong and be an outlet on their own soil

for the trade of Louth China. A similer zessure

vas devised a few years ago to provide an open

(Yeh Li Shan)

port et Feungchow as ** öffret to 1050, but ..et

The Might Fonourable

Sir Edward Gray Bart.,K,G, ̧R.........

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