CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916 — Page 490

„ritish legation,

C. 148.

40272

oking.

(Copy to lengkong & Canton)

June 3rd, 1916.

488

REC

REG 25 AUG 16

Bir.

une 2.

1916.

Anginal demands

aferring to my telegram No. 155 of the

20 thay and your telegram No. 12 of the 19th hay I have the honour to tramit so you here- with copies of two lettere which the -inister of Comamications has addressed to the Ayant of the british and Chinese Corporation ana vnich body the conditions wider -hion tue Corpora tion has reed to furnish the necessary funds for meeting the interest coupons on the Canton- Kowloon railway that fell due on the 1st June. These conditions fall into two catsjories, one relating to the Lode of repayment of the ad- vance and the other prescribing the i provedsuts which are to be introduced into the adminis

tration of the railway in return for the ad By the first the Chinese -overnment undertake to repay the advance with i terest

Salt at 7. per annum fro the surplus of the

Revenue as soon as arrangements have cuon com plated for its release, and agree that if the advance is not repaid in this ammer withi..

three ronths, fresh tonas for extending tho

time will be arranged setween the <inistry and

the ritish and Chinese Corporation.

Tance.

The second undertaking status wat as re-

cards the powers of injunt on the Cantore Kowloon Hallway, the inistry of Comunications

The Right Honourable

Sir Edward Grey Eart., K.M.,M.P.,

etc.,

etc..

etc.

will