CO129-482 - Public Offices - 1923 — Page 189

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Conies to Benton,

Lontong.

DOSFIDENTIAL.

No.213 (1893/23)

My Lord,

197

BRITISH LEGATION,

PEKING.

April 3rd., 1923.

Conversa-

Bun.

ract from memo Conversation Fith Liang,

**T. 3.F. "eyere, of the British and Qi-ese

Cormoration, who has just returned to Peking from.

visit to Sout► China, has furnished me with an inter-

asting memorandım of a conversation with Sun Yat-ann

at Canton on l'arch 13th last, copy of wich I have the

honour to enclose, on the subject of the construction

of the Canton-Kowloon Canton-"enkow Junction line.

Extract from a similar memorandìm of a conversation

between Mr.layers and Mr. Liang i-yi at Fonekong

is also attached.

It will be noted that "r. Sin expressed

himself in favour of the function line, the conftructio

of ich has been so lone delayed, but made the

raservation that he would have to prepare "ublic

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opinion for it". "'r. "ayers gives it as his opinion

that the groenact of joining un the two railways iɛ

at last good, provided that Sun Yat-sen succeeds in

/establishing

Marquess Jurzon of Kedleston, K.3., 0.0.9.I., G.C.I.E.,

etc.,

etc..

etc.,

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OF PIC E.