CO129-571-9 Sino-Japanese War- Canton-Kowloon railway 25-3-1938 - 28-2-1939 — Page 162

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British Consulate-General,

CANTON,

15th March, 1938.

The Chinese Section of the Canton-Kowloon

Railway is mortgaged to the British-Chinese Corporation

as security for the loan for the construction of the

railway. This loan has not yet been refunded, and,

while any part of this loan is outstanding, the railway,

while remaining the property of the Chinese Government,

is still under mortgage to the Corporation, whose rights

are defined by the Canton-Kowloon Railway loan agreement

made at Peking on March 7th, 1907. At the same time,

the Chinese Government is bound to protect the railway,

and see that it does not deteriorate in any way as

security against the constriction loan.

particular is called to Article 1, section 1, Article 3,

section 1, Article 7, section 7 and Article 10, section 1.

The above being the case, His Majesty's

2.

Attention in

Ambassador has instructed me to protect immediately

against any destruction of the property of this railway,

or interference with its operation. A similar protest

has been lodged by His Majesty's Ambassador with the

Central Government.

3.

This protest is lodged in consequence of a

report received by the Engineer-in-Chief of the railway

to the effect that soldiers have been sent to the various

stations on the railway to destroy railway property in

case of emergency when threatened with enemy occupation.

4.

D.r Philip K. C. Tyau,

Special Delegate for Foreign Affairs,

CANTO N.