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        "id": 248150,
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        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
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        "document_key": "CO129-075 - Public Offices - 1859",
        "page_number": 222,
        "title": "CO129-075 - Public Offices - 1859",
        "content_text": "ESS\n\nSUPPLEMENT TO THE NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE AND NORTHERN COUNTIES ADVERTISER, JUNE 25, 1859.\n\nCallwell for his sucenda cbr si ku\n\nTlus\n\nsery Betro and a very indies direction was giben to Tay Filati and Clines, in every part of this clogy and the and lathe ca le game complete em 16 happened rideanly under the time is wan movement forming is that they were about to prossud-on province, which Loval Elgin, at willow was, at teplo\n\nthat Mr. Davis, the Govermens printer, who is tho pro earplugin diétly of arrangement that race o coafated to me to effect any period by the position of affis m pinions by those who must to bato Lucy bettoni Clima nets, that Stone Thin si formar Mahebos Wong In the heat setupon I ftowed their dircase, Rod 1 ceased fole solated way way with My Caldar. pr bay of all, but acted with erent tas made Hoes it a rate the deceatens of the Executirs Council, led quietly and won that treaty of peace which he has rectly\n\nor with the Hong Kong putice: 1 zece monded tomto prema, ected thỏ China Mark watch out, but not to Chin te written on pops of 7 eur, tamparately, list I would be very happy to attaul the Ryecond with China--1 Buy it apours to be not ply Bonn fernd, what will cal by the militar term\n\nDamer the Feng Kong Govt tiszts, heard ally rest, and the rod po del doblard' tras sutive Council whenever ont laid upon the Queen's previointion of that treaty, bat a violate of the p poble, deir riske, and I reported to Gem and apply to two pes of big authority is that of a\n\nwith any clut priests war in piracy, Sir, Andry Tui is wherever the auilt as it was sat in a porta Gercent coner. I forged chai to the. Specibody dline TheRD RET, we bag made to er en Cum 21 of all the no person che serpent\n\nxecutive, a repartol in the recently teavad China hours periment. I pushed my inquiries furter, best, it was a Puties, who had been 3 year in a dy, and he Wide, part, a thirds. Mr. C til 1 had been the colony about a year and fed that magistrate, 291 tl korubarist ler Blojek:yol, Ar Mr. Caldwe. tr. U the \"onsel for #1 pol. ) widet. that. It lirat Cell: ano die atramentis le lle [ from an all-ce of lam kipe willwal heing tre\n\nConnell, however, proasted my lace and without giving pera, the turks by Saglish vowele në wa un village va the real state of the case bow and, but 30, a purte: acl & auf: er, at du head of youto! Umi. Mr. Calendars it at the yangperty of being rist Preng the gross in f\n\nhsburs, on the plesat they had earlcared pices Triviy de hocen to me by the fovercrant printer of 2 let this goal of how Wong depend on the report remember chest as you we who Dr. Bridges was er 1,000 Gollers raiving to and therrunt 50 dus een which they were proceeding, di suport\n\nwhich ore pentlemen, when called opon, ali ratke to barciales, ut, as he calls huself, a legal pencationer feat. Coldwellers and items which reqmen, with a the line pod nadering complnews\n\nHac plutter money aget of ir. Caldwell-tas ufficere Kong, all Covernment officer, whu permitted ans le\n\ncod vessels ringte c his name, wao hat piren tidetres of something 26 tim you. This document anting bera land bucre the Caldwell untie the functions: attracy and brister, and culting less crevicted bobow Wang of pirney and of being appendel, was fed l huew of the\n\n\"\"\"\"The misunsorted catury of Colwell toffees, and who I believe is at tila murent Sau Compilation to the subject to the then vry indiferently wells practitioner, in fat, called engaged in the den Trade,\" \"online! This trade maltet. But, gertlemen, there was netuin which ne\n\nwas hail chwired with compliory with praus Old Daney practiones; and his practice lay shot the salve trades every effort made by Sir Je pred the course of the equity, and which has led simme land; artiny his not la Hong Kong. Tee of opinia Hong Kong papers and allowed to be perated by any\n\nms is out these proceedings blr. Caldwell was the dups of stranger who is have the carically to read it. Iture Chise, abest cutirely, and he was greatly indebted to Mr. Bring to shark any faded millise read eile verr subscrit and indepent quiries befinnestesion the curble genting\n\nbelove luve answared the cations which can ge labelu Wang, that he was rulla scecmplici--his will format 18 a dreamed to longer peizeted by f leg and renneita ascota plice, objectcà dílication which estes, but pulslsked by stance of her Majesty Hóux Koaɛgen; fema watsentations among that body. This doesmeat when fails thaioninate pleinls warga duty Iribunes of quite soother falion Lann a parko Camisin\n\ntrous Lavalon 10 answer. I lepe I have decu suflies dated to All the oflice of Con is is és clear the onia elips and the migrat sipeof Hong Kong icials appointed by a dishonest man. 1 Hy\n\namie Ant in lieu de not what Goschent. They dI makerelerence withose two kentk chlor, and Neting Cokersin! Aureurs 3 bed of rik: the Cene siger cut to whether it is in the course of this savastiguin Liga ti Set time for one your that I have aldened ajab 20 prevented me from coming to lie same siomablá consis\n\nEurope, he retailing the besty the labour contracts in Culan ve réxionable or they age of the tuiszton in theit repor- that previous :0 in, king in and statements as true, and he smitted to, 22 (Dave wagertenice dil return their reports and the Celudis Secheterg the difficulter id exist, and tho ba latterly bemorijay went tur begantu 'he points as wel: I la ramended at 1vano Came of polenta piemetine dating as while of the\n\nsiginta melni y la givere, engin of jingle, the sugoistens of the Camicies, sortsin papers comunes steady no que fully salarised, that when bow instider. trouble with doubts. 1 lien auk apan my the depth overnacht to them. They armed my state perind of his trunce et odice. Chargenti, every Chamwig te taky is overall, a tota aurten with 3\n\nWerg's frin, and which might be but 20derstood, that any gardians yo\n\nsolicita farlor infamathai vil, siguity his wear to c man tho give tim b's versiout had che right to conzerve, ce state of the Colica where it to be stupreetervslus to the Countiesien, lost be dotzegel it find trap- ot trans the plate hume, of speaking of Marlow Wegretta tus com the fast of Mchoho, and they in 2nd Di baling is conviction, but try antepriri culpated very procedony Mr.Childwell. odorandut bich End did sure, that is zeliter had both innuente: iseczunder the\n\nof Corps from Cibo to ong Kong bow toket moest kept the act ever contiment. -\n\npire, but the Ceramic forgot to say 18ct the G-fly it wil eeply with. Br. Asey\n\nsmuted dea seat assist Loud appren50. clerance obtain infertilen veto woke on the cape rock of which, diy had harkeen on citythone wid hato zatit, ClineRoy Government. Tola gelen placed me t\n\nStr. Chawalay salt only remained now the he It has been swurn to the chief, M. Levis the bent of the 'wament te blanche perdon of 3aadow plure. Then there is also number of entries relating some pele. It was iftowards wam to by kir 1 hare before spoke, hauling of the Chine\n\ngunpowder, cufim balls mushais, silk peta, everly, Mr. Dixies, others, in flea kuotave the alterom whics hail for Rive vidence against the gres! Jannthon Wild of England USB come the Cowlingly, herwarde #gured enz. Mr. the bed shon this the evilred a little purchases\n\nagainst Tarrant,” and why were piressaar as Lisé Goundli Bjørð, pap by wit'wet lukorg op ee were in their junes ko\n\nhave that statetent jár before Parliamecut. (Applause.) To me in wel: dolezas witute in the Folies Curt is the \"Cura plustering to the past tween Mulicho Wong is all of tens of war thire se reference call\n\nBevel us Tarrant, by then Clankins of the Comics, terms, and air. Caldwell, and, steve, ilere upprated the uskus tunccties with the Saudiar with ag solenyalur the depare cok place, that Air Joh. Bowring and 1. I reduced his pene in writing in the orthography of t Chicos printing, and 1 kept it on the wall before my desk who was 'cient duly a wine at the Police Chart pater a ser elaborate article September, 1857, & unicat, sie which tice, unter I read Beiges noth awe 10 te consail then on the table one to bem chuqur of a tition by Alt Aut\n\nakutsent in Calia, in which of Manche Wu's he hates, world bat underētur This but an index under and guix on the 14th, reler to lure Aide, statement, a petition to be saloptert to the Queen, Landa, Ban Dat also al tipo ili te pra Chert in the and day from the perind my fras receving e fertation down to the day when the Serenowende of caus They desired walk was pridwally crimes were eatmerated and it was adeffus is to be for the prose of tabling the great to see the\n\nand to cry one of the books and papers as existing denominona, foliowa:-- Whold of the pirater boolé àvul phitest. It ja vakit valuable, nculpated by the reports 'bent in by those ta reperierend pardoned for title that this with ke guilt of many aller\n\nes dy sick that notedy 14 av hea soppra but a Navester, JR, \"Police called upon the, and coke You have cried your\n\nés paid offices, ut lite sails or Tiger nature, po bioause there boil un puhe, a have now been destroyed by\n\nlam ny big which feil fron D. Bulgea or frran Si: Jake at Wil Tarrat, publishes of the Long Kong pois as a ave arrested the sedel, and liavoces, and that hardins erment an oath, Pain\n\npill the end of Chin, was in the 'the' hårda\" of the Hung Kane Covergent, this meinenze\n\nBlock Cum by Liu Govername of t that. Quo him to study on two charges of piracy, Applause). I sony to it by Dr durs, oth nemain the Acting his ca, me of whey be provad is dancreationa\n\nthere was any atention to doutor them. On the stray, lbited by the police count and at die trial were looked \"to prelom leninitim. Sorrest replicationswmulleritsbea Laaksi, Will diese papers be forthcoming the is wht hely a mally Trong and public At that very women bu application is 150 pardon was made, but they all lod. The public age when war awer was Coctaily, tasy will ho forthesising Chetumal miny, of a cele d Governint of Hong Kong, to fit the the i pendina brez the Executive Council, bad baľova a do- up in 196 101minant. 1 Setinal From Callejattu.\n\nwat rond to you this watch of Mr. Dixon, printed Celóuipi Seref.tg-roat will be-1 don't say état with hefurret aby Cian, the pepers en bools which šúré éx bdag too mackerel for Sir Juiz Bowring Stahoe Fogg that these utsnoruuda'ha dolroyd, et troch nieruction cangad the apud Wilham Tut\n\nWithin one week triad crossed that 1 u raken\n\nWaficul reported to me that had upperolie\n\nimoweh, af Tan, aldussed an offels, ferie, tu the goverment\n\nmistion zutenu 57th May. 1 cdled for flow, papers, 014\n\nthe sewer still was, huy s pro3acer May,\n\nthe Chairman of the Come-speaking to what\n\nCarls\n\nren ufereeing one of the LM-\n\nTutte and Within Tarrat peale not pully mil. jabetu, te the Willing Thon BOS, 10\n\nCotinal Sury-by umiva with 517 3 wing, do Govern, duce auch pal and coetic pubic papera a vecius cụ #8 burn, le prevent than tror në tuladhand of teatriinal\n\nThomus Bridgun act\n\nin\n\nJUN PO\n\n1.9\n\nby Sir John Bow-no, not thatatemens 6 M Dixson, the truth-bat ecide not beenvelded by them wil'honey, hit which beleg rund him no the tecore of what had or ne'sunted for in any way on the sapotion of an from wat taken older, M.. Disnou stated was purfacily tree-Theese. You are the kratay of my words, Wall, geûtie- Ch'oet were in luence of their liveandbence begins of e, what did the Govereat do! Nacida That term katson hid in ace to that the parden abel to Premye at Hong Kong The Sup of Police\n\nthe Superintendent of Police, vel sia papers they were, in glee taustmankt Midland. Vältweite Regattar tenor of the Water y lo had the police of the long smakt at his dis in the month of July, 1857. We are now in the sofaxuated; hat the articlo was oothie, for the Fals were\n\nang silence, tid, I can't go on wirdwat my papers. wture Colany, Lotion gave a collops plan\" pesul though, the blud frastarlet: Mr. Calder report fort. 1808 after the firfficial repost do mora, but it be dry for Jorn Rawing an\n\nwale wasiporadia Court as a bit of the Queen again\n\nwhich had bain perferred against hum--to the ellệch that de at the Goved mud of twich ought to have beea pend Hic exartition of Flapot, kiha of re\n\nThay ate prodlacil I will pursue my culence. The answer No one of them cool to lay information apolo\n\nback beca u ursave win ons Machowe Wong lan lo hurtu appene ja support of she another when wrong y cotisidered sacou to disqually Me, Ozidwell from the Cicating letter Was oderossed to the peper of the Tarrant, van de turney General &quited that ever wor, \"They all he rearly 1 C\n\nLa participated in los sela of prasy grof, dasiting him to attend Le Coute (they had set power seruitrios cul ales o cursale should eat feralga, and one morning win ga tuy way to 14- accused 171. Ile was the Jattham Wie de ce. Dission of the event; and still be in there, hod\n\nto try him, tot he was the Goverɔment priaser, Real de night aliteed to tempire 10 Ms. Caldri og Ang'oiler friade of head as a speculturefor I was tune ure Espe when The people were inkry out of thick boats, delube and\n\nhe made these repusta are wet cullat\n\nbave lost cle Govorodent CRITIC). And why? To gite Marchew Weg. Iudouter I got was, that my\n\nappeared as a walness at the diting of the Comarisuon * liberated atmost as he thought. He was I league 10 explain their code is making them, or to dalend\n\nKformation whien manche ebatte ilem to judge of the pro- dalien was on hingartuus and nad għɔeld rescivo apery sten- the worst of proles west theic waters and them; ed on deve at the moment this citron frat, villamenters of Aude. He was the rod of the is the outer and the sccused wit together on the same priety of dehang chow Wos? : ut in followed it up by a cheinending Tetter, and the last to by is gentlenus thut was for the Cen va Berriers of State Bar the Clay time derved probe, and the arreman who repeat to the sarafatio of the Count the gly offend it was my own but in the following teoksile into the Coversio's own verlas d 1st the nad Duiel Dichard Aldest a 1stcat and store. Be informatie and his piratea\" The bad out a speed ease forsoort pesed loss to Sale Whig, wich had a proppo. E in Chatwill interfered with the Bantuñer the rot. The papere leve uit bee a burnt.\" I said, ut papula and then: the publication was for the palie The wil, \"Xo the Governor says he bene in der 11 the lawsti poobslupent of che saith Wa poo them the forgot ng se vitut an exquiry.de fast bivice, Me. Dixon It becued as if a pattiouimely dan pocah as where these the Though the Gerranean'dak noriver, stre Chinese di cozel.. bad be used by may trial. My. Dixon, berdear, while it in the \"realevikov ning meirande; but that the cable\n\nelius amgunnelled to try the sald inferrinse,\n\nvolens be the ustuution qu' bothering til legit, apeared, and with a good deal of virgstol good, we sitesine, to the moverslerved to be ail book burne By wum? I did. An licces Scottir warinda, ses to here for borb the G-scrion fine 'statud jrry the guest relay say his order. I sat Very wel; we ra dialed fa verdict for tlu edenduť sa bech plans; unos ellskog palmat Maheton Wong by Chumer, and upon the first termoz at the out the mad, and said that unicos they tinted be tat me, but yet was zur Tega aga leirit. We have a win in our low that against truth of the churges brought against she al\n\nspoliation navirense da things are to be presumed, and i meat Hong Kong, and that it was for the Tabakor\" of these fay be as convicted, and on the weakest of the behaved to Yew with binabar décenay to would give them one, baterie Pentaton se s tamuuttori 10 'miére jäi prisbas\n\nsil psk you as an hormmable man to 3708 That thesa\n\nIs to jure:nlicy Judge anal coul\n\nthose cinga lid on printed and Lwcase, the stroper ese being fat of all hepsi res information to which they expressed a wish to behet for a cuine of genes; and at lie samé tanie a controa\n\nugulaste si Welt: redentes y lisaks formed me sy se Ori- better informed, and he then third them he could per i prestitute of the town Cathie proton-copale au raping too evides of the gall of the Gospeter Gavravent\n\n4' principal for those il Chizes to the deptpl' süter of the Chis wo\n\narxistence. It is 10 luge, eramus justice, and sound That deal. Machow Wong was marred Sister pered with the tatereating investigation into Mahonjw cl.argue is the publikācá odalineseľ pupure of\n\nneut of Latin. had anguired by consulting' lud nine ended inedin pawnslegs the sem bone Hanece dolars, because sea- Weng'e caso had neily reached itu eczaleca in the Pelico\n\ncgrbury evidence of their cutems, through weld e- zuota, prepared, fre the purpose of tildides kehitet Matolaw innen the pawroker who clonged the scen Court. very last day I was suffering excediating paip\n\nfair in yen to sit it, there are 2 us who can kissin\n\ner (Le 2ad way of led by the \n51 Police, Mr. May. Acsonlingly Malay wis keat for sind be the calvo a farette suni unily Dollars for her person celiginal to hout it. I only to the neuted aleht saiut the aid Duum. Richard Cabluit, it me Jame and bropl his mud with dai, and Ure to nie mate. The coins and it proval batus est quicy. The shain so to be of uly proeid tust a long and iniunaté euangetan\" ja esitt\n\nbetween the Last tratat the whi to mars war Connise Terdila, namen Stieg Lol, who had bees in frequene opinion. I did, 'As to the Tetonada, that is a re publishra, the mud contests of the papers, 27.se, youclow witte : Caldwyn in corted, but rust Calanbend, for they are now Lural, en tan Garethe 2016\n\nallen version had been gled zipost ity Mt. Caldwe-insed to be a hacer by Clause Longe of Mrs Calcon, egg where they are, for they beat Lugu in bis 10 ::fic Governor, to the effect that the entries la Cie Laake reteived from his pawshop Lead a of nonly. Th were mi pogut entrcs, that there was curing leatp dildof the fact wing which they ray n tha hery of the pizate to them-acting whatever, and jority of the Commission are of opinion but it wank het\n\nthis bold step, tw zdevastorm of Tresh crimen were fail\n\nthe Chitovas; they always coupled time with seentza, a less tekig climate the Hong Kong: so the ety-f-every one of the Factz; because of the piestembe: vom Ur.l. for weed trout le Fou Tsepse. You have uses 1392 meat what is culed 1867, ad pracy, went transgrated for 1:15 to the purl 160\n\nMr. May, the Superintendent Police as magistrate or Hog Snar, M. Mar hee nos bem suaded for giving evidence al Mr. Catdoll, and he says konw the a, kowa ce allow Wook, was 57. Caldwell'in pol and trees relied upon to formar. During the whole oftaistime-that leave 1980. never reĥrened wa mate to biolohow Wong, either by the subordinate oleum of the police, ky old kuropan dents, or by\n\nepithetlaring selezenne to his bad chamater. Aes multimel repute and retoriety, I know the Mabel Wong hos for Jezz bron vorsiderad sectortionet, & respect of mines 3. from gambling-house keepers, a condectrale of pirates, SON recrow of telek gooo I Mama plastist nerause of ca 1. work bom postiar witlitegazu to Mr{akdwell—winters\n\nCimen in the coinsy very well knew-that Matchc .. Wong wat sopposed to da in possesion of great down, a ut wan belil in gest dread. Ot the exteat of us dread.\n\nbeste faly aware whenever it was my duty tu laverigune the case ignibet him. Igoko to maug Chinese of stundige 1. and property, and shey all exhuired a bowledge of his\n\neni curacter, but a relualase to do more tia This gentleman was a picnes of a juste vľ the porco, wlas navenbetes is considered a proper person to remain in tikt Chu). Geaca, en son as Sir Walter belt dhe\n\n• covered that 3. Gilbert Alusz, tas Laird of Pargowa, had been code of the press D.nks Flatserais, Book vilectual mesum to hee the Commicion of Price i\n\nBland From !be d'agence of his novion; and foetal y that a literary character like Sir Jatin Bos ring might have very robiy been expected to fellow the exacte setli by Bir Walter Scott. App, chinmay\n\nE Mackow Potrg seded ahir vonviction sp\n\ntraneporation. But no mark the prosem, beause this\n\nbring the a bow head of aging, which, theagh\n\nip of two onlilery others to the court clost 1 might dear the ovalent of the pirate book, andard shose hooks send in the Police Court de slag purled open the dose collow me to pass frena the the is on which was carried into the const; so I hoped to Potion Court interpreter in a loud waies, that it the world, motulit. hack him it in interpretation more wrong, read 11:\"Fə\n\n·Sam Kwei' (bet ie, dr. Calduril, the torturing or kerkida, Need) toey\" ist was an estry, earleazen; ju\n\neate an the all to particular\n\nvaid, \"I will go in again.\" He woak in, and the Governor\n\nI share Caldava 1 cher Wong mad the sail\n\n10, soma, by the said commuistion, Dalit Dad Richard Coldwed bad been, until very best À parter with the sad omviet in a lɔrelia, zrul the mirë,\n\nfursher show that the yard She of the sail.com clas\n\n1a jike parcneshly Jai! 16 between basi and the said venyter met lecat fenci yessels, and that a number of una in their day deơn, at vagina timas, guilty of pray\n\nThat die restliny Eve under the sail Cerriku was gevately printre and culo by truong sung Tern, but väheul indoegmentary videtza Taller! ski the sitesi, el coatiars to the protes of th been the, as was statel oa onth by the arimarenie\n\na. Lan, DONT MICRO, T\n\nQty of Sambon, in Suno which, after a calmed\n\nthe\n\nding, resulted in, obra vùng tha prasiat pagundy pic\n\nsud, \"I kus ibing of the benene of the papera. durd calew ware bort, they were bucat by Dr. Hridge, and not lag sa La broke of the pirate then conter excisation. Olier her speed that own the stricle in the China harsh lemore Mr. Careil on the Commisions for lie sansauranda, 3 know nothing of Lin\" \"he w\n\niesasperateri ilia'j aiges, exspe- hear da the eye of the Govenor, he had applied This? stein is to her gun sence to arcs of various kloun; dietasloudly sessionis flat bosh aya sud see if there were taled 194, and its proton avery' Inquest amus alb sead, it daw was open, nant I could boar hits, stud be was very \"C.\n\nany swab cutes in thdia, And why do you tilus be up theur vers partionfctly Tirumakt. itemquatracce e il ficus imputenbel to neve he solint wort of projectile kunwa drog Paliced by this 1000\n\n2. 118 425 of the the to? Wit, of all men, do you this he employed on the subject, and was again divined to fold is proce The Soaking Berhey mast have own full well had been about of stinkt pat\". payee of Life You a rezolves the book thay cured this var tuusuciata winxber there were any entries in the truth in that Dr. Bridge the Acting Unlonal Secretary tune unsay shout thuthum, Laven Laborants pargnuts,Gestalo Bub Sigler's coins, winch pirate's books incupatory either of the pirate the part who advised the censur, id, sir. Davel was eppo wapiz, then he gitty as, Dr. Bojes, Mid Commission on the ane tril of the Quetu . T\n\nareas were ação by the Canis Eigh me as instants need by picator Sam thaques. Why die parmer, gentediet? This fhda. Lattez to whom he apples wx All this was petal catfury ma vida e con exile in\n\nColwell, after the conviction of tar sa Machow 5 appointment discoting to acting Chineze scoretary to go berwuda before the Commission that let linge was aleau works heftest be wrong thement of the si sūdens 118 parla. immanian theme soboto prazposes of desunto. They\n\nand assist - Durdwell in the inquiry which heal. Can a casing about for a further opportunity and relega pole back paneme ta por seul as other this extructed to the api lagi. profile a catcmple as to bewilder their oppo-\n\nmily had been ducted to make sure prudineert bother the afbringing the Government to save tried sidi de pequena co muy first preferring rise toer hie darges against Mr. Rielar wel! bu is expecially charged with did cre nesta a leg who are about to board, in slu anpe of setting in to tie voocel. kere were numero Commission of Inggning, out in my leg, bead aguchi veu dus sirenastade med. The Government at Caldwell and piles in my place in the Legisle is Majesty's cura in motion against persons whol\n\nall vessels wi entries us of dortrustion as illa, and over sidste to be the witness for the Uras, on the trial one disproved of the chair power confered spend Theftey were they me butt with alleges the pirates, and against all\n\nto je, na galust all places where he algimin· anou een oudceived from Skor Koneen spinet Tarerne, and there a bean doubt of the aduc Mr. Caldwell, and we were able to recourt knowles they were och be useful to Path, go drabt, un videre-thane to fact-Mr. Under the related vend kid mal was in committa the accusel sy wers bau after produ\n\nTait in the pic af ar Malety's outers - I have mest enamcuted them to 300 so I went on, I leave\n\ncott Bad Kwag na he is called, of any purchase of and Mr. Mans asked to must fan and Mr. Modzin when I received fine in peritcedent of bien a letter to presturs them had to have them bed by fur produccion vice plus sole multial inflation of the el aladdy hops in my to: The way was thila—A young\n\nGen ego. And what you they deal and Caldwell in all arch of lige Tak Art of educadou, ef grea: personal-I Acer of Jerodox.0, thein arapaiment, there is LLC chart det til him by tomatogne sunce mages of evidcide to the eff chat held i\n\nTai since the signing of che la ray of p asy beunty, her his aprestake was as that of a fede abondamen there to w Any ROVEor, zealous for herpes to lines that no bundle was very hierdie wise his power for Wing, unfortunely, long\n\nGlina, uvasis of the, Chape coast, in violation IT MA one of it, thus the man who had at all, and that ou the other bundle the bestowed what he abuser of thels in this way, hili he was granting the acting Chinese secratur;) is mee to cama inter car\n\n1rea, lava berume Publiwa, guided and directed by Gešti ... of 1925-lure description in kv 63 2. Was\n\nChina **U WIScuration.\" He says is the dish to bredelskont of his down property, and prae- ryceriu desunie mors, fouad to encumber pas Denici Richand Cudil Brave Cock thick acidéy (tor Mr. Cool: wat pituus elite-341 h a secured wae 220; fix to ra\n\nnot cause all the textements he pub to Mr. Cromwell, eating with effect ultricies that there untied, to se ging Clumése Ofies. They diù in bing to the Chase Ofe 15 the following mes ocurral in the wqeriş il 2. At Une trial in Lile book which he beat writea oui Ciminin Quotes of the Fuzon (Apple)\n\nand he does not think Me: Cafdwell torstited tum, chance our prasowe property. According tid The Leugd de Palin fce, it is true might Apr: st: u of uret, as evide and where we believe, was inckie oue stated like being the Ostwall Commi, nd Mr. ther be gh: mot disse his fly in Anzies, she Davies, wind, and when the oil age to know that Mr. Caldwell was bore Wirk, berise se thakter, with the wires, believe sunt them there and ought to take the pubes her Majesty's valicza plesal the sole er upperial allegat of th were of the best cepeccability-in Earth me of Este, even to the poial of the full towards with a number of the when Ireland Council, and I sakithar duodin ruveta test faluzea du bat i asked tise Guarner and he told\n\nDaniel Ric Caldwelt: he had cuker and give to Mic Morgan to perse and Mr. the ordinate for the purse veftig das Legistar merak The Bulger, and De. Trigga yaki • Thụp only ruchan, 1 expediu 10th of Mr fast ga Boys, and he was to my proseptic, at Attorney Genry), I rekla ile ago, at de woods [aan? to tried and evicted-1 au sorry to y, c the 4 were defano I went into the court resapan, without staring them with the date\n\nto heridong any pecay void the ral aid \"Tyler is ofte the dus of the Ladeperdendof the enuio of piracy, the xys this The Antorery Geotul's shot when our they were all rigs and the report was diawn up and eat from the for! size string to aty ko mase Ti said be Tacy are mere end undertaler were banale\n\nwastog : Weng grunt-end volevo che grad-very properly not be Mr. Nenu,\n\nof the power ferret an M. Caldweb...) Deaked wat was uneven plan is the site out of bagi the Loring of opinion dit he had not convicted e\n\nis is feetly opmeet. We has only wired ac, Mr. Chudwell. Mr. Clewell reported to the Govi moric motely, but Me Colwell spent. A lire put of the day due to create der is so that he was merely convicted of piracy, smal\n\nEst addressed her pabely happen ontiment which have sexa, aut wiret 1 hp will be and reported Shubho was hity the azett. Est de properly sting of the cuss in depatruling w \nke,\" Free which cut is Chinnan Day the\n\nvaez the Funga V Danë newspaper, qüuhag fas published at less eleverd het book. You may chuka urtean city of Wade Wig Tit Sourke,\n\n--Fast flokit - statuiest, teic, \"Tuus the pinaka charge, it ALANYAGİLİNDARION I am labouring & avatare wies) 43 30 pacer. w you wish to set pure so to sey e vet toptir He began in crale\" vie\n\n@miate or uw why I did it. We crmitory, o'i chy' way incapatory; if bind when I was spinel Libes Way, seven weeks at that knd la that safe of as they\n\nDodwell come all took us session the Hundwist Bisur ne lastics tim this, bet no cler yet, it is lyriba for his was consolib and date ich t kad mad prizes old bundy, watery Chinese Jesele and good, but of ureja veeeels and get porter on the art flow Cart Mr. Called Buklear?But it get farther on this. Megan, on stated alub, Le way adding the Guercituent, whi\n\n- Thi ly ra cho tiện, việc nghind: 1 Júlio Kucose, is 'nce, 'crite end to abile,\n\nestiollant Wind in partueze of: che meses\n\nhunder to avitas tenser sind, herefte We\" who ale to be thic ecofioing theres to tlit \"bom juscy wi it is entered vesla og Chistice, eye care, trig winds to how were wilt duration et dedans want. 11 ist fuch has evo sing the appointment in these Le\n\nA proceeded to take aud' wakt prizes of Potgier and even of English It could be .icd-bigbut them we were duething to stay away or tu forges they to ir healthy why do te dore Sime' and look us et Mens specifice- these day a wine to the Crown site pircle beta oponed and face way, that even casi toto hepere forts had básn ichkir tó\n\nHe, Caldwell out on so Desk While the Chief Maglenkad bet akarate the dress of pure atentia to the age of her with tweed in the driting, and who was the marterly speeches I ever lado ati ang dile-iliat did no Berred; baie wuld he lied dot the listed og bin rated 1.16 118 REBOZDey-Centrul Zur the Crown, were] Lind Hberation of Mahshow 'Won, fecia the clucose that Fredd2 attunewars I'died the confoluit of Vedelendum is, these referral to, in this case of the Conferuerteve) Non him by a pirate und ( nviting atmose tire pel the bar and file wiends toere le cos hand that i helion well to Sir Bowl of 9. Jest Tarar chat him out from his chues of just\n\nla reging by \"verbering to her Majesty the can.\" -¿Lead cyplinsé:)' Wit By such they preted to ocnyvaz editions, thors bei gwa sila, and otheeatunc\n\ncant Ohmamen ging video liber was the peper or fabricion of do you think the govt to my of Intent freibe becaues te jugs, who always to grow ranting i\n\nsideration they were struck with the vente of barget, or confort of main, lad deteraped that gul angle, jugil a Lehmkomptly honnante unek bad been re- Mr. Davies is an pourable and opright, but u moet olen and that\n\nbuk shio was deo much uses on a Torted in enter to procure the lure or Latest they new grups to into iteme tarp barat tify a splations liel, soit un\n\nLiyur petitioners ate infor not the public pessa ut excuse to for you to judge af ik validity. Bat I have a\n\nthe commutes at the ears Mspite a Grown wines add beca bring to to say the Bar appened to Car, nodingly this was declare is a pufed with the bobeer defence. Br what actity\" do you, the men of\n\nbit, thend or hisgistrate who was on the Benus, said to me the Cow 489, nd he was akhez of lore furodde teulement of ants or inphns; fest to bring the avertent isto uttal i con- Hong Kong was with the gravest sharges against her uro Ebook, I think you ought torkowest Mank is an generally falls ad the fut of Hong Kong sila, banghts one in Secretary of State se ga je ten, Sw, Mr. arrunt ipad vg for alué deine, 1 blogg's local unit, suising out of the sets of the ni Tunel Fabia Caldwell, witasub ny stopa bʊng teken Hong Kong, prosamo to tyo, ka Ararian cisÓN, DE\n\nrest in which ouius fi torebet upan hi h serious, and he been cool of he told the that Me.\" Mag'a ↑ W Many palmerit; trest, siunt is prasandhang no, preg as\n\nAriel enly echte boned having followed the ukamulu saslim\n\njusty's Gurraient at horny, Jby the British comede e period of Jig de good)Malawidity rephormorandy were to the Courel, de milite of should says, whenever let me extence: not a tal on w, by tur ecce as\n\nulo kauly, Theta quite a misuke, Nix. Eug in ne subtitri Coupe,\" ays My Dixsongengrene, mm, Fabere ready to righend what was sad, ra, wana boju til, denying to That you diners e farther informa chot ́́s Youlo en ability hoy resucher: sis cake of Mr. Caldwell, who she promett, Alferplant in Jeppe.tjie\n\nin consequence or be acts Court. The young picafe turbel, un lam with TRON\n\nhar for life. This pewnią kair, whose appearance oply ja ¿very respect most preprenenting, lidil, nesici furlega, \"Litez +the cance of this phraga ditere perods\n\na from the are 1855, 1856, ADG 1857, for as long an x-\n\nde, hoving her treat it the posite by what, gezišlą miejų a\n\nsoftly exjoyment out of a lui Delagian\n\nNalci Poiy,\" and supped fra te te sime with\n\npas pedagowa by the struct\n\nsul collars in money, and welty for cos janda\n\nof those from. Mol whore willing the\n\nof to re\n\nShu or anong gani, the tuik of whic\n\nand Led by resi\n\nHow was unt invest gatal. Batore The Beaton Bona's a li\n\n· Mu brei, nad who exprend is read\n\nto\n\nadjuskuse on the case, and it new apposes fram, eisal decoration of the Case Castor At B\n\nLut the legal piracy Ye\n\nJaw jacc\n\ndatid cerfi-zion of a Sales\n\nat the corn the gastropod the test -1, exquis ook pult, I was pureaued tri the Atrey-\n\nyies distant from Peng Kang, viktse\n\nFWninos 4 ใน Mu\n\nJun+\n\nacity were onwering the waller or city with Chinese cứ duratione pre by me, they m;,\"store, L'insverfus Ceageer be thhed infuñà÷hoi si't the very chané de \"wasture Legs undertaken atlasswise păzi şJelitoraizly, quid rich di alluzbi àltevės ro angelu salt into the saidilir. and dezambiaron und muraus où desituelium and deadh, tiež pevaaja this most Ring'hérorë · Henriečkkaemisă when'] Conkeret ón metody. (Rudnnà těšiai vah tribal with bad de Guabip. Processing wers commod in the Pulica / voliars were under preple\n\nCual will your to a prosecution ser libel of the sail towns with two hours,\n\nlisa proprietor of that jupur Sir Th\n\nasenBalion Charmy of Expeti funt:c:ky m5- per with British dominion), tor property hall 19 bapa luier. tu2+)?) \n\n| peurs ing Lo maid mutes u flazbe Woo), but willing any peccf, or injẢ ĐỀ\n\npref, 13 coline; the sald sewn with this ad allest\n\nto petablish the truth of such si logetion. Towing the said verds in thus suidtuint of\n\nand the prizeutics of clues weioner's Report, i\n\nquica by bis partadi, Sri Culkin Ayplay.j'. Pagkus Mache Wang, M. Caldwelź ext 20 the Bestivité decurrente, the fin# Peľ was tete 10 där fets, abg no wories of hopeat knutý, Ahri saytigt, on rebooveything in the law tit jouds to the liberty or places Five Queed to Ja!! Rhad calli\n\nzeli yua win he riv \"Yes, graden.cu buld centered these pirnoje, I basoetatud may\n\nwell, you shoổ tut teava, the Coat. It 1 sog\n\n- In\n\n-1\n\ncontinue to bold la ulices of epistur-Borland Pro-\n\nfasten object, and Justion of the Pen\n\n-\n\nopas\n\nThat one piles huully pray your Maganly tost The Dichand Sawell as the anodica phed from extresings said does of gist-renca\n\nyour Majesty was fiber, state such sy\n\nut your Alaiys Critical. -\n\ne naved\n\nThis yields totank to tini) zei; flua elitize\n\nTeplagent on board'éco ether piste junk, dist c£5 on krainie Mchoben Wong. I day day i dennepéviter is primasda eru re” Cure of 9.964 Kiz the toho, ability;\">ub' #1 to Flis millest was 13, 11 to jrove the justi ofera zné 'bu fiɔmė gl Gran Maxis, he adopted, amig\n\noy the Mayur se belesif of 11e meetings una chut the See petilien to clean, Lyk Lyness to the fart Bluts for biome Afain the requested to press the abu Bin Silben : the Ainge of Commiting\n\nBog ur Neeraden cephes, 1 for F and Northumberless be formed with appien se sa notition, and requested to support is pron,\n\nthe\n\nNar\n\nsinty ever happened. Toward the end on aller case der is met. Promate. Cats?#eliftektálation Jowy cerunkenyíčel, † sleges vanitý tu da in Boug Kong. · (Apple) I kids in, but afttraing that he wrote dijose only of a 3k)- j offiser of known el which your petitions - Bohinch 1 new before saw equales, and it ben boxks pered to sa ikat is, the Ott hectate)-Mr. ULIENTE This front mas altérfi sa' Mr. Beyond wilmot hafte u work I stukut bajene it. vienmant sälja vasant clue $2000 18 Guseramcul, all hasing ban aakrod to: recueile unencre, - nepest of tetth He Mind My Cali-Gadwol in Mashow Wong's adapter. 2, in may have dr. Moun n this white car; oist I live desires norieteni which sa stuffziest to gue secres, such as, e con las cerefore ether nigrisane ne kely to low.\n\nmil adoped father, I do know 1-made of the teak up del did I bet white m\n\nTelit for the subjput of the thugplit his to take up that they rely institute en iy te teece to have entered this Et any or stannak a the time but the end of the case al beat fit to hy weed the traits de trait in and tie was, beet this honour last selgus, and the Judge of the culpis hold the rare of the petition to the Bouses of Lek's bu Ame of thee. bis are here, you, who quietly to br. Caldwed, are heard thank Mrforcuccino w This is of the resty je dny, day in atribut to delete the honour, Crown gut ferised: me time this career of orhng thall be caldwell, abent, your patios with the vase, was there wadh son why He bave tent with the date the 17th of May, 1938 verli, by the Crava prassence, wild as suid was opes Justine, but the prayer of the polition to the Queen was us aland with the exceeded, wit alig volubility. were sur stod say they wereteeming of nettur-argir the nor this roler received master tour the Secretary or to trove (by gality of the cavenient, and having fo\n\ntions contéptet ut per the indin dietider Sveces of Bahar One you Brus kete but in jautify the bed, for it woul A late costance będe tamu Walbe present at the inquiry, the you le coună-\n\nder wet br, 1 of the you struction by us that promet, pa ih the more in loved in reported. ll, gentlesser, e il be. For m piece of polios of European xures, such pe chara\n\nlierter thing, tid old role puude hink you go. Prot. I said no more excel, had her mull I have no large, penta Tanpired the trial sint tag were decle of in the Chincre, 'and 'which has said lid al com from Mi. chatyour penceration I have inter reeds graminacey kist ever themiubit of ang us Job By illegal enguant nur short pet she hinten, end Faction of ds: Pease pu Caldwell. Els declared his red padon, and I bar. 22201 Wes 11. ca corte e (9-12 chapter conveyed in the hose leidu libus petition is at to the cold try me that tetece prated suit circuled, but nav ar pilkul in the berzerie, in deferi he had shton s prson, popne in which altere med acts. Doudy, Jay, the mind one part of the needs office. I let it has previouidered themed parts as at the agreeing \"The información rize is functions were detepeisles de Messina. *Caldwellende brother, Mulishow Wong, boating Colonel Mexicozy requetudo so take a vase pooch Ms. Monpais. 19isit there is how to me hall work in the Maglażba përt of cha\n\nErs Lovereanett warno longer thrë qi | er himself to have bòân”- chicago-wiens, M. Card it as is May's case. Day Bekles, the Aoting Colegiary'sy And Siver : \"they clä salis dots i had e, mladinkoneiden 2011 (5)\n\nwellen into a sent, ithead of bustin By original par Services, axplained to me that ho-bellevad bir. Any toe papers entrere, but netan ere were states are with her disputs this postion the did not prove it by ban wings, me he was sing Folded in the magnity of policing & levels -pose, and leaving the conce, or pyvalme to the curt te 10 rowe way pajudined sponu (whom day-thak, penele tormeil the subject of agres' o'what's the ahy, for while, at the word things, tien j\n\nditions viice cheek Crowu wănesiép, far, Irlikes, T. Môngán, 1. Youll here: China bưng v? tự nghe Hob Reig I new nit! new show h, tht to chat retr -proteo! kin, or askroje leuve for one in Mr. Calovali? No † sgaipet).MuleLow Wang.\n\nBet him in the end i Amk fasi ya desch wert hate Bowed it, arc wies and a Con Me two tur conuicted to theke animement when the retele dena; be ligicha zaid against in. Caldeuil sound he beerture\n\nstein and tornou mierer the fuse \"szért made bye debet my Bi peace, une with a head & mods Setween fives, and couple it very cosible that would take my are John Bosdag Mi. Wade's reporte feicis alliesenstar and piratant explain is al even un acknow\n\nFred, nad valeur was giche che il sola hile manner carrying witle is convxtion of the truth of the bention to doing so had solely we tras sie dasise: Vitalne the Chilies State Stad ductinenda, no he is bunds: llame Gentieren bi the charse of this wel die tui rilaktin senfessions of Dr. Bridgy instit, Lord Lyndhurst tank they, interes, it is not\n\nSecretaty a theory, lemort me cretary gra street. ket ky eye'sed en thas unter -May focuya sheld poke hazz, nach ki mua jimata'y Ark whit a Na\n\nin the inghest terms the petitions freia this tea Pannte man, an his sat there under the allerlag demanesi\n\narranged that we zi.ould hath with Then it big avil swenney-General Mi; Aditz? tals Rated; wart referred 'te li kiengrity whel, masel tuplasente, at å which they acheidint The jury issing of the morient I 2054 to live Twish His Old Crawstway's) Buty cümiselled h ting if the young pirate, and I saw in's deco the\n\naridanse ho goes on to say shas Mr. Catwell, corac! ene basereperietes bere thou and Bi. \"Caldwell's tagdermit sipan 1992 finds of them on seat or é difractal We donder the bulȚ most abject ped the most complete ecofen his guit, use of the sopranotation which have to the gut being discovered, but on when do that'dule the kit, and which they reledere etract fra jast bed by the evidite of the Chow it to remind apture from the primary f The Fout Atheriyan te vektoriced and prukaḥed, bas it\n\nCoperto, adul not to alter a future, as a note his eye. Note that it is tuc late for a while but when & boy well lavori Urresting bars for the brought to pressure politi\n\nbe maling; and taped that Mr. Edila Janes Skul jameting, thinkingrachtdi duetzibál, eď trials Enlu Karena lester to clears pederskil to inquirero\"\". (Apple) libre o letroduced during de tre petiolo probability which is, you wil of my career what was gutted to Bir Jolin Howalny ió qu consider a very probablu jebak de Walpole, and who is full order dứt the I put me in the of the Combat is the defence et gallly even notice in a los 67 Court on this He herbure, poskirted skal pla ne, was committing to the huge of lesbiete or inferabuty, rape they iron going to jure in the dataset made pés justa 2 Wand they uid, que\n\nquestions of etiquette agits zu Lin waived, st that it Tầng ki the tiásẽ of every mandlily édes of the\n\ndece did de desert-lum Att. Ha di 201 forell possinterpret the Hugh find withly my enter the Ses of Bret' I' prutekidit in die name or Theron appisil to the judge for costs, all. eet the low/high af te dzieje 1.5in pha Sapd bubbly fut he had hail and who had the bài)? Panimadiratokeo Motion Manama wakiel cortese again it that-ridistrikt, The viler bf the | gj\n\n\"Well, under Lord Cupbell's Ko, and appe be there did so the court sec on this Calls. And what bids Mr. Caldwed, aduca be the feat-by-1 Patio, Ingileifilutleie het urituli eie se lest is labele se ili beg capered he wwn sees of the car by giving their day siege the harsin af Mr. Jones. Ep erine Fant doch and maile report of thuto welched magicTalen top? Way, clasped Co. by one dette noen taryf die stider in or on Bareng dati, bis spits against the Crown (ie will it pr. A skal med to add, but Afr. Zuniga, Devoting theesin the principal portion to the trial of mion--. 19 old do not forex Burette, user einiglitz traway! -it we never intended to a tie mors will repect to the asthey sweary of longer euitendag with the misrule of the British\n\ndaily in runt litet habeating cocutare. hát to thee tới mướn that the demandar obale trave power to intulegt at, mal bei 1 600 6. Every harding will invest at long Rog, had exchang Bags, the barone of what the sail, ed I desired, found that the magistrato was in kyler Milmiy's later, and bore the com\n\nsha mabject of a terrenet to Mr. Whe, the belt Crizelse i uthe Sometime of Moet dank the sulfat peckers the pot of the clung being tiled fur by: of han ritate infesty or be a corp\n\nImperio Major the inspaene på.China, al luced by Mr. Gibidwalk to syrept of dreindly low. Ieder\n\nand Ferlinuculary grant. is not er mis to nevid Passion of the peace ng Kai-for 1 yo amend in vana, de haciz Mahshow Wong Seo have here ofered in whichrit-lan at leiðarokk of isim num amzkurt, and then\n\nJr. Pouncilor Disparas had great paying -the grace of attlag is the same commission with Mr.\n\nJuden in your for debt for a few days storm which was, wiesenet was the thing trial selbe just denial, the wasthead like on of Xeconds whey should Gard well stated, I say, die sold pity the time previous levertheless, Mahshow Tong was conan the inquirix: 2 . Monti Multish Mit John da to re e thuit made of this Bits This la cuve of the meta, mut had lead her than su\n\nPA Take y ethere of serall be real, and all\n\nmatic aire dent where of Mr. Anne, Justy par foto bn up and vend au wordt had his bovision, tabe ploca examination every and the by, beg byg\n\n·Topptation and Palipahoy world i purua exopt up this line got store' Jer, that public sandal bed but unt evary at: was made By 31s. Caldwell specə > where: Weijl.\n\nlowers and now; & fou verds buice's lake wave of you a The motion was carried shotiniously. Moines unlock to do this there by the look of saying Whit cheaped in Net of begin by requatuo: there in\n\nMr. To HET. LE. Weid bus tree the ter seun which the-hop gelo x want wien, si mor of 16 slet Buc me to my how much ist das picot's stal\n\nbeing met. Et the dayvalter I had that vidunderlie the prevés szacujalise Kaving Goch. 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The Constant at se injured into, and the guilty paulühe becue, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TINE: Maya cha kar moer Urinalty.” The » de is a liesing sakit and in werial agent, if\n\nIf not 'somotáing more than my Kingsky was a young maling in\n\n- Str. Gæstwa Pradoodle for disproves in cybe long ng this first of things last né make up r impant, fur Nejeng's Arte Karilor; and (riffet laat, if so vary w pipe of stem of\n\n• A Lake? Kako se kockat ng ma¦¦:00 Unilure - Chelausen | *apen som to neposers' Chaetesi Por jo mirik, kalya Aith is shorty sit bonarofublimitlam of\n\ndot pri e nuhrer, in the jolske dit Manwhere. hald rentours/niche e victime to the fokus, or out apposte, 1 won by oral by allies in a hit doe\n\nGoverment aut tømn-it. Nag hat dare to train so my lets tred that di Ihres most prouxing toidetle in which a slaan Kong. 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        "content_text": "# COPY\n\nH Grewing Esq.\nThe Yangtse Valley Company Limited.\n110 Cannon Street\nLondon--27th Feby 1902.\n\nC.Q.\n0826-282\nREC\nMAR 20\n\nDirector, China & Japan Telephone Co Ltd.\n\nDear Sir:-\n\n14 Austin Friars. E C.\nHong Kong Electric Tramways.\n\nOur representatives Messrs Boyle and Dickinson having reported the result of their interview with you this morning, I am authorised, in the event of this Company constructing Electric Tramways in Hong Kong, to say that this Company agrees to reimburse you in one third of the cost not exceeding £3000 of providing a metallic circuit to your system of telephones in Hong Kong. This to be in complete and full discharge of all claims from your Company.\n\nThis offer is subject to your confirming the arrangement by not later than Tuesday next, 4th March 1902.\n\nI am,\nDear Sir,\nYours faithfully,\n(Sgd) THOS GILBERT.\nSecretary.",
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        "content_text": "AFFAIRS OF CHINA.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n33356]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n40462 1\n\n[October 31 NOV 06\n\nSECTION 2-\n\nSir,\n\nPeking Syndicate to Foreign Office.-(Received October 3.).\n\n110, Cannon Street, London, October 1, 1906.\n\nI AM instructed by my Directors to again bring to the notice of the Secretary of State the persistent obstruction which is being offered by the Chinese Government to the working of coal in Shansi.\n\nOn the 31st May I had the honour to address you on this subject, and it was then suggested that, should the Chinese authorities persist in their refusal to issue a permit to open coal mines in terms of Article 1 of the Shansi Concession, a formal claim for damages should be presented through His Majesty's Legation at Peking. From your reply of the 13th June it was understood that Sir Edward Grey was unable to adopt this suggestion, but Mr. Brown, the Agent-General of the Syndicate, was authorized, at his discretion, to lodge a claim for 200l. a-day as compensation for loss and damage to the Syndicate for every day's delay in the issue of the permit, should he deem the time opportune for doing so. Acting in concert with the British Legation, whose support and assistance my Directors gladly and gratefully acknowledge, Mr. Brown has hitherto refrained from presenting this claim, and up till recently we have been given to understand that negotiations were proceeding favourably, and that a speedy and satisfactory settlement might be anticipated. My Directors, however, very much regret to have to state that they are in receipt of a telegram from Mr. Brown, in which he gives it as his opinion that the Wai-wu Pu are merely trifling, and that the strongest support of the Foreign Office is urgently required to bring about a settlement. I enclose copy of this telegram, dated the 26th ultimo, the first part of which, as you will see, repeats a telegram received by Mr. Brown from Sir John Jordan. My Directors learn with much satisfaction from this that Sir John Jordan has now taken the matter into his own hands, and that should his representations be ineffectual he will, after the beginning of October, propose to take some further action.\n\nMy Directors are well content to leave the particular mode of enforcing the Syndicate's claims to Sir John Jordan's discretion, and the object in now addressing you is, first, to put the Foreign Office in possession of what has transpired since I last addressed you; and, secondly, to express the earnest hope of my Directors that the Secretary of State will be pleased to take such steps as may be necessary to vindicate the rights acquired by the Syndicate under the Concessions, and bring this long-pending question to a satisfactory conclusion.\n\n(Telegraphic.)\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) THOS. GILBERT, Secretary.\n\nInclosure in No. 1.\n\nMr. G. Brown to Peking Syndicate.\n\nHAVE just received cable from the British Minister, Peking, to the following effect:---\n\nTien-tsin, September 26, 1906.\n\n\"I shall seize the first opportunity to press issue of Shansi permit. I quite recognize that you have waited long enough, but, as Foreign Office, London, cannot be in possession of full information until at the beginning of October, I would prefer that if my representation is not effectual to wait at least until then before proposing further action.\"\n\nResult is claim again stands postponed. My opinion is the Wai-wu Pu trifling; strongest support from Foreign Office, London, urgently required.\n\n[2183 c-2]\n\nPage 17\n\n \n(Three lines at the bottom are kept as is, assuming they are part of the page numbering information)",
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        "content_text": "**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n## C.O. 206\n## CHINA RAILWAYS.\n## 19974/5\n\n[April 9.]\n\n**RECR (Rect 5 JUN 07)**\n## SECTION 1.\n\nNo. 1.\n\nSir,\n\nChinese Central Railways to Foreign Office.-(Received April 9.)\n\n110, Cannon Street, London, April 8, 1907.\n\nI AM instructed by my Directors to acknowledge receipt of Sir Eric Barrington's letter of the 4th instant, informing them that inasmuch as the British and Chinese Corporation are emphatically opposed to any action that would subordinate their impending negotiations for the Shanghae-Ningpo Railway loan, and as in Sir Edward Grey's opinion it will be impossible to proceed, *pari passu*, with the negotiations for both that loan and the Tien-tsin-Yangtsze loan, he proposes to instruct His Majesty's Minister in Peking to give precedence to the former, and only to take up the Tien-tsin-Yangtsze Railway negotiations after the other has been concluded.\n\nMy Directors cannot but defer to Sir E. Grey's judgment in this matter, but at the same time I am to say that they would view with extreme regret the prospect of any serious postponement of the negotiations for the Tien-tsin-Yangtze Railway, which, as I had the honour to point out in my letter of the 27th ultimo, have been practically brought to the point of conclusion. We have conceded to the Chinese Representatives practically all that they originally asked for, and only the signatures are wanted to complete the business. The Chinese Central Railways cannot, of course, urge anything in derogation of the claims of the British and Chinese Corporation in respect to the Shanghae-Ningpo line, but they venture to think that if it should be found possible to conclude the Tien-tsin-Yangtsze Agreement first, the terms of that Agreement, to which the British and Chinese Corporation by virtue of their joint interest in the Chinese Central Railways are parties, might be found a model for the Shanghae-Ningpo loan, and in that case the negotiations for the latter would be much simplified and abbreviated. My Directors also feel that in loyalty to their German associates in the enterprise, they are bound to press on Sir Edward Grey's consideration the claims of the Tien-tsin-Yangtsze line as earnestly as possible. They would therefore venture to express the hope that in issuing instructions to Sir John Jordan it may at least be left open to him to exercise his discretion in support of the Tien-tsin-Yangtsze line should circumstances, in his opinion, permit such a course to be taken without detriment to the claims of the British and Chinese Corporation.\n\nIn any case my Directors propose to continue negotiations so long as there is any hope of a reasonably satisfactory conclusion being reached, even if Sir John Jordan is unable to intervene, and in this connection I am to inclose copy of a further telegram received from Mr. Bland. It will be seen from this that new negotiators on the Chinese side are again appointed, viz., the two Viceroys of Wuchang and Chihli, and Mr. Bland urges us to insist on the negotiations being transferred to Peking, or in the alternative to the Viceroy Yuan Shih Kai alone. It is obvious that negotiation with two principals so far apart as Wuchang is from Tien-tsin is impossible, and my Directors fully endorse Mr. Bland's request that the Chinese Government be called upon to name some one negotiator with proper authority—either the Board of Communications in Peking, which, it is understood, is now charged with the conduct of all railway matters, or else to the Viceroy of Chihli in his capacity of Superintendent of Trade. My Directors would therefore respectfully ask that Sir John Jordan may be instructed to lend his assistance to this extent.\n\nI have, &c.\n(Signed) **THOS. GILBERT**, \nSecretary.",
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        "content_text": "If the suggestion meets with the approval of Sir Edward Grey, my Directors would be prepared to approach the French Foreign Office, either directly or through their French colleague in Paris, with a view to securing the co-operation of the French Government. They also venture to think that the Japanese Government and the American Government if approached would be willing to lend their assistance, and they cannot doubt but that the combined pressure of these four Powers would speedily put an end to the present deadlock in the affairs of the Syndicate.\n\nMy Directors trust to be favoured with a reply to this letter, pending which they will take no further action.\n\nI have, &c.  \n(Signed) **THOS. GILBERT**\n\n[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\n## AFFAIRS OF CHINA\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n`[17754]`\n\n### No. 1\n\n[June 1.]\n\n#### SECTION 1\n\nSecretary.\n\n**Sir A. Nicolson to Sir Edward Grey**—(Received June 1.) (No. 81.) (Telegraphic.) P.\n\nSt. Petersburgh, May 31, 1907.  \n**OPENING of customs-houses on Russian frontier of Manchuria:** Your telegram No. 66.\n\nI am informed by United States' Ambassador that he had already discussed this question with M. Isvolsky, and had been assured that the Russian Government were sincerely desirous of coming to an arrangement on this matter, but that difficulties concerning some points of minor importance were being raised by the Chinese Government.\n\nThe Russian contentions in regard to those points were, M. Isvolsky added, supported by Sir A. Hart.\n\nI will speak to M. Isvolsky in regard to this question at the earliest opportunity.\n\nPage 232",
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        "content_text": "# 533\n\n## 2\n\nproceeded with. If that is refused, then he is to put before them the alternative propositions above mentioned. If both these propositions are rejected, then my Directors propose, subject to the approval of Secretary Sir E. Grey, to instruct Mr. Brown to request His Majesty's Minister to present to the Chinese Government a further claim for compensation similar to what was presented in respect to the delay in issuing the coal permit for Ping-ting Chow.\n\nIn regard to the amount of this claim, it is very difficult for my Directors to give data on which it should be calculated, but they submit it must from the nature of the case be something substantial. In the original Prospectus, the earnings from the working of iron were estimated at £500,000 per annum, but to be well within the mark, I am to submit that £100 per diem be named in the first instance, coupled with the intimation that the sum will be increased after a certain date if the refusal is persisted in, as was done in the case of the Ping-ting Chow permit.\n\nTrusting that this proposition may commend itself to the approval of Sir Edward Grey, I have, &c.\n\n**THOS. GILBERT, Secretary**\n\n(Signed)\n\n## Inclosure 1 in No. 1\n\n## 3\n\nof the 9th instant will be read with amazement in London. There is no alternative for me but to telegraph the regrettable information at once to my Board of Directors.\n\nSir,\n\nI have, &c.\n(Signed) **GEORGE BROWN**\n\n## Inclosure 3 in No. 1\n\n**Sir J. Jordan to Peking Syndicate, Tien-tsin.**\n\n**Agent-General.**\n\nPeking, May 11, 1907. WITH reference to previous correspondence on the subject of the delay of the Chinese Government in issuing a mining permit to the Peking Syndicate and with regard to the carrying out of the terms of the Shansi Smelting Agreement, I beg to forward to you herewith copies of two further notes from the Chinese Government. Before replying to the Wai-wu Pu, I think it may be useful to transmit to you copies of these notes and shall be obliged if you will furnish me with any further observations you may wish to offer on the matter as soon as possible.\n\nI am, &c.\n(Signed) **J. N. JORDAN**\n\n## Inclosure 4 in No. 1\n\n**Wai-wu Pu to Sir J. Jordan.**\n\nDear Sir,\n\n**Peking Syndicate, Tien-tsin, to Peking Syndicate, London.**\n\nTien-tsin, May 18, 1907. I BEG to inclose copies of a letter from His Majesty's Minister at Peking dated the 11th instant (with inclosures) and my reply of the 16th instant, from which the Board will learn that the Wai-wu Pu does not intend to fulfil the pledges made to Sir John Jordan and myself regarding the issue of the Ping-ting Chow mining permit, that it rejects the claim for compensation formulated by His Majesty's Minister under instructions from His Majesty's Foreign Office, and further declines to enter into negotiations for carrying out the Shansi Smelting Agreement of 1905.\n\nThe position is lamentable and can only be remedied by the most prompt and firm support of His Majesty's Government, which I trust the Board will be able to secure.\n\nI am, &c.\n(Signed) **GEORGE BROWN, Agent-General**\n\nSir,\n\nMay 9, 1907. WITH reference to your Excellency's repeated notes respecting the delay in issuing a permit to the Peking Syndicate to start mining in Shansi, and charging the high authorities of that province with violating a solemn covenant, made by the Shansi Bureau of Commerce, at the bidding of certain agitators, students, and officials; and to your request for steps to be taken, without loss of time, to compel the Shansi authorities to perform their manifest duty in this matter, and so avoid an addition to the claim for compensation. I have the honour to observe that this Board have already on various occasions informed your Excellency in specific terms of the reason why the Government of Shansi is unable to issue the desired permit to mine.\n\nIn reply to your Excellency's note now under acknowledgment, the Board have the honour to repeat again, explicitly, that China entirely denies all responsibility for compensation in this matter.\n\nI avail, &c.\n\nYour Excellency,\n\n## Inclosure 2 in No. 1\n\n**Peking Syndicate, Tien-tsin, to Sir J. Jordan.**\n\nTien-tsin, May 16, 1907. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt yesterday evening of your Excellency's letter of the 11th instant, forwarding two further notes from the Chinese Government, the first rejecting all responsibility regarding the non-issue of the mining permit for Ping-ting Chow, and the second conveying a refusal to carry out the Smelting Agreement. I venture to tender my respectful thanks for your Excellency's continued endeavours to obtain just treatment for the Syndicate, fruitless though they have so far proved.\n\nThe matter of the permit is in the hands of His Majesty's Government and Excellency. I do not, therefore, take upon myself to add what is already on record beyond once more expressing the Syndicate's full confidence that effective steps will be taken eventually to bring home to the Chinese Government the injustice of the course hitherto pursued.\n\nWith regard to the Shansi Smelting Agreement of 1905, whereby the sole right of working iron and coal in five districts of Shansi is confirmed to the Syndicate, and China's expressed wish to take part in the working of iron to the extent of one half-share is recorded, with the distinct proviso that the Chinese Government will provide funds for the erection of the works to smelt the ores of the co-operation, I can only say that the repudiation of this solemn compact by the Wai-wu Pu's note...\n\n## Inclosure 5 in No. 1\n\n**Wai-wu Pu to Sir J. Jordan.**\n\nSir,\n\nMay 9, 1907. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge receipt of your Excellency's note, inclosing copy of an application which was addressed by Mr. George Brown, Agent-General of the Peking Syndicate, to his Excellency Tong Shao-yi, Vice-President of the Wai-wu Pu, on the 18th December, 1906, with regard to the carrying out of the terms of the Shansi Smelting Agreement, and asking for an early reply.\n\nI have the honour to inform your Excellency that the Shansi Smelting Agreement clearly states that the Chinese Government will themselves find the capital for the establishment of a smelting works in Shansi. At the present time, China has no intention of establishing such works in Shansi, and there is no use in entering upon negotiations as to the conditions.\n\nI have, therefore, the honour to request your Excellency to be good enough to convey the sense of this reply to the Peking Syndicate, and avail, &c.\n\n(Prince Ching and Ministers.)",
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        "content_text": "## [This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nFinally, having reference to the concluding paragraph of your letter of the 4th instant, I am to state that during Mr. Bland's temporary absence from Peking the Chinese Central Railways are represented, as regards the Tien-tsin-Yangtsze negotiations, by Mr. Cordes, in whose knowledge, loyalty, and zeal the Board places complete confidence, an arrangement which the Board understands was communicated to, and approved by, Sir John Jordan before Mr. Bland's departure. Similarly, as regards the negotiations for the Hankow Viceroy's loan, it was understood that Sir John Jordan fully approved the appointment of Mr. Hillier to carry on these negotiations, and the bank's interests are protected by the fact that another agent is carrying on its business at Peking while Mr. Hillier is engaged on railway business. Under these circumstances the Board hopes that these temporary arrangements may not produce results detrimental to the conclusion of the Loan Agreements under discussion or inconvenient to His Majesty's Minister.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n(Signed)  \n**THOS. GILBERT, Secretary**\n\n## FAIRS OF CHINA\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n[22819]  \nNo. 1  \n[July 10]\n\n### SECTION 3\n\n#### Chinese Engineering and Mining Company to Foreign Office.-(Received July 10.)\n\nSir,\n\n22, Austin Friars, London, July 9, 1907.\n\nREFERRING to my letter of the 3rd July, 1905, sending to His Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs a copy of the Agreement of the 13th April, 1905, entered into between the Imperial German Minister in Peking, on behalf of the Imperial German Government, and this Company, I beg to advise you that a fresh Agreement has been entered into under date the 24th May, 1907, by which the land described in the above-mentioned Agreement of the 13th April, 1905, is given back to this Company, and this Company leases to the German Government three parcels of land at Changwangtao, with a total surface area of 41,765 square feet, for an unlimited period at a nominal rent of 1 dollar annually.\n\nI beg to inclose a copy of the new Agreement for your information.\n\nI have, &c.  \n(Signed)  \n**ALFRED W. BERRY, Secretary**\n\n**(Translation.)**\n\n#### Inclosure in No. 1\n\n##### Agreement dated 24th May, 1907.\n\nHIS Excellency the Imperial German Minister in Peking, actual Privy Councillor Count von Rex, on behalf of the Imperial German Government, on the one part, and the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company (Limited), or their legal successors, represented by Major Nathan, duly empowered for this purpose, on the other part, conclude with each other the following Agreement:-\n\n| Article | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| **1** | The Agreement concluded on the 13th April, 1905, between the Imperial German Minister in Peking, Baron Mumm von Schwarzenstein, on behalf of the Imperial German Government, and the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company (Limited), or their legal successors, is hereby annulled. |\n| **2** | The two parcels of land indicated in the Agreement of the 13th April, 1905, under (a) as 1 and 2, which the Company leased to the German Government at a nominal rent of 1 dollar a-year, are restored to the Company to dispose of at will, and the existing conditions of lease are hereby terminated. |\n| **3** | The German Government sells to the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company the buildings belonging to the German camp at Chingwangtao for the sum of 2,500 dollars. This purchase money is to be paid in to the German Garrison Administration in Tien-tsin. The buildings must be handed over in the same condition as they are in at present. |\n| **4** | The Company leases to the German Government the three parcels of land, 1, 2, and 3 of the blocks A and B, selected conjointly by the representatives of the German Minister and the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company (Limited), with a total surface of 2,876.30 square metres, or 41,765 square English feet, for an indefinite time at a nominal rent of 1 dollar a-year. |\n| **5** | The Company will grant on the landing stage at Chingwangtao all practicable facilities for the discharging and loading of materials and consignments destined for German naval and military establishments or for German civil authorities. The Company will also, if necessary, transport such materials and consignments to or from Tangho by rail, and for such transport will only apply their minimum tariff. |\n| **6** | The Company will facilitate the berthing at the landing stages of German ships arriving at Chingwangtao, on payment of appropriate dues, under conditions similar to those applied to those of other nationality. It is, however, understood that the Company, on account of the limited space at their disposal, cannot... |\n\n[2570 k-3]  \n594",
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        "content_text": "**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n## SECTION 1\n\nNo. 1.\n\nSir,\n\nPeking Syndicate to Foreign Office.-(Received July 23.)\n\n110, Cannon Street, London, July 22, 1907.\n\nI AM instructed by my Directors to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 11th instant, replying to mine of the 24th ultimo, on the subject of the attitude of the Chinese Government in respect to the Syndicate's Shansi Smelting Agreement of 1905, and intimating that Sir Edward Grey, being of opinion that the original state of affairs has been restored by the disclaimer of the Chinese to take part in the smelting undertaking, proposes to address a despatch to Sir John Jordan requesting him, if he sees no objection, to inform the Chinese Government that, in view of their refusal to carry out the Agreement for joint working which was entered into at their own request, the Syndicate propose to undertake the work themselves, in accordance with their original Concession.\n\nIn reply, I am to state that my Directors fully concur in the proposed procedure as far as it goes, but they must confess to some feeling of disappointment that no intimation is conveyed of what it is intended to do in the event, which is practically certain, of the Chinese Government refusing to allow the Syndicate to proceed with the work. Permission to smelt iron necessarily implies the permission to work coal, but this very permission has been refused, and continues to be refused, in spite of all our efforts. In the view of my Directors, therefore, the bare intimation that the Syndicate proposes to undertake the work of iron-smelting themselves, if unaccompanied by some warning of the consequences of refusal, would be simply ignored by the Chinese Government, and matters would be no further advanced. It was for this reason that they suggested that, in the event of the Chinese Government persisting in its refusal, a further claim of £100 per day should be lodged as a penalty in respect to iron.\n\nIf, however, Sir Edward Grey is of opinion, as intimated in the last paragraph of your letter, that it would at present be useless to present a further claim, my Directors do not insist, but they do earnestly ask that the claim for £200 per diem already presented be pressed with all the weight of His Majesty's Government. The object of the Syndicate in formulating this claim was not so much to recover damages, though serious loss and damage are being suffered, as to compel the Chinese Government to realize that an Imperially ratified Agreement, such as the Shansi Concession is, cannot be broken with impunity. So far it does not appear that the presentation of the claim has made the least impression on the Chinese Government. It is treated in effect with scorn, and nothing whatever is being done, so far as my Directors are aware, to meet the just claims of the Syndicate.\n\nMy Directors respectfully submit that the time has come to give the Chinese Government clearly to understand that this cannot go on. Either the Syndicate must be allowed to carry on its operations in terms of the Concession, or the Concession must be redeemed with adequate compensation. My Directors cannot suggest any better way of leading up to a solution than to insist on the payment de die in diem of the claim as already presented, but they are of course ready to submit to the judgment of Sir Edward Grey if any other method seems to him more appropriate. In any case, in view of the large interests committed to their charge, they feel bound, while regretting the necessity, to press their case on Sir Edward Grey with all the earnestness in their power.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) THOS. GILBERT, Secretary.",
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        "content_text": "# C.O.\n## AFFAIRS OF CHINA\n### **CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n[26566]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n**READ**  \n[August 28 SECTION SEP 07\n\nSir,\n\nPeking Syndicate to Foreign Office.~(Received August 8.)  \n110, Cannon Street, London, August 7, 1907.\n\nI AM instructed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th ultimo, notifying my Directors that a copy of their communication to Sir Edward Grey of the 22nd idem, together with the instructions outlined in your letter of the 11th ultimo, had been sent to Sir John Jordan, and that as matters stand it was proposed to await the result of the visit of the Syndicate's Agent-General to Shansi before taking further action.\n\nI am now directed to inclose, for the information of Sir Edward Grey, copy of telegram received yesterday from Mr. Brown, informing the Board that, owing to the absence of his Excellency Ting and his Excellency Liu, Chief of the Shansi Bureau of Trade, nothing practically could be done until their return, except to press for settlement in Peking.\n\nAdverting to the concluding paragraphs of my letter of the 29th May, I am to mention that the French Foreign Office has been approached by the French member of the Board of this Syndicate with a view of securing the co-operation of the French Government in regard to the Syndicate's affairs in China, and my Directors are informed that that Government has cabled to the French Minister in Peking to lend his assistance to Sir John Jordan. I also understand from the letter of the French Director that the French Ambassador in London has been asked to consult with Sir Edward Grey on the subject.\n\nI have, &c.  \n(Signed)  \n**THOS. GILBERT**\n\n### Inclosure in No. 1\n**(Translation.) (Telegraphic.)**  \nMr. Brown to Peking Syndicate, London.  \nTien-tsin, August 6, 1907.\n\nIT has been reported here that Ting, now on leave of absence since the end of May, will probably return to Taiyuan-fu (capital of Shansi) about the middle of October.\n\nLiu, Chief of Shansi Bureau of Trade, has gone to Japan, and is expected to be absent until the end of September. Nothing practically can be done so long as they are away, except to press for settlement in Peking.\n\n(2621 -1]",
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        "content_text": "## AFFAIRS OF CHINA\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n[35569]\n\n(No. 208.)\n\nSir,\n\nNo. 1.\n\n405\n\n[October 28.]\n\n### SECTION 1.\n\nSir C. MacDonald to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received October 28.)\n\nTokió, September 27, 1907.\n\nWITH reference to Sir J. Jordan's despatch No. 265, Confidential, of the 30th May last, in regard to the Dalny Customs arrangement, I have the honour to transmit herewith copy of a despatch from Mr. Parlett, offering some observations on the subject.\n\nMr. Parlett has forwarded a copy of his despatch direct to Peking.\n\n(No. 49.)\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) CLAUDE M. MACDONALD.\n\n### Inclosure in No. 1,\n\nVice-Consul Parlett to Sir C. MacDonald.\n\nSir,\n\nDairen, September 12, 1907.\n\nI HAVE the honour to return herewith the copy of Sir J. Jordan's despatch No. 265 of the 30th May, to the Foreign Office, which formed the first inclosure in your Excellency's despatch No. 15 of the 31st August.\n\nThe question of levying duty on junk-borne commodities has been settled in the affirmative by a private agreement between the Commissioner of Customs and the Governor-General at Port Arthur, which came into force on the 1st of last month. In accordance with its terms, junk stations have been established, at which junk-borne cargoes are subjected to examination and duty when necessary levied on them, as would be the case in China. In fact, the system in force is practically, so I am informed, in all but name the same as that of the so-called \"native Customs.\"\n\nWith regard to opium, Mr. Kurosawa tells me that he thinks it unlikely any considerable quantity will be imported into Manchuria by way of the leased territory, because the former region, particularly the Heilungcheng district, produces plenty of opium of a quality so eminently suited to the requirements of the natives, that there is but little demand for any other. Before the Customs opened here, large stocks were imported, mainly for consumption in the leased territory, and it is anticipated these will suffice for the rest of the year. The trade is in the hands of the Ahen-kyoku (opium bureau), which is under Government supervision, but I am led to infer that the supervision is nominal rather than real.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) HAROLD G. PARLETT.\n\n[2692 ee-1]\n\n2\n\ndelay as demanded by His Majesty's Government on the 31st December last year, and my Directors earnestly trust that this will be insisted on, at least as a debt due from the Chinese Government to the Syndicate, and to be paid, in case of need, out of royalties. To forgo this claim would, my Directors think, be a palpable confession of weakness and a most mischievous precedent, leading the Chinese to think they might tamper hereafter with the Syndicate's rights with impunity. Sir John Jordan, in presenting this claim, informed Prince Ching (vide Foreign Office letter to the Syndicate of the 5th March last) that His Majesty's Government considered the delay in issuing the permit to be a distinct breach of the Syndicate's Agreement concluded under the sanction of an Imperial Decree, and the breach is no less a breach because the Syndicate is now willing, for the sake of conciliating native opinion, to enter into a compromise for future working. My Directors trust that in the event arising this point will be made clear to the Chinese Government,\n\nMy Directors observe that Sir John Jordan contrasts the somewhat passive attitude of the Syndicate with the activity displayed by the agents of other Companies in modifying their original grants to suit the altered conditions of the time. There is not, however, any real analogy between the two cases. Each of the other Companies had a Final Agreement to negotiate, based, it is true, on a rough Preliminary Agreement, and one of the altered conditions of the time was the improved credit of the Chinese Government in European markets, which enabled them to give better terms both as to the price of the loans and as to the security than the Preliminary Agreements called for without pecuniary loss to the Companies themselves. But in the case of the Peking Syndicate none of these considerations prevailed. The Final Agreement was complete. It had been signed and ratified, and nothing remained to be done but that the Chinese authorities should give permission to work. On the strength of its undisputed validity, the Syndicate appealed to and obtained from the public subscriptions amounting to a very large sum of money, the statements in the prospectus having been submitted to the Foreign Office before publication. Moreover, the Agreement had been accepted in Honan as a practical Working Agreement, and all we asked was that the Shansi authorities should adopt the same course.\n\nThe Syndicate relied, and could not but rely, on His Majesty's Government to remove obstruction by diplomatic pressure, and it is only now, on the express representation of Sir John Jordan, that some modification is absolutely necessary that my Directors consent to reopen the question of terms. No effort will be spared on the part of the Syndicate's agent to bring about a satisfactory settlement, but my Directors venture to hope that the support of His Majesty's Minister, which they gratefully acknowledge as to the past, will be equally accorded in the future.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) THOS. GILBERT, Secretary.\n\nK\n\nThis Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.",
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        "content_text": "## AFFAIRS OF CHINA\n### CONFIDENTIAL\n\n[38216]\n\n## No. 1\n\n479 [November 19]  \n12 DEC 07 SECTION 1\n\n### Peking Syndicate to Foreign Office.-(Received November 19,)\n\nSir,\n\n110, Cannon Street, London, November 19, 1907.\n\nI AM instructed by my Directors to acknowledge receipt of, and to thank you for, your letters of the 15th and 16th instant. From the latter my Directors learn that Sir John Jordan, as well as Mr. Brown, the Syndicate's Agent-General, is now convinced that repurchase of the Shansi Concession by the Chinese is the only possible solution of the question. This coincides with the view my Directors have formed after mature consideration of the whole question, and the situation is thus greatly simplified. The one point that remains to be determined is that of amount. My Directors, as you are aware, have offered to surrender the whole Shansi Concession for 1,500,000. This sum was arrived at as roughly the capitalized value of the claim which has already been presented by authority of His Majesty's Government for loss to the Syndicate through the refusal to permit working, and my Directors still consider it to be only a fair and just compensation to the shareholders for the surrender of their rights. Nevertheless, they would, in order to secure an immediate settlement, be prepared to accept a smaller sum, and Mr. Brown has been informed what, in the opinion of my Board, is the absolutely irreducible minimum which they could recommend the shareholders to accept.\n\nThe sum offered by the Shansi gentry of 2,000,000 taels is absurdly inadequate. The Wai-wu Pu, as stated by Sir John Jordan, are opposed to the policy of repurchase, and hesitate to bring sufficient pressure to bear on the Shansi gentry to induce them to make a reasonable offer of compensation. My Directors submit that this attitude on the part of the Wai-wu Pu is utterly illogical and indefensible. The Central Government endorsed and ratified the Agreement, and cannot deny its binding obligation. They are either powerless or unwilling to enforce its fulfilment on the Shansi authorities, and it follows in the clearest manner that not only should they put no obstacle in the way of a settlement by repurchase, but they ought to insist by every means in their power that full and adequate compensation is made to the Syndicate.\n\nMy Directors desire to press this point on the consideration of Sir Edward Grey in the strongest possible manner. They are given to understand that the situation is critical. The time is opportune for a settlement, but if allowed to pass it may never recur again. They venture to trust, therefore, that every possible pressure will be brought to bear on the Chinese Government to bring about a satisfactory solution of this long-standing difficulty.\n\nI have, &c.  \n(Signed) **THOS. GILBERT**, Secretary.\n\n## Inclosure 2 in No. 1\n\n### Résumé of two Decrees issued by the Empress Dowager on September 30, 1907.\n\n#### (1.)\n\n**OFFICIAL DOCUMENT**\n\nVARIOUS Decrees have been issued and steps taken with a view towards establishing elementary institutions. But without universal education the people cannot grow, and without local self-government they can have no experience. The object of education is to produce loyalty, patriotism, and discretion. Self-government demands the choice of persons of ability and public spirit. The Board of Education is commanded to compile text-books suitable for universal use. The Board of the Interior is commanded to prepare regulations controlling self-government, and to request their promulgation in the provinces for provisional application in places selected by the Viceroys and Governors. The Board is to keep watch on what is done, and allow no shirking. Thus, persons will be fitted to become Members of Parliament, and the prospect of a Constitution will be improved.\n\n#### (2.)\n\nA monarchical Constitution is that best suited to China. The officials and gentry of the Empire should make themselves familiar with the subject. It is commanded that the members of Boards in Peking and the Viceroys and Governors in the provinces make a comprehensive study of foreign monarchical Constitutions, selecting the best points, employing persons of repute, and guiding their subordinates in an exhaustive inquiry. Proper encouragement will be given to the zealous, and censure meted out to the negligent.\n\nThis Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.\n\n43299\n\n2\n\nlivelihood, so as to be able to provide for themselves. The Viceroys and Governors of provinces, in conjunction with the Tartar Generals, are commanded to take a census of the bannermen of these garrisons and assign them land, which they are to cultivate, either from the lands of the banners or, where there are no banner lands or not enough, land is to be bought by degrees by the local authorities until there is enough for their support, their pay being reduced proportionally. The land is not to be mortgaged or sold by them. After they have adopted agricultural pursuits, they shall be on the same footing as regards land-tax or lawsuits as ordinary people. Means are also to be found to teach them industries and educate them, so as to afford them additional means of living.\n\nThe expense of providing houses, embankments, agricultural implements, and of commencing industries, &c., may, with the sanction of the Throne, be defrayed from the sums saved by the abolition of their pay.\n\nThe Decree ends by exhorting the high provincial officials against favouritism, commanding the Board of Finance to find the funds necessary for the initial outlay, and expressing a hope that the barriers between Manchu and Chinese will be done away with.",
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        "content_text": "# CHINA RAILWAYS\n## CONFIDENTIAL\n\nRECS 1798\n[December 13.]\n\n### SECTION 1.\n\nNo. 1. 327\n\nSir,\n\nChinese Central Railways to Foreign Office.-(Received December 18.)\n\n110, Cannon Street, E.C., December 12, 1907. At a meeting of my Directors held to-day it was decided to send the following cablegram to Mr. Bland :- \n\n\"We are informed question of signing Tien-tsin-Yang-tsze Railway Final Agreement independently of Soochow-Ningpo Railway loan has been left to the discretion of Sir John Jordan if he agrees. Board of Directors authorize you to sign Agreement.” My Board understand that Sir John Jordan is of opinion that there is now no objection to the Agreement for the Tien-tsin-Yang-tsze Railway being signed independently of that for the Soochow-Ningpo Line, and also that if such be the case the British and Chinese Corporation will offer no opposition to such signature.\n\nI have, &c. \n(Signed) **THOS. GILBERT**, Secretary.\n\n[2768 n-1]",
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        "content_text": "[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nAFFAIRS OF CHINA.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[January 7:]\n\nC. C.\n\n410\n\n3394\n\nSECTIO1.29 JAN 08\n\n[637]\n\nSir,\n\nNo. 1.\n\nPeking Syndicate to Foreign Office.--(Received January 7.)\n\n110, Cannon Street, London, January 6, 1908.\n\nIN reference to previous correspondence regarding the negotiations now pending at Peking for the repurchase of the Shansi Concession, I am instructed by my Directors to put before you the present position of affairs, with a view to eliciting on the part of Secretary Sir Edward Grey some expression of opinion for their guidance.\n\nAs stated in my letter of the 12th November, the sum which the Syndicate originally asked for the surrender of the Concession was 1,500,000, being, in the Directors' opinion, a fair estimate of the compensation which the shareholders were entitled to receive, and a sum which corresponded to the claim for damages, at the rate of 200l. per day, presented to the Chinese Government on the 31st December, 1906. Feeling, however, that it would be impossible, under present circumstances, to recover from the Chinese authorities so large a sum, the Directors reduced the limit first to 750,000, and then to 4,000,000 taels, approximately 500,000l.\n\nAfter two months of negotiations the utmost amount which the Chinese authorities have been induced to offer is 2,625,000 taels, equivalent at present exchange to 335,000l. This sum cannot in any sense be regarded as a compensation for the surrender of the Concession, and is indeed barely sufficient to cover our outlay up to date in respect to the Shansi Concession. My Directors, however, are given to understand that, in the opinion of Sir John Jordan, this offer, which is made by the Shansi Delegates, is very near their limit, and also that, if not at once accepted, it may be withdrawn. My Directors are thus placed in an exceedingly difficult position. On the one hand, the acceptance of such a small sum cannot be viewed by the shareholders with other than feelings of great disappointment; on the other hand, it is to be feared that, after all the antagonism which has been aroused, through no fault of ours, even if a permit to work were now to be granted, it would be impossible to carry on mining operations with any prospect of success.\n\nUnder these circumstances, my Directors again venture to appeal to His Majesty's Government. The point on which they would be grateful for advice is whether anything is to be gained by further waiting, whether any form of diplomatic pressure yet remains untried to induce the Chinese Government to meet the Syndicate on more liberal terms. The negotiations so far have been conducted by Delegates representing the Province of Shansi, and it is understood that the province will supply the redemption funds. So far as my Directors are aware the Central Government has stood aloof and has done nothing to bring pressure to bear on the Provincial Delegates. But the Central Government, which ratified the Concession, is equally interested or even more so in seeing that its obligations are fulfilled. It is indeed to the Central Government and the Central Government alone that the Syndicate can look for satisfaction, and it was against the Central Government that the claim of 200l. per day for damages was preferred. If therefore the Central Government can neither coerce the provincials into allowing the Syndicate to work without hindrance nor require the Delegates to raise their limit so as to meet the Syndicate's terms, then it follows that the Central Government may properly be called upon to make up the difference out of its own funds. It is in this direction that my Directors venture to hope that something may yet be done by diplomatic pressure.\n\nI am to add that a report has reached my Directors that a foreigner on the Viceroy's staff at Tien-tsin is in treaty with certain interested parties in Shansi for the exploitation of mineral areas within the Syndicate's Concession, and that an engineer has been sent out from this country at considerable expense to advise on the matter. My Directors would consider this, if true, as a still more flagrant breach of the Concession, and in view of such a contingency they would desire to stipulate in any arrangement that may be come to, that, in event hereafter of any foreign advice or any financial assistance being required in Shansi, the Peking Syndicate should have priority. If such a stipulation were entered into in good faith, my Directors would be prepared to cancel the present Concession for the sum of 3,000,000 taels,\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) THOS. GILBERT, Secretary,\n\n[2818 y-1]",
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        "content_text": "to compete successfully if railway loans as simple banking transactions are forthcoming, a consideration which evidently deserves the careful attention of your Board.\n\nFor these reasons it is evidently desirable that a united line of action should be laid down and maintained, and that everything possible should be done to dissuade the Chinese Government from the impression, now freely prevailing, that railway loans are at its disposal unfettered by any question of supervision or control.\n\nDear Sir,\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed)\n\nInclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\nChinese Central Railways to M. Bland.\n\nJ. O. P. BLAND.\n\n110, Cannon Street, London, June 10, 1908,\n\nI AM instructed by my Directors to acknowledge receipt of your letter No. 56 of the 7th May, in which you bring to their notice that Mr. Hillier, acting under instructions from London, was negotiating on behalf of the Hong Kong and Shanghae Bank for a redemption loan for the Peking-Hankow Railway on terms which made it impossible for you to secure this business for the Chinese Central Railways, and contrary, as you consider, to the Agreement come to between the British and French groups, as conveyed to you in the British and Chinese Corporation's letter of the 25th February last.\n\nIn reply, I am to state as follows:---\n\n1. The Agreement come to between the British and French groups, represented by you by Mr. Addis and M. Simon, on the 28th February last, remains unmodified, but will observe that the clause regarding the redemption loan was a proposal only, and was left open. Mr. Addis now informs my Directors that the French group are willing to fall in with any new international combination which the force of circumstances may require.\n\n2. In regard to the intervention of the Hong Kong and Shanghae Bank, my Directors understand that the bank had been in communication with Mr. Hillier for some considerable time prior to March last, as to the possibility of a Lu-han redemption loan. Learning about that time negotiations were on foot between the Chinese and the Belgian Company, the bank suggested that this would be a fitting subject-matter for the Chinese Central Railways to take up, and it was on this suggestion that the bank, however, apparently our cable to you of the 4th March last was sent. came to the conclusion from your reply of the 5th March that there was no prospect or probability of the Chinese Central Railways obtaining this loan, and At the same time my that, unless they intervened, the business would be lost. Directors are given to understand that, in instructing Mr. Hillier, they stated plainly that they would prefer that the business should go to the Chinese Central Railways. To this extent, therefore, it would seem that Mr. Hillier had discretionary power to co-operate with you and M. Casenave to endeavour to strengthen your hands; and if he acted otherwise, though my Directors may regret it, they are bound to assume it was not without good reason.\n\n3. My Directors concur in your observations that, for the continued existence of Companies like the British and Chinese Corporation and the Chinese Central Railways, apart from the other considerations you mention, it is a sine qua non that railway loans should be something more than simple banking transactions, and that if the Hong Kong and Shanghae Bank or any other British institution were to tender railway loans to the Chinese Government unfettered by any conditions the raison d'être of these Companies would disappear. My Directors are assured that nothing of the sort is intended. The Lu-han Redemption Loan stands in a peculiar position. At present the Belgian Company holds the Agreement, and it is understood they are prepared to largely modify it. It may be assumed the Chinese will not transfer the loan to any other Company, except on terms more advantageous to themselves than the Belgians are willing to give, and these terms may be cut down to so fine a point as not to be worth having from the Company's point of view; in other words, it may become a mere banking transaction. This apparently is the view which the Hong Kong and Shanghae Bank take of the position.\n\n5\n\nC.\n\n0.595\n\n35745\n\nNevertheless, if the Belgians are to be bought out, the Chinese Central Railways are peculiarly fitted to take their place, having regard to the association of our co-partners, and, as you remark, to the peculiar political conditions under which the Lu-han Loan was originally floated, and the position of the French Government in that transaction. My Directors can only hope, if it is not too late, that this may be brought about, even with the minimum of control, and they desire you and M. Casenave to continue your efforts in that direction.\n\nI am, &c. (Signed)\n\nInclosure 3 in No. 1.\n\nTHOS. GILBERT, Secretary.\n\nAbstract Translation of Yu-ch'uan Pu Memorandum.\n\nSecurity.\n\nHupei.-Li-kin and miscellaneous duties, 1,000,000 taels.\n\nHonan.--Additional collection of salt tax and extra impost upon price of salt per catty, 1,000,000 taels. (Note-The extra impost is a levy of so many cash per catty added by the salt merchant to the price fixed by Government and accounted for by him, in lieu of increased duty.)\n\nChihli-Additional tax on tobacco and wine, and miscellaneous duties, 800,000 taels. Also extra impost upon price of salt per catty collected by Salt Commissioner's Treasury, 200,000 taels.\n\n  \n    Total,\n    3,000,000 taels,\n    at an average exchange of 2s. 6d.,\n    or 7:50 taels = £1.\n    400,000l.)\n  \n\nA loan of 7,000,000l., with interest at 4 per cent. per annum, would be extinguished in forty years by an annuity of £380,402, including interest and sinking fund.\n\nMemorandum of Terms.\n\n1. The Agreement will be signed by the Yu-ch'uan Pu with the lenders of the money.\n\n2. The amount of the loan to be 7,000,000l.\n\n3. Price of the loan to be 97.\n\n4. Interest to be at the rate of 4 per cent. or 4 per cent. per annum.\n\n5. The loan to be guaranteed by the Imperial Chinese Government, and secured upon provincial li-kin and miscellaneous duties indicated.\n\n6. The lenders are not to concern themselves with the application of the loan funds.\n\n7. The payment of loan proceeds to be made in Europe, either in one amount or in instalments, as required by the Yu-ch'uan Pu.\n\n8. The loan to be repaid by China in forty years.\n\n9. After signature of the Agreement, the Board will request the Wai-wu Pu to communicate it to the Diplomatic Representatives in Peking of the lenders, so that it may be given effect to.\n\nInclosure 4 in No. 1.\n\nMemorandum handed in by Mr. Hillier.\n\nGeneral Headings of proposed Agreement for Loan of 7,000,000l.\n\n1. The Agreement to be signed by the Yu-ch'uan Pu with the lenders of the money.\n\n2. The amount of the loan to be 7,000,000l.\n\n3. As the price which the loan will command on the market must depend upon the general conditions of the Loan Agreement, it will be necessary to defer its settlement until these have been finally arranged.\n\n4. Interest to be at the rate of 4¼ per cent. per annum.\n\n[1897 aa-3]\n\nC",
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        "content_text": "# CHINA RAILWAYS\n## CONFIDENTIAL\n\n[4758]\n12195\n[February 4.]\n41\n\n## SECTION 1\n### No. 1\n\nSir,\n\nChinese Central Railways to Foreign Office.--(Received February 4.)\n110, Cannon Street, London, February 3, 1909. IN reference to my letter of the 10th August, 1908, on the subject of the continued evasion on the part of the Chinese Government of its obligations under the Preliminary Agreement for the Pukow-Sinyang Railway, I am instructed by my Directors to again bring this matter to your notice. I inclose, for your information, copies of a letter addressed to His Majesty's Minister by Mr. Bland and of Sir John Jordan's reply, dated the 11th November. Since that date nothing whatever has been done, and it is feared that unless some considerable pressure is brought to bear the Chinese Government will continue its policy of delay, and may finally claim that the Chinese Central Railways rights have lapsed through want of prosecution.\n\nFrom the reply given by the Wai-wu Pu to Sir John Jordan, as quoted in his letter, it would seem that the Chinese Government already ignore the fact that there is a Preliminary Agreement for this line, inasmuch as they speak of it as a connecting link between the two northern trunk lines on which no decision could be taken until the Tien-tsin-Pukow line was finished. It is hardly necessary to point out that the Preliminary Agreement makes no mention of a connecting link, but states definitely the termini are to be Pukow and Sinyang. If the Chinese Government consider that it would be more advantageous to have the western terminus at some point on the Peking-Hankow line further north than Sinyang my Directors have no objection, and Mr. Bland has so informed the Board of Communications nearly a year ago. But as that railway has long been finished and working there can be no difficulty in coming to a decision on the point; and even if they should wish to change the eastern terminus to a point on the Tien-tsin-Pukow line there is equally no difficulty, as that line has been surveyed and mapped out. Mr. Bland has authority to discuss and settle any modifications they may desire on these points, if they do desire any, and therefore my Directors consider there is no excuse for further delay.\n\nUnder these circumstances, my Directors would respectfully request that Sir John Jordan may be instructed to press strongly for the fulfilment of the obligations entered into by the Preliminary Agreement of 1898.\n\nI have, &c.\n(Signed) **THOS. GILBERT**, Secretary.\n\n### Inclosure 1 in No. 1\nMr. Bland to Sir J. Jordan.\n\n**Chinese Central Railways (Limited)**, Peking, November 9, 1908.\n\nI HAVE the honour to request that your Excellency may be pleased to advise me, for the information of my Board of Directors, as to the present situation of your negotiations, commenced in May last with the Wai-wu Pu, in regard to the Pukow-Sinyang Railway.\n\nI addressed your Excellency last on this subject on the 6th July, when, referring to the objections raised by his Highness Prince Ch'ing in re the appointment of negotiators, I stated that in view of altered local conditions my Board would be prepared to accept certain reasonable modifications of the Preliminary Agreement for this railway.\n\nI have, &c.\n(Signed) **J. O. P. BLAND**.\n\n`[2150 d-1]`",
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        "content_text": "## No. 1.\n\n[March 24.]\n\n### SECTION 1.\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL.**\n\n[11334]\n\nChinese Central Railways to Foreign Office.-(Received March 24.)\n\nSir,\n\n110, Cannon Street, London, March 23, 1909.\n\nI AM instructed by my directors to acknowledge with thanks receipt of Mr. Langley's letter of the 17th instant, on the subject of the Pukow-Sinyang preliminary Agreement. My directors take note that on receipt of a Report from Sir John Jordan you will again communicate with them on this matter.\n\nMeantime my directors respectfully crave permission to make an observation on that part of Mr. Langley's letter which states that \"the present moment would appear to be especially unfavourable to approach the Chinese authorities on this matter, in view of the very inadequate terms as regards security on which they are now trying to secure loans.\" The fact that the Chinese authorities are trying to secure railway loans on inadequate terms is, my directors submit, entirely beside the question, because the terms of the Pukow-Sinyang Railway loan have already been fixed by the preliminary Agreement, viz., that they are to be identical with the `Shanghai-Nanking` terms. If the preliminary Agreement is regarded by His Majesty's Government as a valid and binding document, then it would seem the only course to be pursued is to press for the fulfilment of its terms.\n\nMy directors have no desire to urge their claim to the detriment of other, and it may be more important, British interests, which for the time being are occupying the attention of His Majesty's Minister at Peking. It is for that reason that they have waited now for over a year since the conclusion of the `Tien-tsin-Pukow` final Agreement, and they are still content to wait if the `Canton-Hankow` Railway negotiations are not, as they supposed, yet disposed of. But they are not content to wait until the Chinese Government sees fit to improve on the terms they are now offering, firstly, because that would only lead to indefinite postponement, and, secondly, because it would be tantamount to surrendering the preliminary Agreement without compensation of any kind.\n\nMy directors therefore trust that at as early a date as possible the Chinese authorities may be pressed to proceed with the negotiation for a final Agreement. The Agent for the Chinese Central Railways, Limited, has authority to consent to any modification of the original terms that may seem just and right owing to altered circumstances, subject always to adequate security being given for the due protection of the British bondholders.\n\nI have, &c. (Signed) **THOS. GILBERT**\n\nThis Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.] 10\n\n4\n\nExcellency's Delegates Mr. Bland has been repeatedly assured that in the event of more acceptable terms being offered by another nation I must be informed by his Excellency, and the refusal of those terms given to British financiers before the offer of the other country is accepted. In other words, it is well understood that I must have from his Excellency the refusal of the lowest bona fide offer, if that offer is not made by British financiers. In his reply his Excellency does not, however, state this clearly, and to prevent any shadow of misunderstanding, I desire to have this statement of the position confirmed by his Excellency in writing before the matter goes any further.\n\nThe Grand Secretary has made a friendly reference to myself which I fully appreciate, and I can on my side assure his Excellency that I have no other wish than to see a fair and proper Agreement amicably settled between himself and the British and Chinese Corporation.\n\nI avail, &c. (Signed)\n\n### Inclosure 3 in No. 1.\n\n(Translation.)\n\nSir,\n\nLiang Tun-yen to Sir J. Jordan.\n\nJ. N. JORDAN.\n\n[Received February 27, 1909.]\n\nON receipt of your Excellency's recent letter I transmitted it in translation to the Grand Secretary Chang, who has now replied to me as follows:\n\n\"The liberal terms accorded by the British Government in making the `Canton-Hankow` Railway Redemption Loan merit gratitude, it is true, but as for the question, 'What are they to get in return?' This was all laid down in the despatch. If at that time the British Government had not been satisfied with the despatch the negotiations could not have been completed; but as they were consummated it is evident that all the British Government wanted at that time in the way of recompense was stated in the despatch.\n\n\"At the present time what each party must observe is nothing more or less than the stipulations in the despatch. Signature (of requisitions by the Engineer-in-chief) is not mentioned therein, and evidently cannot be interpolated now.\n\n\"Sir John Jordan says in his Memorandum that this is always the practice in constructing a line. But even if it were the case on other railways, they form no precedent, and, if the case of the `Tien-tsin-Pukow` line be taken, that Agreement, in which I was concerned in presenting it to the Throne, has no such provision.\n\n\"With regard to my plan for getting offers from other nationalities and opening the tenders all together, this is the fairest way, and is the way in which tenders for the purchase of materials are treated where a preference exists in favour of the lending nation. It may be said to afford an absolute standard of comparison.\n\n\"In any case this loan could on no account be diverted to other uses or be wasted. The manner in which it will be utilized will not fail to inspire confidence on the part of the lending Syndicate; but it is absolutely necessary not to injure in the least degree our sovereign rights. I must of course make a satisfactory arrangement. I am sincerely grateful to the British Government for their action in this matter and for Sir John Jordan's consideration in endeavouring to arrive at a friendly settlement. But the only possible course is to cling closely to the despatch, because there are too many critics abroad nowadays, and there is no help for it but to do as I have said.\n\n\"I trust, therefore, that you communicate my views to Sir John Jordan, and I hope you will forgive me. This question has been going on for so many years, with so much opposition, and now I have fortunately got to a point of having reported to the Throne that negotiations are in progress. I am really and truly desirous of settling the matter with the English so as not to incur the ridicule of other parties. This, then, is my fervent hope; but if there is a long delay and no conclusion is reached, complications might spring up and this line will never be finished—a consequence which I prefer not to think of, and which Sir J. Jordan cannot desire.\"\n\nI hasten to communicate the foregoing to your Excellency, and to request that Mr. Bland may be called upon without delay to negotiate quickly with the Delegates on the lines indicated by the Grand Secretary, so as to avoid delay and the loss of this opportunity.",
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        "content_text": "# CHINESE CENTRAL RAILWAYS LIMITED\n\n110 CANNON STREET, LONDON, B.C.\n21st May 1909.\n\nStanislas Simon Esq.\nPARIS.\n\nDear Sir,\n\nYour letter of 18th May addressed to Mr Addis has been laid before my Directors. It is noted that the following resolution was to be moved by you at the Meeting of the Paris Directors held the next day, viz;-\n\n\"The nomination of the Engineer-in-Chief being accorded to the Chinese Central Railways for the construction of the prolongation of the Hankow-Chengtu Line beyond the Hupeh Province, it is understood that the Chinese Central Railways will appoint a French Engineer for the first half of this line. If this first half does not amount to 800 kilometres a French Engineer will be eventually appointed for any extension prolongement or branch of this line up to a total length of 800 kilometres.\"\n\nIn reply I am to say that the London Directors agree to the above resolution, it being understood that the \"extension prolongement ou embranchement\" referred to is an extension starting from some point on the said \"premiere moitie\" of the line.\n\nI am, Dear Sir,\nYours faithfully,\n(Sgd) THOS. GILBERT.\nSecretary.",
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        "content_text": "# Peking Syndicate to Foreign Office\n\n## No. 50.\n\nPeking Syndicate to Foreign Office.--(Received November 26.)\n\nSir,\n\n110, Cannon Street, London, November 26, 1903.\n\nIN continuation of my letter of the 28th October, with which was forwarded copy of a telegram from Mr. George Jamieson, C.M.G., from Shanghae, dated the 26th idem, I am desired by my Board to send herewith copy of a letter addressed to his Excellency Sir Ernest Satow by Mr. Jamieson, in which the very unsatisfactory results of interviews he has had at Shanghae with certain Chinese officials in connection with the settlement of the terms of the promised guarantee for the Tsechow-Taokow Railway are set forth. My Board desire to point out that the treatment accorded by his Excellency Shêng clearly indicates his intention to delay a settlement of the matter indefinitely, with probably the hope of ultimately evading the fulfilment of the promise made by Prince Ching to give a Government guarantee to this railway. This is of a piece with the treatment of the Syndicate's affairs by his Excellency Shêng in the past, and my Board realize that unless pressure is brought to bear by His Majesty's Government a settlement of the business now in hand will never come about.\n\nAs the negotiations with his Excellency Sheng are now, as described by Mr. Jamieson, at a deadlock, my Board earnestly trust that His Majesty's Government will take such steps as may seem expedient to induce the Chinese Government to give immediate effect to the arrangement mentioned in Foreign Office letter of the 13th August last in so far as relates to the Tsechow-Taokow Railway.\n\nI am desired to add that it will be within your recollection that the inducement for not pressing our claim for a line to Pukow (our right to which was admitted in principle by Prince Ching, vide my letter dated the 22nd May, 1902) was that the Tsechow-Taokow Railway would receive a guarantee on similar lines to that given to the Russo-Chinese Bank for the Chengting-Taiyuan Railway.\n\nYour Excellency,\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) **THOS. GILBERT**, Secretary.\n\n## Inclosure 1 in No. 50.\n\nMr. G. Jamieson to Sir E. Satow.\n\nShanghae, October 26, 1903.\n\nI REGRET to be obliged to have again to invoke your kind assistance in the matter of the guarantee for the Tsechow-Taokow Railway.\n\nOn the 14th August I addressed a note to Mr. Townley, asking him to ascertain from the Wai-wu Pu, with whom they desired I should negotiate the terms of the agreement which had just been arranged in principle with Prince Ching, and if with his Excellency Shêng Kung Pao to request that they would be pleased to instruct him accordingly, so that I might proceed to Shanghae for the purpose. The reply of the Wai-wu Pu was communicated to me by Mr. Townley on the 17th August, to the effect that they had telegraphed to his Excellency Shêng to say I was proceeding to Shanghae to settle the details of the arrangement for \"placing the Tsechow-Taokow line on the same footing as the Chengting-Taiyuan line as agreed to by the Chinese Government,\" and their Excellencies trusted that I would be able to come to a definite arrangement with his Excellency Shêng.\n\nIn pursuance of this understanding, I reached Shanghae on the 6th September and had an interview with his Excellency Shêng on the 9th. His Excellency stated that he had received a telegram from the Wai-wu Pu, but did not inform me of its contents. He at once endeavoured to reopen a discussion on the old lines, viz., that we had merely a mineral concession, that we had to build the railway ourselves, the improbability of its paying, the risk the Chinese Government were running, and so on, to which I replied that the question now was not whether there should be a guarantee or not, as that had been settled in Peking, but merely as to its terms, which moreover were to be analogous to what he had recently settled with the Russo-Chinese Bank for the Cheng-Tai line. At the same time, I handed him a draft which I had prepared of the proposed agreement based on the Russian terms, together with a memorandum of the cost of the line so far as we had been able to estimate it.\n\nA more amicable discussion then followed as to the progress of the Syndicate, its constitution, prospects, &c., to all of which I answered frankly. In particular, I was pleased to be able to inform him that the Honan coal had been tested on marine boilers with satisfactory results, and that there was good prospect, given friendly treatment on the part of the Chinese Government, that the Syndicate would in time prove a commercial success.\n\nHe promised to look over the draft agreement and let me know. Three weeks elapsed without any reply, and on the 29th September I addressed him a letter pointing out the long delay, and asking what steps he proposed to take. I received a reply a few days afterwards to say that he had nominated a Committee of four Chinese to discuss with me the terms of the agreement. A meeting was held on the 9th October, the Minutes of which I have the honour to inclose. Your Excellency will see that the Chinese members were instructed to bring forward certain propositions to which my consent was asked as a preliminary to entering on a discussion of the agreement. The principal of these was that the Syndicate should make a present to the Chinese Government of 150,000l. in shares as \"compensation\" for the risk they ran in giving the guarantee, basing the demand on the ground that the traffic would probably be less than that on the Chengting-Taiyuan line.\n\nI pointed out that there was nothing in the Russian Agreement which justified a demand of this sort. The question of the amount of traffic, which after all was a matter of opinion, had not been mentioned at Peking, and did not enter into the case at all. I did not, however, summarily reject the proposition, because if the Syndicate received certain equivalents in other directions, we probably would not be averse to giving the Chinese Government a direct interest in the success of the enterprise. For one thing, it would be a saving of much time and trouble if we could arrange to have the line taken over at a round sum per mile, and I invited them to ascertain what his Excellency Shêng's views were on this point, and let me know at our next meeting.\n\nMore than a fortnight elapsed before I had any farther communication, his Secretary informing me that they were waiting for instructions, and I was again obliged to write to Shêng and press for an explicit reply as to whether he was prepared to go on with the agreement in terms of the Chengting-Taiyuan line or not, as if not, we were simply wasting time, and I should return to Peking. I received no reply, but was informed by his Secretary that another meeting had been called for the 26th October.\n\nThis second meeting took place as arranged, and I inclose the Minutes of this also. At this, a new difficulty was started, viz., that we proposed to establish ironworks in Shansi, and as these would come into competition with the ironworks at Hanyang, in which his Excellency Shêng had personally embarked large sums, he would, in assisting us to build the railway, be contributing to his own ruin. Consequently, before he went any farther, we must come to some arrangement by which the Hanyang ironworks would be safeguarded in any event. The method by which he proposed to effect this was that we should undertake not to establish ironworks within a term of years, and thirty years was the term suggested.\n\nYour Excellency will see from the Minutes the turn of the discussion, but it ended in one of the members declaring that his Excellency Sheng did not consider himself at all bound by Prince Ching's promise to Mr. Townley, and that he was in effect free to impose any terms he pleased. It was by Shêng's advice that the promise had been made, and the whole conditions had been left to him. He considered the safeguarding of the Hanyang ironworks a necessary preliminary, and till that was settled he would discuss nothing else. I stated that in that case it was no use attempting to go on, and I must lay the whole case before your Excellency.\n\nI have gone thus fully into the history of the case, because I think it will be apparent to your Excellency from these facts, that his Excellency Sheng has no intention of concluding this agreement if he can possibly help it. Had he shown any willingness to meet our views, the agreement might have been signed by this time, for it took a much shorter time than two months to settle the agreement with the Russo-Chinese Bank, whereas I have not in that time been able even to make a beginning. Had I agreed to a postponement of the ironworks, which, however, I was quite unable to do, I have no doubt other points equally detrimental to the Syndicate would have been raised in succession, until the agreement, burdened with such terms, would have been worse than valueless.\n\nI respectfully submit, therefore, that the Wai-wu Pu be requested either to issue peremptory orders to Shêng to place the line on the same footing as the Chengting-Taiyuan line without demanding any compensation or other equivalent from the Syndicate, or else to name some other negotiator with whom I may put myself in communication. I am ready to come to Peking should your Excellency think it desirable, but I shall remain in Shanghae pending receipt of a communication from you.",
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        "content_text": "## Inclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\nChinese Central Railways to M. Simon.\n\n110, Cannon Street, London, May 21, 1909.\n\nYOUR letter of the 18th May addressed to Mr. Addis has been laid before my directors. It is noted that the following resolution was to be moved by you at the meeting of the Paris directors held the next day, viz. :-\n\n\"The nomination of the engineer-in-chief being accorded to the Chinese Central Railways for the construction of the prolongation of the Hankow-Chengtu line beyond the Hupeh province, it is understood that the Chinese Central Railways will appoint a French engineer for the first half of this line. If this first half does not amount to 800 kilom., a French engineer will be eventually appointed for any extension, prolongement, or branch of this line up to a total length of 800 kilom.”\n\nIn reply, I am to say that the London directors agree to the above resolution, it being understood that the \"extension, prolongement, ou embranchement\" referred to is an extension starting from some point on the said \"première moitié\" of the line.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n**THOS. GILBERT, Secretary.**\n\n2 \n\nJe ne manquerai pas de vous tenir informé par câble des décisions prises par ces deux réunions.\n\nCroyez-moi, &c. **Banque de l'Indo-Chine, Le Secrétaire-Général,**\n\n613 \n\nDear Sir,",
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        "content_text": "52\n\nNAMES OF MEMBERS OF CONTINGENT.\n\nThe following is the complete list of volunteers who left yesterday, the total (including Capt. H. Hilton-Johnson and Mr. K. M. Bourne) being 110:-\n\nD. Palmer\n\nC. G. Phillips\n\nWm. Douglas Amoss\n\nH. P. Evans\n\nEbenezer Auld\n\nErnest Fearn\n\nJ. F. Gabbutt\n\nG. E. Gilbert\n\nE. W. R. Ayres\n\nRobert Baldwin\n\nH. J. Beach\n\nChas. E. Beale\n\nW. B. Betts\n\nS. Bott\n\nK. M. Bourne\n\nN. J. Bournes\n\nG. W. Bradish\n\nA. K. Brown\n\nCharles Burnie\n\nFrancis Byrne\n\nA. F. Gimson\n\nE. L. Gladwish\n\nT. J. Graham\n\nA. F. Grimble\n\nA. T. Gray\n\nS. T. Gunn\n\nR. K. Hadley\n\nR. N. Heathcote\n\nE. Hope\n\nT. Howarth\n\nP. O. Pickburn\n\nA. Piercy\n\nF. E. Pilbeam\n\nG. H. Plumtree\n\nH. E. Pollard\n\nJ. C. Porter\n\nF. Reuter\n\nJ. Reynolds\n\nF. C. Roberts\n\nH. S. Robertson\n\nJohn Ross\n\nA. Rothery\n\nW. J. Russell\n\nH. Hilton-Johnson (Capt.)\n\nRoy F. Scott\n\nAllen McArthur Cameron\n\nE. Hunt\n\nJ. A. Johnson\n\nA. J. Castle\n\nH. M. Catley\n\nW. W. Kay\n\nL. G. M. Kidd\n\nA. H. Chamberlain\n\nJ. A. Cheeseman\n\nF. W. Clifton\n\nA. J. P. Coghlan\n\nC. A. Conner\n\nJ. E. Law\n\nA. A. Laws\n\nB. S. Lawrence\n\nJ. W. Litt\n\nA Longman\n\nW. S. Cook\n\nJ. H. Corre\n\nWm. B. Cornaby\n\nF. C. Corbett\n\nThos. Coyne\n\nV. D. K. Craddock\n\nH. D. Cranston\n\nW. A. Dalgarno\n\nT. L. Davies\n\nJ. C. E. Douglas\n\nJohn R. G. Dunbar\n\nPercy St. John Dunckley\n\nE. R. Engley\n\nT. R. Evans\n\nE. A. Eva\n\nJ. F. Lovell\n\nT. B. Maguire\n\nW. F. Martinson\n\nDonald McInnes\n\nR. H. Mugford\n\nA. Murphy\n\nC. A. Nelson\n\nA. G. Nugent\n\nT. H. Odey\n\nR. Orr\n\nM. O'Regan\n\nM. S. O'Sullivan\n\nS. A. Palk\n\nA. Scougall\n\nA. A. V. Scudamore\n\nJ. C. Shakeshaft\n\nM. H. Shorto\n\nWm. R. Sim\n\nA. R. Singer\n\nP. K. Sizer\n\nH. B. Smeeton\n\nCharles J. Smith\n\nH. Such\n\nF. C. Stubbings\n\nR. W. Tear\n\nJ. W. Thompson\n\nE. W. Trotman\n\nF. Turner\n\nG. A. Turner\n\nT. S. D. Wade\n\nE. H. T. Wilson\n\nA. Wagstaff\n\nW. E. Williams\n\n53\n\nThe names of the men who travelled by the ss. \"Polynesien\" are as follows\n\nF. R. Barry\n\nV. Davies\n\nF. E. H. Bostock\n\nG. H. Brown\n\nH. Martin\n\nR. Wingrove and\n\nF. A. Musgrove\n\nA. S. Campbell\n\nC. A. Peake\n\nMessrs. Cauldfield and Ruxton\n\nCircular issued by Shanghai Branch of the China Association.\n\nVOLUNTEERS FOR SERVICE IN HIS MAJESTY'S ARMY.\n\nChina Association, Shanghai Branch,\n\n9th October, 1914.\n\nDEAR SIR,\n\nHis Majesty's Minister at Peking appeals to the British Communities at the Treaty Ports to aid men who wish to volunteer their services to their country during the period of the war. This Branch of the Association has interested itself in this movement for some time past and made a definite offer of 100 men to the War Office. This offer has been accepted, and it must be gratifying to all Britons to learn that there are many more men willing to come forward.\n\nIt is known that subscriptions are being raised for various Patriotic Funds in Shanghai, but the Committee of the China Association appeals to its Members to subscribe towards the passages home of the men who have volunteered, and in so doing relies upon the members to co-operate and canvass their friends who are non-members, and with this end in view a leaf is attached whereon names can be added.\n\nSubscriptions of any amount will be received by the undersigned and a receipt given, and later a statement of account will be published.\n\nAsking for your co-operation in this cause,\n\nI am, DEAR SIR,\n\nYours faithfully,\n\nL. E. CANNING,\n\nSecretary.\n\n459",
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        "title": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922",
        "content_text": "813\n\nG. 1. V. Dorkins\n\nAlbert E. Simmenda\n\nJ. Cornell\n\nG.A.M. Williams\n\nC/o Love, Bingham & Matthews, Hong Kong.\n\nA. Logan\n\nIce House Street,\n\nHong Kong.\n\nA.E. Donnelly,\n\nL. S. Greenhill.\n\nB. A. Hale.\n\nH.J. Shrubole\n\nJ. H. Scott\n\n5. Agnasej\n\nHong Kong Club.\n\n11, Dlok,\n\nHong Kong Club. Robert Douglas\n\nJohn E. Drummond\n\nEdw. C. Dingman\n\nJohn Robertson\n\nW. C. Oliver\n\n6/ Dennys & Bradley,\n\nHong Kong.\n\nE. E. de V. Abney\n\nManager\n\nThos. Cook & Sons,\n\nHong Kong.\n\nT. Starker,\n\nH. Hancocks\n\nR. D. Thomas\n\nW. Mo. Kensie Pittendrigh\n\nG. Humphreys\n\nH. L. Gray\n\nA. Kace\n\nA. Williamson\n\nV.A. Butterfield\n\nJ. B. Ross\n\nF.A. Joseph\n\nE.J.R. Mitchell\n\nc/o Bradley & Co.,\n\nHong Kong.\n\nL. D. M. Nicoll,\n\nManager,\n\nLever Bros., (China) Ltd.\n\nF. Bunghy\n\nN.E. Pollock,\n\nPrinces Buildings,\n\nHong Kong.\n\nC. Farebrother Mason,\n\nHong Kong Club.\n\nP. Harrinly\n\nC.B. Bengera\n\nP. Sutherland\n\nD. V. Stearmson\n\nGilbert A. Harrimay.\n\nF. R. Lamb.\n\nF.M. Crawford\n\nW. A. Dowley\n\nPost Office Buildings,\n\nHong Kong.\n\nB. Monteith Webb\n\nH. L. Dennys\n\nF.B. Penn\n\nBertrand G. Atwell\n\nc/o Asiatic Petroleum Co.,\n\nHong Kong.\n\nW. Wilkinson\n\nG. Ishu,\n\nPrincipal\n\nGilman & Co., Hong Kong.\n\nR. More\n\nF.R. Percy\n\nCharles Forsyth\n\nAlexandra Buildings,\n\nHong Kong.\n\nJ. Henshaw\n\nL. R.M. Ryan\n\nc/o Hong Kong.",
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