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already reported by Sir E. Satow in a previous
telegram of the 11th April 1905. They are as
follows :—
Article 3 and the last paragraph of Article
6 have been omitted. Article 7, franchise rates
have been reduced to the following: Indian
charges terminal from Burma 0T0, from India
0-35, from Ceylon 0*45. Transit between the
Chinese frontier and all other frontiers 0*35,
Chinese charges terminal for European traffic
3*36, for America 4 86, for all other countries
to Yangtze and the south 1*0, for all other
countries to north of Yangtze 1-50, for tele
grams between Burma, India, Ceylon, and the
Province of Yunnan 0*50, for British or Chinese
Government telegrams between the latter 0‘25 ;
transit same terminal for European and Ameri
can telegrams; for all other telegrams between
the Burma frontier and Shanghai or frontier
stations south of Yangtze ]’25, between the
Burmese frontier and all other frontiers 1*50.
Article 9, settlement of accounts to be
at the rate of exchange between Mexican dollar
and franc to be agreed upon quarterly at the
average rate of the previous three months.
16. His Majesty’s Consul at Yunnan Eu
reports that the Chinese “ Home Magistrate ”
called and informed him that the Governor-
General was considering the advisability of
forming a Foreign Settlement at Yunnan Eu
and opening it to international trade. The
Consul subsequently received a visit from
the Governor-General’s interpreter, who asked
for information regarding the probable cost of
constructing a Chinese owned railway from
Yunnan Eu to Ssuchuan. The Consul
supplied such information as he could, and laid
stress on the fact that the first step to be taken
would be to engage a foreign Engineer, who
would survey the different routes and report.
The Consul suspects that the Governor-
General is moving in these matters either
because the Central Government at Peking
have called for a report on the subject, or
because he anticipates demands from the
French authorities in the near future.
17. During an interview with the Secret
tary to the Government of India in the Foreign
Department, Mr. Tang, the Chinese High
Commissioner, broached the question of the
appointment of a Chinese Consular officer at
Calcutta. The object of the proposal ap
parently was to facilitate journeys of Chinese
subjects via India to Lhasa. It was thought that
advantage might be taken of the High Com
missioner s request to obtain from the Chinese
Government a recognition of the appointment
f the Consul at Kashgar. His
Majesty s Minister at Peking, however re-
Kard th f' Chlnese Go v ej mment appeared
and fhnf m fo n r , mer Tuestion with indifference,
and that Mr. Tang’s enquiry had not been