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H. M. Minister attaches much importance. Your Company. has the most active and friendly cooperation of three of 2. m Consuls:- Mr. Alabaster in Hankows Mr. Sinclars in Forchow, and Mr. Hewlett in Canton, with all of whom I am in active correspondence.
Politics in Chind, art
almost more than before in an uncertain state, and the prospects of internal and ex- -timal tranquility
are not In short two of the highest officials, both enemies to each other Feudi, arı
clear.
pressing
on the Imperial Government the needs of centralization and unity. The rest of officials, high
and low, aro
for continu -ance of provincial autonomy.
and virtual independences. For this reason all changes
such for instance as telegraph and railway systems, financial unification &c. are made difficult and all proposals for modern imp
foreght against
rovements are
If the intrigue
groves
making against Li Hung