(
Stevet
Mydind
Hor
στα στα.
RINTED
FOR
USE
EASTERN
No. 8.
BOLONIAL
OF
OFFICE
Referring to
Why
C 0.
104
35266
RECY
RES 24 SEP
Government House.
For
33508
22 Auqurd /06.
Scerat Dispatel. Å
"met
the subject of the proposcot Engapeencut of a Belgian Enguister to superintend the construction of the Cautery Hackens cailway, I have the honour to Endose a copy of the Vicusjs reply dated în 8′′uusk, te the Cohent qeneral's prdert ui the thatten.
2. As the reply did not seem to nu sokisfułmy V wide & MMansfidd on the 18 that I found it difficult to xeoncile the Vienoy's statement with the pablished correspond ones, and there I was stils of opinion thee the appouitment of a foreign, other than a British, Enquirer to superior the construction of the Curie
unfriendly and ungrateful act towards this Colony, I also hrano mi lid copice of
the correspond due to vert foaral querel at Haukow for lun. lo show & Vicnoy Chany Chih Jung if he thought fit to do so.
esculo be an
3. On au 14" "Mano fixed wrote to me that the cuffement of Belecon Enguider had been definitely abandoned, Viceroy Yuan Shih Kai navuig protested against it. According to the Houghing newspapers Viceroy Chang Chich thing had al releuaphed that the Employmend of any fación Exquecero was to be evorded as littely to give rise 6 fregu, pistest
44 secmo to the probable thes the attempt to construct the Cantor Hankow railway cutirely andu Chinese direction and with Chicer Exjuicers with ultimately result in vuch waste and confuriqi, in the carryu's out of the project and dissatisfadion amony in persons this have contributed towabs 'it ta thu aðvanhuqis promised to rest Buckaci in Vicnoy Chany Chick Jung's teau 5 MPraon thes
ยู September 1905 may Eventhally be realised.
11
✔ have itik honointil
My Lord
Your Lordship's mor obedious
humble susand
M. Kather
Governor
※
1033528
The Rigus Hou
The Earl of Api K.
266-he
12
the the.