075.
sir,
9831
Peking.
32200
(AUG 26 1909
August 3, 1909.
368
nton.
1./09.
ton.
.81 /02.
The progress of construction work on the Canton-Kow-
loon railway has been seriously retarded of late owing
to the disturbances created by villagers, residing along
the line, whose disinclination to part with their lend and
superstitious antagonism to the railway have culminated in
attacks on the persons of engineers, both Chinese and Yo-
reign, so persistently carried on that the threatened re-
eignation of the latter finally compelled the Pngineer-in-
Chief to ask for the active intervention of the Consulate
General. The situation was aggravated by the inaction of
the local officials who would appear to have made no ef-
forts to put a stop to the outrages in question, nor vere
the two deputies,whom the Viceroy eventually despatchod
to the centros of disturbances in response to the repeated
complaints of the Engineer-in-Chief, of any avail in main-
taining order.
je Right Vonourable,
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år "dværd Grey, Bart., 7.P.
etc. etc. etc.
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