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and I accordingly addressed a despatch to His Excellency
to the
on the following morning, calling his attention
dangers threatening the British engineers engaged in the
construction of this Chinese line, and asking him to take
khatever steps might be necessary for their protection.
I have the honour to enclose copy and trans-
lation of this despatch and of the Viceroy's reply,
received the following day.
As it appeared to me that the message to the
Viceroy contained in your telogram would have greater
effect if communicated at a personal interview, I informed
th Viceroy that I had a message from you to deliver, and
His Excellency, although on the eve of handing over charge
to the Provincial Treamrer, was good enough to give me
an appointment on Saturday morning, the 10th. instant.
Mr. Grove accompanied me on this occasion, and
Mr. Wei Han, the Managing Director of the line, was
present at the interview.
The Viceroy, who seemed genuinely disturbed at
the news of the disorders on the line, said that immed-
-iately