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The time has come when you should at least be advised
of the true state of affairs on No. 2 District. I shall
be glad to see you in connection therewith when convenient
to you.
Yours sincerely,
(agd.) Frank Grovo.
P.3. I think in view of our brief conversation this
morning, what I take to be the position of the British and
Chinese Corporation and myself should be explained further.
I believe my notion, taken locally in the intorests of
our railway, as @ngineer-in-Chief, jointly appointed by
the British and Chinese corporation and the Viceroy (who
now, under the terms of the loan agreement, is represented
by E. Liang Shih Ti, Director General) has been approved
of by the Corporation, that is, * that the terms of the
Loan Agreement rend particulɛrly as regards:-
1.
Te acquisition of land or delays connected
therewith.
2.
Obstructions to progress by the hostile
attitude