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danger, beyond the usual risk that an engineer must some-
times take in China. The corr spondence attached to this
letter I therefore ma forward confidentially, though I
have no hesitation in doing so now. A critical time hus
beon reached on No. 2 District, and in view of the dis-
satisfaction of our engineers, some added dangers to their
lives and the great delay to works, I feel that you should
be fully advised of what is happening. We have won through
my troubles and generally the progress of the works,
with the exception of No. 2 District, may be taken as
satisfactory.