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construction and other industrial undertakings. The luxuang
railway Agreement which was signed on Any 2, 1911, and which
would, it was anticipated, have linked up Canton and Hankow
by railway in a space of three years has, so far, remained
almost a dead letter owing to the revolution and dif:iculties
between the Groups and the Chinese Government which have been
fully descrived in previous despatches. Lately, howevor,
mote little pro,reaɔ has been achieved on the British section
between “ughang and Yoohow and it is hoped that an arranje-
went will soon be made which will allow the release of funds
and construction to p ahead. As soon as work is fairly
started on the Human and lupei sections of the line, I shall
do my utmost to induce the Chinese Government to come to an
arrangement for the construction of the loop line of about
four iles in length for the junction of the two lines at
Canton. Any overtures at the present moment would only eli-
cit the natural rejoinder that the delay in comencing work
on the in line has been largely due to differences amongst
the groups and that it is premture to discuss the question
of a junction until the work is further advanced. It is
true