PUBLIC RECORD.OFFICE
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31 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO
every way encourage the establishment
of railways
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in China.
Coneal - General Hughes, on his report on the trade of Shanghai for 1889
has drawn attention to the
expansion of foreign trade with China, and attributes this, to a Considerable extent at all events, to
the want of railways and means of Communication
Ale
generally.
ufero to the fact that from 1884
of Japan
to 1888 the foreign trade is said to have doubled, which he
dago may be attributed to the
system now
the beilway existing there.
In these remarks Tentirely
Concur
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d that
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How Ranting
whom
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concur, and Jeannot but think that
he Mepoty's Government and the British Authorities in these parts, should do all in their power to
further the extension of railways in
China rather than in a
oppose them.
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any way
I may
add that I somewhat
fact to ace, and Major - General Barker
agrees
with me,
how the sustena
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a railway terminus at Kowloon would
affect the erection of the fortifications
alluded to,
More
particularly
boom those at Tolo Harbour which
well be
trobave
leas than soven miles
stified is no leas than
Bug.
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