8
210
• Metropolitan Province of Chikli, and Grand Secretary of the Empire, who is generally styled "the 'Bismarck of China'." He told me, among other things, that he personally was strongly in favour of the extension of Telegraphs and railways throughout the Empire, but that he had to contend with much opposition from the prejudices of the "country gentry" and the literati. I encouraged His Excellency by remarking that, within the memory of men still alive, Electric telegraphs had not been invented, while, even in England, the country gentlemen and the literati had formerly been generally opposed to the extension of railways; that, indeed, within the last fifty years the two most famous Universities of England had petitioned Parliament against Railways being allowed to approach Oxford and Cambridge; but that all such obstructions and prejudices had now been swept away;
8
210
• Metropolitan Province of Chikli, and Grand Decretary of the Empire, who is generally styled "the "Bismarck of China"." He told me, among other things, that he personally strongly in favour of the extension of Telegraphs and railways throughout the Empire, but that he had to contend with
Was
much opposition from the prejudices of the "country gentryps and the literate! & encouraged His Excellency by remarking that, within the memory of men
still alive, Eleotrie delegraphs had
not been invented, while, even
#
in England, the country gentlemen,
L
and the literate" had formerly
IL
been generally opposed to the extension of railways; that, indeed, within the last fifty years the two most famous Universities
of England had petitioned Kirliament against Railways --- being allowed to approach Exford
L
and Cambridge; but that all such obstructions and prejudices had now been swept
away;
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.