CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908 — Page 515

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There seemed to me no harm in answering his queries or in mentioning Bourne, whose coming had raised no objection in the spring of 1907, and of whose fitness for such a post Kinder had written very highly; but I felt bound to remind His Excellency that the Corporation, if they paid the piper, might well want some say in calling the tune, and patiently I tried once more to let him see that I am simply a subordinate of yours.

His idea of simultaneous work on several sections of the line south of Chu-Chou sounds rather wild, but at least something will be gained if it means the engagement of several competent section engineers, whose expenses once an agreement is come to could, I imagine, be advanced without waiting for the loan to be actually floated.

Rose, so far as I can gather, however competent at location, is wanting in patience and the mysterious knack, in other words, in Tact, of "getting on with the Chinese".

In Moore I have every confidence, but it seemed useless to struggle against Chang's prejudice against him, since, if Liang succeed, as he seemed confident he would, in inducing His Excellency to let the Wu-Yo section go, Moore will have his hands too full to go touring in southern Hunan.

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012 You keep 511 I can add be algo - [al cans 10 There seemed to me no harm in answering his queries or in mentioning Bourne, whose coming had raised no objection in the spring of 1907, and of whose fitness for such a post Kinder had written very highly; but I felt bound to remind His Excellency that the Corporation, if they paid the piper, might well want some say in calling the tune, and patiently I tried once more to let him see that I am simply a subordinate of yours. His idea of simultaneous work on several sections of the line south of Chu-Chou sounds rather wild, but at least something will be gained if it means the engagement of several competent section engineers, whose expenses once an agreement is come to could, I imagine, be advanced without waiting for the loan to be actually floated. Rose, so far as I can gather, however competent at location, is wanting in patience and the mysterious knack, in other words, in Tact, of "getting on with the Chinese". In Moore I have every confidence, but it seemed useless to struggle against Chang's prejudice against him, since, if Liang succeed, as he seemed confident he would, in inducing His Excellency to let the Wu-Yo section go, Moore will have his hands too full to go touring in southern Hunan.
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012 You keep 511 Icana dads bealgo - [al cans 10 There seemed to me no harm in answering his queries or in mentioning Bourne, whose coming had raised no objec- tion in the spring of 1907, and of whose fitness for such a post Kinder had written very highly; but I felt bound to remind His Excellency that the Corporation, if they paid the piper, might well want some say in calling the tune, and patiently I tried once more to let him see that I am simply a subordinate of yours. His idea of simultaneous work on several sections of the line south of Chu-Chou sounds rather wild, but at least something will be gained if it means the engagement of several competent section engineers, whose expensca once an agreement is come to could, I imagine, be advanced with- out waiting for the loan to be actually floated. Rose, so far as I can gather, however competent at location, is wanting in patience and the mysterious knack in other words in Tact. of "getting on with the Chinese" In Moore I have every confidence, but it seemed useless to # " struggle against Chang's prejudice against him, since, if Liang succeed, as he seemed confident he would, in inducing 1ow His Excellency to let the Wu-Yo section go no, Hoore will have his hands too full to go touring in southern Hunan. I
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511

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[al cans 10

There seemed to me no harm in answering his queries

or in mentioning Bourne, whose coming had raised no objec-

tion in the spring of 1907, and of whose fitness for such

a post Kinder had written very highly; but I felt bound to

remind His Excellency that the Corporation, if they paid

the piper, might well want some say in calling the tune,

and patiently I tried once more to let him see that I am

simply a subordinate of yours.

His idea of simultaneous work on several sections of

the line south of Chu-Chou sounds rather wild, but at

least something will be gained if it means the engagement

of several competent section engineers, whose expensca once

an agreement is come to could, I imagine, be advanced with-

out waiting for the loan to be actually floated.

Rose, so far as I can gather, however competent at

location, is wanting in patience and the mysterious knack

in other words in Tact.

of "getting on with the Chinese"

In Moore I have every confidence,

but it seemed useless to

# "

struggle against Chang's prejudice against him, since,

if

Liang succeed, as he seemed confident he would, in inducing

1ow

His Excellency to let the Wu-Yo section go no, Hoore will

have his hands too full to go touring in southern Hunan.

I

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