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Enclosure No. 1 in Mr. Fraser's Semi-Official of October 12th, 1908.

Copy.

Translation.

EXTRACT from "Kung Lun Pao" of October 10th, 1908.

(DEC 12 1909)

PROPOSAL to change the Hunan Section of the Hankow-Canton Railway into a mercantile enterprise under Official superintendence.

A secret telegram from Peking to Hunan says this change is decided upon. The news has filled the gentry with alarm, as they think henceforward everything will have to be at the beck of the Officials, and not a vestige of control will be left to the provincial gentry and merchants. Besides the share collection has just begun to develop, but this news will intensify the difficulty of getting merchants to subscribe, and failing such support the whole dependence for success will be on official shares. The public of late is extremely hard up, and can never find the vast capital needed, which means that recourse will have to be had to a foreign loan and this will render the redemption of the American concession nugatory. These last few days the gentry have been busily conferring and planning together schemes of resistance, and they think of hastily telegraphing to Peking for support in vigorous opposition to this proposal, so as to retrieve their position.

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V-Roof Leybu onun da sart ena:

JROT

zet painago na uit avin où dbol ou actam versa

Jorebicyão v100 Tor) wt cost um gand of 90/1twe

canon to brow a turf bet iesnot at meal to Jaalt po

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SIZ Wileg mood son brart I egon ob I dolu yaw pa ni paimtredni to xo 513 Enclosure No. 1 in Mr. Fraser's Semi-Orficial of October 12th, 1908. V-Roof Leybu onun da sart ena: 19615 JROT zet painago na uit avin dbol ou actam versa Copy. Translation. canon to brow a turf bet iesnot at meal to Jaalt po Jorebicyão v100 Tor) wt cost um gand of 90/1twe 43321 EXTRACT from "Kung Lun Pao" of Octobet 10th, 1908. (DEC 12 1909) PROPOSAL to change the Hunan Section of the Hankow-Canton Railway into a mercantile enterprise under Official superintendence. A secret telegram from Poking to Hunan says this change is decided upon. The news has filled the gentry with alarm, as they think henceforward everything will have to be at the book of the Officials, and not a vestige of control will be left to the provincial gentry and mer- chants. Besides the share collection has just begun to develop, but this news will intensify the difficulty of getting merchants to subscribe, and failing such support the whole dependence for success will be on official shares. The public of late is extremely hard up, and can never find the vast capital needed, which means that rem course will have to be had to a foreign loan and this will render the redemption of the American concession nugatory. These last few days the gentry have been busily conferring and planning together schemes of resistance, and they think of hastily telegraphing to Peking for sup- port in vigorous opposition to this proposal, so as to retrieve their position.
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SIZ

Wileg mood son brart I egon ob I

dolu yaw pa ni paimtredni to xo

513

Enclosure No. 1 in Mr. Fraser's Semi-Orficial of October 12th, 1908.

V-Roof Leybu onun da sart ena: 19615

JROT

zet painago na uit avin où dbol ou actam versa

Copy.

Translation.

canon to brow a turf bet iesnot at meal to Jaalt po

Jorebicyão v100 Tor) wt cost um gand of 90/1twe

43321

EXTRACT from "Kung Lun Pao" of Octobet 10th,

1908.

(DEC 12 1909)

PROPOSAL to change the Hunan Section of the

Hankow-Canton Railway into a mercantile enterprise

under Official superintendence.

A secret telegram from Poking to Hunan says this

change is decided upon. The news has filled the gentry

with alarm, as they think henceforward everything will

have to be at the book of the Officials, and not a vestige

of control will be left to the provincial gentry and mer-

chants. Besides the share collection has just begun to

develop, but this news will intensify the difficulty of

getting merchants to subscribe, and failing such support

the whole dependence for success will be on official

shares. The public of late is extremely hard up, and can

never find the vast capital needed, which means that rem

course will have to be had to a foreign loan and this

will render the redemption of the American concession

nugatory. These last few days the gentry have been busily

conferring and planning together schemes of resistance,

and they think of hastily telegraphing to Peking for sup-

port in vigorous opposition to this proposal, so as to

retrieve their position.

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